Celebrated AP Reporter Linda Deutsch Dies At 80

Associated Press reporter Linda Deutsch, right, and other journalists demonstrate in front of a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, July 6, 2005, in support of New York Times reporter Judith Mil

Linda Deutsch, a distinguished special correspondent for The Associated Press, known for her extensive coverage of high-profile criminal and civil trials for nearly five decades, has passed away at the age of 80. Deutsch, who battled pancreatic cancer, breathed her last at her Los Angeles residence, surrounded by loved ones.

Throughout her illustrious career, Deutsch reported on a myriad of significant trials, including those of Charles Manson, O.J. Simpson, and Michael Jackson. She was a trailblazing female journalist, alongside her longtime friend and colleague, Edith Lederer, both joining AP in the late 1960s.