Donald Cornett, 28, was found stabbed more than 30 times in his trailer home on the 6900 block of Mission Street in Daly City, California, on October 30, 1982. Investigators linked the killing to a brief homosexual encounter Cornett had with his attacker over one or two days beforehand. It is suspected Cornett may have picked up the attacker as a hitchhiker in Southern California.

The suspect was described as a white male about 6 feet tall, slim, with dark short hair combed back behind the ears. After the murder the man took Cornett’s white over red Volkswagen Bug convertible; that vehicle was later found abandoned in Fresno, California. Despite the description and recovery of the car, the homicide remains unsolved.

Anyone with information about Cornett, his movements before October 30, 1982, or the described man and the Volkswagen is asked to come forward.