Patty Elaine Higgins, 32, was found dead in her Arcadia home on June 28, 1985, her throat slit. Her killing was one of a series of violent home invasions and murders attributed to Richard Ramirez, the so-called Night Stalker, who carried out a spree of attacks across Los Angeles and nearby communities in the mid-1980s.

The night before Higgins’ body was discovered, Ramirez had attacked a six-year-old girl in Arcadia. Just days after Higgins’ death, 75-year-old Mary Louise Cannon was found in her home, also killed by a slashed throat. The string of brutal home invasions left the community fearful as the assaults continued.

Anyone who knew Patty Higgins, her movements in Arcadia in June 1985, or who has information about her killing is asked to come forward.