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Two investigating detectives going over scene of crime for the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

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Title: Two investigating detectives going over scene of crime for the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928
Date Created and/or Issued: August 1928
1928-08
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: The two investigating detectives go over the scene of the crime where Kelley hid inside the closet of the maid's room in the Mellus household after murdering Myrtle Mellus. One detective (standing) holds a pistol and grabs onto the back collar of the other detective (crouching) who appears to be reaching for something inside the closet. There are many bloody fingerprints, stains, and smudges on the closet door. Possibly related to the article, "Newly Discovered Evidence Fastens Murder of Mrs. Mellus on Kelly, Investigators State: CLOTHING HELD LINK OF GUILT Dead Woman's Garments Found in Kitchen Body Taken Upstairs After Death, Officers Say Fingerprints Declared of Small Importance," Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 1928: A3.
Text from negative sleeve: Ederle, Gertrude. [Negative misfiled]
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3710_G2420
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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