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Frank R. Peck appears in court for William Edward Hickman trial, Los Angeles, 1927

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Title: Frank R. Peck appears in court for William Edward Hickman trial, Los Angeles, 1927
Date Created and/or Issued: December, 1927
1927-12
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.
After kidnapping and murdering Marion Parker, William Edward Hickman drew a gun at Frank R. Peck on Hollywood Blvd and eventually stole his car and $15 cash. He used the car to drive up to Oregon, where he was shortly apprehended.
This photograph is possibly related to the article, "Boy Hikers Pick Up Death Trail," Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec 1927: 2.
Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward
Handwritten on negative: Frank R. Peck
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9472
ark:/21198/zz002dhjgr
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Trials (Murder)--California--Los Angeles
Peck, Frank R
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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