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Craig Raymond Miller was 22 when he and his fiancée, Mary Sowers, were abducted and murdered on November 1, 1980, in Bass Lake, California. The couple’s bodies were later found in El Dorado County. Craig suffered three gunshot wounds to the head.

Their killings were attributed to Gerald Armond Gallego, Sr., who—together with an accomplice, Charlene Gallego—targeted young couples, abducting them and holding them as sex slaves before killing them. The investigation linked this murder to a series of abductions and murders now known as the Sweetheart Murders.

Gerald Gallego was apprehended, tried on multiple charges including murder and abduction, and convicted; Charlene Gallego testified against him in exchange for a reduced sentence. Does anyone have memories of Craig or Mary from the Bass Lake area in 1980, or information that could add detail about their last known movements?