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Elizabeth Karp, an 89-year-old woman, was found beaten and strangled in her Los Angeles home on 8700 West Olympic Boulevard. Her murder was not publicly dated exactly but is reported as occurring during a wave of violent attacks on elderly women in the city between June and July 1984.

Investigators linked her death to a larger spree attributed to brothers Reginald Haley (born 1960) and Kevin Haley (born 1964). Authorities say the brothers carried out a series of crimes across Los Angeles in 1983–1984 that included numerous burglaries, rapes, and several murders; the attackers reportedly used beating, strangulation, and bludgeoning to subdue victims before theft and, in some cases, sexual assault. The Haley brothers were arrested on October 9, 1984, and later confessed to multiple offenses that matched evidence from crime scenes.

Does anyone have memories of the neighborhood on West Olympic Boulevard in 1984 or information about Elizabeth Karp that could help paint a fuller picture of her life and the circumstances of her death?