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Peyton Stewart

**Peyton Stewart** was a 21-year-old university student. Peyton passed away on the 17th of October, 2023, while walking with her friends down the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu at 8:30pm. As she was walking a speeding BMW going 104mph sideswiped three parked cars, which in turn crashed into Peyton and her three friends (Niamh Rolston, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams), killing all four of them at the scene. Two additional people were injured.

All four friends attended Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, where they were seniors at the school's Seaver College of Liberal Arts.

According to Peyton's obituary, she was an international business major. She was proud to have been a global business solutions intern at TikTok last summer and looked forward to pursuing a career in the tech industry after graduation.
Sarah Wallace

**Sarah Ruth Wallace** (January 30, 1987-July 6, 2007) was an American pharmacist who was shot and killed in her apartment after an argument with her boyfriend. Sarah had graduated from McAuley High School in 2005.

## Sarah Wallace

### Death

July 6, 2007 (aged 20)Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

### Cause of Death

Shooting, whether accidental or intentional is unknown

## Death

On the early morning of July 6, 2007, Sarah was with her boyfriend, Leonard Messer Jr., at her apartment in Cincinnati, Ohio when an argument broke out. Messer claimed that she was being emotional and had threatened self-harm when a gun went off during a heated exchange with Sarah shooting herself in the neck at around 1:15 AM. Police would arrive to Sarah's apartment complex after Messer's mother Jean had called 911 claiming that Leonard had shot her rather than it being self-inflicted. Sarah would be pronounced dead at the age of 20.

## Aftermath

Suspicion was raised by police when the position of the gun was inconsistent with a self-inflicted with a gunshot wound and immediately suspected Leonard had shot her and intended to make it look an accidental suicide. The Wallace family would say that they suspected he was abusing her after noticing bruises several days before her death, on June 27th. She claimed the bruises were from when Leonard had pushed her into a lake as a joke while they were hanging out. Further investigation showed more signs of domestic abuse, with Sarah making a tentative agreement to move in with her brother Andrew on June 28th as well as the 2 arguing on July 4th over how to spend the holiday, with Sarah heading to a celebration at her grandmother's house.

A neighbor of Sarah, Shane Perry, had heard the shot and claimed to see an older man leave the apartment and noticed that he had acted like he was drunk. Authorities believe it was Leonard as the couple had both been to a bar Sarah's parents owned in Cincinnati a couple of hours before her death. Leonard was arrested on July 6, 2007 under suspicion of homicide. On August 9, 2007, Sarah's father received a tip from a bar patron, Jackie Lange, that her friend Kimberly Bohache-Abney had been with Messer between the shooting and his arrest and that he had supposedly bragged to Kimberly about shooting Sarah in the neck. Kimberly claimed that she didn't ask for further information and immediately told him to leave. In 2018, the case was brought to a grand jury hoping to indict Leonard, but the case was dismissed due to lack of concrete evidence and the case was closed immediately after. The Wallace family still believes that Leonard killed her.
Tia Sharp

The **murder of Tia Sharp** (30 June 2000 – 2 or 3 August 2012) was a high-profile case of child murder in the United Kingdom. The victim was a 12-year-old girl, Tia Sharp, who was reported missing from and later found dead in the home of her grandmother in New Addington, London, in August 2012. After her body was discovered, police arrested her grandmother, Christine Bicknell, and Bicknell's then-boyfriend, Stuart Hazell, on suspicion of murder. Hazell was charged with Tia Sharp's murder on 12 August.

Five days into his trial at the Old Bailey in May 2013, Hazell changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with the judge setting a minimum term of 38 years.
Sophia Naismith

**Sophia Patria Naismith** (16 March 2004 – 22 June 2019) was an Australian girl who was struck and killed by a uncontrollable Lamborghini Huracan on a footpath outside of the House of Tien restaurant in Glengowrie, South Australia.

Naismith was a state volleyballer, gymnast and soccer player and a popular student at Brighton Secondary School, other than her achievements, she was a typical headstrong teenager, she loved the water, jetty jumping, boys, movies and had a celebrity crush on Hollywood actor Zac Efron.

On 22 June 2019, Naismith, alongside with her best friend, Jordyn Callea, were near the entrance at the House of Tien restaurant in Glengowrie (approximately 12 kilometres south west of the Adelaide city centre), when a uncontrollable 2016 Lamborghini Huracan accidentally hit Callea and Naismith, Callea survived with serious injuries, however, Naismith succumbed to her injuries, killing her in the process.

Naismith’s friends grieved at the site she was killed at the day after the horrific event took place. On 5 July 2019, her funeral was televised at the Netball SA Stadium in Mile End South, South Australia with permission from the Naismith family. The nearly 2,000 mourners dressed in team gear to recognize Sophia's love of sport. A private funeral was held at a Brighton church just 3 days earlier.

The driver of the Lamborghini Huracan was 37-year-old Alexander Campbell. He was later charged with causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving, where he pleaded not guilty.
Ye Meng Yuan

### Cause of Death

Blunt force trauma from getting hit by a rescue truck after being severely injured from getting thrown off Asiana Airlines Flight 214 after it crashed.

### Occupation

Student, athlete, painter, musician

**Ye Meng Yuan** [June 27th, 1997 - July 6th, 2013] was a 16-year old Chinese girl who was killed by a rescue truck after being severely injured from Asiana Airlines Flight 214, after it crashed in the runaway of San Francisco International Airport.
Scout and Chasey Scaravilli

**Scout and Chasey Scaravilli** were two sisters from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The two sisters passed away due to a hammock accident- the hammock had been secured onto a pillar of bricks, which collapsed on top of the sisters.

