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Lyman Smith

**Lyman Robert Smith** (April 7, 1936 - March 13, 1980) was a 43-year-old American man, who worked as a judge.

## Backstory

Lyman was married to Charlene Smith, his second wife. The two resided in Ventura, California.

## Events

Charlene and Lyman were bludgeoned to death with a wood log taken from a pile of firewood outside the property. Their hands were bound with drapery cord.

On March 16, Lyman’s 12 year old son, Gary, arrived on his bicycle to mow the lawn. Lyman came up the hard way, so he insisted his son must earn his allowance. The 12-year old went to the door Charlene left open for the gardeners and found it, strangely, to be locked. He tried the front door and found it be unlocked. He walked in to find his father and his stepmother dead.

The investigation revealed that the couple had to have been killed on Thursday night, March 13, and their bodies lay undisturbed until young Gary found them Sunday.

## Aftermath

The case remained unsolved for decades. On April 24, 2018 Joseph DeAngelo was arrested for several crimes, including the murder of Lyman Smith. In August 2020, DeAngelo was sentenced to 12 life sentences plus 8 years without the possibility of parole. He is incarcerated in protective custody at California State Prison, Corcoran.

## Other Victims of DeAngelo

* Claude Snelling
* Katie Maggiore
* Brian Maggiore
* Debra Manning
* Robert Offerman
* Cheryl Domingo
* Gregory Sanchez
* Charlene Smith
* Patrice Harrington
* Keith Harrington
* Janelle Cruz
Martha Brailsford

**Martha Brailsford** (May 8, 1954 – June 15, 1991)

## News

*For news articles on Martha Brailsford, see here.*

* Martha Laurel Conant • Social Security Applications and Claims Index (paywall)

### Other

* Martha Brailsford • Unsolved Mysteries Wiki
* Martha Laurel *Conant* Brailsford • Find A Grave

## In popular media

### Television

* Unsolved Mysteries S9E4: Episode #9.4 (25 Oct 1996)

### Podcasts

* Small Town Murder: #156 - Lies Can Be Deadly in Salem, Massachusetts (30 Jan 2020)
Selena/News

## 1995

### April

* 1 Apr 1995: Grammy-Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel • The New York Times
* 1 Apr 1995: Singer Selena shot to death • Houston Chronicle
* 1 Apr 1995: Selena's death leaves Tejano music world shocked, mournful • Corpus Christi Caller-Times
* 1 Apr 1995: Singer Selena Shot to Death in Texas • Washington Post
* 10 Apr 1995: DEATH OF A RISING STAR: Selena • Time Magazine
* 17 Apr 1995: Before Her Time • People Magazine

### December

* Unknown date: The Sweet Song of Justice • Texas Monthly

## 2015

### March

* 31 Mar 2015: Remembering Selena, 20 Years After Her Tragic Death • People Magazine

## 2022

### March

* 31 Mar 2022: Remembering Selena 27 Years After Her Death • NBC Chicago
* 31 Mar 2022: Singer Selena's sudden death came 27 years ago, but her memory lives on – and new music may be coming • USA Today
Robert Humphrey

**Robert Humphrey** was a 23-year-old man found deceased ashore a riverbank in Moraine, Ohio.

## Events

On November 11, 1994, Robert's body was found washed ashore the Great Miami riverbank in Moraine, Ohio. He had been shot in the head and had been dead for several days.

He was last seen on October 31, 1994 by his grandfather.

## News

*For all news on Robert Humphrey, see here.*

## External links

* Robert W Humphrey Jr • Ohio Attorney General
Kasdi Merbah

**Abdallah Khalef** (April 16, 1938 - August 21, 1993) was an Algerian politician who served as Head of Government between 5 November 1988 and 9 September 1989 when he was a member of the Front de libération nationale (FLN). He was killed, along with his son and his brother, by Islamic extremists.

## Backstory

Despite limited education Merbah quickly rose in the National Liberation Front (FLN) hierarchy and acquired great influence among the Algerian ruling classes.

Merbah was among the first Algerian army officers to be trained in the Soviet Union, and played an important role in both the 19 June 1965 coup d'etat that brought Houari Boumedienne to power, and in the nomination and election that took Chadli Bendjedid to the presidency in 1979.

Just after the election, Chadli Bendjedid nominated him Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence; in 1982 he moved to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, and in 1984 to that of Agriculture.

In March 1988 he was asked by President Chadli to try and put the Ministry of Health, which many Algerians believed to be corrupt, in order. He organised some reforms, but the October 1988 revolt which forced Chadli to call in the army to end it and to nominate a strong man halted such developments. On 5 November 1988 the President nominated Kasdi Merbah as prime minister, but in September 1989 Chadli sacked him. Merbah refused to go, saying that this decision was unconstitutional.

Nevertheless, after several days of argument, he agreed to give up his job and a year later he resigned his FLN membership after 33 years. Immediately after abandoning the FLN, he founded his own political party Mouvement algerien pour la justice et le developpement (the Algerian Movement for Justice and Development). But it did not attract many members, and indeed it was a one-man show.

Merbah, who was also a former head of the country’s dreaded political police, had advocated dialogue with Islamic extremists to restore “civil peace” to the country.

## Events

Merbah and his entourage were attacked with automatic pistol fire by a band of five men while driving in Alger-Plage, a coastal resort 12 miles east of the capital.

In addition to his two family members, his bodyguard and chauffeur also were killed. The attackers escaped.

## Aftermath

A great number of analysts attribute his assassination to his past in the security services and the many state secrets he possessed, beside the apparent moderate posture he had adopted with regard to dealing with the Islamist movements, particularly the FIS who went for the armed option.

1. ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-23-mn-27062-story.html
Nate Fox/News

## 2014

* 24 Dec 2014: Nate Fox, 37, fatally shot in driveway of Bloomingdale home • ABC7 Chicago

## 2015

* 16 Jan 2015: CEO charged with killing former UMaine basketball player • Central Maine
* 16 Jan 2015: Man accused of killing ex-UMaine basketball player is CEO of Internet company • Bangor Daily News
* 16 Jan 2015: Tech CEO Charged With Killing Basketball Standout • NBC Chicago
* 17 Jan 2015: Jeffrey Keller charged in Bloomingdale murder of Nate Fox, 37 • ABC7 Chicago
* 18 Jan 2015: Married tech CEO 'shot dead ex-University of Maine basketball star outside his home in a fit of jealousy over another woman' • Daily Mail
* 17 Apr 2015: Jeffrey Keller: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know • Heavy

## 2017

* 18 May 2017: Old college pal testifies against Bloomingdale murder suspect • Daily Herald
* 26 May 2017: Hinsdale businessman guilty of murder in shooting death of perceived rival • Chicago Tribune
* 27 May 2017: Man convicted of murdering Plainfield grad, sports hall of famer Nate Fox • Joliet Herald-News
* 29 May 2017: Killer Faces Life In Murder of Plainfield Sports Hall Of Famer Nate Fox • Plainfield, IL Patch
* 25 Aug 2017: Man Gets 70 Years For Killing Former Pro Basketball Player • CBS Chicago
Julie Ybanez/News

## 2005

* 7 Jul 2005: Headed for Trouble • Westword

## 2009

* 4 Oct 2009: Colorado judge weighs Ybanez case in his mother’s death • The Denver Post

## 2018

* 21 Dec 2018: Hickenlooper orders clemency for 33 Colorado offenders, including 7 men convicted of murder • The Denver Post

## 2019

* 22 May 2019: Convicted murderer re-sentenced because of Supreme Court ruling • FOX31 Denver
* 22 May 2019: Erik Jensen's Real-Life Horror Story Could Get a New Chapter • Westword
* 23 May 2019: Erik Jensen Resentencing for Witnessing Juvie Murder Marked by Tears, Excuses • Westword
* 23 Dec 2019: Gov. Jared Polis Grants Commutation To Erik Jensen, Convicted In Murder Of Julie Ybanez • CBS Denver
* 24 Dec 2019: Man who helped kill friend's mother in Highlands Ranch as a teen gets clemency • Parker Chronicle
Keith Crotwell

**Keith Daven Crotwell** was an 18-year-old man who was murdered on March 29, 1975 by Randy Kraft.

## News

*For news articles on Keith Crotwell, see here.*

## Other victims of Randy Kraft

* Eric Church
* Donald Crisel
* Rodger DeVaul
* Terry Lee Gambrel
* Scott Hughes
* Michael Inderbieten
* Richard Keith
* Keith Klingbeil
* Edward Moore
* Geoffrey Nelson
* Ronnie Wiebe
* Roland Young
John Stanisha

**John Raymond Stanisha** (December 27, 1936 – June 18, 1983) was a 46-year-old Chicago man and father-of-three who was shot by a former suspect in the Chicago Tylenol murders after he mistook John for someone else.

## News

*For news articles on John Stanisha, see here.*

### Court cases

* 1985: People v. Arnold • Appellate Court of Illinois

### Records

* John R. Stanisha • Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index (paywall)
* John R Stanisha • School Yearbooks (paywall)
* John Raymond Stanisha • Social Security Applications and Claims Index (paywall)
* John Stanisha • 1940 United States Federal Census (paywall)
* John Stanisha • Social Security Death Index (paywall)
* John Stanisha (1936-1983) • Find A Grave
* Stanisha family tree • Ancestry (paywall)

## In popular media

### Podcasts

* Casefile True Crime: Case 118: The Chicago Tylenol Murders (21 Jul 2019)
Kristen French

**Kristen Dawn French** (May 10, 1976 - April 19, 1992) was a Canadian teenager who was murdered by Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo.

## Backstory

Kristen was born in 1976. She was a member of a precision ice-skating team which won several medals, and a member of the girls' rowing team at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines.

## Events

On April 16, 1992, as she was walking home from Holy Cross Secondary School, a Catholic school in St. Catharines, French was approached at the entrance of the Grace Lutheran Church parking lot by serial killers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo under the pretense of needing directions. While French was assisting Homolka with directions, Bernardo attacked her from behind and forced her into the car at knifepoint. The kidnapping was seen by several eyewitnesses.

She was held in captivity for three days, during which Bernardo and Homolka videotaped themselves torturing and subjecting the 15-year-old to sexual humiliation and degradation while forcing her to drink large amounts of alcohol. They strangled her to death on April 19, 1992. Her naked body was found in a ditch along No. 1 Sideroad in north Burlington on April 30, 1992.

## Aftermath

While French was missing, her classmates, teachers and friends at Holy Cross Secondary School chose the Green Ribbon of Hope as the symbol for their search. French's school community also gave the name to the Green Ribbon of Hope Campaign, a national campaign continued by Child Find Canada, governments, organizations and individuals to raise funds and awareness for missing children.

The Green Ribbon Trail in St. Catharines was named in her honour, and a monument to French's memory stands at the beginning of the trail. The ribbon also gave its name to the Green Ribbon Task Force, the police group tasked with finding Leslie Mahaffy and French's killers, though they later found themselves embroiled in controversy over the role of media in police investigations.

