# List of people killed while running

People running for exercise are murdered for a variety of reasons across the globe. Given that the majority of victims of such attacks are women, such attacks influence women's decisions to engage in physical activity. A 2023 study commissioned by Asics found environmental barriers such as the lack of safe spaces and a fear of harassment were preventing women from engaging in exercise.
People, primarily female, often report being harassed while running for exercise primarily by men. In a 2023 study commissioned by Adidas, 92% of women in nine countries reported being concerned for their safety while running. Likewise, a 2024 study from the University of Manchester found two-thirds of women in the UK experienced some form of abuse while running.
Many of the harassment incidents and physical attacks happen during daylight hours. In one nine-day period in 2016, three women were murdered while they were running, drawing wider attention to this phenomenon.
While the list below focuses on people murdered while running for exercise, there are a greater number of attacks against runners that did not result in murder. For example, from December 1977 to February 1980, San Francisco Police Department statistics indicate 15 rapes and attempted rapes against joggers occurred in Golden Gate Park alone.
This list contains people who were murdered while running for exercise.
| Name | Date | Location | Details |
| Suzanne Oakley | August 1975 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Multiple victims | August 1977 | Hackettstown, New Jersey | |
| Armida Wiltsey | November 1978 | Lafayette, California | |
| Kaye Turner | December 1978 | Camp Sherman, Oregon | |
| Peyton Moore | January 1979 | Ormond Beach, Florida | |
| Laura Mae McVeigh | April 1979 | Ionia County, Michigan | |
| Kathleen Wels | July 1979 | Whitby, Ontario | |
| Tammy Sue Aldridge | July 1979 | Alamance County, North Carolina | |
| Mary Bennett | October 1979 | San Francisco, California | |
| Robert Wilshire | March 1980 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Joyce McClain | August 1980 | East Millinocket, Maine | |
| David Martin & Ted Fields | August 1980 | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Tom Hnat | November 1980 | Stuyvesant Town, New York | |
| Joy McKenzie | July 1981 | Wearside, United Kingdom | |
| Steven Douglas Hearn | October 1981 | Detroit, Michigan | |
| John Hess | May 1982 | Acton, Massachusetts | |
| Mary Ann Thomas | July 1982 | Bend, Oregon | |
| Ricky Stetson | August 1982 | Portland, Maine | |
| Nancy Elizabeth Finch | August 1982 | Montgomery County, Maryland | |
| Gail Ornstein | September 1982 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Jacinto Ramos | May 1983 | Newark, New Jersey | |
| Sandra Nestle | June 1983 | Jasper Township, Michigan | |
| Robert Soto | August 1983 | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Diana Rae Hanson | December 1983 | Clark County, Nevada | |
| Jerry Posner | February 1984 | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Pamela Ellen Page | April 1984 | Springville, Utah | |
| Judy Weichert | July 1984 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Ronald Kaplan | July 1984 | Miami, Florida | |
| Kathleen Lombardo | August 1984 | Oak Park, Illinois | |
| Heidi Berg | August 1984 | Merrifield, Virginia | |
| Roberta "Bibi" Lee | November 1984 | Oakland, California | [44] [45] |
| Winnifred Teo Suan Lie | May 1985 | Singapore | |
| Lisa Berry | July 1985 | Middletown, Connecticut | |
| Suzanne Marie Collins | July 1985 | Millington, Tennessee | |
| Judith DeMaria | August 1985 | Sterling, Virginia | |
| Melissa Montz | October 1985 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| Jeanette Kirby | June 1986 | Holt, Michigan | |
| Amy Clayton | July 1986 | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
| Julie Guida | July 1986 | Manchester, Tennessee | |
| Wendy Snowdon | November 1986 | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| Marguerite Telesford | January 1987 | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Margaret Coon | February 1987 | Mandeville, Louisiana | |
| Janice Christensen | August 1987 | Hudson, Ohio | |
| Margaret Louise McWilliam | August 1987 | Toronto, Canada | |
| Julie Kaye Cunningham | November 1987 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | |
| two victims - names not released | December 1987 | Patiala, Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Mary Elaine Shereika | May 1988 | Gambrills, Maryland | |
| Brenda Gail Mills | August 1988 | Tucson, Arizona | |
| Donald Welling | April 1989 | Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
| Mandy Stavik | November 1989 | Acme, Washington | |
| Jennifer Bailey | August 1990 | Pineville, Kentucky | |
| Linda Yalem | September 1990 | Amherst, New York | |
| Maria Jane Weidhofer | November 1990 | Berkeley, California | |
| Patsy Taylor | July 1991 | Farmington, New Mexico | |
| Valerie McPherson | August 1991 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Jodi Watts | January 1992 | Houghton, Michigan | |
| Kristen Ann Lodge-Miller | July 1993 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
| Vanessa Chappell | February 1994 | Germany | |
| name not provided | February 1994 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| Karen Styles | October 1994 | Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina | |
| Christine Munro | June 1995 | Redding, California | |
| Jane Carver | June 1995 | Fountain Valley, California | |
| Catherine Casler | August 1995 | Coppell, Texas | |
| Maria Isabel Pinto Monteiro Alves | September 1995 | New York City, New York | |
