The Onion Field Incident

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References

• Associated Press. 1963. "2 policemen are kidnapped; 1 is slain." Sacramento Bee, 03 11: 1.
• Los Angeles Times. 1963. "Cold-blooded slaying of detective re-enacted." Los Angeles Times, March 12: 1.
• —. 1963. "Officer slain by accident, says former convict." Los Angeles Times, August 21: 27.
• —. 1963. "Pair guilty of slaying policeman." Los Angeles Times, September 5: 1.
• —. 1963. "Partner of murdered officer tells of ordeal." Los Angeles Times, March 20: 29.
• Malnic, Eric. 1994. "Karl Hettinger; survived 1963 'Onion Field' attack." Los Angeles Times, May 5: A32.
• The People v. Gregory Ulas Powell and Jimmy Lee Smith. 1967. 7739 (Supreme Court of California, July 18).
• Turan, Kenneth. 1979. "The Onion Field caper." Washington Post, October 13.
• United Press International. 1963. "2 thugs admit kidnap-killing." New York Times, March 12: 4.
• Waldie, D.J. 2013. "The Onion Field at 50: 'This is about the tragedy of police work'." PBS SoCal, March 11.
• Wambaugh, Joseph. 1973. The Onion Field. New York, NY: Dell Publishing.

Credits

• Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
• Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
• Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
• Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
• Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)

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