CA CA- Ronald George Levin, 42, Beverly Hills, 6 Jun 1984

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Ronald George Levin – The Charley Project

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Levin, circa 1984; Joe Hunt

• Missing Since 06/06/1984
• Missing From Beverly Hills, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 02/16/1942 (81)
• Age 42 years old
• Height and Weight 6'2, 170 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray jogging suit.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Levin's nickname is Ron.

Details of Disappearance​

Levin was last seen on June 6, 1984, in Beverly Hills, California. He had a reputation as a con artist and had served time in prison. He is believed to have been the victim of Joe Hunt, who was a member of BBC Consolidated, Inc., otherwise known as the Billionaire Boys Club.

The group, which was part social club and part investment group, funded itself mainly through criminal activities. Other BBC members later testified that Hunt decided to kill Levin after Levin conned him out of over $4 million. A photograph of Hunt is posted with this case summary.

Joe stated that he would kidnap Levin and force him to sign over some of his assets, then kill him. He made a to-do list for the crime.

The day Levin disappeared, Hunt and a BBC associate, Jim Pittman, threatened Levin at gunpoint and got him to give them a check for $1.5 million. They handcuffed him afterwards and shot him, then dumped Levin's corpse in Soledad Canyon, about an hour's drive from Los Angeles, after first shooting the body numerous times to make it unrecognizable.

The BBC tried to make it appear that Levin had left of his own accord, by sending another member, Jim Graham, to New York and having him use Levin's credit cards. Levin's cards were maxed out and Graham was arrested; afterwards the BBC tried to cash the check Levin gave them and it was refused.

A BBC member went to an attorney and told him about Levin's murder, but the attorney advised him to do nothing, as there was no evidence of a crime. Years passed before Hunt was charged with Levin's murder; police, because of the missing man's lifestyle, had initially believed he left of his own accord. However, Levin had paid several bills before his disappearance and had given no indication that he planned to leave.

Hunt had accidentally left his to-do list at Levin's house after he murdered him. Hunt's defense argued that Levin had faked his own death to frame Hunt, but he was convicted of the murder on April 22, 1987 and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Levin's remains have never been located and Hunt continues to maintain innocence in the case, but foul play is suspected in his disappearance due to the circumstances involved.

Investigating Agency​

• Sacramento Department of Justice 916-227-3290

Source Information​

• California Attorney General's Office
• The Crime Library

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 24, 2005.

 

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922DMCA - Ronald George Levin

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Ronald Levin was last seen on June 6, 1984, in Beverly Hills, California. He is believed to be a victim of foul play. Levin, the supposed victim in the Billionaire Boys Club murder case, left about $36,000 in cash and more than $210,000 in claims against him when he disappeared, the conservator of his estate testified Wednesday.

Levin, a self-described con man, was last seen June 6, 1984. Although his body never was found, BBC leader Joe Hunt was charged with Levin's murder and is serving a life-sentence. Hunt has argued all along that Levin, whose body was never found, faked his own death to frame Hunt.

 

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April 14, 1987

A missing con man who prosecutors say was killed... - UPI Archives

A missing con man who prosecutors say was killed by the leader of the exclusive Billionaire Boys Club arranged his own disappearance because he was facing...

www.upi.com

<<Hunt, 27, and his bodyguard Jim Pittman, 33, are accused of killing Levin at his apartment June 6, 1984, then burying his body in Soledad Canyon in northern Los Angeles County.>>

 

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I think it's pretty clear that Hunt killed Levin... but why does Hunt deny having done it? He's sentenced to life in prison, he's not entitled to benefits and having killed him could give him some fame... although I don't think it's worth much to him... he was already known for being a major criminal... but this crime is like something out of a movie... there are the big fish (Hunt) and the clever con man who thought he would get away with it (Levin)... they made him sign a check with no funds or possibility of cashing and they filled it with lead and then buried it somewhere and made it look like he had left of his own free will... the question I have is what the hell is BBC? Is it clearly a criminal organization? Or is it just a front like a fake company with income through crime?
whatever the case
Rest in peace Levin