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"Scorecard Killer"Randy Kraft
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Incarcerated
Personal Information
Full Name	Randy Steven Kraft
Born	March 19, 1945 Long Beach, California, United States
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	White
Spouse	Jeff Seelig (Partner)
Criminal Information
AKA	"The Scorecard Killer" "The Southern California Strangler" "The Freeway Killer"
Offender Type	Serial Killer
Motivation Type	Hedonistic
Method of Killing	Strangulation
Convictions	Murder Sodomy Mutilation
Criminal penalty	Death
Victims	16 (suspected of up to 67)
Span of crimes	September 20, 1971 - May 13, 1983
Country	United States
States	California Oregon Michigan
City	Los Angeles
Date apprehended	May 14, 1983
Imprisonment	San Quentin State Prison (CDCR#: E38700) — San Quentin, California

Biography

Early life

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Randy Steven Kraft was born on March 19, 1945, in Long Beach, California. Raised in a seemingly ordinary family, Kraft's early life showed no obvious signs of the dark path he would later take. He attended Claremont Men's College (now Claremont McKenna College) and later served in the U.S. Air Force.

Criminal Beginnings

Kraft's criminal activities began to surface in the early 1970s. Despite an outward appearance of normalcy, he harbored dark and violent tendencies. Kraft was initially known for his involvement in petty crimes, but his actions would escalate to a series of heinous murders.

The Scorecard Killer

See also: "The Scorecard"

Between 1972 and 1983, Kraft embarked on a killing spree that earned him the moniker "The Scorecard Killer" after his arrest. His victims were young men whom he often picked up at bars or hitchhiking. Kraft's chilling modus operandi involved drugging, torturing, and sexually assaulting his victims before ultimately strangling or bludgeoning them to death.

Kraft's "Scorecard"

The "Scorecard Killer" nickname stemmed from a coded list Kraft kept, known as the "Scorecard," which law enforcement later discovered in his vehicle at the time of his arrest, which contained cryptic references to various items, symbols, and codes that investigators later deciphered to the best of their abilities.

The "Scorecard" has been interpreted as a sinister record of Kraft's victims, potentially providing details about the murders. The information on the list was coded in such a way that each entry represented a victim, and the symbols and codes hinted at specific details of the crimes.

Some believe that the "Scorecard" may have been a tool for Kraft to relive or reminisce about his crimes. The codes included in the list likely held meanings known only to him, creating a chilling testament to the secretive and methodical nature of his killings.

Despite the potential significance of the "Scorecard," not all entries have been deciphered or linked to confirmed victims. The exact number of victims attributed to Kraft remains uncertain, and the coded entries may represent additional unsolved cases, with some estimates suggesting that Kraft could be responsible for up to 67 murders. The discovery of this disturbing document underscored the meticulous and calculated nature of Kraft's criminal activities.

Capture and Trial

Kraft's reign of terror came to an end in 1983 when he was pulled over for erratic driving and arrested with a deceased victim in his car. Subsequent investigations linked him to a series of unsolved murders. In 1989, Kraft faced trial for 16 murders, but the exact number of his victims remains unknown. Kraft was convicted of multiple counts of murder and sentenced to death.

Appeals and Imprisonment

Kraft's legal battles continued for years as he pursued numerous appeals. Despite the mountain of evidence against him, he remained on death row at San Quentin State Prison.

Victims

Confirmed victims (Formal charges)

Warning: Very Graphic!

