Lorraine Ann Rodriguez, 21, was found dead in Ventura County, California, on December 27, 1977. Her death was one of three killings that year of women who worked as sex workers and frequented local hotels; Lorraine and two other victims, Kimberly Carol Fritz, 18, and Velvet Ann Sanchez, 31, were all strangled and their deaths were long believed to be linked.

The investigation stalled for decades. DNA from the scenes was uploaded to CODIS in 2006 without a match. A later upload in 2023 produced a match to Warren Luther Alexander, then 73 and living in Diamondhead, Mississippi; his DNA entered the system after a 2022 arrest in North Carolina related to a 1992 cold case murder. Alexander was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, extradited to Ventura County, and held without bail pending arraignment set for August 21.

Authorities say they are investigating whether there are additional victims locally and in other states. If anyone knew Lorraine or has information about her movements in 1977, please come forward.