Serial Killer Victims (16)

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Juanita Purdy

age 83 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Juanita Purdy, an 83-year-old woman, passed away on July 31, 2016, at The Tradition-Prestonwood, a senior living community in Dallas, Texas. Initially, her death was ruled as natural causes, and she was described as being in excellent health prior to her…

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Genevieve Gordon (Annie)

Victim of Jane Toppan

Massachusetts

Killed Jul 31, 1901 · 125 years ago

Jane Toppan: The Poisoning Nurse Known as “Jolly Jane” Early Life Jane Toppan was an American nurse and serial poisoner who murdered patients, employers, friends, relatives, and members of families who trusted her with their care. Born Honora Kelley in…

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Mary Shields

Victim of Maury Troy Travis

age 62 · St Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 31, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the summer of 2000, the St. Louis area was gripped by a tragedy that would take years to fully unravel. On the morning of July 31, the body of Mary E. Shields, a 61-year-old African-American woman from East St. Louis, Illinois, was discovered in a desolate…

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Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr.

Victim of Herbert Richard Baumeister

age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 31, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a young man named Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr. vanished from Indianapolis, Indiana. The 20-year-old was last seen on July 31, 1993. At the time of his disappearance, he was working as a telephone marketer. Richard, who was known to…

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Charles Sparboe

Victim of Charles Thurman Sinclair

age 60 · Billings, Montana

Killed Jul 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a hot afternoon in Billings, Montana, on July 31, 1990, the life of 60-year-old Charles William Sparboe, a male, came to a violent and tragic end. Sparboe, the owner of the Treasure State Silver & Gold coin shop, was a self-made millionaire with interests…

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Catharine Newstrom

Victim of Charles Thurman Sinclair

age 47 · Billings, Montana

Killed Jul 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a hot July afternoon in 1990, the quiet of a Billings, Montana, coin shop was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 47-year-old Catharine Newstrom. On July 31st, she and her employer, 60-year-old Charles William Sparboe, were found shot to death…

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Troy Burress

Victim of Aileen Carol Wuornos

age 50 · Marion-county, Florida

Killed Jul 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

Troy Eugene Burress, a 50-year-old white male, was reported missing on July 31, 1990, in Marion County, Florida. Burress, who worked as a sausage salesman in Ocala, Florida, was last seen leaving his office to make sales calls. His disappearance prompted a…

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Colleen Gill

Victim of Tommy Lynn Sells

age 33 · Des Peres, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a sweltering summer day in the Midwest, a tragic discovery unfolded that would haunt the St. Louis, Missouri, area for decades. On July 31, 1983, 33-year-old Colleen Gill and her four-year-old daughter, Tiffany, were found dead inside their home on…

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Tiffany Gill

Victim of Tommy Lynn Sells

age 4 · Des Peres, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a horrific crime cut short the life of 4-year-old Tiffany Gill, a white female, and her mother, Colleen Gill. The family had recently settled into a new home in St. Louis, Missouri, and were known in the community as the proprietors of…

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John Lyons

Victim of Randall Greenawalt

age 24 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

John F. Lyons, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, was a Marine Sergeant with a young family. On July 31, 1978, what began as a journey from Yuma, Arizona, to visit relatives in Omaha, Nebraska, turned into a horrific tragedy for him and his loved ones. Traveling…

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Donnelda Lyons

Victim of Randall Greenawalt

age 23 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, a young family's journey turned into a horrifying tragedy in the Arizona desert. Donnelda Lyons, a 23-year-old woman, was traveling with her husband, 24-year-old Marine Sergeant John Lyons, their 22-month-old son, Christopher, and their…

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Christopher Lyons

Victim of Randall Greenawalt

age 1 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, a young family's journey took a tragic and fatal turn near Quartzsite, Arizona. On July 31, 1978, 24-year-old Marine Sergeant John F. Lyons, his wife Donnelda, and their 22-month-old son, Christopher, were traveling from Yuma, Arizona…

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Teresa Tyson

Victim of Randall Greenawalt

age 15 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the vast and unforgiving desert landscape near Quartzsite, Arizona, a chilling chapter of violence unfolded in the summer of 1978, forever marking the life and tragic death of 15-year-old Teresa-Jo Tyson. Her story is interwoven with a brazen prison escape…

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Stacy Moskowitz

Victim of David Richard Berkowitz

age 20 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 31, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a stifling night in the summer of 1977, with New York already rattled by a string of seemingly random shootings, Stacy Robin Moskowitz, a white 20-year-old woman from Brooklyn, New York, climbed into a car with Robert Violante for what was supposed to be…

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John Butkovich

Victim of John Wayne Gacy

age 18 · Norwood Park Township, Illinois

Killed Jul 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

John Butkovich, an 18-year-old Croatian American male, tragically lost his life on July 31, 1975, in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois. His death was the result of strangulation, a heinous act committed by the infamous serial killer John Wayne…

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Larry Ranson

Victim of Ronald Joseph Dominique

age 38 · Hahnville, Louisiana

Killed Jul 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the summer of 1998, the body of 38-year-old Larry Ranson, a male resident of Luling, was discovered along Louisiana Highway 3160 near Hahnville on the morning of July 31st. Initially, investigators were perplexed as there were no visible signs of trauma on…

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