Evalyn Bunner, a 56-year-old white female, was murdered on October 29, 1976, in Los Angeles County, California. Her killing fits a pattern that targeted middle-aged and elderly white women who lived alone on Los Angeles’s west side during the 1970s and 1980s. Victims were generally sexually assaulted and then strangled, with faces sometimes obscured by a pillowcase or sheet.

Authorities later linked these crimes to John Floyd Thomas Jr., a former state insurance adjuster and registered sex offender with a long criminal history. He was connected to multiple cold cases by DNA and ultimately pleaded guilty to seven murders, including Bunner’s. Thomas received seven life terms, one without the possibility of parole. Investigators say he may be responsible for as many as 30 murders and numerous rapes.

Does anyone have memories of the neighborhood or knew Evalyn Bunner and can share information that might add context to her life or the events of 1976?