The ledger came to be referred to as a "death list" by the prosecution, who alleged it recorded the dates the men were murdered.Ĭorona had been supplying workers to the ranches where the victims were discovered. There was also a work ledger that contained 34 names and dates, including seven of the known victims. Evidence indicating his guilt was discovered and seized, such as two bloodstained knives, a machete, a pistol and blood-stained clothing. In the early morning hours of May 26, 1971, police entered Corona's Yuba City home with a search warrant and arrested him. Witnesses later told police that some of the victims had been last seen riding in Corona's pickup truck. This circumstantial evidence gave an added boost to the case. In another two graves, there were two crumpled Bank of America deposit slips printed with Corona's name and address. In one grave, deputies found two meat receipts bearing Corona's signature. When they investigated, they found a man's body that had been stabbed and hacked. The farmer was suspicious and called the police. The next day, the hole was filled with dirt. On May 19, 1971, a farm owner who had used Corona to contract field workers noticed a freshly dug hole in his peach orchard. A year later, in March 1971, he applied for welfare. In March 1970, Corona was again admitted to DeWitt State Hospital for treatment. The attack occurred after Raya rejected Natividad's sexual advances. Raya filed a lawsuit against Natividad, winning a judgment of $250,000, which prompted Natividad to sell his business and return to Mexico instead of paying. He was discovered by customers at 1:00 a.m., hacked about the head and face, and Natividad called the police. Early on the morning of February 25, 1970, a young man named José Romero Raya was brutally attacked with a machete in the restroom of the café. His half-brother, Natividad, who was gay, owned the "Guadalajara Cafe" in Marysville. He was in charge of hiring workers to staff the local fruit ranches.Ĭorona had anger issues with homosexual men. This same year, he became a licensed labor contractor. Aside from schizophrenic episodes and a reported violent temper, Corona was regarded as a hard worker. Upon his release, Corona was deported to Mexico. He received twenty-three shock treatments, before being pronounced recovered and released three months later. On January 17, 1956, Natividad had him committed to DeWitt State Hospital in Auburn, California, where he was diagnosed with "schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type." Corona was compelled by authorities to aid by digging victims out of the mud.Ĭorona was suffering from an episode of schizophrenia. A rush of water broke through the west levee and flooded 100,000 acres (400 km), killing 74 people. It was one of the most widespread and destructive of any in the recorded history of Northern California. In late December 1955, a flood occurred on the Yuba and Feather Rivers. Hermosillo on October 24, 1953, in Reno, Nevada. 1923–May 23, 1973), had immigrated to California in 1944 to work and settled at Marysville, across the Feather River from Yuba City.Ĭorona moved to the Marysville/Yuba City area in May 1953, at the suggestion of Natividad, and found work on a local ranch.
Crossing the border into California, the 16-year-old picked carrots and melons in the Imperial Valley for three months before moving on north to the Sacramento Valley. He first entered the United States illegally in 1950. Juan Corona was born in Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico on February 7, 1934.
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