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W. T. Kendrick, Jr., with clients Dominic De Ciolla, Vito Ardito, and Mike Pupillo during their trial for the murder of August Palombo, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:: Defense counsel, W. T. Kendrick, Jr. (left) with his three defendants, gangsters, Dominic De Ciollo, Vito Ardito, and Mike Pupillo (left to right) who were charged with the murder of August Palombo, a member of a rival bootleg gang. Photo appears with the article "Oakland Miss First American Woman Pilot to Receive Glider License," Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 1929: A8.
Date:: April, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Woman questioned the inquest into the murder of Harry Meagher, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:: Photograph of a women being questioned during the coroner's inquest into the shooting murder of Harry Meagher. The woman could be his wife, Fern Meagher, or the friend he had been visiting just before hi murder, Velva Nalley. Three men can be seen sitting in the jury box on the right, a man stands beside the bench of the coroner, and a man is seated at a table in front of the bench.
Date:: [January 20, 1933]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Woman and 3 men photographed in a hallway in relation to the murder of Alberta Meadows by Clara Phillips, 1922-1923

Date:: [circa 1922-1923]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Witness Kenneth Richert during David H. Clark's murder trial, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:: Witness Kenneth Richert during David H. Clark's trial for the murder of Herbert Spencer and Charles Crawford. Kenneth Richert testified that he tried to help Herbert Spencer and Charles Crawford after they were shot. Photo appears with the article "Details of Double Murder Scene Recounted," Los Angeles Times, 08 Aug. 1931: A2.
Date:: August 7, 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

William Spinelli Jr., Joseph Spinelli, and Helen Angiuli embrace, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: William and the late Rosa Spinelli's children emotionally testified in the charge that their father murdered their mother with an ax.
Date:: December 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, with law enforcement officers, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Description:: Photograph of (l to r): Assistant Jailer Roy Bogle, Jailer Frank Dewar, Deputy Sheriff Claude Peters, William Edward Hickman at center, facing Undersheriff Eugene W. Biscailuz. The two remaining men in the background are unidentified.
Date:: [1927-1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

William Edward Hickman in custody with Deputy Sheriff Claude Peters, Assistant Jailer Roy Bogle and Jailer Frank Dewar, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: Hickman's trial began January 25, 1928 and lasted 13 days. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:: [January 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Wendell Kelly with his mother, Carrie Kelly, waiting for his preliminary hearing on a murder charge, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph of Carrie Kelly with her arm around her son, Wendell Kelly, seated on a wooden bench. Wendell was convicted of participating in the murder of Robert R. Rinker, a chauffeur. He was captured by the police with accomplice Otis Bias, both from Oklahoma.
Date:: February 28, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Welby Hunt, who robbed and murdered of C. Ivy Toms, with George L. Hunt and A. Gray Gilmer, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: George L. Hunt's testimony is noted in the article, "Hickman-Hunt Trial Resumes: Officer on Stand Again Today in Toms-Killing Case," Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 1928: A2.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Welby Hunt, murderer of C. Ivy Toms, with George Contreras and handwritting experts, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: Possibly related to the article, "Hickman Trial Forces Line Up," Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 1928: A1.
Date:: January 5, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Walter E. Overell, possible spectator at the Hickman kidnapping trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: Overell was likely a spectator at the trial of William Edward Hickman, tried for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker in December of 1927. Hickman’s trial began January 25 and ended less than two weeks later. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Virgilio (William) Spinelli confesses to murdering his wife, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: A similar photograph appears with the article, "Wife Slayer Taken to Court," Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec 1938: 2.
Date:: December 23, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Wallace, Gordon Charles, 1909-1992
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

View from the juror's bench of accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: A view from the juror's bench of accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the stand. Wright, an airport executive, shot his wife and his best friend while they sat together on a piano bench. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Date:: [circa January 13, 1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Unpaved road in a hillside area photographed in relation to the investigation of the murder of Alberta Meadows by Clara Phillips, 1922

Description:: Unpaved road in a hillside area photographed in relation to the investigation of the murder of Alberta Meadows by Clara Phillips. Three automobiles are parked on the road. Four men are gathered on the right side of the road with about 14 bystanders watching them from the left side of the road.
Date:: [1922]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Unpaved road in a hillside area photographed in relation to the investigation of the murder of Alberta Meadows by Clara Phillips, 1922

