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The original was posted on /r/unresolvedmysteries by /u/UnflickeringFlame on 2024-01-14 15:06:46+00:00.
There are very few details on these cases, so please bare with me. in February 1979, 16 year old Joseph Daly's nude body was found face-down on a side road near the San Diego Freeway, in Carlsbad. He had abrasions on his body, but his cause of death wasnt immediately determined. Im unsure if COD was ever determined.
On November 2nd 1979, the "partially clad" body of 20 year old Ralph Duane Davis was discovered on the side of Highway 74. Cause of death was never publicly announced.
Roughly 2 weeks later, a body was discovered 3 miles from where Josephs was.
on Nov 13th, 16 year old Walter Tanner was attending a rock concert in Long Beach. Police believe he may have been hitchiking. 4 days later his nude body was found on a side road near the San Diego Freeway. He was possibly strangled. His body was found 3 miles from where Josephs was.
On February 1st 1980, 18 year old James Moore told a friend he was quitting his job and was going to get his last check. Police believe he was hitchhiking, His nude body was later discovered in Riverside, a block from Highway 60. He had been strangled and potentially sexually assaulted. it appears his body was found within a 40 mile radius of Ralphs.
A newspaper article from April 1980 mentions a possible link between 38 unsolved killings, by a killer/killers dubbed "The Freeway Killers."
The Majority of those killings have since been tied to William Bonin and Randy Kraft.
These 4 have not.
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