Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Crowd of men, women and children gather outside of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, waiting to glimpse the train that carried William Edward Hickman to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was held while awaiting extradition. Hickman confessed to the kidnap for ransom and murder of Marion Parker, age 12. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928. Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Hickman Faces Questions About Another Murder: Crowd Surrounding Jail Foiled; Court Hearing to Be Tomorrow; Slayer Faints in His Cell," 28 Dec. 1927: A1. Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward. Written on negative: Crowds at Glendale
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_10438 ark:/21198/zz002hbdf9
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Railroad stations--California--Glendale Kidnappings Extradition Homicides Spectators--California--Glendale Parker, Marion, 1915-1927 Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928 Glendale Transportation Center (Calif.)
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