Murder City: Santa Cruz, California, 1970 to 1973 - Part 1
Once Upon A Crime14 Tammi 2025

Murder City: Santa Cruz, California, 1970 to 1973 - Part 1

In the 1970s, Santa Cruz, California, became known by a title no one else wanted - “Murder City.” Between 1970 and 1973, a series of murders rocked the once peaceful beach community. Before it was all over, residents would live through unimaginable horrors - a prominent family wiped out in a mass murder by a deranged killer and not one but two serial killers stalking their streets at the same time.

In this 3-part series, we’ll travel back in time to experience those three terrifying years in Santa Cruz - 1970 to 1973 - beginning with the mass murder of a prominent doctor and his family. Just as the court was determining the first killer’s fate, another was making Santa Cruz his home and hunting grounds. His crimes would make him one of the most infamous serial killers on record.

This is part one of “Murder City: Santa Cruz, California, 1970 to 1973.

Sources:

Murray, E. (2020). Murder Capital of the World.

Ohta Family Murders in Soquel - Bay Area Television Archive

John Linley Frazier | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

John L. Frazier - "LEGENDS" SANTA CRUZ GHOST HUNTERS

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Frazier-2125

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/John_Linley_Frazier

John Linley Frazier - Wikipedia

https://crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/mass/john_frazier/5.html

Frazier v. Superior Court, 5 Cal.3d 287 | Casetext Search + Citator

https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/102337#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0

John Linley Frazier | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

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