Man Charged in 1977 Strangulations of 3 Southern California Women After DNA Investigation

Published on August 10, 2024

VENTURA, Calif.—A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977 after cold case detectives obtained a DNA match, authorities said Aug. 8, adding they believe there could be more victims. Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, made his first court appearance Thursday but arraignment on three counts of first-degree murder was postponed to Aug. 21, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said. He remained jailed without bail. Alexander’s case was assigned to the county public defender’s office. A telephone message was left at the office seeking comment on the case. Alexander was extradited to California on Aug. 6 from Surry County, North Carolina, where he is awaiting prosecution for a 1992 cold case killing, the office said....

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