The Sleepy Lagoon murder was the 1942 death of José Gallardo Díaz, a young Mexican-American man who was found dying near a reservoir in Commerce, California, on August 2, 1942. The name Sleepy Lagoon murder was used by the Los Angeles newspapers to describe it.
The Sleepy Lagoon murder was the 1942 death of José Gallardo Díaz, a young Mexican-American man who was found dying near a reservoir in Commerce, California, on August 2, 1942. The name Sleepy Lagoon murder was used by the Los Angeles newspapers to describe it.
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