On October 11, 1983, Isabel Askew, an 85-year-old white female, was found raped and murdered in her apartment in Los Angeles, California. The crime was particularly brutal and deeply unsettling, as it targeted an elderly woman in the supposed safety of her own home. Askew’s death was part of a disturbing pattern of attacks on elderly white women in Southern California during the 1970s and 1980s, many of which remained unsolved for decades.
The investigation into Isabel Askew’s murder
remained cold for years, with no immediate suspects or arrests. However, the case was eventually linked to a broader series of crimes attributed to a serial offender known as the “Westside Rapist.” This individual was believed to have committed dozens of rapes and murders across the region, often targeting elderly white female victims, whom he would rape and then strangle
