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Case Description
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In the autumn of 1987, a palpable fear gripped the city of Richmond, Virginia, as a series of brutal murders unfolded. The community was on edge as a predator, who would come to be known as the 'Southside Strangler,' was at large. The victims were women, attacked in the sanctity of their own homes.

The first victim in Richmond was Debbie Dudley Davis, a 35-year-old account executive, who was found murdered in her Westover Hills apartment on September 19, 1987. Less than a month later, on ...Read More
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Victim Details

Mozelle Leon Spencer

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

1966-04-10

78

Mozelle

Leon Spencer

01/07/2026