Serial Killer Victims on July 8

Serial Killer Victims (12)

Serial Killer Victim30th anniversary

Amy Smith

Victim of Alfred J. Gaynor

age 20 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 8, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the summer of 1996, a distressing discovery was made in a Springfield, Massachusetts apartment. The body of 20-year-old Amy Smith, a female, was found in a closet by a social worker who had come for a routine visit. The scene was grim; her hands were…

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Serial Killer Victim50th anniversary

Debra Suzy Bennett

Victim of The Mad City Murderer

age 20 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 8, 1976 · 50 years ago

Debra J Bennett was raised in Ridgeway, Wisconsin and had graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1973. She had two loving parents, a brother, and, three sisters. Debra is described as a free spirit who made friends easily and was eager to move from her…

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Darlenia Denise Johnson

Victim of The Freeway Phantom

age 16 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 8, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the summer of 1971, a shadow lingered over the community of Congress Heights in Washington, D.C. Sixteen-year-old Darlenia Johnson, an African-American girl, was working a summer job at the Oxon Run Recreational Center. On the morning of July 8th, she left…

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Serial Killer Victim15th anniversary

Luis Cruz

Victim of Zackery Cody Franklin

Connecticut

Killed Jul 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

Zackery Cody Franklin: Four Connecticut Homicides Overview Zackery Cody Franklin is a Connecticut murderer whose criminal cases involved four separate homicides committed between December 2007 and July 2011. The killings occurred in New Haven and Waterbury…

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Serial Killer Victim30th anniversary

Destiny Smith

Victim of Alfred J. Gaynor

age 1 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 8, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the summer of 1996, a tragic event unfolded in a sweltering Springfield, Massachusetts apartment, forever altering the lives of one family. Destiny Smith, a 22-month-old Black female, was found deceased from starvation and dehydration. Her mother…

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Paul Yaw

Victim of Wesley Brownlee

age 35 · Stockton, California

Killed Jul 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Paul Alexander Yaw, aged 35, was tragically shot and killed on July 8, 2022, in Stockton, California. Yaw was one of the victims in a series of fatal shootings that plagued the city, which were later attributed to a suspected serial killer. The incident…

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Darren Royal Miller

Victim of Robert Joseph Silveria

age 19 · Thompson Springs, Utah

Killed Jul 8, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, a young man's journey with friends ended in a brutal act of violence that left his case officially unresolved for decades. Darren Royal Miller, a 19-year-old White / Caucasian male, was traveling with two companions when they decided to…

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Joyce Nelson

Victim of Richard Ramirez

age 60 · Monterey Park, California

Killed Jul 8, 1985 · 41 years ago

Joyce Lucille Brown Nelson, a 60-year-old woman of Caucasian descent, was tragically murdered in her home in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California, on the night of July 6, 1985. She was asleep on her couch when Richard Ramirez, infamously known as the…

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Orma Smith

Victim of John Agrue

age 94 · Longmont, Colorado

Killed Jul 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, the community of Longmont, Colorado, was shaken by the violent death of one of its elderly residents. Orma B. Smith, a 94-year-old White female and retired librarian, was brutally murdered in her own apartment. The grim discovery of her…

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Wendy Coffield

Victim of Gary Leon Ridgway

age 16 · Kent, Washington

Killed Jul 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, the life of 16-year-old Wendy Coffield was tragically cut short. A White female, Wendy disappeared on July 8, 1982, after leaving her foster home in Tacoma, Washington. She was a runaway who had previously escaped from a juvenile…

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Andrea Hall

Victim of Lawrence Bittaker

age 18 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 8, 1979 · 47 years ago

Andrea Hall, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, was one of the victims of the notorious 'Tool Box Killers,' Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris. Hall was abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered by the duo in 1979. The 'Tool Box Killers' were known for their…

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Andrea Joy Hall

Victim of Roy Lewis Norris

age 18 · Redondo Beach, California

Killed Jul 8, 1979 · 47 years ago

Andrea Joy Hall, an 18-year-old White female, was last seen on July 8, 1979, in Redondo Beach, California. She had been hitchhiking along the Pacific Coast Highway when she was picked up by two men later identified as Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker and Roy Lewis…

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