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Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

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Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

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[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

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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]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright being questioned in court, Los Angeles, 1938

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Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by an attorney. 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]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

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Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand. A court stenographer is visible, recording Wright's statements. 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]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.A map is visible in the background detailing the scene of the crime.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home. A map of the Wright home is visible behind the defendant.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand. A court stenographer is visible, recording Wright's statements. 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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Piano in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Paul A. Wright, Glendale, November 10, 1937

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Piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. There appears to be a pool of blood beneath the bench. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler

Date:

November 10, 1937

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court during his double homicide trial. Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.A map is visible in the background detailing the scene of the crime.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.A map is visible in the background detailing the scene of the crime.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright being questioned in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by his attorney, Jerry Giesler. 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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright being questioned in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by his attorney, Jerry Giesler. 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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by his attorney, Jerry Giesler. 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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by his attorney, Jerry Giesler. 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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in the courtroom. 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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by his attorney, Jerry Giesler. 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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright sitting with his attorneys in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright conferring with an attorney in court, Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial conferring with an attorney. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1983]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court. 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:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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Capt. J.H. Carter inspects a piano bench in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Wright fatally shot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:

Police Captain J.H. Carter inspects the piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler

Date:

November 10, 1937

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright conferring with an attorney in court, Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed conferring with an attorney at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright conferring with an attorney in court, Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed conferring with an attorney at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Home of Paul A. Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:

The home of Paul A. Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John B. Kimmel. Wright confessed to shooting the pair after finding them in an embrace in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler

Date:

November 10, 1937

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Robert W. Trowbridge examines the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:

Police officer Robert W. Trowbridge inspects the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John B. Kimmel. The gun is a Luger automatic, a German war relic. Wright confessed to shooting the pair after finding them in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler

Date:

November 10, 1937

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Capt. J.H. Carter inspects the home of Paul A. Wright, where Wright fatally shot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:

Police Captain J.H. Carter inspects the room in which Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler

Date:

November 10, 1937

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright being questioned in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by an attorney. 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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by an attorney. 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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938.

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.

Date:

[between January 17-February 18, 1938]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright being questioned in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, being questioned by his attorney, Jerry Giesler. 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

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]

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still image

Collection:

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the stand. A court reporter is visible, recording Wright's statements. 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]

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still image

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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:

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