French is remembered for declining cooperation with her abductors in the latter period of her abduction: "Some things are worth dying for". She said to Bernardo: "I don't know how your wife can stand to be around you." On one of the memorials dedicated to her is engraved "Her legacy proves an inspiration."

Bernardo was tried for the murders of French and Mahaffy in 1995. Karla was officially sentenced to 12 years on July 6, 1993 for the three murders (French, Mahaffy & Homolka). On September 1, 1995, Bernardo was convicted of a number of offences, including the two first-degree murders and two aggravated sexual assaults, and sentenced to life in prison without parole for at least 25 years.
Sandy Morden/News

## 2019

* 29 Oct 2019: Cold case break: DNA technology helps identify "Fly Creek Jane Doe" • KGW
* **29 Oct 2019**: DNA identifies teen murder victim whose remains were found in 1980 • Q13 FOX news
* **30 Oct 2019**: 'Fly Creek Jane Doe' identified after 40 years, opening up potential new clues that could lead to teen girl’s murderer • Oregon Live
* **30 Oct 2019**: Investigators identify 'Jane Doe' in 1980 cold case homicide as missing Portland teen • KATU
* **2 Nov 2019**: CRIME HUNTER: Sunday Cold Case Notebook • Toronto Sun
* **26 Nov 2019**: Family of ID'd Jane Doe hope for clues in 1980 cold case • KOIN

## Forums

* 7 Jun 2005: WA - Clark Co., Fem Skeletal Remains, near Fly Creek, Feb'80 - Sandy Morden • Websleuths
Robert Offerman

### Died

30 December 1979 (aged 44)Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, United States

### Killed by

Joseph James DeAngelo

**Dr. Robert John Offerman** (August 6, 1935 - December 30, 1979) was an American man who worked as an orthopedic surgeon.

## Events

DeAngelo broke into a Goleta home shared by Offerman and his girlfriend, clinical psychologist Dr. Debra Manning. Both were killed.

Debra Alexandria Manning lay on the right side of the waterbed, her head turned to the left, her wrists bound behind her with white nylon twine. Offerman was on his knees at the foot of the bed; he clutched a length of the same twine in his hand. Pry marks indicated the offender used a screwdriver to force his way inside the home, probably in the middle of the night when the couple was asleep. Flashing a gun, he may have suggested he was there to rob them: Two rings belonging to Manning were found hidden between the mattress and bed frame.

The attacker most likely tossed the twine at Manning and demanded she tie up Offerman, which she did, but not tightly. Investigators believe at some point, perhaps after the offender was finished tying Manning’s wrists, Offerman broke free from his bindings in an attempt to fight back.

Neighbors reported that at around 3 a.m. they heard a burst of gunfire, which was followed by a pause and then another shot. Offerman was shot three times in the back and chest. Manning’s single wound was to the upper left back of her head.

## Aftermath

On the morning of December 30, 1979, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at 767 Avenida Pequena, the condominium of osteopathic surgeon Dr. Robert Offerman. Offerman’s good friends William and Joan Oakley had arrived for a scheduled tennis game with him and his new girlfriend, Alexandria Manning, and found a sliding-glass door open at the condo. They stepped inside and called out to Offerman but got no response. He pivoted and returned to the bedroom to take a closer look and found them both dead.

Debra's friends remember Manning saying, just before the attacks at Offerman’s home, that she felt like she was being followed. Two days before her death, while at lunch with her lawyer, Manning wrote out a will on her napkin.

DeAngelo entered a plea of guilty to these murders and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

He is currently serving a total of 12 life sentences plus 8 years without the possibility of parole in protective custody at California State Prison, Corcoran.

## Other Victims of DeAngelo

* Claude Snelling
* Katie Maggiore
* Brian Maggiore
* Debra Manning
* Cheryl Domingo
* Gregory Sanchez
* Charlene Smith
* Lyman Smith
* Patrice Harrington
* Keith Harrington
* Janelle Cruz
Jenkins County Jane Doe

## Jenkins County Jane Doe

Composite image by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

### Body discovered

14 February 1988Millen, Georgia, United States

### Killed by

unknown

**Jenkins County Jane Doe**

## News

*For news articles on Jenkins County Jane Doe, see here.*

## External links

* 113UFGA • The Doe Network
* Jane Doe 1988 • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
* Jenkins County Jane Doe (1988) • Unidentified Wiki
* List of unidentified murder victims in the United States • Wikipedia
* Murdered Teen Found in Jenkins County, 30 Years Later no ID • Augusta Bodies
* Unidentified Jane Doe - Jenkins County, Georgia 1988 • Dark Sleuth
* Unidentified Remains 330 • Georgia Bureau of Investigation
* #UP4697 • NamUs

## In popular media

### Podcasts

* Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad: Jenkins County Jane Doe (15 Jul 2019)
Linda Healy

**Lynda Ann Healy** (July 3, 1952 – February 1, 1974) was a 21-year-old woman who was a University of Washington undergraduate who broadcast morning radio weather reports for skiers. She was murdered by Ted Bundy in 1974.

## Events

In the early morning hours of February 1, Bundy broke into Healy's basement room. He beat her unconscious, dressed her in blue jeans, a white blouse, and boots, and carried her away.

The following March, forestry students from Green River Community College discovered her mandible on Taylor Mountain, where Bundy frequently hiked, just east of Issaquah.

