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Tag: Los Angeles Police Department 1920s

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“If It Is Not Disrespectful For Me To Speak Of A Client In This Way, I Thought He Was A ‘Nut.'”: The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders Revealed, September 1928, Part Five

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on September 28, 2026
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“The Worst Murder Case in the Nation’s History”: The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders Revealed, September 1928, Part Two

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  • Posted on September 15, 2026
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“The Harrowing Tale of a Human Butcher Farm”: The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders Revealed, September 1928, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on September 14, 2026
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“A Sentimental Ending for the Triumphant Cynic, the Master of Life, the Immortelle of Love”: The Death of Theresa Weinstein Moers by Boxer Kid McCoy, August 1924, Part Four

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 22, 2026
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“She Is Dead Now, But I Still Love Her and I Don’t Care What Becomes of Me”: The Death of Theresa Weinstein Moers by Boxer Kid McCoy, August 1924, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 20, 2026
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“Have You Seen This Boy?”: A Press Photo of the Missing Walter Collins, 19 April 1928, Part Three

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 22, 2026April 23, 2026
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Games People Play: The Tragic Tale of USC Quarterback Johnny Hawkins, 1928-1929, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 19, 2025December 20, 2025
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A “Snappy Shots” Caricature of Los Angeles Police Chief Robert Lee Heath, 26 March 1925

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on March 26, 2025March 27, 2025
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In Flagrante Politico: Los Angeles City Council Member Carl I. Jacobson in Court, 23 August 1927

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 23, 2019December 30, 2020
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