Wholesale California’s Most Notorious Crimes: 1900–1950

From California’s mountain peaks to the desert and ocean lie many true crime stories, many unsolved. Explore California’s notorious crimes, including bank robbers who escaped on a yacht; a woman who hid her boyfriend in the attic for eighteen years; the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building that killed twenty employees; the unsolved San Diego murders; and the mysterious death of a leading Hollywood actress. Read about daring escapes from Alcatraz, including “the Battle of Alcatraz,” where inmates took control of the prison. This book also covers the true stories of a female gang leader who ordered a hit on her own member; a man who committed murder to fake his death for life insurance; and gangs that terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area, leaving behind murders, robberies, carjackings, burglaries, and a shootout with law enforcement that resulted in three officers killed.