Judy Miller, a 15-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on October 31, 1977. Judy was a student at Hollywood High School and also worked as a prostitute on the streets of Hollywood. On the night of her death, she was working near Carney's Diner in the 8300 Block of Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, when she was approached by serial killers Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, known as the Hillside Stranglers.
Judy was murdered in Angelo's upholstery shop at 703 W.
Colorado Blvd, Glendale, and her body was later found on a hillside in La Crescenta. The Hillside Stranglers were responsible for the deaths of at least 10 women between October 1977 and February 1978, with Judy being one of their victims. The method of killing was consistent across all victims: they were strangled, and their bodies showed signs of sexual assault and torture.
The investigation into Judy's death, along with the other victims, led to the eventual arrest of Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono. Bianchi was apprehended on January 12, 1979, and Buono on October 22, 1979. Both men were convicted of multiple counts of murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault. Bianchi received life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, while Buono also received a life sentence.
The case of the Hillside Stranglers remains one of the most notorious serial killer cases in American history, and Judy Miller's tragic death is a stark reminder of the brutality and terror that plagued Los Angeles during that time.
