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Title
Thomas Edward Dugger, also known as "Ape Man", on trial for assaulting three women, Los Angeles, 1935-1936
Date Created and/or Issued
Between 1935-1936
1935/1936
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.
Thomas Edward Dugger, known as "Ape Man", was convicted of eleven felonies related to the robbery, kidnapings, and assault of three women. Dugger was indicted on April 4, 1935 and sentenced to death by the Supreme Court on February 18, 1936.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Thomas Edward Dugger.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Dugger, Thomas Edward; Fitts, Buron; Giese, Ray E.; Sanderson, Leroy.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz00254fdf
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
People
Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Legal
Dugger, Thomas Edward
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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