Orange County Sheriff s Department(LOS ANGELES) The suspected victim of a convicted serial killer has been identified using investigative genetic genealogy nearly 50 years after his body was found near a California trail, authorities said.
Michael Ray Schlicht is believed to be an early victim of infamous serial killer Randy Kraft who was sentenced to death in 1989 for the brutal murders of 16 young men in Orange County between 1972 and 1983 according to the Orange County Sheriff s Department.
The so-called Scorecard Killer, Kraft is believed to have tortured and killed dozens more victims in California, Oregon and Michigan. He is also known as "The Freeway Killer" for targeting young male hitchhikers.
Schlicht, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was last seen by his sister in April 1974, according to the Orange County Sheriff s Department. The teenager "loved warm weather," according to his family, and was known to hitchhike, sheriff s department investigator Lauren
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Orange County Sheriff s Department(LOS ANGELES) The suspected victim of a convicted serial killer has been identified using investigative genetic genealogy nearly 50 years after his body was found near a California trail, authorities said.
Michael Ray Schlicht is believed to be an early victim of infamous serial killer Randy Kraft who was sentenced to death in 1989 for the brutal murders of 16 young men in Orange County between 1972 and 1983 according to the Orange County Sheriff s Department.
The so-called Scorecard Killer, Kraft is believed to have tortured and killed dozens more victims in California, Oregon and Michigan. He is also known as "The Freeway Killer" for targeting young male hitchhikers.
Schlicht, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was last seen by his sister in April 1974, according to the Orange County Sheriff s Department. The teenager "loved warm weather," according to his family, and was known to hitchhike, sheriff s department investigator Lauren