Born
5 Oct 1956, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

Death
28 Sep 1974, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California

Tragically, James Cox was one of the victims of California serial murderer, Randy Kraft who was convicted of murdering 16 men and boys between 1972 and 1983 and is on death row for his crimes. He was known as the “Scorecard Killer.” He was known to have killed at least another 51 young men and boys and is the most prolific serial murderer in California history. 

A Naval Officer at the Navel School of Health Services in San Diego. Cox was last seen on September 29th, 1974. He was trying to hitch a ride from his mother’s home in Long Beach to the Navel School where he was training to be a medic. Cox body was discovered dressed in his “NAVY WHITE” uniform. Prosecutors believe Cox is linked to the coded word “NAVY WHITE” represented on Kraft’s Scorecard found in his trunk the night of his arrest.