Dead - Hillside Strangler Angelo Bruno
Erik L.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Angelo Buono Jr., whose gruesome killing of young Los
Angeles women in the 1970s earned him the nickname ``Hillside Strangler,'' died
Saturday in his prison cell, corrections officials said.
Buono, 67, was found dead in his cell at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial
County, said Bob Martinez, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections.
The cause of death was not immediately known but Martinez said Buono suffered
from heart problems. There were no signs of trauma, and Buono alone in his own
cell when he died.
In November 1983, Buono was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility
of parole after being convicted of killing nine young women and dumping their
nude bodies on Los Angeles-area hillsides, earning him the nickname ``Hillside
Strangler.''
His adoptive cousin, Kenneth Bianchi, pleaded guilty to five of the murders and
testified against Buono. Bianchi is serving his prison sentence in Washington
state, where he killed two other women.
The two were accused of kidnapping, raping, torturing and killing the women,
ranging in age from 12 to 28, during a four-month period in 1977 and 1978.
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Erik L.
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, Erik L. <islan...@aol.com> wrote:
> SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Angelo Buono Jr., whose gruesome killing
> of young Los Angeles women in the 1970s earned him the nickname
> ``Hillside Strangler,'' died Saturday in his prison cell,
> corrections officials said.
This one seems to be barely a blip on the national news radar. Is it
being reported as a bigger story in the L.A. area?
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> In the previous article, Erik L. <islan...@aol.com> wrote:
> > SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Angelo Buono Jr., whose gruesome killing
> > of young Los Angeles women in the 1970s earned him the nickname
> > ``Hillside Strangler,'' died Saturday in his prison cell,
> > corrections officials said.
>
> This one seems to be barely a blip on the national news radar. Is it
> being reported as a bigger story in the L.A. area?
>
Merely an obit in the NYTimes. And the AP obit, at that.
The Kentucky Wizard
You know, I may have missed a national news report here and there, but I
have not even heard a single peep about this guy buying the farm at all
except on the online outlets. I guess there is not enough "shock value" in
the story since he was tucked away neatly, much unlike his victims. I am
surprised Bill O'Reilly and Geraldo Rivera haven't rushed to the grave and
hosted two hour specials, so if Fox doesn't see it as a worthy report, then
it's really scary.
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