T. Okauchi, age 88, was bludgeoned to death in their home in August 1984. The residence was looted during the attack, which led investigators to consider robbery as a possible motive. Okauchi’s killing was linked to a larger series of violent crimes in Los Angeles carried out by Kevin and Reginald Haley, who targeted mostly older victims during home invasions.

The Haley brothers were implicated in a wave of burglaries, assaults, rapes, and murders over a five-year span. Investigators tied them to numerous offenses; following their October 1984 arrest, they confessed to multiple crimes and were charged with an array of felonies including murder, robbery, burglary, rape, and related counts. Reginald Haley was convicted on 20 counts and sentenced to 60 years plus life imprisonment; Kevin Haley was later convicted of murder and other violent offenses and received the death penalty.

Does anyone have memories of Okauchi or information about their home or neighborhood in 1984 that could shed more light on the circumstances of the attack?