Serial Killer Victims on October 21

Serial Killer Victims (17)

Serial Killer Victim25th anniversary

Thomas Morris

Victim of Bruce Ivins

age 55 · Brentwood, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 21, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the autumn of 2001, a man named Thomas Morris, who had dedicated nearly three decades of his life to the postal service, began to feel unwell. At 55 years old, he and his wife Mary initially dismissed his symptoms as the flu. Morris worked at the Brentwood…

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Serial Killer Victim40th anniversary

Pamela Malcolm

Victim of The Suitland Murders

age 25 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Oct 21, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the autumn of 1986, a shadow fell over Suitland, Maryland, as a series of brutal killings began to terrorize the community. Among the victims was Pamela Malcolm, a 25-year-old African-American woman. She was last seen on the evening of October 21, 1986…

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Serial Killer Victim45th anniversary

Bobbie Jean Robertson

Victim of Marion Albert Pruett

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed Oct 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

Bobbie Jean Robertson, a 38-year-old woman, found her life tragically cut short on a dark evening in Fort Smith, Arkansas. On October 12, 1981, while working as a convenience store clerk, she was abducted by a man who would later be identified as Marion…

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Serial Killer Victim115th anniversary

Eva Florence

Victim of Atlanta Ripper

Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Oct 21, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the autumn of 1911, a wave of terror gripped the city of Atlanta, particularly its Black communities. A serial killer, dubbed the "Atlanta Ripper" or "Black Butcher" by the press, was preying on women, leaving a trail of at least 15, and possibly more than…

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Steven Rice

Victim of Andrew Levi Hammond

age 47 · Fresno, California

Killed Oct 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Steven Rice, a 47-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on October 21, 2022. The incident occurred late at night, around 10:30 p.m., when officers responded to reports of gunshots in a neighborhood near First Street and Gettysburg…

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Stacie Anderson

Victim of Dennis Ray Anderson

age 41 · Kountze, Texas

Killed Oct 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

In October 2010, authorities discovered the remains of 30-year-old Stacie Lee Ann Lutz Anderson in a 55-gallon metal barrel at the Houston residence of her husband, 64-year-old Dennis Ray Anderson. Stacie, a Caucasian female, had been missing since 1999…

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John Jack Bryant

Victim of Gary Michael Hilton

age 80 · Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Killed Oct 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

John Davis “Jack” Bryant, an 80-year-old Caucasian man, was murdered on October 21, 2007, while hiking in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. He and his wife, Irene Woods Bryant, an 84-year-old Caucasian woman, were avid hikers who had parked their…

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Irene Bryant

Victim of Gary Michael Hilton

age 84 · Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Killed Oct 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Irene Bryant, an 84-year-old Caucasian woman, was brutally murdered on October 21, 2007, while hiking in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, alongside her husband, John Bryant, an 81-year-old Caucasian man. The couple, avid hikers who had retired to…

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David Bedolla

Victim of Jose Manuel Martinez

age 23 · Strathmore, California

Killed Oct 21, 1980 · 46 years ago

David Bedolla, a 23-year-old man from Lindsay, California, was killed on October 21, 1980, in a drive-by shooting while driving to work with his wife, brother, and brother-in-law. The attack occurred between Strathmore and Lindsay, a region known for its…

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Mary Frances Bennett

Victim of David Joseph Carpenter

age 23 · San Francisco, California

Killed Oct 21, 1979 · 47 years ago

Mary Frances Bennett, a 23-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on October 21, 1979, in San Francisco, California. Bennett, who had recently moved to San Francisco from Montana after graduating from an accounting school, was found dead near the Palace of…

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Jesse E. Taylor

Victim of Joseph Paul Franklin

age 42 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 21, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a fall evening in Oklahoma City, the life of Jesse E. Taylor was tragically cut short. On October 21, 1979, the 42-year-old Black man was killed alongside his girlfriend, Marion Vera Bresette. Their lives were taken by a man whose heart was filled with a…

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Florence Scheible

Victim of Carlton Michael Gary

age 89 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Oct 21, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the fall of 1977, a palpable sense of fear gripped the city of Columbus, Georgia, as a series of brutal attacks began against elderly women. One of the victims in this terrifying crime spree was Florence Scheible, an 89-year-old white woman. Nearly blind…

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Rosalie Reisberg

Victim of Richard Francis Cottingham

age 26 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Oct 21, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the autumn of 1975, 26-year-old Rosalie Reisberg, a nurse living in Manhattan, had her life tragically cut short. On a Tuesday in late October, her husband returned to their apartment on West 87th Street to a horrific scene. He discovered his wife's body…

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William Culpepper

Victim of Thomas Otis Knight

age 55 · Cordele, Georgia

Killed Oct 21, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the fall of 1974, the city of Cordele, Georgia, was rocked by a violent crime that would leave a lasting mark on the community. On October 21st, a 55-year-old white male named William Culpepper was at his job as a clerk at a local liquor store. His day…

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Boyd H. Spikerman

Victim of Clayton Anthony Fountain

age 44 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Oct 21, 1983 · 43 years ago

Boyd H. Spikerman, a 32-year-old man known to friends and his fraternity brothers as "Spike," had a gift for making people laugh. He was kind, hilarious, and a fan of "Saturday Night Live" and Steve Martin. After studying criminal justice at the University of…

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Robert L. Miller

Victim of Clayton Anthony Fountain

age 34 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Oct 21, 1983 · 43 years ago

A fundamental conflict exists between the provided case information and verifiable, public-record facts. Research does not support the assertion that a corrections officer named Robert L. Miller was murdered by inmate Clayton Anthony Fountain at the U.S.…

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Albert C. Mar

Victim of Clayton Anthony Fountain

age 58 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Oct 21, 1983 · 43 years ago

Albert C. Mar was a man who had dedicated his life to a difficult and dangerous profession. At 58 years old, the veteran corrections officer was just a few years away from a well-earned retirement. His long career was a testament to his resilience and…

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