Haunting History Podcast

A sleepy Southern California town is turned upside down with the murders of 4 boys. So much so, the town changed its name. Join us as we look into the crime that rocked this small town and meet the monster who called it home almost 100 years ago.   Looking for more information on The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders check out these books The Road Out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders by Anthony Flacco and Jerry Clark (Sanford's son). or Nothing Is Strange with You: The Life and Crimes of Gordon Stewart Northcott by Janes Jeffrey Paul None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes.  Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)    Wineville Chicken Coop Murder Resources   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wineville_Chicken_Coop_murders https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/wineville-chicken-coop-murders/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/wineville-chicken-coop-murders https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/california-crop- horror-1920s-article-1.1229595 https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-wineville-chicken-coop-murders/amandasedlakhevener https://the-line-up.com/gordon-northcott-wineville-chicken-coop-murder http://www.theoccultmuseum.com/family-affair-gordon-northcott-wineville-chicken-coop-murders https://highschool.latimes.com/ontario-high-school/murder-flashbacks-wineville-chicken-coop-murders/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wineville-Chicken-Coop-Murders/143884638962102 https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gordon_Northcott https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/northcott-gordon.htm http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/570624?imagelist=1 https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2008/12/21/clark-chief-witness-in-20s-child-murders-led-exemplary-life/ http://infoczarina.blogspot.com/2008/12/wineville-chicken-coop-murders.html https://www.cvltnation.com/grisly-perverse-crimes-gordon-stewart-northcott/   Documentaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EiOrpgXZNE   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT16Sht4URI    "During the 1920s, Boys Became the Prey of a Brutal Killer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2019. Johnson, Kim Jarrell (2006). Jurupa. Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 0-7385-3082-4.  Kurz, John (1988-12-15). "Mira Loma History, Riverside County, California: Wineville Chicken Murders". Rubidoux Historical Society. Retrieved 2008-01-26.  Paul, James Jeffrey, Nothing Is Strange with You, p.88  "Jurupa Valley History: Mira Loma History". Riverside CountyPlanning Department. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-26  Rasmussen, Cecilia (October 31, 2004). "During the 1920s, Boys Became the Prey of a Brutal Killer". Los Angeles Times. Tronc. Retrieved September 13, 2008. "Northcott Murders: James Jeffrey Paul's Research Materials". Riverside Public Library. Retrieved 2010-03-06.  "Murder Farm' Fugitive Held: Young Northcott Arrested by Canadian Police Mother Also Believed to be in Their Custody Blood Found on Suspects' Ranch Called Human". Los Angeles Times. 1928-09-20. Retrieved 2010-04-24.  "Error in Extradition Papers to Delay Northcott's Return: Officers Go On To See Suspect State Aides Discover Flaws in Legal Documents Burying Alive Charge Laid to Sanford Clark Examination Continues of "Death Farm" Clews". Los Angeles Times. 1928-09-26. Retrieved 2010-04-24.  "Youth's Nerves At High Tension: Northcott Embarrassed on Debarking from Train Request for Picture Brings Defiant Refusal Prisoner Lodged in Cell That Housed Hickman". Los Angeles Times. 1928-11-30. Retrieved 2010-04-24.

He would be approximately 70years old today, although no one really  knows exactly how old he would be, because no one knows when he was born, or his name,or his parents or who is favorite comic book hero was. No one knows anything,. We only know him as The Boy in a Box, or America’s Unknown child. He is the  unidentified murder victim, 3 to 7 years old, whose naked, battered body was found in a cardboard box in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957.   Gift Bob received from the Vidocq Society     I KNEW the building would look like this!!     WARNING: PICTURES BELOW MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME         Newest Grave stone, I hope it soon will say a name instead         Wanted Poster for information Detectives lovingly dressed him for photos and his funeral   None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes or the telling of the stories.  Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)  Information Credits:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box_(Philadelphia) https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/decades-after-he-was-found-there-is-still-hope-for-americas-unknown-child-678ce17ff7ec https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-and-theories-about-the-boy-in-the-box/cat-mcauliffe https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/11/memorial-services-held-for-boy-in-the-box-decades-after-murder-remains-unsolved-mystery/ IMAGE CREDIT https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2Fboy-in-the- https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FUnexplainedPhotos%2Fcomments%2F23cp6w%2Fknown_also_as_americas_unknown_child_the_boy_in%2F&psig=AOvVaw2AbIGFv3JkjtrqjTFHbpYO&ust=1638399775050000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCODxwvqYwfQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ   https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2Fboy-in-the-box&psig=AOvVaw2AbIGFv3JkjtrqjTFHbpYO&ust=1638399775050000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCODxwvqYwfQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAO   Bob Taft     and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org   This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited. 

