Serial Killer Victims on April 1

Serial Killer Victims (28)

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Diego Verdugo-Sanchez

Victim of Aaron Juan Saucedo

age 21 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 21-year-old Diego Verdugo-Sanchez was tragically cut short. He was in his car at 5500 W. Turney Ave. around 9 p.m. when he was fatally shot in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting. Rushed to…

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Dean Lisowick

Victim of Thomas Donald Bruce McArthur

age 47 · Toronto, Ontario

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

To those who knew him in and around Toronto’s Gay Village, Dean Lisowick was a quiet, polite, and caring man with a big heart. He was a fixture in the community, known for doing odd jobs, helping out where he could, and sticking up for others. Despite a…

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Alysia Greenwade

Victim of Maury Troy Travis

age 34 · Florissant, Michigan

Killed Apr 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the spring of 2001, the body of Alysia Greenwade, a 33-year-old African American woman, was discovered in Illinois, marking a grim entry in what would become a string of brutal murders. Greenwade, who was last seen in Missouri, became the first known…

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Denise Lampe

Victim of Rodney Lynn Halbower

age 19 · Daly City, California

Killed Apr 1, 1976 · 50 years ago

Denise Lampe, a 19-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on April 1, 1976, in Daly City, California. She was found stabbed multiple times inside her car in the parking lot of Serramonte Mall, where she had gone shopping with a friend earlier that day. Lampe…

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Robert Snoke

Victim of Rebecca Auborn

age 54 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Robert “Bob” Snoke, a 54-year-old White man from Pataskala, Ohio, was a graduate of Upper Arlington High School and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Columbus State. He worked for many years in manufacturing and engineering businesses…

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Clara Strange

Victim of Kimberly Clark Saenz

age 77 · Lufkin, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2008 · 18 years ago

Clara Strange, a 77-year-old white female from Lufkin, Texas, died on April 1, 2008, under circumstances that later became part of a broader investigation into a series of suspicious deaths at a local dialysis clinic. She had been a patient at the DaVita…

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Thelma Metcalf

Victim of Kimberly Clark Saenz

age 68 · Lufkin, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2008 · 18 years ago

Thelma Metcalf, a 68-year-old white female from Zavalla, Texas, died on April 1, 2008, while undergoing dialysis treatment at the DaVita Healthcare Dialysis Clinic in Lufkin, Texas. She was one of several patients who experienced sudden cardiac arrest during…

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Brenda Ann Wolfe

Victim of Robert William Pickton

age 32 · Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

Killed Apr 1, 2000 · 26 years ago

Brenda Ann Wolfe was a mother, a daughter, and a sister who, despite a difficult life, was deeply loved by her family. A 32-year-old woman, Brenda grew up on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation in Saskatchewan before eventually making her way to Vancouver, British…

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Kenneth Gulley Jr.

Victim of Richard Gary Beach

age 45 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the spring of 1999, a series of brutal acts shattered the quiet of a Kansas City, Missouri, neighborhood, leaving five men dead and a community in shock. One of these men was Kenneth Gulley Jr., a 45-year-old male who lost his life on April 1, 1999. His…

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Donald Tsosie

Victim of Robert Ray Fry

age 40 · Farmington, New Mexico

Killed Apr 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the spring of 1998, the life of Donald Tsosie, a 40-year-old Navajo man, was brutally cut short in San Juan County, New Mexico. On March 31, 1998, Tsosie was at the Turn Around Bar in Farmington when he accepted a ride from two men, Robert Fry and Leslie…

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Linda Marie Maybin

Victim of Robert Lee Yates Jr.

age 34 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Apr 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

Linda Marie Maybin, a 34-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in Spokane, Washington, on April 1, 1998. Often called "Barefoot Linda" because she frequently went without shoes, her remains were discovered in a brushy area in the 4800 block of East…

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Steven Spurlin Hale

Victim of Herbert Richard Baumeister

age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 1, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the spring of 1994, a 28-year-old man named Steven Spurlin Hale vanished from Indianapolis, Indiana. He was last seen on April 1st of that year at the Indianapolis Central Library, a place known to be a meeting spot for gay men. At the time of his…

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Sharon Cunningham

Victim of Emanuel Lovell Webb

age 39 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Apr 1, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the early hours of April 1, 1990, the quiet of downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, was broken by the flicker of fire. Law enforcement and fire crews responded to what appeared to be an arson, a sports car engulfed in flames on a city street. As the fire was…

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Donald Welling

Victim of Thomas Lee Dillon

age 35 · Strasburg, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1989 · 37 years ago

Donald Carl Welling, a 35-year-old man from Strasburg, Ohio, tragically lost his life on April 1, 1989. He was shot while walking or jogging on Route 94 in Tuscarawas County. The investigation into his death revealed that he was one of the victims of Thomas…

