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S6 Ep6: The Murder That Sparked the Zoot Suit Riots

Crimes of the Centuries

Apr 6, 202655:57Society & Culture

In August 1942, 22-year-old Jose Diaz was found dying near a Los Angeles reservoir called Sleepy Lagoon. He'd been beaten and stabbed the night before he was set to report to the U.S. Army. His death became the excuse th...

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S6 Ep6: The Murder That Sparked the Zoot Suit Riots is an episode from Crimes of the Centuries. In August 1942, 22-year-old Jose Diaz was found dying near a Los Angeles reservoir called Sleepy Lagoon. He'd been beaten and stabbed the night...

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Published Apr 6, 2026, 55:57 long, audio available.