Madera Tribune File Photo Frederick Litke is shown here standing between his parents, awaiting the jury’s verdict on the charge that he...

For The Madera Tribune Randy Durbin. If anyone learned to swim in Madera or became a lifeguard, chances are they were taught by Randy...

Madera County Historical Society Madera Attorney Joe Barcroft worked for 10 years to free an innocent man from Folsom Prison. In 1919 he...

For The Madera Tribune Charles Hammond is shown here in a 1933 newspaper photo. He had been on the run for seven years after escaping...

Madera County Historical Society Horace Thorwaldson was the sheriff of Fresno County when he arrested Maderans Charles and Anna Hammond...

Courtesy of Fresno City College sports Fresno native Tom Seaver spent 1964 pitching for the Fresno City College Rams before a 20-year...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Azteca Milling employees collected and donated $500 to Madera Coyote Boosters in memory of fellow...

For The Madera Tribune This headline told readers that a gristly murder had been committed just off Hwy. 41 on Feb. 1, 1968. In the...