## News

*For news articles on Lynda Healy, see here.*

## External links

* Ted Bundy • Biography
* Ted Bundy • Murderpedia
* Ted Bundy • Wikipedia

### Records

* Healy family tree • Ancestry (paywall)
* Lynda A Healey • Washington Death Index (paywall)
* Lynda A Healy (1970) • School Yearbooks (paywall)
* Lynda Healy (1969) • School Yearbooks (paywall)
* Lynda Ann Healy (1952-1974) • Find A Grave

## Other victims of Ted Bundy

* Caryn Campbell
* Denise Naslund
* Denise Oliverson
* Donna Manson
* Georgann Hawkins
* Debra Kent
* Julie Cunningham
* Kathy Parks
* Kimberly Leach
* Laura Aime
* Lisa Levy
* Margaret Bowman
* Melissa Smith
* Nancy Wilcox
* Susan Curtis
* Susan Rancourt

## Photos

### Other photos

Linda's grave at Sunset Hills Memorial Park
Marina Habe

**Marina Habe** (February 23, 1951 – December 29, 1968)

## News

*For news articles on Marina Habe, see here.*

## External links

* Hans Habe • Wikipedia
* Marina Elizabeth Habe • Abuse Wiki
* Marina Elizabeth Habe (1951-1968) • Find a Grave

## In popular media

### Podcasts

* Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad: The Charles Manson Family: More Murders? (22 Jul 2019)
* Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad: Answers: Big Tips on the Manson Family's Possible Other Murders (30 Dec 2019)
Patrice Harrington

**Patrice "Patti" Anne Harrington (née Briscoe)** (December 26, 1951 - August 19, 1980) was a 28-year-old American woman who worked as nurse.

## Backstory

Patti was married to Keith Harrington, a medical student. Patti and Keith married in only months after they met, and now in August they had been married only since May. They had not known each other even a year. Patti was 4 years older than Keith but they were very much in love. They resided in Keith's father's house in the area whilst Keith finished his studies.

## Events

Patti and Keith were bludgeoned to death with an unknown murder weapon. Both had had their hands bound behind their back with brown macramé cord.

Roger Harrington (Keith's father) had been invited over for dinner by his daughter-in-law, Patti, on August 21, 1980. Roger found their front door to be unlocked when he arrived, so he entered the property and found Patti and Keith's bodies.

## Aftermath

The case remained unsolved for decades. On April 24, 2018 Joseph DeAngelo was arrested for several crimes, including the murder of Patti Harrington. In August 2020, DeAngelo was sentenced to 12 life sentences plus 8 years without the possibility of parole. He is incarcerated in protective custody at California State Prison, Corcoran.

## Other Victims of DeAngelo

* Claude Snelling
* Katie Maggiore
* Brian Maggiore
* Debra Manning
* Robert Offerman
* Cheryl Domingo
* Gregory Sanchez
* Charlene Smith
* Lyman Smith
* Keith Harrington
* Janelle Cruz
Karmein Chan

**Karmein Chan** (November 5, 1977 - April 13, 1991) was a 13-year-old Chinese-Australian girl who was abducted from her home in Templestowe, Victoria, during the night of 13 April 1991 and was subsequently murdered. "Mr Cruel", a serial child rapist active in the Melbourne area at the time of the killing, is considered the prime suspect.

## Abduction

Karmein Chan was at home babysitting her two younger sisters while both her parents worked at a Chinese restaurant they owned in the nearby Melbourne suburb of Eltham. The girls were confronted by a man in a balaclava with a knife, who forced Chan's sisters into a wardrobe before fleeing with Chan. Before leaving, the offender spray painted "Asian drug deal", "payback" and "more to come" on a vehicle in the Chans' front yard. Police suspect this was a ruse to distract them from the killer's real motive. Chan's mother made an emotional plea on television for her daughter's return.

## Investigation

Prior to Chan's abduction, there had been several kidnappings and sexual assaults of girls in Melbourne's suburbs by an offender known in the media as Mr Cruel. The Victoria Police had started scaling down Operation Challenge, which had been established in response to the crimes attributed to Mr Cruel, the day before Chan's abduction. Detectives believed that Chan would be released the same as previous girls who had been abducted.

On 6 May 1991, 23 days after Chan's abduction, Victoria Police formed the Spectrum Taskforce to investigate Chan's abduction and to continue Operation Challenge investigations. A reward of $100,000 was offered for information on her abduction.

On 9 April 1992, Chan's remains were found in a landfill area at Edgars Creek in the suburb of Thomastown. The skull had three bullet holes in the back of the head. The body had probably been there for twelve months. On 31 January 1994, the Spectrum Taskforce was disbanded. The offender was never brought to justice. A few detectives had doubts whether Chan was a "Mr Cruel" victim. An inquest was held in 1997 with the coroner finding that she met her death through foul play, but it was not possible to identify the person or people responsible.

## Aftermath

The case has remained open with cold case detectives regularly reviewing the investigation. On the 25th anniversary of her abduction the reward was increased from $100,000 to $1,000,000. "Mr Cruel" remains unidentified.
Noor Mukadam

**Noor Mukadam** (October 23, 1993 – July 20, 2021) was a 27-year-old Pakistani woman. She was the daughter of a former diplomat, Shaukat Mukadam.

## Backstory

The suspect, Zahir Zakir Jaffer, is a dual Pakistani-American citizen and the son of a wealthy businessman, Zakir Jaffer, and Asmat Adamjee. Noor's father, Shaukat Mukadam, previously served as Pakistan's ambassador to South Korea and Kazakhstan.
In addition to the suspect and victim, their families were also acquaintances. The murder was premeditated as Jaffer later confessed to police that he intended to kill Noor if she refused to accept his marriage proposal.

