When Justice is Elusive: The Murder of Linda Ann O’Keefe
On July 6, 1973, Linda Ann O’Keefe, 11, woke up for summer school at her home in Newport Beach, California. She put on the dress her mother had made for her. It was a pretty dress with light blue flowers and dark blue trim. She then put a ponytail in her hair, put on her white ankle socks and dark blue shoes, and headed out the door. Her piano teacher would be picking her up that day.
Linda was a shy little girl and a Girl Scout who loved painting, crafts, and piano. Her mother said she loved to express herself through drawing and was incredibly talented. She loved laying out in the sun and going to the beach, a true California girl.
Linda would often watch TV and kept her room extremely clean, even asking her mother to assess her room after she was done cleaning. She was a sensitive child who had just lost her cat. When it died her mom said it was hard to console her. She took it very hard.
Linda had two sisters and the eldest she was remarkably close to. Her sister was an adult and worked in a dry-cleaning shop while living at their parent’s home.
