Junko Hanafusa, 65, died on Dec. 25, 2023, after she was attacked with a sledgehammer outside the El Camino College Gymnasium while walking her dog and collecting recyclables.

The Union spoke to neighbors who knew Hanafusa about the Dec. 24 attack. They said she would regularly walk in the neighborhood with her “little white dog,” collecting recyclables in the surrounding areas including Alondra Park and El Camino College.

Jeffery Davis, the man arrested and charged for the killing of Hanafusa, pleaded not guilty to the charges during his Jan. 17 arraignment. He has had three preliminary hearing settings, with the next scheduled for July 25.

The Union has made several attempts to interview Davis but his public defense attorney Murrey Correa said he is unavailable for comment.

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