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Lawanda Lechelle Beck, a 26-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered in Stockton, California, in 1997. Her body was discovered on August 11, 1997, after she had been raped and shot execution-style. Beck was a mother of several children and had endured a challenging life prior to her untimely death.

The investigation into Beck's murder revealed that she was one of three victims of William Jennings Choyce, a serial killer from Oakland, California. Choyce targeted women invo ...Read More
Victim Details

Lawanda Beck

Female

Black / African American

Stockton

CA

1997-07-02

26

Lawanda

Beck

11/09/2025