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73-Year-Old Mississippi Man Pleads Not Guilty in Trio of 1977 Ventura Serial Strangulations
A 73-year-old Mississippi man, Warren Luther Alexander, has pled not guilty to a series of strangulation murders dating back nearly 50 years. According to a release from the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, Alexander is facing charges for three counts of first-degree murder related to the deaths of Kimberly Carol Fritz, Velvet Ann Sanchez, and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez in 1977. DNA evidence collected from the crime scenes and the victims helped cold case investigators pinpoint Alexander as a suspect. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit, alongside the Oxnard Police Department and Port Hueneme Police Department, are credited for their collaborative efforts in reopening the investigation.
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