Category Archives: Homicide

Man Sought in Tate Killings; Angels Hit 5 Home Runs!

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 18, 1969: Royal Canadian Mounted Police search for Thomas Steven Harrigan, identified as a suspect in the Tate killings … Hurricane Camille hits Mississippi with 150-mph winds … and "Weary Youngsters" head home from Woodstock. Above: "Joan Baez, … Continue reading →

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Deputies Raid Spahn Movie Ranch; Booed by Fans, Wills Hits Grand Slam

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1969: I suppose we at the Daily Mirror HQ should be talking about "Amerika" and how the military-industrial complex sucks the blood of the Woodstock Nation. But we're not. The only thing up against the wall here are … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Body

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Aug. 17, 1889: Patented poultry powder … but stay away from the gasoline stoves! A body found on Fire Island is not missing aeronaut F.D. Hogan, who lost a propeller on his airship and drifted out to sea. … Continue reading →

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Manson Girl Tries to Shoot President

Posted on August 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 5, 1975: Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme is arrested after trying to shoot President Ford. During the scuffle the woman — wearing a long red dress and a red head bandanna — was heard to shout: "It didn't go off! … Continue reading →

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Westchester Youth Band Plans Christmas Party

Posted on August 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 18, 1960: The Westchester Youth Band plans its Christmas party. Entertainment will be provided by band members Mike Van Ourkirk, Jan Nichols, David Sheppard, Geoffry Bales, Gary Chase, Peggy Ishikawe, Nora Lynn Stevens, Lynette Fromme and Anne Marine (surely … Continue reading →

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Suspect Freed in Tate – La Bianca Killings; Drysdale Quits

Posted on August 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 12, 1969: William E. Garretson is freed in the "Tate" killings. One season after making history, Don Drysdale's career was history. Shoulder problems forced Drysdale to call it quits only a season after setting the major league record for … Continue reading →

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August 11, 1969: Ritual Killings Terrorize L.A.

Posted on August 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 11, 1969: The Times brings out an extra for the La Bianca killings. Note: In keeping with the Daily Mirror’s practice of posting original documents in Los Angeles history, often for the first time, we present former Deputy Dist. … Continue reading →

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Remembering Armida Wiltsey

Posted on July 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Karen Davis writes of Armida Wiltsey, whose 1978 killing was solved through DNA analysis: My family has been following the news stories since the real killer was found and each time I read another update, the angrier I became as … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Officer-Involved Shooting of a Teenager

Posted on July 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 24, 1946: Anthonette Montenegro swings her purse at officers during a corner's inquest that determined that Deputy H.H. Hodges was justified in killing her 13-year-old son, Eugene, a burglary suspect.

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Man Killed in San Pedro Over Woman

Posted on July 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 24, 1889: Coroner Meredith yesterday went down to San Pedro, where he held an inquest on the body of Martin Winter, the mate of the schooner Jessie Minor, who was killed in a stabbing affray at that place Monday … Continue reading →

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July 23, 2009: Darryl Thomas Kemp, Paroled Sex Killer Strikes Again, Gets Death Penalty for the Third Time

Posted on July 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 17, 1959: Darryl Thomas Kemp is linked to the killing of Marjorie Hipperson. He killed again a few months after being paroled in 1978. The nylon stocking murder of nurse Marjorie Hipperson, one of the most sensational Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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5 Lynched in Louisiana

Posted on July 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 22, 1899, Tallulah, La.: "When he got to the courthouse square, a crowd of about two hundred and fifty citizens overpowered the sheriff and, after a severe struggle, took Joe and Charles Defatta down to the slaughter pen and … Continue reading →

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Man Sought in Oklahoma Killing Arrested in L.A.

Posted on July 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 21, 1899: Clyde Mattox, a murder suspect wanted in Oklahoma, talks to a reporter because they are both members of the Knights of Pythias. "In 1889 when but 19 years of age, Mattox was a member of the police … Continue reading →

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Man Says He’s Jack the Ripper!

Posted on July 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 20, 1889: A man confesses to being Jack the Ripper — no wait, he's only a drunken lunatic.

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Jack the Ripper Strikes Again

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 17, 1889: Another horrible murder by Jack the Ripper.

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Killing in Chinatown

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 15, 1889: Siegel the Hatter, under the Nadeau Hotel. July 15, 1889: A killing in Chinatown. The old newspapers never spared the gruesome details.

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Body of Missing Woman Found in Car Trunk; Dodgers Win in 13th Inning

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 10, 1959: A heatwave sears Southern California as a fire threatens homes in the Linda Vista neighborhood of Pasadena. More attacks are feared in Vietnam after a bombing kills two American advisors. An Inglewood police officer putting a ticket … Continue reading →

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Black Man Survives Lynching

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 10, 1899: Dick "Trilby" Williams, an African American charged with killing two white men, survives being lynched because the marshal of Alma, Kan., cut him down after six minutes. Although this story says Williams wasn't expected to live, … Continue reading →

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Executive’s Killing Reveals Double Life

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

View Larger Map Seco Street, Pasadena, in the vicinity of the killing, via Google maps' street view. George T. Judd lived a model life as far as anyone could tell. He was a respected financial executive, and he and his … Continue reading →

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Funeral Home Refuses to Give Up Body of Murder Victim

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 9, 1899: The coroner gets enmeshed in a grim dispute over the body of a murder victim. Before C.D. Howry, the coroner's preferred funeral home, could claim the remains of Mrs. Earl Hanchette, Bresee and Shafer, a rival company, … Continue reading →

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