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were scattered in the chicken yard where they were subsequently re-
covered. dn May, he brought 10-year-old Nelson Winslow, Jr., and
his 8-year-old brother, Lewis, to the ranch and held them prisoners
for ten daysuwhile hé subjected them to continual sexual abuse. When
he killed them, he and Clark buried them on the ranch, but Northcott
subsequently moved and rehuried the bodies, The story came out when
Jlark's sister arrived for a visit and he managed to tell her the en-
tire horrifying story. She took him to the authorities and Northcott
and his mother escaped to Canada. They unsuccessfully fought extra-
dition and mums were returned to ‘Riverside where they were tried and
found guilty, largely on the testimony given by Sanford Clark, Mrs,
Northcott recéived a life sentence while Northeott was sentenced to
hang. Frlor-to his execution, he made many bogus confessions (in one
he claimed that the actual number of his victims was 16) and drew
many maps purporting to show where the bodies were buried. All of
these maps wére checked out and found to be false. He constantly
claimed to have ta ken poison and kept the prison officialsin a
State of consternation, Shortly before his execution, he agreed to
see Mrs, Winslow and Mrs, Collins, the mothers of his victims, XH and
reveal where the bodies were burked. When the distraught mothers
confronted him, he callously claimed to know nothing of the crimes and
maintained his innocence, Whimpering, he was practically dragged to
cc
were scattered in the chicken yard where they were subsequently re~
covered. In May, he brought 10-year-old Nelson Winslow, Jr., and
his 8-year-old brother, Lewis, to the ranch and held then prisoners
for ten daysuwhile hé subjected them to continual sexual abuse. When
he killed them, he and Clark buried them on the ranch, but Northcott
subsequently moved and rehuried the bodies. The story came out when
Clark's sister arrived for a visit and he managed to tell her the en-
tire horrifying story. She took him to the authorities and Northcott
and his mother escaped to Canada. They unsuccessfully fought extra-
dition and wae were returned to ‘Riverside where they were tried and
found guilty, largely on the testimony given by Sanford Clark, Mrs,
Northcott recived a life sentence while Northcott was sentenced to
hang. Prior to his execution, he made many bogus confessions (in one
he claimed that the actual number of his victims was 16) and drew
Many maps purporting to show where the bodies were buried, All of
these maps were checked out and found to be false. He constantly
claimed to have ta ken poison and kept the prison officialsin a
state of consternation, Shortly before his execution, he agreed to
see Mrs, Winslow and Mrs, Collins, the mothers of his victims, ¥6 and
reveal where the bodies trere burkad, When the distraught mothers
confronted him, he callously claimed to know nothing of the crimes and
maintained his innocence, Whimpering, he was practically dragged to
were scattered in the chicken yard where ae were subsequently re-
covered. In May, he br O-year-old Nelson Winslow, Jr., and
his S-year-old brother, lawie, to the ranch and hela than prisoners
for ten dayswwhile he subjected them to contimal semal. abuse, Whe:
he killed them; h 1 them on the ranch, but Northeott
subsequently noved and reburied the bodies. ‘The sien
Clark's sister arrived for a visit and he managed to tell her the en
ire horrifying story. She took him to the authori!
id his mother escaped to Canada,
tion and mae were returned to
found guttty, largely, on the t¢
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neck was not broken and it took him 12 minute s to strangle to death,
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__ Northcott, a 22-year-old Wineville, Calif., chicken pancher, illegal]
smuggled his 16-year-old nephew, Sanford Clarky int Ne United | j
in [9o7, allegedly to help him with his chicken farm. wAddi ally;
the youth discovered that he was required to induia@@ygim@ial) manner of.
sexual perversions with his uncle. Northcott kept boy a virtual
prisoner on the ranch and would not even allow him to go to school
for fear that he would reveal the deviant s ual relationship that.
he was forced to maintain. In Feb., 1928, Northcott brought a 1LO-
year~old Mexican boy who was never positively identified to the ranch
and after abusing him and subjecting him to all manners of perversions
shot and killed him. He decapitated the boy with an axe and made
Clark-assist HEXA him in carrying the ‘body to a spot outside of
_Puente where they abandoned it. The head was burned in the ranch!s.
incinerator and BX¥X8H the remains buried on the ranch, His next
victim was LO-year=old Walter Clark who he krought to the ranch in
_mid-March and kept locked in one of the chicken compartments, abusing
repeatedly over a long period of time. When his mother, Mrs, Xx
Sarah Louise “orthe6tt-arrived at -the ranch, she and Stewart forced
Clark to assist them in killing the boy with an axe and a hatchet.
His body was buried in quick lime and later the remaining fragments
the youth ad so overed He. he was required to ind 7 ail manner of
sexual perversions with his uncle. Northcott kept boy a virtual
prisoner on the ranch and would not even allow him to go to school
for fear that_he would reveal the deviant sexual relationship that
he was forced to maintain. In Feb., 1928, Northcott brought a 1O-
year~old Mexican boy who was never positively identified to the ranch|
and after abusing him and subjecting him to all manners of perversiony
shot and killed him. He decapitated the boy with an axe and made
Clark assist MBXX him in carrying the body to a spot outside of
Puente where they abandoned it. The head was burned_in-the ranch!s
incinerator and BXX¥X84 the remains buried on the ranch, His next
victim was 10-year-old Walter Clark who he krou ght to the ranch in
mid-March and kept locked in one of the chicken compartments , abusing
repeatedly over a long period of time. When his mother, Mrs, XX
Sarah Louise “orthe6tt arrived—at the ranch, she and Stewart forced
Clark to assist them in killing the boy with an axe and a hatchet.
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