SERIAL KILLER: Mack Ray Edwards
When 8-year-old Stella Nolan went missing in 1953, no one could have known that she was the first in a long list of children that would disappear throughout the 50s and 60s in Los Angeles, California. But despite child after child vanishing, it would take an unexpected twist of fate for anyone to even know there was a monster living in their midst.
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Brenda Howell (left) and Donald Baker (right)
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Edwards possible victims: Ramona Price (top left), Bruce Kremen (top right), Karen Tompkins (bottom), (Not pictured: Dorothy Brown).
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Episode Source Material
- The Los Angeles Times: Suspect may be tied to 6 youth murders, by Robert Kistler
- The Los Angeles Times: Suspect in Child Killings Called ‘Quiet, Nice Guy’ By Neighbors, by Dave Smith
- The Los Angeles Times: Suspect Ordered to Trial in 2 Kidnappings and 3 Slayings, by Lee Dye
- Los Angeles Evening Citizen News (Hollywood, CA): Valleyite Faces 2 Death Counts
- Los Angeles Magazine: Gone Girl: The 1953 Disappearance of Stella Darlene Nolan, by Joan Renner
- The Los Angeles Times: Long-dead killer back in sights of police, by Andrew Blankstein
- A PASADENA AUTHOR RESEARCHING JOGGING TRAILS CRACKS AN OLD SERIAL-KILLER CASE, by Christine Pelisek
- Progress Bulletin: Police Seeking Norwalk Girl Kidnap Suspect
- The Los Angeles Times: Hundreds to Hunt for Kidnaped Girl Today
- The Whittier Daily News (Monrovia, CA): Police back theory on missing boy, by The Whittier Daily News
- The San Bernadino County Sun (San Bernadino, CA): Admitted Slayer of Children Arraigned for Third Murder, by Associated Press
- The Pomona Progress Bulletin (Pomona, CA): Search renewed in S.G. Canyon
- The Los Angeles Times: Grim Tale of 6 Youngsters’ Slayings Told
- Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA): Mountains Combed for Lost Girl, 11, Boy, 13
- Los Angeles Mirror: ‘Puppy Love’ Held Clue to 2 Missing Children
- The Pomona Progress Bulletin: Two Youngsters Seen in Glendora
- The Los Angeles Times: Two Missing Children Now Believed Runaways
- Valley News (Van Nuys, CA): Arraignment for Edwards Scheduled Here March 31, by Harry Humphreys
- The Los Angeles Times: Suspect Ruled Out in Killing
- The Los Angeles Times: Teen victim of serial murderer may be unearthed, by Andrew Blankstein
- Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA): Murder Suspect Leads Police To Skeleton Of Little Girl, by Associated Press
- Independent (Long Beach, CA): ‘Quiet Guy’ Linked to Six Child Killings
- The Los Angeles Times: Judge rejects guilty plea in 3 slayings, by Jim Stingley
- Los Angeles Evening Citizen News (Hollywood, CA): Plans guilty plea
- The Los Angeles Times: Death Penalty Voted for Slayer of Six Children, by Roy Haynes
- Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA): Confessed Killer Commits Suicide, by Associated Press
- Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA): Progress in day 3 of search for remains called significant, by Hans Laetz
- The Los Angeles Times: 2 boys, 8, missing in southland mountains
- The Los Angeles Times: Mysterious stranger seen in area where lad, 8, disappeared
- Mirror News (Los Angeles, CA): copters Hunt Missing Boy, 7
- The Los Angeles Times: Bloody cloth found in missing boy search
- Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA): Fear Girl, 11, Victim of Kidnap
- Valley Times Today: FBI ready to help hunt for missing girl, father flies home
- LA Times: Crime lab experts check man’s car for missing girl clues
- LA Times: Karen case suspect may be released
- LA Times: Hills searched for Karen clues
- The Los Angeles Times: Posse Hunts girl, 7, Lost by Parents’ Prank, by a Times Correspondent
- Valley Times (North Hollywood, CA): 11-Year Girl Vanishes In Torrance
- Sisikiyou Daily News (Yreka, CA): Police Hunt Killer of Young Girl, by UPI
- Keyt (Santa Barbara, CA): “Area of Interest” as Cadaver Dogs Search for Seven-Year Old Missing Since 1961, by John Palminteri
- The Los Angeles Times: Authorities begin digging for remains of 7-year-old who disappeared in 1961 in Santa Barbara, by Steve Chawkins
- The Los Angeles Times: Police give up search for long-lost girl’s remains, by Steve Chawkins
- The Los Angeles Times: Police look at killer Mack Ray Edwards in Ramona Price cold case, by Andrew Blankstein and Steve Chawkins
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