Carol Alford, a 41-year-old African-American woman, was found dead in an alley in Los Angeles on July 13, 1987. Her body was discovered partially clothed, with signs of trauma indicating she had been struck in the head and strangled to death. Investigators noted drag marks near her body, suggesting she had been killed elsewhere and later dumped in the alley. The case remained unsolved for decades until advancements in forensic technology led to a breakthrough.
In 2012, DNA evidence linked
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