## About Scout and Chasey Scaravilli

Scout (14) was set to begin the 9th grade and Chasey (12) the 7th grade at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights when they died.

In their joint obituary, the girls were remembered by family members for their tight bond and differing — but equally special — personalities.

Mom Heidi described Scout as “selfless” and like a second mother to Chasey, who was a “quick-witted firecracker.”

“Scout always saw the best in everyone and gave us encouragement. She was the one who brought us all together,” her parents said.

Chasey, meanwhile, had a “clever sassiness,” a “creative and magical soul” and a “knack for getting what she wanted.”

“They were charming. They were sweet. They were powerful. They were adored,” said dad JJ.

In addition to their parents, the sisters also leave behind twin younger sisters, Coco and Cassidy.

## Death

On June 14th, 2020, Scout and Chasey were lying in a hammock that was tied to a tree and a brick pillar, when the pillar collapsed on them around 7:45 p.m, burying the sisters beneath a pile of bricks. The hammock had been installed only a week earlier, on June 8th.

The sisters were freed from beneath the bricks and transported to a local hospital, but with severe injuries. Scout passed away on the 14th of June, while Chasey passed away on the 15th.

Scout and Chasey's parents later sued the hammock-maker in 2022, claiming the company (Eagles Nest Outfitters) knew the product was unsafe. Joseph and Heidi Scaravilli and the estates of their daughters— Scout, 14, and Chasey, 12— accused the company of knowing its product was dangerous but continuing to market the hammocks as safe and easy to install anywhere.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Cleveland cites nearly a dozen incidents since 2009 in which the hammocks collapsed, causing severe injuries or death.

“Scout and Chasey’s deaths represent two more tragedies in the long line of severe injuries and deaths associated with the use of these hammocks,” Scaravilli family attorney Frank Galluci said. “And it begs the question: How many people need to be injured or killed before these companies will stop marketing these hammocks in this fashion and provide adequate warnings.”

The lawsuit also names Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field and Stream Supply and Camp Planner International as defendants. They are accused of selling the hammocks involved in the lawsuit.
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood

**Sudden unexplained death in childhood** (**SUDC**) is the death of a child over the age of 12 months which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation and autopsy. There has not been enough research to identify risk factors, common characteristics, or prevention strategies for SUDC

SUDC is similar in concept to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Like SIDS, SUDC is a diagnosis of exclusion, the concrete symptom of both being death. However, SIDS is a diagnosis specifically for infants under the age of 12 months while SUDC is a diagnosis for children 12 months and older. The causes of SIDS and SUDC are not definitively known but there are good chances heart arrhythmias and seizures are the main causes.
William Laughlin

**William "Billy" Laughlin** (July 5, 1932 – August 31, 1948) was an American child actor.

## Early Life

Laughlin was born on July 5, 1932 in San Gabriel, California, to Robert Vine Laughlin and Charlotte C. Cruikshank.

## Career

Laughlin rose to fame at the age of eight when he appeared in his first *Our Gang* film, *The New Pupil*, in 1940. He worked in support of Alfalfa Switzer in his first three films and then replaced the now too old Switzer as the comic lead of the group with the 1941 films. His character was known for his strange, guttural voice, which was reminiscent of a frog's croak. Laughlin's last *Our Gang* short film was the last film of the series in 1944 called *Dancing Romeo*. Laughlin did the voice himself without dubbing, basing it on a Popeye impersonation he had been doing for friends.

When *Our Gang* stopped production in 1944, Laughlin appeared in a cameo in Monogram's *Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More*, his only non Our Gang film, speaking in his natural voice for the only time ever on film. Even then, however, he did use his Froggy voice in one line: "Pe-yew!"

## Death

Laughlin died at a hospital on August 31, 1948 after a speeding truck struck the Cushman motor scooter on which he was delivering newspapers near his home in La Puente, California. The 16-year-old friend who was operating the scooter, John Wilbrand, made a U-turn in front of the truck, but survived with minor injuries. Laughlin was survived by his parents, his two brothers Claude and Mickey, and his maternal grandmother. The scooter was given to Laughlin by his parents two weeks prior to the accident.
Riley Fox

**Riley Fox** (March 31, 2001 - June 6, 2004) was an American girl.

## Death

On June 6, 2004, Riley's father, Kevin Fox, had picked up Riley and older brother Tyler, then 6, from their grandmother's house around 1 a.m. The kids' beds didn't have clean sheets and blankets on them, he laid Riley on the couch covering her up with a yellow blanket and Tyler on the living room chair. He then went to his room, watched TV and went to sleep around 2:30. The next morning Kevin was awakened by Tyler, who told him that Riley was gone.

Later that day Riley was found dead in Forsythe Woods County Forest Preserve, a public park a few miles from Wilmington. She was found face down in a creek, having been bound, gagged, and sexually assaulted before being drowned.

Scott Eby's DNA was found on Riley, eventually admitting he planned to burglarize the home until he saw Riley, who he drowned in the creek. He received a life sentence
Vienna Savino

Vienna Savino (January 19, 2015 - November 12, 2017) was american girl.

