Clifford Raymond Peranteau was 23 when he was last seen in San Francisco on January 20, 1985. He worked for Dennis Moving Company and reportedly clashed with co-worker Charles Ng. Shortly before he disappeared, Clifford told his girlfriend that Charlie Ng had invited him to Lake Tahoe; he vanished after that and was never heard from again.

Investigators later linked evidence from Ng’s apartment and Leonard Lake’s cabin to Clifford’s disappearance. Personal belongings matching Clifford’s were found at those locations, and Lake’s cabin was identified as a site where victims were held and tortured. Many other victims connected to Ng and Lake were recovered, often burned and dismembered, but Clifford’s body has never been found. Charles Ng was later convicted of multiple murders and has blamed Lake for Clifford’s disappearance.