Mystery   Labor Day Weekend 1921, Roscoe Arbuckle and friends took a trip to San Francisco, at the end of it, one women was dead and Rosco's career was ruined. Join us this week as we travel back 100 years to discuss the scandal that took down a giant.   Virginia Rappe Mug shot One of many headlines Virginia's Casket   None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes.  Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)  Photos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Rappe#/media/File:The_American_florist_-_a_weekly_journal_for_the_trade_(1921)_(17957015190).jpg https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2Fvirginia-rappe-fatty-arbuckle&psig=AOvVaw3QqU7TaymzAEAfYxpc-VUd&ust=1637198441093000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCLCV_dGdnvQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAm   https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithsonianmag.com%2Fhistory%2Fthe-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859%2F&psig=AOvVaw0EVM_JaZoHqv7D7c_CjQoG&ust=1637198834546000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCMD4v4qfnvQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD   https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.co.uk%2Fmjmorpheus%2Froscoe-arbuckle%2F&psig=AOvVaw0EVM_JaZoHqv7D7c_CjQoG&ust=1637198834546000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCMD4v4qfnvQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAO Information: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-the-celebrity-scandal and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silent-film-star-arrested-for-murder   This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited.   Books About Roscoe Arbuckle: https://www.amazon.com/Frame-Up-Untold-Story-Roscoe-Arbuckle/dp/0688091296 https://www.amazon.com/Room-1219-Arbuckle-Mysterious-Virginia-ebook/dp/B00EBNXLZI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fatty+arbuckle&qid=1637112687&s=books&sr=1-1

Join Cat as she talks to the stars of A & E's Ghost Hunters, Brandon Alvis and Mustafa Gatollari about their experiences at the Worley. Built in 1928 the hospital has seen everything from births to deaths and everything in between. Hospitals are the scene of the happiest occasions and the saddest and Worley was no different. For almost 50 years Worley was the only hospital in the town of Pampas, Texas. Aside from the normal scenes the Worley was also the place that young 25 year old nurse, Mary Lucille Myers decided to end her life. Listen as Brandon and Mustafa recount their experiences with Mary.  

Historic Orange Plaza Royer Mansion Glassell Street   Motorcycle shop where Bernie Claypool worked

Vaile Mansion Join Cat as she discusses the hauntings and happenings at Vaile Mansion in Independence, MO with Shannon Johnson of Apex Paranormal

Haunted Take a listen to the stars of A & E's Ghost Hunters; Brandon Alvis & Mustafa Gatollari recount their experience at the historic Fort Stanton, New Mexico For more information on Elements of a Haunting: Connecting History with Science to Uncover the Greatest Ghost Stories Ever Told

St. Augustine Lighthouse Join us this week as we chat with Speciality Program Managers Sammy Washburn & Abbey Smith about the history, hauntings and happenings at the beautiful historic St. Augustine Lighthouse

Villa Montezuma Join us this week as we visit the beautiful and enchanting Villa Montezuma in San Diego California with author and historian Charles Spratley.   Outside view of Villa Montezuma Funeral Booklets Victorian Mourning Jewelry Retreat room where Jesse Shepard took his guests Authentic Victorian Mourning Gowns Retreat with stairs to the tower Stained glass windows in piano room Conservatory Villa Montezuma, BEAUTIFUL One of the many fireplaces Romeo & Juliet Fireplace More about Charles Spratley https://www.illusionsofthepast.com/p/about.html   To purchase Charles' book https://www.amazon.com/Piercing-Veil-Examining-Haunted-History/dp/0764341405  

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