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Those Who Knew Caryl Chessman
Reports from teachers police and friends sketch Daryl Chessman from a bright, restless boy to a lifelong criminal. Parents and mentors describe two worlds inside him, with a mother crippled by accident and a father praised or faulted for his support. A mix of praise and blame from those who knew him highlights a boy who grew into the notorious Kidnapper and Red Light Bandit, while his own view shows an inner mind at odds with outer reality.
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Los Angeles
Caryl Chessman
California
Gas Chamber
Chessman
Daryl
Pasadena
Rose Bowl
Herbert H. Richardson
Hfe
Miss X
Caryl
C. R. Eggers
Glendale
Calif
W.W. Wheelock
Mr. Richardson
Tmauc
San Quentin
Richardson
Charles Shoemaker
J. Bee Grabske
Lloyd Riddle
Cornelius L. Hurley
Chino
Red Light
Richard Chambers
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
J. Miller Leavy
D. M. Gossen
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