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Cora Perry

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Sep 20, 1975

Victim Details

Cora Perry

Female

Los Angeles

CA

1975-09-20

79

Cora

Perry

07/16/2026

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On September 20, 1975, Cora Perry, a 79-year-old female resident of the Lennox area in Los Angeles County, California, was found murdered in her home. Cora Perry was identified as an elderly white woman, and her death was part of a disturbing pattern of attacks targeting older women living alone in the region during the 1970s. Her kitchen window was discovered open with the screen missing, suggesting forced entry. The nature of the crime—rape followed by strangulation—matched a chilling modu ...
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  • Cora E. Carlson Perry BIRTH 13 Apr 1896 Illinois, USA DEATH 20 ...
  • Man pleads guilty to murdering 7 women in the 1970s and 1980s
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