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Montebello Chief of Police Maxwell questions Betty Hardaker, charged with the murder of her daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

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Title: Montebello Chief of Police Maxwell questions Betty Hardaker, charged with the murder of her daughter, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: February 20, 1940
1940-02-20
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.
Montebello Chief of Police Maxwell questions Betty Hardaker after she was found hiding in a deserted Palm Springs cabin. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Betty Hardaker.
Text from original nitrate sleeve:Hardaker, Betty - Mrs.; Hardaker, Charles; Hardaker, Geraldine; Karnes, S.W.; Maxwell, L.B.; Olson, William; Caneer, Oma
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0027zw5p
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Crime
Police--California--Los Angeles
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Hardaker, Betty Flay
Maxwell, L.H
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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