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The Hillside Strangler, later the Hillside Stranglers, is the media epithet for one, later discovered to be two, American serial killers who terrorized Los Angeles, California, between October 1977 and February 1978, with the nicknames originating from the fact that many of the victims' bodies were discovered in the hills surrounding the city.
Kenneth Alessio Bianchi (born May 22, 1951) is an American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist.He is known for the Hillside Strangler murders committed with his cousin Angelo Buono Jr. in Los Angeles, California, as well as for murdering two more women in Washington by himself.
She also had three bite marks on her right breast. Initially, authorities believed Barcomb was a victim of the Hillside Strangler. However, after the arrests of Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono—neither of whom confessed to or were convicted of her murder — authorities determined that her case was unrelated. [citation needed]
Peacock's fascinating new docuseries 'The Hillside Strangler: Devil in Disguise' details a chilling case — and dark era — many Angelenos remember.
Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono are the exception to that rule, at least according to the American criminal justice system and The Hillside Strangler: Devil in Disguise, which details the case ...
They would then order the victims into Bianchi's Cadillac, which they claimed was an unmarked police car, and drive to Buono's home to torture and murder them. The women and girls ranged in age from 12 to 28. The confirmed victims were: Yolanda Washington, age 19 – October 17, 1977; Judith Lynn Miller, age 15 – October 31, 1977
Kenneth Bianchi, a Rochester native and one-half of the notorious Hillside Strangler pair, is no longer. Since last month Bianchi is Anthony D'Amato, having legally changed his name in November.
Several major crime sprees occurred in the neighborhood during the late 20th century. An early victim of the Hillside Strangler was discovered in an Eagle Rock neighborhood on October 31, 1977. The discovery, along with the successive murders of at least 10 other women in the area over the course of five months, frightened local residents.