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Murder suspect Madalynne Obenchain escorted to out of courthouse Los Angeles, ca. 1921

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Title: Murder suspect Madalynne Obenchain escorted to out of courthouse Los Angeles, ca. 1921
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa August, 1921]
1921-08
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
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Madalynne Obenchain was tried and acquitted for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy.
Madalynne Obenchain (center) coves her face with a gloved hand as two unidentified men escort her out of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, seen in the background.
A different photograph likely taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "Divorcee and Minister's Son Accused of Slaying," Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug 1921: II1.
Text from negative sleeve: Obenchain, Madeline [handwritten:] Obenchain, Madalynne
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6826
ark:/21198/zz002cx40p
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Obenchain, Madalynne b. 1893
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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