Norris struggled with Cindy in the back, but then managed to get a strip of duct tape across her mouth, and managed to bind her wrists and ankles. Ledfords autopsy would reveal evidence of horrific torture, indicating she had been beaten and raped with some form of heavy implements or tools before being After a 50-year gap in which we have found no reported cases, this court again addressed the subject in People v. Williams, supra, 29 Cal. They were a perfect match for each other, but it was not one made in Heaven. The van pulled ahead and stopped, and Norris got out. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. 2.20.) The prosecutor offered the evidence to prove defendant's state of mind -- that defendant did not feel intimidated by Norris -- rather than defendant's conduct on any particular occasion. Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris had bonded over a love of sadism and fantasies of rape and torture. While inside this time, he was given another psychiatric examination. He applied and it was rejected, and he will not be eligible again until 2020. The men finally tire of her, and they wrap a wire coat hanger around her throat. (People v. Jackson (1980) 28 Cal. (Rogers, at p. [29] The court refused to permit defense counsel to mention in his opening statement that Norris had been adjudicated a mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO). Shirley Ledford's body was discovered shortly after she was killed. This time, after they reached their hideout on the fire road, they dispensed with the conversation altogether. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Three months after he was released, Norris was in Redondo Beach, cruising around on a motorbike. On Halloween night, 1979, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris abducted their final victim, 16-year-old Shirley Lynette Ledford as she hitchhiked home from a Halloween party in Los Angeles. Much like the other victims, Shirley endured horrific rapes and torture with several instruments, including screwdrivers. Bittaker told Norris what happened. The coat hanger was still wrapped around her neck. He hit her in the left elbow with the sledgehammer over 25 times in total, while Lynette screamed and cried. We do not believe they can be altered by contract so as to limit the court to reviewing the district attorney's discretionary finding as to whether Norris told the truth. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Defendant, however, is barred from raising this objection on appeal because he failed to object to the playing of the tape in the trial court. Its just her screaming, she said. Norris went to a small convenience store somewhere down the mountain and then drove back. She was hitchhiking home from a Halloween party in the Sunland-Tujunga suburb of Los Angeles. But we did not endorse the prosecutor's arguments in Hendricks, Guzman or Boyde. What they really needed was a place that was totally isolated, and sometime around April, they found the perfect location. This time he was successful, but the woman had been given enough time to call the police, and before Norris could do anything, the police arrived and arrested him. 2447].) 3d 162 [133 Cal. English We explained in a footnote that Steger did not define all the elements of murder by torture, but was concerned only with establishing that the act of torture must be premeditated. The prosecutor's comment, however, is clearly improper for another reason. Average Age & Life Expectancy Shirley Lynette Ledford lived 54 years shorter than the average Ledford family member when she died at the age of 16. This browser does not support getting your location. There was a break of almost two months before Norris and Bittaker went cruising again. 3d 1222, 1276-1277 [232 Cal. ). The bodies of Schaefer and . WebShirley Lynette Ledford passed awayon 1 Nov 1979in Sunland, Los Angeles County, California, USA. According to The Independent, Bittaker and Norris had met in prison earlier in the 1970s. The conclusion was that Bittaker would likely continue to commit new crimes once he was released. If any one out there can assist in obtaining them, please email. FN 26. Both men were charged with the first degree murders of the five girls. Andrea wasnt a pushover, and there was a struggle, but finally, Norris managed to sweep her legs out from under her and succeeded in getting her arms behind her back. Subsequent cases, however, have steadily drawn back from the use of a per se standard. Steve Kay was reluctant, but he waived the death penalty for Norris in return for his co-operation. Displayed on their lawn, like a discarded Halloween prop, was the naked and tortured body of the young girl. Convicted, he got a sentence of five years, but was paroled in April, 1970. It was getting late, around 10:45 p.m., and she was glad that someone had stopped to drive her. As they drove along the road in Redondo Beach, Bittaker spotted Cindy and remarked, Theres a cute little blonde.. This would have enabled his attorney to research Douglas's background, prepare for his testimony and assess whether they should have modified the defense strategy in light of Douglas's expected testimony. Stupidly, Norris began to brag about the four girls he and Bittaker had already murdered, describing their exploits in great detail. Try again later. Bittaker took over and started to choke the girl, but Cindy kept jerking about. What was the cruel and unusual punishment? The killings began that June, with the death of Lucinda Lynn Schaefer, 16. As Oxygen reported, the men were only caught because Norris bragged to a friend about their crime spree. There was an error deleting this problem. A woman answered the door and Norris asked if he could come in and use the telephone. But it didnt kill her. