Rita Baker

Death by Force

Rita Baker, a 2-year-old white female, was tragically murdered in June 1917 by George Jefferson Hassell, an American serial killer and mass murderer. At the time, Hassell was residing in Whittier, California, with his common-law wife, Marie Vogel, and her three adopted children: Gerald Vogel, age 7; Rita Baker, age 2; and Anthony Baker, age 1. The family lived under the surname "Baker."

On the night the United States entered World War I, Hassell and Marie Vogel argued over his decision t ...Read More

12 Apr 1917 - AFTERNOON SESSION. - Trove