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The 1981 "Wonderland Murders"... John Holmes ?...
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The 1981 "Wonderland Murders"... John Holmes ?...

Item # 727551 ·
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 2, 1981 

* The "Wonderland Murders" & John Holmes ?
* American adult Pornographic film industry

Near the bottom of page 3 is a one column heading: "Four Found Slain in Laurel Canyon Home". (see images) 
Great to have from the capital of the adult film industry and the city where this event took place.
 I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, nice condition.

Background: The 1981 Wonderland Murders stand as one of the most brutal and culturally significant un-adjudicated mass killings in Los Angeles history, serving as a dark watershed moment that exposed the gritty, dangerous underbelly of Hollywood’s glamorous, drug-fueled golden era. Stemming from a desperate June 29 robbery where the "Wonderland Gang" used a drug-addicted adult film star, John Holmes, to infiltrate and heist the fortified mansion of ruthless nightlife kingpin Eddie Nash, the subsequent July 1 retaliatory massacre left four people bludgeoned to death in a Laurel Canyon townhouse. The sheer savagery of the crime scene shocked veteran LAPD investigators and forever shattered the bohemian, free-loving mythos of Laurel Canyon, replacing it with the paranoia of the 1980s cocaine epidemic. The event’s historical and legal significance is marked by over two decades of judicial frustration—including John Holmes's acquittal, a mistrial plagued by juror bribery, and Nash's eventual 2001 federal RICO plea bargain—which fundamentally highlighted the era's difficulties in prosecuting organized criminal empires. Ultimately, the massacre permanently linked the mainstream adult entertainment industry with violent cartel-style retribution, creating a grim pop-culture legacy that stripped away the nostalgia of the 1970s sexual revolution and inspired decades of true-crime lore and cinematic retellings like Boogie Nights and Wonderland.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$78
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.