Description:: Unpaved road in a hillside area photographed in relation to the investigation of the murder of Alberta Meadows by Clara Phillips, possibly the crime scene. Two men stand beside a camera on a tripod on the left side of the road and two automobiles are parked on the right.
Date:: [1922]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Unidentified detectives search the room where Rose Marie Happel was murdered, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:: Photograph depicts detectives examining the trunk where the body of Rose Marie Happel was found (also referred to as Rosabella in the Los Angeles Times). She was murdered by her husband John H. Happel.
Date:: December 5, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Unidentified detectives search the room where Rose Marie Happel was killed, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:: Photograph depicts detectives searching the room where Rose Marie Happel was found. She was murdered by her husband, John H. Happel (also referred to as Rosabella in the Los Angeles Times).
Date:: December 5, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Two detectives unearthing the remains of Grace [Young] Grogan at her Beverly Glen cabin, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:: Grace (Young) Grogon, a millionaire widow with one son, married Dr. Thomas Young, a dentist. Dr. Young confessed to killing Grace and burying her body in a cistern at her Beverly Glen cabin in an attempt to gain custody of his stepson and his inheritance. In the middle of his trial in August 1925 Young committed suicide while in jail.
Date:: 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Two detectives search for evidence in the apartment of confessed kidnapper and murderer William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Accused Slayer's Abode Gives Evidence of Hurried Departure," 21 Dec. 1927: 3.
Date:: December 20, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Two detectives search for evidence in the apartment of confessed kidnapper and murderer William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Accused Slayer's Abode Gives Evidence of Hurried Departure," 21 Dec. 1927: 3.
Date:: December 20, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Three suspects in the robbery and murder of Amanda E. Watson are questioned by police, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Three suspects in the robbery and murder of Amanda E. Watson are questioned by police. Ultimately only Leslie Fesperman was convicted of the crime.
Date:: February 9, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Three men hold a woman's garment, related to the investigation of the murder of Alberta Meadows by Clara Phillips, 1922-1923

Description:: Three men standing in front of a building hold a woman's garment that is torn. The garment is evidence in the investigation of the murder of Alberta Meadows by Clara Phillips.
Date:: [circa 1922-1923]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Three men explore the site of a murder on Montecito Drive, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:: Three men explore the site of a murder on Montecito Drive in Los Angeles.
Date:: July 14, 1922
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Three men arrested for allegedly killing landlady Amanda E. Watson, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Death Plot Confessed; Death Mystery Solution Near; Four arrested in Widow Killing." 10 Feb. 1935: 10.
Date:: February 9, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Thirteen-point fingerprint comparison purported to belong to William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927 or 28

Description:: Two photographs placed side-by-side, each displaying an enlarged right fingerprint. Thirteen-points of comparison are drawn on each image. The prints were believed to belong to William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year old Marion Parker in December of 1927.
Date:: [1927 or 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Theodore R. Welch, officer who shot William Focher, takes the stand, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Officer Welch, center, sits between Coroner Monfort, left, and a jury.
Date:: [circa July 15, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Suspected murder accomplice Dolores Huichata with Marion Vasquez, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:: Suspected murder accomplice Dolores Huichata seated next to Marion Vasquez. Reported in "MURDERS' GUILT DENIED BY PAIR: Boltares and Woman Plead in Slaying of Five Truck Driver Also Outlines Insanity Defense Court Appoints Physicians for Mentality Test," Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 1929: A3.
Date:: 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Sister and father of murder vicitm Alberta Meadows arrive at the inquest, 1922

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “CORONER'S JURY HOLDS MRS. PHILLIPS GUILTY: Finds Mrs. Meadows Was Killed by Hammer Blows Inflicted by Accused Woman When Eyewitness Told Her Story to Inquest Jury On Way to Ordeal of Inquest,” Los Angeles Times, 18 July 1922: I2.
Date:: July 17, 1922
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Shoe used as evidence in the murder trial of Clara Phillips, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:: Shoe used as evidence in the trial of Clara Phillips, accused of murdering Alberta Meadows, who she believed was having an affair with Phillips' husband.
Date:: [July, 1922]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Sheriffs searching spectators at the courthouse during the Hickman kidnap and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: Photograph of men being searched by sheriffs during the trial of William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Marion Parker in December of 1927. The men were photographed in a room or partitioned area at the Los Angeles courthouse. The man kneeling at right is Deputy Sheriff M. G. Weybright.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Seven-year-old Alsa Thompson confesses to murders, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:: *No stamped date provided, date from article used.
Date:: February 5, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Seven-year-old Alsa Thompson confesses to murders, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:: *No stamped date provided, date from article used.
Date:: February 5, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Seven-year-old Alsa Thompson confesses to murders, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:: Alsa, a girl with light eyes and freckles, and short dark hair with bangs, sits on top of a desk beside a nurse who holds her hand. The nurse's face is slightly blurred.
Date:: February 5, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the DeWitt Clinton Cook murder trial of Cook re-enacting his murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, October 11, 1939

