E110: The Zebra Murders Pt 1

This week Beth and Wendy The “Zebra” murders, which occurred in San Francisco, California from 1973 to 1974. They were racially motivated murders committed by a group of black men associated with a splinter group of The Nation of Islam. This will be part one of the story.
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We thank our listeners (7:42). We dive into the story beginning with some stats (14:00), the setting (13:40), the killers early life (35:58) and part1 of the timeline (44:35). 
As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (54:49) shout outs (56:48). 

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Articles/Websites

Wikipedia contributors. (12/15/2020). Zebra murders. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01/27/2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zebra_murders&oldid=994352025

CBS SF Bay Area. (11/06/14). Zebra Murders: Remembering Fear That Gripped San Francisco 40 Years Later. Retrieved 01/27/2021 from https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/11/06/remembering-the-zebra-killings-40-years-later-racially-motivated/

Turner, Wallace. (05/02/1974). Seven Blacks Seized in ‘Zebra’ Murders. The New York Times. Retrieved 01/27/2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/02/archives/seven-blacks-seized-in-zebra-murders-seven-blacks-held-in-zebra.html

Gartrell, Nate. (01/28/2020). Last two living ‘Zebra’ killers denied parole; tied to massive California murder spree targeting whites at random. The Mercury News. Retrieved 01/28/2021 from https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/28/last-two-living-zebra-killers-denied-parole-tied-to-massive-california-murder-spree-targeting-whites-at-random/

FindLaw. (03/25/1983). PEOPLE v. COOKS. Retrieved 01/28/2021 from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1838717.html

Spotswood, Beth. (03/27/2013). 5 Interesting Facts About The ‘Zebra Killings’ From The 1970s. SFist. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://sfist.com/2013/03/27/5_interesting_facts_about_the_zebra/

Muller, Eddie. (09/17/2006). Zebra murders meant to start race war. SFGate. Retrieved 01/30/2021 from https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Zebra-murders-meant-to-start-race-war-2469576.php

Delvin, F. Roger. (1/8/2020). The Zebra Killings. American Renaissance. Retrieved on 1/30/2021 from https://www.amren.com/features/2021/01/the-zebra-killings/

Hoad, Phil. (7/18/2012). Why Bruce Lee and kung fu films hit home with black audiences. The Guardian.  Retrieved 1/30/2021 from https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/jul/18/bruce-lee-films-black-audiences

SDSUnbound. (n.d.). Unidentified group of people in front of Muhammad’s Temple Number 26. Retrieved 1/31/2021 from https://digitallibrary.sdsu.edu/islandora/object/sdsu%3A42524

Historic Crimes. (n.d.). San Francisco’s Zebra Murders. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from http://historiccrimes.blogspot.com/2017/12/san-franciscos-zebra-murders.html

Criminal Minds Wiki. (n.d.). The Zebra Killers. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Zebra_Killers

History Commons. (n.d.). October 20, 1973 – May 1, 1974: Racially Motivated ‘Zebra’ Killings Sweep through San Francisco. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a10730574zebrakillings#a10730574zebrakillings

Bureaucracybuster’s Blog. (07/18/2016). Jessie Lee Cooks. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from 

https://bureaucracybuster.com/tag/jessie-lee-cooks/

Justia US Law. (03/25/1983). People v. Cooks (1983). Retrieved 02/06/2021 from https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/141/224.htmlBooks

Sanders, Prentice Earl; Cohen, Bennett. (09/20/2006). The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing.

Talbot, David. (05/08/2012). Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love. New York, NY: Free Press.

History

Wikipedia contributors. (01/17/2021). Nation of Islam. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nation_of_Islam&oldid=1000999774

Sanders, Earl; Cohen, Bennett. (07/19/2016). The rhymes of the Zebra murders and shootings of police. The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/The-rhymes-of-the-Zebra-murders-and-shootings-of-8392808.php

Rosoff, Matt. (05/30/2016). San Francisco is a wealthy tech haven today — but not long ago it was an apocalyptic madhouse. Business Insider. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://www.businessinsider.com/season-of-the-witch-san-francisco-history-in-the-1970s-2016-5

History.com Editors. (10/29/2009). Malcolm X. History.com. Retrieved 01/31/2021 from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-x

History.com Editors. (11/03/17). Black Panthers. History.com. Retrieved 01/31/2021 from https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/black-panthers

Grey, Eliza. (10/04/2012). Thetans and Bowties. The New Republic. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://newrepublic.com/article/108205/scientology-joins-forces-with-nation-of-islam

Shout Outs

One Night in Miami
https://www.amazon.com/Night-Miami-Leslie-Kingsley-Ben-Adir/dp/B08NLFDCXZ

The Letter For The King
https://www.netflix.com/title/80222934

Music

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