Compiled below are dark, fascinating facts about the life of Kraft and his chilling obsession with keeping score. Since then, he has been serving his sentence as one of the most famous inmates at San Quentin State Prison. His victims usually suffered a brutal death, including sodomy, strangulation, and mutilation.Īfter being caught in 1983, his trial began in 1988 and jurors finally reached a verdict in 1989, convicting Kraft of 16 counts of murder and sentencing him to the death penalty. Photo: The body of a murdered teen found in Southern California in 1974 has finally been identified, nearly 50 years later. However, he was responsible for up to 67 murders, though he was only charged with 16. Michael Ray Schlicht, left, and Randy Kraft. Randy Raft: How to Do It: Climb onto a well-inflated raft in shallow water, and lie on your stomach with your butt and legs dangling over the edge. Like Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Kraft was known as a shy, smart, and nice guy. When news of Kraft's killing spree broke, it shocked everyone who knew him. This kind of behavior is common in people raised in strict religious families-especially when it comes to sexual preferences and fetishes. Kraft was known for being a gay murderer who raped, photographed, and dismembered his male victims. Like Brudos and the shoes, or people that drink until they become legal but stop when they turn 21 because its no longer fun. He gained the nickname after police found a coded list, which they believed was a list of people he intended to kill. In 1989, after a California jury convicted Kraft of 16 murders in that state, Schoenborn’s and Alt’s moms testified at his death penalty hearing in Los Angeles.
Randy Steven Kraft was better known as "The Scorecard Killer." His killings started in 1971 and continued until he was caught in Southern California in 1983.