Tag: Governor Gooddwin Knight

• On This Day in 1955 – Barbara ‘Bloody Babs’ Graham, John ‘Jack’ Santo and Emmett ‘The Weasel’ Perkins.

  

  A free chapter from my latest book ‘Murders, Mysteries and Misdemeanors in Southern California.’ “Why waste good food on me? Give it to someone who can enjoy it.” – Barbara Graham on her last meal.    The controversy around Barbara Graham’s case has long outlived Graham herself. Executed on June 3 1955 and California’s third…

  CrimeScribe

  June 3, 2021

  History, Press And Politics, True Crime, Uncategorized

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