Sandra Kay Fry, a 17-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically murdered on December 1, 1978, in Anaheim, California. Her case was one of several linked to a serial rapist and murderer known as the 'Bedroom Basher,' later identified as Gerald Parker. Parker, a former Marine stationed in Orange County at the time, carried out a series of brutal home invasion attacks, targeting young women in their residences.
Sandra was among his victims, suffering a horrific fate at his hands.
On the night of her murder, Parker entered Sandra's home through the kitchen window. He watched her before striking her over the head with a two-by-four, rendering her helpless. He then dragged her into her bedroom, where he sexually assaulted her and left her partially unclothed. The attack was part of a disturbing pattern of violence that Parker inflicted upon multiple women in the late 1970s. His crimes remained unsolved for nearly two decades until advancements in DNA technology led to his identification