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. This browser does not support getting your location. In Nye, supra, 71 Cal. There were also other charges, including criminal conspiracy, deviant sexual assault, kidnapping, robbery, and rape. Eventually, the men grew tired of this, and started what they came there for. After they had finished the alterations, sometime around 11 a.m., they began to drive aimlessly around, stopping at beaches and chatting with girls, drinking some beers, and always on the lookout for someone who would be suitable for their adventures. The audio tapes that the pair made during their killings were played for the jury, and the jury recommended the death penalty. 3d 739, 768 [239 Cal. Sorry! 6 16-Year-Old Shirley Lynette Ledford. Rptr. However, as wrong as it may be, I really would like to hear the tape and see the autopsy photos. Shirley Ledford was 16 years young when she was abducted, assaulted, tortured and murdered on Halloween Night of 1979 by the "Toolbox Killers". Listen Later. Failed to report flower. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Andrea Hall, 18; Jacqueline Gilliam, 15; Jacqueline Leah Lamp, 13; and Shirley Lynette Ledford, 16, were killed over the following five months. No one had noticed a thing. Bynum recalled that the one thing that Shirley Sanders, the rape victim from Oregon, was able to tell them was that they were in a silver van. Norris took over the driving while Bittaker went into the back with the naked and terrified girl. Shirley Lynette Ledford of Los Angeles, California United States was born on March 4, 1963. (See People v. Rist (1976) 16 Cal. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. The Extra-Terrestrial, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and the Back To The Future series. Bittaker was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was put up for adoption as an infant. They would pick up a girl from one of the teen years, 13 through to 19, and kidnap her. Once again, not taking no for an answer, one of the men sprayed her with pepper spray and dragged her into the Murder Mack. Understandably, the Navy no longer wanted Norris to be associated with them, and he was administratively discharged due to psychological problems. For the next month, Bittaker and Norris laid low, wondering if there would be a knock on the door. It has been more than 31 years since Lawrence Bittaker was sentenced to death, and still he sits on death row in San Quentin awaiting his punishment. Sergeant Farrand was stationed approximately five to six feet away from Officer Valento during the arrest. Death 1 Nov 1979 (aged 16) Sunland, Los Angeles County, California, USA. The Jury Hears The Tape Of Shirley Lynette Ledford's Horrible Death Roy Norris plead guilty, sparing him the death penalty, and on May 7, 1980, was sentenced to 45 years to life, with parole eligibility from 2010. Such a proceeding would consume considerable time, and divert the attention of the jury from the case at hand. Finally, deciding to end the game, Norris began to strangle her, but he made a mess of it. On Halloween 1979, a 16-year-old girl named Shirley "Lynette" Ledford, who lived in Burbank, California, decided to hitchhike home after a party. The horrifying tape, which featured Ledford screaming and begging for her life, proved instrumental during Bittaker's trial in 1989. 833, 502 P.2d 1305, 57 A.L.R.3d 155], relied on Teale, supra, 70 Cal. Shirley Ledford was only 18 years old when she was brutally assaulted, tortured and murdered by Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, known as "The Toolbox Killers", on Halloween Night of October 31, 1979. He grabbed a baseball bat and swung it hard, hitting Leah in the head. But then one of them noticed that they were not heading toward the beach. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bittaker and Norris offered Lynette a ride home in their van; she accepted because she recognized Bittaker as a regular customer at the restaurant she worked at part time. Grabbing Andrea, he jammed the pick through her ear and into her brain. It looks like nothing was found at this location. An autopsy revealed that, in addition to having been sexually violated, she had died of strangulation after receiving extensive blunt-force trauma to the face, head, breasts, and left elbow, with her olecranon sustaining multiple fractures. (The last execution in California took place in 2006 and since then there has been a Federal Court ordered moratorium on the death penalty in California over the lethal injection controversy.) Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Shirley Ledford (6681995)? It was Halloween night in the San Fernando Valley, and a young girl was hitchhiking in the Sunland-Tujunga residential district. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Su ltima vctima conocida fue Shirley Lynette Ledford, de 16 aos, a la que recogieron mientras haca autostop a casa desde el trabajo. Burial. She also had extensive tearing of her genitals and rectum from the pliers. Some jurors said they had nightmares after hearing the tape. This is a carousel with slides. With a second deviation from their normal practice, the men decided not to drive up to the fire road. 26 Feb Feb Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. The court afforded the prosecutor a chance to respond -- the prosecutor denied the charge -- and then denied defendant's motion. Criminologist Laura Brand opened up to Newsweek about her groundbreaking interviews with "Toolbox Killers," Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris.. She could only listen to 30 seconds of Shirleys tape. They were Bittaker and Norris. You can feel it in your gut when youre hearing the screams.. Despite the less than respectable industry that is based there, the Valley is a great place to live. Bittaker and Norris also murdered Lucinda Schaefer, 16, of Torrance, on June 24 of that year; Andrea Joy