Fifteen-year-old Gina Marano of Los Angeles was found shot to death on June 12, 1980, alongside her 16-year-old half-sister Cindy Chandler near Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. Both girls had been shot; Gina twice in the head and Cindy in the head and chest. A Caltrans worker discovered the bodies, and investigators concluded the victims had been killed elsewhere and dumped at the site.

The killings became linked to a series labeled the Sunset Strip Murders. The investigation focused on Douglas Daniel Clark and his accomplice Carol Bundy. Bundy later confessed to involvement and implicated Clark; prosecutors charged Clark with multiple counts of murder, including the deaths of Gina Marano and Cindy Chandler. During the case, testimony described Clark admitting to the killings and providing graphic details about Gina and Cindy’s deaths.

Anyone with memories of Gina, Cindy, or the Sunset Strip area in 1980 who can add information is asked to share what they know.