SC#	SC Entry	Name	Age	Date of Death	Body Found	Location	Cause of Death
3	"EDM"	Edward Moore	20	December 24, 1972	December 26, 1972		Bludgeoning
Note: Moore's body was found beside the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach during the early hours of December 26. Abrasions on Moore's body indicated he had been pushed from a moving vehicle. An autopsy revealed he had been bound at the wrists and ankles, then beaten with a blunt instrument about the face before being garroted. His body also exhibited numerous bite marks, and a sock had been forced into his rectum.
	N/L	Kevin Bailey	17		April 14, 1973
Note: Bailey's body was found beside a road in Huntington Beach. Bailey had been emasculated and sodomized prior to his murder.
24	"7th Street"	Ronnie Wiebe		July 28, 1973	July 30, 1973		Strangulation
Note: Wiebe's strangled body was discarded beside an on-ramp of the 405 Freeway on July 30, two days after he had disappeared. Welt marks on Wiebe's wrists and ankles suggested he had been bound and suspended from a device before his murder.
19	"Parking Lot"	Keith Crotwell		March 29, 1975	May 8, 1975
Note: On May 8, Crotwell's skull was found on a jetty close to the Long Beach Marina; the remainder of his body was found six months later.
37	"New Year's Eve"	Mark Hall	22	December 31, 1975			Asphyxiation
Note: Prosecutors described Hall as "the worst" of all of Kraft's known murders. Hall was driven to a remote canyon, where he was bound to a tree. The autopsy report listed the cause of death as asphyxiation caused by leaves and earth found lodged deep in Hall's trachea. The autopsy also revealed that Hall had been sodomized and emasculated, with his severed genitals inserted into his rectum. Additionally, his chest, scrotum, nose, and cheeks had been burned with an automobile cigarette lighter, which was also used to destroy his eyes. The autopsy report also listed numerous incisions on Hall's legs which had been inflicted with a broken bottle. Forensic experts were able to determine that Hall had been alive throughout much of the ordeal.
28	"Euclid"	Scott Hughes	18	April 16, 1978			Strangulation
Note: Hughes was plied with Valium before Kraft slit open his scrotum and removed one of his testicles, then strangled him to death with a ligature before discarding his fully clothed body—missing only his shoelaces—beside a freeway on-ramp in Anaheim.
39	"Jail Out"	Roland Young	23		June 11, 1978		Stabbing
Note: Young had been emasculated before being stabbed to death. Abrasions to his body indicated that he had been pushed from a vehicle traveling at high speed.
36	"Marine Carson"	Richard Keith	23	"8 days later"			Strangulation
Note: Welts on Keith's wrists indicated that he had been bound before he was strangled with a ligature. Froth in his throat indicated that he was also drowning as a result of flurazepam and alcohol he had consumed at the time he was strangled.
57	"Hike Out LB Boots"	Keith Klingbeil	23	July 6, 1978			Strangulation
Note: Klingbeil had ingested large doses of acetaminophen and alcohol before he was strangled with his shoelace and his body discarded beside the Interstate 5 freeway. Although Klingbeil was still alive when discovered, he would die shortly after his admission to Mission Community Hospital. A subsequent autopsy revealed that, before Klingbeil's strangulation, his left nipple had been seared with an automobile cigarette lighter.
60	"Dart 405"	Michael Inderbieten	21		November 18, 1978		Suffocation
Note: Inderbieten's castrated body was found along an on-ramp to the I-605 on November 18, 1978. In addition to having been castrated, Inderbieten had been violated with a foreign object and had suffered burns similar to those inflicted on victim Mark Hall two years previously. The cause of death was listed as suffocation.
40	"Marine Drunk Overnight Shorts"	Donald Crisel	20	June 16, 1979			Acute alcohol poisoning
Note: Crisel's body was thrown from a moving vehicle onto the 405 Freeway. The cause of death was listed as acute alcohol poisoning, although rope and burn marks indicated Crisel had been bound and tortured prior to his body being discarded.
46	"MC HB Tattoo"	Robert Loggins	19	August 23, 1980	September 3, 1980
Note: Loggins was found discarded in a trash bag close to the El Toro Marine air base.
	N/L	Eric Church	21	January 27, 1983	January 28, 1983		Strangulation/Bludgeoning
Note: Church's body was found discarded alongside I-605. An autopsy concluded Church had consumed high levels of alcohol and Valium and that he had been sodomized. Rope marks on Church's wrists indicated he had struggled against his restraints before he died of a combination of ligature strangulation and numerous blows to the side of his skull inflicted by a blunt instrument.
44	"2 in 1 Beach"	Geoffrey Nelson	18	February 12, 1983	February 12, 1983		Strangulation
Note: Nelson's nude body was found alongside an offramp close to the Garden Grove Freeway several hours after he and DeVaul were last seen. He had been emasculated, strangled, and thrown from a moving vehicle. In addition, his stomach contained potato skins and grapes, which had been eaten shortly before the murders.
44	"2 in 1 Beach"	Rodger DeVaul	20	February 12, 1983	February 13, 1983		Strangulation
Note: DeVaul's body was found the following day, discarded down a mountainside close to Mount Baldy in San Bernardino County. He had been bound, sodomized, and strangled with a cord. As had been the case with Nelson, DeVaul had ingested both alcohol and propranolol before his murder. In addition, his stomach contained potato skins and grapes, which had been eaten shortly before the murders.
	N/L	Terry Lee Gambrel	25		May 14, 1983		Strangulation
Note: Gambrel was found in Kraft's vehicle's passenger seat, partially covered by a jacket. A ligature mark was visible around his neck. After lifting the jacket from the victim's lap, Sgt. Michael Howard noted Gambrel's jeans had been opened to expose his genitalia. In addition, the victim's hands had been bound with a shoelace, and his wrists bore evidence of welt marks.

