Joseph Jae Stevens, 27, was found murdered near Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park on June 25, 1974. He had suffered multiple stab wounds. Stevens performed as a female impersonator at Finnochio’s in San Francisco and is listed as the second confirmed victim of an unidentified serial killer later dubbed the Doodler.

The Doodler targeted men in San Francisco between 1974 and 1975 and is believed to have killed between six and sixteen people; three men survived attacks. The suspect was described as a Black man, about 19 to 25 years old, roughly six feet tall and slender. Investigators thought Stevens had met his killer at a club the night before and gone with him to the location where his body was found.

Police interviewed a strong suspect in January 1976 and a psychiatrist reportedly received a confession in therapy, but no charges were filed and the case remained unsolved. Anyone with information about Joseph Jae Stevens or the Doodler is asked to come forward.