Tok Chum Kim, a 37-year-old Asian American woman, was found murdered in her Oakland, California apartment on April 13, 1984. Her death was one of a string of killings and assaults across California between late March and mid-April 1984 that investigators linked to a single suspect.

Authorities later identified 28-year-old Dean Phillip Carter as the suspect. Carter was arrested in May 1984 in Ventura County after being stopped for an unrelated offense; items belonging to several victims were found in his possession and forensic evidence and items recovered from his vehicle tied him to Tok Chum Kim’s killing. The spree included an attempted rape in San Diego on March 25, murders in Culver City on April 10, and additional killings in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Diego on April 11–14.

Carter was charged with multiple murders and convicted; he was sentenced to death. Investigators have said he may be responsible for other killings beyond the five confirmed victims. If anyone knew Tok Chum Kim, saw activity around her Oakland apartment on or before April 13, 1984, or has relevant information about these cases, please come forward.