## Death

On November 12th, 2017, Vienna fell asleep while watching TV at home in Holmdel, NJ, and never woke up. Her parents were on our way home from a wedding when we received the frantic phone call at 7.02pm from our babysitter that Vienna wasn't breathing and paramedics were on their way. She was found unresponsive within 10 minutes of falling. After a thorough investigation, including an autopsy, examination of the death scene, and a review of our child’s and family’s medical history, her death was categorized as Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC).
Sandra Cantu

**Sandra Cantu** (March 8, 2001 – March 27, 2009) was an American girl.

## Life and murder

Sandra Renee Cantu was born in Tracy, California on March 8, 2001 to Maria Chavez and Daniel Cantu.

### Murder

On March 27, 2009, after playing at a friends house, she arrived back home approximately 4:00 p.m. She later left home and said that she was going to play at another friend’s house. When she did not come back home for dinner, her parents called the police at 7:53 p.m. The police collected footage of her on a surveillance camera walking. On April 6, a suitcase that contained Sandra’s body was found in a pond. An autopsy revealed that she had been beaten and sexually abused with a foreign object before being smothered. She had also been drugged, as toxicology results showed that she indigested Alprazolam.
Wayne Hornquist

**Wayne Allan Hornquist** (January 6, 1958 - October 17, 2017) was a Canadian facility operator who was killed during a gas leak while repairs were being held at an arena.

## Wayne Hornquist

### Born

January 6, 1958Fernie, British Columbia, Dominion of Canada

### Death

October 17, 2017 (age 59)Fernie Memorial Arena
Fernie, British Columbia, Canada

### Occupation

Chief facility operator, Fernie Memorial Arena

## Death

On the early morning of October 17, 2017, the Fernie Fire Department was alerted to an ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena. Two city employees, 52-year-old Lloyd Smith and 59-year-old Hornquist, met with the Fire Department at the arena and after determining that the ammonia was coming from leaky brine expansion tanks, the firefighters left the scene at around 5 AM after some brine and ammonia valves were shut off.

A technician, 46-year-old Jason Podloski, was dispatched shortly afterwards to change the oil in the refrigeration system's compressors as they would not restart due to contamination with brine. The ammonia alarm was turned off during repairs. At around 9 AM, Podloski arrived to the arena. However, there was an unknown ammonia leak coming from the curling rink's chiller tube and due to rising pressure in the brine system, a coupling would burst from a pipe which caused brine and ammonia to quickly fill the room. Podloski, Smith, and Hornquist were all killed in the accident due to ammonia poisoning. A private funeral would be held for Hornquist.
Tausha Haight

**Tausha Shaunell Haight** (née Earl, January 19, 1982-January 4, 2023) was an American woman shot and killed by her husband in a familicide at their home in Enoch, Utah. Tausha graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1999 and later received a bachelor's degree in child development studies from the University of Southern Utah in 2004.

## Tausha Haight

### Born

Tausha Shaunell EarlJanuary 19, 1982
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

### Death

January 4, 2023 (aged 40)Enoch, Utah, USA

## Death

Police were called to the home of the Haight family in Enoch, Utah for a welfare check after the grandmother on the mother's side of the family, 78-year-old Gail Earl, failed to show up for an appointment at around 4 PM on January 4, 2023. Police would find 8 bodies with their deaths immediately being ruled as a homicide.

After it was found that the father, 42-year-old Michael Haight, had a self-inflicted gunshot wound, it was determined that Haight had shot his entire family before turning the gun on himself. All 7 family members killed were later identified as 4-year-old Gavin Drew Haight, 7-year-old Ammon Michael Haight, 7-year-old Sienna Belle Haight, 12-year-old Brilee Ann Haight, 17-year-old Macie Lynn Haight, 40-year-old Tausha, and 78-year-old Gail Earl.

## Aftermath

The Iron County attorney's office would later make a statement after it was revealed that Michael was known to police for domestic violence calls, specifically in 2020 when Macie claimed that her father had assaulted her since 2017, finally reporting to police after he allegedly choked her. The County Attorney claimed there was insufficient evidence to place charges on Michael at the time. It was also revealed that Tausha had filed for divorce 2 weeks prior to the shooting.

A funeral was held for the Haight family at the La Verkin State Center in La Verkin, Utah on January 13, 2023. After the funeral, the Earl family released a statement saying they held no ill will towards the Haights for the shooting.
Tyre Sampson

**Tyre Allen "Big Tick" Sampson** (August 17, 2007 - March 24, 2022) was an American middle school student who was killed after falling from an amusement park drop tower.

## Tyre Sampson

### Death

March 24, 2022 (age 14)Orlando, Florida, USA

## Death

On March 24, 2022, Tyre was vacationing with his family and a friend in Orlando at the ICON amusement park when he decided to ride the FreeFall drop tower. Tyre had been rejected from riding various rides at the park due to his weight, but was allowed to get on the ride. The safety harness wasn't able to lock properly due to his weight and had to be manually tightened by untrained park attendants. Shortly before the ride started, Tyre had concerns about how the safety harness was fitting on him, telling a friend "I don't know, man. If I don't make it down safely, can you please tell my mom and daddy that I love them".

As the ride descended from its 430-foot peak, Tyre began to slip out of his harness and fell completely out of his seat 70 feet in the air. Tyre was killed instantly at the age of 14 when he hit the concrete outside the ride.

