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Randy Steven Kraft (born March 19, 1945) is an American serial killer and rapist known as the Scorecard Killer, the Southern California Strangler, and the Freeway Killer, who committed the rape, torture, and murder of a minimum of sixteen young men between 1972 and 1983, the majority of whom he killed in California. Kraft is also believed to ...
Jun 11, 2023 · Randy Steven Kraft ("The Scorecard Killer") went on a brutal 12-year killing spree of young men between 1971 and 1983. He is suspected of committing up to 67 murders across three states.
Mar 31, 2024 · Serial killer Randy Kraft, shown during a hearing in Santa Ana in 1988, will be among the death row inmates leaving San Quentin State Prison for other prisons when the facility is turned into a rehabilitation center under orders announced on Jan. 31, 2022, by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Nov 30, 2023 · After nearly half a century, authorities have identified the remains of a teenager who is believed to have been killed by Randy Kraft, California’s notorious “Scorecard Killer,” who targeted...
Apr 18, 2018 · Randy Steven Kraft murdered at least 16 men in the 1970s. His penchant for keeping a scorecard of his victims ultimately helped link him to his many kills.
Feb 1, 2022 · In August and September of 2021, Wicked Horror brought readers the story of Randy Kraft–better known by his moniker the “Scorecard Killer”–undoubtedly the most sadistic killer in California’s history.
Nov 29, 2023 · 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.
Nov 30, 1989 · Convicted serial killer Randy Steven Kraft was sentenced to death Wednesday by a judge who said the mutilations carried out by the 44-year-old computer consultant were “hard for me to...
Nov 28, 2023 · The remains of a young man believed to be among the first victims of Randy Kraft — a notorious 1970s-era serial killer — have been identified through investigative geneaology.
Apr 29, 2019 · On May 12, 1989 Kraft was found guilty of sixteen counts of murder, one count of sodomy, and one count of emasculation. (On one additional count of sodomy in relation to victim Rodger DeVaul, Kraft was found not guilty.)
