Cold Case Breakthrough: 49-Year-Old Serial Killer Victim Finally Identified

Authorities have identified the suspected victim of serial killer Randy Kraft nearly 50 years after his murder. Michael Ray Schlicht, believed to be one of Kraft's early victims, was last seen in April 1974 and his body was found later that year. Using investigative genetic genealogy, the Orange County Sheriff's Department identified Schlicht's possible grandparents, and a DNA sample from a woman believed to be his mother confirmed his identity. Kraft, known as the Scorecard Killer, was convicted in 1989 for the murders of 16 young men and is suspected of killing many more. The case remains under investigation.