Branson Kidnapping Case

Creator

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Identifier

20038566

Description

Mrs. Melba Branson is arriving at the Fort Worth Police Station Friday night after officers returned her from Laredo, Texas. Mrs. Branson has been charged in the kidnapping case of Milly McGills. The three-week-old baby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McGill, was kidnapped on January 9, 1945. Mrs. Branson, eighteen, confessed to Detective Chief Grant that she took the baby at the request of the baby's mother. Mr. and Mrs. McGill were going through a divorce and Mrs. McGill wanted custody of the child to go to Mrs. Branson. Her estranged husband contested and reported Mrs. Branson for kidnapping. Mrs. Branson shown sitting on a bench. She is dressed in a collared blouse, blazer, skirt, and a fur coat. On February 22, a jury found Mrs. Branson "Not Guilty" on the charge of kidnapping.

Archival Date

1945-01-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-650

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Branson, Melba (Mrs.); Kidnapping; Branson kidnapping; Kidnappings; Suspects; Fort Worth Police Department; Police stations; Detective Chief Grant; Fur coats; McGill, Milly; McGill, C. A. (Mrs.); McGill, C. A.; Law enforcement