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Steven Jay Wells, an 18-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically murdered on June 2, 1980, in Downey, Los Angeles County, California. His death was part of a series of heinous crimes committed by William Bonin, infamously known as the 'Freeway Killer.' Bonin, a serial killer and sex offender, targeted young men and boys, luring them into his van under the pretense of consensual sex before subjecting them to brutal torture and murder. Bonin's reign of terror spanned from November 1968 to June 1980 ...Read More
Victim Details

Steven Wells

Male

White / Caucasian

Downey

CA

1980-06-02

18

Steven

Wells

11/28/2025