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Woolloomooloo Woodcock

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Aug 03, 1982

Victim Details

Woolloomooloo Woodcock

Female

White / Caucasian

Los Angeles

CA

1982-08

69

Woolloomooloo

Woodcock

07/12/2026

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On August 11, 1982, Woolloomooloo Woodcock, a 66-year-old White female residing in Los Angeles, California, was found murdered in her home. She had been strangled and beaten, and evidence later revealed she had also been raped. Her death was part of a disturbing pattern of violent crimes targeting elderly women living alone in the East Hollywood-Silverlake area of Los Angeles.

The investigation into Woodcock’s death eventually linked her case to a series of similar murders. Authorities ...
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  • Four life terms for murders of elderly women - UPI Archives
  • Killer of Four Elderly Women Given 4 Consecutive Life Terms
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