## Events

On July 18, Jaffer called Noor. Noor was at home, in Islamabad's Naval Anchorage neighbourhood. At 9:05 PM, Noor left her house and arrived at Jaffer's residence around 10 PM. At 2:15 AM on July 19, Jaffer came out of his house with a "barefooted" Noor and both got into the taxi. While on the way, Jaffer suddenly told the driver to turn back because they were too "late" and would "not be able to reach on time". The taxi dropped them at Jaffer's residence at 2:35 AM.

Almost 24 hours later, on July 20, Noor's father sent her three texts at 12:57 AM asking her where she was, but Noor did not respond. At 5:48 AM, her mother sent her messages, followed by calls from two family friends. Finally, at 10:43 AM, Noor sent a voice recording to her mother, details of which have not been disclosed to the public; it was her last message before her brutal murder.

After she sent the message, Jaffer immediately called Noor's mother from his own phone and told her "Noor is not here at my house". From 11 AM to 7:30 PM, Noor is believed to have been tortured and murdered by Jaffer.

Noor tried to escape by jumping from the balcony but she was chased by Jaffer and the house security guard handed her back to Jaffer. The police are of the view that the murder could have been averted had the security guard informed the police. Noor's decapitated body showed signs of torture and stab wounds.
Sarah-Jane Tranter/News

## 2021

### October 2021

* 12 Ooctober 2021: Petition over Lee Ford Carnkie murders in Cornwall prison sentence • The Falmouth Packet

### November 2021

* 10 November 2021: Family and friends of mass murder victims say 'let killer rot in jail' • Shropshire Star
* 15 November 2021: Family of mass murder victims speak out in bid to prevent killer Lee Ford from prison release • ITV News
* 21 November 2021: Dad whose four kids and ex-wife were murdered by her husband begs for him to die in jail • Mirror

### December 2021

* 4 December 2021: GRIM DISCOVERY Horrified cops smelt bodies from across the ROAD after sick stepdad murdered wife & 4 kids then buried them under shed • The Sun
* 7 December 2021: Officer who discovered murderer Lee Ford's victims speaks out • Cornwall Live
* 9 December 2021: Family of mum Lesley Ford and four kids killed by husband recall devastation in documentary • Shropshire Star
* 12 December 2021: Murderer Lee Ford who killed family in Carnkie could be released in coming years • Cornwall Live
Megan Kirley

### Killed by

likely Cameron Witoko, Emma Hinds, Geoffrey Granz Glenn, Kobi Oram and Stafford Emmerson

**Megan Kirley** was a 40-year-old woman murdered on February 9, 2019 at the semi-rural suburb of Karawatha in Brisbane, Australia.

## Events

At 3:15 a.m. on February 9, 2019, Queensland police were called to a residence in the semi-rural suburb of Karawatha in Brisbane, Australia after a 000 call had been made. At the house in Wembley Road, 40-year-old Megan Kirley was found deceased after being shot. Her partner Pieter Pickering, 43, was the one who had called emergency services. Neighbours reported hearing two gunshots at the time of Megan's death.

Pieter was arrested at the scene but was released without charge that night after being questioned by detectives for several hours. His phone had been seized and police told 9News that Pieter continued to "assist" with their inquiries.

Police began to conduct forensic tests on the property on February 9. Detective Inspector Craig Morrow told media that "the issue is that it's a large property and that will take some time." Police placed dozens of evidence markers in the driveway, as well as around a shipping container at the back of the property.

Megan's partner Pieter spoke to media on February 10. He told them, "Megan was the kindest, strongest, most beautiful, understanding and compassionate woman that this world was ever graced with. I had bought a ring... And we were in agreeance we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together."

On February 11, police investigators appealed for motorists who were travelling along Wembley Road between 2:45 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. to contact them. They were also seeking anyone who was in the area with dash-cam footage to contact police.

## News

*For news articles on Megan Kirley, see here.*

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 9 Feb 2019: Queensland police investigate shooting of 40-year-old woman at Karawatha property • ABC News (Australia)
2. ↑ 9 Feb 2019: Woman dies in shooting incident in Brisbane’s south • Brisbane Times
3. ↑ 10 Feb 2019: Update 1: Death investigation, Karawatha • Queensland Police News
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 10 Feb 2019: Karawatha shooting: Partner of woman shot dead 'was going to propose on Valentine’s Day' • 9News
5. ↑ 11 Feb 2019: Update 2: Death investigation, Karawatha • Queensland Police News
Michael LaHood

## Michael LaHood

### Died

August 15, 1996 (aged 25)San Antonio, Texas

### Killed by

Mauriceo Brown

**Michael LaHood** (October 3, 1970 – August 15, 1996)

## News

*For news articles on Michael LaHood, see here.*

## External links

* Kenneth Foster Inmate 05331848 • RapSheetz
* Mauriceo Brown • Murderpedia
* Mauriceo Mashawn Brown #1033 • Clark Prosecutor
* Nico LaHood • Wikipedia

### Records

* Michael LaHood Jr • School Yearbooks (paywall)
* Michael T. Lahood Jr. • Legacy
* Michael Thomas LaHood • Texas Birth Index (paywall)

## In popular media

### Television

* I Am a Killer S1E2: Kenneth Foster ( Aug 3, 2018)
Randy Howard/News

## 2015

### June 2015

* 11 June 2015: Outlaw Country Singer Randy Howard Dies in Shootout With Bounty Hunter Read More: Singer Randy Howard Dies in Shootout With Bounty Hunter • Taste of Country
* 16 June 2015: Country singer Randy Howard’s shooting death sparks scrutiny of bounty hunter laws • The Guardian
* 16 June 2015: New Details Emerge in the Shooting Death of Outlaw Country Artist Randy Howard • Saving Country Music
Lee Rotatori

**Lee Gunsalus Rotatori** was sexually assaulted and murdered in her hotel room by Thomas Freeman in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The murder went unsolved for nearly 40 years, until it was announced by authorities in 2022 that the perpetrator had been identified as Freeman using investigative genetic genealogy.

