San Diego Murder & Mayhem

Early twentieth-century San Diego was growing fast, and the officers sworn to protect the city encountered more than their fair share of wily lawbreakers.

From a shootout with a lone gunman in Mission Hills to gunfights with a gang of bank robbers that involved enthusiastic bystanders hoping to assist, detectives and patrolmen alike tried to maintain the peace.

They encountered unexpected bodies, confronted car thieves and pursued criminals through neighboring states and into Mexico.

Join author Steve Willard as he unearths stories directly from the case files of the early San Diego Police Department.