1981 Wonderland Avenue murders
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The 1981 Wonderland Avenue murders were a notorious Los Angeles multiple homicide linked to drug trafficking and the criminal underworld surrounding the Wonderland Gang and nightclub owner Eddie Nash.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime in Los Angeles
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drug-related crime ⓘ mass murder ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wonderland Avenue murders
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Wonderland murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCriminalGroup | Wonderland Gang GENERATED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | blunt force trauma ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| connectedToIndustry | pornography industry via John C. Holmes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crimeSceneType | private residence ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | became emblematic of the dark side of the early 1980s Los Angeles drug scene ⓘ |
| date | 1981-07-01 ⓘ |
| era | post-disco era ⓘ |
| householdInvolved | drug den ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeRelatedTo |
federal racketeering case against Eddie Nash
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trials of John C. Holmes ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
cocaine trafficking
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heroin trafficking ⓘ robbery of Eddie Nash ⓘ |
| location |
8763 Wonderland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive local and national news coverage ⓘ |
| motive |
drug trafficking dispute
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retaliation for robbery ⓘ |
| notablePersonInvolved |
Eddie Nash
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John C. Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | history of crime in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| perpetratorLinkedTo |
Eddie Nash
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Gregory Diles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeDescription | one of the most brutal crimes in Los Angeles history ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Wonderland" (2003)
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numerous true crime documentaries ⓘ |
| survivor | Susan Launius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| victim |
Barbara "Butterfly" Richardson
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Joy Audrey Gold Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Launius NERFINISHED ⓘ William "Billy" DeVerell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimAffiliation | members and associates of the Wonderland Gang ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
blunt instruments
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metal pipe ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wonderland (2003 film)