Description:: Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the murder trial of DeWitt Clinton Cook. The film showed Cook (right) re-enacting his murder of dancer Anya Sosoyeva, who he hit on the head with a 2x4. Cook willingly confessed to the murder, as well as the assaults of two other women, Delia Bogard and Myrtle Wagner. This was the first time sound motion pictures were used during a trial in California history. The trial was also considered very unusual because Cook never denied the murder, personally offer a not guilty plea, or put up any defense. Cook was sentenced to death and executed in the San Quentin gas chamber on January 31, 1941, at age 21
Date:: October 11, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the DeWitt Clinton Cook murder trial of Cook re-enacting his murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, October 11, 1939

Description:: Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the murder trial of DeWitt Clinton Cook. The film showed Cook (right) re-enacting his murder of dancer Anya Sosoyeva, who he hit on the head with a 2x4. Cook willingly confessed to the murder, as well as the assaults of two other women, Delia Bogard and Myrtle Wagner. This was the first time sound motion pictures were used during a trial in California history. The trial was also considered very unusual because Cook never denied the murder, personally offer a not guilty plea, or put up any defense. Cook was sentenced to death and executed in the San Quentin gas chamber on January 31, 1941, at age 21
Date:: October 11, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the DeWitt Clinton Cook murder trial of Cook re-enacting his murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, October 11, 1939

Description:: Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the murder trial of DeWitt Clinton Cook. The film showed Cook (right) re-enacting his murder of dancer Anya Sosoyeva, who he hit on the head with a 2x4. Cook willingly confessed to the murder, as well as the assaults of two other women, Delia Bogard and Myrtle Wagner. This was the first time sound motion pictures were used during a trial in California history. The trial was also considered very unusual because Cook never denied the murder, personally offer a not guilty plea, or put up any defense. Cook was sentenced to death and executed in the San Quentin gas chamber on January 31, 1941, at age 21
Date:: October 11, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the DeWitt Clinton Cook murder trial of Cook re-enacting his murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, October 11, 1939

Description:: Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the murder trial of DeWitt Clinton Cook. The film showed Cook (right) re-enacting his murder of dancer Anya Sosoyeva, who he hit on the head with a 2x4. Cook willingly confessed to the murder, as well as the assaults of two other women, Delia Bogard and Myrtle Wagner. This was the first time sound motion pictures were used during a trial in California history. The trial was also considered very unusual because Cook never denied the murder, personally offer a not guilty plea, or put up any defense. Cook was sentenced to death and executed in the San Quentin gas chamber on January 31, 1941, at age 21
Date:: October 11, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the DeWitt Clinton Cook murder trial of Cook re-enacting his murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, October 11, 1939

Description:: Screenshot from a film used by the prosecution at the murder trial of DeWitt Clinton Cook. The film showed Cook (right) re-enacting his murder of dancer Anya Sosoyeva, who he hit on the head with a 2x4. Cook willingly confessed to the murder, as well as the assaults of two other women, Delia Bogard and Myrtle Wagner. This was the first time sound motion pictures were used during a trial in California history. The trial was also considered very unusual because Cook never denied the murder, personally offer a not guilty plea, or put up any defense. Cook was sentenced to death and executed in the San Quentin gas chamber on January 31, 1941, at age 21
Date:: October 11, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Scene from the Albert Dyer murder trial, Los Angeles, August 1937

Description:: Scene from the Albert Dyer murder trial. Dyer, a 32 year old W.P.A crossing guard, confessed to the murders of three Inglewood girls. Dyer admitted to luring Madeline Everett (9), Melba Everett (7), and Jeanette Stephens (8) into the woods on the pretense of helping them catch rabbits and then strangled them in succession. Extra deputy sheriffs were on guard outside the trial to control the crowds of angry and thrill-seeking people they expected would come to witness the trial of this heinous crime. Dyer was sentenced to death after the jury's two day debate. On September 16, 1938 at San Quentin Prison, Dyer was one of the last people to be hung in the state of California
Date:: August 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Scene from the Albert Dyer murder trial, Los Angeles, August 1937

Description:: Scene from the Albert Dyer murder trial. Dyer, a 32 year old W.P.A crossing guard, confessed to the murders of three Inglewood girls. Dyer admitted to luring Madeline Everett (9), Melba Everett (7), and Jeanette Stephens (8) into the woods on the pretense of helping them catch rabbits and then strangled them in succession. Extra deputy sheriffs were on guard outside the trial to control the crowds of angry and thrill-seeking people they expected would come to witness the trial of this heinous crime. Dyer was sentenced to death after the jury's two day debate. On September 16, 1938 at San Quentin Prison, Dyer was one of the last people to be hung in the state of California
Date:: August 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Samuel Karnes stands next to the body of his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker. Geraldine Hardaker was murdered by her mother Betty Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:: February 24, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Samuel Karnes stands next to the body of his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker. Geraldine Hardaker was murdered by her mother Betty Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:: February 24, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Russi Rinaldo gives a false confession to the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, Los Angeles, [circa 1930]

