Verona Thompson, a 36-year-old African-American woman, was one of several victims linked to the serial killer Maury Troy Travis, who operated in the St. Louis, Missouri area between 2000 and 2002. Thompson was found dead in 2001, during a period when Travis was actively targeting women—many of whom were sex workers—and subjecting them to torture and murder. Her death, along with those of other women including Teresa Wilson, Yvonne Crues, and Brenda Beasley, was part of a disturbing pattern t
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