The Bob's Big Boy Massacre

About this episode

This episode covers the Bob's Big Boy Massacre that occurred in Glendale, California in 1980, detailing the events, arrests, and historical context.

The Bob’s Big Boy Massacre Glendale, California – October 22, 1980 🔗 PRIMARY SOURCES & REPORTING Los Angeles Times archive coverage of the murders and arrestshttps:// www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1980-10-24-me-6283-story.html Follow-up reporting on arrests and confessionshttps:// www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1980-10-26-me-6665-story.html Coverage of sentencing and courtroom proceedingshttps:// www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1981-01-09-me-9017-story.html 🔗 HISTORICAL & CASE SUMMARIES California Department of Corrections inmate records (case defendants) https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov Mass murder documentation and timeline referencehttps:// murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harris-darrell.htmhttps://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/streeter-william.htm (These pages compile court outcomes, sentencing, and background.) 🔗 CONTEXTUAL READING Discussion of late-1970s and early-1980s restaurant robberies in Southern Californiahttps:// www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1981-02-15-me-31303-story.html Historical analysis of execution-style robbery killingshttps:// www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/67622NCJRS.pdf 🔗 LOCATION HISTORY Bob’s Big Boy Glendale history and redevelopment…

Topics covered

• mass murder
• true crime
• restaurant history
• California crime
• 1980s crime

Keywords

• Bob's Big Boy
• massacre
• Glendale
• California
• true crime
• Los Angeles Times
• 1970s crime
• restaurant robberies
• court proceedings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Times, California Department of Corrections

Places: Glendale, California, Bob's Big Boy Glendale, Southern California

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