Paul A. Wright with his attorney Jerry Giesler during a trial in which Wright is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Los Angeles, November 1937-February 1938
Date Created and/or Issued
between November 9, 1937 and February 16, 1938 1937-11-09/1938-02-16
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Airline official Paul A. Wright (standing right) with his attorney Jerry Giesler. Wright confessed to the double murder of his wife, Evelyn and best friend, John Kimmel. Wright said he shot the pair after finding them in an embrace in his home. In the trial that followed, called the "White Flame" trial by the press, Wright eventually escaped the death pentalty and a prison sentence on an insanity plea Text from original nitrate sleeve: Wright, Paul A.; Geisler, Jerry, Att.; Hegi, W. Capt.; Nance, Frank, Coroner Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: L-R Atty Jerry Geisler & Paul A. Wright
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025gmb9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Crimes of passion--California--Los Angeles Homicides--California--Los Angeles Disaster Legal Giesler, Jerry, 1886-1962 Wright, Paul A
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