I think Eddie Money was there once, Chuck knows, but i never paid too much attention. The gang trafficked drugs, mainly cocaine, throughout the late 70s. The valley is much closer to Wonderland so Dave was working his way back I guess. It was Devastating. So it was just another step down when she took up with him. After this, they headed to the master bedroom and forced Nash to give them the combination to the safe. Small world when it comes to Wonderland. -JW. To all of the Wonderland fans, have a Happy Easter! Ron was the one who tolerated him around the house, while Billy despised and did not trust him (according to Tracy McCourt).

I have some questions, maybe you can give me your option… Who do you think let john in that night? Beaver PA. . John Holmes and the Wonderland Murders The Death of Jayne Mansfield Death of a Princess - The Story of Grace Kelly's Fatal Car Crash The Death of Actress Jane Russell Screen Legend Elizabeth Taylor … He was but 43 years of age. You can’t make this stuff up. There they found more than $1 million worth of cocaine as well as some items stolen from the Wonderland house. I remember the building and the apt.. He was also accused of bribing the lone holdout juror in his previous case. John Holmes died on March 13, 1988. So here we go, please add anything that I forgot in the comments section. He told me once that he worked with kids in hospitals (an orderly?) Dottie Glickman was her name. [citation needed] The objective of the robbery was to steal a hoard of cash, heroin, and cocaine that Holmes claimed was in a safe embedded in Nash's bedroom floor, as well as to retrieve some antique guns the Wonderland Gang had stolen from another businessman and then subsequently, using Holmes as an intermediary, sold to Nash in exchange for drugs. Now yet another! Makes sense, a prideful, honor-bound guy like him would want direct involvement. His main rackets were his night clubs.

The first time, he forgot to unlatch the patio door; the second time, he did so but returned to the Wonderland hideout only to find some of the gang members were extremely high on heroin. [14], Around 3:00 AM, on July 1, two days after the Nash robbery, it is believed Holmes, Diles, and a number of unidentified men entered the Wonderland house and bludgeoned to death Launius, DeVerell, Miller, and Richardson; the weapons were believed to be either hammers or striated metal pipes. The letter stated that the paralegal told AUSA Larson that she had just met with Mikaelian in jail, and that Mikaelian wanted her to claim (1) she was having an affair with AUSA Larson, (2) Mikaelian’s counsel was a “double agent” for the government, (3) Mikaelian had been under the influence of drugs when he signed the plea agreement, (4) Mikaelian had never read the plea agreement, and (5) Mikaelian’s counsel had never explained the agreement to him. If they were, Big Dave was being tag-teamed while poor Barbara was alone on the couch. So Holmes was shootin’ off his mouth at the Wonderland house about Eddie Nash, and Ron Launius heard him talking. The true horror is hiding behind the yellow tape. Learn how your comment data is processed. Barbara Lee Easton Richardson, 22, was David Lind's girlfriend and sported four tattoos: images of a flower, a mushroom, a butterfly, and Minnie Mouse. The police found the house ransacked, and blood trampled through every room. They had rented 8763 Wonderland in member Joy Millers name to house their exploits. If the show tells the story, the WHOLE story without devolving into a John Holmes bashfest, then OK. Well Dawn seemed to take over a considerable piece of the show. Susan doesn’t remember anything, hardly remembered arriving at the house even. I did not know this, but while my husband was in the hospital once, my 2 sons and I stayed at the house for safety (in the Ron Launius guest room).. can you imagine? “There is nobody on the face of the earth who knew and understood him better than I, having spent 17 years of living and growing to adulthood with him. Have additional information, want to know what others are saying, or don't agree with something we said? And Launius started asking a lot of questions about Nash: “Has he got any dope? He co-wrote the sad tune “You Are So Beautiful” with Dennis Wilson and Billy Preston. We didn’t use it verbatim in the book because it couldn’t be confirmed. Cover of the Holmes autobiography, Porn King. ....Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I never remember them being in the house. Toggle Comments. [1] On July 1, 1981, three members and one associate of the gang died in the Wonderland murders (also known as the "Four on the Floor murders" or the "Laurel Canyon murders"). A Spine-Chilling Tour Revisiting the Michael Ross Murders Known as the Roadside Strangler, Michael Ross is a good example of the classic organized offender. March 17, 1982.

Pull it out.”.

Gayle, Bobby, and localarts are discussing. News articles back then had attention to detail. ‘I saw them go to the victims and I saw them beat the victims and they made me take some whacks, I had blood on me.

