Serial Killer Victims on October 2

Serial Killer Victims (16)

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Mary Catherine Williams

Victim of Joel David Rifkin

age 31 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 2, 1991 · 35 years ago

Mary Catherine Williams, a 31-year-old White woman, had come to New York City chasing a brighter story for herself, but the city’s edges closed in—drugs, the streets, and a dangerous late-night economy that made people vanish without headlines. In the fall of…

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Lance Cunningham

Victim of Sabrina Kauldhar

age 47 · Niagara Falls, Ontario

Killed Oct 2, 2024 · 2 years ago

Lance Cunningham was a kind-hearted and devoted family man, known for his love of the outdoors and his dedication to his job as a chef. The 47-year-old man had built a life in Niagara Falls, Ontario, with his wife of over 16 years, Kim, and their 13-year-old…

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Cheryl Coker

Victim of William Lester Suff

age 33 · Riverside, Ohio

Killed Oct 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Cheryl Coker, a 33-year-old white female from Riverside, Ohio, was reported missing on October 2, 2018, after she dropped her teenage daughter off at school. That morning, she returned to the home she shared with her estranged husband, logged onto Facebook…

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Cheryl Coker

Victim of William Lester Suff

age 33 · Riverside, Ohio

Killed Oct 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Cheryl Coker, a 33-year-old white female from Riverside, Ohio, was reported missing on October 2, 2018, after she dropped her teenage daughter off at school. That morning, she returned to the home she shared with her estranged husband, logged onto Facebook…

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Sonia Rivera

Victim of Robert Jimmy White

age 48 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Oct 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early autumn of 2012, the life of 48-year-old Hispanic female, Sonia Rivera, was tragically cut short in Hartford, Connecticut. On the evening of September 27, she was discovered behind a building on Washington Street, partially unclothed and suffering…

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James Darrell Martin

Victim of Lee Boyd Malvo

age 55 · Wheaton, Maryland

Killed Oct 2, 2002 · 24 years ago

On an autumn evening in Wheaton, Maryland, the life of 55-year-old James Darrell Martin was cut short in a sudden and senseless act of violence that marked the beginning of a terrifying chapter for the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. On October 2, 2002…

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James Darrell Martin

Victim of John Allen Muhammad

age 55 · Wheaton, Maryland

Killed Oct 2, 2002 · 24 years ago

On an autumn evening in Wheaton, Maryland, the life of 55-year-old James Darrell Martin was cut short in a sudden and senseless act of violence that marked the beginning of a terrifying chapter for the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. On October 2, 2002…

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Eva Jones

Victim of Golden Years Murders

age 80 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 2, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the autumn of 1990, the city of Richmond, Virginia, was gripped by a quiet terror that would come to be known as the "Golden Years Murders." On October 2nd of that year, Eva Jones, an 80-year-old Black woman living alone, became one of the earliest victims…

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Lance Turner

Victim of Jon Scott Dunkle

age 12 · Belmont, California

Killed Oct 2, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a pleasant Tuesday afternoon, October 2, 1984, 12-year-old Lance Turner, a Male student at Ralston Intermediate School in Belmont, California, was dropped off with friends for soccer practice. Lance was a happy and confident seventh-grader, a handsome boy…

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Melissa Lumbrera

Victim of Diana Lumbrera

age 3 · Friona, Texas

Killed Oct 2, 1978 · 48 years ago

Melissa Lumbrera, a three-year-old Hispanic female, tragically lost her life on October 2, 1978. Her death was initially attributed to asphyxia due to aspiration of stomach contents. However, her passing was part of a disturbing pattern involving multiple…

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Nancy Wilcox

Victim of Ted Bundy

age 16 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Oct 2, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a fall evening in 1974, 16-year-old Nancy Wilcox, a White female, walked out of her family's home in Holladay, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, and into a mystery that would remain unsolved for years. The date was October 1st, and the teenager had just…

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Chester Scowden

Victim of Columbus murders

age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 2, 1965 · 61 years ago

Chester Joseph Scowden, a 19-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on October 2, 1965, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident occurred at 361 East Main Street in Columbus, and the case was investigated by the Columbus Police…

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Anoka Jones

Victim of Ronald Joseph Dominique

age 26 · Boutte, Louisiana

Killed Oct 2, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the autumn of 2002, a grim discovery was made beneath a highway overpass in Boutte, Louisiana. The body of a young man was found, leaving investigators with the daunting task of unraveling the circumstances of his death. The victim was identified as Anoka…

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Oscar J. Etheridge

Victim of Ellen Etheridge

age 5 · Texas

Killed Oct 2, 1913 · 113 years ago

Ellen Etheridge: The Bosque County Poisoner Ellen Etheridge, also identified in contemporary accounts as Ellen Walker West Etheridge, was a Texas murderer responsible for the deaths of four of her stepchildren in Bosque County in 1913. Her crimes occurred in…

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Richard Etheridge

Victim of Ellen Etheridge

age 9 · Texas

Killed Oct 2, 1913 · 113 years ago

Ellen Etheridge: The Bosque County Poisoner Ellen Etheridge, also identified in contemporary accounts as Ellen Walker West Etheridge, was a Texas murderer responsible for the deaths of four of her stepchildren in Bosque County in 1913. Her crimes occurred in…

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Louise Mueller

Victim of The Cumminsville Killer

age 21 · Ohio

Killed Oct 2, 1904 · 122 years ago

The Cumminsville Killer: The Unsolved Murders of Cincinnati's "Murder Zone" A Killer Without a Name The Cumminsville Killer is the name given to an unidentified assailant believed to have been responsible for a series of violent deaths in and around the…

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