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Serial Killer Victims on August 2

695 open cases in our database happened on August 2. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Serial Killer Victims (4)

Joseph Kalina - Tyler, Texas
Serial Killer Victim

Joseph Kalina

Victim of William George Davis
age 58 · Tyler, Texas
Killed Aug 2, 2020 · 6 years ago

Joseph Kalina was among the victims of a series of mysterious deaths at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital in Tyler, Texas. Kalina, along with three other patients—John Lafferty, Ronald Clark, and Christopher Greenaway—died…

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Michael A. Garfinkle - Emeryville, California
Serial Killer Victim

Michael A. Garfinkle

Victim of Robert Joseph Silveria
age 20 · Emeryville, California
Killed Aug 2, 1994 · 32 years ago

Michael A. Garfinkle, a 20-year-old white male from Tarzana, California, was found dead on August 2, 1994, alongside a railroad track in Emeryville, California. At the time of his death, Garfinkle had recently graduated from Pierce College and was reportedly…

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Cindy Howard - Onslow County, North Carolina
Serial Killer Victim

Cindy Howard

Victim of Marcus Bryan Shrader
age 15 · Onslow County, North Carolina
Killed Aug 2, 1974 · 52 years ago

On August 2, 1974, 15-year-old female Cindy Howard, a white teenager from Onslow County, North Carolina, was tragically murdered in a case that shocked the local community. Cindy Howard and another 15-year-old girl, Karen Amabile, had gone to mail a letter at…

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Karen Amabile - Onslow County, North Carolina
Serial Killer Victim

Karen Amabile

Victim of Marcus Bryan Shrader
age 15 · Onslow County, North Carolina
Killed Aug 2, 1974 · 52 years ago

On August 2, 1974, 15-year-old white female Karen Beth Amabile was tragically murdered in Onslow County, North Carolina. Karen and another 15-year-old girl, Cindy Howard, had gone to mail a letter at the local post office when they encountered Debra Ann…

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