## Aftermath

The FreeFall ride remained closed for close to a year before finally being demolished on March 15, 2023. Coroners ruled that the cause of death was trauma to the head, neck, and torso as well as internal bleeding caused by the fall. The Sampson family sued the owners of the amusement park for wrongful death, which was settled on March 17, 2023 for an undisclosed amount.
Suzanne Sevakis

**Suzanne Savakis** (September 6, 1969 - April 30, 1990) was American woman.

## Abduction

Franklin Delano Floyd married Suzanne's mother sometime in 1975, and they eventually moved from North Carolina to Texas. Suzanne's mother received a 30-day prison sentence for passing a bad check.

When Suzanne's mother was released, two of the children were placed in foster care, but Suzanne and her brother, Phillip Steven Brandenburg, were missing, presumably abducted by Frank Floyd.

Suzanne's mother attempted to file a missing persons report, but was denied due to the fact that "Brandon Williams," (an alias used by Floyd) had rights to take the children as their stepfather. Suzanne's brother was located alive in 2020, confirmed by DNA.

## Life

Investigators found sexually explicit photos of Suzanne in Floyd's pickup truck, which has led them to believe Suzanne was sexually abused by Frank. There were also photos of another female child who was sexually exploited, as well as 16 other photos of an adult female tied up and beaten to death. Suzanne used many aliases throughout her life, such as "Suzanne Davis", "Sharon Marshall", "Tonya Tadlock", and "Tonya Hughes."

Suzanne moved throughout multiple places around the United States with Floyd, including Georgia, Arizona, and Oklahoma. She attended three different high schools in her life, from Arizona to Georgia. Suzanne was accepted into the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Floyd and Suzanne got married in 1989, and their wedding took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. They both used fake names "Tonya Dawn Tadlock," and "Clarence Marcus Hughes." Floyd always claimed to be her biological father, but DNA tests revealed they were not related.

## Death

In April 1990, Suzanne's co-worker from a strip club told her she should leave Floyd to avoid her death, and run off with her child. At the time, Suzanne had a secret relationship with Kevin Brown, who was the father of her son, Michael Hughes. The two eventually ran away with Michael.

Later that month, three people found Suzanne's body lying on the side of the highway, outside of Oklahoma City. There was a large hematoma at the base of her skull. Groceries were scattered around her which led authorities to believe she was grocery shopping, and then pushed when she was attempting to get to the Motel 6. The authorities investigating only surmised that it was a hit and run, but it was never confirmed. Floyd is the prime suspect in the death of Suzanne.

## Identification

Suzanne was positively identified in 2014 through DNA analysis. Kevin Brown stated he would take custody of Michael if he was found alive. Sadly, it is believed Michael Hughes is deceased, and was murdered by Frank Floyd. Floyd remains on death row. Suzanne's death, and her child's disappearance remain unsolved.
Vincent Plicchi

**Vincent Plicchi**, better known as **Inquisitor** Ghost, was a Call of Duty cosplayer who was popular on TikTok. His content consisted of thirst traps, trends, and lip dub and had over 100,000 followers.

## Allegations

   A series of screenshots were supplied to the admins of a Discord channel comprising Inquisitor Ghost and other Call of Duty cosplayers on or around September 20th, 2023. The screenshots depict a purported conversation between Inquisitor and his former video editor, 17-year-old "AJ," in March 2023.

In the DMs, Inquisitor says things like "love you" and wants to "marry" AJ, which she interprets as predatory behavior. Another DM depicts Inquisitor claiming he is not interested in AJ due to her age and distance from him.

## Death

On October 9th, 2023, Vincent went live on TikTok and purportedly hung himself. The video was reuploaded on TikTok many times, with most of the videos being removed.
Sera Aintablian

Sera Aintablian was a 20-year-old university student who passed away on March 24th, 2022, after being involved in a car accident.

## About Sera Aintablian

Sera was born in Lebanon on January 20th, 2002, and is of Armenian descent. Sera's family lived in Lebanon before moving to the United States, where they settled in Pasadena, California.

Sera graduated as valedictorian from AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian High School in 2020. She attended UCLA, where she was a second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, hoping to eventually become a doctor. She was also a member of the Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA.

Sera also volunteered at Shriners Hospital where she worked with children with special needs.

## Death

On March 24th, 2022, Sera died in a violent wreck on the 101 Freeway in Studio City, North Hollywood.

The crash occurred at about 2am on the eastbound 101 Freeway, where it turns into the southbound 101 Freeway, at the Tujunga Avenue offramp.

According to California Highway Patrol, Sera was driving on the eastbound 101 Freeway, headed towards the 134 Freeway. While merging into the 134, Sera realised that she needed to remain in the 101, causing her to suddenly swerve back and lose control of her vehicle.

Sera struck a guardrail, and her car split in half. A second car that was traveling by at the time struck her vehicle as well.

Sera was ejected from the vehicle, and died at the scene. A passerby and witness, photojournalist Howard Raishbrook, attempted CPR.

Raishbrook stated: "I've been looking at crashes for 20 years, and we've seen some horrific instances, but half the car on the freeway, half the car off the freeway, it was devastating."

Sera's boyfriend, who had been on the phone with her shortly before the wreck, became worried when he didn't hear back from her. He drove the same route as Sera and arrived at the scene of the crash.

## Aftermath

Sera's funeral was held on the 7th of April, 2022, at the St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church in Pasadena. She was then laid to rest at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia.

