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Title
Mother murder (Lakewood), 1953
Creator
Rustan
Date Created and/or Issued
1953-07-18
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights Information
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California
specol@usc.edu
Description
9 images. Mother murder (Lakewood), 18 July 1953. Don F. Stewart (called police)
Sergeant James N. Hamilton
Mrs. Hazel Underwood (victim) -- 68 years
Sergeant Claude Everly [sic] (officer)
John M. Underwood (suspect) -- 46 years, hacked his mother to death.
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Rustan. Date: 07-18. Reporter: Petty. Assignment: Mother slayer. 41: Don F. Stewart, neighbor who called cps. 81-42: Sgt. James N. Hamilton with body of Mrs. Underwood. 39-40: Copy of victim, Mrs. Hazel Underwood. 35-36: Sheriff's Sgt. Claude Everley [sic] holding bolo knife and cloth it had been wrapped in. 65-66: Slayer John M. Underwood at Norwalk substation with blood on hands."
Type
image
Format
9 photographs : negatives, b&w
13 x 10 cm.
image/tiff
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
examiner-m
EXM-N-9964-028~1...~9
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m25113
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-9964-028~1.jpg
Language
English
Subject
Murder
Time Period
1953-07-18
Place
33.902479,-118.082085
California
Los Angeles
Norwalk
USA
Source
9964-028 [Print Box]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961

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