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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "murder"
Anthony Azoff and the Murder of Detective Len Harris, by
Phil Reader
Being an account of the attempted robbery of the Wells-Fargo Express Office in Boulder Creek, and the subsequent killing of ... [Read more]
"Charole"--The Life of Branciforte Bandido Faustino Lorenzana, by
Phil Reader
In 1885 a reporter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel asked ex-sheriff Charlie Lincoln who was the most notorious character that ... [Read more]
"Charole"-- Part 2, by
Phil Reader
When the grand jury convened in early February, 1860, an indictment for assault with a deadly weapon was found against ... [Read more]
"Charole"-- Part 3, by
Phil Reader
Word of the killing spread quickly through Santa Cruz and before long there was a large posse in the saddle ... [Read more]
"Charole"-- Part 4, by
Phil Reader
The action of the vigilantes may have put an end to Pedro Lorenzana's life, but it also effectively ended the ... [Read more]
Copperheads--Part 2, by
Phil Reader
During the year of 1864, the mountains above the village of Corralitos were a hotbed of pro-secessionist activity. Two separate ... [Read more]
Hanging on the Water Street Bridge: A Santa Cruz Lynching, by
Geoffrey Dunn
By the time the sun rose on the morning of May 3, 1877, the two bodies dangling from the Water ... [Read more]
Serial Murders in Santa Cruz County, by
Sharon Yamanaka
In 1973,with the discovery of four bodies in Henry Cowell State Park, then District Attorney Peter Chang mumbled a comment ... [Read more]
The Golden Gate Villa, by
Susan Dormanen
From any portion of the city can be seen a magnificent villa whose turrets and towers soar above their surroundings. [Read more]
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Judge Lucas Smith was one of the most colorful men to sit on the bench in Santa Cruz County. He lived a life that would do justice to the talents of any great Hollywood screenwriter.
Born at Wells County, Indiana, he worked on the family farm until the age of ..." [More]
Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: Judge Lucas Smith by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
