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Title
Cohen’s lawyer shot to death
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Webster, John
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph article dated December 11, 1950 reads, "A blast from a shotgun ended the life of Samuel L. Rummel, attorney for Mickey Cohen, early today. Death of the criminal lawyer may be the opening shot in a gangland struggle for control of city and county rackets, investigators surmised. Detectives said that Rummell was shot as he was approaching the front steps of his home at 2600 Laurel Canyon Blvd. The attorney, who had represented Cohen and his associates in many famous cases recently, was shot in the neck at about 1:30 a.m. His body was found at approximately 7:40 a.m. Police said the weapon used to snuff out the life of the attorney was a double-barreled shotgun." Photograph caption reads, "Find murder weapon - Trio of police detectives examine shotgun that snuffed out life of Sam Rummel, noted criminal lawyer and legal counsel for Mickey Cohen. Officer at left holds gun."; See images #00132720 through #00132722 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 11 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00132721
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d038_f26_i28
CARL0005574352
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/63395
Subject
Cohen, Mickey,--1914-1976--Friends and associates--Death and burial
Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Murder victims--California--Los Angeles
Murder--California--Los Angeles
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Ambushes and surprises
Laurel Canyon Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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