Jane King, a 28-year-old Caucasian actress, tragically lost her life on November 9, 1977. Her body was discovered on November 23, 1977, near an off-ramp of the Golden State Freeway in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. The discovery of her body, which was badly decomposed, marked her as one of the victims of the infamous Hillside Strangler, a moniker given to the duo of serial killers Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono.
The Hillside Strangler murders began in October 1977 and
continued until February 1978, during which time the killers targeted women in the Los Angeles area. Jane King was one of the ten victims who were kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered by Bianchi and Buono. The victims ranged in age from 12 to 28, and their bodies were often found in the hills surrounding Los Angeles, leading to the killers' nickname.
Jane King, like many of the other victims, was abducted, and her body was later found in a remote location. The investigation into her death, along with the other murders, led to the formation of a task force to catch the perpetrators. The task force eventually linked the murders to Bianchi and Buono, who were apprehended and convicted for their heinous crimes.
The case of Jane King's murder, along with the other victims, garnered significant media attention and highlighted the terror that gripped the Los Angeles area during that period. The Hillside Strangler case remains one of the most notorious serial killer cases in American history, and the tragic death of Jane King is a stark reminder of the brutality inflicted by Bianchi and Buono.
