Steven Allan Loughran was 18 when he was killed after accepting a ride on October 21, 1973. Hitchhiking near Monterey Bay, he was picked up by Douglas Gretzler and Willie Steelman and agreed to travel with them to Phoenix, Arizona, even contributing to gasoline money. After arriving in Phoenix the group spent time drinking and using drugs; tensions grew between Loughran and Steelman and a fight broke out on October 23 that Loughran reportedly won.

Following that fight, Steelman fetched a shotgun. Gretzler and Steelman forced Loughran into a car, drove him to a remote area near the Superstition Mountains, ordered him to surrender his wallet and to crawl into a sleeping bag, and Steelman shot him in the head. The killing was one of several murders later linked to Gretzler and Steelman; both men were apprehended and convicted for their roles in the crime spree.

Does anyone have memories of Loughran from Phoenix or Monterey Bay in 1973, or information that could add detail to his story?