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Serial Killer Victims on May 18

701 open cases in our database happened on May 18. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Serial Killer Victims (9)

Muhlaysia Booker - Dallas, Texas
Serial Killer Victim

Muhlaysia Booker

age 22 · Dallas, Texas
Killed May 18, 2019 · 7 years ago

Muhlaysia Booker, a 22-year-old African-American transgender woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on May 18, 2019, from a gunshot wound. Her death came just a month after a brutal assault that went viral on social media. On April 12, 2019, Booker and her…

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Derek Anderson - Tampa, Florida
Serial Killer Victim

Derek Anderson

age 21 · Tampa, Florida
Killed May 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 18, 2010, 21-year-old African-American male Derek Anderson was fatally shot outside his mother’s apartment in Tampa, Florida. At approximately 11:20 p.m., Derek was returning home with his friend Joe Anderson when they noticed a white car trailing…

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Fern Franco - Chillicothe, Michigan
Serial Killer Victim

Fern Franco

age 75 · Chillicothe, Michigan
Killed May 18, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the quiet town of Chillicothe, Missouri, the life of 75-year-old Fern Franco came to a sudden and unexpected end on May 18, 2002. A patient at Hedrick Medical Center, she was being treated for pneumonia and was expected to recover. However, she died under…

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Lashann Matthews - Hammond, Louisiana
Serial Killer Victim

Lashann Matthews

age 20 · Hammond, Louisiana
Killed May 18, 1998 · 28 years ago

Lashann Matthews, 20, a Black woman from Hammond, Louisiana, died on May 18, 1998, in a place that should have felt safest: the mobile home where she lived with her husband, Eric Dawon Matthews. When relatives arrived to check on her, they discovered a scene…

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Albert Morris - Hilliard, Florida
Serial Killer Victim

Albert Morris

Victim of Gary Ray Bowles
age 38 · Hilliard, Florida
Killed May 18, 1994 · 32 years ago

On May 18, 1994, Albert Morris, a 37-year-old white male, was found brutally murdered in his trailer in Hilliard, Florida. The victim had suffered severe trauma, including a gunshot wound, beating, and strangulation. A towel had been forcibly inserted into…

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Walter P. Sanders - Mojave Desert, California
Serial Killer Victim

Walter P. Sanders

age 16 · Mojave Desert, California
Killed May 18, 1984 · 42 years ago

Walter P. Sanders, a 16-year-old male, was tragically murdered on May 18, 1984, in the Mojave Desert region of California. According to available records, Walter, who was described as a teenage runaway, encountered a man named Mauricio Rodriguez Silva while…

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Richard Bruce - Effington County, Illinois
Serial Killer Victim

Richard Bruce

age 25 · Effington County, Illinois
Killed May 18, 1983 · 43 years ago

Richard Bruce, a 25-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on May 18, 1983, in Effingham County, Illinois. His death was the result of a brutal murder committed by Larry Eyler, a notorious serial killer known as "The Interstate Killer." Eyler targeted…

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Janet Herstein - Fresno, California
Serial Killer Victim

Janet Herstein

Victim of Ray Dell Sims
age 17 · Fresno, California
Killed May 18, 1977 · 49 years ago

Janet Herstein, a 17-year-old white female from Fresno, California, was tragically murdered on May 18, 1977. At the time of her death, she was delivering newspapers for the Fresno Guide as part of her regular route. Janet disappeared partway through her…

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Susan Jackson - Houston, Texas
Serial Killer Victim

Susan Jackson

age 21 · Houston, Texas
Killed May 18, 1975 · 51 years ago

Susan Jackson, a 21-year-old white woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically murdered in 1975 by Gary Addison Taylor, a serial killer with a long history of violent crimes against women. Jackson, who worked as a waitress, was found deceased in Houston shortly…

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