Names: Madison, Nellie May, 1895-1953 and Brown, William J.F., b. ca. 1891 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Description:: This photograph appears with the article, Murder Charge Against Mrs. Madison Due Today,” Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar 1934: A1.
Date:: March 28, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: 39-year-old Nellie Madison, on suspicion of fatally shooting husband Eric D. Madison in their Burbank apartment, was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to be hanged. She was the first woman to be sentenced to death in the state of California.
Date:: June 22, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection