SOLVED: The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders 1
About this episode
The episode explores the disturbing crimes of Gordon Stewart Northcott in the 1920s.
In 1926, 19-year-old Gordon Stewart Northcott convinced his parents to buy him three acres of barren land outside Los Angeles. In 1926, 19-year-old Gordon Stewart Northcott convinced his parents to buy him three acres of barren land outside Los Angeles. He told them he was going to raise chickens. What he really wanted was a place far from the city where no one would hear what he did to the boys he brought there. Over the next few years, Northcott lured young victims to the property with the help of his teenage nephew, who he had taken from Canada under the guise of teaching him the family trade. Behind the chicken coops, he built one of the most disturbing crime scenes in California history. In Part 1 of Murder: True Crime Stories, host Carter Roy traces Northcott's path from a deeply troubled childhood in a household ruled by his mother's obsession and his father's silence to the desolate stretch of desert where his violence would soon spiral out of control. Please note, this episode contains descriptions of sexual violence, torture, and murder, and may not be suitable for all audiences. Head over to our Murder True Crime Stories YouTube channel to WATCH our video episodes…
People in this episode
Host: Carter Roy
Topics covered
- true crime
- murder
- historical crime
- violence
- child victims
Keywords
- Wineville Chicken Coop Murders
- Gordon Stewart Northcott
- true crime
- California
- murder
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Crime House
Places: Los Angeles, California
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