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Serial Killer Victims on January 9

678 open cases in our database happened on January 9. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Serial Killer Victims (4)

Samuel Spangler - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Serial Killer Victim

Samuel Spangler

age 80 · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

Samuel Standly Spangler, an 80-year-old white male, was born on February 27, 1921, and passed away on January 9, 2002, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His death was later attributed to the actions of Charles Cullen, a nurse who became infamous as a serial killer.…

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Aileen Pruitt - Burmingham, Alabama
Serial Killer Victim

Aileen Pruitt

Victim of Jack Trawick
age 27 · Burmingham, Alabama
Killed Jan 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, the life of 26-year-old Frances Aileen Pruitt was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. A white female, Pruitt was navigating a difficult period in her life; estranged from her husband and battling a cocaine addiction that had…

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Billy King - West Peoria, Illinois
Serial Killer Victim

Billy King

Victim of David Waters
age 36 · West Peoria, Illinois
Killed Jan 9, 1984 · 42 years ago

Billy A. King Sr. was a **36‑year‑old male**, identified as **Caucasian**, who was found shot to death in his van in West Peoria, Illinois, on **January 9, 1984**. His death remained an unsolved homicide for nearly two decades. Law enforcement considered…

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Casimir Strawinski - Los Angeles, California
Serial Killer Victim

Casimir Strawinski

age 58 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jan 9, 1975 · 51 years ago

Casimir Strawinski, a 58-year-old man, was found dead in his hotel room on January 9, 1975. His death was part of a series of murders attributed to Vaughn Orrin Greenwood, infamously known as the "Skid Row Slasher". Greenwood was a serial killer who targeted…

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