Description:: Russi Rinaldo sits with a cigarette in his hand. Rinaldo gave a false confession to the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor. Rinaldo had been a violinist who had to give up his profession after he experienced deafness as a result of WWI injuries. He had also lose one leg. He then became an accountant. Reported in "TAYLOR MURDER TALE REJECTED: Rinaldo Confession Held Hallucination Story to be Checked in Hunt for Real Clews Estranged Wife Reveals Film Associations," Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 1930: A22.
Date:: [circa 1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Rosslyn Hotel bus shuttling jury members from the Hall of Justice during the Hickman trial, 1928

Description:: William Edward Hickman confessed to the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker. He was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial and executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Rose Pianezzi, mother of Peter Pianezzi who is on trial for the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Rose Pianezzi, who testifed on her son Peter Pianezzi's behalf at the first trial where he is charged with two murders. Allegedly, ex-convict Peter Pianezzi shot gambler George (Les) Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then fatally shot cafe employee Frank A. Greuzard when he attempted to take down Pianezzi's license plate number. The murder, which occurred October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi was pardoned based on innocence.
Date:: February 19, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Rose Pianezzi, mother of Peter Pianezzi who is on trial for the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Rose Pianezzi, who testifed on her son Peter Pianezzi's behalf at the first trial where he is charged with two murders. Allegedly, ex-convict Peter Pianezzi shot gambler George (Les) Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then fatally shot cafe employee Frank A. Greuzard when he attempted to take down Pianezzi's license plate number. The murder, which occurred October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi was pardoned based on innocence.
Date:: February 19, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Rose Pianezzi and Nathan O. Freedman, mother and lawyer of Peter Pianezzi who is on trial for the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Rose Pianezzi with her son Peter Pianezzi's lawyer, Nathan Freedman at a trial where Peter Pianezzi is charged with two murders. Rose Pianezzi was a witness on her son's behalf. Allegedly, ex-convict Peter Pianezzi shot gambler George (Les) Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then fatally shot cafe employee Frank A. Greuzard when he attempted to take down Pianezzi's license plate number. The murder, which occurred October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi was pardoned based on innocence.
Date:: February 19, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Room in the home of murder victim Jacob Denton, Los Angeles, 1920-1921

Description:: Louise Peete was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
Date:: [between 1920-1921]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Room in the home of murder victim Jacob Denton, Los Angeles, 1920-1921

Description:: A bathroom in the home of Jacob Denton, a wealthy mining engineer whose body was found in the basement three months after he disappeared. The house was located at 675 South Catalina Street.
Date:: [between 1920-1921]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Roland Seal, who claims he witnessed Dr. George K. Dazey carrying a woman's body on the night Dazey is accused of murdering his wife, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Description:: Watchman Roland Dewitt Seal sitting in a chair. Seal was a witness at the trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, who was suspected of killing his wife Doris Dazey in 1935. Mrs. Dazey was found dead in the garage, apparently the victim of monoxide poisoning. Dr. Dazey was accused of boasting about pulling off the "perfect crime," referring to the murder of his wife. Seal had never met Dazey, but he testified to seeing Dr. Dazey carrying a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. At the trial Seal also admitted to giving a ficticious name when attempting to purchase a revolver he said he needed to protect himself from Dazey. Seal was given two years probation for this.
Date:: between December 4, 1939 and February 21, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Roland Seal, who claims he witnessed Dr. George K. Dazey carrying a woman's body on the night Dazey is accused of murdering his wife, Los Angeles, 1939-1940

