Episode Thirteen – Tombstone Shadows Podcast

Unsolved Murder at Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro

Rudy Ernst Mejia III
Born: January 29, 1955
Died: July 21, 1990
Burial place: unknown.
Late one evening, Rudy left his home in Pico Rivera on a warm evening for San Pedro’s Cabrillo Beach. Perhaps unknown to Rudy, was that Cabrillo Beach at night was not a safe place to be—especially alone.
Rudy Mejia as a Junior in High School.
House in Pico Rivera where Rudy was living in 1990. The year he was murdered in San Pedro.
The year, make and model of car Rudy drove: 1985 Nissan 200SX.
Approximate location where Rudy's body was found before 7 AM Saturday.

San Gabriel Police Officer is Gunned Down by Booze Runners During Prohibition

Elmer Hearn Griffin
Born: 1904
Died: February 7, 1926
Burial place: Mountain View Cemetery, Pasadena, California
Elmer Griffin had been a motorcycle officer for the San Gabriel Police Department for less than one year, when he had a violent run-in with “booze runners.”
Images coming soon
Photo of Elmer Griffin
The home where Elmer lived with his mother and aunt. 1624 El Molina, Pasadena, California.
The thank you note written by Elmer's aunt Olivia that was published in the newspaper.
Newspaper illustration of the 5 jail breaks at the new L.A. County jail in 1926.
Charlie Fitzgerald Folsom prison booking photo. He was 40.