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Tolita Brown, a 36-year-old African American woman, was found dead on September 2, 1981. Her death was the result of ligature strangulation, a method used by her killer, Jesus Aguilera. Aguilera, a Cuban-born serial killer, arrived in the United States in May 1981 and quickly embarked on a spree of murders and rapes. Brown's body was discovered in a shack at 1445 Minford Place, near Crotona Park in New York City. She had been strangled with a scarf that was tightened with a chisel, and her hands ...Read More
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Victim Details

Tolita Brown

Female

Black / African American

New York City

NY

1981-09-02

36

Tolita

Brown

11/15/2025