The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Caption on back reads: "Patio Excavation -- Dr. Paul Kirk (extreme left), University of California criminologist, watches as police dig in the backyard for possible further evidence of the girl." Dr. Kirk would eventually testify in the trial of Burton Abbott, providing critical evidence that linked Abbott to Stephanie's gravesite in Trinity County.
Concepts:
excavation; police; patio; Abbott Murder Trial
Places:
San Jose Avenue, Alameda
Persons:
Paul Kirk
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