Description:: Watchman Roland Dewitt Seal sitting in a chair. Seal was a witness at the trial for Dr. George K. Dazey, who was suspected of killing his wife Doris Dazey in 1935. Mrs. Dazey was found dead in the garage, apparently the victim of monoxide poisoning. Dr. Dazey was accused of boasting about pulling off the "perfect crime," referring to the murder of his wife. Seal had never met Dazey, but he testified to seeing Dr. Dazey carrying a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. At the trial Seal also admitted to giving a ficticious name when attempting to purchase a revolver he said he needed to protect himself from Dazey. Seal was given two years probation for this.
Date:: between December 4, 1939 and February 21, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Robert S. James and Charles S. Hope, accused of the murder of James's wife Mary, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Robert S. James (left) and Charles H. Hope, seated in the center of the front row. Both men are accused in some capacity of the murder of James's wife, Mary Busch James, by subjecting her to rattlesnake bites and drowning her. Also pictured is Mike Allen (back right), owner of the Ocean Park Pier reptile pit, one of the locations James and Hope shopped for rattlesnakes.
Date:: May 3, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Robert S. James, accused of murdering his wife Mary, with his attorney Samuel J. Silverman, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Robert S. James (right) and his attorney Samuel J. Silverman. James is accused of murdering his wife Mary Busch James by subjecting her to rattlesnake bites and drowning her with the help of his friend Charles H. Hope.
Date:: May 3, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Robert B. Honchell, arrested for fatal stabbing of Edward Folder, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Related to "Party Ends in Slaying," Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep 1935: A2; ""Liquor Rows Exact Toll," Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep 1935: A3; and "Fatal Stabbing Suspect Wins Release Order," Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep 1935: A3.
Date:: [between September 22 and 26, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Reporters Carlton Williams, Jackson Berger, William Phillips and other before their flight to Oregon to cover the William Edward Hickman extradition, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears as a standalone photo with title, "Plane Speed 'Times' Men to Cell of Kidnaper," 23 Dec. 1927: 5.
Date:: December 23, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Raymond E. Johnson, confessed murderer of young dancer Midi Takaoko, sits in court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Raymond E. Johnson, confessed murderer of young dancer Midi Takaoko, sits in court. Johnson became jealous after Takaoko began seeing another man. After stabbing her new lover, William J. Bachand, with an ice pick, Johnson came to Takaoko's home and cut her throat with a butcher knife.
Date:: August 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ransom note sent to Perry M. Parker, father of kidnap victim Marion Parker, from William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: Marion Parker was kidnapped for ransom on December 15, 1927 by William Edward Hickman. Two days later, Marion's remains were found by her father, Perry Parker, on the lawn of 432 S. Manhattan Place- just moments after exchanging $1500 for Marion, whom he presumed to be alive. Hickman was ultimately tried and sentenced to death for the crime. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:: 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Prison Matron Nettie Yaw and Sheriff Traeger escort murder suspect Clara Phillips to court, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, "APPEARS BORED WHEN CHARGED: Mrs. Phillips Will Enter Plea Tomorrow; Indictment Leaves Suspect Unconcerned; Family and Friends Attend Meadows Funeral She Smiles With Sheriff at Court Hearing Undaunted by Her Fight for Life," Los Angeles Times, 19 July 1922: II2
Date:: July 18, 1922
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Prisoner Dale Budlong, prosecution witness in the trial of William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: Budlong's testimony is noted in the Los Angeles Times article, "Hickman Trial in Final Stage," 8 Feb. 1928: A1.
Date:: February 8, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Prince Eric of Denmark seated with Ryan Grunt, Vice-Consul of Denmark, Hickman kidnapping and murder trial spectators, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: Prince Eric of Denmark (at left with cigarette in hand) and Ryan A Grut, Vice-Consul of Denmark, seated together in a room (number '108'). The two were likely spectators attending judicial hearings for William Edward Hickman, tried for the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker, age 12.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portrait of Mary Hickman [rephotographed], Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:: Copy photograph of Mary Hickman, sister of William E. Hickman, who was executed at San Quentin for the kidnapping and murder of 12-year old Marion Parker. She was living in Kansas City during her brother's trial.
Date:: [circa 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portrait of J. W. Randolph sitting in a wooden chair, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:: A portrait of J. W. Randolph sitting in a wooden chair. J. W. Randolph was charged for the murder of his wife by poisoning her with arsenic. He was later acquitted of the charge. A similar photograph appears with the article "Murder Charge in Mrs. Randolph's Death Complicated by Controversy Over Estate: STATE STARTS FINANCE CHECK Daughter Withholds Basis for Suspicion Husband's Counsel to Fight Incommunicado Status Arsenic Shown by Autopsy Causes Accusation," Los Angeles Times, 12 May 1928: A2.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portrait of J. W. Randolph in front of a curtain, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:: A portrait of J. W. Randolph in front of a curtain. J. W. Randolph was charged for the murder of his wife by poisoning her with arsenic. He was later acquitted of the charge. Photo appears with the article "Murder Charge in Mrs. Randolph's Death Complicated by Controversy Over Estate: STATE STARTS FINANCE CHECK Daughter Withholds Basis for Suspicion Husband's Counsel to Fight Incommunicado Status Arsenic Shown by Autopsy Causes Accusation," Los Angeles Times, 12 May 1928: A2.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portrait of convicted murderer Alphonse "Dan" Reilly, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:: Portrait of convicted murderer Alphonse "Dan" Reilly. Alphonse Reilly was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Abraham Sandelman, a shoe clerk. Photo appears with the article "REILLY HANGS AS MURDERER: Young Slayer Goes Calmly to Death on Gallows Spiritual Solace Refused as Doom Hour Nears Scribbled Note for Sister Found in His Cell," Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 1930: 3.
Date:: 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portrait of bootlegger James Reid taken during his trial for the murder of Anne Nerrell, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:: Portrait of bootlegger James Reid during the murder trial of his girlfriend, Anne Nerrell. James Reid was convicted, and sentenced to life in prison at San Quentin. A similar photograph appears with the article "Murder Confession Clears Up Mystery of Woman's Burial Under Floor of Garage.: QUARREL ON BOOTLEGGING CAUSES FATAL BEATING Victim's Child Deceived on Death; Auto License Traces Suspect to Santa Monica House," Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 1932: A3.
Date:: 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portrait of bootlegger James Reid taken at the time of his trial for the murder of Anne Nerrell, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:: Portrait of bootlegger James Reid during the murder trial of his girlfriend, Anne Nerrell. After confessing to the murder, James Reid was convicted, and sentenced to life in prison at San Quentin. A similar photograph apears in "Murder Confession Clears Up Mystery of Woman's Burial Under Floor of Garage.: QUARREL ON BOOTLEGGING CAUSES FATAL BEATING Victim's Child Deceived on Death; Auto License Traces Suspect to Santa Monica House," Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 1932: A3.
Date:: 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portrait of Betty Flay Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Portrait of Betty Flay Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:: February 20, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Policewoman Jean Peirce with Detective Lt. Leroy Sanderson, Los Angeles, circa December 1935

