PRICE, TAVIN murder: Killing at the Car Wash TV -
Gang murders in Los Angeles are at their highest level for ten years. 173 murders were the result of gang rivalries last year. Killing at the Car Wash, BBC 2017
‘Gunshots on Florence at the car wash right off of Crenshaw.’ ibid. 911 call
On 29th May 2015, 19-year-old Tavin Price was murdered for wearing the wrong colour shoes. South-Central LA is segregated into Crip and Blood neighbourhoods. Last year over 69 gang members got away with murder. ibid.
‘The boy shot him two more times in the heart.’ ibid. mother
Dwight Smith receives a reduced sentence of 12 years after testifying against his fellow gang members. ibid. caption
PRINCE, CLEOPHUS: Born to Kill? TV -
In 1990 the coastal calm of San Diego was shattered by a series of brutal murders. The predatory killer stalked his prey with a horrifying single-mindedness. And he would strike when they were at their most vulnerable. But who was behind these savage attacks and was he born to kill? Born to Kill? s6e7 Cleophus Prince, Really 2017
The man arrested at the fitness centre was 24-year-old fitness fanatic Cleophus Prince … They all started to recall disturbing elements of his character … Slowly, the evidence against him became unavoidable. ibid.
PRINCES in the TOWER murders: viz Assassinations: PRINCES in the TOWER
PROCTER, CRAIG: The Suitcase Murders TV -
November 2016: Police seaching for a missing woman [Ellia Arathoon] from Cheshire have found what they say could be human remains. The Suitcase Murders s1e8, TV news, DiscoveryPlus 2024
Woods, dark, damp – it was just grim … She was charred, burnt … ibid. rozzer
A witness contacted us and stated her ex-boyfriend had made shocking revelations to her. ibid.
He’s part of the same group of people who use drugs together … He has previous convictions for assault against women. ibid. criminologist
PROUT, ADRIAN: Faking It: Tears of a Crime TV - Britain's Most Evil Killers TV -
In November 2007 Adrian and Kate Prout prepared to host a shoot on their 276 acres of land. But by the time it got underway, she was dead. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s6e4: Prout, Discovery 2022
If the police were taken by Prout’s apparent lack of concern, they were even more surprised to learn why he’d called 999 [other people’s concern]. ibid.
Prout finally stood trial for murder at Bristol Crown Court. Despite the absence of Kate’s body, he was found guilty and jailed for Life with a minimum of 18 years. ibid.
On 5th November 2007 in the rural village of Redmarley in Gloucestershire 55-year-old Kate Prout vanished. Her husband Adrian claimed she’d walked out on him. Despite no body being found, the friendly farmer was convicted of Kate’s murder. Britain’s Most Evil Killers s7e10: Adrian Prout, Sky Crime 2023
‘The information very quickly emerged that there was trouble in their marriage, that Kate was seeking a divorce and she’d been to see a divorce lawyer. And he’s going to lose the thing he’d worked all his life for [farm] … There is a known level of violence. ibid.
The finger of suspicion is clearly pointing in one direction. Adrian Prout is arrested on suspicion of Kate’s murder. ibid.
PRUDOM, BARRY: Manhunt: Search for the Cop Killer TV -
North Yorkshire 17 June 1982: The driver of the car crept up behind him [PC Haigh] with a pistol and shot him in the back of the head. The man got back in his car and drove away. The police officer was found dead. And from that it developed into the biggest manhunt there has been in the history of the police. Manhunt: Search for the Cop Killer, Channel 5 2023
He was called the Phantom of the Forest. ibid.
Day 18: Shootout at Malton Tennis Club: ‘The story had reached a dramatic conclusion.’ ibid. journalist
Barry Prudom took the lives of 2 police officers and 1 civilian. Sylvia Luckett suffered life-altering injuries. ibid. caption
PRUETT, ROBERT: Life and Death Row TV -
For some prisoners there is one last hope: a team of law students fighting to save their lives. Life and Death Row s1e3: Crisis Stage, BBC 2014
Two crisis appeals: gang member and drive-by killer Robert Garza and prison guard murderer Robert Pruett. ibid.
‘He was stabbed to death and a make-shift knife was found.’ ibid. news
A few hours before his murder Daniel Nagle had written a disciplinary report on Robert Pruett for breaking prison rules. ibid.
And next to Daniel Nagle’s body they found the ripped pieces of Robert Pruett’s report. ibid.