Investigators contend that two victims of whose murders Kraft was convicted (Church and Gambrel) are not listed on Kraft's scorecard. However, since the list is in code, the possibility exists that Church, in particular, is included on the scorecard as an entry that investigators cannot recognize as referring to him. Gambrel may also be included on the list; although Kraft was arrested while he attempted to dispose of the body, he may not have recorded an entry referring to Gambrel on his scorecard. These possibilities indicate the scorecard lists a minimum of 65 and possibly 67 victims.

Survivors

Name	Age	Date of Attack	Method of Attack
Joseph Alwyn Fancher	13	March 1970	Sodomized
Kent May		March 29, 1975

Suspected victims

Kraft has never been tried for any of these victims and has never confessed. Due to his own notes and other evidence, it's likely he committed the crimes, but since he has never being tried, he is only a suspect in the cases.

While some of the bodies were never recovered, notes were written down in Krafts book which suggests there were other crimes and murders.

SC#	SC Entry	Name	Age	Date of Death	Body Found	Location	Cause of Death
1	"Stable"	Wayne Dukette	30	September 20, 1971	October 5, 1971		Acute alcohol poisoning
Note:
		Unknown male	17-25		February 6, 1973		Strangulation
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11	"Wilmington"	Unknown male			April 22, 1973
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10	"Vince M"	Vincent Cruz Mestas	23		December 29, 1973
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22	"Teen Trucker"	Malcolm Little	20
Note:
9	"Twiggie"	James Reeves	19
Note:
26	"MC Laguna"	Roger Dickerson	18
Note:
15	"Skates"	John Leras	17	January 3, 1975	January 4, 1975		Strangulation
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27	"Golden Sails"	Craig Jonaitis	21		January 17, 1975		Strangulation
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34	"Fuchs"	Paul Joseph Fuchs	19	December 10, 1976	Never been found
Note:
42	"Torrance"	Richard Crosby	20		September 29, 1978		Suffocation
Note:
58 and 30	"England" or "76"	Keith Anthony Jackson	21		August 29, 1979
Note: His body behind a Union 76 gas station, a tourist from Manchester, England, meaning he may have been the entry in Kraft's journal logged as "England" as opposed to "76".
25	"Lakes MC"	Gregory Wallace Jolley	19		September 14, 1979
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38	"Westminster Date"	Jeffrey Sayre	15	November 24, 1979
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33	"Marine Head BP"	Mark Alan Marsh	19		February 18, 1980
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49	"Portland Denver"	Michael O'Fallon	17	July 17, 1980			Strangulation
Note:
48	"Portland Elk"	Unknown male	35-45	July 18, 1980			Strangulation
Note:
50	"Portland Blood"	Michael Cluck	17	April 9, 1981	April 10, 1981		Bludgeoning
Note:
45	"Hollywood Bus"	Christopher Allen Williams	17		August 20, 1981
Note:
21	"Dog"	Raymond Davis	14	June 17, 1982	July 29, 1982		Strangulation
Note: Following complaints from residents of Echo Park regarding a foul odor emanating from the direction of the Hollywood Freeway on July 29, 1982, a Cal Trans employee found the decaying body of Pittsburg youth named Raymond Davis discarded alongside the Rampart Boulevard offramp.
20	Deodorant	Robert Avila	16	July 21, 1982	July 29, 1982		Strangulation
Note:
56	"SD Dope"	Arne Mikeal Laine	24	November 1, 1982	January 1984
Note:
53	"Portland Head"	Brian Whitcher	26		"Four weeks after Laine"		Asphyxiation
Note:
52	"Portland Reserve"	Anthony Jose Silveira	29	December 3, 1982	"Two weeks later"		Strangulation
Note:
54	"GR 2"	Dennis Alt	24	December 5, 1982	December 9, 1982		Asphyxiation
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54	"GR 2"	Christopher Schoenborn	20	December 5, 1982	December 9, 1982		Strangulation
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51	"Portland Hawaii"	Lance Taggs	19	December 8, 1982	December 9, 1982		Suffocation
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Still Unknown Victim entries

