The Little Old Murder From Pasadena
A retired police sergeant and a historian discuss history and true crime in the City of Roses.
Episodes
Victor and Alyse discuss the shocking 1985 double murder of popular John Muir High School teacher Robert Jones, and Ronald McClendon, a 17-year-old Muir student in his charge.
In 1933, Harold Wolcott's tumultuous and often abusive relationship with Helen Bendowski ends with his shooting her on the roof of his flower shop after a drunken night of revelry at the Hotel Maryland.
Alyse and Victor discuss the tragic 1969 shooting death of undercover vice-narcotics Agent Richard "Dickie" Morris, the first and (to date) only Pasadena Police Officer murdered in the line of duty.
In 1930, a bizarre report of a murder at an East Pasadena mansion leads Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators to uncover the truth behind the suicide of a prominent doctor.
Victor and Alyse discuss the infamous 1999 strangulation murder of Dr. Deepti Gupta by her married lover, Dr. Kevin Anderson.
Pasadena Police investigate the bizarre 1921 murder-suicide committed by the Chinese chef of a prominent Pasadena family near "Millionaire's Row."
Alyse and Victor discuss the 2006 fatal hit & run in East Washington Village that led to second-degree murder charges against the suspect.
Pasadena Police and LA County Sheriff's Detectives investigate the 1922 murder of 17-year-old Martin Telles, found bludgeoned in a reservoir at the Glenarm Power Plant.
Victor and Alyse discuss the tragic 1998 murder of KALI AM radio station receptionist Claudia Yanez in Pasadena's Playhouse District neighborhood.
In 1899, Pasadena Police and LA County Sheriffs exhaust all leads in the bloody slaying of Moy Jung, a Chinese immigrant in East Pasadena.
Alyse and Victor (whew!) discuss the brutal and senseless 2011 murder of the other Victor Cass from Pasadena.
A 1928 bank robbery leads to a violent and dramatic Pasadena Police car-to-car gun battle with two heavily-armed gangsters.
Victor and Alyse discuss the wild 2021 Pasadena Police shootout that occurred in East Pasadena in which a crazed gunman murdered an innocent bystander before being neutralized.
A love quadrangle unraveled in 1929 Pasadena, after prominent automobile salesman Victor Cooley was found bludgeoned with a hammer in his apartment.
On the heels of HBO's "The Mortician," listen to a breakdown of arguably the most infamous, grisly and shocking true crime case in Pasadena history--burning bodies, selling body parts and murder--this case has everything!
Alyse and Victor discuss the tragic grandstand collapse at the 1926 Tournament of Roses Parade in which criminal negligence led to 11 gruesome deaths and hundreds of casualties.
A love triangle turns fatal for a married lawyer on South Marengo Avenue after Pasadena Police respond to neutralize a threat to his family.
Victor and Alyse discuss the bizarre, 1925 unsolved murder of an eccentric spiritualist in Old Pasadena.
In 1993, a normal day turns deadly for the Yu family as their jewelry store gets robbed.
Alyse and Victor discuss the grisly and controversial 1906 murder from the grounds of Pasadena's famous Raymond Hotel.
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