Ray Yarborough died from multiple stab wounds … Robert had turned 16 by the time the case came to trial; he was sentenced as an adult and given ninety-nine years. ibid.
PUENTE, DOROTHEA: Crime Stories TV - World’s Most Evil Killers TV - Murders at the Boarding House TV - The House is Innocent short 2015 -
November 11th 1988: on a quiet street in Sacramento, California, a body has been discovered. A terrible crime is about to be unearthed and with it the cold dark secrets of a serial killer no-one would ever suspect. Crime Stories s4e4: Dorothea Puente: The Boarding House Killer, Really 2017
But the blue and white Victorian house with its landscaped yard and garden is a pleasant surprise; so is its white-haired landlady Dorothea Puente. ibid.
In the yard investigators uncover two more bodies also wrapped in cloth and plastic. ibid.
The judge declares a mistrial on the other six counts. ibid.
On November 11th 1988 police searching for 51-year-old Bert Montoya paid a visit to the boarding house where he’d been living in Sacamento, California. Rumours of suspicious activity in the garden led to detectives begin digging up the area. Over the next three days seven bodies would be discovered under the ground at 1426 F Street. The landlady and number-one suspect was a 59-year-old woman named Dorothea Puente. World’s Most Evil Killers s2e2: Dorothea Puente, Sky Living 2018
The Victorian house has become a tourist attraction … the boarding house where nine people lost their lives. ibid.
She had already served time in prison for forging cheques. ibid.
Puente continued to exploit the other residents by collecting their social security cheques and keeping most of the money for herself. ibid.
Each of the seven bodies had traces of the same prescription sleeping pill. ibid.
‘The grandmotherly landlady is the prime suspect as Sacramento police begin the gruesome task of digging up the side yard of an apartment house. Police digging in the front and back yards of the boarding house have now found seven victims and they fear that more victims will be located as the digging continues. Murders at the Boarding House I, news, Sky Crime 2021
‘My conscience is not bothering me.’ ibid. Dorethea to rozzers
John McCauley was placed under arrest because he had become uncooperative and I believe at that time he was lying to us. ibid.
She had antisocial-psychopathic character traits. Murders at the Boarding House II, psychiatrist
‘She took their cheques away from them and then she took their lives away from them.’ ibid. prosecutor
‘We moved in here November 2010 and it’s taken up most of our life ever since. A lot of people wouldn’t have anything to do with the house. The House is Innocent, Tom Williams, short 12.33, 2015
1988: ‘Sacramento homicide detectives say they are digging up what they believe is the remains of at least one body … 1426F Street.’ ibid. news
‘Crews pulled a fifth body from a shallow grave today wrapped in a sheet – police couldn’t tell if the victim was male or female. The woman believed responsible for the deaths is 71-year-old Dorothea Puente.’ ibid.
PURSEHOUSE, GARETH: True Crime Recaps 2021
The murder of Hollywood sex therapist Amie Harwick … On Valentine’s Day 2020 she was strangled and thrown off a third storey balcony at her home in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. The man accused of her murder was her former boyfriend … Gareth Pursehouse. True Crime Recaps: Dr Amie Harwick, Youtube 27.18, 2021
After only a couple of months together he turned abusive and controlling. She took out two restraining orders against him in 2011 and 2012. ibid.
PUSHER, THE: Manchester’s Serial Killer TV -
For years a disturbing rumour has swirled around Manchester: a serial killed dubbed The Pusher is stalking the city’s canals. January ’15 the story went global when a disturbing statistic came to light: 85 bodies, most of them men, have been pulled from the water since 2008. 28 of these deaths returned an open verdict and the inquest remained unexplained. Manchester’s Serial Killer, Channel 4 2016
PUTNAM, MARK: True Crime Recaps 2023 -
Mark Putnam was a rising star in the FBI … But when a young woman’s body [Susan] was found rotting on an old coal mining road it became clear that Mark had found himself caught between duty and desire … One of the most shocking crimes in FBI history. True Crime Recaps: The FBI’s Deadliest Mistake, Youtube 13.12, 2023
Soon their relationship went beyond handler and informant … Susan called Mark’s home phone almost every day … With his man in jail he didn’t need her as an informant … It was all getting way too messy … She allegedly flew into this violent rage screaming that she was going to tell his wife … He wraps his hands around her throat and presses till she stops breathing. ibid.