Talitha Evangeline Jennings

Talitha Evangeline Jennings was 30 years old when she died on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2004, in Inglewood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 3319 Hollypark Drive. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as an Inglewood Police Department case.

The Los Angeles Times Homicide Report recorded her death in a single sentence drawn from coroner's records. It described her as "a 30-year-old black female" who "died Sunday, Sept. 19, after being stabbed in Inglewood." The entry gave an address on Hollypark Drive, but it did not say whether that was her home or what happened there, and no detailed news story about the killing appears to have been published.

Her family has not forgotten her. In April 2023, at a "healing vigil" for crime victims in Philadelphia's Franklin Square, her sister Yolanda Jennings, who leads the Philadelphia chapter of the group Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, spoke about her. "I'm here because I'm a survivor of sexual abuse and domestic violence, and because my only biological sister, Talitha Jennings, was murdered in Inglewood, California, in 2004," she told The Philadelphia Inquirer. "I'm here using my voice to help other crime victims become survivors."

An obituary for Reverend Cora Mae Jennings of Youngstown, Ohio, who died in June 2026 at the age of 84, lists among those who died before her "her daughter, Talitha Jennings," and names a daughter Yolanda Jennings among her survivors, which suggests that Talitha's mother lived to mourn her for more than two decades. Talitha's name and the Times entry about her death have also been shared in social media posts by groups that work against domestic violence. None of those sources say who killed her or why.

Little else is public. The record does not say what time of day she was hurt, whether she died at the scene or later at a hospital, whether anyone saw what happened, or whether detectives ever identified a suspect.

Inglewood is a city of about 100,000 people just southwest of Los Angeles, close to Los Angeles International Airport. In 2004 it was best known for the Forum, the arena where the Lakers once played, and the Hollywood Park racetrack; years later the racetrack site became home to SoFi Stadium. The city is made up largely of residential neighborhoods of single-family homes and apartment buildings, and for decades it has been home to a large Black community alongside a growing Latino population. Inglewood has its own police department, which investigates killings within the city.

Hundreds of people are killed in Los Angeles County every year, and a large share of those killings end without an arrest.

No arrest, criminal charge or court case connected to the death of Talitha Evangeline Jennings could be found in news archives or public records. More than 21 years later, there is no public sign that anyone has been held responsible. Anyone who knew Talitha Jennings, or who lived on or near Hollypark Drive in Inglewood in September 2004, may hold information that could help. Even a small detail, such as a name overheard, a vehicle seen nearby or a conversation remembered, can help detectives move a case forward. Anyone with information can contact the Inglewood Police Department, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).