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Roxanne Bates, a 31-year-old African American woman from Montclair, California, was tragically murdered in November 1993. Her body was discovered in Chino, California, and she had been strangled with a cord or cloth. At the time of her death, Roxanne Bates was known to be involved in sex work in the Los Angeles area. She had prior convictions related to prostitution in 1991 and again in 1993.

Her murder was part of a series of killings attributed to Ivan Jerome Hill, infamously known as ...Read More

Victim Details

Roxanne Bates

Female

Black / African American

Montclair

CA

1993-11

31

Roxanne

Bates

05/04/2026