SC#	SC Entry	Possible Victim	Explanation
2	"Angel"
4	"Hari Kari"	David Michael Sandt, 30	The multiple stab wounds inflicted were to Sandt's stomach, and his body was found in a kneeling position with his arms extended in front of him in a position reminiscent of the Japanese ritual suicide practice known as Hara-kiri.
5	"Airplane Hill"	Unidentified male, ~18	During the time of the murder, Kraft lived in an area known to residents as Airplane Hill.
6	"Marine Down"
7	"Van Driveaway"
8	"2 in 1 MV to PL"		Probably a double murder or disappearance.
12	"LB Marina"
13	"Pier 2"	Thomas Paxton Lee	Lee would often cruise Granada Beach and Belmont Shores Bluff which was also areas that Kraft would go looking for one-night stands.
14	"Diabetic"
16	"Portland"
17	"Navy White"	James Sean Cox, 17	Is believed by investigators to refer to an apprentice medic stationed at Mather Air Force Base who was last seen on September 29, 1974, hitchhiking near Interstate 5 and whose body was found several weeks later in Rancho Santa Fe. Cox was dressed in his white Navy uniform at the time of his disappearance. In addition to the color of his uniform, Cox was a blond youth.
18	"User"
23	"Iowa"	Oral Alfred Stuart, Jr., 18 or Michael Ray Schlicht, 17	Is believed to refer to either a Marine named Oral Stuart, who had been born in Iowa, or a Cedar Rapids native named Michael Schlicht.
29	"Hawth off Head"
31	"2 In 1 Hitch"		Probably a double murder or disappearance.
32	"Big Sur"	Gary Wayne Cordova, 23	Friends say he often talked about Big Sur.
35	"Front of Ripples"
41	"Carpenter"
43	"MC Dump HB Short"
47	"Oxnard"
55	"MC Plants"
59	"Oil"
61	"What You Got"

Disproven victims

Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death	Real Killer
Kenneth Nevada Williams	15	1978	Strangulation	?

The Scorecard

Below is the list of the words on the scorecard, in the order that Kraft listed the words and notes how Police connected them at the time of his trial. Warning: Very Graphic.