Hall, 18, of Tujunga, on July 8, 1979; and Shirley Lynette Ledford, 16, of Sun Valley, on . He was captured and charged with attempted rape. It would provide me with closure. Victim No. On October 31, 1979, the Tool Box Killers would abduct 16-year-old Shirley Lynette Ledford. Defendant was charged with conspiracy to kidnap women, however, [48 Cal. Norris was sent to the Atascadero State Hospital, a psychiatric institution, where, after examination, he was diagnosed as a mentally disordered sex offender. Less wholesome is the fact that its also the porn center for the United States, with 90 percent of legally distributed porn films that are made in the U.S. being made by companies based in the Valley. Or life imprisonment without possibility of parole? She was followed by Andrea Joy Hall, 18; Jacqueline Doris Gilliam, 15; Jacqueline Leah Lamp, 13, and Shirley Lynette Ledford, 16. Rptr. On cross-examination, defendant acknowledged that he had begun writing a book, and had shown drafts to a newspaper reporter and a guard. One year later, in 1978, another psychiatrist said that Bittaker was a sophisticated psychopath and that he would never be successfully paroled. Bittakers new friend, Roy Lewis Norris, was eight years younger, born on February 2, 1948, in Greeley, Colorado. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The sliding door was closed and the van sped off. At trial, confronted with the tape, Bittaker actually had the audacity to claim that it was just a threesome, and pointed out that Lynette had asked them to kill her. In addition, they had come across a gated fire road and smashed the padlock to gain access. He wanted a strong case, and a quick arrest may not provide that. This instruction was legally correct. Rptr. Norris would have to do much better if he was to avoid execution. Shirley Lynette Ledford was born on March 4, 1963 in California. Ledford's body was discovered shortly after she was murdered. Shirley Ledford was 16 years young when she was abducted, assaulted, tortured and murdered on Halloween Night of 1979 by the "Toolbox Killers". The sliding door opened and Cindy was forced into the van, screaming. Andrea went to the back to get a can of soda, and when she turned back, Norris lunged out of the hiding place under the bed and attacked her. She was followed by Andrea Joy Hall, 18; Jacqueline Doris Gilliam, 15; Jacqueline Leah Lamp, 13, and Shirley Lynette Ledford, 16. . What a horrible story. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Both bodies were then tossed over a cliff like garbage, the ice pick still embedded in Jackies skull. Bittaker made the comment that it was more difficult to strangle someone than it showed on television. GREAT NEWS! 457, 545 P.2d 833]; People v. Delgado (1973) 32 Cal. Roy Norris was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 45 years to life. While they were murdering girls and throwing their bodies from the cliffs into the canyons, the two men were relatively safe. Once you decide, if you do, that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances, it's automatic." medianet_width = "728";
Bittaker was sentenced to death for the killings in 1981; Norris took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty and testified against Bittaker. 2 18-year-old Andrea Joy Hall. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Rptr. Los Angeles County, California, USA. At the time, Norris had been imprisoned for rape, and Bittaker had been locked up for stabbing a store clerk who accused him of shoplifting. Defendant not only demonstrates, but glories in his readiness to commit murder, rape, and torture. " (People v. Teale, supra, 70 Cal. 2d 782, 87 S. Ct. 1642], and People v. Hill, supra, 12 Cal. Norris testified for the prosecution pursuant to a plea bargain under which he pled guilty to five murders and received a sentence of forty-five years to life. We know that you have high expectations, and as a new and used car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time. This language suggests that the jurors do not have the ultimate burden of determining whether defendant should live or die. The sought imposition of the death penalty thus rests upon the unproven and illegitimate assumption that it acts as a deterrent to the described 'potential killers'. Twenty five times the sledge hammer falls as Lynette screams in pain. Once they were released, Bittaker and Norris wasted no time in carrying it out. In response to a question whether he could put that opinion out of his mind and decide the case on the evidence, he replied, "I wish I could say yes, okay, but I really don't think so." Jackie Gilliam and Leah Lamp had been heading toward the beach, walking and hitchhiking, when they sat down to take a break. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Lynette was abducted, assaulted and killed by two male subjects. 12. While awaiting trial, Bittaker wrote his autobiography, despite repeated warnings from his lawyer. Dalton realized that the description of Lynettes injuries and death were very similar to what Norris had told him. (e) The method of weighing factors and determining penalty. Rptr. Try again. The officers lawfully seized defendant's van when "incidental to a lawful arrest, [they seized it] in the reasonable belief that such object is itself evidence [fn. There was relief when Angelo Buono was arrested on October 22, to join his cousin in custody, maybe the city could relax. Its the setting for such films as E.T. Norris had pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Bittaker in order to avoid the death penalty. Polytrichum Sporophyte, Tool Box Killers. Two months later, on January 15, 1979, Roy Norris was set free and he moved in with his mother in Los Angeles. Andrea Joy Hall was hitchhiking along the highway when they saw her. V. 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