NY NY-Upper Brooksville, Gwen Lukes, known SW, strangled in cemetery Feb 1985

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On Sept 13th 1985 the body of 26 year old Gwendolyn “Gwen” Lukes was found strangled in a cemetery in Upper Brooksville. Gwen had prior sex work related arrests in the Hempstead area.

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Lukes,
On Sept 13th 1985 the body of 26 year old Gwendolyn “Gwen” Lukes was found strangled in a cemetery in Upper Brooksville. Gwen had prior sex work related arrests in the Hempstead area.



It appears that the possibility of Joel Rifkin being connected to Gwen was looked into, but I cant find anything indicating anything came of it. Rifkin’s first known murder occurred in 1989.
 
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