Patricia Franklin was 30 and living in Linda Vista, California when she was murdered on July 27, 1974. Franklin was found in her bathtub; the intruder bound her hands and feet with a drapery cord, blindfolded her with a towel, moved her to the bedroom, and subjected her to multiple sexual assaults. He reportedly nearly bit off one of her nipples, strangled her, and stabbed her 15 times with a steak knife.

Her roommate discovered the body and alerted authorities. Investigators recovered a fingerprint at the scene that initially did not match any known individual. Years later, after Chadd’s 1978 arrest for the rape and murder of Linda Hewitt, he confessed to the 1974 killing of Patricia Franklin, and that confession was corroborated by the earlier fingerprint evidence, leading to his arrest and conviction for her murder.

Does anyone have additional details about Franklin’s life in Linda Vista or memories of the neighborhood in 1974?