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Case files

Box 1, Folder 10

Aldrige, Robert Earl 1952

General

Aldridge raped and murdered 14-year-old Mary Louise Zaris in Santa Barbara in 1952. Aldridge was also linked to the mysterious death of out-of-work actress Pauline Evans. His wife turned him into the authorities after she began to suspect his involvement in Mary's murder.
Box 1, Folder 16

Atteberry, Gordon Ellis 1959

General

Hollywood hypnotist Gordon Ellis Atteberry was accused of running a $100,000 burglary ring; he was taken into custody after 5 months evading police capture.
Box 2, Folder 17

Bates, Rosalind 1961

General

Rosalind, an attorney, was murdered in Silverlake. Don't know motive of murder. Could be because she was an attorney. It was reported that she received a threatening phone call two weeks before the murder took place. Loren Augustus Davis was arrested as a potential suspect but was later cleared.
Box 1, Folder 6

Bauerdorf, Georgette 1944-10

General

Bauerdorf, an oil heiress, was found dead in a bathtub; her boyfriend was a soldier. Murder remains unsolved.
Box 1, Folder 12

Best, Ary J. 1959

General

The middle-aged couple were arrested in Los Angeles after murdering a 60-year-old tourist, taking his car and $500 in cash. The two admitted to the crime, but claimed it was self-defense.
Box 2, Folder 14

Biswell, Susan (Kilgore) 1960

General

Susan, age unclear, an heiress, was murdered in Santa Monica behind a bar while by 21 year old Fernandez. Fernandez didn't have motive. Susan had been arrested six times before that for drunk driving. She was the daughter of wealthy bakery owners in the Pacific Palisades. Her maiden name was Biswell but used the name Kilgore--the name of her second husband.
Box 1, Folder 7

Bouncing Ball Strangler 1958-1960

General

Also known as Southside Strangler; killing method was striking and bludgeoning to the head. Seven confirmed, five suspected, totaling 12.
Box 3, Folder 7

Boyer, Durella "Corky" 1959

General

Durella "Corky" Boyer, a waitress, was found strangled and beaten in bed. The culprit, Larry L. "Cowboy Tex" Vance, 22, admitted to choking her after being questioned by the police.
Box 2, Folder 6

Bums, Barbara Ann 1956-1962

General

Daughter of famous comedian Bob Burns is arrested for carrying a pistol. They find out she's addicted to narcotics and she goes to jail for it. Eventually she dies of an overdose.
Box 3, Folder 3

Carp, Sally and Buford, Jodie 1956

General

Charles Raymond Elms: 17 year old boy, self-described as a heroin addict, confessed to killing of Buford. Autopsy report does not conclude that victim was attack. No document of trial outcome. Murder of Carp was only two block away; stabbed three times by someone they knew: Axelrod. Carp threatened to tell Axelrod's wife of their affair. Got into an argument, and Axelrod killed her with a knife.
Box 2, Folder 18

Diefenbach, Karl 1960

General

Found naked in a hotel near Disneyland. Signs of strangulation. A 17 year old Emille William Kollhopp confessed to the crime. Diefenbach was a "known homosexual" and offered two boys--Kollhopp being one of them--up to his room for drinks. After murdering the victim, Kollhopp and his accomplice robbed the room and took off for Phoenix. Second perpetrator was named Terry Allen Smith.
Box 1, Folder 4

Doran, Officer Eugene 1959-1961

General

19-year old Robillard was arrested in Salt Lake, Utah for the murder of Officer Duran; Robillard was originally wanted for car theft and robbery. He shows them the license plates that were discarded in the San Francisco waterfront.
Box 2, Folder 12

Douglas, Donald Ross 1957-10-1957-11

General

Donald R. Douglas, a door-to-door salesman, confirms three of the nine felony counts of kidnapping and rape. Prior to this, he confessed to 13 attacks on various woman in parts of Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Likewise, he is identified as a potential "sex psychopath" by superior Judge Louis Burke.
Box 3, Folder 2

Ellroy, Jean & Long, Bobbie 1958-1959

General

Nurse found dead; beaten and strangled with her own silk-stocking (Jean Ellroy). Another female waitress found strangled with silk-stocking (Bobbie Long). Unsolved crime.
Box 2, Folder 11

