Ethel Sokoloff

Death by Force

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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