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Daniel Joseph Oller, 24 and from Redwood City, California, was found dead on March 18, 1978, near Huddart Park in Woodside, San Mateo County. His body was discovered with a plastic bag tied over his head. Oller had advertised himself as a male prostitute in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District.

Investigators later linked Oller’s death to David Allen Likens, a convicted murderer who had been paroled in 1977 after serving time for a 1974 killing. After returning to San Francisco and working as a male prostitute, Likens was accused of three murders between March and October 1978, including Oller’s. Likens was arrested on October 12, 1978, in connection with multiple non-fatal assaults; while in custody he was connected to Oller’s death and held on $250,000 bail and extradited to San Mateo County. He pleaded not guilty and a preliminary hearing for Oller’s murder was set for February 5, 1979, but Likens died by suicide in custody before the hearing and was never tried or convicted.

Are there witnesses or family members who can provide more detail about Oller’s life or last known movements?