The train on the right may be carrying William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and murderer of 12-year-old Marion Parker. Hickman (along with a cadre of law enforcement officers and newspaper reporters) traveled by train to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was previously held for extradition. The train departed Pendleton on December 25th and arrived in Los Angeles on the 27th. Hickman was tried for his crimes in early 1928. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Mikels was one of several psychiatrists working for the prosecution against William Edward Hickman, who confessed to the kidnap and murder of Marion Parker, age 12. Hickman was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
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.
Crowds of men, women and children gather outside of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, waiting to glimpse the train that carried William Edward Hickman to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was held while awaiting extradition. Hickman confessed to the kidnap for ransom and murder of Marion Parker, age 12. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Hickman had confessed to the kidnap for ransom and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker. It is not clear as to whether this photo was taken during Hickman’s post-extradition arraignment in December of 1927, or his trial in 1928. Hickman was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
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.
Police Captain Raymond Cato and Detective Harry Raymond, seated together, photographed during the trial of William Edward Hickman, tried for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker in December of 1927. Hickman was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Crowds line both sides of the street and gather in front of the old Los Angeles County Courthouse during the arraignment or trial of William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and murderer of Marion Parker, age 12. Photographed in the vicinity of Broadway and Temple streets (current City Hall location). The Hall of Records stands on the left.