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Serial Killer Victims on January 16

694 open cases in our database happened on January 16. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Serial Killer Victims (14)

Christine Mary Boone - Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Serial Killer Victim

Christine Mary Boone

age 43 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Killed Jan 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Christine Mary Boone, a 43-year-old African-American woman, was reported missing by her family on January 16, 2007. Her disappearance was part of a larger pattern of missing and murdered women in the Rocky Mount area of North Carolina, many of whom shared…

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Terry Love - Oakland, California
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Terry Love

age 20 · Oakland, California
Killed Jan 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

Terry Love, a 20-year-old man from Oakland, California, was tragically killed on January 16, 1999. His death was part of a violent spree carried out by Mervin Ray Hughes, a 41-year-old man whom authorities described as a "cold-blooded predator." Hughes was…

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James Doxtator - West Allis, Wisconsin
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James Doxtator

age 14 · West Allis, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

James Edward Doxtator was 14 years old, a Native American male whose disappearance in January 1988 would not be fully explained until more than three years later. His death is commonly recorded as January 16, 1988, although some accounts based on Jeffrey…

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Theresa Carey - Adrian, Michigan
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Theresa Carey

age 19 · Adrian, Michigan
Killed Jan 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a cold winter night in Adrian, Michigan, the life of 19-year-old Theresa Carey was brutally cut short. On January 15, 1979, she was visiting her friend, 24-year-old Yolanda Torres Madison, at her home on West Maple Avenue. What began as a friendly visit…

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Yolanda Torres Madison - Adrian, Michigan
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Yolanda Torres Madison

age 24 · Adrian, Michigan
Killed Jan 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a cold winter night in Adrian, Michigan, the life of 24-year-old Yolanda Torres Madison, a female of Puerto Rican descent, was tragically cut short. On January 15, 1979, a career criminal named Anthony Guy Walker broke into her home on West Maple Avenue…

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Jessica Madison - Blissfield, Michigan
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Jessica Madison

age 11months · Blissfield, Michigan
Killed Jan 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, a horrific crime cut short the life of 11-month-old Jessica Madison in Adrian, Michigan. The infant girl died of smoke inhalation in a house fire deliberately set to conceal a brutal double murder. Her mother, 24-year-old Yolanda Torres…

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LaBrian Lovett - Atlanta, Georgia
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LaBrian Lovett

age 26 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jan 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 1977, the life of 20-year-old Black man LaBrian Lovett was cut tragically short in Atlanta, Georgia. What began as a private encounter in a place known as a lover's lane ended in a frantic and futile race for…

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Veronica Hill - Atlanta, Georgia
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Veronica Hill

age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jan 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 1977, a chilling discovery was made in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the beginning of a series of events that would terrorize the city. A car, driven erratically, crashed into a street sign, and when police investigated…

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Sherry Bristol Kennedy - Potomac, Maryland
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Sherry Bristol Kennedy

age 14 · Potomac, Maryland
Killed Jan 16, 1970 · 56 years ago

On a cold Friday, January 16, 1970, in Potomac, Maryland, 14-year-old Sherry Bristol Kennedy left her home to visit a friend. A high school freshman, Sherry was remembered by a classmate as a smart, beautiful, and opinionated girl who was full of life. Her…

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Sok Sary

Victim of Doeur Seoung
age 49 · Fresno, California
Killed Jan 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a winter day in Fresno, California, the lives of two people were violently ended in a brutal home invasion. Sok Sary, a 49-year-old man, was murdered on Friday, January 16, 1998. He was not the only victim that day; he was killed alongside a woman named…

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Manijanh Phetsomphou

Victim of Doeur Seoung
age 41 · Fresno, California
Killed Jan 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a winter day in Fresno, California, the lives of two families were irrevocably shattered by an act of brutal, calculated violence. On January 16, 1998, Manijanh Phetsomphou, a 41-year-old woman, was killed inside her own home. She was not alone. Also…

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Unidentified John Doe

California
Killed Jan 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

Joseph Martin Danks: The Koreatown Slasher Overview Joseph Martin Danks, commonly known as the "Koreatown Slasher," was an American serial and spree killer responsible for a concentrated series of murders targeting homeless men in the Los Angeles area during…

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Jean Way

age 24 · Montreal, Quebec
Killed Jan 16, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the winter of 1970, Jean Way, a 24-year-old woman, was living and working in Montreal, Quebec. She shared an apartment with a friend on Lincoln Street in the downtown area and worked at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Her life was tragically cut short on the…

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Donna Jean Ball

Victim of Eugene Blake
age 18 · near Ceredo, West Virginia
Killed Jan 16, 1967 · 59 years ago

On the evening of January 16, 1967, Donna Jean Ball, an 18-year-old woman, was driving home from her job as a telephone operator for C&P Telephone near Ceredo, West Virginia. It was a routine drive that turned into a nightmare when another vehicle, a 1958…

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