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Serial Killer Victims on April 28

662 open cases in our database happened on April 28. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Serial Killer Victims (16)

Mary Bennett - Aiken, South Carolina
Serial Killer Victim80th anniversary

Mary Bennett

Victim of Monroe Hickson
Aiken, South Carolina
Killed Apr 28, 1946 · 80 years ago

Mary Bennett, a 25-year-old female grocer in Aiken County, South Carolina, spent the spring of 1946 working alongside her husband, Edward, in the small family store they ran for their community. On the night of April 28, 1946, their ordinary routine shattered…

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Edward Bennett - Aiken, South Carolina
Serial Killer Victim80th anniversary

Edward Bennett

Victim of Monroe Hickson
Aiken, South Carolina
Killed Apr 28, 1946 · 80 years ago

In the spring of 1946, a shadow fell over the town of Aiken, South Carolina, with a series of brutal crimes that would remain a mystery for over a decade. On April 28th, a male shopkeeper, Edward Bennett, and his wife Mary were found slain in their grocery…

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Serial Killer Victim55th anniversary

Mark Beverly Shields

age 56 · Sutter County, California
Killed Apr 28, 1971 · 55 years ago

Mark Beverly Shields, a 56-year-old Caucasian male and World War II veteran, was tragically murdered on April 28, 1971, in Sutter County, California. Born on July 15, 1914, in Santa Rosa, California, Shields met his untimely death at the hands of Juan Vallejo…

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Opal Few - Lufkin, Texas
Serial Killer Victim

Opal Few

age 91 · Lufkin, Texas
Killed Apr 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

Opal Mae Jordan Few, a 91-year-old white female from Lufkin, Texas, passed away on April 26, 2008, in Angelina County, Texas. She was born on October 13, 1916, in Pollok, Texas, and was a long-time resident of the Lufkin area. At the time of her death, she…

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Kurt Cunningham - Houma, Louisiana
Serial Killer Victim

Kurt Cunningham

age 23 · Houma, Louisiana
Killed Apr 28, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the spring of 2005, the life of 23-year-old Kurt Michael Cunningham was tragically cut short, marking another chapter in a string of terrifying events that had gripped southern Louisiana. A resident of Houma, Cunningham became one of the victims of the…

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Willie James Clark - Tallahassee, Florida
Serial Killer Victim

Willie James Clark

age 54 · Tallahassee, Florida
Killed Apr 28, 1994 · 32 years ago

The 54-year-old Black male victim, Willie James Clark, was discovered lifeless on April 28, 1994 in a Tallahassee, Florida rail corridor. The 54-year-old Black man had suffered a crushing blow to the head, apparently delivered with a blunt object, and his…

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Anthony Macklin - Dekalb County, Georgia
Serial Killer Victim

Anthony Macklin

Dekalb County, Georgia
Killed Apr 28, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the spring of 1994, a minor fender bender in a DeKalb County, Georgia, restaurant parking lot tragically escalated into a fatal encounter for Anthony Maclin. On the evening of April 28th, a slight collision occurred between the vehicle occupied by Maclin…

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Michael Thomas - Burlingame, California
Serial Killer Victim

Michael Thomas

age 24 · Burlingame, California
Killed Apr 28, 1983 · 43 years ago

Michael Thomas, a 24-year-old resident of Burlingame, CA, tragically passed away on April 28, 1983. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Initial reports indicated that Thomas's death…

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Phyllis Melendez - Burlingame, California
Serial Killer Victim

Phyllis Melendez

age 20 · Burlingame, California
Killed Apr 28, 1983 · 43 years ago

Phyllis Melendez, a 20-year-old resident of Burlingame, California, tragically lost her life on April 28, 1983. Her death was part of a series of brutal murders committed by Anthony "Jack" Sully, a former police officer turned serial killer. Sully's heinous…

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Terry Lee Chasteen - Morgan County, Indiana
Serial Killer Victim

Terry Lee Chasteen

age 23 · Morgan County, Indiana
Killed Apr 28, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the morning of April 28, 1979, Terry Lee Chasteen was traveling along Interstate 465 in Indianapolis, Indiana, intending to drop her three children off at a babysitter’s home before heading to her job at a local grocery store. While driving, she…

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Misty Zollars - Morgan County, Indiana
Serial Killer Victim

Misty Zollars

age 5 · Morgan County, Indiana
Killed Apr 28, 1979 · 47 years ago

On April 28, 1979, the life of 5-year-old White female Misty Zollars came to a tragic end in Morgan County, Indiana. The events unfolded on a Saturday morning when Misty, along with her mother, 23-year-old Terry Lee Chasteen, and her two younger brothers…

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Mark Chasteen - Morgan County, Indiana
Serial Killer Victim

Mark Chasteen

age 4 · Morgan County, Indiana
Killed Apr 28, 1979 · 47 years ago

In a case that shook Morgan County, Indiana, a young mother and her three small children, including two-year-old Mark Chasteen, were tragically murdered in April 1979. The family fell victim to a man who feigned the need to offer them assistance on the side…

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Steven Chasteen - Morgan County, Indiana
Serial Killer Victim

Steven Chasteen

age 2 · Morgan County, Indiana
Killed Apr 28, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a tragic day in April 1979, the lives of a young mother and her three small children were brutally cut short in a secluded area of Morgan County, Indiana. Among the victims was a young boy named Steven Chasteen. His mother, Terry Chasteen, and his…

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Myrtle Sorenson - La Porte County, Indiana
Serial Killer Victim

Myrtle Sorenson

Victim of Belle Gunness
age 11 · La Porte County, Indiana
Killed Apr 28, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the spring of 1908, a fire swept through a remote Indiana farmhouse, leaving a wake of destruction and unearthing a series of gruesome discoveries that would haunt LaPorte County for generations. The farmhouse belonged to Belle Gunness, and among the…

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Lucy Sorenson - La Porte, Indiana
Serial Killer Victim

Lucy Sorenson

Victim of Belle Gunness
age 9 · La Porte, Indiana
Killed Apr 28, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the spring of 1908, a devastating fire swept through a farmhouse in La Porte, Indiana, leaving a scene of unimaginable horror. Among the victims of the April 28th blaze was a 9-year-old white girl named Lucy Bergleot Sorenson. Her charred remains, along…

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Philip Gunness - La Porte County, Indiana
Serial Killer Victim

Philip Gunness

Victim of Belle Gunness
age 4 · La Porte County, Indiana
Killed Apr 28, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of La Porte County, Indiana, a horrific chapter of American criminal history was written, a story in which a young boy named Philip Gunness became an innocent and tragic figure. Philip, a male of about four or five years of age…

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