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Order Number
00096251
Title
Mothers
of
molested
girls
sign
complaint
Collection ID
Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession
HE
box
108
.
Date
1947
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;19
x
25
cm
. on
sheet
21
x
26
cm
.
Notes
Photograph
was
edited
for
publication
purposes.
;
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Description
Pictured
are:
(left
to
right)
Mrs
.
Helen
Cartwell
with
Judy
,
5
;
Mrs
.
Merriam
Manchester
with
Bette
,
6
; and
Mrs
.
Della
Rideout
with
Elsie
,
6
.
Henry
V
.
G
.
(Gus)
Paulette
, a
39-year-old
former
marine
(not
pictured)
confessed
to
molesting
one
of the
girls
,
presumably
Elsie
Riedout
, in his
car
near
Manchester
Elementary
School
located
at
8810
S
.
Hoover
Street
.
Mrs
.
Helen
Cartmill
,
saw
Paulette
in the
back
seat
of his
green
sedan
with the
6-year-old
and
rushed
toward
the
car
.
Upon
noticing
her,
Paulette
pushed
the
child
from the
vehicle
as
Mrs
.
Cartmill
jumped
on the
running
board
,
all
the
while
yelling
, "
Kidnapping
!
Kidnapping
!
Kidnapping!
"
Witnesses
reported
the
fleeing
car
, with
Mrs
.
Cartmill
clinging
to the
running
board
.
Police
officers
soon
overtook
the
vehicle
,
arresting
Paulette
after
a
chase
of
several
blocks
.
Photograph
dated
November
25
,
1947
.
Subject
Children--Crimes against--California--Los Angeles.
Kidnapping--California--Los Angeles.
Mothers--California--Los Angeles.
Mothers and daughters--California--Los Angeles.
Girls--California--Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs.
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Group portraits
Coverage
1941
;
1942
;
1943
;
1944
;
1945
;
1946
;
1947
;
1948
;
1949
;
1950
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
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