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Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

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Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan from the homicide division investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple. The man being held for the murder is discharged Navy officer Jack Rhyanne, who admitted to beating and choking Marple in his hotel room. Rhyanne is also being questioned about the earlier murder of Robert M. Byrne
Date:
January 4, 1940
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

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Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan from the homicide division investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple. The man being held for the murder is discharged Navy officer Jack Rhyanne, who admitted to beating and choking Marple in his hotel room. Rhyanne is also being questioned about the earlier murder of Robert M. Byrne
Date:
January 4, 1940
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Charles Hardaker is questioned by an investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

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Charles Hardaker is questioned by an unidentified investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter. Betty Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker is questioned by an investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright during an investigation of the double murder of Wright's wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937

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Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale police dept. (left) with airline official Paul A. Wright early on in the investigation of the double murder of Wright's wife Evelyn and best friend, John Kimmel. A crime to which Wright had confessed. Wright testified that he shot his wife and best friend after finding them in an embrace. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 1937
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright during an investigation of the double murder of Wright's wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937

Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright leaving the office of coroner Frank Nance, Los Angeles, November 9, 1937

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Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale police dept. (left) and airline official Paul A. Wright leaving the office of Coroner Frank Nance. Nance was examining the bodies of Wright's wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel. Unfortunately he received the bodies after they had been embalmed. Mrs. Wright and Kimmel had been shot, and Mr. Wright had confessed to the crime, having caught his wife and best friend in an embrace. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 9, 1937
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Captain Walter E. Hegi of the Glendale Police Dept. and Paul A. Wright leaving the office of coroner Frank Nance, Los Angeles, November 9, 1937

Room inside the deserted Palm Springs cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter, Palm Springs, 1940

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Room inside the deserted Palm Springs cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter Geraldine Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 26, 1940
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Room inside the deserted Palm Springs cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter, Palm Springs, 1940

Hollywood Park concessionaire Harold Anderson during an investigation of political corruption in the horse racing community, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940

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Harold Anderson, concessionaire at Hollywood Park race track, taking a drink of water during a senate investigation of corruption in the horse racing community. Several individuals were charged with contributing campaign funds in return for preferred racing dates
Date:
March 5, 1940
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Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Hollywood Park concessionaire Harold Anderson during an investigation of political corruption in the horse racing community, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940