Robert Billy Benniefiel was 17 and a sophomore at Aviation High School in Redondo Beach when he was killed on October 1, 1976. On that day he had been hitchhiking; his body was never recovered.

Investigators identified Patrick Kearney, known as the Trash Bag Killer, as the person responsible for Robert’s death. Kearney confessed to multiple murders of young men and boys in Southern California during the 1970s and included Robert among his victims.

The loss is compounded by the fact that the family never recovered Robert’s remains. Does anyone have memories of Robert, his school, or information about hitchhiking patterns in Redondo Beach around 1976 that could add to the record?