By Tori Richards
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In this case, Lillienfeld believes he has a serial killer on his hands. The murder was too gruesome, too brazen, and too methodical to be the work of a first-timer.
"It wasn't a spur of the moment thing where some guy was walking down a street and saw an apartment and thought, 'Gee, I think I'll go kill and mutilate a woman who is alone and defenseless on the first floor of that apartment building,'" Lillienfeld said.
The killer had stalked Maria, knew her routine and knew she lived alone. "It's someone who planned it, was methodical, systematic, organized and knew what they were doing," Lillienfeld said. "He obviously spent some time at the scene — a minimum of 15 minutes and perhaps several hours."
With this crime, the suspect probably capped off a lifetime of violence that started with being a peeping tom, publicly exposing himself and then burglarizing homes. After that, he became more confrontational by committing robberies either on the street or in homes. Then he graduated to murders and obviously wasn't caught, which further emboldened him. Like Jack the Ripper before him, this killer's appetite for blood has continued to escalate, Lillienfeld theorized.
"I have no reason to believe he'd ever stop," the detective said.
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If you recognize the man in the composite, please call Detective Mark Lillienfeld at 323-890-5500 or email him at mllillie@lasd.org.
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