Mother Knows Best

DESCRIPTION:

On this episode of They Walk Among America… There is an old Irish proverb that says, “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest”. The unmistakable bond between a mother and son is hard to break, even when one is accused of an incomprehensible crime…

*** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED *** 

‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.

This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.

Researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Editing and scoring by Brad Maybe.

Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.

MUSIC: 

Shadow Passage by Cody Martin

Ways of the Hunted by Cody Martin

Sussex by Stephen Keech

Stillness by Dehartman

Introspection by Shimmer

Mission Accomplished by Moments

Extraction by Wicked Cinema

Kingdoms by Stephen Keech

Stranger by Craig Allen Fravel

Sweet Collapse by Matt Grossman

For more information, visit https://lawandcrime.com/podcasts/ or https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/

REFERENCES:

COURT RECORDS

Supreme court briefs and records - People V Elizabeth Duncan et al

People v. Duncan , 53 Cal.2d 803 [Crim. No. 6490. In Bank. Mar. 11, 1960.] - https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-duncan-24242 

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Oakland Tribune  - Dec 16, 1958

Oakland Tribune  - Dec 31, 1958

Oakland Tribune  - Feb 16, 1959

Oakland Tribune  - Feb 26, 1959

Oakland Tribune  - Feb 27, 1959

Oakland Tribune  - Mar 14, 1959

Oakland Tribune  - Mar 15, 1959

Oakland Tribune  - Aug 6, 1962

Oakland Tribune  - Aug 8, 1962

Ventura County Star - Dec 15, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 16, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 17, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 18, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 19, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 20, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 22, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 23, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 24, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 26, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 26, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 27, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 29, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 30, 1958

Ventura County Star - Dec 31, 1958

Ventura County Star - Jan 2, 1959

Ventura County Star - Jan 6, 1959 

Ventura County Star - Jan 7, 1959

Ventura County Star - Jan 9, 1959

Ventura County Star - Jan 14, 1959

Ventura County Star - Jan 15, 1959

Ventura County Star - Jan 19, 1959

Ventura County Star - Jan 29, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 5, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 6, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 13, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 14, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 16, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 17, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 18, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 19, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 21, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 23, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 24, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 25, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 26, 1959

Ventura County Star - Feb 27, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 4, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 5, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 6, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 7, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 9, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 10, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 11 , 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 12, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 14, 1959

Ventura County Star - Mar 17, 1959

The Tribune - Dec 31, 1958

Mirror News  - Dec 26, 1958

Mirror News  - Dec 31, 1958

San Francisco Examiner - Dec 31, 1958

San Francisco Examiner - Jan 29, 1959

San Francisco Examiner - Feb, 16, 1959

San Francisco Examiner - Feb 18, 1959

San Francisco Examiner - Mar 5, 1959

San Francisco Examiner - Mar 6, 1959

San Francisco Examiner - Mar 7, 1959

San Francisco Examiner - Mar 12, 1959

San Francisco Examiner - Aug 9, 1962

Appeal-Democrat - Dec 26, 1958

The Los Angeles Times - Dec 17, 1958

The Los Angeles Times - Dec 27, 1958

The Los Angeles Times - Dec 31, 1958

The Los Angeles Times - Jan 5, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Jan 7, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Jan 9, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Feb 16, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Feb 24, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Feb 25, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Mar 7, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Mar 13, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Mar 14, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Mar 17, 1959

The Los Angeles Times - Aug 8, 1962

The Los Angeles Times - Aug 9, 1962

ONLINE SOURCES

https://www.vcdistrictattorney.com/mediacenter/notable/people-v-elizabeth-duncan/

https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-duncan-24242

https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-then20jan20-story.html

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,810790,00.html 

https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-baldonado-24241

https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-moya-24243

https://archive.vcstar.com/news/love-scandal-and-murder-ventura-county-case-drew-national-attention-ep-292593693-351672011.html