David Murillo was 17 when he was abducted on September 9, 1979, while cycling to a movie theater in La Mirada, California. Three days later his nude body was found along a Ventura Highway off-ramp, showing the brutality described.

David’s murder is described as one of at least 14 young male victims, ages 12 to 19, linked to Bonin and several accomplices in Southern California between 1979 and 1980. The perpetrators allegedly used Bonin’s van to abduct and abuse victims, then discarded bodies near freeways, a pattern that led to the Freeway Killer moniker.

Bonin was later arrested after surveillance and evidence including ligatures and clippings were reportedly recovered; he was tried and convicted for multiple murders. Vernon Butts died by suicide in jail; other named associates had varied outcomes. Does anyone have memories or information about David’s last known movements in La Mirada on September 9, 1979?