| Kimberly Ernest | November 1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| James Halverson | January 1997 | Centereach, New York | |
| Laura Smither | April 1997 | Friendswood, Texas | |
| Cynthia Quinn | May 1997 | Yaphank, New York | |
| Nancy Adleman | July 1997 | Houston, Texas | |
| Alice Underdahl | September 1997 | Renton, Washington | |
| James Walker | November 1997 | Hannibal, Missouri | |
| Penny Brown | May 1999 | Salamanca, New York | |
| Matthew Herman | May 1999 | New York City, New York | |
| Donna Zinetti | October 1999 | Laurel, Maryland | |
| Shanna Marie Van Dyn Hoven | June 2000 | Kaukauna, Wisconsin | |
| Sue Wen Stottmeister | January 2001 | Rockville, Maryland | |
| Margaret Lynne Baxter | January 2001 | Hastings, New Zealand | |
| Treavor Jones | August 2001 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |
| Chandra Levy | May 2002 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Jack Wyatt | June 2002 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Margaret Muller | February 2003 | London, United Kingdom | |
| Rebecca Park | July 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Sarah Fox | May 2004 | New York City, New York | |
| Judith Nilan | December 2005 | Woodstock, Connecticut | |
| Chee Gaik Yap | January 2006 | Sungai Petani, Malaysia | |
| Egeli Rasta | July 2006 | London, England | |
| Joan Diver | September 2006 | Clarence, New York | |
| Jose Marchese | May 2007 | Coral Gables, Florida | |
| Egeli Rasta | July 2007 | London, United Kingdom | |
| Cuc Thu Tran | September 2007 | Seffner, Florida | |
| Alma Mendez | October 2007 | Chicago Heights, Illinois | |
| Nicole Ganguzza | June 2008 | Orlando, Florida | |
| Wendy Ladner-Beaudry | April 2009 | Vancouver, Canada | |
| Sara Kuszak | July 2009 | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | |
| Tyler Jefferson | November 2009 | Pensacola, Florida | |
| Cynthia Ann Langrall | December 2009 | Glendale, Arizona | |
| Chelsea King | February 2010 | Escondido, California | |
| Jonathan Garcia-Valladares | November 2010 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Sherry Arnold | January 2012 | Sidney, Montana | |
| Harry Stone | May 2012 | Raytown, Missouri | |
| Brenna Morgart | May 2012 | Topeka, Kansas | |
| Sarah Hart | June 2012 | Russell County, Kentucky | |
| Colombe Smithdeal | December 2012 | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Chris Lane | 2013 | Duncan, Oklahoma | |
| Lauren Bump | January 2013 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| John "Jack" Fay | May 2013 | Warwick, Rhode Island | |
| Jane E. Juergens | October 2013 | Westerville, Ohio | |
| Rebekah Bletsch | June 2014 | Dalton Township, Michigan | |
| Constance McClain-Murray | August 2014 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Melissa Millan | November 2014 | Simsbury, Connecticut | |
| Ida Johansson | August 2015 | Upplands Väsby, Sweden | |
| Dave Stevens | October 2015 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Jo Pert | January 2016 | Remuera, New Zealand | |
| Yangjie Li | May 2016 | Dessau, Germany | |
| Adam Gutierrez | May 2016 | Federal Way, Washington | |
| Ally Brueger | July 2016 | Rose Township, Michigan | |
| Karina Vetrano | August 2016 | New York City, New York | |
| Vanessa Marcotte | August 2016 | Princeton, Massachusetts | |
| Vicente Bermúdez Zacarías | October 2016 | Metepec, Mexico | |
| Carolin Gruber | November 2016 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | |
| Mollie Tibbetts | July 2018 | Brooklyn, Iowa | |
| Wendy Karina Martinez | September 2018 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Gary Dean | September 2018 | Barnsley, England | |
| Mia Lutzenberger | October 2018 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Victoria Marinova | October 2018 | Ruse, Bulgaria | |
| Laura Luelmo | December 2018 | El Campillo, Huelva, Spain | |
| Carolina Cano | March 2019 | Jersey City, New Jersey | |
| Hidde Bergman | May 2019 | Groningen, Netherlands | |
| Miguel Angel Valdez-Hernandez | June 2019 | Brownsville, Texas | |
| Suzanne Eaton | July 2019 | Crete, Greece | |
| Tessa Majors | December 2019 | New York City, New York | |
| Nicholas Day | January 2020 | Blue Mounds, Wisconsin | |
| Ahmaud Arbery | February 2020 | Satilla Shores, Georgia | |
| Tay Rui Hao | May 2020 | Singapore | |
| Sarmistha Sen | August 2020 | Plano, TX | |
| Sydney Sutherland | August 2020 | Newport, Arkansas | |
| Victor Sidambe | August 2020 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Janell Mora | September 2020 | Mesa, Arizona | |
| Micala Siler | September 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Warren van der Vyver | December 2020 | Kenton-on-Sea, South Africa | |
| Esther Horgan | December 2020 | West Bank | |
| Greg Moore | July 2021 | Maple Valley, Washington | |
| Melody Rohrer | September 2021 | Decatur, Michigan | |
| Ashling Murphy | January 2022 | County Offaly, Ireland | |
| Eliza Fletcher | October 2022 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Susan Karnatz | September 2022 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Lauren Heike | April 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Stanislav Rzhitsky | July 2023 | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| Rachel Morin | August 2023 | Bel Air, Maryland | |
| Kirsten Kluyts | November 2023 | Sandton, South Africa | |
| Samantha Murphy | February 2024 | Ballarat, Australia | |
| Laken Riley | February 2024 | Athens, Georgia | |
| Anna W. (full name not released) | May 2024 | Zurich, Switzerland | |
| Alyssa Lokits | October 2024 | Nashville, TN | |