Paul A. Wright with his attorney Jerry Giesler at an inquest for Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 12, 1937

Item Overview

Title

Paul A. Wright with his attorney Jerry Giesler at an inquest for Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 12, 1937

Date Created

November 12, 1937

Date

1937-11-12

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Paul A. Wright (arms folded center) with his lawyer Jerry Giesler (left of Wright) at an inquest for Wright, who is accused of the murder of his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright confessed to shooting the pair in a fit of "white hot rage" after finding them in an embrace in his home. After the inquest, complaints were signed against Wright for the two deaths. A trial, called the "white flame" trial by the press, followed in which Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea

Caption

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: L-R Jerry Giesler & Paul A. Wright
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Wright, Paul; Giesler, Jerry, Atty.; Navy, Leona; Nance, Frank

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Giesler, Jerry, 1886-1962
Wright, Paul A.

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Crimes of passion--California--Los Angeles
Courts martial & courts of inquiry--California--Los Angeles
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Legal