Lance Trenton Taggs (19)

Born
27 May 1963, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California

Death
9 Dec 1982, Wilsonville, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Tragically, Lance Taggs is 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. 

Taggs body was discovered roadside near Interstate 5 in Wilsonville, Oregon about half a mile from where Brian Witcher was found. Taggs had been redressed and sodomized with a sock. The cause of death is unknown. Taggs was wearing a shirt with “Hawaii” printed on it. His blue tote bag with “Hawaii” printed on it and his martial arts equipment was found in Kraft’s house. Taggs had been hitchhiking from “PORTLAND” and was wearing a t-shirt with “HAWAII” printed on it. Prosecutors believe Taggs is linked to the coded word “PORTLAND HAWAII” represented on Kraft’s Scorecard found in his trunk the night of his arrest.