#	SC Entry	Victim	Comments
1	STABLE	Oct. 5, 1971 Wayne Joseph Dukette, 30, of Long Beach Body found nude in south Orange County on the bottom of a ravine off the Ortega Highway. He was killed on Sept. 20. Cause of Death: Acute alcohol poisoning.	Dukette worked part-time as a bartender at the Stables Bar in Sunset Beach. His car was found in the bar's parking lot.' Kraft worked at a bar located next to the Stables and often frequented Stables after work.
2	ANGEL		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
3	EDM	Dec. 26, 1972 Edward Daniel Moore, 20, Marine based at Camp Pendleton Body found on the off ramp of 405 and 605 freeways in Seal Beach. Moore died three days before being found. Cause of Death: Strangulation. A sock was found inside his rectum. Beaten on the face with possibly a pipe. Dumped from a moving vehicle. Bound at the wrists and ankles. Deep fingernail scratches on testicles. Bite marks on penis. Victim was redressed.	An instruction book for the harmonica that belonged to Moore was found in Kraft's home during a police search. Moore was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
4	HARI KARI		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
5	AIRPLANE HILL	Feb. 6, 1973 John Doe, Huntington Beach. Around 18 years old. Body found nude laying in an area known as Airplane Hill in Huntington Beach. Cause of Death: Either suffocation or loss of blood. Ligature marks around his wrist. Sodomized and emasculated. Victim was redressed.	During the time of the murder, Kraft lived in an area known to residents as Airplane Hill.
6	MARINE DOWN		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
7	VAN DRIVEWAY		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
8	2 IN 1 MV TO PL		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
9	TWIGGIE	Nov. 27, 1974 James Dale Reeves, 19, of Cypress Partially nude body found in Irvine off the San Diego Freeway. Cause of Death: Undetermined Three-inch round branch projecting from his rectum. Body was posed in a Y position.	Reeves had been at Ripples bar earlier in the day. It is also where his car was found abandoned later that day.
10	VINCE M	Dec. 29, 1973 Vincent Cruz Mestas, 23,Long Beach State University Student Body found at the bottom of a ravine in the San Bernardino Mountains. Cause of Death: Strangulation. His face and head had been shaved. A sock was found inside his rectum. A stick or pencil had been forced into his urethra. His genitals were mutilated. His hands were cut off. He had been redressed, except for his shoes and one sock.	Kraft lived a few blocks from the victim.
11	WILMINGTON	Feb. 6, 1973 John Doe 16, around 18 years old. Nude male body found off of the Terminal Island Freeway in Wilmington. Cause of Death: Possible Strangulation Ligature marks around his neck. A sock was found inside his rectum.	Victim was recognized by some as a prostitute who worked around the Belmont Shore bluffs, which was one of Kraft's cruising areas
12	LB MARINA		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
13	PIER 2	Aug. 3, 1974 Thomas Paxton Lee, 25, of Long Beach Body found down an embankment under the Long Beach Harbor. Cause of Death: Strangulation.	Lee would often cruise Granada Beach and Belmont Shores Bluff which was also areas that Kraft would go looking for one-night stands.
14	DIABETIC		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
15	SKATES	Jan. 4, 1975 John William Leras, 17, of Long Beach Body found in the water at Sunset Beach. Cause of Death: Strangulation A wooden surveyor's stake found inside his rectum.	The day before Leras' body was found, he was seen getting off of a bus near Ripples Bar, carrying his skates. Kraft frequented Ripples Bar during that time. Two different sets of footprints were found in the sand, indicating that he was carried from a car and dumped into the water.
16	PORTLAND		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
17	NAVY WHITE		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
18	USER		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
19	PARKING LOT	May 8, 1975 Keith Daven Crotwell, 19, of Long Beach Crotwell's severed head was found in Long Beach near the 72nd Street jetty. October 18, 1975: The rest of his body, except for his hands, was found near El Toro. Cause of Death: Accidental drowning	Last seen in Long Beach with Kraft on March 30, 1975. Crotwell was unconscious in the front seat of Kraft's Mustang. His friend, Kent May was unconscious in the back seat. The witness saw Kraft pull into the parking lot next to the Belmont Plaza Pool, push May out of the car and drive off with Crotwell. May told police that Kraft supplied drugs and alcohol to him and Crotwell and that he passed out soon afterward.
20	DEODORANT	July 29, 1982 Robert Avila, 16, of Los Angeles Body was found off the Hollywood Freeway in Echo Park. Cause of Death: Strangulation.	Avila was known for his heavy use of deodorant.
21	DOG	July 29, 1982 Raymond Davis, 13, of Pittsburg, California Body found next to another victim in Echo Park. Cause of Death: Strangulation.	Davis was visiting relatives in Los Angeles. On the day that he went missing he was going to the park to look for his lost dog.
22	TEEN TRUCKER	June 2, 1974 Malcolm Eugene Little, 20, of Selma, Alabama Body found along Highway 86, west of the Salton Sea. Cause of Death: Strangulation. Body posed. Emasculated. Tree branch was jammed inside his rectum.	Little's brother was a truck driver who had dropped him off on May 27, 1974, at the Garden Grove Freeway and San Diego Freeway interchange. He was planning to hitchhike back to Alabama.
23	IOWA		No connection to an unsolved murder was made.
24	7TH STREET	July 28, 1973 Ronnie Gene Wiebe, age 20 Body found on the 7th Street on-ramp to the San Diego Freeway. His car was found with a flat tire parked at the Sportsman Bar in Los Alamitos. Cause of Death: Ligature Strangulation. A sock was found inside his rectum. Suffered a fractured skull from repeatedly being hit on the head with a heavy object. Hung upside down when tortured. Bite marks on stomach and penis. Redressed except for his shoes. Thrown from a moving vehicle.	The connection was based on the code and the location of his body.
