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Southern California murders of 1979 (Tool Box Killers case)

SOLVEDRedondo Beach, California0:3116 July 2026

Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris were convicted of kidnapping, raping, torturing, and murdering five teenage girls in Southern California between June and October 1979. Bittaker was convicted of five murders and sentenced to death. Send this to someone from Redondo Beach.

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