## News

*For news articles on Lee Rotatori, see here.*

## External links

* Murders of Lee Rotatori and Thomas Freeman • Wikipedia
Keren Rowland/News

## 1971

* 1 Mar 1971: No trace of Downer girl • The Canberra Times
* 2 Mar 1971: Missing girl: two sought • The Canberra Times
* 4 Mar 1971: Abduction now feared • The Canberra Times
* 5 Mar 1971: No trace of girl • The Canberra Times
* 8 Mar 1971: Doughboy corner search for girl • The Canberra Times
* 17 Mar 1971: Boy returns, girl missing still • The Canberra Times
* 22 Mar 1971: Silence on trip south • The Canberra Times
* 30 Mar 1971: Have you seen this girl? father asks • The Age
* 24 Apr 1971: Keren Rowland now missing for eight weeks • The Canberra Times
* 28 Apr 1971: New clue on missing girl • The Canberra Times
* 10 Sep 1971: Police seek Morris car • The Canberra Times
* 30 Oct 1971: $2,000 reward offered in Rowland case • The Canberra Times

## 1972

* 7 Feb 1972: Some may 'know more of death' • The Canberra Times
* 18 Nov 1972: Rowland reward raised • The Canberra Times

## 1973

* 27 Oct 1973: Reward offer stands • The Canberra Times

## 1991

* 12 May 1991: False trails and bitter heartbreak • The Canberra Times
* 17 Nov 1991: Bodies in the bush: 20 years of mystery • The Canberra Times

## 1994

* 28 May 1994: Missing Canberrans: the nagging mysteries • The Canberra Times

## 2019

* 17 May 2019: We know the stories of Ivan Milat’s victims. But then there’s the people who never got answers. • Mamamia
* 27 May 2019: One last chance to confess: Australia's worst ever serial killer Ivan Milat will be questioned over decades-old cold cases linked to him before he succumbs to terminal cancer • Daily Mail
* 27 Oct 2019: The FULL list of young women Ivan Milat is thought to have murdered - as serial killer's brother admits 'there's heaps more bodies' • Daily Mail
John Stanisha/News

## 1983

* 20 Jun 1983: A Cook County grand jury Monday indicted Roger Arnold • UPI
* 20 Jun 1983: Figure in Tylenol Case Held on a Murder Charge • The New York Times
* 20 Jun 1983: Former Tylenol suspect charged with murder • UPI

## 1984

* 15 Jan 1984: Tylenol Figure Is Convicted • The New York Times

## 1985

* 20 Dec 1985: Court affirms murder conviction • Chicago Tribune

## 2000

* 2 Nov 2000: A Bitter Pill • Chicago Reader

## 2010

* 9 Jan 2010: Breakthrough in Tylenol Killer case? • The Globe and Mail
Paula Peters

**Paula Peters** (February 6, 1938 – September 5, 1987) was a 49-year-old English woman killed in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia in 1987. Her killer Paul Sutherland was convicted of manslaughter and has since been released from prison on parole.

## Events

### Life

Paula Peters was born Paula Pauline Robinson on February 6, 1938 to William and Doris Robinson. She was one of six children.

### Death and discovery of body

In September[source needed] 1987 in Bundaberg (pop. 32,600 in 1981), Queensland, Australia, a woman's charred body was found in a recently burned sugarcane field with a rope around her neck, hands and feet.

A local man, Paul Sutherland, was found to be in possession of Paula's jewellery when he tried to sell it. He admitted to police that he was the last person to see Paula alive on September 5[source needed] but she had died during bondage sex. Despite Paula's death allegedly being an accident, Sutherland took her body to a local canefield that was due to be burned and left her there.

### Aftermath

In 1990, Sutherland was found not guilty of Paula's murder but instead guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 11 years for the manslaughter and an extra nine years for the unrelated rape of a woman on January 1, 1988.

In 1999, Sutherland was described by a psychiatrist as "a dangerous, superficial, sexually sadistic psychopath." Other psychiatrists who assessed Sutherland in the following decade agreed he was a psychopath.

Sutherland was released from prison on September 29, 2006 after serving at least 15 years (it's not known exactly how long he was in custody for).

Paula is currently survived by two children, four siblings and four grandchildren.

## News

*For news articles on Paula Peters, see here.*

## External links

* Death registration: Paula Pauline Peters (1987//57288) • Queensland Government
* Robinson family tree • Ancestry (paywall)

### Court cases

* 2006: Attorney-General v. Sutherland • Supreme Court of Queensland

## Sources

1. ↑ Death registration: Paula Pauline Peters (1987//57288) • Queensland Government
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robinson family tree • Ancestry (paywall)
3. ↑ Bundaberg · Population • Population.City
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 1 Oct 2006: Sadistic killer walks free • The Courier-Mail
Michael Inderbieten

**Michael Joseph Inderbieten** was a 21-year-old man who was murdered on November 21, 1978 by Randy Kraft.

## News

*For news articles on Michael Inderbieten, see here.*

## Other victims of Randy Kraft

* Eric Church
* Donald Crisel
* Keith Crotwell
* Rodger DeVaul
* Mark Hall
* Scott Hughes
* Richard Keith
* Keith Klingbeil
* Edward Moore
* Geoffrey Nelson
* Ronnie Wiebe
* Roland Young
Debra Manning

### Died

30 December 1979 (aged 35)Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, United States

### Killed by

Joseph James DeAngelo

**Dr. Debra Alexandria Manning** (February 28, 1944 - December 30, 1979) was an American woman who worked as a clinical psychologist in Santa Maria.

