Betty Stewart

On September 22, 1985, the body of 22-year-old African American woman Betty Stewart was discovered at Aquatic Park in Berkeley, California. She had been brutally murdered, her throat slashed in a manner consistent with a series of violent attacks that plagued the East Bay area during that time. Her death marked the beginning of a string of homicides targeting young African American females, causing widespread fear and urgency among the local community and law enforcement.

In the months f ...