25	LAKES MC	Sept. 14, 1979 Gregory Wallace Jolley, 20, of Jacksonville, Florida Body was found in the Lake Arrowhead area. Cause of Death: Unknown Emasculated and mutilated. Head and legs were removed.	Kraft often hunted for Marines. Jolley wore military clothing and told people he was in the Marines. A sketch pad belonging to Jolley was found in Kraft's home during a police search.
26	MC LAGUNA	June 22, 1974 Roger E. Dickerson, 18, Marine at Camp Pendleton Body found at Laguna Beach. Cause of Death: Strangulation Autopsy Results: Sodomized and mutilated. Genitals and left nipple had been bitten and chewed. Alcohol and diazepam was found in his system.	He was last seen on June 20 near a bar in San Clemente. He had planned to hitchhike to Los Angeles.
27	GOLDEN SAILS	Jan. 17, 1995 Craig Victor Jonaites, 24. Address unknown. Body found in a lot next to the Golden Sails Hotel and Bar on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. Cause of Death: Strangulation Autopsy Results: The body was fully clothed except for his socks and shoes.	The connection was based on the code and the location of his body.
28	EUCLID	April 16, 1978 Scott Michael Hughes, 18, Marine from Camp Pendleton Body found off the Euclid Street on-ramp, eastbound to the Riverside Freeway in Anaheim. Cause of Death: Strangulation. Emasculated Diazepam found in system. The body had been redressed except for his shoe laces which had been removed from his shoes.	Rug fibers found at Kraft's home matched rug fibers found on Hughes' body. He was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
29	HAWTH OFF HEAD	April 22, 1973 John Doe 52 The torso of the unidentified man was found at Alameda Street and Henry Ford. Right leg found on Terminal Island Freeway in Wilmington. Arms, torso and right leg found along a road in Sand Pedro. Head found near Redondo Avenue in Long Beach. Left leg found behind the bar, Buoys Shed, in Sunset Beach. Hands were never located. Cause of Death: Strangulation Emasculated and mutilated. Signs of being bound. Eyelids removed.
30	76	Aug. 29, 1979 Victim Unknown (John Doe No. 299) Body found in a dumpster located at Union 76 station and Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. Cause of Death: Unknown Autopsy Results: A sock was found inside his rectum. Head, arms, and legs had been cut off. Only the head, left leg, and torso were found.
31	2 IN 1 HITCH		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
32	BIG SUR	Aug. 12, 1974 Gary Wayne Cordova, 23, of Pasadena Body found down an embankment in southern Orange County. Cause of Death: Acute Intoxication (alcohol and diazepam). Body was dressed except for shoes and socks.	Friends say he was hitchhiking to Oceanside. He often talked about Big Sur.
33	MARINE HEAD BP	Feb. 18, 1980 Mark Alan Marsh, 20, Marine from the El Toro base Body found in Los Angeles County off Templin Highway and Interstate 5 Cause of Death: Unknown A large object was found stuffed inside his rectum. His head and hands were cut off.	Marsh often hitchhiked. He told friends he was going to Buena Park.
34	FUCHS	Paul Joseph Fuchs, 19, of Long Beach Last seen at Ripples Bar in Long Beach on Dec. 12, 1976.	Kraft frequented Ripples Bar during that time.
35	FRONT OF RIPPLES		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
36	MARINE CARSON	June 19, 1978 Richard Allen Keith, 20, Marine from Camp Pendleton Body found along Moulton Parkway between El Toro and La Paz roads. Cause of Death: Strangulation.	He was seen on June 18 hitchhiking from Carson. Keith was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
37	NEW YEAR'S EVE	Jan. 3, 1976 Mark Howard Hall, 22, of Santa Ana Body found in Bedford Peak at the east end of Santiago Canyon. Cause of Death: Acute Alcoholism and Suffocation. Dirt had been packed into his trachea. Emasculated and mutilated. Several parts of his body, including his eyelids, eyeballs and his genitals had been burned with an automobile cigarette lighter. A plastic object had been jammed into his urethra, penetrating the bladder. Penis was removed and stuffed into the anus. Knife scrapes on the victim's legs.	He was last seen on Jan. 1 leaving a New Year's Eve party in San Juan Capistrano. Hall was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
38	WESTMINSTER DATE	Nov. 24, 1979 Jeffrey Bryan Sayre, 15, of Santa Ana Was last seen leaving Westminster after his date with his girlfriend. He had intended on taking the bus home, but the buses had stopped running for the night.	The connection was made based on the reference to the location he was last seen and the code.
39	JAIL OUT	Roland Gerald Young, 23, address unknown Body found on Irvine Center Drive near the San Diego Freeway. Cause of Death: Stabbed in the heart. Emasculated He had been redressed.	Young had been released just hours before his body was found from Orange County Jail on a misdemeanor violation. Young was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
40	MARINE DRUNK OVERNIGHT SHORTS	June 19, 1979 Donnie Harold Crisel, 20, Marine from the Tustin base Body found on the on-ramp of the Irvine Center Drive to the San Diego Freeway. Cause of Death: Poisoned with alcohol and drugs Burned on his left nipple with an automobile cigarette lighter. Ligature marks on neck and wrists.	Crisel only had shorts on when his body was found. He was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
41	CARPENTER		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
42	TORRANCE	Sept. 30, 1978 Richard A. Crosby, 20 Body found on Highway 83 in San Bernardino County. Cause of Death: Suffocation His left nipple was mutilated with an automobile cigarette lighter.	On the night he was murdered he had gone to a movie in Torrance. Crosby always hitchhiked. The connection was made based on the reference to the location he was last seen and the code.