## Events

DeAngelo broke into a Goleta home shared by Manning and her boyfriend, osteopathic surgeon Dr. Robert Offerman. Both were killed.

Debra Alexandria Manning lay on the right side of the waterbed, her head turned to the left, her wrists bound behind her with white nylon twine. Offerman was on his knees at the foot of the bed; he clutched a length of the same twine in his hand. Pry marks indicated the offender used a screwdriver to force his way inside the home, probably in the middle of the night when the couple was asleep. Flashing a gun, he may have suggested he was there to rob them: Two rings belonging to Manning were found hidden between the mattress and bed frame.

The attacker most likely tossed the twine at Manning and demanded she tie up Offerman, which she did, but not tightly. Investigators believe at some point, perhaps after the offender was finished tying Manning’s wrists, Offerman broke free from his bindings in an attempt to fight back.

Neighbours reported that at around 3 a.m. they heard a burst of gunfire, which was followed by a pause and then another shot. Offerman was shot three times in the back and chest. Manning’s single wound was to the upper left back of her head.

## Aftermath

On the morning of December 30, 1979, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at 767 Avenida Pequena, the condominium of osteopathic surgeon Dr. Robert Offerman. Offerman’s good friends William and Joan Oakley had arrived for a scheduled tennis game with him and his new girlfriend, Alexandria Manning, and found a sliding-glass door open at the condo. They stepped inside and called out to Offerman but got no response. He pivoted and returned to the bedroom to take a closer look and found them both dead.

Debra's friends remember Manning saying, just before the attacks at Offerman’s home, that she felt like she was being followed. Two days before her death, while at lunch with her lawyer, Manning wrote out a will on her napkin.

DeAngelo entered a plea of guilty to these murders and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

He is currently serving a total of 12 life sentences plus 8 years without the possibility of parole in protective custody at California State Prison, Corcoran.

## Other Victims of DeAngelo

* Claude Snelling
* Katie Maggiore
* Brian Maggiore
* Robert Offerman
* Cheryl Domingo
* Gregory Sanchez
* Charlene Smith
* Lyman Smith
* Patrice Harrington
* Keith Harrington
* Janelle Cruz
Matthew Shepard

**Matthew Shepard** (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a 21-year-old gay man beaten and left to die near Laramie, Wyoming on October 6, 1998. He died six days later in hospital. His murder became a high-profile case and brought attention to hate crimes in the United States.

## News

*For all news on Matthew Shepard, see here.*

## External links

* Matthew Shepard • Biography
* Matthew Shepard • Wikipedia
* Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act • Wikipedia
* Matthew Shepard Foundation • Matthew Shepard Foundation
Larissa Beilby

## Larissa Beilby

### Born

25 August 2001Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

### Died

23 June 2018 (aged 16)Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

### Cause of death

homicide by undetermined cause (possibly asphyxiation)

### Body discovered

28 June 2018 (5 days)Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

### Killed by

likely Zlatko Sikorsky

**Larissa Beilby** (August 25, 2001 - June 23, 2018)

## News

*For news articles on Larissa Beilby, see here.*

## External links

* Beilby family tree • Ancestry (paywall)
* Larissa Laveen Beilby (2001 - 2018) • Heaven Address
Bryan Hodgkinson

## Bryan Hodgkinson

### Died

10 September 1987 (aged 48)Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

### Cause of death

homicide by blunt force trauma and stabbing

### Killed by

unknown

**Bryan Hodgkinson**

## News

*For news articles on Bryan Hodgkinson, see here.*

## External links

* Bryan Hodgkinson (1939-1987) • Find A Grave
* Bryan Hodgkinson (1987//56651) • Queensland Government
* Hodgkinson family tree • Ancestry (paywall)
* Murder of Bryan Hodgkinson • Queensland Police Service

### Court cases

2018: Inquest into the death of Bryan Hodgkinson • Coroners Court of Queensland
Joseph Hedley

**Joseph Hedley**, also known as Joe the Quilter was a quilt-maker in Northumberland, England. He was killed in 1826.[source needed]

## Events

The attack started in his home. He was hit upon his head with a coal rake. He was able to escape the attacker and run out of his home. His attacker caught him after he'd crossed the road. The killer then started beating him and then dragged him back to his home. This caused Joseph's clothes to tear and lose his shoes. When he was brought into the home his killer then took a clasp to him. His throat was slit and his face was mangled. It was known that the stabbing was done while he was still alive from his defensive wounds.

His home was a blood-soaked mess inside. A towel was found on Joseph's quilting frame where the killer wiped his hands. It was likely the killer was just as bloody as the room was. They then rummaged through his home and money may have been stolen.

