trial

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...

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...

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.

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

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...

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, May M. Dahllof...

Photograph of the Abbott trial jury as District Attorney J. Frank Coakley delivers his long opening statement.

The jury members, from left to right:

Back Row: Esmond T. Harrison (...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

Photograph of an unidentified woman at the Abbott Murder Trial on its first full day...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

First full day of the trial (after the selection of the jury) of Burton W. Abbott,...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

Photograph of the large wall-mounted map used in the murder trial of Burton W. Abbott...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

Photograph of the large wall-mounted map used in the murder trial of Burton W. Abbott...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

Photograph of the large wall-mounted map used in the murder trial of Burton W. Abbott...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

Photograph of the large wall-mounted map used in the murder trial of Burton W. Abbott...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

First full day of the trial (after the selection of the jury) of Burton W. Abbott,...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

First full day of the trial (after the selection of the jury) of Burton W. Abbott,...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

Second day of the trial of Burton W. Abbott, accused of the kidnapping and murder of...

For a detailed summary of the prosecution's arguments, please see the "Remarks" screen for h96.1.1436.

Second day of the trial of Burton W. Abbott, accused of the kidnapping and murder of...