SAN DIEGO TRUE CRIME NOVELIST RICHARD CARRICO TO SPEAK AT MISSION TRAILS FEB. 8

East County News Service

January 27, 2024 (San Diego) – Monsters on the Loose—a true crime novel by award-winning author and historian Richard L. Carrico—is set in San Diego in 1931. With forensic evidence at the time not quite what it is today, many murders went unsolved. In this gripping novel, San Diego historian and anthropologist Richard L. Carrico details the unsolved murders of three young women including one crime that took place in today’s Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP). In Monsters on the Loose, the author walks readers through the victims’ last days, the search for their killers, and the criminal trial of one suspect.

Mission  Trails Regional Park Foundation will host a presentation by Carrico on Feb.8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego. Tickets are $10; Register at www.mtrp.org/programs.

About the Author

Richard L. Carrico grew up in San Diego County and has been a lecturer in the Department of American Indian Studies at San Diego State University for more than 20 years. Richard earned an M. A. from the University of San Diego with an emphasis on local Indian history and a B.A. degree from San Diego State University in History and Anthropology. 

Carrico’s primary research interests include the native tribes of San Diego County, the Spanish contact period, and the history of winemaking in California. He is a frequent contributor to local newspapers and is a freelance writer for a variety of publications. In addition to more than 30 publications in professional journals, Richard L. Carrico is the author of several novels, most recently Monsters on the Loose (WildBlue Press 2023).

Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event and there will be a book signing following the lecture.

This event has been organized by Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, the nonprofit that supports the park. For more information about the event, please contact Kindra Hixon, Stewardship Manager at the MTRP Foundation via email at khixon@mtrp.org.

ABOUT MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION

Founded in 1988, the nonprofit Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Foundation works to preserve, protect, improve, and expand Mission Trails, one of the largest urban parks in the country. The MTRP Foundation also enriches people’s lives through educational programs and activities that improve citizens’ well-being and foster environmental stewardship.