Editing Hillside Strangler (section)

===Cindy Hudspeth===
The body of the final Hillside Strangler victim was discovered in Los Angeles on February 17, 1978, when a helicopter pilot spotted an orange [[Datsun]] abandoned midway down a cliff on the [[Angeles Crest Highway]].<ref name="vronsky188"/> Police responded to the scene and discovered the nude body of the car's owner, 20-year-old Cindy Lee Hudspeth — a student and part-time waitress — in the trunk. Her corpse again showed ligature marks, and she had been raped and tortured. She had been strangled and her body placed in the trunk of her car, which was then pushed off the cliff.<ref name="cl6"/>

Hudspeth's murder had initially been unplanned. Bianchi had arrived at Buono's upholstery shop at closing time on February 16 to discover Hudspeth in the company of Buono, discussing upholstery work she wished him to perform on her car. The two men had a private discussion, opting to make her their next victim.<ref>''Two of a Kind: The Hillside Stranglers'' {{ISBN|978-0-453-00499-2}} p. 143</ref>