Do you know who murdered this mother of 9? On October 12, 1966, 50-year-old Alice Hochhausler was found dead in her garage in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was strangled using the belt from her red bathrobe. The incident occurred at her residence at 3480 Cornell Place. Alice was a mother of nine and the wife of a surgeon at Good Samaritan Hospital. Her murder sent shockwaves through the community, especially as her death was linked to a series of similar killings attributed to the Cincinnati Strangler, a suspected serial killer operating in the
area during the mid-1960s.
Alice's homicide is considered part of the Cincinnati Strangler’s crime spree, during which multiple older women were targeted. The method of her murder—strangulation in or near her own home—matches the pattern of other victims attributed to the Strangler. Posteal Laskey Jr., a local resident, was eventually arrested and convicted for one of the murders linked to the series, though the connection to other victims, including Alice Hochhausler, remained less definitive. The Cincinnati Strangler case has left lingering questions about whether Laskey was responsible for all the murders or if other perpetrators were involved. To this day, Alice Hochhausler's case remains unsolved, and authorities continue to appeal for any information that could help bring closure to this tragic event.
The investigation into Alice Hochhausler’s death, handled by the Cincinnati Police Department, remains open. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) still lists her case as an unsolved homicide, seeking tips from the public to potentially lead to new information. Anyone with any details that might help solve this case is encouraged to contact law enforcement or submit a tip through the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
