Steven Jay Wells, an 18-year-old Caucasian male, was murdered on June 2, 1980, in Downey, Los Angeles County, California. His body was found beside a freeway, a pattern that matched other victims in the same series of crimes.

Steven’s killing was later linked to William Bonin, known as the Freeway Killer. Bonin targeted young men and boys, luring them into his van under the pretense of consensual sex before subjecting them to torture and murder. Bonin was arrested on June 11, 1980, during an attempted assault; investigators connected him to multiple killings including Wells’s. At trial Bonin was convicted on numerous counts and was sentenced to death.

Does anyone have memories of Steven, or information from Downey in 1980 that could add detail about his life or the circumstances of his disappearance and death?