Peter Joseph Bonick, age 17, and Richard Henry Lamson, age 18, disappeared from San Mateo, California on February 22, 1970.
Peter was a resident of a children’s home in La Honda, California, but was on a weekend pass at his family home on Ginnever Street in San Mateo at the time of his disappearance. He and his friend, Richard Lamson, who was just barely an adult, vanished at the same time.
According to a witness, the two young men were seen hitchhiking on Highway 92 toward Half Moon Bay. There was another reported sighting of them at Mayfair Market in Half Moon Bay several months later. (Note: an alternate account is that only Peter was seen)
Much more recently, a former classmate of Peter’s indicated that she’d been contacted by another classmate who claimed to have seen Peter at the San Mateo County Fair in 1977. According to the witness, he spotted Peter in the crowds, but did not think Peter would recognize him. However, they eventually ended up about four feet away from each other. Peter appeared to recognize this witness, and quickly turned and took off running. He was said to have had a shaved head at this time, but otherwise looked the same. This classmate also stated that Peter had worked for the same fair in the late 1960’s.
There reportedly was one individual who stated that he had heard from them after their disappearance. According to a narrative written by Peter’s sibling, this individual was in jail at the time, and later committed suicide.
As far as I can tell, the circumstances of this communication are not known, but it’s curious.
If this person was in jail at the time, there wouldn’t have been a whole lot of ways that he could have been contacted by them. It could have been a letter, or a visit, both of which there would likely be a record of. The other possibility is that they, too, were in jail.
Both Peter and Richard had spent time in the boys home, and they were friends prior to being sent there. It’s believed that Richard had recently been released as he’d turned 18.
It’s unknown what happened to Peter and Richard, though it is believed that they disappeared together. Peter’s brother continues to search for him.
Sources:
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I wonder if they might have joined the military. It’s a long shot, especially since they might have been entered into a database. But, would they have been fingerprinted. The Vietnam draft was still in place. Also, Peter supposedly had a shaved head when seen in 1977.