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Dorothy Fain

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Aug 03, 1983

Victim Details

Dorothy Fain

Female

Los Angeles

CA

1983-08

70

Dorothy

Fain

07/22/2026

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On August 11, 1983, **Dorothy Fain**, a **70‑year‑old female** of recorded ethnicity was found brutally murdered in her Hollywood, Los Angeles, apartment. She lived alone, like several victims in the same crime series. Fain was stabbed to death. At the time, law enforcement determined she was targeted in a wave of fatal attacks against elderly women in the area.

Investigators quickly linked Fain’s killing to a notorious crime spree carried out by a convicted rapist on parole. ...
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    It's so chilling to think about how Dorothy Fain must have felt before her life was taken in such a ... ...Read More
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