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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, and authorities say they believe there could be more victims. The Ventura County District Attorney’s office says Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, made his first court appearance Thursday but arraignment on three counts of first-degree murder was postponed to Aug. 21. A message seeking comment on Alexander’s behalf was left with the county public defender’s office. Alexander was extradited to California on Aug. 6 from Surry County, North Carolina, where he is awaiting prosecution for a 1992 cold case killing. Officials say all the California victims were sex workers.
All the world’s a stage: Opera star Juliana Zara returns to her Ventura County roots
The road from Oxnard’s public schools to Europe’s opera stages is hardly well traveled — but it can be done. Just ask Juliana Zara, one of international opera’s brightest young stars, whose journey has included Rose Avenue Elementary School, Fremont Middle School, Oxnard High School and — most importantly — the Performance Theatre for Young Artists (PTYA) in Ventura.
Suspected Serial Killer Charged with Three 1977 Murders in Ventura County, Connected to 1992 North Carolina Case
August 8, 2024 – Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that investigators from the Ventura County Cold Case unit have arrested Warren Luther Alexander (73), of Diamondhead, Mississippi, on three counts of murder, related to a series of strangulation murders occurred in 1977. The Ventura county district attorney’s office filed three counts of first-degree murder against Alexander. He was expedited in California and arrived on August 6, 2024, from Surry County, North Carolina, where he is awaiting prosecution for a 1992 Cold Case murder committed in that jurisdiction.
Mississippi man charged in three 1977 homicides in California
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (WJTV) – A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged in connection to three homicides that occurred more than 45 years ago in California. Investigators with the Ventura County Cold Case unit arrested Warren Luther Alexander, 73, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, on three counts of murder. They said the series of strangulations occurred […]
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