Sera's family raise over $80,000 in order to benefit the UCLA community and local Armenian community, as well as start a scholarship fund.

"She is our one and only daughter who was very kind-hearted, respectful, caring, loving, helping, trustworthy, responsible, loyal and honest. Her smile would light up everywhere she was," said her mother Jenny Yessayan.
Taiki Fujii

**Taiki Fujii** (待機 藤井, July 20, 1982-May 13, 2000) was a Japanese construction worker who was beaten to death in a robbery, with the case of his murder remaining unsolved.

## Taiki Fujii

### Death

May 13, 2000 (age 17)Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan

## Death

On May 4, 2000, Taiki was celebrating Golden Week with his girlfriend, who remained unnamed, when they stopped outside the Maruya supermarket in Ushiku, Japan in order to buy drinks while on their way home. While deciding what to buy, a group of 4 men approached the couple and quickly turned aggressive towards them. The couple began running to a parking lot on the other side of the street when Taiki noticed that his girlfriend was lagging behind. After deciding to protect his girlfriend, Taiki and his girlfriend were led to the emergency stairwell of the supermarket. Once the door closed, the men began beating Taiki, stomping, punching, and kicking him in the head. One of the men had supposedly asked Taiki if he was the leader of a local gang and although he said he wasn't, the group continued to beat him for 30 minutes before taking ¥10,000 (around $75 USD) from Taiki's wallet and leaving without hurting the girl. An ambulance was called and Taiki was rushed to hospital, but would die 9 days later due to brain contusions sustained in the beating at the age of 17.

## Aftermath

The police interviewed Taiki's girlfriend, who claimed the group were yankis, a Japanese term for teenage delinquents, and that one of the men may have been local as he had mentioned that a fire station was nearby during the beating. CCTV footage was sent to the authorities from a nearby 7/11 convenience store showing the group, who had been positively identified by Taiki's girlfriend, and police sketches were made, but both the sketches and footage weren't publicly released for years due to laws against showing the faces of those under 18 in a criminal investigation. The police would later publish the police sketches on their website in 2005 after a public campaign, but would later remove them after Taiki's mother began hanging up homemade wanted posters in the Ushiku area. The police removed all of the posters and scolded Taiki's mother, claiming she was interfering in their investigation. Still images of the CCTV were eventually released in 2016 and the full footage was released in 2017.

A woman would come forward saying her ex-boyfriend had confessed to Taiki's murder, but for reasons unknown, no interrogation was held by police. Taiki's girlfriend had recognized a student from their high school yearbook as looking remarkably similar to one of the men who killed Taiki, but again, the police didn't interview the suspect. As of 2023, Taiki's murder remains unsolved.
Konerak Sinthasomphone

**Konerak Sinthasomphone** (December 1, 1976-May 27, 1991) was a Laotian-American boy and one of the 17 victims of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

## Death

On May 27, 1991, Dahmer lured Sinthasomphone into his apartment, promising money in exchange for [redacted] photographs. When he arrived, Dahmer drugged him and experimented on him, drilling a hole in the back of his head and injecting hydrochloric acid into the his frontal lobe, killing him.
Victoria Martens

On August 24, 2016, the body of 10-year-old **Victoria Martens** (August 23, 2006 – August 23, 2016) was found in an apartment building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After responding to a 9-1-1 call regarding a domestic dispute, officers discovered Martens' dismembered remains partially wrapped in a burning blanket in her mother's apartment. The victim's mother, 35-year-old Michelle Martens; her boyfriend, 31-year-old Fabian Gonzales; and Gonzales' cousin, 31-year-old Jessica Kelley, were arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder, child abuse resulting in grievous bodily harm or death, kidnapping, tampering with evidence, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. All three suspects pled not guilty in the state's court. On June 29, 2018, Michelle Martens pled guilty to one count of child abuse resulting in death. The same day, the Albuquerque Police Department announced a fourth unidentified male suspect was being sought in connection to the case based on DNA evidence recovered from the scene.
Stephon Clark

**Stephon Clark** (born **Stephan Alonzo-Clark**, August 10, 1995 – March 18, 2018) an African American, graduated from Sacramento High School in 2013, where he was on the football team. He was 22 years old at the time he was killed. According to *The Los Angeles Times*, Clark lived in a "tough neighborhood" characterized by tense relations with the Sacramento Police Department. His older brother, Stevante Clark, told KOVR that he and Stephon had come from "underprivileged, broken homes". Their 16-year-old brother was killed in a shooting in 2006. Stephon had been released from county jail about a month before the shooting and was staying with his grandparents on and off. His brother said, "He was arrested before, but he's been different lately. He really changed his life." Sacramento County court records show that Clark had a history of convictions for robbery, domestic abuse, and a prostitution-related offense. At the time of his death he was on probation for a 2014 robbery conviction. According to the investigation, Clark had searched online for ways to commit suicide. A toxicology report also released by police found traces of cocaine, cannabis, and codeine in Clark's system. Codeine and hydrocodone were found in Clark's urine. Multiple leaders in the community opined that Clark's criminal record was immaterial to his death.
Peter Wang

**Peter Wang** (Chinese: 王孟杰; pinyin: *Wáng Mèngjié*; November 9, 2002 – February 14, 2018) was an American Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) cadet and high school student who was killed during the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14, 2018. Wang was born in Brooklyn and raised in Broward County, Florida, and was a freshman at the time of his death. During the shooting, Wang helped students escape the gunfire by holding an exit door open and pushing victims out. For his actions, Wang was posthumously awarded the ROTC Medal for Heroism and admitted to West Point—a very rare act granted to potential candidates whose actions exemplified the tenets promoted by the academy.
United Air Lines Trip 23

**United Air Lines Trip 23** was a domestic flight from Newark, New Jersey to Oakland, California that became the first proven case of commercial aviation sabotage in United States history. The investigation into Trip 23 remains unsolved.

