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CBS News
10-05-2025
- CBS News
Likely victim of California serial killer "Scorecard Killer" identified in Oregon 45 years after his death
A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case. The 30-year-old was identified Friday as Larry Eugene Parks. Oregon State Police spokesperson Kyle Kennedy said Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the "Scorecard Killer," is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing. "There's some evidence that we're processing to determine that link," Kennedy said. "We are very confident that we have the correct person of interest." Kraft, now 80, was convicted in 1989 of brutalizing and killing 16 men over a decade in California and sentenced to death. He remains incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and has denied killing anyone. Randy Steven Kraft, left in 1983, right in June, 2007, likely California's most prolific serial killer, may have killed as many as 65 young men in Oregon, Michigan and California during a 13-year span that ended in 1983. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty An Iowa teen believed to be one of the earliest victims of a notorious California serial killer was identified in 2023 after 49 years. On July 18, 1980, police responded to a report of a body now identified as Parks along I-5 south of Portland near Woodburn. Police opened a homicide investigation at the time and unsuccessfully tried to identify the victim. Parks, a Vietnam veteran whose family had lost contact with him in 1979, had last been seen in Pensacola, Florida, police said. Kraft was pulled over in his vehicle on a California freeway in 1983 after a trooper spotted him driving erratically. In the passenger seat of the vehicle was a strangled U.S. Marine. In the trunk of Kraft's vehicle was a coded list believed to tally 67 victims in California, Oregon and Michigan, according to police. Prosecutors described Kraft, a former computer programmer, as a fetishist who kept some of the dismembered parts of his victims in his freezer. In 2024, an Orange County Sheriff's Department investigator reached out to the Oregon State Police Cold Case Unit and offered to help identify the remains using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. A genetic profile was developed from a blood sample and Parks' identity was confirmed after possible family members submitted DNA profiles for comparison, according to police. Until his identification last month, the circumstances of his disappearance were unknown to his family, police said. In 2023, the remains of a teenager believed to have been killed by Kraft in California were also identified using investigative genetic genealogy.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Body identified after 45 years linked to serial killer
Police say a California serial killer is the sole person of interest after a man found dead in Oregon was identified after nearly 45 years. The 30-year-old, whose body was found alongside an interstate, was identified on Friday as Larry Eugene Parks. Oregon State Police spokesman Kyle Kennedy said Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the Scorecard Killer, is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing. 'There's some evidence that we're processing to determine that link,' Mr Kennedy said. 'We are very confident that we have the correct person of interest.' Kraft, now 80, was convicted in 1989 of brutalising and killing 16 men over a decade in California and sentenced to death. He remains in San Quentin State Prison and has denied killing anyone. On July 18 1980, police responded to a report of the body identified as Mr Parks along I-5, south of Portland. A homicide investigation unsuccessfully tried to identify the victim. A Vietnam veteran whose family had lost contact with him in 1979, Mr Parks had last been seen in Pensacola, Florida, police said. Kraft was pulled over in his vehicle on a California freeway in 1983 after being spotted driving erratically. In the passenger seat of the vehicle was a strangled US Marine. In the trunk of Kraft's vehicle was a coded list believed to tally 67 victims in California, Oregon and Michigan, according to police. Prosecutors described Kraft, a former computer programmer, as a fetishist who kept some of the dismembered parts of his victims in his freezer. In 2024, an Orange County Sheriff's Department investigator reached out to the Oregon State Police Cold Case Unit and offered to help identify the remains using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. A genetic profile was developed from a blood sample and Parks' identity was confirmed after possible family members submitted DNA profiles for comparison, according to police. Until his identification last month, the circumstances of his disappearance were unknown to his family, police said. In 2023, the remains of a teenager believed to have been killed by Kraft in California were also identified using investigative genetic genealogy.
BreakingNews.ie
10-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Body identified after 45 years linked to serial killer
Police say a California serial killer is the sole person of interest after a man found dead in Oregon was identified after nearly 45 years. The 30-year-old, whose body was found alongside an interstate, was identified on Friday as Larry Eugene Parks. Advertisement Oregon State Police spokesman Kyle Kennedy said Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the Scorecard Killer, is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing. 'There's some evidence that we're processing to determine that link,' Mr Kennedy said. 'We are very confident that we have the correct person of interest.' Booking photo provided by the California Department of Corrections showing San Quentin inmate Randy Kraft (California Department of Corrections/AP) Kraft, now 80, was convicted in 1989 of brutalising and killing 16 men over a decade in California and sentenced to death. He remains in San Quentin State Prison and has denied killing anyone. On July 18 1980, police responded to a report of the body identified as Mr Parks along I-5, south of Portland. A homicide investigation unsuccessfully tried to identify the victim. Advertisement A Vietnam veteran whose family had lost contact with him in 1979, Mr Parks had last been seen in Pensacola, Florida, police said. Kraft was pulled over in his vehicle on a California freeway in 1983 after being spotted driving erratically. In the passenger seat of the vehicle was a strangled US Marine. In the trunk of Kraft's vehicle was a coded list believed to tally 67 victims in California, Oregon and Michigan, according to police. Prosecutors described Kraft, a former computer programmer, as a fetishist who kept some of the dismembered parts of his victims in his freezer. Advertisement In 2024, an Orange County Sheriff's Department investigator reached out to the Oregon State Police Cold Case Unit and offered to help identify the remains using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. A genetic profile was developed from a blood sample and Parks' identity was confirmed after possible family members submitted DNA profiles for comparison, according to police. Until his identification last month, the circumstances of his disappearance were unknown to his family, police said. In 2023, the remains of a teenager believed to have been killed by Kraft in California were also identified using investigative genetic genealogy. Advertisement
Washington Post
10-05-2025
- Washington Post
Decades-old death in Oregon potentially linked to notorious California serial killer
A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case. The 30-year-old was identified Friday as Larry Eugene Parks. Oregon State Police spokesperson Kyle Kennedy said Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the 'Scorecard Killer,' is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Decades-old death in Oregon potentially linked to notorious California serial killer
A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case. The 30-year-old was identified Friday as Larry Eugene Parks. Oregon State Police spokesperson Kyle Kennedy said Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the 'Scorecard Killer,' is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing. 'There's some evidence that we're processing to determine that link,' Kennedy said. 'We are very confident that we have the correct person of interest.' Kraft, now 80, was convicted in 1989 of brutalizing and killing 16 men over a decade in California and sentenced to death. He remains incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and has denied killing anyone. On July 18, 1980, police responded to a report of a body now identified as Parks along I-5 south of Portland near Woodburn. Police opened a homicide investigation at the time and unsuccessfully tried to identify the victim. Parks, a Vietnam veteran whose family had lost contact with him in 1979, had last been seen in Pensacola, Florida, police said. Kraft was pulled over in his vehicle on a California freeway in 1983 after a trooper spotted him driving erratically. In the passenger seat of the vehicle was a strangled U.S. Marine. In the trunk of Kraft's vehicle was a coded list believed to tally 67 victims in California, Oregon and Michigan, according to police. Prosecutors described Kraft, a former computer programmer, as a fetishist who kept some of the dismembered parts of his victims in his freezer. In 2024, an Orange County Sheriff's Department investigator reached out to the Oregon State Police Cold Case Unit and offered to help identify the remains using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. A genetic profile was developed from a blood sample and Parks' identity was confirmed after possible family members submitted DNA profiles for comparison, according to police. Until his identification last month, the circumstances of his disappearance were unknown to the his family, police said. In 2023, the remains of a teenager believed to have been killed by Kraft in California were also identified using investigative genetic genealogy.
