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On June 23, 1980, a man spied a seemingly handmade, small pine box sitting in a Studio City alley. Curious, he lifted the lid of the box, only to discover a horrifying sight. Wrapped in a T-shirt—printed with the words “Daddy’s Girl”—was the head of 20-year-old Exxie Wilson.This terrifying find would send the LAPD into overdrive, as they attempted to capture a serial killer stalking the Sunset Strip. Little did they know, they were actually in search of two people during that summer of record high temperatures and crime, where punk fans fought with motorists as they spilled out of clubs on...…On June 23, 1980, a man spied a seemingly handmade, small pine box sitting in a Studio City alley. Curious, he lifted the lid of the box, only to discover a horrifying sight. Wrapped in a T-shirt—printed with the words “Daddy’s Girl”—was the head of 20-year-old Exxie Wilson.This terrifying find would send the LAPD into overdrive, as they attempted to capture a serial killer stalking the Sunset Strip. Little did they know, they were actually in search of two people during that summer of record high temperatures and crime, where punk fans fought with motorists as they spilled out of clubs on...WW…

In the 1950s, with urban sprawl, the creation of the indoor shopping mall, and the rise of the mega-department store, downtowns across the country began to lose patrons. As downtowns were drained of high-traffic commerce, they became a mishmash of lower-tier shopping experiences, like thrift stores and convenience markets. Santa Monica was no exception.Since the Victorian era, Third Street in downtown Santa Monica had been a bustling, vibrant commercial center of brick office buildings, entertainment venues, and civic organizations. But the Third Street of the postwar era, according to...…In the 1950s, with urban sprawl, the creation of the indoor shopping mall, and the rise of the mega-department store, downtowns across the country began to lose patrons. As downtowns were drained of high-traffic commerce, they became a mishmash of lower-tier shopping experiences, like thrift stores and convenience markets. Santa Monica was no exception.Since the Victorian era, Third Street in downtown Santa Monica had been a bustling, vibrant commercial center of brick office buildings, entertainment venues, and civic organizations. But the Third Street of the postwar era, according to...WW…