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Title
Betty Hardaker after her conviction for the murder of her daughter, 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.
Betty Flay Hardaker sits in an office chair at the Los Angeles County Jail. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daugher, 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.; Karnes, Samuel - Mr.; Bailey, Bess - Dep. Sheriff; Hardaker, Charles; Tait, Lorraine; Hosking, Madge.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zxjv
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Hardaker, Betty Flay
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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