The Little Old Murder From Pasadena

Victor and Alyse discuss the circumstances surrounding the bizarre 1998 incident involving James Asadoor, who got mixed up with the wrong crowd. This case was noteworthy as co-host Victor Cass was part of the homicide team that investigated it. This is the final episode of "The Little Old Murder from Pasadena." 

In 1950, in an African American nightclub in Old Pasadena called the Onyx Club, a notorious gambler with a violent temper is stabbed by his lover, a beautiful African American woman with a mysterious past.

Alyse and Victor discuss the bizarre circumstances around the 1961 shooting death of a prominent horseman after an altercation with a Pasadena socialite at the Eaton Canyon Riding Club. 

In 1903, a dispute over the fare paid on a Pasadena streetcar led local ne'er-do-well Archie Hill to shoot popular conductor Wilbur Carlton.

Victor and Alyse discuss a mysterious "cold case" murder from 2004 that led to the arrest of a prominent Tournament of Roses director.

In 1948, a prominent Pasadena businessman with a secret double life turns up dead in his modern, ranch-style home near the Rose Bowl.

Alyse and Victor discuss the tragic 1988 shooting of two DEA agents on S. Marengo Ave. that led to a pursuit and violent gunbattle.

In 1896, an ill-fated love triangle turns deadly at a cabin in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco.

Victor and Alyse discuss the 1994 gang-related murders of Michael Boyd and Anthony Wells in Pasadena's Northwest neighborhood. 

In 1930, notorious Japanese criminal Frank Shiraishi gets two African-American men to stick up a Chinese gambling den in Pasadena's "Chinatown," with tragic consequences. 

Alyse and Victor discuss the 2012 Christmas Day gang shooting of innocent bystander and beloved community member, Victor McClinton.

In 1921, Pasadena Constable John Sosey attempts to arrest Charles Short for "criminal insanity," but things go bad when Short pulls out a handgun.

Victor and Alyse discuss the 2008 gang murder of 20-year-old Jennifer Ortega, who was targeted for violating a "code of the streets." 

In February 1909, Thomas Barry left for Mt. Lowe on foot with $100 in gold and was never seen again. Two years later, a partial skeleton was discovered. Was this Tom Barry?

Alyse and Victor discuss the 1987 murder of Mary Drew, which became an unsolved cold case until 2007.

In 1889, a wine-fueled physical altercation turns deadly for a Lamanda Park, Pasadena family, when two brothers-in-law return from work at a winery.

Victor and Alyse discuss the 1995 shooting death of beloved Caltech custodial supervisor, Francisco Mora, who was shot by his girlfriend's estranged husband while on campus.

In 1924, misplaced charity turns deadly for a wealthy socialite as an ex-felon that she tries to help has other plans.

Alyse and Victor discuss the sad and horrific 1982 kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old Jenny Kao, who was abducted while selling candy at the Plaza Pasadena shopping mall. 

In 1943, a prominent Marshall Fundamental School teacher and his educator wife are found dead in their Altadena home on New York Drive, in what authorities claim was a "suicide pact"--but was it? 

Victor and Alyse discuss the shocking 1985 double murder of popular John Muir High School teacher Robert Jones, and Ronald McClendon, a 17-year-old Muir student in his charge.

In 1933, Harold Wolcott's tumultuous and often abusive relationship with Helen Bendowski ends with his shooting her on the roof of his flower shop after a drunken night of revelry at the Hotel Maryland. 

Alyse and Victor discuss the tragic 1969 shooting death of undercover vice-narcotics Agent Richard "Dickie" Morris, the first and (to date) only Pasadena Police Officer murdered in the line of duty.

In 1930, a bizarre report of a murder at an East Pasadena mansion leads Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators to uncover the truth behind the suicide of a prominent doctor. 

Victor and Alyse discuss the infamous 1999 strangulation murder of Dr. Deepti Gupta by her married lover, Dr. Kevin Anderson. 

Pasadena Police investigate the bizarre 1921 murder-suicide committed by the Chinese chef of a prominent Pasadena family near "Millionaire's Row." 

Alyse and Victor discuss the 2006 fatal hit & run in East Washington Village that led to second-degree murder charges against the suspect.

Pasadena Police and LA County Sheriff's Detectives investigate the 1922 murder of 17-year-old Martin Telles, found bludgeoned in a reservoir at the Glenarm Power Plant.

Victor and Alyse discuss the tragic 1998 murder of KALI AM radio station receptionist Claudia Yanez in Pasadena's Playhouse District neighborhood.

In 1899, Pasadena Police and LA County Sheriffs exhaust all leads in the bloody slaying of Moy Jung, a Chinese immigrant in East Pasadena.

Alyse and Victor (whew!) discuss the brutal and senseless 2011 murder of the other Victor Cass from Pasadena.

A 1928 bank robbery leads to a violent and dramatic Pasadena Police car-to-car gun battle with two heavily-armed gangsters.

Victor and Alyse discuss the wild 2021 Pasadena Police shootout that occurred in East Pasadena in which a crazed gunman murdered an innocent bystander before being neutralized. 

A love quadrangle unraveled in 1929 Pasadena, after prominent automobile salesman Victor Cooley was found bludgeoned with a hammer in his apartment.

On the heels of HBO's "The Mortician," listen to a breakdown of arguably the most infamous, grisly and shocking true crime case in Pasadena history--burning bodies, selling body parts and murder--this case has everything!

Alyse and Victor discuss the tragic grandstand collapse at the 1926 Tournament of Roses Parade in which criminal negligence led to 11 gruesome deaths and hundreds of casualties. 

A love triangle turns fatal for a married lawyer on South Marengo Avenue after Pasadena Police respond to neutralize a threat to his family.

Victor and Alyse discuss the bizarre, 1925 unsolved murder of an eccentric spiritualist in Old Pasadena.

In 1993, a normal day turns deadly for the Yu family as their jewelry store gets robbed.

Alyse and Victor discuss the grisly and controversial 1906 murder from the grounds of Pasadena's famous Raymond Hotel.

In 1947, a young man arrived at the Pasadena Police Department and told officers that there was a dead teenage girl in his car.  Was it a suicide pact gone wrong?

Victor and Alyse discuss the double murder of a beloved culinary school instructor and his wife in Playhouse Village.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.

In 1941, an alcohol-fueled bad marriage ends in tragedy for a former major leaguer and his wife.

A well-known barber shop owner is brutally stabbed to death in a case that co-host Victor has a personal connection with.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.

Alyse and Victor discuss the disappearance of Tommy Bowman, who went missing in 1957 after a hiking trip to Pasadena with his family. Tommy was just one of at least six children who went missing from the Angeles National Forest between 1953 and 1970.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.

LA County sheriffs find themselves in a standoff with a man who just murdered his estranged wife in East Pasadena.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.

Alyse and Victor discuss the grisly 1999 slaying of beloved flamenco dancer Maria Isabel Fernandez.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.

Victor and Alyse discuss a famous attempted murder and suicide at one of Pasadena's most iconic architectural landmarks, the Colorado Street Bridge.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.

Today, your hosts revisit Pasadena's most infamous cold case, the 1933 murder of Leonard Siever at the Scottish Rite Temple.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.

In this episode, we discuss some of the incidents that occurred on the historic Mount Lowe Railway and resort, including an attempted murder/suicide from 1902.Music credits to Fesilyan Studios.