apr 16, 1971 - Michael Pickering DISAPPEARANCE

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Told his family that he was hitchhiking to San Francisco, and that he would return in a few days. Never returned to his home in Victorville, San Bernardino County, CA.
Full, thorough CA Cold Cases write-up, with all sources: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-disappearance-of-michael-lee.html

Proposed by: WS user(s)
Reasons proposed: Demographics, time period, SoCal, hitchhiking, no strong details for or against
Reasons against: Location (most, if not all, of Kraft's CA victims were picked up in OC or LA County), possibility of foul play unknown, general lack of info

** Also featured in WS user DS2021's Kraft map. **

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