Longtime Associated Press correspondent Linda Deutch, now in her 80s, According to the Associated PressHe covered the recordings of Charles Manson, O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson and many others over nearly 50 years at the news agency, beginning in the late 1960s, before taking over in 2015.
Deutch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2022. She struggled with treatment as a result at the time, and her cancer progressed this summer. She died at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday.
He covered many other high-profile cases over the course of two years, including the police run-ins of Rodney King, Patty Hearst, Phil Spector, the Menendez men, “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez, “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski and many more.
Deutsch began his career at the AP tribunais in 1969, when he received the suit of Robert F. Kennedy's shooter, Sirhan Sirhan.
M Or X profile for In his bio, Deutsch explicitly states that he “covers all the great myths, except Socrates.” She remains active on social media, her last Twitter post being a retweet of a story from someone criticizing Donald Trump. Among her most popular tweets is one that began this year by asking her followers to start a petition to abolish the death penalty.
“She was an incomparable friend to hundreds of people who felt the lack of her intelligence, her knowledge, her charm and her constant curiosity,” her longtime friend Edith Lederer told The Associated Press.
“You may not recognize the name, but I'm sure you read the words in it,” wrote author and journalist Alan Duke. Sorry for the X number.
Eric Tucker gives AP Sorry for the X number“One of the most enduring day laborers of all time, an incredibly kind and funny person, a gifted storyteller and teacher for many years over the decades.”
“My predecessor, whose work can only be expected to be approximate,” said Andrew Dalton of the Associated Press. Sorry for the X number“Teacher, friend and confidant.”
“RIP Linda Deutsch,” Josh Gerstein of Politico Sorry for the X numberBefore he added: “A professional school in forensic reporting, or it may be harder than it sounds.”
“The rest of the unstoppable big one,” NPR journalist Amira Butt Sorry for the X number“Such sad news about Linda. Sending much love to your family and friends.”
She died surrounded by her family and friends, said nurse Narek Petrosyan, of Olympia Hospice Care.
