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Dorothy Fain

Death by Force
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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. ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Dorothy Fain

    Female

    Los Angeles

    CA

    1983-08

    70

    Dorothy

    Fain

    11/16/2025

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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
    01/18/2024
    I've been researching the series of tragic attacks on elderly women in Los Angeles during the early ... ...Read More
    08/21/2023
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