Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, also known as “The Toolbox Killers,” terrorized and tortured teen girls from the South Bay in Los Angeles county for 5 months in 1979, forever changing people’s perception of the basic Van style vehicle.
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1. Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris. Wikipedia. htt…
California PC 187: The Podcast
by Bret Cher Dwee
Bret, Cher and Dwee talk about murder, murder, murders that have occurred mostly in Los Angeles County California. We are an unpolished, crass trio who records out of our Jeep, Daniel. Cher uses potty mouth words, Bret tends to mumble and Dutch occasionally barks. We love True Crime stories, we do our research and we do this for fun and for free! Don’t let the sunshine fool you. https://anchor.fm/californiapenalcode1eighty7 Redirect: https://anchor.fm/californiapenalcode1eighty7 Dedicated to Uncle Robert Weldon, Vietnam Veteran and veteran of LAPD who worked as a Homicide Detective. R.I.P.
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Geriatric besties, Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt grew out of their shared shoplifting avocation and life had become a drag for the petty theives. Helen and Olga began to commiserate with each other about committing the perfect crime that would give them the cash and adrenaline rushes they crave…
This Episode was accidentally published way before completion!! Well, shoot. We are obsessed by stories of those rare beasts in life who prey on people they perceive to be less than zero, like, homeless people.
Épisode 16: Thé Skid Row Slasher. Crittenden, Jordan. Dark Dark World podcast. 10 Octob…
Through advancements in DNA technology and two tattle tales, the 27 year mysteries behind the mid 1970s murders of four women—3 from San Pedro and 1 from San Francisco—would finally get solved. It’s true what they say, every dog has his day. Sources :
The Santa Clause Str…
The story of Riverside/Lake Elsinore Killer, William Lester Suff, born Bill E Suff, in Torrance, CA in 1950. What a creep.
"Murder" by Texas Radiofish
"My California," Epic Sound
Sometime after closing on the night of Sunday February 11, 1973, the week-end children's sanctuary that was the Rolling Hills Theater in Torrance, CA, was robbed. The four employees still there when the perpetrator(s) arrived, were brutally murdered Execution-Style. The senseless and vicious slaught…
In the first episode of our California PC 187 podcast, we discuss the horrific torture-murder of 20 year old, Massachusettes native and child actor, Anthony "Tony" Guest in early September 1996. After the girl he is crushing on complains about Guest's "unwanted" advances towards her to psychopath Sp…
The 1957 Murder of a prominent lawyer in San Pedro, CA.
SOURCES:
Shanghai Red Cafe in San Pedro. Gnerre, Sam. 9 August 2012.
http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2012/08/09/shanghai-red-cafe-in-san-pedro/
FBI Nabs Suspect In Port Killing. https://www.newspapers.com/cli…
We are going up North this episode to tell the story of Tatiana Tarasoff and how her murder changed the rules of Confidentiality between Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Counselors and their Patients/Clients in California, as well as some other states. Dwee is here, but she is sleeping. …
Snitches. Sources
The Use of Informants In California Criminal Cases. SHouselaw. https://www.shouselaw.com/informants.html
“Informant says he was planted in Orange County jail to snitch.” CBS News. 21 May 3017. Alfonsi, Sharyn.
https://www.google.com/amp/s…
A man was dead and burning in a dumpster in San Pedro, CA on the night of July 21st. He remained a John Doe for weeks until tips about the case from members of the tweaker community in Lawndale, CA as to who he was and what happened to him, started trickling in. There is a motley crew of characters …
John Laurence Miller of Rolling Hills Estates was sentenced to Life Without Parole when he was just 15 years. He got out of the Big House at age 32 only to promptly return and given another LWOP sentence. Katherine “Kay” Frances Erickson had a low I.Q. but a promising future as a professional accord…
Hi! Our next Episode will drop this Friday! It is going to be a good one!
Featuring: Murder by Texas Radio Fish, ccmixter.org
Big Phil Blair of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hated the idea of prison so much that he would rather execution style murder two people then do one day behind bars. A gangster and a member of the Notoriously dangerous and murderous Black Philadelphia Mafia, also known as black brothers Inc. and BPM, Big …
Alba Ezusensa Aleman Flores December 10, 1980 - May 10, 1989. Gone but not not Forgotten. We recorded this episode and the episodes before this with a 99 cents store microphone, so the audio is not the best. Loud. Listener be aware. Thank you.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zS0bklFW3oiaoS2ka…
The story of Bruce Jefferey Pardo and how he ruined Christmas for the Ortega Family of Covina on December 24, 2008.
Sources:
“Covina Massacre.” Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covina_massacre
The Disturbing Case Of 'Santa Claus' Killer Who Massacred 9 People At Christmas Eve Party Befor…
A woman and her live in maid were brutally murdered in an exclusive neighborhood in Cerritos, .CA called Shadow Park on April 30, 1992. Update: we are working on revising this episode as we know it could have been done much better.
Bret, Cher & Dwee discuss the stories of murder at the mansion of Palos Verdes Estates Founder, Frank A Vanderlip. Leaning more towards the idea that the stories are Urban Legand and not fact, Bret, Cher and Dwee take a trip to the Vanderlip Estates to do a little ghost hunting. Intro: "Murder." Tex…
After Audrey and Nedas parents divorce, the girls and their mother, Shalah move into the Ridgegate Condominiums located on the edge of Rancho Palos Verdes. The O'Sullivan ladies' new beginning takes a turn for the worst after a neighborhood kid takes a toxic liking to Audrey. Link to sources: https:…