Louis R. Payne comforted by father Lucius Payne after pleading insanity, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Louis R. Payne comforted by father Lucius Payne after pleading insanity, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: [circa January 23, 1935]
Date: 1935-01-23
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: In early June, 1934, police officers discovered the bodies of Carrie L. Payne, 45, and Robert Payne, 15, at their Westwood home. They had been brutally murdered by Louis R. Payne, their respective son and brother, in late May. Payne was arrested several days after he committed the crime and after confessing at a Huntington Beach police station. In 1935, he was brought back to trial to plead insanity for his crimes.
A similar photograph likely taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "Payne Youth Held Insane," Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan 1935: A1.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Louis Payne + Lucius Payne
Text from negative sleeve: Payne, Louis R.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_7206
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cxk3h
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