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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

Evidence in the trial of William Edward Hickman for the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker, 1928.

Description:
Evidence in the trial of William Edward Hickman, b.1908-d.1928. Hickman was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker. Hickman abducted Parker from her school, claiming her father, a prominent local banker, was in the hospital and had requested to see her. After kidnapping Marion, Hickman sent ransom notes to her family, who agreed to pay a sum of $1500 for her return. However, when her father delivered the money at the agreed-upon time and location, the kidnapper drove off, dumping Marion Parker's dismembered corpse into the street as he fled.A massive manhunt began for Marion's killer. Police pieced together evidence leading them to suspect Hickman, a former employee of the Parker family, who had been arrested due to a complaint by Mr. Parker involving forged checks several years prior. One week after Marion's corpse was discovered, two officers in a coffee shop in Echo, OR recognized Hickman from wanted posters plastered up and down the west coast.Eventually, Hickman confessed to another murder, as well as a dozen armed robberies. Although his lawyers attempted to plead insanity for Hickman, the jury convicted him of murder, and he was sentenced to death. Hickman died by hanging in San Quentin prison in 1928.
Date:
[between 1-1928 and 4-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Evidence in the trial of William Edward Hickman for the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker, 1928.

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

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

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

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

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

Hand-drawn diagram of Aimee Semple McPherson's escape route in the Sonoran Desert, circa 1926

Description:
Photograph of a hand-drawn diagram that depicts Aimee Semple McPherson's account of her escape from her kidnappers in Sonora, Mexico. A dotted line, representing the U.S./Mexico border, extends across the upper third of the image. Below, the Sonoran town of Agua Prieta and its surroundings are depicted. Above the dotted line, Douglas, Arizona is represented. Notations and scale markers are also included in the diagram. A compass rose sits in the upper right corner. Signatures of witnesses Jackson Bergh and Mayor (of Agua Prieta) Ernesto Boubion are in the lower left corner.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Hand-drawn diagram of Aimee Semple McPherson's escape route in the Sonoran Desert, circa 1926

Witness looks at evidence during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards camera and looks down at an open book in front of him. To his left, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In front of the bench, lawyers sit at the counsel's table. In the foreground, a man stands with his back to camera along the right edge.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Witness looks at evidence during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

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

Charles Griffen combs through telegraphic bets for an investigation, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Photograph of Charles Griffen looking through drawers filled with cards for an investigation. The cards are indexed with the names of those who placed telegraphic bets on races. Griffen is standing in the photograph and wears a suit and tie. The open drawers sit on a desk, and in the background there is a closed door.
Date:
March 29, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Charles Griffen combs through telegraphic bets for an investigation, Los Angeles, 1936

Forrest Murray questions Alonzo B. Murchison during Aimee Semple McPherson's kidnapping case, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At left, attorney Forrest Murray stands beside the witness box during the kidnapping case of Aimee Semple McPherson. He stands facing slightly right and holds up the dress worn by McPherson when found in the desert. To the right of him, Alonzo B. Murchison, a native of Douglas, Arizona, sits on the witness stand.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Forrest Murray questions Alonzo B. Murchison during Aimee Semple McPherson's kidnapping case, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Parasol and pendant necklace recovered from a trunk of evidence allegedly belonging to Kenneth G. Ormiston, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
A parasol and pendant necklace, found in a trunk allegedly belonging to Kenneth G. Ormiston during proceedings against Aimee Semple McPherson and others, are viewed close-up. At center, the parasol stands upright on the seat of a chair. Behind it, a large, furled piece of paper rests between the parasol and the back of the chair as a makeshift backdrop. To the right of the parasol, a large pendant necklace hangs down against the backdrop.
Date:
[circa November, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Parasol and pendant necklace recovered from a trunk of evidence allegedly belonging to Kenneth G. Ormiston, Los Angeles, 1926

District Attorney Asa Keyes receives a crate of evidence, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
District Attorney Asa Keyes stands just left-of-center in a hallway. In front of him and to the right, a large box stands on its side. District Attorney Keys rests a hand onto the top side of the box and looks down towards it. Along the right side of the box, it reads, "HON. ASA KEYES DISTRICT ATTORNEY LOS ANGELES C[A]." In the background, doors line the hallway.
Date:
[circa November 1, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
District Attorney Asa Keyes receives a crate of evidence, Los Angeles, 1926

Court document in the form of photographs of an area near an oil field near Beatty, Nevada, operated by Julian Petroleum Corporation, labeled "Beatty," Nevada, circa 1926

