Wineville Chicken Coop Murders
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The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders were a series of notorious child abductions and killings in late-1920s California that led to a major scandal over police corruption and inspired the film "Changeling."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Wineville Chicken Coop murders | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child abduction case
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criminal case ⓘ series of murders ⓘ |
| accomplice |
Sanford Clark
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Sarah Louise Northcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterEffect |
lasting stigma on former town name Wineville
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renaming of Wineville to Mira Loma ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wineville Chicken Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caused |
criticism of Los Angeles Police Department
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public scandal over police corruption ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfArrestOfPerpetrator | 1928 ⓘ |
| dateOfExecutionOfPerpetrator | 1930-10-02 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1928 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
abduction of Walter Collins
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abduction of Winslow brothers ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film "Changeling"
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various true crime books ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Los Angeles Police Department
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Riverside County authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| legalOutcome |
Gordon Stewart Northcott convicted of murder
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Sarah Louise Northcott convicted of complicity ⓘ |
| location |
Riverside County, California
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Wineville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Northcott chicken ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national press coverage in the United States ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling |
blunt force trauma
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strangulation ⓘ |
| motive |
kidnapping for exploitation
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sexual sadism ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Christine Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
at least 3 confirmed
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possibly more than 20 ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Gordon Stewart Northcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 1920s ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Christine Collins vs. Los Angeles Police Department lawsuit ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest of Gordon Stewart Northcott
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execution of Gordon Stewart Northcott ⓘ trial of Gordon Stewart Northcott ⓘ |
| startTime | 1926 ⓘ |
| theme |
child victimization
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institutional corruption ⓘ police misconduct ⓘ |
| victim |
Lewis Winslow
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Nelson Winslow NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ unidentified boys ⓘ |
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Wineville Chicken Coop murders