## Background

On the afternoon of October 10, 1933, a Boeing 247 aircraft registered to United Air Lines arrived at the Newark Metropolitan Airport in Newark, New Jersey. The plane was scheduled to make 2 layovers in Chicago, Illinois and Cleveland, Ohio before arriving at its destination in Oakland, California later that night. After clearing an inspection save for a flat tire, 5 people (3 crew and 2 passengers) boarded the plane and United Air Lines Trip 23 departed later that afternoon.

The plane arrived at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at around 7 PM. One of the passengers, 44-year-old Emil Smith, was taken off the plane after an empty liquor bottle was discovered in his luggage, a violation of Prohibition. After determining that Smith was not drunk, he was allowed to remain on the flight and the pilots of the flight were switched out. 2 passengers boarded in Cleveland and was on its way to the next layover in Chicago.

## Incident

The last time Trip 23 contacted air traffic control was at 8:39 PM with a scheduled transmission at 8:59 PM not being placed. At around 9 PM, residents of Chesterton, Indiana reported hearing an explosion and seeing a plane in flames about 1,000 feet above. Trip 23 crashed onto a gravel road in Jackson Township, about 5 miles east of Chesterton, before a second explosion was heard. All 7 people onboard the plane were killed in the explosion although it was never determined whether anyone was still alive when the plane hit the ground.

## Aftermath

After initial investigations were done, the Federal Bureau of Investigations was asked to take over as it was believed that the explosion was caused by a nitroglycerin explosive left in the rear luggage compartment of the plane. Smith was deemed a suspect in the case as he had been seen with a brown package that remained unaccounted for while boarding, but as there was no detonator found at the scene, the case against Smith was dropped due to inconclusive evidence.

It is believed that people who had seen the incident had taken pieces of the aircraft as souvenirs and potentially sold for scrap metal. The case was officially closed in 1935 after 2 years of investigation showed no possible motive and no suspects were ever named.

## Victims

* Dorothy M. Dwyer, 25
* Harold R. Tarrant, 25, pilot
* Alice Theresa Scribner, 26, flight attendant
* Fred Schendorf, 28
* Emil Smith, 44
* Warren F. Burris, 45
* A.T. Rudy, age unknown, co-pilot
Sania Khan

**Sania Khan** (April 8, 1993 – July 18, 2022) was a Pakistani American woman who was murdered by her estranged husband, Raheel Ahmad, in Chicago after she shared her divorce experience on TikTok. After killing Khan, Ahmad shot himself when police arrived on the scene and later died from his injuries. Her popularity on social media and the high profile murder put a spotlight on domestic violence and stigmatization of divorce in South Asian immigrant communities around the world.
Igor Denisovich Sidorov

**Igor Denisovich Sidorov** (Russian: Игорь Денисович Сидоров; 2003 - March 25, 2018) was a Russian boy who was killed during a fire at a shopping mall he was visiting.

## Death

On March 25, 2018, Igor was with his younger sister, 9-year-old Arina Sidorova, and his father, 39-year-old Denis Petrovich Sidorov, in one of the cinemas at the Зимняя вишня (Zimnyaya Vishnya) entertainment complex and shopping mall in Kemerovo, Russia to watch a screening of American animated film *Sherlock Gnomes* while on a week-long school break. At around 4 PM, a fire started in the children's play area and due to the fire alarm system being switched off by a security guard, the fire swept through the mall. The Sidorovs were trapped in the cinema and all had passed away due to injuries sustained in the fire. In total, 64 people were killed and 79 others were injured in the fire.
Sarah Mescall

**Sarah Mescall**, 14, of Kilnamona, Ireland, died on the 25th of September, 2023, three days after she was admitted to Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin.

The teen is thought to have collapsed while attempting the “chroming” TikTok challenge, which involves spraying aerosol onto a piece of clothing and wrapping it around your face.

Sarah reportedly woke up briefly after she initially passed out, and told her mother what happened before losing consciousness again and being placed in an induced coma.

Sarah passed away at Crumlin Children’s Hospital on the morning of Monday, the 25th September 2023.
Charlie Gard

The **Charlie Gard case** was a best interests case in 2017 involving Charles Matthew William "Charlie" Gard (August 4, 2016 – July 28, 2017), an infant boy from London, born with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MDDS), a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive brain damage and muscle failure. MDDS has no treatment and usually causes death in infancy. The case became controversial because the medical team and parents disagreed about whether experimental treatment was in the best interests of the child.
Parker Nugent

**Parker Glynn Nugent** (2006-2023) was an American boy from Franklin, TN, who died in a motorcycle crash at age 17.

## About

Parker was a high school student at Centennial High School. From the time Parker was little, he loved to be on wheels – skateboarding was his passion. Parker enjoyed being on the water, whether it was wake surfing on Smith Lake or Boogie boarding at Redondo Beach. He also found a love for photography and film and aspired to learn Italian and travel to Italy to study abroad.

