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Title
Family members of murder victim Marilyn Bunker sit in court during the trial of the accused murderer Donald Rogers, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
February 15, 1940
1940-02-15
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.
Family of murder victim Marilyn Bunker sit in court during the trial of the accused murderer Donald Rogers. Marilyn was shot by 17-year-old Donald Rogers, also known as Donald Fehrenschild, while she was playing on a hill with her little brother and other children. Rogers shot at the children from the upstairs window of his home. However, Rogers insisted that he was trying to shoot doves he had seen on the hillside.
Text from original nitrate sleeve:Bunker, Marilyn (murder victim); Bunker, Harlan - father; Bunker, Bradley; Bunker, Donald; Bunker, Harlan Mrs.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mr. Harlan Bunker, Donald Bunker, Mrs. B, and Bradley Bunker.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zssj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Events
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Bunker, Donald
Bunker, Bradley
Bunker, Ethel
Bunker, Harlan
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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