Wendell Sowell and George Brown examining weapons taken from Robert Maclin's home

Creator

Preview

Identifier

10018552

Description

Fort Worth Crime Lab Director Wendell Sowell, right, and highway patrol chemist George Brown examine the 26 weapons which were taken from the car belonging to Robert Maclin. Among the items was a book on torture. Maclin was charged with assault to murder after Earl Sanford, one of District Attorney Doug Crouch’s investigators, was wounded in a gun battle at Crouch’s home.

Archival Date

1965-01-07

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-5026 [Frame 1]

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Criminal charges; Criminal trials