Gordon Northcott Mother
Their capture was crucial thanks to what sanford had told the police about gordon and sarah louise.
Gordon northcott mother. With their crimes unearthed gordon and his mother sarah louise fled to canada. If he participated in any of the killings it was under the extreme coercion of his uncle. In december the police took northcott back to his ranch in an attempt to get more information.
Sanford clark informed the police that gordon stewart northcott and sarah louis had murdered the missing boy walter collins. She died in 1944. Gordon stewart northcott was born in bladworth saskatchewan canada and raised in british columbiahe moved to los angeles california with his parents in 1924.
While gordon described killing five boys his mother described killing and burying walter collins. Sarah louise northcott nee cawthrope. Sanford clark northcotts nephew was never tried for any of the crimes at the farm.
On his last morning northcott began screaming. Sanford wesley clark march 1 1913 june 20 1991 kenneth clark. The case received national attention and events related to it exposed corruption in the los angeles police department.
June clark nee mcinnes. Northcott was hanged in 1930 at the age of 23. The wineville chicken coop murders also known as the wineville chicken murders was a series of kidnappings and murders of young boys occurring in los angeles and riverside county california in 1928.
On september 20 th they were captured in british columbia and confessed at last to their heinous crimes. Sarah louise northcott gordons mother was sentenced to life in prison but was paroled in may 1940. Because christine collins never recovered the body of her son she never completely accepted that he was dead.
Gordon and his mother sarah louis fled and were not captured until they were found in british columbia. The most difficult hanging was that of gordon stewart northcott who with his mother kidnaped and killed young boys after sexually assaulting them. Winifred clark nee northcott.
Police say the pair may have been responsible for the murders of many other boys who were never found. They arrested his mother sarah louise northcott in alberta. Gordon stewart northcott november 9 1906 october 2 1930 jessie clark.
Gordon northcott was sentenced to death and his mother to life in prison.