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Gordon S. Northcott sits at the counsel's table with his defense attorneys, Riverside, circa 1929

Description:
A similar photograph of Gordon S. Northcott in court appears with the article, "NORTHCOTT BAFFLED: Court Denies His Insanity Plea New Judge Rules Against to Not Guilty Stand Further Delay Turned Down; One Riverside Jurist Steps Out of Case," Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 1929: 1
Date:
[circa January, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gordon S. Northcott sits at the counsel's table with his defense attorneys, Riverside, circa 1929

Deputy Sheriffs Ybarra and Mendoza find children's shoes during the Gordon Northcott investigation, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Description:
Possibly related to the article, "Mystery Shack, Boys' Shoes Found in 'Death Farm' Hunt: OFFICERS TAKEN TO CANYON HUT Clark Lad Leads Them Also to Filled-up Well Net Being Drawn Closer on Northcott Fugitives Other Clews Being Revealed in Grewsome Case," Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 1928: A2
Date:
[circa September, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Deputy Sheriffs Ybarra and Mendoza find children's shoes during the Gordon Northcott investigation, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Investigators search for evidence on a ranch visited by Gordon Northcott, Santa Clarita, 1928

Description:
The camera looks from above towards several investigators searching for evidence in the area outside a chicken coop in Mint Valley. Chicken wire-lined pens occupy the foreground and stretch back on an upward angle towards the right. Beyond the pens, investigators scour the nearby brush. A house stands in the far distance at center. Gordon S. Northcott was later tried, convicted and executed for the serial murders of young boys in the area. His mother, Sarah Louisa Northcott, was also imprisoned for assisting him.
Date:
[circa September, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Investigators search for evidence on a ranch visited by Gordon Northcott, Santa Clarita, 1928

Gordon S. Northcott rides a train bound for San Quentin with his police escorts, Riverside vicinity, circa 1929

Description:
From left to right, Deputy Sheriff C. F. Rayburn, Gordon S. Northcott and Deputy Sheriff Jack Brown sit in a row aboard a train bound for San Quentin. The 2 deputies are escorting Northcott to prison. Gordon Northcott leans forward in his seat and smiles to the camera. To the left of Northcott, C. F. Rayburn wears an uneasy look on his face. Jack Brown sits on the arm of the train car's seat at right. He holds a cigarette in one hand and looks to camera. Gordon S. Northcott was convicted of murdering 3 young boys in Riverside County. He was executed by hanging in 1930.
Date:
[circa February 11, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gordon S. Northcott rides a train bound for San Quentin with his police escorts, Riverside vicinity, circa 1929

Investigators dig for evidence near the Northcott family's ranch, Riverside County, 1928

Description:
About a dozen investigators stand in the desert near the Northcott family's chicken ranch and watch as Riverside County an unidentified man begins to dig for evidence. The man digging stands 3rd from the right and holds a shovel. He bends over as he digs into the ground. Several more investigators stand to the left of him. Gordon S. Northcott was later tried and convicted for the serial murders of young boys in the area. His mother, Sarah Louisa Northcott, was also imprisoned for assisting him.
Date:
[circa September, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Investigators dig for evidence near the Northcott family's ranch, Riverside County, 1928

Investigators find a jacket while searching for evidence at a ranch visited by Gordon Northcott, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Description:
Possibly related to the article, "Mystery Shack, Boys' Shoes Found in 'Death Farm' Hunt: OFFICERS TAKEN TO CANYON HUT Clark Lad Leads Them Also to Filled-up Well Net Being Drawn Closer on Northcott Fugitives Other Clews Being Revealed in Grewsome Case," Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 1928: A2
Date:
[circa September, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Investigators find a jacket while searching for evidence at a ranch visited by Gordon Northcott, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Policemen examining potential murder weapons at Northcott Chicken Ranch, Riverside, circa 1928

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott and his mother Louisa were accused of kidnapping, abusing & murdering 4 boys on their chicken ranch in Riverside County. Louisa confessed to killing one boy; Walter Collins and was sentenced to life in prison. Gordon was tried and convicted on 3 counts for murdering Louis & Nelson Winslow & an unidentified Latino boy. He was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Policemen examining potential murder weapons at Northcott Chicken Ranch, Riverside, circa 1928

Gordon S. Northcott in Los Angeles, Riverside or San Quentin, 1928-1930

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott and his mother Louisa were accused of kidnapping, abusing & murdering 4 boys on their chicken ranch in Riverside County. Louisa confessed to killing one boy; Walter Collins and was sentenced to life in prison. Gordon was tried and convicted on 3 counts for murdering Louis & Nelson Winslow & an unidentified Latino boy. He was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930.
Date:
1928-1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gordon S. Northcott in Los Angeles, Riverside or San Quentin, 1928-1930

Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott and his mother Louisa were accused of kidnapping, abusing & murdering 4 boys on their chicken ranch in Riverside County. Louisa confessed to killing one boy; Walter Collins and was sentenced to life in prison. Gordon was tried and convicted on 3 counts for murdering Louis & Nelson Winslow & an unidentified Latino boy. He was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930.
Date:
[between January 1, 1929-February 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Courtroom scene during Gordon Stewart Northcott's murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Prisoners digging for bones on Northcott Chicken Ranch, Riverside County, 1928-1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott was accused of kidnapping, abusing & murdering 3 boys on a chicken ranch in Riverside County. His mother, Louisa Northcott, confessed to killing one boy, Walter Collins, and was sentenced to life in prison. Gordon was tried and convicted on 3 counts for murdering Louis & Nelson Winslow & an unidentified Latino boy. He was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930.
Date:
[between 1928-1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Prisoners digging for bones on Northcott Chicken Ranch, Riverside County, 1928-1929

Sarah Louisa Northcott sits in court during her arraignment, Riverside, 1928

Description:
At right, Sarah Louise Northcott, mother of Gordon S. Northcott, sits behind the counsel's table during her and her son's arraignment for the murder of Walter Collins. She sits in profile, facing left, and is flanked by 2 attorneys. Gordon Northcott's legal representation sits in the near distance at left. Spectators fill the viewing gallery in the background at center and right. Both Northcotts entered a plea of not guilty.
Date:
[circa December 12, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Sarah Louisa Northcott sits in court during her arraignment, Riverside, 1928

Police search a chicken coop in Mint Canyon during the Gordon Northcott murder investigation, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Description:
Another photograph of the Mint Canyon chicken coop appears in a photo spread titled, "Paradoxical Situations Complicate Task of Investigators in Butcher Farm Quest: Principals and Scenes in Butcher Farm Investigation," Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 1928: A3
Date:
[circa September, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Police search a chicken coop in Mint Canyon during the Gordon Northcott murder investigation, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929

Description:
Gordon Stewart Northcott standing at the front of a courtroom during his murder trials. Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928. His mother admitted to the murder and received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
[between January 1, 1929-February 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gordon Stewart Northcott in courtroom during his murder trial, Riverside, 1929