446: Bandit Chief Joaquin Murrieta: Myth Vs. Fact w/ John Boessenecker

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast by Erik Rivenes

Jul 14, 202668:03Society & Culture

Joaquin Murrieta has been remembered as a Robin Hood of the California Gold Rush — a wronged miner turned avenging outlaw, the supposed inspiration for Zorro. The truth is far darker and more complicated: the real Murrie...

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