Gerald Vogel

Death by Force

On June 2, 1917, 7-year-old white male Gerald Vogel was murdered in Whittier, California, by George Jefferson Hassell. Gerald was one of four victims in this early killing spree, which also included his mother, Marie Vogel, and two younger siblings: Rita Baker, age 2, and Anthony Baker, age 1. At the time, Hassell was living with the Vogel family under the alias 'Mr. Baker.' He and Marie Vogel were in a common-law relationship, and the children were her adopted or biological offspring. The murde ...Read More