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Marcus Grabs, a 17-year-old male of German ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 5, 1979, in Los Angeles County, California. He was a West German student who had been hitchhiking along the Pacific Coast Highway during a backpacking tour in the United States. His life was brutally cut short when he was abducted by William Bonin, infamously known as the 'Freeway Killer,' and his accomplice Vernon Butts. Marcus was subjected to horrific violence, including being sodomized, beaten, and stabb ...Read More
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Marcus Grabs
Male
White / Caucasian
Los Angeles
CA
1979-08-05
17
Markus
Grabs
11/14/2025





