Redlands

Most of this story is from memory because I was pretty young when it all happened. My mother, in an attempt to scare me into not talking to strangers or going anywhere near the orange groves and other dangerous places must have told me the story in all of it's gory details hundreds of times from the time I was about 6 years old up until I was a young adult.

Why is Redlands called Redlands? Does it have to do with blood?

No one was murdered in Prospect Park. In 1977, a Redlands High School student was raped and murdered in the orange groves while walking home from school. I grew up in Redlands and did live there at the time of the murder, but was too young to remember it happening. The girl who was murdered was the older cousin of one of my best friends. She was killed cutting through the orange groves along Grove Street in Redlands, next to Sylvan Park - which is across town from Prospect Park.

Memories of Dublin’s winter nights and the warmth of an Irish Christmas will come to life through song and story in “Ken O'Malley's Twelve Days of an Irish Christmas", a solo musical performance which will take place on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Fox Event Center in Redlands.

We need new items that we can give to the kids as prizes for the talent show---new skateboards, new snowboards, new ipods, gift certificates, celebrity items--signed sports items by celebrity sports figures, tickets to amusement parks, Laker seats, Kings seats, Dodger seats, new basketball, new football, new Juicy purse, new Juicy jewelry, new Coach purse, new makeup set---anything that teens would like! Contact 310-435-0339.  We're looking for sponsors too--great advertising opportunity for your company.