Description:: Dt. Lt. Sanderson talking with Policewoman Peirce. Photo related to Peirce’s accidental shooting of Officer Yancey in October 1935. Peirce was put on trial for manslaughter in December 1935 and eventually acquitted.
Date:: [December, 1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Policewoman Jean Peirce with Detective Lt. Leroy Sanderson, Los Angeles, circa December 1935

Description:: Dt. Lt. Sanderson talking with Policewoman Peirce. Photo related to Peirce’s accidental shooting of Officer Yancey in October 1935. Peirce was put on trial for manslaughter in December 1935 and eventually acquitted.
Date:: [December, 1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Policewoman Jean Peirce, Los Angeles, circa December 1935

Description:: Photo related to Peirce’s accidental shooting of Officer Yancey in October 1935. Peirce was put on trial for manslaughter in December 1935 and eventually acquitted.
Date:: [December, 1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Policewoman Jean Peirce in tears, Los Angeles, circa December 1935

Description:: Photo related to Peirce’s accidental shooting of Officer Yancey in October 1935. Peirce was put on trial for manslaughter in December 1935 and eventually acquitted.
Date:: [December, 1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police sergeant H. L. Barlow inspects fingerprints on a mirror, in an effort to solve Marion Parker murder case, Los Angeles, 1927-1933

Description:: Barlow was the superintendent of the records and identification bureau of the LAPD. His work led the field in crime scene forensics, as reported in "Fingerprint Work Told: Los Angeles Bureau Leads Nation in Science of Identification," Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 1934: A3.
Date:: December, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police search for fingerprints in the apartment of murder victim Amanda E. Watson, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, "Woman Slain and Home Ransacked by Intruder; Elderly Victim, Last Seen on Sunday, Strangled; Apartment Left Like Shambles." Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 1935: A2.
Date:: January 30, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police search for evidence in the apartment of murder victim Amanda E. Watson, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: From left, Police fingerprint expert W. N. Hildebrand, an unidentified detective and detective lieutenants Brown and Hurst search for evidence in the apartment of murder victim Amanda E. Watson.
Date:: January 30, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police officer Ernest Hice testifies to Deputy Coroner Frank Monfort, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph may be associated with the article, “POLICE MATRON ACCUSED IN SLAYING OF OFFICER,” Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1935: A2.
Date:: October 24, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police officer A.H. Miller turns in his gun and badge, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Police officer A.H. Miller turns in his gun and badge after being held on suspicion of murdering Ivan Fromm. A Coroner's jury decided that Miller had been too quick to pull the trigger after noticing Fromm was acting "suspiciously" in a parking lot.
Date:: February 13, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police officer A. H. Hamilton raises his hand to speak, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph may be associated with the article, “POLICE MATRON ACCUSED IN SLAYING OF OFFICER,” Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1935: A2.
Date:: October 24, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police Matron Jean Pierce is charged with manslaughter, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph of Police Matron Jean Pierce sitting, charged with manslaughter for the shooting of Officer Owen D. Yancey. Rose Picherel stands at her side.
Date:: October 24, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police Lieutenant Detectives with Otis Bias and Wendell Kelly, arrested for murder, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Otis Bias and Wendell Kelly, arrested for the murder of Robert F. Rinker, are seated at a desk on either side of Captain Ralph N. Davis, as Lieutenant Detectives look on, left to right: Joe Daniels, Joe Filkas, Thad Brown and E. G. Brown.
Date:: February 28, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police dusting for fingerprints in a Ford coup, possibly related to the Hickman kidnap and murder case, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: William Edward Hickman, wanted for the kidnap and murder of Marion Parker, was captured in Echo, Oregon, after an eight-day manhunt. In his initial confession (given while in Oregon) he named an alleged accomplice who drove a Ford coup. That detail is noted in the article, "Detailed Confession Made by "The Fox": Amazing Account of Conversing With Detectives and Following Police Cars at Rendezvous After Kidnapping Given by Hickman," Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 1927: 1.
Date:: 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police detective Edward "Eddie" P. Nolan sitting in chair, charged with murder, Los Angeles, circa 1931

