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Ed Gein at State Crime Lab

Date: 11 19 1957
Description: Ed Gein (1906-1984) signing paperwork at the state crime lab where he was brought for lie detector and other tests or at the city jail where he was held ov...
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Ed Gein at State Crime Lab

Date: 11 17 1957
Description: Ed Gein (1906-1984) and a police officer wait at the counter at the State Crime Lab where he was brought for lie detector and other tests or at the city ja...
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 04 1953
Description: Albert A. Hanson, facing a possible prison term on charges of adultery and receiving stolen money, ponders his fate alone before the empty jury box during ...
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 04 1953
Description: The Albert Hanson trial is serious business for jurors as they hear Attorney William J. Coyne (standing) defend Hanson.
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 05 1953
Description: Diane Nelson, 20-year-old bookkeeper, is shown reviewing with her attorney, Maurice B. Pasch, the testimony she gave as the chief prosecution witness again...
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Stop Light Violator Charged with Death of Police Sergeant

Date: 07 16 1957
Description: Inquest held in the death of Police Sergeant Ralph Nedderman caused by a traffic light violation by driver Alphonse Reiter (23). Shown in the court room ar...
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"Them Cards is Dead" Poster

Date: 09 27 1957
Description: Wisconsin State Journal staff reporter, June Dieckmann seated at a desk. Behind her on the wall is a poster saying "Them Cards is Dead." The poster ...
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Attorney Darrell MacIntyre

Date: 09 1957
Description: Portrait of Darrell MacIntyre, attorney for the defense in the murder trial of Ralph O'Dell, who was accused of shooting Joseph Knock during a burglary att...
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Jurors

Date: 10 1957
Description: Group portrait of the jurors in the jury box. These men and women served jury duty for the murder trial of Ralph O'Dell, accused of shooting Joseph Knock d...
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Bailiff Winifred Ottum

Date: 11 1957
Description: Portrait of Winifred Ottum, one of the jurors who are experiencing restrictions to their personal freedom during the long murder trial of Ralph O'Dell.
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Judge Wilkie

Date: 09 1957
Description: Portrait of Circuit Judge Edwin Wilkie who presided over the murder trial of Ralph O'Dell.
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Accused O'Dell

Date: 11 1957
Description: Portrait of the defendant, Ralph O'Dell, accused of shooting Joseph Knock during a burglary attempt.
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Verdict

Date: 11 09 1957
Description: Bailiff Andrew Sampson is handing the jury's verdict of first-degree murder and burglary to Judge Edwin Wilkie at the murder trial of Ralph O'Dell, accused...
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Kathy O'Dell

Date: 11 09 1957
Description: Kathy O'Dell, wife of the defendant, is shown crying in her husband's arms after the guilty verdict was read.
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case

Date: 11 1957
Description: The defendant, Ralph O'Dell, is shown holding his 17-month-old son Timmie and saying goodbye, after receiving a life sentence for killing Joseph Knock duri...
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Ralph O'Dell Murder Case — Detective Beckman

Date: 11 1957
Description: Portrait of Madison Detective Elroy Beckman, who was questioned during the murder trial of Ralph O'Dell, accused of shooting Joseph Knock during a burglary...
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Police Handling Crime Tools

Date: 02 01 1958
Description: Two police detectives or officers, one handling hacksaw blades and the other inspecting rope, investigating a possible burglary using these items. They are...
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Interrogating a Possible Burglary Suspect

Date: 02 01 1958
Description: Policeman (out of frame) interviewing a possible burglary suspect.
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Juror Needs a Foot Rest

Date: 11 18 1958
Description: A juror uses a book to rest her feet on during a trial of tavern owner Ray W. Karasek.
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Interior of Kellor's Lakeview Store

Date: 02 13 1959
Description: Richard Kellor, son of the owner Carroll Kellor, standing in an aisle of Kellor's Lakeview Store, the site of a possible robbery. The store is located on H...

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