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‘Full force of the law:’ California DA offers details on break in cold cases
More information is coming out about a Diamondhead man who is accused of three murders in California and another in North Carolina. 73-year-old Warren Luther Alexander was arrested in Mississippi in March 2022 and extradited to North Carolina, charged with the murder of Nona Cobb, who was found strangled on the side of Interstate 77 in Surry County in 1992.
Suspected serial killer charged in 1977 cold case murders of 3 young women: Authorities
A suspected serial killer already in custody in North Carolina for a cold case murder has been charged in the slayings of three women who were strangled to death in 1977 in California, authorities said. Kimberly Carol Fritz, 18, was killed in May 1977; Velvet Ann Sanchez, 31, was strangled to death in September 1977; and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez, 21, was killed three months later in December, according to authorities in Ventura County, California. The victims were all sex workers who frequented local hotels, authorities said. Police immediately believed the strangulations were linked, but the cases went cold, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said at a news conference Thursday.
Eco-tip: It's hard to love seagulls, but all birds deserve protection
It is hard to muster sympathy for seagulls. If you leave food unattended on your beach towel while taking a dip in the ocean, by the time you're waist deep in water these rats of the sky will likely have ripped apart your wrappers and flown off with your feast. As a bonus, when you get back to your car, you might find what you suspect are the digested remnants of your meal deposited in a white...
1977 Murders Solved: 73-Year-Old Warren Alexander Charged with Strangling 3 California Women, Faces 3 Counts of Murder!
73-Year-Old Warren Alexander Charged with 1977 Murders of Three Women in California. DNA Evidence Links Alexander to Cold Case in North Carolina, Leading to Extradition. According to True Crime News, in a significant development Warren Alexander a 73-year-old from Diamondhead, Mississippi has been charged with the murders of three women who were strangled in California back in 1977. This week the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office revealed that Alexander recently extradited from North Carolina is now facing three counts of murder. The women Kimberly Carol Fritz Velvet Ann Sanchez and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez were found dead in 1977 but their cases went cold for many years. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit revisited these old cases leading to new evidence that identified Alexander as a suspect.
Man charged in 1977 strangulations of three Southern California women after DNA investigation
VENTURA, Calif. — (AP) — A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977 after cold case detectives obtained a DNA match, authorities said Thursday, adding they believe there could be more victims. Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, made...
Santa Paula, Oak Park kick off Ventura County's return to school
School is back in Ventura County. Families flooded the campus of Glen City Elementary Global STEAM Academy in Santa Paula on Wednesday morning to deliver their students to class for the first day of the school year. Check it out: Here's when classes start for Ventura County public schools ...
Suspected serial killer accused of fatally strangling 3 women in California in 1977 is arrested
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (TCN) -- A 73-year-old suspected serial killer from Mississippi has been charged in connection with the 1977 strangling deaths of three women in California. According to a news release from the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, in February 2023, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit...
Mississippi man charged in 3 California murders dating back to the 1970s
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — A Mississippi man is facing charges for three murders in Southern California from the 1970s. Prosecutors said 73-year-old Warren Luther Alexander, of Diamondhead, is accused of strangling three women. The deaths date back to a seven-month period that started in 1977. The Ventura County Sheriff's...
Surry inmate charged with 3 California murders, labeled 'serial killer' by authorities
A Surry County inmate who has been jailed for more than two years while awaiting trial on a local murder charge has been extradited to California, where he faces murder charges in three deaths that occurred more than 45 years ago. Warren Luther Alexander, 73, was initially arrested in Diamondhead, Mississippi, on March 15, 2022, on a charge of murder in the July 7, 1992 murder of Nona Starney Cobb, whose body was found alongside Interstate 77 in Surry County, near Elkin. ...
Man charged in 1977 strangulation of 3 SoCal women
A man was charged in the 1977 strangulation of three women in Southern California. Warren Luther Alexander was charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of Kimberly Carol Fritz, Velvet Ann Sanchez, and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez.
Alleged Serial Killer Extradicted To Ventura County
Photos courtesy Ventura County District Attorney) A 73-year-old Mississippi man is in the Ventura County Jail charged with murdering three women in Ventura County some 47 years ago. Prosecutors say DNA evidence allegedly links Warren Luther Alexander to the 1977 strangulation deaths of Kimberly Carol Fritz, Velvet Ann Sanchez, and...
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