Man charged in 1977 strangulations of three Southern California women after DNA investigation
- A 73-year-old man, Warren Luther Alexander, has been charged with the 1977 strangulation deaths of three Southern California women after DNA evidence led to his identification.
- Alexander's arraignment on three counts of first-degree murder is scheduled for August 21, and he remains in jail without bail.
- All victims were sex workers, killed by "ligature strangulations" over seven months in Ventura County, according to District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.
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Man Charged in 1977 Strangulations of 3 Southern California Women After DNA Investigation
VENTURA, Calif.—A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977 after cold case detectives obtained a DNA match, authorities said Aug. 8, adding they believe there could be more victims. Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, made his first court appearance Thursday but arraignment on three counts of first-degree murder was postponed to Aug. 21, the Ventura County District A…
Man charged in 1977 strangulations of three California women after DNA investigation
VENTURA — A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977 after cold case detectives obtained a DNA match, authorities said Thursday, adding they believe there could be more victims. This 2024 photo provided by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office shows Warren Luther Alexander. (Ventura County District Attorney’s Office via AP) Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi…
Suspected serial killer accused of strangling 3 women in 1977 extradited, facing murder charges
A man from Mississippi has been arrested in connection with the strangulation murders of three women in Ventura County nearly half a century ago. In February 2023, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit began re-examining the deaths of the three women – Kimberly Carol Fritz, Velvet Ann Sanchez and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez – each of whom was killed in 1977, the Ventura County DA’s Office said. While the exact circumstances surrounding the wo…
Suspected serial killer charged in 1977 cold case murders of 3 women in Southern California
Warren Luther Alexander, 73, is being held without bail after being charged in the slayings of three women who were strangled to death in 1977 in Southern California, authorities said.
Suspected serial killer, 73, charged in 1977 cold case murders of 3 SoCal sex workers — and there ‘may be additional victims’
Warren Alexander, 73, was charged in connection to the 1977 cold-case strangulations of three sex workers in Southern California in 1977 — and authorities believe he may have other victims, prosecutors said Thursday.
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