REEFER MADNESS CALIFORNIA ANSLINGER'S GORE FILE MARIHUANA CRAZED MURDERER Name: - Eusibio Martinez - Location: - Merced, Ca. - Date: - July 3, 1939 What the Narc’s were claiming 1939 - In July, 1939, at Merced, California, there was a murder of a young man by a Mexican, in whose possession was found a quantity of marihuana cigarettes and who was examined by a physician and found to be under the influence of Marihuana   --- Calif --Dept. Penology, Report for the year 1939 NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS: FRESNO BEE [S]- July 3, 1939 p3B - “Merced Man Is Fatally Stabbed” [S]- July 5, 1939 p5B - “Suspect Awaits Arraignment On Murder Charge” [Key-finder - Case#CA13] SAN QUENTIN PRISON RECORDS: Eusibio Martinez San Quentin Prison ID = 63966 MUSEUM COMMENTARY: I wish it that this Museum could spend more time investigating, some of these (ah), obscure or not as well known, Gore File cases.   Without a doubt, we will be able to establish that something, other than what the Narc’s were saying, was what actually occurred.   Just look at Mr. Martinez’s criminal history.   Arrested in 1929 and given 30 days for vagrancy.   Arrested again in 1932 for possession of Marihuana and given a 90 days sentence for such.   Simply put; -- Not much of a history of violence here.   And now we’re expected to believe that he just got drunk (on Cannabis no less) and then went out and committed a brutal murder.   Give me a break people, but at least for the present, we have to go with what the Narc’s said about the case back then Prison Documents – Courtesy of www.ancestery.com BACK ANSLINGER'S GORE FILE WANT TO KNOW MORE: ===================== Due to space / download time considerations, only selected materials are displayed.   If you would like to obtain more information, feel free to contact the museum.   All our material is available (at cost) on CD-Rom format. CONTACT PAGE CALIFORNIA REEFER MADNESS BACK TO MAIN INDEX