Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley

Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley

Author: Gary Keyes

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-08-20

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1625840675

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The pleasant neighborhoods of the Crescenta Valley offer no hint of the many violent and heinous crimes that have occurred between the San Gabriel and Verdugo Mountains. But ties to such macabre episodes as the Onion Field murder and the search for the Hillside Strangler left lasting scars here. Infamous criminals such as mafia boss Joe "Iron Man" Ardizzone, red-light bandit Caryl Chessman and accused yacht bomber Beulah Overell have left a black eye on La Cresecenta's history--not to mention the "Rattlesnake Murder," "Female Bluebeard" and "Santa Claus Killer." Join historians Gary Keyes and Mike Lawler as they expose the crimes and criminals that have inflicted murder and mayhem in Glendale, La Crescenta, Montrose and La Canada Flintridge.


Midlothian Mayhem

Midlothian Mayhem

Author: Malcolm Archibald

Publisher: Next Chapter

Published: 2021-12-22

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13:

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Murders, riots, strikes and runaway horses. Midlothian in the 18th and 19th centuries was an interesting place to live. This book introduces the reader to the hard lives of the colliers, the birth of the rural police force and the impact the army had on life in the county south of Scotland's capital city. Highwaymen and grave robbers, footpads and murderers, illicit distillers and murderous poachers; all lived or worked in Midlothian at a time when Scotland was changing from a rural to an industrial nation. Midlothian Mayhem opens the door to this time and place, giving you a view of this fascinating area through different eyes.


Wicked Crescenta Valley

Wicked Crescenta Valley

Author: Gary Keyes

Publisher: Wicked

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781626193062

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"A history of the noteworthy transgressions and crimes committed over the years in the Crescenta Valley"--


La Crescenta

La Crescenta

Author: Mike Lawler

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738530741

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Though it has specific geographic borders, La Crescenta is politically split, straddling portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County, Glendale, and even a portion of Los Angeles itself. The Tongva Indians roamed the valley for hundreds of years until cattlemen moved in and loggers harvested the tall trees in the canyons above. Then came orchards, sanitariums, resort hotels, and, ultimately, suburban sprawl. These bucolic hills belied a penchant for archly conservative politics, but the peace of the valley was shattered not by Nazis or Klansmen, but rather by forces of nature: windstorms, fires, earthquakes, and, most severely, flash floods. In his book Man in Control of Nature, naturalist John McPhee wrote extensively about the La Crescenta floods. Despite the turbulence, La Crescenta has evolved into a quiet bedroom community in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.


The Crescenta Valley

The Crescenta Valley

Author: Robert Newcombe

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780738580791

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Despite being within the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the Crescenta Valley manages to retain its small town flavor due to its geography--a small valley nestled between two mountain ranges--and the people who prefer this way of life. The community is marked not only by what has changed, but more importantly, by what has not.


The Onion Field

The Onion Field

Author: Joseph Wambaugh

Publisher: Delta

Published: 2008-11-26

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0307489124

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”—Truman Capote This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field. “A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!”—The New York Times “Once the action begins it is difficult to put the book down. . . . Wambaugh’s compelling account of this true story is destined for the bestseller lists.”—Library Journal


The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes

Author: Michael Newton

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1438119143

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Over 800 entries examine the facts, evidence, and leading theories of a variety of unsolved murders, robberies, kidnappings, serial killings, disappearances, and other crimes.


Unsolved Crimes

Unsolved Crimes

Author: Michael Newton

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 0791094146

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Discusses such well-known unsolved crimes as the identity of Jack the Ripper, JFK's killer, and the murderer of JonBenet Ramsey.


The Truth about Money

The Truth about Money

Author: Ric Edelman

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13: 9781594861642

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Explaining difficult concepts in plain English with a breezy style, this third edition has new material covering new tax laws, retirement savings strategies, a chapter on identity theft, and question-and-answer sidebars.