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Title
William F. Gettle's kidnappers leave the L.A. county courthouse after being charged with the crime of extortion through the mails. May 28, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued
May 28, 1934
1934-05-28
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
William F. Gettle's three kidnappers, Larry Kerrigan (center left, in dark hat), James F. Kirk (at Kerrigan's left) and Roy A. Williams (at Williams' left) leave the Los Angeles County court house. The trio had pled guilty to the kidnapping of William F. Gettle, wealthy Beverly Hills businessman, and received life sentences at San Quentin penitentiary. However, they were then charged with the crime of attempted extortion through the mails. If convicted of said crime, they would lose the possibility of parole. May 28, 1934.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Kirk, James F.; Kerrigan, Larry; Williams, Roy.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz002545ts
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Legal
Kidnappings--California
Kerrigan, Larry
Williams, Roy A
Kirk, James F
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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