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Serial Killer Victims on August 31

757 open cases in our database happened on August 31. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Serial Killer Victims (12)

Charles David Carver - Woodruff, South Carolina
Serial Killer Victim10th anniversary

Charles David Carver

age 32 · Woodruff, South Carolina
Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 31, 2016, 32-year-old Charles David Carver, a male, and his girlfriend, Kala Brown, disappeared after going to a large property in Woodruff, South Carolina, for a cleaning job. The property was owned by Todd Kohlhepp, a real estate agent who was…

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Robin West - Orange, New Jersey
Serial Killer Victim10th anniversary

Robin West

age 19 · Orange, New Jersey
Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a 19-year-old female named Robin West, originally from Philadelphia, was in Union Township, New Jersey, with plans to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Her life was tragically cut short on September 1, 2016, in the city of Orange.…

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Dannie Boy Edwards - Burton, Ohio
Serial Killer Victim30th anniversary

Dannie Boy Edwards

age 24 · Burton, Ohio
Killed Aug 31, 1996 · 30 years ago

Dannie Boy Edwards, a 25-year-old man from Burton, Ohio, tragically died on August 31, 1996. His death was initially a mystery, but it later came to light that he was murdered by his foster father, Edward W. Edwards. Edward W. Edwards, a convicted murderer…

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Lori Vasquez - Yonkers, New York
Serial Killer Victim35th anniversary

Lori Vasquez

age 24 · Yonkers, New York
Killed Aug 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

Lori Vasquez, 24, was a woman from Brooklyn whose life ended in late August 1991, and the first sign the public had that something terrible had happened came days later in Yonkers. On August 31, 1991, what was left of her was discovered stuffed into a trash…

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Serial Killer Victim115th anniversary

Mary Ann Duncan

Victim of Atlanta Ripper
age 20 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Aug 31, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the summer of 1911, a palpable sense of fear gripped the Black communities of Atlanta, Georgia. A brutal and elusive killer, known to the press as the "Atlanta Ripper" or the "Black Butcher," was stalking the city's streets, preying on young African…

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Joshua Blake - Mohave County, Arizona
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Joshua Blake

age 42 · Mohave County, Arizona
Killed Aug 31, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the disappearance of 42-year-old Joshua William-James Blake from his Golden Valley, Arizona home would unravel a grim tale of betrayal and violence. Blake, a man described by his loved ones as a hardworking father dedicated to…

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Selena Esquibel - Alamosa, Colorado
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Selena Esquibel

age 19 · Alamosa, Colorado
Killed Aug 31, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late summer of 2020, Selena Esquibel, a 19-year-old female from Alamosa, Colorado, was navigating the complexities of young adulthood. She was staying at the Walsh Hotel in her hometown, a detail her mother would later recount to police. But Selena’s…

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Arpad Horvath - London, Ontario
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Arpad Horvath

age 75 · London, Ontario
Killed Aug 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Arpad Horvath was a man who had faced down history, a devoted husband and father who built a successful life from nothing after escaping danger in his youth. Born in Hungary, he fled the country during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, reportedly bribing a…

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Lydia Wingfield - Baltimore, Maryland
Serial Killer Victim

Lydia Wingfield

age 78 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

Lydia R. Wingfield, a 78-year-old woman, became a tragic victim in a series of brutal killings that shook Baltimore. On August 31, 2005, a man knocked on her apartment door, claiming to be a childhood friend of her son and giving the name 'Money'. Later that…

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Andrea Randi Levine - King County, Washington
Serial Killer Victim

Andrea Randi Levine

age 27 · King County, Washington
Killed Aug 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the late summer of 1990, the life of a young Caucasian woman, Andrea Randi Levine, was brutally cut short in her King County, Washington apartment. The 24-year-old office receptionist, known to her friends as Randi, was found in her Kingsgate residence on…

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Ralph Calise - Lake Forest, Illinois
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Ralph Calise

age 28 · Lake Forest, Illinois
Killed Aug 31, 1983 · 43 years ago

Ralph Calise, a 28-year-old white male, was tragically murdered on August 31, 1983, in Lake Forest, Illinois. His death was linked to the infamous serial killer Larry Eyler, also known as the Highway Killer. Eyler targeted young men across the Midwest…

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Edna Adkins

age 33 · Middletown, Ohio
Killed Aug 31, 1947 · 79 years ago

On the last evening of August 1947, Edna Adkins, a 33-year-old mother from Middletown, Ohio, was sitting in her car with her young son, Paul. The late summer air held no warning of the horror that was about to shatter their lives. That night, Edna became a…

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