Serial Killer Victims on December 31

Serial Killer Victims (15)

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Cynthia Longo

Victim of Frederick Charles Wood

age 16 · Hornell, New York

Killed Dec 31, 1926 · 100 years ago

Cynthia Longo, 22, a White female from an Italian immigrant family, arrived in Hornell, New York, with the kind of quiet anonymity a rooming house can provide—until danger began circling her life in plain sight. In early September 1926, she told authorities…

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Carolyn MacPhee

Victim of Billy Chemirmir

age 81 · Plano, Texas

Killed Dec 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Carolyn MacPhee, an 81-year-old woman, passed away on December 31, 2017, in Plano, Texas. Initially, her death was believed to be from natural causes, as she had recently received a clean bill of health from her doctor. However, her family noticed suspicious…

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Ottomar A. Schramm

Victim of Charles Edmund Cullen

age 78 · Easton, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, 78-year-old Ottomar A. Schramm, a male, was admitted to Easton Hospital in Pennsylvania for treatment following a seizure. His condition appeared to be improving, but his health took a sudden and unexpected turn for the worse. Blood…

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Matthew Mattern

Victim of Charles Edmund Cullen

age 22 · Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

Matthew Mattern, a 22-year-old male from Shamokin, Pennsylvania, died on August 31, 1999, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania. He was a victim of Charles Edmund Cullen, a nurse and convicted serial killer known as the 'Angel of…

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Trina Louise Wilson

Victim of Billy Ray Richardson

age 28 · Inglewood, California

Killed Dec 31, 1995 · 31 years ago

Trina Louise Wilson, a 28-year-old African American woman, was found deceased in Inglewood, California, on December 31, 1995. The circumstances surrounding her death remained unclear for many years, leaving her case unsolved and her family without answers.…

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Morraine Armstrong

Victim of Robert Bruce Spahalski

age 24 · Rochester, New York

Killed Dec 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

On the cold New Year's Eve of 1990, the life of 24-year-old Morraine Michelle Armstrong was violently cut short in her Rochester, New York apartment. A white female, Armstrong was discovered in her residence at 509 Lake Avenue, the victim of a brutal…

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Robert Lee Blake

Victim of Rudy Bladel

age 42 · Jackson, Michigan

Killed Dec 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a cold New Year's Eve in 1978, the life of 42-year-old Robert Lee Blake, a flagman for the railroad, was tragically cut short in a violent rampage at the train depot in Jackson, Michigan. Blake, a male from Southgate, was one of three railroad employees…

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Mark Howard Hall

Victim of Randy Steven Kraft

age 22 · Santa Ana, California

Killed Dec 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

Mark Howard Hall, a 22-year-old white male, was murdered on or around December 31, 1975. Born on April 3, 1953, in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, Mark Hall was the son of Darwin Leroy Hall and Lois Gene Soloman. At the time of his death, he was residing in…

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Elaine Zeigler

Victim of Billy Mansfield

age 15 · Brooksville, Florida

Killed Dec 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

Elaine Louise Zeigler, a 15-year-old girl from Parkman, Ohio, disappeared on New Year's Eve in 1975 while vacationing with her family at a KOA campground near Brooksville, Florida. She was last seen heading to the camp showers, but never returned. Initially…

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Mary Jo Brosley

Victim of Samuel Little

age 33 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 31, 1970 · 56 years ago

Mary Jo Brosley, a 33-year-old woman, was the first known victim of Samuel Little, one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Brosley, who was estranged from her family and struggled with alcoholism, met Little at a bar in Miami on New Year's…

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Charles Atkins

Victim of Joseph Ernest Atkins

age 23 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 1969 · 57 years ago

A simmering cauldron of familial discord tragically boiled over on New Year's Eve of 1969 in Charleston, South Carolina, ending in the death of 23-year-old Charles Edward Atkins. An evening that should have been filled with the promise of a new year descended…

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Patricia Bissette

Victim of Albert Henry Desalvo

age 23 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 31, 1962 · 64 years ago

On the last day of 1962, a chilling discovery brought a tragic end to the life of 23-year-old Patricia Bissette, a Caucasian female secretary. Her boss grew concerned when she didn't answer her door on the morning of December 31st and later failed to arrive…

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William Gulak

Victim of Rudy Bladel

age 50 · Jackson, Michigan

Killed Dec 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

William Gulak, a 50-year-old male, tragically lost his life in a violent encounter on December 30, 1978, in Jackson, Michigan. On that fateful day, Gulak, a conductor, was inside a railroad depot with two of his colleagues, 42-year-old flagman Robert Lee…

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Charles Lee Burton

Victim of Rudy Bladel

age 32 · Jackson, Michigan

Killed Dec 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a cold December day in 1978, the life of 32-year-old railroad fireman Charles Lee Burton was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that was part of a larger, calculated killing spree. On December 30th, Burton was arriving for his shift at the…

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Anna Lloyd

Victim of The Cumminsville Killer

age 36 · Ohio

Killed Dec 31, 1909 · 117 years ago

The Cumminsville Killer: The Unsolved Murders of Cincinnati's "Murder Zone" A Killer Without a Name The Cumminsville Killer is the name given to an unidentified assailant believed to have been responsible for a series of violent deaths in and around the…

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