every where i look i see crime in the city

October 7, 2007 8:24 PM

Hello, I'm looking for the locations of where famous crimes in San Francisco took place so I can organize a bicycle ride with some friends to check them out. So far I've come up with 101 california, the location of the last gun deul in califonria by lake merced, and the hibernia bank (patty hearsts bank robbery). any other spots that we should check out would be most appreciated, the more accurate the address, the better.
posted by atom128 to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (27 answers total)

City Hall (assassinations of Moscone and Milk).
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 8:28 PM on October 7, 2007

Washington and Cherry (Zodiac killing).
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 8:30 PM on October 7, 2007

The corner of Washington & Cherry near the Presidio, which was the location of the murder of Paul Stein (in a cab) by the Zodiac on October 11, 1969.
posted by Asherah at 8:33 PM on October 7, 2007

Corner of Washington and Cherry in Presidio Heights -- site of the murder of Paul Stine, one of the confirmed victims of the Zodiac Killer.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 8:34 PM on October 7, 2007

Wow, a triple.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 8:34 PM on October 7, 2007

An address -- 3899 Washington is where three teenagers (sibs) saw the Zodiac and called the cops.

I was going to give you the address for Artie Mitchell's murder, but it's in Marin -- damn!
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 8:41 PM on October 7, 2007

There are other Patty Hearst sites in SF- the house where she was held in the closet, etc. Also check the Zebra killings. I had a guidebook once that had lots of great information - all the movie theaters where Anton Lavey played the organ, etc. Sorry I don't have specific addresses. Sounds like a fun tour.
posted by gingerbeer at 8:46 PM on October 7, 2007

Response by poster: marin is okay! we're a group of pretty strong riders.
posted by atom128 at 8:47 PM on October 7, 2007

Check out the highlights of Russell's San Francisco True Crime Tour for ideas.
posted by wannalol at 8:50 PM on October 7, 2007

There's the Trailside Killer (Mount Tamalpais' trails) and Theo Durrant's killings at the Emanuel Baptist Church (19 Bayview Street).
posted by itchie at 8:51 PM on October 7, 2007

Actually, the Emanuel Baptist that had the murders was burned down (twice!); that address was somewhere between 121 and 181 Bartlett Street.
posted by itchie at 8:53 PM on October 7, 2007

I was robbed at knife-point at Bay and Van Ness.
posted by trip and a half at 8:55 PM on October 7, 2007

San Francisco Emanuel Baptist Church -- now gone, but existed between 22nd & 23rd streets on Bartlett (today's 151 to 165 Bartlet). The 1895 murders there of Minnie Williams and Blanche Lamont were (apparently) a huge huge story. Theodore Durrant was executed for the crimes at San Quentin in 1898.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 8:57 PM on October 7, 2007

Whoops, sorry itchie!
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 8:57 PM on October 7, 2007

(Thread on location of Emanuel Baptist church)
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 8:59 PM on October 7, 2007

This Wikipedia entry is a good source for ideas: List of notable events in the history of the San Francisco Police Department.
posted by wannalol at 9:00 PM on October 7, 2007

1849 Geary Boulevard is the former location of Jim Jones' People's Temple.
posted by ottereroticist at 9:08 PM on October 7, 2007

Good call wannalol -- definitely the St. Francis for the Fatty Arbuckle rape/death scandal.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 9:09 PM on October 7, 2007

Yuck, the Zebra killings would keep you riding from place to place to place .... I think they may be too depressing and randomly dispersed.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 9:13 PM on October 7, 2007

Response by poster: just found this site... good resource.

http://www.mistersf.com/
posted by atom128 at 9:29 PM on October 7, 2007

Response by poster: (click the notorious sf link)
posted by atom128 at 9:29 PM on October 7, 2007

Artie Mitchell was murdered by Jim Mitchell at 23 Mohawk in Corte Madera.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 11:27 PM on October 7, 2007

Rooms 1219, 1220, and 1221 are the rooms at the St. Francis where the Fatty Arbuckle party/death happened in 1921.

Also at the St. Francis, the Post Street entrance, Sara Jane Moore tried to assassinate President Ford in 1975.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 11:49 PM on October 7, 2007

Diane Whipple was killed by dogs belonging to Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel at 2398 Pacific Avenue (x Fillmore).
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 11:56 PM on October 7, 2007

S&M murder house.

1906 post earthquake arson.

101 California St. 8 people killed by homicidal rampage.

You could follow the route of Omeed Popal's driving rampage.

If you ever get tempted to do a crime tour of the south bay, there was a famous lynching in St. James park.
posted by BrotherCaine at 3:24 AM on October 8, 2007

Wasn't there a mysterious unsolved death at site of the ruined Sutro Baths? Is that too far away?

I also read people think that place is a cult hangout, FWIW.
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 5:07 AM on October 8, 2007

Some poor woman hearing voices threw her three children into the Bay at Pier 7.
posted by salvia at 6:49 AM on October 8, 2007