## Death

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, around 11 p.m., 17-year-old Parker Nugent was riding his motorcycle north on General Bate Drive, when he failed stop at the T intersection with Caldwell Lane. The motorcycle was laid on its side and it slid into a guardrail past the intersection.

A female passenger on the back of the motorcycle sustained minor injuries, but survived. Parker died after being transported to Vanderbuilt University Medical Center.

A candlelight vigil for Parker was held on June 13 at Centennial High School.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.williamsonmemorial.com/obituaries/parker-nugent
2. ↑ https://www.newschannel5.com/news/candlelight-vigil-june-13-will-honor-franklin-high-schooler-who-died-in-a-motorcycle-crash
Foster Butler

**Foster Dawn Butler** was a two-and-a-half year old girl from Innerkip, Canada. Foster passed away on January 1st, 2019, as a result of complications from a car back-over incident that occurred on the 25th of December (Christmas Day), 2018.

## Death

On Christmas Day, 2018, Foster was grievously injured at around 12pm after her father, Jason, accidentally drove his truck over her. Foster's father was driving the truck out order to make space for Foster and her four-year-old brother to get inside, as the truck was parked too close to the wall. However, as he drove forward, Foster ran in front and got run over.

Foster's father and stepmother attempted to perform CPR on Foster until volunteer firefighters and an ambulance arrived. Foster was then taken to Brantford General Hospital by police escort to try and get her in stable condition for an air lift to Hamilton Hospital.

Foster had a CT scan that found bleeding in her brain. She then underwent brain surgery to try and stop the bleeding, and had part of her skull removed. While the bleeding was successfully stopped, Foster was unfortunately too injured to survive.

Foster was kept on life support until January 1st at McMaster Children's Hospital. She passed away at 12am, with her family deciding to donate her organs. Her funeral service was held in Plattsville, Ontario.
Paul Reubens

**Paul Reubens** was an American actor best known for creating and the portrayal of *Pee-wee Herman*.

## Death

Reubens died of cancer on July 30, 2023, at the age of 70, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He had been diagnosed six years prior but had not disclosed his condition to the world.

Following his passing, Reubens issued the following statement:

"Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years. I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you."
Ponydale Hill

**Ponydale Hill** is a city in my Interest World, on the lands of my Betsic interests. It is inhabited by characters from numerous Betsic interests, such as My Little Pony, Totally Twenties, Angela Anaconda, Peppa Pig, Friends and many others. The city's architecture is whimsical and recalls much of the iconography of the Betsic interest family. Fetlock Square is the city's focal point, and sits on the top of the city's namesake hill. The square contains several of the city's major landmarks, such as a sculpture titled Stardash, the Ponydale Hill Footwear Recycling Centre and the Ponydale Hill Eco Mall, named for the high environmental standards products must meet to be sold there.
Sky Hipp

**Sky Hipp** (November 24, 2008 - March 17, 2009) was american boy.

## Early Life

Hipp was born on November 24, 2008 at 4:17 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds exactly and was 18.5 inches long.

## Death

On March 17, 2009, His mother went into Sky’s room that morning to check on him to find him not breathing. she picked him up knowing he was gone. Sky had passey to Sudden Infancy Death Syndrome (SIDS). He was 5 month old.
Seth Bartell

**Seth David Bartell** (February 3, 1989-October 11, 2003) was an American high school student who was shot and killed along with a fellow school athlete while exiting the locker room of his high school.

## Seth Bartell

### Death

October 11, 2003 (aged 14)St. Cloud Hospital
St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

## Death

On September 24, 2003, 14-year-old Seth and 17-year-old Aaron Michael Rollins, were confronted by a fellow student, 14-year-old John McLaughlin, outside the locker room of Rocori High School in Cold Spring, Minnesota with John claiming Seth had bullied him over acne. Seth was shot once in the chest and while John attempted to shoot him again, he missed and the bullet hit Aaron in the neck, killing him instantly. Seth attempted to flee the scene, but John pursued and shot Seth in the forehead. One of the school's gym coaches, Jim Johnson, then confronted John and John disarmed himself before being arrested.

Seth was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital in nearby St. Cloud, but passed away on October 11, 2003. John was charged with murder in both the first and second degree and was sentenced to life in prison with an additional 12 years in August 2005.
Converse

**Converse** (interest code: **B-CON**) is an American shoe brand founded in 1908, and one of my Betsic interests. The brand’s best known shoe is the Chuck Taylor All-Star, invented in 1917, which is loved in my Interest World because while it is not a professional sports shoe anymore, it has since been adopted by prominent artistic and creative figures. Chuck Taylor All-Stars remain distinctive through their iconic yet simple look, which distinguishes them from modern sneakers. They are culturally associated with authenticity and outcasts, and gained popularity in defiance of the popular footwear of the 1980s and 1990s.
Tita Merello

**Laura Ana "Tita" Merello** (October 11, 1904 – December 24, 2002) was an Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). In her six decades in Argentine entertainment, at the time of her death, she had filmed over thirty movies, premiered twenty plays, had nine television appearances, completed three radio series and had had countless appearances in print media. She was one of the singers who emerged in the 1920s along with Azucena Maizani, Libertad Lamarque, Ada Falcón, and Rosita Quiroga, who created the female voices of tango. She was primarily remembered for the songs "Se dice de mí" and "La milonga y yo".
Sienna Weir

**Sienna Weir** was a 23-year-old model, equestrian, and 2022 Miss Universe Australia finalist from Sydney, Australia. She was critically injured after her horse fell at the Windsor Polo Grounds on the 2nd of April, 2023. She passed away a month later at Westmead Hospital, on the 4th of May 2023.

