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Beatrice Louise Routh

Victim of Donald Leroy Evans

age 10 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Aug 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

Beatrice Louise Routh was a 10-year-old female from a homeless family who had come to Gulfport, Mississippi, hoping the Gulf Coast might offer work, shelter, and a fresh start. In late July 1991, her mother, Tammy Giles Routh, and a small group of relatives…

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Marcia Chapman

Victim of Gary Leon Ridgway

age 31 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Aug 1, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer day, the placid waters of the Green River in Kent, Washington, held a grim secret. On August 15, 1982, the body of 31-year-old Marcia Faye Chapman, a Black / African American female, was discovered, shattering the tranquility of the Seattle…

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Cynthia Hinds

Victim of Gary Leon Ridgway

age 17 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Aug 1, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, a sense of unease began to settle over the Seattle area as a string of disappearances and murders unfolded. Among the lives tragically cut short was that of Cynthia Jean Hinds, a 17-year-old Black/African American female. Known to some…

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Ima Jean Sanders

Victim of Paul John Knowles

age 13 · Warner Robins, Georgia

Killed Aug 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

Ima Jean Sanders, a 13-year-old white female from Warner Robins, Georgia, vanished on August 1, 1974, and for years the story of what happened to her seemed to dissolve into the woods and highways of Middle Georgia. Nearly two years later, in April 1976…

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Lillian Annette Anderson

Victim of Paul John Knowles

age 11 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

Lillian "Annette" Anderson, an 11-year-old girl, mysteriously disappeared alongside her 6-year-old sister, Mylette Anderson, on August 1, 1974, from their home in Oceanway, a small community in Jacksonville, Florida. The two sisters were left alone in their…

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Bohumil LeGros

Victim of Gustave Marx

age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 1903 · 123 years ago

Bohumil LeGros, a 43-year-old man, was fatally shot on August 1, 1903. His death was part of a series of killings attributed to Peter Neidermeyer, a convicted serial killer. Neidermeyer, along with his accomplices Gustave Marx, Harry van Dine, and Emil…

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Adolph Johnson

Victim of Gustave Marx

age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 1903 · 123 years ago

On August 2, 1903, Adolph Johnson, a 21-year-old white male, was fatally shot during a violent saloon robbery in Chicago. This incident was part of a broader crime spree perpetrated by a group of young men known as the "Car Barn Bandits." The gang, consisting…

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Bohumil LeGros

Victim of Harvey Van Dine

age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 1903 · 123 years ago

Bohumil LeGros, a 43-year-old man, was fatally shot on August 1, 1903. His death was part of a series of killings attributed to Peter Neidermeyer, a convicted serial killer. Neidermeyer, along with his accomplices Gustave Marx, Harry van Dine, and Emil…

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Adolph Johnson

Victim of Harvey Van Dine

age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 1903 · 123 years ago

On August 2, 1903, Adolph Johnson, a 21-year-old white male, was fatally shot during a violent saloon robbery in Chicago. This incident was part of a broader crime spree perpetrated by a group of young men known as the "Car Barn Bandits." The gang, consisting…

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Mylette Josephine Anderson

Victim of Paul John Knowles

age 7 · Florida||Ohio||Nevada||Texas||Alabama||Virginia||Georgia

Killed Aug 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

Paul John Knowles: The Casanova Killer Early Life and Criminal History Paul John Knowles was an American serial killer whose violent journey across the United States in 1974 left at least 18 people dead. Nicknamed the “Casanova Killer” because of his…

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Ellyn Elizabeth Garrett

Victim of Rhonda Belle Martin

age 11 · Alabama

Killed Aug 1, 1943 · 83 years ago

Rhonda Belle Martin: The Poisoner of Montgomery A Pattern of Death Inside One Family Rhonda Belle Martin was an American serial poisoner who killed members of her own family over a period extending from 1937 to 1951. Born Rhonda Belle Thomley on November 4…

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George Obendoerfer

Victim of Anna Marie Hahn

age 67 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 1, 1937 · 89 years ago

George Obendoerfer, a 67-year-old man, met a tragic end on August 1, 1937. His death was later determined to be a murder, orchestrated by Anna Marie Hahn, a German-born American serial killer. Hahn, who had a history of poisoning elderly men for financial…

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Bohumil LeGros

Victim of Peter Neidermeyer

age 43 · Illinois||Indiana

Killed Aug 1, 1903 · 123 years ago

Peter Neidermeyer and the Chicago Car Barn Bandits Overview Peter Neidermeyer, whose surname also appeared in historical records as Niedermeier, Niedermeyer, Neidemeyer and Neidermyer, was a member of the violent criminal gang known as the Chicago Car Barn…

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Adolph Johnson

Victim of Peter Neidermeyer

age 21 · Illinois||Indiana

Killed Aug 1, 1903 · 123 years ago

Peter Neidermeyer and the Chicago Car Barn Bandits Overview Peter Neidermeyer, whose surname also appeared in historical records as Niedermeier, Niedermeyer, Neidemeyer and Neidermyer, was a member of the violent criminal gang known as the Chicago Car Barn…

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Mary Eckert

Victim of Alfred Andrew Knapp

Ohio||Indiana

Killed Aug 1, 1894 · 132 years ago

Alfred Andrew Knapp: The Hamilton Strangler Overview Alfred Andrew Knapp was an American serial killer who murdered at least five women and girls in Ohio and Indiana between 1894 and 1902. Frequently called the Hamilton Strangler, the Ohio Strangler, and the…

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