Mary Elizabeth Beth Sowers, 21, was abducted and killed on November 1, 1980, in Placer County, California. She and her fiancé, Craig Miller, were taken at gunpoint from a Sacramento parking lot by Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Gerald Gallego fatally shot Craig Miller and took Beth Sowers to the Gallegos’ apartment, where she was sexually assaulted and murdered. Her body was later found in a remote area near Loomis, Placer County.

Her death was one of at least eleven victims attributed to the Gallegos during a multi-state crime spree from 1978 to 1980. The couple were arrested on November 17, 1980; Gerald Gallego was later convicted of multiple murders, including those of Beth Sowers and Craig Miller, and sentenced to death in California in June 1983. Charlene Gallego testified against him as part of a plea deal and was released from prison in 1997.

Does anyone have memories of Beth Sowers, Craig Miller, or the area near Loomis that might add detail to what happened that night?