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Gordon Stewart Northcott (November 9, 1906 – October 2, 1930) was a Canadian serial killer, child rapist, and child abductor who was convicted of the murders of three young boys in California, U.S., and confessed to the murders of nine in total. Sentenced to death, he was executed on October 2, 1930.
Gordon Stewart Northcott was born in Bladworth, Saskatchewan, Canada and raised in British Columbia.He moved to Los Angeles, California with his parents in 1924. Two years later, at the age of 19, Northcott asked his father to purchase a plot of land in the community of Wineville, located in Riverside County, where he built a chicken ranch and a house with the help of his father and his nephew ...
In 1929, Gordon Stewart Northcott was found guilty of abducting, molesting, and killing three young boys in what became known as the Wineville Chicken Coop murders. Northcott's mother, Sarah Louise Northcott, confessed in late 1928 to her participation in the murder of Walter Collins as being amongst her son's victims.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial murder as "a series of two or more murders ...
Usage on it.wikipedia.org Gordon Northcott; Omicidi del pollaio di Wineville; Usage on ja.wikipedia.org ゴードン・ノースコット事件; Usage on pt.wikipedia.org Gordon Northcott; Usage on ru.wikipedia.org Вайнвилльские убийства; Usage on sv.wikipedia.org Gordon Stewart Northcott; Usage on www.wikidata.org Q18534305
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Northcott may refer to: People. Bayan Northcott (1940–2022), English composer; Douglas Northcott (1916–2005), British mathematician; Gordon Stewart Northcott, Canadian serial killer; Gustavus A. Northcott, American politician serving 1905–1907; John Northcott (1890–1966), Australian general; Lawrence Northcott (1908–1986), Canadian ...
Changeling is a 2008 American mystery crime drama film directed, produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. [1] The story was based on real-life events, specifically the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders in Mira Loma, California.