Lawrence Rice

Death by Force

On November 29, 1956, 10-year-old white male Lawrence Rice was tragically murdered in Santa Monica, California. While playing alone on Ocean Park Beach, Lawrence was approached by Stephen A. Nash, a transient man with a history of violence. Nash lured the boy by offering him soft drinks and hamburgers, and after gaining his trust, led him beneath the Santa Monica Pier. There, Nash brutally stabbed the child multiple times—several wounds to the abdomen and approximately 18 to the back. Some of ...Read More

People v. Nash - 52 Cal.2d 36 - Fri, 04/24/1959