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 and watch as a train carrying William Edward Hickman passes by. The train was traveling to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where Hickman was captured after an eight-day manhunt. Hickman had 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. Murderer.
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10458 ark:/21198/zz002hbf44
Subject
Homicides--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Extradition Fugitives from justice--California--Glendale Crowds--California--Glendale Glendale Transportation Center (Calif.) Parker, Marion, 1915-1927 Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928
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