Jan. 31, 1958
Los Angeles

A crowd watches flames destroy an old wooden bridge over the Los Angeles River near Compton … An inquiry by the district attorney finds no basis for allegations of misconduct by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office …

Quote of the day: “I always wanted to be a criminal, but not this big a one.”
–Charles Starkweather, killer of 11 people

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