Serial Killer Victims on May 20

Serial Killer Victims (18)

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Loretta Lewis

Victim of Jeff Davis 8

age 28 · Jennings, Louisiana

Killed May 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

On May 20, 2005, the body of 28-year-old Loretta Lynn Chaisson Lewis, a White female, was discovered floating in a canal on the outskirts of Jennings, Louisiana, by a fisherman. Her remains were significantly decomposed, and she was identified through her…

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Tarika Jones

Victim of Chicago Strangler

age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

Tarika Jones was a 30-year-old African American woman whose life was tragically cut short in Chicago, Illinois, on May 20, 2003. Her body was discovered inside an abandoned building in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood, and investigators determined that…

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Linda Green

Victim of Chicago Strangler

age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

To her family, she was affectionately known as “Genie,” a woman who loved to laugh and be happy. Linda Green, 42, grew up in Idlewood, Michigan, one of twelve children in a close-knit family that included her twin brother. Though money was tight, her brother…

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James Sylve

Victim of Eric Dawon Matthews

age 1 · Kenner, Louisiana

Killed May 20, 1998 · 28 years ago

James Sylve, a 1-year-old Black boy from Kenner, Louisiana, vanished into the kind of silence that makes an entire community hold its breath. In mid-May 1998, he was in the care of his stepfather, Eric Dawon Matthews, after violence had already torn through…

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Melody Ann Murfin

Victim of Robert Lee Yates Jr.

age 43 · Spokane, Washington

Killed May 20, 1998 · 28 years ago

For two years, the family of Melody Ann Murfin held onto hope, clouded by the agonizing uncertainty of not knowing where she was. A 43-year-old woman, Melody disappeared from Spokane, Washington, on May 20, 1998. Her case was linked to a string of unsolved…

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Leola Douglas

Victim of Anthony Kirkland

age 27 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

Leola Douglas, a 27-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on May 20, 1987. She was killed by her boyfriend, Anthony Kirkland, after she refused to have sex with him. Kirkland raped and murdered her before setting her body on fire in an attempt to destroy…

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Jeffrey Sheffield

Victim of Michael Tenneson

age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

Jeffrey E. Sheffield was a 23-year-old white male living in Denver, Colorado, whose life was cut short on May 20, 1987, when he died by homicidal violence. Official records and memorials place his death in Denver and remember him simply as a young man whose…

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Mitchell Gonzales

Victim of Michael Tenneson

age 22 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

Mitchell Gonzales, a 22-year-old man, was killed in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 1987. He died alongside Jeffrey E. Sheffield during a violent encounter connected to Michael Tenneson, who was also known as Michael Leith. The two victims had reportedly spent…

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Jeffrey Sheffield

Victim of Michael Tenneson

age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

Jeffrey E. Sheffield was a 23-year-old white male living in Denver, Colorado, whose life was cut short on May 20, 1987, when he died by homicidal violence. Official records and memorials place his death in Denver and remember him simply as a young man whose…

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Mitchell Gonzales

Victim of Michael Tenneson

age 22 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

Mitchell Gonzales, a 22-year-old man, was killed in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 1987. He died alongside Jeffrey E. Sheffield during a violent encounter connected to Michael Tenneson, who was also known as Michael Leith. The two victims had reportedly spent…

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Angelica Lavallee

Victim of David Alan Gore

age 14 · Indian River County, Florida

Killed May 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

Angelica Lavallee, a 14-year-old girl, tragically lost her life on May 20, 1983, in Florida. She and her friend, Barbara Ann Byer, also 14, were hitchhiking along Interstate 95 in Brevard County when they encountered David Alan Gore and his cousin Fred…

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Barbara Byer

Victim of David Alan Gore

age 14 · Indian River County, Florida

Killed May 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

Barbara Ann Byer, a 14-year-old girl, tragically lost her life on May 20, 1983, in a horrifying incident that shocked the community. Barbara, along with another 14-year-old girl named Angelica LaVallee, was hitchhiking along Interstate 95 in Brevard County…

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Angelica Lavallee

Victim of Fred Waterfield

age 14 · Indian River County, Florida

Killed May 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

Angelica Lavallee, a 14-year-old girl, tragically lost her life on May 20, 1983, in Florida. She and her friend, Barbara Ann Byer, also 14, were hitchhiking along Interstate 95 in Brevard County when they encountered David Alan Gore and his cousin Fred…

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Barbara Byer

Victim of Fred Waterfield

age 14 · Indian River County, Florida

Killed May 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

Barbara Ann Byer, a 14-year-old girl, tragically lost her life on May 20, 1983, in a horrifying incident that shocked the community. Barbara, along with another 14-year-old girl named Angelica LaVallee, was hitchhiking along Interstate 95 in Brevard County…

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Rhonda Rima

Victim of Martin Lee Sanders

age 15 · Spokane, Washington

Killed May 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

A carefree evening of fun at a local carnival turned into a nightmare for two Spokane, Washington, families in the spring of 1983. On Friday, May 20, 15-year-old friends Rhonda Rima and Elizabeth Marks attended the Lilac Festival carnival at the Spokane…

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Helen Anderson Hall

Victim of Anthony Joe Larette

age 60 · St. Petersburg, Florida

Killed May 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

On May 20, 1978, Helen Marie Alderson Hall, a 60-year-old white woman, was discovered dead in her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her body was found by her son, Richard, in her bedroom. Authorities determined that she had been bludgeoned to death with an…

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Laverne Hale

Victim of Howard Arthur Allen

age 87 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the spring of 1987, a violent series of crimes plagued the elderly community of Indianapolis, Indiana, culminating in a tragic event on May 20 involving 87-year-old Laverne Hale. On that day, the Black female resident was in her home when she was targeted…

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Elizabeth Marks

Victim of Martin Lee Sanders

age 15 · Spokane, Washington

Killed May 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

A carefree spring evening at a local carnival turned into a tragedy that would haunt Spokane, Washington, for years to come with the disappearance and murder of 15-year-old Elizabeth Marks. On Friday, May 20, 1983, Elizabeth and her close friend, Rhonda Rima…

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