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Michelle Lynn Korfman

Victim of Christopher Bernard Wilder

age 17 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a spring day in Las Vegas, seventeen-year-old Michelle Lynn Korfman, a white female, attended a Seventeen magazine cover model competition at the Meadows Mall on April 1, 1984, with aspirations of a modeling career. It was there that she crossed paths with…

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DeLynne Frey

Victim of Robert Christian Hansen

age 19 · Palmer, Alaska

Killed Apr 1, 1983 · 43 years ago

DeLynne Renee “Sugar” Frey, a 19-year-old White/Caucasian woman, slipped into Alaska's spring of 1983 as a face known to Fourth Avenue and to coworkers who knew her as a waitress in Anchorage. Born in Baltimore in 1963, she was last seen in March 1983…

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Kimberly Gaye Rawlins

Victim of Gerald Parker

age 21 · Orange County, California

Killed Apr 1, 1979 · 47 years ago

Kimberly Gaye Rawlins, a 21-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on April 1, 1979, in Orange County, California. Her death was part of a series of brutal crimes committed by Gerald Parker, a former Marine known as the "Bedroom Basher." Parker…

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Betty Wilson

Victim of Richard Laurence Marquette

age 37 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Apr 1, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the spring of 1975, Betty Wilson, a 37-year-old mother of seven, was focused on building a new life. Having recently relocated to Salem, Oregon, she was determined to leave behind an abusive relationship and create a safe future for herself and her family.…

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Thomas Rainwater

Victim of Jessie Cooks

age 19 · San Francisco, California

Killed Apr 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 1974, in San Francisco, 19-year-old Thomas Rainwater, a white male Salvation Army cadet, and his companion, 21-year-old Linda Story, were en route to a nearby market. As they proceeded along Geary Street near Webster, an African…

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Thomas Rainwater

Victim of Manuel Moore

age 19 · San Francisco, California

Killed Apr 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 1974, in San Francisco, 19-year-old Thomas Rainwater, a white male Salvation Army cadet, and his companion, 21-year-old Linda Story, were en route to a nearby market. As they proceeded along Geary Street near Webster, an African…

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Thomas Rainwater

Victim of J. C. X. Simon

age 19 · San Francisco, California

Killed Apr 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 1974, in San Francisco, 19-year-old Thomas Rainwater, a white male Salvation Army cadet, and his companion, 21-year-old Linda Story, were en route to a nearby market. As they proceeded along Geary Street near Webster, an African…

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Ruth Burke

Victim of Herbert Arnold

age 43 · New York City, New York

Killed Apr 1, 1965 · 61 years ago

Ruth Burke, 43, a White woman, died in New York City, New York, on April 1, 1965, in a case that later became tied—through public reporting—to a grim pattern of violence attributed to Herbert Arnold. In the version of events repeated in later write-ups, Ruth…

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Betzaida Montalvo

Victim of Main South Woodsman

age 29 · Worcester, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 1, 2003 · 23 years ago

Betzaida Montalvo, a 29-year-old mother of five known to her friends as "Betsy," was a loved person whose death was deeply felt by her community in Worcester, Massachusetts. She and her childhood friend, Carmen Rudy, grew up together in the same housing…

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Alden D. Delano

Victim of Warren Harris Jr.

age 59 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 1, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the spring of 1977, a wave of fear gripped the gay community in New Orleans’ French Quarter as a serial killer later dubbed the "French Quarter Stabber" began a string of brutal attacks. The killer preyed on men, instilling terror in a neighborhood known…

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Thomas Rainwater

Victim of Larry Green

age 19 · California

Killed Apr 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

Larry Craig Green and the San Francisco Zebra Murders Larry Craig Green was one of four men convicted in connection with the notorious series of killings and shootings that became known as the Zebra murders. The crimes terrorized San Francisco from October…

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Guy Luckenuck

Victim of Léopold Dion

age 12 · Quebec City, Quebec

Killed Apr 1, 1963 · 63 years ago

Twelve-year-old Guy Luckenuck was a talented and trusting young musician from Kénogami, Quebec. A dedicated clarinetist, he traveled regularly to Quebec City for lessons at the prestigious Conservatoire de musique. It was on one of these trips in April 1963…

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Mary Kates

Victim of Atlanta Ripper

age 18 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 1912 · 114 years ago

In the spring of 1912, a palpable terror gripped the Black communities of Atlanta, Georgia. For nearly a year, a shadowy figure the press had dubbed the "Atlanta Ripper" and the "Black Butcher" had been preying on women, leaving a trail of at least 15, and…

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Brosnan Unknown

Victim of Antonio Nardello

Gunpowder, Maryland

Killed Apr 1, 1884 · 142 years ago

In the spring of 1884, a male laborer known as Brosnan was working along the Philadelphia Road in Gunpowder, Maryland, a rural area of Baltimore County. Among his fellow workers, he was distinguished by the nickname "The Blacksmith," a title that spoke to his…

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