A California woman has shared a harrowing story on social media, recounting a near-fatal encounter decades ago with Chester Turner — the notorious Los Angeles serial killer once dubbed the “Southside Slayer.”
Turner was convicted of murdering 14 women between 1987 and 1998 and is currently serving multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.
In a viral video posted by @tnavaanirtak, the woman describes a terrifying night in the late 1980s when she says she narrowly escaped becoming Turner’s next victim. Her story, both chilling and deeply human, serves as a haunting reminder of how ordinary moments can turn deadly — and how instinct and faith can sometimes be the difference between life and death.
“I was chased by a serial killer,” she begins, recounting how her car had broken down after work, forcing her to take the bus home late at night. “The bus stop was dark. The streetlight was out, and there weren’t many people around.”
A man in a truck pulled up and offered her a ride, which she declined. But moments later, the same man parked nearby and walked back toward her, insisting on waiting with her until the bus arrived — a gesture that at first seemed kind but soon turned sinister.
“In the middle of our conversation, he told me where I ate lunch that day,” she recalls. “That’s when I panicked.”
When the bus finally arrived, she boarded in relief, thinking the encounter was over. But when she got off at her next stop miles away, the man appeared again — having followed the bus in his truck.
“I just started running,” she said. “I ran through alleys, hid in bushes. I didn’t stop until I was sure he was gone.”
When she made it home and described the man to her aunt, the two turned on the news — and froze. The sketch on the television matched the man who had just chased her.
“He had already killed seven women,” she said. “I guess I was going to be number eight.”
The woman says she called the police that night to report what happened before relocating to Orange County to live with another relative. Though the trauma lingered, her survival speaks to the quiet power of intuition — and the unspoken dangers faced by countless women walking home alone.
A Killer Who Terrorized South Los Angeles
Chester Turner’s crimes spanned more than a decade, targeting primarily vulnerable women in South Los Angeles. His victims, many of them experiencing homelessness or addiction, were found in alleyways, abandoned buildings, and motels across the city.
DNA evidence later linked Turner to the murders, and in 2007, he was sentenced to death — a sentence later commuted to life imprisonment. Prosecutors called him one of the most prolific serial killers in California’s modern history.
What makes @tnavaanirtak’s story especially haunting is how close she came to being another statistic in a case that shook Los Angeles. Turner’s predation often went unnoticed for years, in part because many of his victims lived on society’s margins — a sobering reflection on how easily systemic neglect can allow evil to thrive.
Community Trauma and Women’s Survival
For countless women, the experience of being followed, cornered, or harassed is frighteningly familiar.
The woman’s calm retelling decades later is a personal story and a survivor’s testimony that demonstrates that self-preservation often depends on intuition being taken seriously, even when others might dismiss it.
