"The Boles Murders" with filmmaker Davey Porter July 14, 2006

July 14, "The Boles Murders" with filmmaker Davey Porter
Second Friday Film Forum
Screening Times: 7:00 PM and 9:45 PM
Admission: $5.00

The Boles Murders is a feature-length documentary film about a real life cold case--the murder of an entire family. On Aug. 14, 1965, Jim Boles, Darlene Boles and their two sons, Bobby, age 13, and 12-year-old Tommy were gunned down in their mountain cabin along with their pet dachshund, Barbara. For 40 years the case languished in the dusty inactive files of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's homicide detail. The case had been cold since 1967.

For more than a year filmmaker Davey Porter conducted interviews with living persons of interest and followed up on threads that were, at best, left hanging. The project picked up steam when, after a six month search, Porter located John P. Wilcoxen, the only living witness who was at the Boles cabin the moment the bodies were discovered.

In September 2004, The Boles Murders premiered at the Lake Arrowhead International Film Festival. The film won the prestigious June Lockhart Award for Special Achievement in Film, and on Oct. 26, 2004, based on new information revealed in Porter's documentary, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's homicide detail officially reactivated the case.

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