Two detectives unearthing the remains of Grace [Young] Grogan at her Beverly Glen cabin, Los Angeles, 1925

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Title
Two detectives unearthing the remains of Grace [Young] Grogan at her Beverly Glen cabin, Los Angeles, 1925
Date Created
1925
Date
1925
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Language
No linguistic content
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description
Grace (Young) Grogon, a millionaire widow with one son, married Dr. Thomas Young, a dentist. Dr. Young confessed to killing Grace and burying her body in a cistern at her Beverly Glen cabin in an attempt to gain custody of his stepson and his inheritance. In the middle of his trial in August 1925 Young committed suicide while in jail.
Caption
Text from negative sleeve: Young, Thomas Dr. Murder Case.

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
10 x 12.5 cm.
Medium
b&w glass negative

Keywords

Genre
news photographs
glass plate negatives
Names
Young, Thomas W., 1877-1925
Grogan, Grace, 1883-1925
Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type
still image
Subjects
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Murder victims--California--Los Angeles
Crime scene searches--California--Los Angeles
Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Dead persons

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3739_G5727
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ark:/21198/zz0002pr8w
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UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-9576
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