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Ethel Sokoloff

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Nov 25, 1972

Victim Details

Ethel Sokoloff

Female

White / Caucasian

Los Angeles

CA

1972-11-25

68

Ethel

Sokoloff

07/25/2026

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Ethel Sokoloff, a 68-year-old white female, was found murdered in her home in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles, California, on November 25, 1972. Her death was part of a disturbing pattern of attacks targeting elderly women living alone in the Los Angeles area during the 1970s. Sokoloff had been sexually assaulted and strangled, and her body was discovered with bedding pulled over her face—a signature detail that would later be linked to a series of similar crimes.

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  • LAPD ties 72-year-old man to two waves of serial killings
  • DNA evidence links man to two waves of Los Angeles killings
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