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2 May 1960 – Caryl Chessman
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Cloning a police car’s search light was key to Caryl Whittier Chessman’s spate of rape ‘n’ robbery hold-ups. And this earned him the nickname ‘Red Light Bandit’. But it was his 12-year battle to avoid the death sentence that really gained attention. And his case was to underpin the movement to ban the death penalty. Night rider In the style of a latter-day highwayman, Chessman was to target people up and down the roads of California demanding money. He’d drive up behind his victims with a flashing light going which made it look like a police car.
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