John Fredrick Kilpatrick was 15 when he was killed on December 12, 1979, in Los Angeles County. After mutual oral sex, Kilpatrick was bound, raped, transported to his parents’ house, flagellated with string and strangled with that same string. His body was found near Rialto on December 13, 1979.

Because Kilpatrick had a history of running away for days, his mother hesitated to report him missing, and friends mistakenly said they had seen him at the mall. Those factors delayed recognition of his disappearance until February 1980, and he remained unidentified as a John Doe until August 5, 1980. He was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Los Angeles County.

The killing is listed among the rapes and murders attributed to William Bonin. Does anyone have information about John’s life in Long Beach or remembers details that could add to his timeline before December 12, 1979?