Serial Killer Victims (12)

Serial Killer Victim40th anniversary

Verna Patricia Williams

age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 26, 1986 · 40 years ago

Verna Patricia Williams, a 36-year-old Black woman, was found dead on May 26, 1986, in the stairwell of 68th Street School in Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered by students, and authorities determined that she had been strangled. At the time of…

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Serial Killer Victim55th anniversary

William Emery Kamp

Victim of Juan Vallejo Corona

age 63 · Yuba-city, California

Killed May 26, 1971 · 55 years ago

William Emery Kamp, aged 63, was tragically murdered on May 26, 1971, in Yuba City, California. His death was part of a series of gruesome killings carried out by Juan Vallejo Corona, a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of murdering 25 migrant farm…

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Serial Killer Victim30th anniversary

Lynn Ann Willette

Victim of James Rodney Hicks

age 40 · Brewer, Maine

Killed May 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Lynn Ann Willette was a talented and fiercely independent woman, a person her sister described as a “Jack of all trades” who you could rely on to fix a kitchen sink or maintain a beautiful garden. A gifted artist, Lynn, a 40-year-old female, had once been…

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Shantieya Smith

Victim of Chicago Strangler

age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 26, 2018 · 8 years ago

Shantieya Smith was a 26-year-old female known for her bright energy and protective nature, a devoted mother who lived in a three-generation home in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. Friends and family remember her as the cousin you would call when there…

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Sue Luna

Victim of Robert Christian Hansen

age 23 · Palmer, Alaska

Killed May 26, 1982 · 44 years ago

White/Caucasian, female, age 23, Sue Luna left her home life in the Matanuska–Susitna Valley and worked as a dancer in Anchorage in May 1982, telling those close to her that she had lined up a $300 “date” after meeting a man through the nightlife scene. On…

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Elizabeth Lizzie Harman Lyman

Victim of Stephen Wayne Anderson

age 81 · Bloomington, California

Killed May 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Harman Lyman, an 81-year-old retired piano teacher, was tragically murdered on May 26, 1980, in Bloomington, California. Born on September 17, 1898, in Dunkirk, New York, Lizzie had dedicated much of her life to teaching piano. Her death…

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Eric Christgen

Victim of Charles Ray Hatcher

age 4 · St. Joseph, Michigan

Killed May 26, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late spring of 1978, a shadow fell over the city of St. Joseph, Missouri, with the disappearance of four-year-old Eric Christgen. On May 26th, the young male was briefly left outside a downtown store by his babysitter, and in those few moments, he…

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Theresa Ann Green

Victim of Demorris Andy Hunter

age 38 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

Theresa Ann Green was a 38-year-old mother and a dedicated hospital secretary in the labor and delivery department, living and working in Orlando, Florida. Her life was a source of love and support for her family, especially her teenage son. That life was…

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Charles Lester Warren

Victim of Phillip Dean Hancock

age 27 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 26, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a spring evening in Oklahoma City, a violent encounter in a public park cut short the life of Charles Lester Warren. The 27-year-old man, whose personal story is largely lost to the passage of time, became the first known victim of a man who would go on to…

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Pierre Marquis

Victim of Léopold Dion

age 13 · Pont-Rouge, Quebec

Killed May 26, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the spring of 1963, a shadow fell over the region of Pont-Rouge, Quebec, with the terrifying emergence of a predator who would come to be known as "The Monster of Pont-Rouge." This man, Léopold Dion, was a serial killer and sex offender with a long…

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Israel Dunham

Victim of Jane Toppan

age 83 · Massachusetts

Killed May 26, 1895 · 131 years ago

Jane Toppan: The Poisoning Nurse Known as “Jolly Jane” Early Life Jane Toppan was an American nurse and serial poisoner who murdered patients, employers, friends, relatives, and members of families who trusted her with their care. Born Honora Kelley in…

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Willie Whiteling

Victim of Sarah Jane Whiteling

age 2 · Pennsylvania

Killed May 26, 1888 · 138 years ago

Sarah Jane Whiteling: The Wholesale Poisoner of Philadelphia Introduction Sarah Jane Whiteling was a Philadelphia poisoner who murdered her husband and two young children during a closely spaced series of deaths in 1888. Known in contemporary reports as the…

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