Haunting, Historic LAPD Crime Photos

JacobLester Published 10/25/2015

For the first time ever, photos from the LAPD archives, some dating back to 1925, have been made public as part of a new exhibit. The images will be on display at an exhibition for Paris Photo Los Angeles at Paramount Studios from April 25-27, 2014.

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A car riddled with bullets is pictured from October 10, 1942.
2.
Here the body of a murder victim can be seen, dated September 13, 1934.
3.
A demand note taken as evidence from a bank robbery on December 21, 1961.
4.
This photo, one of about 50 on display, is dated September 23, 1950.
5.
It looks like a still from a film, but this is a photo of some detectives at a crime re-enactment in 1963.
6.
A detective points to a victim camouflaged in brush at a crime scene dated September 28, 1942.
7.
Images of a shooting that occurred on 7th Avenue in the Wilshire district of Los Angeles on July 19, 1950.
8.
'Detail of bullet holes in screen', which is dated February 3, 1930.
9.
A female assault victim exposes her injuries on June 2, 1950.
10.
Scene shots of a man who committed suicide on September 4, 1950.
11.
A bank robbery note from March 11, 1965.
12.
Body of a man in a morgue on on March 29, 1945.
13.
Scene of a carbon monoxide poisoning on December 18, 1950.
14.
Chalk outline detailing a knife in the victim's hand dated April 12, 1950.
15.
This photo is captioned 'kidnapping perpetrator' and is dated June 2, 1950.

1.
A car riddled with bullets is pictured from October 10, 1942.
2.
Here the body of a murder victim can be seen, dated September 13, 1934.
3.
A demand note taken as evidence from a bank robbery on December 21, 1961.
4.
This photo, one of about 50 on display, is dated September 23, 1950.
5.
It looks like a still from a film, but this is a photo of some detectives at a crime re-enactment in 1963.
6.
A detective points to a victim camouflaged in brush at a crime scene dated September 28, 1942.
7.
Images of a shooting that occurred on 7th Avenue in the Wilshire district of Los Angeles on July 19, 1950.
8.
'Detail of bullet holes in screen', which is dated February 3, 1930.
9.
A female assault victim exposes her injuries on June 2, 1950.
10.
Scene shots of a man who committed suicide on September 4, 1950.
11.
A bank robbery note from March 11, 1965.
12.
Body of a man in a morgue on on March 29, 1945.
13.
Scene of a carbon monoxide poisoning on December 18, 1950.
14.
Chalk outline detailing a knife in the victim's hand dated April 12, 1950.
15.
This photo is captioned 'kidnapping perpetrator' and is dated June 2, 1950.