Crossroads of the World

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Charles H. Crawford

(UCLA Library CC BY 4.0)

Georgia:

The death of LA underworld boss Charles Crawford

Episode sources:

1. “Bloody Commerce: Crossroads of the World and the Murder of the Decade” by Hadley Meares ( PBS, April 5, 2013)

2. “Mall Is Legacy of ‘20s Crime, Corruption” by Cecelia Rasmussen (The Los Angeles Times, October 3, 1999)

3. “The Julian Pete Scandal: The Multi-Million Dollar Oil Swindle that Rocked 1920s Los Angeles” by D.J. Waldie (PBS, January 5, 2023)

4. “Yukon Gold Rush” (National Parks Service)

5. “Charles Crawford Joins Church of Dr. Briegleb” (The Los Angeles Times, July 1, 1930)

6. “Ex-official Held in Double Slaying” (The New York Times, May 22, 1931)

7. “At a Crossroads” by Catherine G. Wagley (The Land Magazine, July 21, 2020)

8. “The death — or not? — of L.A.’s shopping malls” by Patt Morrison (The Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2024)

Karen:

The 1916 New Jersey shark attacks

Episode sources:

1. “Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks” by Richard Fernicola 

2. “Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916” by Michael Capuzzo

3. “In Search of History: Shark Attacks of 1916” (History Channel)

4. “The Infamous 1916 Shark Attacks that Inspired ‘Jaws’” (CBS Sunday Morning)

5. “The 1916 Shark Attacks That Gave Sharks a Bad Rap” by Nora Gonzalez (Britannica)

6. “US Shark mania began with this attack more than a century ago” by Steve Hendrix (The Washington Post) 2022 

7. “It’s Shark Season, How Worried Should You Be?” by Erik Vance (The New York Times) 2024 

8. “Sharks are still being killed at high rates – despite bans on finning” (National Geographic) 2024 

9. “2 weeks, 4 deaths, and the start of America’s fear of sharks” by Vivian McCall (National Geographic) 2019

10. “10 people killed in unprovoked shark attacks last year, report finds” by Meredith Deliso (ABC News) 2024

11. “At least 4 people were bitten in shark attacks in Texas and Florida since the Fourth of July” by Jillian Sykes, Susannah Cullinane, and Sara Smart (CNN) 2024

12. “The 1916 shark attacks: Remembering a grisly moment in NJ history” by Brian Donohue (NJ.com) 2016

13. “How common are shark attacks in the US? Take a close look at the data” by Janet Loehrke (USA Today) 2024

14. Sharks are key to the health of our oceans and climate” by Alexander Nichols (World Wildlife)

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Map showing the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks

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Beach Haven, New Jersey

Postcard of Spring Lake (1910s)

(1910s)

Matawan Creek

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World Wildlife Fund

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