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John Otis LaMay, a 17-year-old from Corona, California, tragically lost his life on March 13, 1977. LaMay had informed a neighbor that he was heading to Redondo Beach to meet a man named Dave, whom he had met at a local gym. Unfortunately, this meeting led to his untimely death. His body was discovered wrapped in plastic bags and placed in an 80-gallon can in Temescal Canyon, nearly a month after he was reported missing. The gruesome nature of his death and the manner in which his body was dispo ...Read More
Victim Details

John Otis LaMay

Male

Corona

CA

1977-03-13

17

John

Otis LaMay

11/24/2025