Keith Anthony Jackson, a 21-year-old English male, was found murdered in Long Beach, California on August 29, 1979. Jackson had traveled from Manchester, England to the Los Angeles area for a six to seven week vacation. His disappearance was initially a mystery, as he had gone missing on August 6, 1979. His remains were not identified until December 2021, more than four decades after his death.
The body of Keith Anthony Jackson, a 21-year-old white male, was discovered behind a gas
station dumpster in Long Beach. The remains had been dismembered and placed in trash bags, which were then stored inside a cardboard box. Notably, several body parts were missing, including his arms, hands, right leg, and right foot. The condition of the remains indicated that Jackson had died several days prior to their discovery. The autopsy revealed signs of sexual assault, including sodomy with a sock—an act that matched the signature of a known serial killer.
Keith Anthony Jackson is believed to be one of the victims of Randy Kraft, a convicted serial killer responsible for the deaths of numerous young men throughout California during the 1970s and early 1980s. Kraft was known for targeting young males, often drugging and sexually assaulting them before killing and disposing of their bodies. The method of Jackson's murder and the disposal of his remains align with Kraft's known patterns, although Jackson was not officially listed among Kraft's confirmed victims until his identification decades later.
Randy Kraft was arrested in 1983 and later convicted of multiple murders. While Keith Anthony Jackson, a 21-year-old English white male, was not initially among the confirmed victims, the circumstances of his death strongly suggest Kraft's involvement. No other suspects have been publicly linked to Jackson's murder, and no additional arrests have been made in connection with his case. The identification of Jackson's remains in 2021 brought closure to a long-unsolved mystery, but the full details of his final days remain largely unknown.
