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The Santa Strangler

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The San Pedro Murder Case Revealed

Cold case detective Richard Bankson had a prime suspect for a series of murders in the seaside town of San Pedro. The victims had been strangled and also raped, meaning the killer must have left behind evidence that could be checked for DNA. But when Detective Bankson looked closer into Adolf Leidenberg's background, he hardly seemed to play the part of a murderer. He didn't exactly fit the profile of someone who strangled and raped several women.

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