Who has claimed the lives of at least 11 South L.A. prostitutes
1987 tape may hold clue to serial killer
In the more than two decades since Los Angeles police detectives began the search for a serial killer stalking young prostitutes in South L.A., they have had few breaks. One night in 1987, however, offered a tantalizing, agonizing clue.
Shortly after midnight on Jan. 10, a man called police from a pay phone to report that he had seen someone dump a woman's body out of the back of a van and leave it in an alley. He gave the address, a description of the van and its license plate number: 1PZP746.
"Is that T like Tom?" the dispatcher asked, according to several Los Angeles Police Department detectives who have heard a recording of the call...
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