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Lawrence “Whitey” White

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Lawrence “Whitey” White

Birth
Oklahoma, USA
Death
12 Oct 1972 (aged 55)
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Lawrence White, a transient found slain off Highway 9 on Oct. 13, will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Wessendorf and Holmes Chapel, 223 Church St. Interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park.

Authorities have been unable to locate any relatives nor suspects in the slaying. White, a native of Oklahoma, was 55 years old.

Published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on October 19, 1972Aged 55. Murder victim of Herbert Mullin. On October 13, 1972, (some reports say October 12th) Lawrence White, a transient, was walking alone along a road in the Santa Cruz mountains when Mullin drove by. Mullin stopped, pretending to have car trouble. When White stopped and offered to help Mullin struck him down after tricking him into looking at the car engine. Mullin later claimed that White was Jonah from the Bible, and that he had sent Mullin a telepathic message saying, "Pick me up and throw me over the boat. Kill me so that others will be saved."
Funeral services for Lawrence White, a transient found slain off Highway 9 on Oct. 13, will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Wessendorf and Holmes Chapel, 223 Church St. Interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park.

Authorities have been unable to locate any relatives nor suspects in the slaying. White, a native of Oklahoma, was 55 years old.

Published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on October 19, 1972Aged 55. Murder victim of Herbert Mullin. On October 13, 1972, (some reports say October 12th) Lawrence White, a transient, was walking alone along a road in the Santa Cruz mountains when Mullin drove by. Mullin stopped, pretending to have car trouble. When White stopped and offered to help Mullin struck him down after tricking him into looking at the car engine. Mullin later claimed that White was Jonah from the Bible, and that he had sent Mullin a telepathic message saying, "Pick me up and throw me over the boat. Kill me so that others will be saved."


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  • Created by: Renee
  • Added: Jan 12, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206185089/lawrence-white: accessed ), memorial page for Lawrence “Whitey” White (15 Jan 1917–12 Oct 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206185089, citing Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA; Maintained by Renee (contributor 48423945).