Bourbon and Bloodshed

E58 The Wonderland Murders Part 2


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The wonderland murders took place in a townhome in Laurel Canyon, CA. On July 1, 1981 four people were murdered in the drug house of a known gang, The Wonderland Gang. It’s thought that five people were initially targeted, but only 4 were unfortunate enough to be home at the time of the slaying. Ron Launius, Billy DeVerell, Joy Miller, and Barbara Richardson all died of blunt force trauma in a murder that LAPD officers would later say was bloodier than the Tate-LaBianca murders. Although 3 people were accused, including famous porn star John Holmes, technically these murders are still unsolved today.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_murders

https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/the-four-on-the-floor-wonderland-murders-true-crime-d08c2c7e974f

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/eddie-nash-l-s-notorious-1970s-gangster/

https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-tragic-story-of-the-wonderland-gang-4c23e763f03d

https://wonderland1981.com/2013/04/22/the-wonderland-timeline/

https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/marcanovicoff22/wonderland/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-11-mn-44553-story.html



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