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Sylvia Vogel, a 71-year-old white female from Los Angeles County, California, died on March 22, 1975. Her death was later linked to the notorious serial killer John Floyd Thomas Jr., who was active in Southern California during the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas, an African American male, was eventually convicted of multiple murders of elderly women, many of whom were found sexually assaulted and strangled in their homes. Sylvia Vogel's death fits the pattern of Thomas's victims, who were typically old ...Read More
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Victim Details

Sylvia Vogel

Female

White / Caucasian

Los Angeles

CA

1975-03-22

71

Sylvia

Vogel

11/16/2025