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Case Description
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Melinda Yvonne Hayes, a 21-year-old woman of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost her life on July 17, 1988, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was one of four victims killed in a mass shooting carried out by Michael Charles Hayes. Hayes, who was 24 years old at the time, claimed he believed he was killing demons. The incident took place outside a moped shop owned by Hayes' stepfather.

Hayes shot nine people with a .22-caliber rifle, resulting in four fatalities and five injuries. Th ...Read More
Victim Details

Melinda Hayes

Female

Winston-salem

NC

1988-07-17

Melinda

Hayes

11/25/2025