Fabiano, Peter 1958-03

General

On Halloween night of 1958, Betty Fabiano reports hearing her husband, Peter Fabiano, answer the door. At the time, they presume that they are "trick-or-treaters," however, Betty hears a loud bang, revealed to have been Peter dead on the floor. Peter was later revealed to have been shot by Goldyne Pizer as a favor to Joan Rabel, his wife's old friend.
Box 1, Folder 13

Gluskoter, Rochelle 1946-1947

General

6-year-old Rochelle Gluskoter was mysteriously kidnapped in February of 1946 after she was picked up by a stranger from school. Her body was not found until November of the next year. In the months after her disappearance, clues, alleged sightings, and even a fake ransom note led the police down various avenues of investigation, but to this day the case remains unsolved.
Box 2, Folder 1

Goldsmith, Ruth N. 1957-1958

Box 1, Folder 8

Harvey, Harry Arthur Jr. 1956

General

Harvey was held for murder Kathleen Ferguson--slain 2/19/56---body found 5/15/56--Harvey held 6/9/56. Acquitted 8/31--but 9/13 sent back to SQ--1-10--as parole violator. Ferguson's body stuffed in 2 cartons/cardboard boxes.
Box 2, Folder 10

Hemensley, Iain Anthony 1959

General

Robber breaks into a home in West Los Angeles to steal jewelry and electronics. He left a poem in lipstick on the mirror. He wanted to be like Raffles, another robber who was known for leaving poems in the homes of people he robbed.
Box 1, Folder 14

Hendershot, Alivia Alice 1958

General

The body of Alivia Alice Hendershot was found at Seal Beach in 1959. Her husband and her ex-husband were taken into questioning after her death, but the two were soon released. Dairy worker George Joseph Enneman eventually confessed to the rape and murder of Mrs. Hendershot and was indicted for the crime.
Box 3, Folder 4

Hipperson, Marjorie 1957

General

Multiple cases of assault and murder in Hollywood area; suspect nicknamed in papers as "Prowler." Several men came forward claiming as the "Prowler", but it does not seemed to be solved
Box 2, Folder 7-8

Horner, Agnes & Fred 1955-1956

General

This case file includes an envelope of photographic prints labeled "Horner Art."
Box 2, Folder 15

Hudgens, Raymond J. 1962

General

Triple murderer. 22 years old. Killed estranged wife and parents. A manhunt for him ensued. He confessed to the murders. Hudgens tried to kill himself before he was seized. Crossed state lines to Arizona to kill them.
Box 3, Folder 6

Jepsen, Barbara Jean 1956-1958

General

Young bride and expecting mother, Barbara Jean was found naked with a butcher knife protruding from her right breast. The autopsy demonstrated that the victim was sexually assaulted during her interaction with the murderer. After two years, Frank Neil Rippee claims to be Barbara Jean Jepson's murderer.
Box 3, Folder 5

Jerome, Helene 1958-1962

General

Ex-Actress found dead in Hollywood Apartment. First suspect Edgar McAdoo was cleared. Murder case was categorized as unsolved mystery until the confession of Michael John Donahue 4 years later. Questioned for several murders. No documentation of trial outcome.
Box 1, Folder 15

Johnson, Janet 1965

General

British immigrant Janet Johnson's body was found strangled in a garage by four boys on their way to school in 1965. Janitor Wesley Haney was linked to Johnson's death after evidence placed them at the same school.
Box 3, Folder 1

Johnson, Oleta Hatcher 1956-1957

General

Young ex-soldier killed and assaulted the 18-year-old wife of a neighbor. Confessed to forcing his way in the home, and when rejected, Tipton stabbed and assaulted her. Pled not guilty due to insanity. Sentenced to death, approved a stay, but was ultimately executed by gas chamber.
Box 2, Folder 19

Kinman, Donald 1958-1959

General

Donald Kinman committed two murder-rapes. One of them was found murdered in a hotel the other found murdered in a trailer park. He was caught and sentenced to life. There is a picture of one of the victim's corpses in the back of the blue folder.
Box 3, Folder 11-12

Miller, Mrs. Lucille 1964-1965

General

Mrs. Lucille Miller, 35, mother of three, was convicted of killing her dentist husband who had been under the influence of barbiturates. Her husband, Dr. Gordon E. Miller, was found in the charred interior of his car along a deserted Alta Loma road-way. It was later revealed that Mrs. Miller had an affair with her attorney, Arthwell C. Hayton.
Box 2, Folder 20

