Gregory John Godzik was 17 and a high school senior at Taft when he disappeared on December 11, 1976, after leaving home around 8 p.m. for a date with his girlfriend. He worked for John Wayne Gacy, and friends later found his car abandoned. Family efforts, including hiring a private investigator, produced no breakthrough at the time; Gregory’s girlfriend even went to Gacy’s house to ask about him. Gacy told others Gregory planned to run away.

Gregory’s remains were recovered buried under the crawl space of Gacy’s home and were identified by dental records in January 1979. At trial Gacy said Gregory had dug his own grave. This case is one of the murders attributed to John Wayne Gacy.

Did anyone who knew Gregory in 1976 or who spent time around Taft or Gacy’s neighborhood have memories or information that could shed light on his last hours?