Category Archives: #courts

Love Triangle Killings at Burbank Trailer Park

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Everything's Okay, Honey, Go Back to Sleep, Huh?"

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Monorail Planned for Downtown Los Angeles!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

"She Was Gone … Real Gone!" Voters reject higher taxes. View this page Beatnik robbers tell victim to "play it cool." Woof, Daddy-o. Above, another mass-transit plan that never got off the drawing board. All right, you kids, no more … Continue reading →

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Voices — Sonia Sotomayor

Posted on May 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Judge Finds Humility in Journey From Housing Projects to Bench * Success: Sonia Sotomayor–recently appointed to the federal Court of Appeals–credits her childhood environment for giving her a 'more complex understanding of human nature.' January 3, 1999 By LARRY NEUMEISTER, … Continue reading →

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Girl, 9, Killed in Los Feliz

Posted on May 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 26, 1909: Ben Elliott is taken into custody in the rape and murder of 9-year-old Anna Poltera/Polera on Los Feliz Road. Amateur detectives hinder investigation! A Sept. 4, 1921, feature on unsolved killings refers to the LAPD's "homicide book," … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Dies; Dodgers Lose

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I've Been Thinking of Doing Some Writing!" The Times seems to have gone to one of Dale Carnegie's programs and been reading Norman Vincent Peale on positive thinking. At left, we have a sermon by the Rev. Richard J. Sneed, … Continue reading →

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Clues in Torso Killing!

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1929: Mack Sennett's famous film duck Waddles gets an obituary in The Times!

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Father Turns in Son in Fatal Stabbing, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Just Wait There! — I'll Come Right Down." Kenneth A. Merriam is accused of helping to kill the two children of his girlfriend, Wanda Brogdon. Evidently, both of them were mentally disabled. At right, Ernie Kovacs needs a 100-foot piano … Continue reading →

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Man Admits Sack Murder, May 28, 1934

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tulley/Tully McQuate was hanged May 24, 1935. Harry Carr visits Beale Street.

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U.S. Calls for Release of POWs; Lakers’ Coach Quits, May 20, 1969

Posted on May 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Richard Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu agree to meet. View this page The soap opera that was the 1968-69 Lakers had at least one more teary chapter. Butch Van Breda Kolff resigned, headed to Detroit after two … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 19, 1959

Posted on May 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Into Each Life Some Confusion Must Fall Beverly Hills is widely advertised in all its Chamber of Commerce brochures as one of the best-policed cities in the nation. As a direct result, I suppose, the town frequently runs … Continue reading →

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Woman Attacks Officer in Court, May 18, 1939

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

I'm conducting an experiment today. Some readers have complained that the page is slow to load. About three weeks ago, we went to Typepad's new, "improved" editor, which changed the way "the platform" handles images. A full newspaper page weighs … Continue reading →

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The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gaaah! What were they thinking? No wonder these were on sale! This Sunday paper is an alarming time capsule with fear and anxiety on every page, plus a little sex here and there. At left, "What We Must Know About … Continue reading →

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31 Die When Plane Explodes in Midair, May 13, 1959

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Emergo was a fake skeleton hanging from a wire that was pulled out into the audience. My little hometown theater didn't have it, alas. There's no shortage of interesting items today. A Capital Airlines plane en route from New York … Continue reading →

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L.A. Orders Two-Man Streetcar Crews, May 11, 1939

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

These old papers are fantastic; all you have to do is stick a shovel in the dirt and you strike gold. At left and above, Los Angeles struggles to solve its problems with congested traffic. The Times shows work … Continue reading →

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Bianchi Charged as Hillside Strangler; Nolan Ryan on Baseball, May 10, 1979

Posted on May 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1979: Gas rationing, a SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) agreement with the Soviets and Dial Torgerson reports from Jerusalem that U.N. troops turn back an Israeli force pursuing Palestinian guerrillas into Lebanon. Former security guard Kenneth Allesio Bianchi, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 7, 1959

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File An Eyewitness Can Be High Executioner There's a man in our society I fear. He's an honest man, conscientious and law-abiding. His intentions are the best. But because of — rather than in spite of — his … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 5, 1959

Posted on May 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Elizabeth Ann Duncan crosses her fingers during her murder trial. CONFIDENTIAL FILE Frank S. Duncan Has Come to Town In a sparsely furnished office on the floor of a modernistic Sunset … Continue reading →

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Man Charged With Defrauding Widows, July 20, 1900

Posted on May 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 1, 1959

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Has the Black Hand a Grip on Our City? Without trumpets to announce his arrival or news cameras to record it, a very controversial young man slipped into town yesterday. His name: Alvin H. Goldstein Jr. For … Continue reading →

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