Rattlesnake

  • IRS memorandum on Synanon Story

    IRS memorandum on Synanon Story

    The IRS tells of Synanon tax case

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  • The True Story of the Rattlesnake in the Mailbox

    The True Story of the Rattlesnake in the Mailbox

    It was the eve of the Beatles invasion. When Happy Days was life, not a TV show. My high school senior class gathered on a Santa Monica beach--celebrating graduation and friendships we had no doubt would extend long beyond our current 17 years of existence.

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  • News Archive Timeline on Paul Morantz

    News Archive Timeline on Paul Morantz

    Jul 9, 1972 – In April, David Vinje, a respected member of the county public defender’s office, was murdered during a holdup in a Sherman Oaks bar called Lola’s Place. When another public defender, Paul Morantz, showed up at work the next morn he decided to write the story. From ABOUT THIS ISSUE ($$) – Related [...]

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  • The Agony and the Ecstacy

    The Agony and the Ecstacy

    The biography of Paul Morantz mixed with the history of USC football.

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