Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Tanner sits in a chair between Fitts and Bodkin. The attorneys lean in towards Tanner, who seems to be in mid-conversation sitting with his hands folded in his lap. The investigation of the torture-kidnapping of Henry G. Bodkin and his wife has been reopened in suspicion that there was another accomplice with Tanner, Harry Brooks, and J. J. Hill. Tanner and Brooks have been sentenced to death for torturing Bodkin by burning his fingers with matches. Photograph appears with the article, "Doomed Man Aids Inquiry," Los Angeles Times, 02 Aug 1935: A1. Handwritten on negative: L2R Henry G. Bodkins x Wm E Tanner x Buron Fitts 8-1-35 Text from newspaper caption: William E. Tanner, center, facing death on the gallows with Harry Brooks for the kidnapping of Henry G. Bodkin, left, attorney, is shown being requestioned by Dist.-Atty. Fitts reportedly in connection with another man's complicity in the crime. Text from negative sleeve: 1364 - Henry G. Bodkins Wm E Tanner Buron Fitts Bodkins Kidnaping 8-1-35 [stamped:] [illegible]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7874 ark:/21198/zz002dfncr
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Fitts, Buron, 1895-1973 Bodkin, Henry, 1886-1972 Tanner, William E
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.