Missing Since: 12/12/1976
Missing From: Long Beach, California
Classification: Endangered Missing
Sex: Male
Race: White
Date of Birth: 03/10/1957
Age: 19 years old
Height and Weight: 6’3 – 6’4, 160 – 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:
Blue jeans, light brown leather shoes with rounded toes, and lots of jewelry.

Tragically, Paul Fuchs 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. 

Fuchs was last seen at the Ripples Bar in Long Beach. Fuchs sat down to Sunday dinner with his family for the last time on December 10th, 1976. Kraft frequented Ripples Bar during that time. Fuchs’s body has never been discovered. Kraft pronounced Fuchs’ last name as an “EXPLETIVE” (Fucks). Prosecutors believe Fuchs is linked to the coded word “EXPLETIVE” represented on Kraft’s Scorecard found in his trunk the night of his arrest.

Fuchs was last seen in Long Beach, California on December 12, 1976. He lived with his parents and three older brothers on Redondo Avenue. That evening he ate dinner ahead of the rest of his family and went out with friends, leaving behind his wallet. He was last seen at the Ripples Bar in the company of a strange man. He made no withdrawals from his bank account after his disappearance and has never been heard from again. Fuchs is a graduate of Wilson High School. He was working odd jobs at the time of his disappearance while trying to decide his future. His family said he was close to them and always kept them informed of his whereabouts. His mother described him as a talented artist who could also cook, sew and iron. Prior to his disappearance, Fuchs was scheduled to appear in court on a misdemeanor charge of underage drinking. A warrant was issued for his arrest when he failed to show up. His family went to the courthouse for the next several days in case he should come there, but he never did. Authorities believe Fuchs may have been a victim of serial killer Randy Kraft, also known as the Scorecard Killer or the Freeway Killer, who targeted young men in the Los Angeles, California area in the 1970s and early 1980s. A photo of Kraft is posted with this case summary. He was a frequent patron of Ripples, and the man who was with Fuchs on the night of his disappearance resembled him. Kraft was convicted of sixteen murders in 1989 but is suspected of as many as fifty more. He is now awaiting execution on California’s death row. Fuchs was listed as a probable Kraft victim in 1983. His body never been found, and no one has been charged in his disappearance, however; they remain officially unsolved.