Meredith Roman (b. 9 Oct 1930; d. Apr 1994) was a prostitute, a resident of El Rio Apartments, and an associate of Johnny Fox and Marjorie Lowe in the 1950s and early 1960s. In early 1961, Fox attempted to set Roman up with Los Angeles prosecutor Arno Conklin, but the two never clicked. She later became jealous when Fox set up Conklin and Lowe on 17 March 1961 and Conklin fell for Lowe immediately. On the night of 27 October 1961, Lowe returned to El Rio and informed Roman that Conklin had proposed to her, and that the two were driving to Las Vegas to get married the next day. Roman flew into a rage and fought with Lowe, striking her in the head hard enough to kill her with blunt-force trauma.