Suspected Serial Killer Charged in 1977 Murders

Warren Luther Alexander, a 73-year-old man from Diamondhead, Mississippi, has been charged with the 1977 strangulation murders of three women in Ventura County, California. The victims, Kimberly Fritz, Velvet Sanchez, and Lorraine Rodriguez, were all sex workers whose cases had gone cold for decades. A breakthrough came when DNA evidence linked Alexander to the murders, leading to his extradition from North Carolina, where he was already awaiting trial for a 1992 cold case murder. Alexander made his first court appearance in Ventura County but his arraignment has been postponed to August 21. He is currently being held without bail. Authorities plan to hold a joint news conference to provide further details on the case.