jan 23, 1983 - Randy Horton Body found

Description:

"Found deceased in a rural area near Fort Jones [in Siskiyou County] on 1/23/83. He was last seen 1/11-12/83 at an interchange in Redding [in Shasta County] with the intent to hitchhike to Oregon. Death determined to be a homicide" (SCSO).

COD beating. Circumstances in MAP Data classified as "Other sex offense."
Proposed by: me, + WS user

Reasons proposed: Demographics, time period, California; hitchhiking (especially specifically to OR), COD beating, classified as sex offense, found off highway

Reasons against: Northern California, distance from confirmed pickup & dump sites


RS 1/25/83: https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight-randall-horton/140865448/
RS 1/26/83: https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight-randy-horton/137267290/
RS 2/5/83: https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight-randy-horton/139365185/
SCSO: https://unsolved-siskiyou.hub.arcgis.com/pages/randy-david-horton~7ad49d29814e4649aa5e09666dc03085

WS proposal: https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-unidentified-possible-missing-victims-of-randy-kraft-1971-1983.119731/post-11340161?ref=JSCoB
WS proposal by niece/nephew: https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-unidentified-possible-missing-victims-of-randy-kraft-1971-1983.119731/post-13853123?ref=JSCoB

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