Serial Killer Victims on May 22

Serial Killer Victims (11)

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Nathaniel Cater

Victim of Wayne Bertram Williams

age 27 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 22, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the spring of 1981, the city of Atlanta was gripped by a series of slayings that created a climate of fear. It was in this tense atmosphere that 27-year-old Nathaniel Cater, a Black male, disappeared. He was last seen alive in May of that year, with some…

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Warren Edward Kelley

Victim of Juan Vallejo Corona

age 62 · Yuba City, California

Killed May 22, 1971 · 55 years ago

Warren Jerome Kelley, a 62-year-old Caucasian male, was among the victims of Juan Vallejo Corona, a labor contractor turned serial killer who targeted migrant farm workers in California during the early months of 1971. Kelley's body was discovered in a peach…

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Cleave Waters

Victim of Syd Jones

Alabama||Nebraska||California||Kentucky||New Mexico||Wyoming

Killed May 22, 1911 · 115 years ago

Syd Jones: The Condemned Killer Who Confessed to Thirteen Murders Early Life and Military Background Syd Jones was an American murderer whose background remains largely unknown. His date of birth, childhood and family history were never reliably documented.…

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Leticia Grant

Victim of Kendrell Lavar Lyles

age 35 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 22, 2019 · 7 years ago

Leticia Grant, a 35-year-old Black transgender woman, was tragically shot and killed on May 22, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. She was found in a parking lot in the 7800 block of McCallum Boulevard, and despite being rushed to the hospital, she succumbed to her…

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Charles Gunnar

Victim of Leonard Thomas Lake

age 34 · Morgan Hill, California

Killed May 22, 1983 · 43 years ago

Charles Gunnar, a 34-year-old man from Morgan Hill, California, disappeared in 1982 and was later found deceased near Wilseyville in California's Mother Lode country. His remains were unearthed near a secluded cabin owned by survivalist Leonard Lake, who was…

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Charles Gunnar

Victim of Charles Chi-tat Ng

age 36 · Morgan Hill, California

Killed May 22, 1983 · 43 years ago

Charles Gunnar, a 34-year-old man from Morgan Hill, California, disappeared in 1982 and was later found deceased near Wilseyville in California's Mother Lode country. His remains were unearthed near a secluded cabin owned by survivalist Leonard Lake, who was…

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Martina Authorlee

Victim of Gary Leon Ridgway

age 18 · Seattle, Washington

Killed May 22, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a spring day in 1983, a young woman named Martina Authorlee, an 18-year-old of mixed race, vanished from the Seattle, Washington area. She was last seen on May 22, 1983, along the Pacific Highway South, a stretch of road that would later become infamous as…

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Jerry Martin

Victim of Gary James Lewingdon

age 47 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

On May 22, 1978, Jerry Martin, a 47-year-old white male, and his wife Martha were tragically murdered in their home in northeast Columbus, Ohio. Jerry Martin served as the vice president and general manager of "Perma-stone," a local business. The couple was…

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Martha Martin

Victim of Gary James Lewingdon

age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

On May 21, 1978, 51-year-old white female Martha Mae King Martin and her husband, 47-year-old Jerry Martin, were found fatally shot at their home on Morse Road in Columbus, Ohio. The couple had been attacked through a window screen, and the assailants stole…

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Jerry Martin

Victim of Thaddeus Charles Lewingdon

age 47 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

On May 22, 1978, Jerry Martin, a 47-year-old white male, and his wife Martha were tragically murdered in their home in northeast Columbus, Ohio. Jerry Martin served as the vice president and general manager of "Perma-stone," a local business. The couple was…

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Martha Mae King Martin

Victim of Thaddeus Charles Lewingdon

age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

On May 21, 1978, 51-year-old white female Martha Mae King Martin and her husband, 47-year-old Jerry Martin, were found fatally shot at their home on Morse Road in Columbus, Ohio. The couple had been attacked through a window screen, and the assailants stole…

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