Capt. J.H. Carter inspects a piano bench in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Wright fatally shot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Police Captain J.H. Carter inspects the piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Capt. J.H. Carter in Paul A. Wright Home Text from original nitrate sleeve: Wright Home - Scene of Fatal Shooting of Mrs. Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel by Paul A. Wright; Trowbridge, Robert W., Officer; Carter, J.H., Capt.
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uclamss_1387_15969-01 ark:/21198/zz0025gjjf
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Crimes of passion--California--Glendale Disaster Investigation--California--Glendale Police--California--Glendale Pianos Homicides--California--Glendale Carter, J.H Wright, Paul A
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