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Title
Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
February 23, 1940
1940-02-23
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.
Charles Hardaker at the inquest for his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, who was accused of murdering their 5 year old daugther. Charles Hardaker went before a jury and Police Judge Paul G. McIver to testify about his wife's mental state. He told of many quarrels, seperations, and suicide attempts. Betty 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: Charles Hardaker on witness stand.
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/zz0027zwhv
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Legal
Hardaker, Charles
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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