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Edith Vila

Case from Albany, CA dated Nov 22, 1981

Victim Details

Edith Vila

Female

Albany

CA

1981-11-22

59

Edith

Vila

06/24/2026

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On the night of November 22, 1981, Edith Vila, a 59-year-old woman, and her 62-year-old husband, Henry Vila, were brutally murdered in their home on Albany Hill in Albany, California. The couple was attacked during a nighttime burglary. Henry Vila was stabbed to death after confronting the intruder, while Edith Vila was sexually assaulted and fatally stabbed in her bed. The assailant ransacked the house and ripped the phone from the wall, suggesting that Edith Vila may have been attempting to ca ...
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