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Case Description
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On July 12, 1971, 23-year-old Cornelia Crilley was found raped and strangled in her Upper East Side apartment in New York City. The discovery of her body marked the beginning of a decades-long investigation that would eventually link her murder to a notorious serial killer.

Cornelia Crilley, described by her boyfriend Leon Borstein as having a "beautiful face" and carrying herself "extremely sophisticatedly," had spent the day moving into her new apartment. When Borstein returned home f ...Read More
Victim Details

Cornelia Crilley

Female

White / Caucasian

New York City

NY

1971-07-12

23

Cornelia

Crilley

12/11/2025