Dead Body Found in Orange County Identified After 49 Years

Published on November 29, 2023

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have managed to identify a man whose name was a mystery for 49 years and was thought to perhaps be a murder victim of serial killer Randy Kraft, authorities said Nov. 28. The victim was identified as Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr. Schlicht’s body was found Sept. 14, 1974, near a trail in Aliso Viejo, which was known then as unincorporated Laguna Hills. Two people off-roading on a fire road discovered the body, and investigators estimated he died about three to five days before then. Investigators suspected he died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and diazepam. A public request for help to identify the victim failed as well as a check of fingerprint records....

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