Patricia Loeza, 26, was found dead on June 7, 2020, on a dirt embankment east of the Compton Creek bed, north of Del Amo Boulevard in Rancho Dominguez, California. Her body was discovered just after midnight; she had suffered multiple stab wounds to her upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. Patricia was believed to have been experiencing homelessness and may have been living in an encampment near the creek bed at the time of her death.

Her murder was one of three similar killings in the same area over several months. Kenneth Jones, 26, was found January 15, 2021, with stab wounds and blunt force trauma; Cesar Mazariegos, 30, was found February 9, 2021, beaten, stabbed and rolled up in a carpet. Authorities arrested Tracy Walker, 56, on February 11, 2021, charging him with three counts of murder and a weapons charge; he later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 110 years to life. Family members asked why Patricia was killed and described her as loving and caring, more than her circumstances.