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Serial Killer Victims on August 7

707 open cases in our database happened on August 7. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Serial Killer Victims (13)

Deborah Cooke - Lansing, Michigan
Serial Killer Victim

Deborah Cooke

age 36 · Lansing, Michigan
Killed Aug 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a wave of terror gripped the city of Lansing, Michigan, as a string of brutal murders targeting women unfolded. Among the victims was Deborah Kaye Cooke, a 36-year-old woman whose life was tragically cut short. On August 7, 2007, her…

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Ashely Barron - Sacramento, California
Serial Killer Victim

Ashely Barron

Victim of Jack Barron
age 4 · Sacramento, California
Killed Aug 7, 1994 · 32 years ago

On August 7, 1994, four-year-old Ashley Ann Barron was found deceased in her bed in Sacramento, California. Her father, Jack Barron, had left for work earlier that evening, leaving a babysitter in charge. The babysitter reported checking on Ashley around…

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Sophia Francis Garrity - Spring Hill, Florida
Serial Killer Victim

Sophia Francis Garrity

age 80 · Spring Hill, Florida
Killed Aug 7, 1993 · 33 years ago

Sophia Francis Garrity, an 80-year-old widow, tragically lost her life on August 7, 1993, in Spring Hill, Hernando County, Florida. Her death was initially ruled accidental, as it resulted from a fire that engulfed her home. Garrity lived alone, and her…

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Jennifer Lisa Smith - Oak Grove, Oregon
Serial Killer Victim

Jennifer Lisa Smith

age 25 · Oak Grove, Oregon
Killed Aug 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the late hours of August 7, 1987, the life of 25-year-old Jennifer Lisa Smith, a Caucasian female, came to a brutal and tragic end in a parking lot in Oak Grove, Oregon. That night, her screams pierced the quiet, drawing the attention of patrons at a…

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Theodore May - Chehalis, Washington
Serial Killer Victim

Theodore May

age 78 · Chehalis, Washington
Killed Aug 7, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the summer of 1980, the quiet community of Chehalis, Washington, was disturbed by a brutal act of violence that ended the life of a local resident. On August 7, 78-year-old Theodore May was found bludgeoned to death in the garage of his own home. The…

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Terri Jean Cummings - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Serial Killer Victim

Terri Jean Cummings

age 21 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Killed Aug 7, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, a wave of fear gripped the communities of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as a series of brutal murders of young women instilled a deep sense of unease. Among the victims was 20-year-old Terri Jean Cummings. On August 7, 1979, her nude body…

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Alphonse Manning - Madison, Wisconsin
Serial Killer Victim

Alphonse Manning

age 23 · Madison, Wisconsin
Killed Aug 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

Alphonse “Alphonce” Manning Jr., a 23-year-old Black/African American man, was killed on August 7, 1977, in the parking lot of East Towne Mall in Madison, Wisconsin. He was with his companion, Toni Schwenn, when an encounter in the parking lot suddenly turned…

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Toni Schwenn - Madison, Wisconsin
Serial Killer Victim

Toni Schwenn

age 23 · Madison, Wisconsin
Killed Aug 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

On August 7, 1977, Toni Schwenn, a 23-year-old White female, was killed in the parking lot of East Towne Mall in Madison, Wisconsin, along with her companion, Alphonce Manning Jr. The two had been together at the shopping center when a confrontation developed…

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John Vehar - Evanston, Wyoming
Serial Killer Victim

John Vehar

age 18 · Evanston, Wyoming
Killed Aug 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 7, 1977, a powerful explosion tore through the quiet streets of Evanston, Wyoming, obliterating a family home and ending three lives. Among the victims was 18-year-old John Vehar, a young man on the verge of adulthood. He was…

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James M. Clark

Victim of Alvin Johnson
age 38 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Killed Aug 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, James M. Clark, a 38-year-old man from Texas, was traveling with his wife, Anna. Their journey, however, took a tragic and violent turn when they made a stop in Salt Lake City, Utah. The couple was passing through the state, traveling…

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Vincent Vehar

age 67 · Evanston, Wyoming
Killed Aug 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 7, 1977, a monstrous explosion tore through the quiet streets of Evanston, a small city in the southwest corner of Wyoming. The blast instantly destroyed a family home, killing three of its occupants as they slept. The targets…

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Beverly Vehar

Evanston, Wyoming
Killed Aug 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 7, 1977, a monstrous explosion tore through the quiet of Evanston, Wyoming, obliterating a brick home and instantly killing three of its occupants. Beverly Vehar, a wife and mother, died in her sleep alongside her husband…

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Delmar Bright

Victim of Billy Chadd
age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Aug 7, 1975 · 51 years ago

Delmar Bright, a 29-year-old porter at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, was tragically murdered on August 7, 1975. Bright, whose ethnicity is not explicitly detailed in the sources, was found deceased in his apartment on August 11, 1975. His body was…

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