Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. William Edward Hickman, wanted for the kidnap and murder of Marion Parker, was captured in Echo, Oregon, after an eight-day manhunt. In his initial confession (given while in Oregon) he named an alleged accomplice who drove a Ford coup. That detail is noted in the article, "Detailed Confession Made by "The Fox": Amazing Account of Conversing With Detectives and Following Police Cars at Rendezvous After Kidnapping Given by Hickman," Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 1927: 1. View of a man, wearing and overcoat and hat, sits in the passenger seat of an early 1920s Ford coup. He appears to be dusting a large, four-sided object for fingerprints. An artist's brush can be seen in his right hand. A second man, wearing a uniform, visor cap and leather gloves, stands outside of the car, holding the door open with one hand. A tool box sits near the rear tire (viewed at lower left). Nearly a dozen men stand in the background, watching as events unfold. Also seen in the background is a billboard printed with the words, "Season's Greetings." Handwritten on negative: Ford Coup found at 9th Lucas Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10436 ark:/21198/zz002hbdc8
Subject
Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles Homicides--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Parker, Marion, 1915-1927 Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928
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