The next morning, Wednesday, July 1, David spoke with the fence, Fat Howard Cook, who knew about the killings and put Dave in touch with Jimmy Arias AKA Mr. Vegas. Not a fair thing to say Jimmy. In her case, it was one of Nash’s cronies, she says…. But working with the evidence of the handprint, the police would eventually charge Holmes with the murders and ask him to squeal on Nash. But still he was a human being and you want to help. Noguchi was definitely the LA coroner at the right time! Mikaelian has filed to allege that the heroin he distributed was of such low purity that it took his case outside the “heartland” of the applicable Guideline. ***THIS STORY CONTAINS CRIME SCENE PHOTOS. Diles and Nash served maybe 3 to 5 years each at best for their other crimes and L.A. county jail time shenanigans. By 1988 the police were no closer to solving the case, but they heard John was on death’s bed.

In ’81, I was in fifth grade. I know her (Joy’s) daughter worked at the record plant (recording studio?) His slimy lawyer claims that Joe has no income. All very fascinating. I doubt he’s allowed to work in bars, casinos, entertainment, scams, etc., unless it’s secret. Joe MacLean, aka Hovsep Mikaelian, is now a free man. Then, President Reagan’s motorcade zoomed by. One question that went unanswered however, was where Holmes was during all the commotion.Murder and Contempt of CourtIn later years, Holmes would reveal to his wife Sharon, that the revenge seekers forced him to accompany them and watch the murders. Man, you sure do know how to dig up all those unknown nuggets of info on this… Fuller is still alive too. We were having dinner in front of the TV in the living room, like we always did, either watching Carol Burnett Show or the news. You had political corruption, and you had police corruption, and he was a very insulated individual.

He is a musician/songwriter. If I recall a Chevy Nova (or similar) that he and Dawn repainted with spray cans. Armed men broke in and systematically started beating the sleeping occupants. One of the gang members shot a bodyguard of Nash’s while he was trying to handcuff him. His wife asked him he didn’t do or say anything, and John said: “they were dirt.” A girlfriend of Holmes from 1981 verified his ex-wife’s story, saying John had told her the same thing. It’s easy to see why Johnny Wadd was attracted to her. He refused to cooperate with authorities on the ongoing investigation however and would even spend a little time in the pokey for contempt of court.AIDSOn March 13, 1988 at a VA medical center, (specifically the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care and Nursing Home Care Unit), Holmes would succumb to the ravages of AIDS. Couldn’t get out until his campaign bus was long gone. Gayle, kdimmick, and Bonnie Brae are discussing. Any suggestions? David Lind characterized him as an otherwise decent individual who had been lured into the drug world because of the easy money and indicated that DeVerell experienced periods of self-loathing for his actions, during which he expressed a desire to stop dealing and using illegal drugs. Miller had two adult daughters and was the ex-wife of a Beverly Hills attorney. The episode on Oxygen was a surface piece: no new photos, no talk of victims lives, peripheral motives, side characters, the subculture, the things my book digs into.

Get out the Kleenex first. You should definitely write a book! On the night of June 29, 1981, the Gang fronted John $400 to buy drugs from Eddie Nash. As she was a connection, Joy also had my wedding rings (from my first marriage and my second marriage) and God knows what else that belonged to us. They used to be, nobody gives a flip any longer. Nice royalties, I bet. She was getting older, had drug busts, cancer, a heroin addict etc etc. I think that Ron Coen would have wet his pants if he were ever confronted by Eddie. On December 9, 1977, Nancy Fox was found dead in her home partially clothed, lying face down on the... A chilling last interview with Aileen Wuornos, held the day before her execution. AUSA Larson and the paralegal met the next day. That’s a good 30 miles away from Wonderland. At about the same time my friend was ringing Nash’s intercom buzzer at his Tarzana condo, only to hear the greeting play – it was a woman’s voice, with an accent – asking to please leave a message, and Eddie will get back to you. I should have moved it to the fiction section. Ron was the one who tolerated him around the house, while Billy despised and did not trust him (according to Tracy McCourt). We went home and later Joy called us and asked us to come back over, but we decided to stay home. Well Holmes certainly deserves his charge of the blame for the robbery of Eddie Nash. He would receive a 6-month prison sentence and fine of $250,000.A Final RequestJohn Holmes had one final request of his wife, Laurie Holmes, before he died. Mike Sager describes Sharon perfectly as the fifties-style wife, who would suffer for her husband, and she did. Take a look, Japanese serial killer called ‘hanging pro’ on Twitter. But Susan was still hanging onto life, even though it was clear she had been left for dead. Good points, Jimmy. Of course, then we found out that the feds were investigating him and there were dirty feds involved. Bruce is still around, and doing musical theater or something these days, and quite successful, so I hope he’s not mad that I outed him. Did you know that Ted Bundy was a member of a crime prevention task force for the state of Washington, where he authored a pamphlet instructing women how to prevent rape? Anyhow, Nils said that Jim Fuller was in the Surfaris, the surf rock band who did “Wipe Out”. Amazon has it. and wow, this guy is a real a piece of work, his own sister-in-law turned on him: In August 1996, Mikaelian’s sister-in-law, a designated paralegal for Mikaelian, called Stephen Larson, the Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”) in Mikaelian’s case, and made an appointment to meet with him.