murder sites
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Dealey Plaza Historic District
Dallas, Texas
1963
Dealey Plaza, built 1934-40, serves as Dallas' western gateway and was the focus of civic pride prior to the tragic event that unfolded on November 22, 1963--the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Bugsy Siegel Murder House
Beverly Hills, California
1947
Just before midnight on June 20, 1947, gangster Bugsy Siegel was murdered by the Mafia by multiple gunshots through a window of this Moorish-style home, which was rented by his mistress Virginia Hill.
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Lana Turner Home
Beverly Hills, California
1958
The house in which mobster Johnny Stompanato was stabbed to death by Lana Turner's daughter (or Lana Turner herself, according to some) on April 5, 1958.
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Manson Murder Site
Los Angeles, California
1969
This was the site (the house has been torn down and replaced) of the shocking murders of Sharon Tate and others by members of Charles Manson's cult on August 9, 1969.