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    In 1930 the town of Wineville in Riverside County, California, changed its name to Mira Loma. Why was this done?

    Question #111988. Asked by star_gazer. (Jan 08 10 5:12 AM)


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    		"Mira Loma is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 17,617. Mira Loma was known as Wineville prior to 1930. The name was changed that year to further separate the city's ties to the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Loma,_California


    "The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders — also known as the Wineville Chicken Murders — was a series of kidnappings and murders of young boys occurring in Los Angeles and Riverside County, California in 1928. The case received national attention and events related to it exposed corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department. The 2008 film 'Changeling' is based upon events related to this case."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wineville_Chicken_Coop_Murders

    Jan 08 10, 5:20 AM

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