Kidnappers of William F. Gettle in prison waiting to plead guilty at trial, Los Angeles, 1934

Title: Kidnappers of William F. Gettle in prison waiting to plead guilty at trial, Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created: [May 1934]
Date: 1934-05
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Kidnappers James Kirk, Larry Kerrigan, and Roy Williams awaiting trial for the kidnapping and ransom of wealthy Beverly Hills business man, William F. Gettle. Gettle was kidnapped from his country home in Arcadia, May 9, 1934. The men pled guilty to kidnapping and received life sentences at San Quentin prison.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: James Kirk, Larry Kerrigan, Roy Williams
Text on negative sleeve: Kirk, James (Gettle kidnapping)

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Gettle, William F., 1887-1941
Williams, Roy A.
Kerrigan, Larry
Kirk, James F.
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Kidnappings--California--Arcadia

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_5353
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cvc68
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Rights Holder: The Regents of the University of California
Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .