Episode 507 - History of Homicide (Encore Presentation)

In this season opener we speak with Mike Fratantoni of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Information Bureau. Fratantoni is also the curator of the department’s museum housed in the ground floor of the historic Hall of Justice. Fratantoni tells us about the beginning of the department in 1850 and walks us through the history of the department including the creation of the Homicide Detail in 1921, which became the Bureau of Investigation in 1934, and eventually evolved into the Homicide Bureau in 1950. Fratantoni also tells us about the ‘Vigilance Committee’ which was made up of townspeople who held secret court and carried out private executions.

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Episode 507 - History of Homicide (Encore Presentation) is an episode from Unsolved with Steve Gregory by KFI AM 640 (KFI-AM).

This episode is 68:19 long.

This episode was published on Jul 16, 2023.

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