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The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

[Bonus] The Tale of the 1945 Disappearance of Thora Chamberlain

The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

Roseanne

True Crime, Killers, Non-fiction, Mystery, Justice System, News, Podcast, Criminal, Murder, California, Law Enforcement, Discussion, Crime

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The 1945 Kidnapping And Murder Of Thora Chamberlain And The Very First 'No Body' Conviction In The State Of California.

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On November 2, 1945, 14 year old Thora Chamberlain was walking with friends after school to a football game. They were approached by a man in a Plymouth dressed as a serviceman. He told Thora his sister needed a babysitter for 30 minutes, so, she agreed to go, trusting the man in uniform. Thora was never seen or heard from again. Despite her body having never been found, the State of California would try the suspect in her killing with murder, and it would become the first no body conviction ever in the state. Voicemail Courtesy of Deana in Michigan.

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SOURCES:

http://charleyproject.org/case/thora-afton-chamberlain
https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-mcmonigle-23855
https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/21/a-forerunner-to-sierra-lamar-case/
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-scientist-who-wanted-to-bring-a-death-row-inmate-ba-1692200257

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