Rand study finds uneven justice in Los Angeles County
The Rand Corp reports a year long study showing uneven prosecution of felony defendants across Los Angeles County. It notes disparities in arrests and charging, with higher felony arrest likelihood in the county and broad rejection rates by the District Attorney’s office.
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Pool not site of Harbor Park murder
Detectives said blood at the Harbor Park municipal pool was not the murder scene of a young man whose hacked body was found in the Harbor area Sunday. Parts of the body were in three plastic bags. remains described as a Caucasian male in late 20s, 5'8" to 5'7", 130 to 183 pounds, brown hair. Blood origin at the pool remained unclear.
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Robbers bind priests at St Brigid's Church in raid
Five Roman Catholic priests, their cook and secretary were tied with sheets by an armed couple during a robbery at St. Brigid's Church in a prosperous San Francisco parish. A young man with a pistol and a young woman with a knife searched the sacristy and led victims to a rectory safe containing donations. Two injured priests were treated for head wounds after the assault.
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Magee's Lawyer Blasts D.A. Over New Trial Plan
Magee's attorney calls renewed trial for aggravated kidnapping, not murder, bureaucratic obstinence. He notes the 11 1 jury deadlock on murder and the 11 2 vote acquitting. Younger cites death-penalty absence as reason for retrying on lesser charge.
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Million-dollar bail for Nob Hill rapist suspect
John P. Bunyard, 27, a San Francisco truck driver with a long criminal record, is held on $1 million bail in Merced on charges including two murders during a two day cross state chase. Police say he killed two women, raped others, kidnapped ten people, and clashed with officers across California and Nevada before being captured in a Merced shootout.
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Maladjusted rapist Bunyard tied to hospital bed after spree
John Philip Bunyard, 27, chained to a hospital bed and charged with two murders and multiple rapes, was described by a 198 San Mateo County probation report as having a lifelong pattern of maladjustment rooted in his family life. The report traces his moves through foster homes, schools, CYA facilities, and prisons, noting aggression in class, truancy, and repeated offenses from burglary to car theft and assault on a prisoner. The document also cites early warning signs and a warning to authorities that he could not be trusted in society.
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William V. Bradley former ILA president dies at 70
William V. Bradley a former tugboat captain and 10 year ILA president is dead at 70. He was found slumped behind a steering wheel after a Staten Island car crash and it is unclear if the death followed the crash or occurred beforehand. Bradley led the International Longshoremen's Association from 1953 guiding through AFL expulsion and later reentry into AFL-CIO on probation until his four additional years in command. He rose from orphaned child to harbor worker and dock union leader.
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Pierce rackets loom over crime commission hearins
During Bradley's years in office the ILA tied up East and Gulf ports in several strikes. Bradley served 15 days in jail in 1956 for contempt after a union walkout on Brooklyn docks. Court order in 1955 and leadership by Thomas Gleason mark the era. Bradley was president emeritus at his death.
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