Gwendolyn Lee, a Stockton resident, was murdered on August 11, 1997. Her body was found in a field off Arch Airport Road about two weeks after she was last seen in an area known for sex work. Investigators say her death was one of several linked to William Jennings Choyce, who targeted women working as prostitutes, abducting and binding them, raping them at gunpoint and shooting them in the head.

The murders of Gwendolyn Lee, Lawanda Beck and Victoria Bell led to Choyce’s arrest and prosecution. Trial testimony included accounts from a surviving victim and descriptions of Choyce’s prior sexual violence. The jury found Choyce guilty of the three murders and imposed the death penalty; he also received a lengthy prison term for the kidnapping and rape of another woman who testified against him.

If anyone knew Gwendolyn, her routines, or saw her in the Stockton area in August 1997, please share information that might help fill remaining gaps.