Description:: Eddie Nolan was charged and convicted for the murder of Grace Murphy Duncan.
Date:: [Between June 1931 - November,1931]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Photograph of murder victim Rose Marie Happel, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:: Photograph depicts murder victim Rose Marie Happel (also referred to as Rosabella in the Los Angeles Times). She was murdered by her husband John H. Happel.
Date:: December 5, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Photograph of murder victim Ivan A. Fromm, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Photograph of murder victim Ivan A. Fromm. Fromm was a 37-year-old mechanic who was gunned down by private watchman A.H. Miller in a parking lot.
Date:: February 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Photograph of murdered cowboy film extra Johnny Tyacke, Los Angeles, July 1940

Description:: Photograph of cowboy motion picture extra John Ainsworth Tyacke a.k.a. Johnny Tyke, who was murdered by fellow extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward in Gower Gulch, the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work. Allegedly, Blackjack shot Tyke with a .45, but many of the hundreds of Gower Gulch extras who came to the trial testified that Tyke had started the fight and was “doped up” at the time. Blackjack entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity and he was ultimately set free.
Date:: between July 15 and July 18, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Photograph of murdered cowboy film extra Johnny Tyacke, Los Angeles, July 1940

Description:: Photograph of cowboy motion picture extra John Ainsworth Tyacke a.k.a. Johnny Tyke, who was murdered by fellow extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward in Gower Gulch, the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work. Allegedly, Blackjack shot Tyke with a .45, but many of the hundreds of Gower Gulch extras who came to the trial testified that Tyke had started the fight and was “doped up” at the time. Blackjack entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity and he was ultimately set free.
Date:: between July 15 and July 18, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Photograph of John Frank Reavis playing the trombone, Los Angeles, May 1940

