The Town’s Past
The town has a long and bloody past, according to Underwood. Its 5,000 people have been left by law enforcement to their own devices since it’s three hours outside Los Angeles. The town averaged about a murder a week at one point, and miners used to place sandbags in their bunks during the night to avoid stray bullets.
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Heading To The Town
The town usually has a caretaker, Robert Louis Desmarais, who stays on-site and manages the property, but when he decided to check on his wife, it just so happened that the coronavirus struck the United States. Underwood, who normally lives in Austin, Texas, decided to take over the city by taking care of it himself. He packed up his truck and in pursuit of adventure, drove 24 hours to California.
