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Rose Lederman

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Aug 03, 1981

Victim Details

Rose Lederman

Female

Los Angeles

CA

1981-08

80

Rose

Lederman

07/17/2026

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On August 11, 1981, Rose Lederman, an 80-year-old female residing in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, was found dead in her home. Rose Lederman was one of several elderly women targeted in a disturbing series of violent crimes that plagued the East Hollywood-Silver Lake area during the early 1980s. Her death was part of a broader investigation into what authorities later identified as the work of a serial killer.

The victim, an elderly white female, was discovered strangled in her re ...
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  • Killer of Four Elderly Women Given 4 Consecutive Life Terms
  • Four life terms for murders of elderly women - UPI Archives
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