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Loretta Daniels

Case from Springfield, MA dated Feb 02, 1998

Victim Details

Loretta Daniels

Female

Black / African American

Springfield

MA

1998-02-02

38

Loretta

Daniels

07/30/2026

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Loretta Daniels, a 38-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on February 2, 1998, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Her partially clothed body was discovered in an alley near the Mason Square post office. Loretta was a single mother of three children, and her death sent shockwaves through the local community. The investigation revealed that she had been strangled, and evidence suggested that she had been sexually assaulted post-mortem. This heinous crime was part of a series of m ...
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  • Murder of Loretta Daniels by Springfield Strangler Alfred Gaynor ...
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