Sleepy Lagoon

Posted on March 7, 2008 by lmharnisch



Aug. 3, 1942
Los Angeles

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I received several requests for Times stories on the Sleepy Lagoon case after we published the obituary of Manuel Reyes, who was wrongly convicted in the slaying of Jose Diaz. This is our first story on the incident, which occurred on the Williams ranch in Montebello.

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1 Response to Sleepy Lagoon

  1. michael ryerson's avatar michael ryerson says:
    March 8, 2008 at 7:47 am

    Interestingly, the late Mr. Reyes does not appear in the initial list of alleged malefactors and the sobriquet ‘Sleepy Lagoon’ hasn’t yet been dreamed up.
    –The name “Sleepy Lagoon” first appears in The Times on Aug. 6, 1942. Manuel Reyes was arrested about Aug. 12, 1942, according to The Times.
    –Larry

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