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Phyllis McClinton, a 25-year-old Black woman, was found deceased in a vacant lot in South Los Angeles on November 4, 1980. Authorities did not provide an exact address or additional details regarding the circumstances of her death, but her case was believed to be connected to an unidentified serial killer active in the South Los Angeles area at the time.
Investigators later linked McClinton’s murder to that of another victim, Sonia Smith, who was also 25 years old and had been killed o ...Read More
Investigators later linked McClinton’s murder to that of another victim, Sonia Smith, who was also 25 years old and had been killed o ...Read More
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Phyllis McClinton
Female
Black / African American
Los Angeles
CA
1980-11-14
25
Phyllis
McClinton
11/08/2025
Forum Posts (2)
I've been following Phyllis McClinton's case for a while now, and one aspect that keeps haunting me ... ...Read More
10/23/2023
10/23/2023
Has anyone else been following the connections between Phyllis McClinton's case and the other victim... ...Read More
01/04/2023
01/04/2023
