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Description
KCRA-TV news footage of the police investigation, trial, and retrial of Juan Corona, a serial killer who was convicted of murdering 25 migrant farm workers and burying them in shallow graves in fruit orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California, in 1971. Written on original container for r01: "S13A 21 02 02 Juan Corona Reel 1 of 2 35:42;". Written on original container for r02: "S13A 21 02 02 Juan Corona Reel 2 of 2 35:42;". Written on original container for r03: "S13A 21 02 01 Juan Corona 1972 Interview". Written on original container for r04: "S13A 21 02 06 Juan Corona 1978 35:42". Note inside of container for r04: "Corona, Juan S13A 21-02-06 Stock Film; Trial, Marysville; 1978; Wife and kids; Interviews w/media."
Type
moving image
Format
Reversal Original Sound Mono Color 16mm film
Form/Genre
Nonfiction films Television news programs Special events television coverage True crime stories
Serial murderers Serial murderers in mass media Murderers Murder Agricultural laborers Trials (Homicide) Homicide investigation Crime and the press Bail Crime Crime in mass media Corona, Juan, 1934-2019 Yuba City (Calif.) Sutter County (Calif.)
Time Period
1970/1979
Place
Sutter County (Calif.)
Provenance
Center for Sacramento History California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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