Justice and Caryl Chessman

Caryl Chessman, labeled in the press as "The Red Light Bandit," initially pleaded guilty to multiple counts of robbery, kidnapping, and rape in 1948, confessions he later recanted claiming p... Read allCaryl Chessman, labeled in the press as "The Red Light Bandit," initially pleaded guilty to multiple counts of robbery, kidnapping, and rape in 1948, confessions he later recanted claiming police coercion. Because of what was known as the "Little Lindbergh" law, a crime that invo... Read allCaryl Chessman, labeled in the press as "The Red Light Bandit," initially pleaded guilty to multiple counts of robbery, kidnapping, and rape in 1948, confessions he later recanted claiming police coercion. Because of what was known as the "Little Lindbergh" law, a crime that involved kidnapping with bodily harm could be considered a capital offense, therefore Chessman... Read all