Accused murderer John Frank Reavis awaits the decision on his indictment, Los Angeles, February 28, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Accused murderer John Frank Reavis awaits the decision on his indictment, Los Angeles, February 28, 1940

Date Created

February 28, 1940

Date

1940-02-28

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

John Frank Reavis (seated center), 26-year-old trombone player and candy salesman, in the court anteroom awaiting the jury’s decision to indict him in the murder of 17-year-old B-girl Alice “Jerry” Burns. With him are investigating officers in the case, Detective Lieutenant Miles Ledbetter (left) and Det. Lt. Lloyd Hurst (right), and Captain Edgar Edwards (center). Reavis was indicted and after trial received a second-degree sentence of five years to life in San Quentin. His eye and left hand are bandaged as the result of a fight he had prior to his arrest

Caption

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: L-R Det Lt Miles Ledbetter - Capt Edgar Edwards - Det Lt Lloyd Hurst seated center John F Reavis
Text from original nitrate sleeve: l to r - Ledbetter, Miles - Det.Lt.; Edwards, Edgar - Capt.; Reavis, John (center-seated); Hurst, Lloyd - Det.Lt.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Ledbetter, Miles, 1893-1972
Hurst, Lloyd
Edwards, Edgar
Reavis, John Frank

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
People
Wounds & injuries--California--Los Angeles
Musicians--American--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal