Josephine Lou Bloom, born November 4, 1949, was killed on April 22, 1982, in Los Angeles. She was shot inside the family home during an incident that also left her husband, Robert Bloom Sr., and her eight-year-old daughter, Sandra Hughes, dead.

He shot his father in the front yard, then went inside and shot Josephine and stabbed Sandra multiple times before shooting her. Testimony at trial described a long history of physical abuse and conflict between Robert and his father.

Robert Maurice Bloom was convicted in 1983 and sentenced to death in 1984. That conviction and sentence were overturned in 1997 on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel related to failure to investigate and present evidence of his mental health. In a retrial he was again convicted of first-degree murder for his father’s death and second-degree murder for Josephine and Sandra, but the California Supreme Court later overturned the second-degree convictions for Josephine and Sandra because defense counsel had conceded guilt against Robert’s wishes, violating his Sixth Amendment rights.

Does anyone have memories of the Bloom family or information about the events leading up to April 22, 1982?