43	MC DUMP HB SHORT		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
44	2 IN 1 BEACH	Feb. 12, 1983 Geoffrey Allan Nelson, 18, of Buena Park Nelson's nude body was found on the Euclid on-ramp to the Garden Grove Freeway. Cause of Death: Strangulation. Emasculated He was thrown from a moving vehicle Rodger James DeVaul Jr. 20, of Buena Park DeVaul's body was found in a ravine in the Angeles National Forest. Cause of Death: Compression to the neck. Sodomized Body redressed.	Photo of Devaul was found at Kraft's apartment during a police search. He appeared dead in the photo. They were two of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
45	HOLLYWOOD BUS	Aug. 20, 1981 Christopher A. Williams, age 17 Body found in San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County. Cause of Death: Pneumonia due to aspiration. Autopsy Results: Paper was found stuffed in his rectum. He was dressed except for his shoes, socks, and underwear.	Williams was a known prostitute who often hustled customers at the bus stops in Hollywood.
46	MC HB TATTOO	Sept. 3, 1980 Robert Wyatt Loggins, 19, a Marine from the Tustin base Body found nude inside of a trash bag in an El Tor housing project. Cause of Death: Acute intoxication Signs that a sock had been stuffed into his rectum.	Loggins had a large tattoo on his arm. He was last seen near the Huntington Beach Pier. A picture of Loggins was found under the floor mat of Kraft's car. In it, he appeared nude, posed, and dead. He was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
47	OXNARD		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
48	PORTLAND ECK	Name unknown. Oregon July 18, 1980: Body found off Interstate 5 in Woodburn, Oregon Cause of Death: Strangulation
49	PORTLAND DENVER	July 17, 1980 Michael Shawn O'Fallon, 17, Colorado Cause of Death: Strangulation Sodomized Alcohol and diazepam found in blood stream.	He was hitchhiking from Denver to in the northwest. O'Fallon's camera was found in Kraft's apartment during a police search.
50	PORTLAND BLOOD	April 10, 1981 Michael Duane Cluck, 18 Body found near Interstate 5 in Goshen, Oregon Cause of Death: Bludgeoned to death Sodomized Bludgeoned 31 times in the back of the head.	Prosecutors made the connection because this was the bloodiest of all of the 45 crime scenes. A shaving kit with the name Mike Cluck printed on it was found in Kraft's bathroom during a police search.
51	PORTLAND HAWAII	Dec. 9, 1982 Lance Trenton Taggs, 19, Oregon Body found near Wilsonville, Oregon Cause of Death: Unknown A sock was stuffed inside his rectum. The body had been redressed.	Taggs had a bag with "Hawaii" printed on it which was found at Kraft's house during the investigation. Taggs was also wearing a shirt with "Hawaii" printed on it.
52	PORTLAND RESERVE	Dec. 18, 1982 Anthony Jose Silveira, 29 Body found nude near Medford Cause of Death: Strangulation Sodomized. Also found with a toothbrush stuffed into a body cavity.	Silveira had recently completed National Guard duty. He was last seen on Dec. 3, hitchhiking to a Guard drill in Medford.
53	PORTLAND HEAD	Nov. 28, 1982 Brian Harold Whitcher, 26 Body found near Interstate 5 near Wilsonville, Oregon Cause of Death: Unknown Witcher was thrown from a moving vehicle. His body was fully clothed except for socks and shoes.	Witcher was last seen in Portland, Oregon before he was murdered. No connection to the "HEAD" in the code has been made.
54	GR 2	Dec. 9, 1982 (Cousins) Dennis Patrick Alt, 20, of Comstock Park, Michigan Christopher Schoenborn, 20, of Conklin, Michigan Their bodies found in a field several miles from their hotel in Grand Rapids. They were attending a convention. Alt died from asphyxia by choking. His body was clothed except his genitals were exposed. His boots were also missing. Schoenborn died from strangulation. His body was nude and had a pen stuffed into a body cavity.	Evidence linking Kraft to the murders includes witnesses who saw Kraft and the two victims talking together in the hotel bar the night before they were murdered. Alt's car keys were found in Kraft's hotel room after he checked out on Dec. 8. A bottle opener that belonged to one of the victims and Schoenborn's jacket were found in Kraft's home in Long Beach. A bottle opener that belonged to one of the victims and Schoenborn's jacket were found in Kraft's home in Long Beach.
55	MC PLANTS		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
56	SD DOPE	Jan. 19, 1984 Mikeal Laine, 24, of Modesto Skeletal remains found in the mountains near Ramona in San Diego County. He had a history of using illegal drugs.
57	HIKE OUT LB BOOTS	July 8, 1978 Keith Arthur Klingbiel, 23, of Everett, Washington Body found on the road of Interstate 4 near the La Paz exit near Mission Viejo. Cause of Death: Drug poisoning and strangulation His left nipple was burned with an automobile cigarette lighter. He was thrown from a moving vehicle A bootlace was missing from his left hiking boot. A Long Beach matchbook was found in his pocket.	Klingbiel was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
58	ENGLAND		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
59	OIL		No connection was made to an unsolved case.
60	DART 405	Nov. 18, 1978 Michael Joseph Inderbeiten, 20, of Long Beach Body dumped during rush hours at the Seventh Street off-ramp, intersection of the San Diego Freeway and 605 freeways. Cause of Death: Suffocation Sodomized Scrotum and testicles had been removed. Penis appeared skinned. Victim was alive during emasculation. Victim impaled with a large object in rectum. Deep burns made with a cigarette lighter found on his nipples. Body was nude except for his pants that were pulled down below the waist.	Inderbeiten was one of the 16 victims that Kraft was found guilty of murdering.
61	WHAT YOU GOT		No connection was made to an unsolved case.

