Bizarre Tales: Wonder Woman Wanda Capek
‘Wonder Woman’ Routs 2 Intruders’ by Mark Gerrard LOS ANGELES TIMES June 3, 1981 — The two strange men looked plenty suspicious […]
Category: Bizarre Tales
Bizarre Tales: Forgotten stories from Southern California’s past.
WEALTHY CAT’S ESTATE (1931)
WEALTHY CAT’S ESTATE DISPOSED OF BY COURT (Los Angeles Times, June 9, 1931) Mitzi, often referred to as the wealthiest cat in the […]
Andy Gump’s Hot Dog ‘Dump’
Wife Fades Out of Andy Gump’s Hot Dog ‘Dump’ Los Angeles Times, February 18, 1927 Marian G. Turner, by decree of Judge […]
Bizarre Tales: Unusual Operation
KNIFE, PLIERS AND GIN USED FOR OPERATION LOS ANGELES, August 2, 1930 – (UP) – A cook’s carving knife, a pair of […]
Bizarre Tales: Strange Deaths
Bizarre Tales: Strange Deaths Swallows Poison After Drinking Toast to Death LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 1929 – (UP) – E.C. Doyle, 36-year-old […]
Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge
Bizarre Tales: Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge Los Angeles Times, June 2, 1915 — Bowed with grief, Mrs. M. Roma of No. 1225 […]
Bizarre Tales: Speakeasy Murder of Eddie Diggins
Bizarre Tales: HUNT SLAYER OF MOVIE STUNT MAN Famous Cinema Figures Involved In Fatal Row At Hollywood Night Club HOLLYWOOD, March 26, 1927 […]
Los Angeles Crime Wave – 1950s
A look at crime in Los Angeles in the 1950s. Photos are from undisclosed locations. Above Photo: Three gamblers wishing to keep their […]
Los Angeles – Prohibition violation – 1931
Prohibition violation A bootlegger named Elmer White was arrested by Los Angeles-based federal prohibition agents in 1931. While searching the car, the […]
Police raid – 7566 Club – Melrose Ave – 1941
A police raid at the 7566 Club at 7566 Melrose Ave. in the wee hours of January 29, 1941. Apparently, the night club had […]