Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Possibly related to the article, "Mystery Shack, Boys' Shoes Found in 'Death Farm' Hunt: OFFICERS TAKEN TO CANYON HUT Clark Lad Leads Them Also to Filled-up Well Net Being Drawn Closer on Northcott Fugitives Other Clews Being Revealed in Grewsome Case," Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 1928: A2 From left to right, Deputy Sheriffs Ybarra and Mendoza discover children's shoes on a ranch in Mint Valley which was once occupied by Gordon S. Northcott. Deputy Sheriff Ybarra crouches down at left and faces right. He holds one shoe in his hands. Behind and to the right of him, Deputy Sheriff Mendoza also crouches down. He looks down as he holds a pair of shoes in his hands. A shed stands in partial view along the right edge. Gordon S. Northcott was later tried, convicted and executed for the serial murders of young boys in the area. Text from negative sleeve: Northcott, Gordon murder case nitrates [handwritten:] (Box 27) 3
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6711 ark:/21198/zz002cx018
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Serial murders--California--Riverside County Shoes Ranches--California--Santa Clarita Serial murders--California--Los Angeles County Evidence (law) Police--California--Santa Clarita Crime scene searches--California--Santa Clarita Ybarra, Joseph Mendoza, (Deputy Sheriff) Northcott, Gordon Stewart, 1906?-1930
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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