Mugshot of Ralph Muller and portrait of Peter Kamenoff, the two men suspected of bombing the Fountain of the World headquarters. A. 1958.

Item Overview

Title: Mugshot of Ralph Muller and portrait of Peter Kamenoff, the two men suspected of bombing the Fountain of the World headquarters. A. 1958.
Date Created: December 12, 1958
Date: 1958-12-12
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description: The bombing, in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley, killed the group's leader, Krishna Venta, and nine other followers, including children. Kamenoff and Muller were former members of the sect and also killed in the blast.
Caption: RIVAL LEADER - Ralph Muller (Jeroham) tried to form his own group.
OUSTED - Peter Kamenoff (Elzibah) was banned from colony by leader.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 10 x 12 cm
Medium: b&w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Location: Ventura County (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Disaster
Bombings--California.
Cults--California--Ventura County
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Crime

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: b367_114115u-1
ARK: ark:/21198/zz00140c79
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