The Little Old Murder From Pasadena
A retired police sergeant and a historian discuss history and true crime in the City of Roses.
Episodes
58 episodes
"They Tell Me I Killed A Man"
In 1950, in an African American nightclub in Old Pasadena called the Onyx Club, a notorious gambler with a violent temper is stabbed by his lover, a beautiful African American woman with a mysterious past.
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Season 3
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Episode 59
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35:08
Murder Most Foul?
Alyse and Victor discuss the bizarre circumstances around the 1961 shooting death of a prominent horseman after an altercation with a Pasadena socialite at the Eaton Canyon Riding Club.
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Season 3
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Episode 58
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38:14
A Streetcar Named Murder
In 1903, a dispute over the fare paid on a Pasadena streetcar led local ne'er-do-well Archie Hill to shoot popular conductor Wilbur Carlton.
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Season 3
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Episode 57
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30:49
Stuffed in the Trunk
Victor and Alyse discuss a mysterious "cold case" murder from 2004 that led to the arrest of a prominent Tournament of Roses director.
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Season 3
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Episode 56
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26:22
The Fork & Knife Killer
In 1948, a prominent Pasadena businessman with a secret double life turns up dead in his modern, ranch-style home near the Rose Bowl.
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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37:05
The D.E.A Murders
Alyse and Victor discuss the tragic 1988 shooting of two DEA agents on S. Marengo Ave. that led to a pursuit and violent gunbattle.
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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21:44
Love Powders?
In 1896, an ill-fated love triangle turns deadly at a cabin in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco.
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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29:40
Michael Boyd & Anthony Wells
Victor and Alyse discuss the 1994 gang-related murders of Michael Boyd and Anthony Wells in Pasadena's Northwest neighborhood.
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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25:26
Stick 'Em Up!
In 1930, notorious Japanese criminal Frank Shiraishi gets two African-American men to stick up a Chinese gambling den in Pasadena's "Chinatown," with tragic consequences.
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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25:57
A Christmas Tragedy
Alyse and Victor discuss the 2012 Christmas Day gang shooting of innocent bystander and beloved community member, Victor McClinton.
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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19:16
The Short Family Tragedy
In 1921, Pasadena Constable John Sosey attempts to arrest Charles Short for "criminal insanity," but things go bad when Short pulls out a handgun.
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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23:58
The Murder of Jennifer Ortega
Victor and Alyse discuss the 2008 gang murder of 20-year-old Jennifer Ortega, who was targeted for violating a "code of the streets."
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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23:16
The Bones of Tom Barry
In February 1909, Thomas Barry left for Mt. Lowe on foot with $100 in gold and was never seen again. Two years later, a partial skeleton was discovered. Was this Tom Barry?
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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22:49
He Thought He Got Away With It
Alyse and Victor discuss the 1987 murder of Mary Drew, which became an unsolved cold case until 2007.
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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17:28
Stone Dead in Lamanda Park
In 1889, a wine-fueled physical altercation turns deadly for a Lamanda Park, Pasadena family, when two brothers-in-law return from work at a winery.
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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23:51
Murder at Caltech
Victor and Alyse discuss the 1995 shooting death of beloved Caltech custodial supervisor, Francisco Mora, who was shot by his girlfriend's estranged husband while on campus.
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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22:39
A Bungalow Bludgeoning
In 1924, misplaced charity turns deadly for a wealthy socialite as an ex-felon that she tries to help has other plans.
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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26:24
The Murder of Jenny Kao
Alyse and Victor discuss the sad and horrific 1982 kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old Jenny Kao, who was abducted while selling candy at the Plaza Pasadena shopping mall.
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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25:45
The Mysterious Deaths on New York Drive
In 1943, a prominent Marshall Fundamental School teacher and his educator wife are found dead in their Altadena home on New York Drive, in what authorities claim was a "suicide pact"--but was it?
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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25:22
Shot in their Sleep
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.
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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26:07
Murder Atop The Florist's Shop
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.
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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35:36
The Murder of Pasadena Police Agent Richard Morris
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.
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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23:54
But Was it Murder?
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.
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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21:29