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Order Number	00106586
Title	Rutherford Bennett and Nathaniel Smith
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 2655
Date	1955
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm.
Notes	Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	Mrs. Kate Hayden, 71, wife of real estate developer Samuel Hayden, was murdered in her Beverly Hills mansion on February 9, 1955. Police initially questioned two men, one a former butler who had been fired two weeks before the murder. Both men had alibis, however, and were released after taking lie-detector tests. The family's maid, Peggy King, also known as Margaret Moore, took a lie-detector test as well. King's test was not as conclusive, and after questioning she broke down and confessed to the killing. She told police she and Mrs. Hayden had been arguing about the preparation of a meal. After striking the older woman with the ax many times, she staged the crime scene to make it look like a robbery and told police she hadn't seen anything.
Description	Photograph caption dated February 9, 1955 reads "Ax murder suspect. L. to R., Nathaniel Smith, 24, and Rutherford Leon Bennett, 39 of 1403 W. 39th street (both Chrysler emoloyes (sic)) were held for questioning in the brutal hatchet slaying of Mrs. Kate Hayden, 71, wife of a Beverly Hills realtor. They were picked up Wednesday afternoon by Beverly hills police and Sheriffs deputies. Bennett is supposed to have been fired from his butler job two weeks ago by the Haydens." The men are standing next to each other. Behind them on the wall are the words "Mon.-Wed.-Sat., C. H. Anderson, Chief of Police."
Subject	Hayden, Kate--Death and burial. Criminal investigation--California--Beverly Hills. Murder--California--Beverly Hills. Murder--Investigation--California--Beverly Hills. Crime--California--Beverly Hills. Butlers--California--Beverly Hills. Men--California--Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills (Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection