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
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b&w nitrate negative
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Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Crime Homicides--California--Los Angeles Disaster Legal Hardaker, Charles
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