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Three Lives from Southern California
- Florilla Lee Crolic (1869-1938):
(CORRECTION: it was brought to my attention by someone who just began an investigation into Florilla Crolic, that I listed the wrong place of the murder. She was living at—and was murdered at—the small house on Sunset Cliffs).
Born in Michigan, Florilla was a musician who married twice. Florilla and her second husband moved from Washington to San Diego, California. After her second marriage break-up, she made a bizarre prediction to her neighbor, that sadly came true.
This was where Florilla grew up, and where her mother died in 1909. It's in Michigan.Photo of Florilla in her younger years. I believe this was a high school photo.This is where Florilla's niece and her husband once lived. Her husband had been living in a hotel at the time of the killing, as the couple had separated. 1819 Sunset Cliffs, Ocean Beach, California. I forgot to mention in the episode, that he went to Florilla's home to get money from her for alcohol.The neighbor who discovered Florilla's body. - Jeanne M. Kelly (1917-2019):
Born and raised in San Francisco, at 20 years old, Jeanne decided to move to Los Angeles and work as a nurse. But as the holidays approached, she longed to be back in San Francisco. A couple of days before New Years eve, she met the wrong people in a downtown L.A. park—after which, her life was turned upside-down.
Jeanne's home in San Francisco. She lived here with her grandmother, her mother and her step-father.Jeanne's signature swim team photo in the yearbook. She's cut off on the top left.Pershing Square Park in the 1930's.Joe Pearson's home in 1938. He was the one who was held prisoner in his car. 741 Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, California.Jeanne Kelly in jail.Second photo of Jeanne Kelly in jail.Jeanne arrested, 1938Hurshel Neil's booking photo. 32 years old. 1938.Verlia Brunson's booking photo. 30 years old. 1938.Front gate at Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery. I believe it was the 1930's.Jeanne Kelly's grave at the Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery in Oceanside, California. She lived to 102. - Jacalyn (1977-1989)
The first day of Christmas vacation from middleschool turns deadly, after Jacalyn and her friends meet inside the mall.
A photo of the New York City skyline during the 1977 summer blackout. I think those are workers with flashlights on the right side of the photo.New York City during the summer of 1977 blackout. Bars stayed open by using candles and flashlights.Jacalyn's middle school yearbook photo.The home Juan ran to after the shooting. On Cumberland in the city of Orange, about 1/2 mile from the mall.