Description:
Another court document for a C. C. Julian case has a caption identifying it as an exhibit in a case in Judge Doran's court (image ark no. 21198/zz002cv8xp). Proceedings against C. C. Julian in Judge Doran's court are reported in the Los Angeles Times from 1926 through 1928.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Court document in the form of photographs of an area near an oil field near Beatty, Nevada, operated by Julian Petroleum Corporation, labeled "Beatty," Nevada, circa 1926

Investigators Chester Horn and Ben Cohn investigate a trunk alledgedly owned by Kenneth G. Ormiston, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Related to the articles, "LINK TRUNK TO FIND IN CARMEL: Crochet on Towel and Wash Rag Held Identical Officers Tracing Gowns as McPherson Clews More Strands of Red Hair Found in Ornaments," Los Angeles Times, 02 Nov. 1926: A1, and, "LIST GIVEN OF TRUNK'S CONTENTS Keyes Checks Garments in Container Thought to Belong to Ormiston," Los Angeles Times, 02 Nov. 1926: A2
Date:
[circa November 1, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Investigators Chester Horn and Ben Cohn investigate a trunk alledgedly owned by Kenneth G. Ormiston, Los Angeles, 1926

Leo Patrick Kelley's fingerprints as forensic evidence in the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Two photographs of fingerprints pinned on a wall with a thumbtack. The photo on the right is labeled with "L.P.K." on the bottom left. The fingerprints were used as forensic evidence in the Leo Patrick Kelly murder case. Leo Patrick Kelly was tried for the murder of Myrtle Mellus. Reported in "Fingerprint Brings Order for New Search of Mellus Home as Grand Jury Indicts Kelly: HUNT EXPECTED TO TRIP SLAYER Officers Think Evidence of Identity to be Found Inquisitors Hear Husband Tell of Discovering Body Quest for Mystery Woman Still Proves Vain," Los Angeles Times, 09 Aug. 1928: A2.
Date:
August 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Leo Patrick Kelley's fingerprints as forensic evidence in the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Criminologist Frank Gompert inspects a pistol while Norris Stensland watches, [Los Angeles], about 1931

Description:
Frank Gompert sits, off-center to the right, and hunches over a small table and microscope. He leans towards the left as he holds a pistol beneath the microscope. Below him and on the table sits a pile of bullets and casings, on or near their evidence sleeves. Behind and to the left of Frank Gompert, Norris Stensland sits and watches Frank Gompert handle the small firearm. At left, a typewriter and another pistol sit on the desk next to Norris Stensland. The rest of the laboratory occupies the background.
Date:
[circa 1931]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Criminologist Frank Gompert inspects a pistol while Norris Stensland watches, [Los Angeles], about 1931

Police investigate bedding while searching for evidence at a ranch visited by Gordon Northcott, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Description:
Two investigators are viewed close-up as they investigate bedding while conducting a crime scene search on a ranch in Mint Canyon which was once used by Gordon S. Northcott. A cot angles into frame from the lower right corner. Some bedding lies atop it. On the opposite side of the cot, the 2 officers crouch down. Both look towards the bedding as they hold it. Gordon S. Northcott was later tried, convicted and executed for the serial murders of young boys in the area.
Date:
[circa September, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Police investigate bedding while searching for evidence at a ranch visited by Gordon Northcott, Santa Clarita, circa 1928

Packages Russell Beitzel sent to a fictitious address in Arizona following his murder of his wife, Barbara Mauger, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Reported in "Past Rises to Accuse Suspect in Canyon Murder: Slaying Denied as Net Closes," Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 1928: A2. The article suggests that neighbors uncovered a large carton full of baby clothes left at a storage house. Neighbors also "reported that Beitzel admitted wrapping the woman's clothes up in a bundle and sending it to a fictitious address in Phoenix, Ariz."
Date:
[between August-September 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Packages Russell Beitzel sent to a fictitious address in Arizona following his murder of his wife, Barbara Mauger, Los Angeles, 1928

Leroy Saunderson stands in the witness box with a shotgun, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
The late Mrs. Alexander was frustrated over several failed screen tests she had taken, which provoked a fight with her husband that culminated in two self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. She died the following day at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Alexander's business manager Vernon D. Wood called to deliver the message to Mrs. Alexander's father.
Date:
December 12, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Leroy Saunderson stands in the witness box with a shotgun, Los Angeles, 1935