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Lot #2081
Hilton Bybee Original Vintage Mug Shot Photograph and FBI Papers

Estimate: $200+
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Description

Portion of a Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal profile for convicted murderer and Eastham Prison Farm escapee Hilton Bybee, including: a vintage glossy 3.25 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of Bybee, with physical description form on reverse filled out in black ink; two pages of handwritten memos, 8 x 10.5, listing Bybee's physical traits, family, known hangouts, and affiliated parties, with one page bearing an FBI Dallas office stamp dated July 6, 1937; and two typed letters from Special Agent F. J. Blake, both unsigned, 8 x 10.5. The first, dated July 3, 1937, concerns Bybee's escape from the Texas State Penitentiary farm on June 22, 1937; the second, dated August 6, 1937, in full: "Please withdraw Wanted Notice placed in the Identification Division as requested in my letter of July 3, 1937 against the above individual. Bybee was killed on July 20, 1937 near Monticello, Arkansas." In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered surface impressions and horizontal crease through facial area.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Gangsters, Outlaw & Lawmen
  • Dates: #503 - Ended June 23, 2017