Murder Charges For Torrance Man In 1979 Killing
Murder Charges For Torrance Man In 1979 Killing
Bradford was an engineering student at California State Long Beach and has long been considered a suspect, but police said that they lacked the evidence to charge Bradford with Knight's murder. Knight was found dead in her apartment, having been stabbed more than 15 times and strangled with a garrote, which was left behind at the murder scene. She was working as a neonatal intensive care nurse and a nurse recruiter at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance when she was killed. Bradford is being held on a $1 million bond and faces life in prison if convicted.
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