Victims
Diane Johnson, 21 [3/1987]
Annette Ernest, 26 [10/1987]
Anita Fishman, 31 [1/1989]
Regina Washington, 27 [9/1989]
Baby Washington (fetus) [9/1987] (no picture)
Elandra Bunn, 33 [6/1987]
Andrea Tripplett, 29 [4/1993]
Debra Williams, 32 [11/1992]
Mary Edwards, 41 [12/1992]
Desarae Jones, 29 [5/1993]
Natalie Price, 31 [2/1995]
Mildred Beasley, 45 [11/1996]
Cynthia Annette Johnson, 30 [1997] (no picture)
Paula Vance, 24 [2/1998]
Brenda Bries, 39 [4/1998]
Chester Dewayne Turner
Summary of Offense:
Chester Dewayne Turner, a pizza delivery man, raped and strangled at least 10 women in South Los Angeles. In 2004, DNA Turner was charged with 10 murders based on DNA evidence. Turner was already serving an eight-year sentence for rape when DNA linked him to the serial killings. On July 10, 2007, he was sentenced to death in Los Angeles County. The victims, in the order they died, were Diane Johnson, 21; Annette Ernest, 26; Anita Fishman, 31; Regina Washington, 27, and her unborn child; Andrea Tripplett; Desarae Jones, 29; Natalie Price, 31; Mildred Beasley, 45; Paula Vance, 38; and Brenda Bries, 37.
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