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

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

Description: The bombing of the building, 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.

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

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: b367_114115u-2
ARK: ark:/21198/zz00140c9b
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