The Frontier Partisans Podcast
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Episode 36 — Once Upon A Time in Los Angeles, Part V — The Killing of Sheriff James Barton
The ambush slaying of Sheriff James R. Barton and three of his deputies in January of 1857 was the worst act of violence against law enforcement in Los Angeles history until the Newhall Incident of 1970, when four highway patrolmen were gunned down during a traffic stop north of the city. The Barton killing led to a massive manhunt and an orgy of savage vigilante violence. Here’s how it went down...
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