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Mass Murder Victims on October 18

669 open cases in our database happened on October 18. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Mass Murder Victims (4)

Rebecca Schmidt - Mundelein, Illinois
Mass Murder Victim

Rebecca Schmidt

Mass murder victim of Bryan Schmidt
Female, age 77 · Mundelein, Illinois
Killed Oct 18, 2026 · this year

Rebecca Schmidt was a beloved and pioneering veterinarian who, with her husband James, was a fixture in her Lake County community. The 77-year-old female was known by neighbors as a spry, friendly woman who took regular walks, always ready with a wave or a…

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Maclaine Schmidt - Mundelein, Illinois
Mass Murder Victim

Maclaine Schmidt

Mass murder victim of Bryan Schmidt
Male, age 22 · Mundelein, Illinois
Killed Oct 18, 2026 · this year

Maclaine Schmidt, a 22-year-old man from Lake Bluff, Illinois, was one of five people found dead in a quiet Mundelein home in what investigators determined was a tragic murder-suicide. His life, along with those of his grandparents and his father's…

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Nicole Heiser - Mundelein, Illinois
Mass Murder Victim

Nicole Heiser

Mass murder victim of Bryan Schmidt
Female, age 37 · Mundelein, Illinois
Killed Oct 18, 2026 · this year

Nicole Heiser dedicated her life to a passion she had nurtured since childhood: caring for animals. A 37-year-old female, she was remembered by loved ones as a bright, compassionate, and profoundly good human being who was loyal beyond measure. Her family…

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Mass Murder Victim

James Schmidt

Mass murder victim of Bryan Schmidt
Male, age 80 · Mundelein, Illinois
Killed Oct 18, 2026 · this year

James Schmidt, 80, and his wife, Rebecca, were retired veterinarians who had built a life together in the quiet suburban community of Mundelein, Illinois. Neighbors remembered them as kind and friendly people. Rebecca, 77, was described as a "spry, retired…

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