Arthur Dahlstedt, 54, was killed on December 11, 1974, and is listed among the victims of Vaughn Orrin Greenwood, the killer dubbed the Skid Row Slasher. Greenwood’s attacks in Southern California between November 1964 and January 1975 targeted vagrants and transients and included ritualistic elements: victims’ throats were cut, cups of blood were left near bodies, and salt was sprinkled around some scenes. Reports also describe particularly gruesome violence and allegations that Greenwood may have consumed victims’ blood.

Greenwood was arrested after a failed murder attempt on February 3, 1975, and later convicted on multiple murder counts, including the death of Dahlstedt, receiving a life sentence on January 19, 1977. The killings prompted debate over possible occult connections, a theory that remains disputed. Does anyone have memories or information about Dahlstedt or where he was living or spending time in late 1974?