Abbott murder trial

An unidentified man stands in or near the Abbott murder trial courtroom in the Alameda County Courthouse.

Photograph of Mary Bryan, the mother of Abbott victim Stephanie Bryan. She is sitting in conference with District Attorney J. Frank Coakley.

When this photograph was printed in the...

Photograph of Mary Bryan, the mother of Abbott victim Stephanie Bryan. She is sitting in conference with District Attorney J. Frank Coakley.

When this photograph was printed in the...

Photograph of Mary Bryan, the mother of Abbott victim Stephanie Bryan. She is sitting in conference with District Attorney J. Frank Coakley.

When this photograph was printed in the...

The original negative sleeve identifies the woman as "Mrs. Hill." She sits on the witness stand, a large microphone positioned in front of her.

The original negative sleeve identifies the woman as "Mrs. Hill." She sits on the witness stand, a large microphone positioned in front of her. She is wearing a demure dress with a most...

Defense counsel Harold B. Hove(?????) standing in front of a map of northern California, holding a jacket that has been admitted as a piece of evidence.

Photo of schematic drawing on chalkboard. Abbott basement floorplan? Blueprint of Trinity Co. getaway spot?

An unidentified man (suit, tie, receding hairline, wan face) sashays into the Abbott trial courtroom as a bailiff looks on.

A schematic drawing (on a chalkboard?) in the courtoom of the Abbott murder trial. The drawing is composed of co-joined horizontal and vertical lines, so it might be a drawing of anything from...

Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside of the Alameda County Courthouse courtroom where the trial of Burton Abbott took place. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and floral tie...

Photograph of an unidentified man who may be defense counsel Harold B. Hove, stuffing papers into his valise at the end(?) of another day of the trial. Behind him stands a photographer with his...

Photograph of an unidentified man who may be defense counsel Harold B. Hove(?), displaying a piece of evidence to the jury(?). The evidence is a jacket with plush or fur collar. He stands in...

Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside of the Alameda County Courthouse courtroom where the trial of Burton Abbott took place. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and floral tie...

Photograph of the crowd in the Abbott courtoom. Two unidentified men and three unidentified women sit in the front row of the audience section of the Abbott trial courtroom. They are most likely...

Three unidentified women sit in the front row of the audience section of the Abbott trial courtroom. They are most likely relatives of Burton Abbott. On the right, a man who might be defense...

An unidentified man holds an enlarged photograph of what appears to be a freeway. He might be a cartographer, called as an expert witness to testify about the validity of the image he is holding...

Photograph of District Attorney J. Frank Coakley delivering his opening statement to the Abbott trial jury.

Jurors are, from left to right:

Back Row: Vella V. Bartsch (not pictured...

Photograph of District Attorney J. Frank Coakley delivering his opening statement to the Abbott trial jury.

Jurors are, from left to right:

Back Row: Esmond T. Harrison (alternate),...

An unidentified man sits in a chair in what appears to be the Abbott trial courtroom. He is dressed in a suit.