1. Randy Steven Kraft
By: Dylan Meyer

2. Background information
Sexual Assault - an incident that involves sexual contact that is forced on somebody
Background information
FAMILY OBLIVIOUS TO SEXUALITY
BECAME A DEMOCRAT IN 1967
FAILED TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE ON TIME
FIRST SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE WAS DROPPED
Born march 19, 1945 (age 71) in Long Beach, California
Comes from a modest family (4th child)
Noted as intelligent
Went to 17th Street Junior High School
Staunch Republican at beginning of life
Was suspected to be a homosexual by teachers and classmates
Graduated 10th out of 390
Went to Claremont Men’s college, Bachelor in economics
Enrolled in ROTC

3. Sentencing Convicted of Murder, Sodomy, Mutilation, and Emasculation
Sodomy - sexual intercourse involving anal or oral copulation
Mutilation - the infliction of serious damage on something
Emasculation - deprive (a man) of his male role or identity; castrate
Sentencing
NICKNAMES:
The Scorecard Killer
The Freeway killer
Convicted of Murder, Sodomy, Mutilation, and Emasculation
Killing Spree from Sept 20, 1971 – May 13, 1983.
Victims: Convicted of 16 murders (Believed to be 67)
Punishment is death
Quotes
“It would be easy to look at Gambrel and say, well must of killed all 16” – C. Thomas McDonald
“If you put up enough different charges, you could come up with a scenario that could convict the pope” – James G. Merwin

4. Evidence A dead person was in his truck when he was pulled over
Alcohol, tranquilizers, and prescription drugs were found in his car
He had 50 pictures of men in sexual positions (Some were dead)
Ring binder with a coded list believed to be all of his murders
His home had clothes and personal possessions of missing people
His couch was identified in one of the pictures they found
Bloodstains, hair, and fiber were found in his truck

5. Aftermath Books Angel of Darkness
The Scorecard Killer: The Randy Kraft Story
Shows
Killers: Behind the Myth (S2E6), The Scorecard Killer

6. Social Control Theory
I believe that randy kraft fits into the social control theory because at the beginning of his life he was committed to following the rules and had the same beliefs as most of his family members. He grew up in a modest family where crime was not an issue and tried to achieve goals that were socially acceptable like going to college. Even though he was a homosexual, that never stood in the way of his progress. He stayed in contact with his family even after he told them he was a homosexual. Tensions grew with his father over this but in time they got over it. I believe he began to disregard the beliefs he was taught when he was kicked out of the army for being a homosexual. I think this had profound impacts on his life because he was prevented from doing something society deemed alright. After this incident he changed by not caring as much about his senior year at Claremont and not graduating on time. Then he evolved and drugged his first victim and performed sexual acts, which the charges were later dropped. All in all I believe that Randy kraft best fits into the Social Control theory because he completely disregarded all of his belief’s that he was taught at a young age.