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Bibliography

Literature

• McDougal, Dennis (2009). Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree, Hachette. ISBN 978-0-446-56248-5

Articles

• THE KRAFT CASE : A SPECIAL REPORT : RANDY KRAFT’S Scorecard?. Los Angeles Times (October 2, 1988).
• Maloney, J. J. (October 10, 2009). Randy Kraft: The Southern California Strangler. Crime Magazine.
• Kara Goldfarb (April 18, 2018). The “Scorecard Killer” Did Just What His Nickname Suggests. All That's Interesting.
• Roberts, Jay (September 23, 2013). "Center of the Universe". Orange Coast Magazine. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021.

Documentaries

Television

• Killers: Behind the Myth — The Scorecard Killer (May 20, 2014) on IMDb

Podcasts

• Randy Steven Kraft - Part 1. Serial Killers with Greg Polcyn & Vanessa Richardson.
• Randy Steven Kraft - Part 2. Serial Killers with Greg Polcyn & Vanessa Richardson.

See also

• Other serial killers also known as "The Freeway Killer":
  • William Bonin
  • Patrick Kearney

Links

• Randy Kraft at Wikipedia
• Randy Kraft on IMDb
• Randy Kraft. Radford University.
• Serial Killer Randy Kraft's Scorecard. ThoughtCo.
• Randy Kraft. Gay History Wikia.
• RandyKraft.com