Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing 14-year-old Fred Walter Snigelski being comforted by his mother, Concetta Snigelski, in Harrison, New Jersey. According to the caption, the Newark schoolboy had just pleaded innocent to murder in the kidnapping and garroting death of his 11-year-old friend, John Preston Jr. The separate caption is attached to the bottom of the photo by a single piece of tape. Period writing appears on the back. The photo measures approximately 6¼ by 5¼ inches. Vintage tape, creasing, edge wear, scratches, and emulsion loss are present. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper.
