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Yolanda Washington

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Oct 17, 1977

Victim Details

Yolanda Washington

Female

Black / African American

Los Angeles

CA

1977-10-17

19

Yolanda

Washington

07/09/2026

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Yolanda Washington, a 19-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on October 17, 1977. Her body was discovered the following day, October 18, 1977, near the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. Washington was the first victim of the notorious serial killers known as the Hillside Stranglers. She was picked up by the killers, who posed as plainclothes policemen, and was subsequently raped and strangled. Her nude body was found on a hillside, marking the beginning o ...
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    Does anyone else find it chilling how the killers posed as law enforcement officers to lure Yolanda ... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking about how terribly tragic it was for Yolanda Washington to have encountered tho... ...Read More
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    It's truly chilling to think about how Yolanda Washington's tragic murder was the starting point for... ...Read More
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    I've been following the Hillside Stranglers case, and something really struck me about how they spec... ...Read More
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