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Letter from kidnap victim William Gettle to his attorney, Ernest E. Noon, May 1934 (page 1)

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Title: Letter from kidnap victim William Gettle to his attorney, Ernest E. Noon, May 1934 (page 1)
Date Created and/or Issued: May 1934
1934-05
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Gettle was kidnapped from his ranch home in Arcadia on the night of May 9th during a housewarming party, then held in a La Crescenta house by a gang consisting of three men and two women. Police foiled their ransom plot and rescued Gettle on May 14th, following clues recorded on a dictagraph placed on the telephone conversations of a suspected bank robber.
Transcript of page 1 of note: Dear Ernie: Our friend Percy states that you waited to ensure I was still alive. If I do get out here pretty quick I may not be alive. I got hurt when started. Please complete this job today without delay.
Page 2 of letter has identifier: uclamss_1429_4878
Text from negative sleeve: Gettle, William F. Kidnap case
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4877
ark:/21198/zz002ctssd
Language: English
Subject: Kidnappings--California--Beverly Hills
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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