Samuel Karnes, Sr., Johanna Karnes, Edith Karnes, and Audrey Burns sit in the courtroom during the preliminary trial for Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Samuel Karnes, Sr., Johanna Karnes, Edith Karnes, and Audrey Burns sit in the courtroom during the preliminary trial for Betty Flay Hardaker. Betty Flay 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: L - R Samuel Karnes, Johanna Karnes, Mrs. Edith Karnes, Mrs. Audrey Burns. Text from original nitrate sleeve:Hardaker, Betty - Mrs.; Hardaker, Charles; Hardaker, Geraldine; Karnes, S.W.; Maxwell, L.B.; Olson, William; Caneer, Oma
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz0027zw9r
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Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Crime Homicides--California--Los Angeles Legal Disaster Karnes, Johanna Burns, Audrey Karnes, Samuel, Sr Karnes, Edith
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