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Sep 20, 2016 · It was one of the photographs of women found with the personal belongings of death row inmate Rodney Alcala, 73, that helped link him to the 1977 killing of Christine Ruth Thornton,...
Sep 21, 2016 · On Tuesday, prosecutors in Sweetwater County, Wyo., charged Alcala with the 1977 killing of Christine Ruth Thornton after discovering a photo that Alcala had snapped of her before her...
Jan 7, 2021 · One of the photographs helped police link Alcala to the killing of a 28-year-old pregnant woman, Christine Ruth Thornton, CBS reported. Police believe Alcala killed Thornton in the...
Jul 21, 2023 · Furthermore, authorities also discovered that the location of the photograph was in close proximity to the area where Christine’s remains were eventually found. Consequently, putting two and two together, they suspected Rodney of being involved in Christine’s murder and even charged him with the same.
Aug 7, 2022 · Christine Thornton, who disappeared in 1977, was identified by one of her relatives in 2013 among a the batch of photographs taken by Alcala. This photograph of Thornton was taken just a short distance from where her remains were discovered in 1982.
Thornton is the first alleged murder victim linked to the Alcala photos made public in 2010. The 73-year-old Alcala was reportedly too ill to make the journey from California to Wyoming to stand trial on the new charges.
Feb 18, 2018 · Det. Jeff Sheaman: I believe that Rodney Alcala killed Christine Thornton shortly after that photograph was taken. But before he would indict Alcala for Christine Thornton's...
