Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Betty Hardaker turns to speak with an unidentified woman in a courtroom during her inquisition. 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. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Hardaker, Betty - Mrs.; Karnes, Samuel - Mr.; Bailey, Bess - Dep. Sheriff; Hardaker, Charles; Tait, Lorraine; Hosking, Madge. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Betty Hardaker.
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1387_22815-11 22815 ark:/21198/zz0027zxds
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Crime Homicides--California--Los Angeles Legal Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Hardaker, Betty Flay
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