O'Brien, Edith 1959

General

Man and a woman under heavy influence of alcohol. Got into an argument, and the man beat and strangled the woman to death. Man has no recollection why he did it. Admitted to guilt; sentenced 5 years to life in prison.
Box 2, Folder 4

Officer George Elder 1961

General

Off-duty police officer gets shot in pursuit of a pair of bandits after they robbed $300 from a grocery market
Box 2, Folder 13

Pascal, Betty Jane 1965

General

(All of information was gathered in 1965.) 1955: Wife murdered her husband. Her name was Betty Jane Pascal. Husband was a bartender, aged 31. Wife was a former model with red hair. Made a Halloween pumpkin for her son then shot her husband in the head. Mar a Vista home. She turned herself in. She pled guilty to manslaughter. After her prison term, she was part of another crime. She committed extortion in 1965. Judged called it "a vile extortion case."
Box 3, Folder 8

Patten, Bryce N. 1960

General

Bryce N. Patten, teacher-deputy, was found on a road near Casitas Pass, shot seven times by a .32 caliber automatic. The three men convicted for murder were Roger Lee Parker (25), Donald Eugene David (27), and David Alan Combes (32).
Box 2, Folder 5

Pennington, Robert Leonard Jr. 1952-1959

General

A woman gets swindled into a marriage with a murderer. Eventually she comes to learn the truth and gets him arrested and convicted of 2nd degree murder. However, she decides to stay married to him because she loves him
Box 1, Folder 11

Prestridge, Meredith Jean 1959

General

Meredith Jean Prestridge's body was found in the trunk of her and her husband's car in Fresno. Prestridge and her killer, Robert Lee Kilmer, had been childhood sweethearts. Kilmer killed himself as the police stormed his house.
Box 2, Folder 16

Rape 1957-1958

General

Sullivan trying to connect a string of rapes in the hopes of seeing if it's the same perpetrator. They found one guy who committed at least two of these crimes--Frederick A. Loar.
Box 1, Folder 5

Rue, Clifford 1958-10

General

Sullivan switched the structure of the files; the murderer is both the main title and the rest of the folder title instead of murdered in main and murderer in rest of folder title. Rue was a nightclub owner, and the murder victim, Goldsmith, was a gambler.
Box 1, Folder 3

Savoy, Kennedy S. 1958-1960

General

Savoy's murder was part of a string of serial crimes from bandits known as "Shotgun Slayer"; he was a film studio executive at Goldwyn. Scott is executed via gas chamber by state in 1960.
Box 3, Folder 10

Shaw, Darlington Walter 1961

General

Cabinet maker, Darlington W. Shaw, butchered his wife, then dumped her dismembered body in three different southland counties. The severed leg, torso, and head were identified by the victim's daughter.
Box 2, Folder 2

Sherman, John Henry 1958

General

Victim was found after a few days at the bottom of a foothill
Box 2, Folder 3

Smith, Mrs. Patricia Faye 1955-1959

General

Perpetrator was scarred by the victim with a hot iron 4 years prior in self defense. He sought victim out again as revenge for the disfigurement and hoped to disfigure her as well.
Box 3, Folder 9

Waters, Larry 1959

General

Larry Waters, a 17-year-old honors student, was found shot by a .25 caliber pistol in Nevada on August 28, 1959. Waters' body was found washed on the Truckee River. Thane Archibald, a 20 year old ex-convict, was found guilty for killing Larry Waters.
Box 1, Folder 9

Wein, Eddie Simon 1956-1959

General

The Hollywood Rapist was a prolific criminal the suspect to multiple reported rape as well as the murder of women such as Barbara Jean. He was described as a "knife-wielding intruder" that terrorized women in their Hollywood Homes. The rapist, prosecuted and convicted of 22 felony charges connected to his alleged attacks on multiple women, was identified as Edward Simon Wein. Sentenced to death in the San Quentin gas chambers but was later reversed to life in prison.
Box 2, Folder 9

Wilson, James 1961

General

Divorcee is stabbed 28 times in the head and neck by a James H. Wilson. James is mentally ill and claims that he "blacked out" during the stabbing, not remembering any of it. The victim was found in his car and died in an ambulance.
Box 3, Folder 13-15, Box 4

Newspaper clippings

Processing Information

These clippings were previously stored loose in plastic bags without any apparent filing connection to the case files.
Box 5, Box 6, Box 7

Photographs