Homicide Site
Janet Leigh stand-in murder site
In 1988, Myra Davis, who worked as Janet Leigh’s stand in during the filming of Psycho, was found dead in […] Read more
Amnesiacs, hoaxes, and homicide cover-ups at the La Brea Tar Pits
A few years ago, I was giving an out of town friend the nickel tour of Los Angeles, which always […] Read more
The Strange Case of Victor Kilian and the Ghost of the Chinese Theatre
When two octogenarian actors died within a week of each other in March, 1979, it could have been seen as […] Read more
The Jigsaw Ghost of Marion Parker
Los Angeles has had its share of gruesome killings: the severing of the Black Dahlia, Manson family mass murders, and […] Read more
The Black Dahlia’s remains dumped here – 3800 block S. Norton Dr.
On January 15, 1947, the severed corpse of Elizabeth Short were found in an overgrown vacant lot on Norton Ave., […] Read more
The Los Feliz Murder House – 2475 Glendower Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90027
For decades, the contents of this home remained exactly as they were left on the early morning of December 6, 1959, […] Read more
MacArthur Park – 2230 W. 6th St., Los Angeles
This filming location for American Horror Story: Murder House has dubbed by some Angelenos as MacMurder Park for its high rate of crime, probably due to the gangs that have long claimed it as their turf. Read more
Sal Mineo murder site – 8569 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood
The Academy Award nominated actor was killed by a single stab to the heart during a mugging in the back alley of his home on February 12, 1976. Read more
John Holmes “Wonderland murders” site
Four people were killed here, by “blunt force trauma,” in a still unsolved 1981 murder that porn star John Holmes was a key suspect in. Read more
