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Availability:In StockContributor:James T. Bartlett, Wes ClarkSeries:True CrimeTheme:Cultural Region/Western U.S.Publish date:8/18/2026Pages:160
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467170291ISBN-10:1467170291UPC:9781467170291Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, Historical, MurderBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.272Product ID:SCK3Q6M7WV

Burbank is known as a haven from the craziness of nearby Hollywood, but the city has a dark underbelly.

Nellie May Madison shot her husband to death at their home in 1934 and became the first woman to be condemned to death in California. The brutal 1953 murder of Mable Monohan inspired an Oscar-winning movie, but that didn't save Barbara Graham and her killer collaborators from the gallows. In the decades that followed, infamous and violent offenders such as the "Dating Game Killer," the "Toolbox Killers," and "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez hunted for victims in the area, while slayings of detectives, private eyes, bookies, and secret gamblers piled up in the cold case files of the police department.

Award-winning author and journalist James T. Bartlett explores the sinister side of Burbank history.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467170291ISBN-10:1467170291UPC:9781467170291Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, Historical, MurderBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.272Product ID:SCK3Q6M7WV

Originally from London, James T. Bartlett is author of the National Indie Excellence Award-winning and Anthony Award-nominated true crime book The Alaskan Blonde. He also wrote the Gourmet Ghosts alternative guides to Los Angeles and has appeared on Ghost Adventures and The UnXplained, as well as many radio programs and podcasts. As a travel and lifestyle journalist and historian, he has written for the Los Angeles Times, BBC, LAist, Crime Reads, SF Gate, Frommers and Westways, among others.


Publisher: History Press

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