Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. 35-year-old William Focher was mistakenly shot by police, believed to have held up the Olympic Auditorium. He got into an altercation with Lou Daro and Det. Lt. Sanderson claimed officers believed Focher and his companion John Moore were bandits. From left to right: Det. Lt. F. L. McGlinchey (seated), Lou Daro (seated), Ed M. Crum, Det. Lt. L. E. Sanderson, Capt. E. A. Frendenberg (seated) Different photographs likely taken on the same occasion appear with the article, "Error Death To Be Aired," Los Angeles Times, 12 July 1935: A1. Handwritten on negative: F. L. McGlinchey Text from negative sleeve: 1147-- L to R F. L. McGlinchey (D. L.) Lou Daro Ed. M. Crum (Police [illegible]) L. E. Sanderson (D. L. Homo) Capt. E. A. Frendenberg Shooting of Focher 9-11-35 [stamped:] JUL 17 1935
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7452 ark:/21198/zz002df4t7
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Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Detectives--California--Los Angeles Sports promoters--California--Los Angeles Daro, Lou, b. 1884 or 85 McGlinchey, Frank, (Frank Lorey), 1899-1986 Sanderson, Leroy E Frendenberg, Edward A Crum, Edward Merle, 1911-1979
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