Today In SCV History: March 10, 1890 - Castaic Landowner Hunted Down After Double Murder In Castaic Canyon
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Today In SCV History: March 10, 1890
Today In SCV History: March 10, 1890 - Castaic Landowner Hunted Down After Double Murder In Castaic Canyon
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Today In SCV History: March 10, 1890
Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 03/10/2026 10:23am
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**Today in SCV History (March 10, 1890): Castaic Landowner Arrested After Double Murder in Castaic Range War**
On March 10, 1890, authorities captured Castaic landowner William C. Chormicle after he and a neighbor allegedly shot and killed two men during a heated land dispute in Castaic Canyon. The violence, rooted in conflicting railroad land claims, left homesteader George W. Walton and bystander Dolores Cook dead and became one of Los Angeles County’s most infamous range war incidents. Although both men were arrested and tried for murder, they were ultimately acquitted.
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