Peter Bonick Missing Person Case

Peter Joseph Bonick, 17, went missing on February 22, 1970, from his home in San Mateo, California. On that morning, he was last seen leaving his residence on Ginnever Street and later spotted hitchhiking along State Route 92, potentially heading toward Half Moon Bay. Bonick was wearing a beige or yellow shirt and blue jeans at the time, and he suffered from scoliosis, which caused one of his shoulder blades to be larger or higher than the other.

Bonick was residing in a children’s home in La Honda but had returned home on a weekend pass when he disappeared. His friend, 18-year-old Richard Lamson, also vanished the same day, and it is believed the two left together. There were unconfirmed reports of Bonick being seen at the Mayfair Market a month later, but neither he nor Lamson has been heard from since. Years later, in 1977, a former classmate claimed to have seen Bonick at the San Mateo County Fair, but this sighting has not been verified.

Despite numerous investigations and ongoing efforts by family members, the circumstances surrounding the disappearances of Peter Bonick and Richard Lamson remain a mystery.
Last Seen: Feb 22, 1970

Peter Joseph Bonick - The Charley Project

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Peter Bonick & Richard Lamson - Whereabouts Still Unknown

Richard Nelson Lamson | State of California - Department of Justice

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