Tag: Bakersfield

• On This Day in 1961; James ‘Rabbit’ Kendrick, friend of Merle Haggard.

  Born on April 6, 1937 in Oildale, California, Merle Haggard’s troubles started early. His father died  which in 1945 affected him greatly. From then until 1960, he was in and out of trouble. Mostly in it. School truancy, theft, burglary, robbery, passing bad checks, escapes, attempted robbery and attempted escape saw him mired firmly in…

  CrimeScribe

  November 3, 2018

  True Crime, Uncategorized

  1961, Bakersfield, California, California Highway Patrol, capital punishment, crime, crime and punishment, death penalty, Death Row, entertainment, executed, execution, gas chamber, gassed, James Kendrick, Merle Haggard, murder, music, Nashville, outlaw country, San Quentin, true crime, USA