
David Lind (24 October 1938-16 November 1995) was a member of the Wonderland Gang of Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Lind survived the Wonderland murders, as he spent the night with a male prostitute, but his girlfriend Barbara Richardson was among the dead.
Biography[]
David Lind was born in Sacramento, California in 1938, and he became a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, a biker, and a heroin addict. Lind befriended Ron Launius when the two men served time in prison together, and Lind and his girlfriend Barbara Richardson travelled to Los Angeles in 1981 to join the Wonderland Gang and assist them in running drugs. Lind was incarcerated several times for armed burglary, forgery, assault, and rape, and Lind and Richardson were accused by rival drug dealers of being police informants. In 1981, Lind took part in the robbery of Eddie Nash's home to steal some drugs, money, and a pair of antique guns belonging to Launius. Lind was absent during the 1 July 1981 Wonderland murders, as he spent the night doing drugs with a male prostitute; however, Richardson was among the dead at the rowhouse. Lind helped the police with their investigation of the murders, implicating John C. Holmes. Lind died of a heroin overdose in 1995.