Category: Events
Updated: 9 hours ago
** This timeline is entirely the work of Ez of the Cold Cases of the Golden Coast site (cacoldcases.blogspot.com). Nobody may copy any of this work or pass it off as their own. If any of this work is used in any way, you must give proper credit as well as notify me. **
While it's my opinion that the term "afternoon" applies to any time between noon and about 5pm, opinions on when the cutoff between "afternoon" and "evening" is vary from person to person (and also possibly with the seasons); for example, over the course of this project I've found a newspaper clipping that referred to 6pm as late afternoon, while another called 5pm early evening. So to cover all my bases I am having it apply to really any time after noon and before sunset. Similar thinking applies to the term "evening"; it's subjective + varies with seasons/hours of daylight.
Because I’d rather not have to link these every single time, here are some common sources/references/mentions/further reading for the confirm Kraft victims:
LBPT 6/8/75 pt 1: https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram/194925184/
LBPT 6/8/75 pt 2: https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-pt-2/198999319/
[Note: This article only covers up to the time of publication; the chronologically last victim featured is John Leras. It does not mention a few victims from the covered period that were later tied to Kraft (Dukette, Cordova, Schlicht, Cox, Stuart, & Sandt)].
1979 LAT List: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-killings-in-4-coun/153971984/
1979 NCT List: https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-county-times-walter-tanner-other/178931406/
[Note: Joseph Daly & Ralph Davis's murders are still technically unsolved. The "unidentified body found Sunday" is that of Frank Dennis Fox, a victim of William Bonin. The remaining cases mentioned here are confirmed Kraft victims.]
1980 Freeway 38: https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-pilot-1980-freeway-38-list/197224303/
[Note: #s 18, 26, 27, & 32 (Joseph Daly, Ralph Davis, Walter Tanner, & James Moore) are technically unsolved and not officially linked to Kraft or Bonin. #20 (Thomas Lundgren) is considered a victim of Bonin, though some online question this and think he may instead be a victim of Kraft. #s 21-24, 28-31, & 33-38 are all victims of Bonin.]
Last Ride: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/p/last-ride-oc-register-may-1987.html
1987 OC16 Map: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-1987-oc16-map/197224058/
1987 Full Map & List: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-1987-la-times-full/197224086/
1988 Scorecard & Map: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-1988-la-times-scor/197224106/
Kraft’s Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Kraft
WS user DS2021's Kraft map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1o6kb6oXdlYkZ8DLPkrYboUSui1CCsL8&ll=39.7368200822859%2C-118.68179118677674&z=5
[Note: The WS Kraft map features every confirmed Kraft crime, though I don't link it to every associated event (instead just linking it here in this description) just to save time. I do however provide the link for events that are unconfirmed Kraft crimes because not all of those are on the map, so it's much more specific.]
Case: https://web.archive.org/web/20160407101850/https://www.dui1.com/DuiCaseLawDetail9784/Page1.htm
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