Description:: Photograph of John Frank Reavis playing his trombone. 26-year-old Reavis is now on trial for the murder of 17-year-old B-girl Alice "Jerry" Burns. Reavis confessed to the murder but said that he was in a blind rage when he did it and didn’t know what he was doing. Reavis received a second-degree sentence of five years to life in San Quentin.
Date:: May 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Photograph of Gladys Carter, Frances Walker and her father Frank E. Walker in happier times, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph of Gladys Carter, Frances Walker and Frank E. Walker (also possibly Frank L. Walker) in happier times before Carter allegedly murdered Frances Walker. Walker had been a houseguest with Gladys Carter and her husband, Deputy Sheriff Archie Carter, for two years. When Walker and Carter got into a heated argument over whether Walker was cheating with Carter's husband Carter shot Walker and then shot herself in the breast. Frank L. Walker was Frances Walker's father.
Date:: between April and June 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Photograph of 11-year-old murder victim Marilyn Bunker, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Photograph of murder victim Marilyn Bunker wearing a white dress. Marilyn was shot by 17-year-old Donald Rogers, also known as Donald Fehrenschild, while she was playing on a hill with her little brother and other children. Rogers shot at the children from the upstairs window of his home. However, Rogers insisted that he was trying to shoot doves he had seen on the hillside.
Date:: February 15, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Peter Pianezzi with his mother Rose Pianezzi, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Ex-convict Peter Pianezzi with his mother Rose Pianezzi at a trial where he is charged with two murders. Rose Pianezzi was a witness on his behalf. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot gambler George (Les) Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then fatally shot cafe employee Frank A. Greuzard when he attempted to take down Pianezzi's license plate number. The murder, which occurred October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi was pardoned based on innocence.
Date:: February 19, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Peter Pianezzi with his lawyer Nathan O. Freedman, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Ex-convict Peter Pianezzi (right) and his lawyer Nathan Freedman at one of two trials where Pianezzi is charged with the murders of gambler George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then shot cafe employee Greuzard as he tried to take down the license plate of Pianezzi's car. The murder of Bruneman, which occurred on October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi received a pardon based on innocence.
Date:: between February 5, 1940 and April 20, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Peter Pianezzi with his lawyer Nathan O. Freedman, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Ex-convict Peter Pianezzi (left) and his lawyer Nathan Freedman at one of two trials where Pianezzi is charged with the murders of gambler George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then shot cafe employee Greuzard as he tried to take down the license plate of Pianezzi's car. The murder of Bruneman, which occurred on October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi received a pardon based on innocence.
Date:: between February 5, 1940 and April 20, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Peter Pianezzi with his lawyer Nathan O. Freedman, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Ex-convict Peter Pianezzi (left) and his lawyer Nathan Freedman at one of two trials where Pianezzi is charged with the murders of gambler George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then shot cafe employee Greuzard as he tried to take down the license plate of Pianezzi's car. The murder of Bruneman, which occurred on October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi received a pardon based on innocence.
Date:: between February 5, 1940 and April 20, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Peter Pianezzi with his lawyer Nathan O. Freedman, at a trial where he is charged with the murders of George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Ex-convict Peter Pianezzi (right) and his lawyer Nathan Freedman at one of two trials where Pianezzi is charged with the murders of gambler George (Les) Bruneman and Frank A. Greuzard. Allegedly, Pianezzi shot Bruneman 16 times in a cafe and then shot cafe employee Greuzard as he tried to take down the license plate of Pianezzi's car. The murder of Bruneman, which occurred on October 25, 1937, is thought to have been gang-related. The first trial ended with a hung jury, 9-3 for the acquittal of Pianezzi. In the second trial, Pianezzi received a life sentence for the murders. Later, at age 80, Pianezzi received a pardon based on innocence.
Date:: between February 5, 1940 and April 20, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

People lined up at the courthouse to view judicial proceedings for William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:: A line of men and women, both seated and standing, wait within the Los Angeles Courthouse to witness judicial proceedings for William Edward Hickman, who confessed to kidnapping and murdering Marion Parker, aged 12. Hickman was tried and sentenced to death. He was executed at San Quentin, October 22, 1928.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Peggy Caffee, witness to the murder of Alberta Meadows, with District Attorney William C. Doran and detective Dwight Longuevan, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:: Photograph of Peggy Caffee, witness to the murder of Alberta Meadows, is seated with District Attorney William C. Doran (seated on the left). Los Angeles detective Sergeant Dwight Longuevan is also present (2nd from right).
Date:: [July 14, 1922]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Peggy Caffee, witness of the murder of Alberta Meadows, points to the location of the crime to police detective Sergeant Dwight Longuevan, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, "Points Out Spot Where Slayer Caught Victim; Death Scene Pictured; Eyewitness of Killing Tells How Victim Was Pursued and Beaten Down," Los Angeles Times, 15 July, 1922: A1
Date:: July 14, 1922
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Paul A. Wright with his attorney Jerry Giesler during a trial in which Wright is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937-February 1938

Description:: Airline official Paul A. Wright (standing right) with his attorney Jerry Giesler. Wright confessed to the double murder of his wife, Evelyn and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright said he shot the pair after finding them in an embrace in his home. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea
Date:: between November 9, 1937 and February 16, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Paul A. Wright with his attorney Jerry Giesler at an inquest for Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 12, 1937

Description:: Paul A. Wright (arms folded center) with his lawyer Jerry Giesler (left of Wright) at an inquest for Wright, who is accused of the murder of his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright confessed to shooting the pair in a fit of "white hot rage" after finding them in an embrace in his home. After the inquest, complaints were signed against Wright for the two deaths. A trial, called the "white flame" trial by the press, followed in which Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea
Date:: November 12, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Paul A. Wright and his father J.J. Wright at the trial where Paul A. Wright is charged with the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November, 1937

Description:: Dentist J.J. Wright (left) arrives to support his son Paul A. Wright, who is on trial for the double murder of his wife, Evelyn Wright and best friend John B. Kimmel. Paul A. Wright confessed to shooting the pair when he found them in an embrace in his home. The trial was named the "white flame" trial by the press. Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his attorney Jerry Giesler
Date:: November 11, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Page in notebook of kidnapper and murderer William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927 or 1928

Description:: Notebook described in the article, "Hickman Makes His Plea Today: Murderer Expected to Offer Insanity Excuse," Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 1928: A2.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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