Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mikels was one of several psychiatrists working for the prosecution against William Edward Hickman, who confessed to the kidnap and murder of Marion Parker, age 12. Hickman was sentenced to death after a 13-day trial. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928. Photograph of Dr. Frank Mikels, seated on the witness stand, holding an open notebook. An empty judge's seat is viewed in the background. Handwritten on negative: Dr Frank Mikels MD Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10454 ark:/21198/zz002hbf02
Subject
Homicides--California--Los Angeles Psychiatrists--American--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Parker, Marion, 1915-1927 Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928 Mikels, Frank M., 1880-1941
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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