The Los Angeles Sex Worker's Death

The body of irene rodriguez, 33, was found in a freight company parking lot. She had been strangled so forcefully that it caused internal damage. Her killer left no evidence at the scene and forensic tests failed to find any leads. Irene worked on the same corner as shannon exley just down the road from the cecil hotel. Sex workers who frequented the area where shannon and irene were taken were worried. Some shared their fears with a journalist who was writing a series of articles on the dangers of sex work in los angeles. In one recorded interview, an unnamed woman said, 'It's ugly'