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.

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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...more

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