Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Robert S. James on the witness stand in an empty courtroom. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder. Text from original nitrate sleeve: James, Robert S.
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz002888r7
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People Criminals--California--Los Angeles Crime James, Robert S
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