Recalling the tale of another prolific burglar

We thank Daily News reader Bruce Johnson, a former Burbank cop, who saw the story I did last week about L.A.'s most prolific burglar and provided background about another prolific burglar, Gordon E. Atteberry, who burglarized homes from San Diego to Bakersfield in the 1950s. The story is quite amusing. Atteberry was a Wisconsin University electronics major, sometimes drug user, self-styled writer, and, of all things, a hypnotist. He was caught after an enraged victim said Atteberry started making a pass at the victim's wife.