Laverne Stolzy, 56, was bludgeoned to death in her South Los Angeles home on June 25, 1984. She had turned 56 a week earlier. The attack involved a two-by-four and left severe gashes to her head.

The killing was later tied to Kevin Bernard Haley as part of a violent spree that included murders, rapes, burglaries and robberies. DNA evidence was reported to have conclusively linked Haley to Stolzy’s attack. At retrial in May 2014, Haley was convicted of first-degree murder for Stolzy’s death with special circumstances alleging murder during the commission of a rape or attempted rape, burglary and robbery; two other special circumstance allegations—murder during the commission of sodomy and oral copulation—were dismissed after jurors deadlocked on those charges. During the penalty phase Haley represented himself and did not present mitigating evidence; the jury recommended death and the judge upheld the sentence.

Stolzy’s daughter Beth said she had waited 30 years for justice and described long-term emotional harm after her mother’s murder. Haley was reported to have been suspected in as many as 13 killings and linked to hundreds of burglaries and assaults, and his older brother Reginald Haley was also convicted of violent crimes and sentenced to life in prison.

Did anyone in the South Los Angeles community at the time have memories or details about Laverne Stolzy that could add context to her life or the investigation?