Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Map of possible burial sites related to the Gordon Stewart Northcott murders. Northcott was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928, which his mother admitted to, and she received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23. Likely related to one of the following articles, "Riverside County to Get Custody of Northcott. Map Gives Clew [sic] to Victim's Graves; Youth Again Pleads Not Guilty; Balks at Test of Sanity." Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 1928: A2, or, "Northcott Map Basis for Hunt. Authorities to Comb Ranch for Boys' Bodies. Preliminary Study Fails to Reveal Any Graves. Riverside Officials Skeptical About "Confessions."" 4 Oct. 1930: A1. Text from negative sleeve: Eastman, George. Gordon Scoot ['Stewart' is written in below with an arrow to Scoot] Northcott murder case, 1928. nitrates.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2058 ark:/21198/zz002dczxg
Language
English
Subject
Crime scenes Evidence (law) Northcott, Gordon S., 1906-1930--Trials, litigation, etc Northcott, Gordon Stewart, 1906?-1930
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