Episode 140: The Machete Murderer PT 1
In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1971 Yuba City, California where a body is found in an orchard. After another body is found nearby, a larger search is initiated and yields enough results for a two-part episode.
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Sources:
Burden of Proof: The Case of Juan Corona by Ed Cray (Macmillan) 1973.
The Road to Yuba City: A Journey into the Juan Corona Murders by Tracy Kidder (Doubleday) 1974.
“PEOPLE of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Juan Vallejo CORONA, Defendant and Appellant. In re Juan Vallejo CORONA, on habeas corpus.” Court of Appeal, First District, Division 2, California. May 8, 1978. https://content.next.westlaw.com/Document/I3d216923fad811d9bf60c1d57ebc853e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29
“Juan Corona: Rush to Judgment?” by Katherine Ramsland, PhD
https://mail.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/notorious/juan_corona/9.html
“Bodies of 12 men dug up in Calif; Suspect Arrested” by Frank Winston (Daily News) 1971.
“The Forgotten Serial Killer: A Case for Our Times” by Katherine Ramsland, PhD (Psychology Today) 2021.
“An attorney for accused mass slayer Juan Corona said…” by Spencer Sherman (UPI) 1982.
“Yuba City” (Britannica)
https://www.britannica.com/place/Yuba-City
"Juan Corona, 85, Convicted as Killer of 26 Farm Workers, Dies” by David Stout (New York Times) 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/obituaries/juan-corona-dead.html
“Juan Corona” by Claire McNulty. https://www.sutori.com/en/story/juan-corona--zUbWNnvRxZreJ4uAAaqc9mmJ