Interesting thread. I graduated from South High in 1971 and virtually lived at many of the theatres mentioned here. I would eventually start Video Out-Takes in Redondo and later Video Archives in Manhattan Beach where Tarantino worked for years.
Anyway, in the early 70s, I had a good friend who worked for the LAPD, and he swore that the Torrance police were a rather rogue bunch with a nefarious reputation. I always felt they really acted like Brownshirts about that time, far more aggressive and physical than other PDs even on simple traffic stops. We were continually rousted by them for merely driving around at night…for them, probable cause never entered into it.
My friend at the LAPD stated it was well known the guy who was arrested for the Rolling Hills Theatre murders was a victim of vigilante justice. He said a couple of Torrance officers went into his cell that night and hung him with a bed-sheet, that the whole OD ruse was simply a cover-up, and that the lynching became common knowledge underground because the Torrance PD wanted to send a message to any other criminals who had murder on their mind. I’ve always believed my LAPD friend’s version over the official account.
Interesting thread. I graduated from South High in 1971 and virtually lived at many of the theatres mentioned here. I would eventually start Video Out-Takes in Redondo and later Video Archives in Manhattan Beach where Tarantino worked for years.
Anyway, in the early 70s, I had a good friend who worked for the LAPD, and he swore that the Torrance police were a rather rogue bunch with a nefarious reputation. I always felt they really acted like Brownshirts about that time, far more aggressive and physical than other PDs even on simple traffic stops. We were continually rousted by them for merely driving around at night…for them, probable cause never entered into it.
My friend at the LAPD stated it was well known the guy who was arrested for the Rolling Hills Theatre murders was a victim of vigilante justice. He said a couple of Torrance officers went into his cell that night and hung him with a bed-sheet, that the whole OD ruse was simply a cover-up, and that the lynching became common knowledge underground because the Torrance PD wanted to send a message to any other criminals who had murder on their mind. I’ve always believed my LAPD friend’s version over the official account.