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Tragedy at Newhall – Part 2

Part 2 of the 2-part Tragedy at Newhall series — start from Part 1. The gunfight that unfolded in the dark along Interstate 5 on April 5, 1970 did not begin with a traffic stop. It began an hour earlier...

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Tragedy at Newhall - Part 1

Part 1 of the 2-part Tragedy at Newhall series. The sun had long since dropped behind the low hills north of Valencia, leaving the sky washed in a deep purple that bled slowly into black. The evening traffic on Interstate...

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Lights, Camera, Gun Fight: The North Hollywood Shootout – Part 2

Part 2 of the 2-part North Hollywood Shootout series — start from Part 1. Officer John Caprarelli had been sitting just south of Victory Boulevard, radar gun balanced on his knee, watching commuters drift ten or fifteen miles over the...

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Lights, Camera, Gun Fight: The North Hollywood Shootout Part 1

Part 1 of the 2-part North Hollywood Shootout series. Mark Ellison liked to get his banking done early. He always said the day ran smoother when he cleared small chores before nine. He parked his Honda Accord along Laurel Canyon...

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Tragedy at Newhall – Part 2

Tragedy at Newhall - Part 1

Lights, Camera, Gun Fight: The North Hollywood Shootout – Part 2

Lights, Camera, Gun Fight: The North Hollywood Shootout Part 1