## About Sienna Weir

Sienna was born on the 27th of October, 1999, in Sydney, Australia. She completed her secondary schooling at Sceggs Darlinghurst, from which she graduated in 2017. She later graduated from the University of Sydney in 2022 with a double degree in English literature and psychology.

Sienna worked as a model, and was represented by the Scoop Management modelling agency. She was a NSW finalist in the 2022 Miss Universe Australia pageant. Sienna was also a passionate and talented equestrian who competed in competitions.

## Death

On the 2nd of April, 2023, Sienna competed in a showjumping competition at Windsor Polo Grounds in Richmond, NSW. During the event, Sienna's horse took a fall, leaving her grievously injured.

Sienna was taken to Westmead Hospital and kept on life support until a month later. She passed away on the 4th of May, 2023.
Sutton Mosser

**Sutton Marie Mosser** (September 14, 2018-September 16, 2021) was an American toddler who was stabbed to death by her mother, who was going through withdrawals from heroin.

## Sutton Mosser

### Death

September 16, 2021 (age 3)Oscoda Township, Michigan, USA

## Death

On the night of September 16, 2021, 3-year-old Sutton was watching an episode of Spongebob SquarePants with her mother, 22-year-old Justine M. Johnson, at their home in Oscada Township, Michigan. At some point during the episode, Justine began to hear hallucinations as a result of withdrawals caused by not using heroin for weeks with Justine claiming to police that the title character had threatened that if she didn't kill her daughter, he would kill them both. Justine got a knife and stabbed Sutton multiple times before discarding her in a trash bag outside their home.

## Aftermath

Sometime afterwards, Justine's younger brother had texted her asked where Sutton was, to which he was told to "mind his own fucking business". The brother arrived at the Johnson household at around 4 AM on September 17 and called police after noticing a small foot sticking out of a trash bag outside of the home. Justine would be arrested at 8:30 AM walking along train tracks and was charged with 1 count of child abuse in the first degree and 1 count of felony murder.

1. ↑ https://nypost.com/2022/02/05/michigan-mom-justine-johnson-accused-of-killing-daughter-sutton-mosser-after-spongebob-told-her-to-it/
2. ↑ https://nbc-2.com/news/2022/02/15/mom-claims-spongebob-squarepants-told-her-to-kill-her-3-year-old-daughter/
Silver Bridge

The **Silver Bridge** was a suspension bridge that connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio that collapsed due to poor maintenance and a structural defect on December 15, 1967. The bridge had been opened in 1928 and was named due to the aluminum paint used, giving the bridge a bright silver coloring. 46 people were killed and 9 others were injured in the collapse.

## Collapse

During rush hour on December 15, 1967, a traffic jam had occurred along the bridge, holding bumper-to-bumper traffic on both sides. One of the eyebars contained a structural defect that wasn't noticed during construction nor during several inspections, Due to the prolonged weight of all the vehicles on the bridge, the eyebar had failed which had caused the other side to fully bear the load of the bridge. The other side of the bridge failed due to ductile overload and the bridge collapsed, sending 31 vehicles into the Ohio River below.

Rescue efforts carried on for several weeks and 44 bodies were recovered with 2 people never being recovered. The collapse prompted higher scrutiny on the condition of older bridges in the area, with the St. Marys Bridge and the Hericlo Luz Bridge being immediately closed to traffic. The St. Marys Bridge was demolished in 1971 due to not passing national inspection standards passed in 1968.

## Victims

* Kristy A. Boggs, 1
* Kimberly Lynn Byus, 2
* James Timothy Meadows, 3
* Catherine Lucille Byus, 10 (never recovered)
* Darlene Kay Mayes, 13
* Marjorie S. Boggs, 18
* James Richard Maxwell, 20
* Ronnie Gene Moore, 23
* Glenna Mae Taylor, 23
* Gene Harold Mabe, 25
* Denzil Ray Taylor, 25
* Thomas Allen Cantrell, 26
* Forrest Raymond Higley, 26
* Donna Jean Casey, 27
* Frederick Dean Miller, 27
* Hilda Gertrude Byus, 30
* Alonzo Luther Darst, 30
* Ernest Albert Adler, Jr., 31
* Julius Oliver Bennett, 31
* May Maxine Turner, 31 (never recovered)
* James Franklin Pleasant, 32
* James William Hawkins, 33
* Maxine Ellen Sturgeon, 33
* Robert Eugene Towe, 33
* Bobby Lee Head, 35
* Ronald Robert Sims, 36
* Harold David Cinduff, 37
* Marvin Lendy Wamsley, 39
* Melvin Aaron Cantrell, 40
* James Alfred White, 40
* Leo Otto Sanders, 43
* Nora I. Nibert, 45
* Alma Louise Duff, 46
* Cecil B. Counts, 48
* James Otto Pullen, 48
* Gerald McManus, 51
* Lillian Eleanor Wedge, 51
* Darius E. Northup, 53
* Alva Bernard Lane, 54
* Paul Dencil Wedge, 54
* Thomas Howard Lee, 55
* Leo Blackman, 57
* Victor William Turner, 58
* Charles Thomas Smith, 65
* Oma Leigh Smith, 65