James Fletcher Barwick was 17 when he was abducted and murdered in Escondido, San Diego County; his body was found there on September 22, 1973. Born March 5, 1956, in Florida, he had moved to California before his death.

Investigators later connected James’s killing to Patrick Kearney, known as the Trash Bag Killer, who confessed to numerous murders of young men and boys in California during the 1960s and 1970s. Kearney’s pattern of luring victims, killing them, and disposing of bodies in trash bags is reported to include James Barwick among his victims.

Few personal details about James are available beyond his age, birthplace, and the circumstances of his death. If anyone knew James or has information about his life in Escondido, please share what is known.