The murderer was never caught in this case, but it is believed that he may have known his killer. It could be possible that it was someone he let stay with him for a bit.[source needed]

## News

*For news articles on Joseph Hedley, see here.*
Sean Collier/News

## 2013

* 19 Apr 2013: Boston Marathon Bombings Update: Slain MIT officer identified as Sean Collier • CBS News
* 19 Apr 2013: Officer killed in MIT standoff ID'd as Sean Collier, 26 • USA Today
* 19 Apr 2013: Sean Collier, an MIT Cop with a Calling, Was Shooting Victim in Bombers' Path • The Atlantic
* 19 Apr 2013: Slain MIT officer recalled as smart, eager patrolman who engaged students • The Washington Post
* 20 Apr 2013: MIT Dedicates Its Website To Sean Collier, 26, Who Was Shot And Killed By Boston Bombing Suspect • Business Insider
* 20 Apr 2013: MIT's fallen officer built enduring connections • The Boston Globe
* 20 Apr 2013: Sean Collier named as MIT police officer killed in shooting • The Guardian
* 23 Apr 2013: Funeral Held For Slain MIT Police Officer Sean Collier • CBS Boston
* 23 Apr 2013: Miller: Tsarnaev Brothers Killed MIT Officer Because They Needed A Gun • CBS Boston
* 23 Apr 2013: Several Roads To Be Closed For Sean Collier Memorial Service At MIT • CBS Boston
* 24 Apr 2013: On a Field at M.I.T., 10,000 Remember an Officer Who Was Killed • The New York Times
* 24 Apr 2013: Slain MIT cop: 'He was born to be a police officer' • CNN
* 12 Jul 2013: BPD officers visit Sean Collier's grave after exhuming Albert DeSalvo in same cemetery • Boston 25 News

## 2015

* 12 Mar 2015: New Images Show Sean Collier Murder Scene After Boston Marathon Bombing • ABC News

## 2019

* 15 May 2019: Officers Advocate for Passage of the Sean Collier Act • NBC Boston
New Britain Jane Doe

### Died

c. 11 June–20 September 1991 (aged ~23–35)New Britain, Connecticut, United States

### Body discovered

11 October 1991New Britain, Connecticut, United States

### Killed by

Unknown

**New Britain Jane Doe**

## News

*For news articles on New Britain Jane Doe, see here.*

## External links

* 705UFCT • The Doe Network
* New Britain Jane Doe • DNA Doe Project
* New Britain Jane Doe • Unidentified Wiki
* #UP8821 • NamUs
Scott Coville

**Scott Coville**

## News

*For news articles on Scott Coville, see here.*

## External links

* 4202DMAK - Scott Michael Coville • The Doe Network
* Jane Reth • Murderpedia
* Scott Coville (1962-1988) • Find A Grave
* Scott Michael Coville • The Charley Project

## In popular media

### Podcasts

* Small Town Murder: #045 - The Hottest Cold Case Around in Sitka, Alaska (23 Nov 2017)
Maria Ybanez

**Maria Ybanez** was a 16-year-old girl living in Davenport, Iowa when she was murdered by an unknown assailant in 1973. Her body was found by hunters in 1977 in a nearby town but it wasn't until 1979 that Maria was identified.

On June 5, 1998, Maria's nephew Nate murdered his mother Julie Ybanez in Colorado.

## Events

### Life

Maria Ybanez was born in either 1956 or 1957 to Bernardo and Kathryn Ybanez. She lived in Davenport, Iowa, United States with her parents, older brother Roger and two younger sisters. She also attended Bettendorf High School and was a member of their French Club.

In 1973 when Maria was 16 years old, her parents were embroiled in bitter divorce proceedings, and Maria was expected to testify in court that her father was abusive. In June that year, Maria's mother Kathryn had gone to Tennessee after her niece was hit by a car. Kathryn stayed in Tennessee through the week after her niece died to attend the funeral.

On June 13, 1973, Maria went missing from Davenport.

### New Liberty, Iowa

Four years later on November 5, 1977, two men were hunting for pheasants in a farm field 1 mi (1.6 km) north of New Liberty, Iowa (a 33-minute drive from Davenport). While hunting they found skeletal remains in the field partly hidden in a shallow grave. The cause of death was ruled as strangulation by a belt.

A year later in January 1979, a former boyfriend of Maria was reading a newspaper story about the body found in New Liberty. He recognised the rings found with the body as having belonged to Maria.

Using dental records, officials positively identified the body as Maria Ybanez on January 24, 1979 and gave her remains to her family on January 30. A funeral was held on February 3.

Davenport police considered Maria's father Bernardo Ybanez the primary suspect in the murder, saying Ybanez had allegedly molested Maria for years.

## News

*For news articles on Maria Ybanez, see here.*

## External links

### Records

* Maria Ybanez • School Yearbooks (paywall)
* Maria Ybanez (Unknown-1973) • Find A Grave

## Sources

1. ↑ Maria Ybanez • School Yearbooks (paywall)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maria Ybanez • Iowa Cold Cases
Regenia Moore

### Body discovered

29 September 1998 (6 years, 11 months, 14 days)McLennan County, Texas, United States

### Killed by

Kenneth McDuff

**Regenia DeAnn Moore** (May 27, 1970 - October 15, 1991) was a 21-year-old woman who was abducted outside "The Cut", an open air market for drugs and sex where she was working as a prostitute.

## Events

Kenneth McDuff was serving a death-row sentence for the murder of three teenagers in the 1960s.

As a result of the suspension of the death penalty in 1972 and the overcrowding in Texas prisons, many prisoners were not serving out their full sentences. As a result, McDuff was given parole in October 1989.

A few days following the disappearance of prostitute Brenda Thompson, another prostitute, Regenia Moore, vanished. After getting into his vehicle willingly, she had found herself in the company of a sadistic madman with no hope of escape. Regenia was last seen kicking and screaming in the cab of McDuff's pickup truck.

Regenia was driven to a remote location where she was raped and strangled to death. Her body would lay undisturbed for seven years before finally being discovered.

### Aftermath

McDuff went on to murder at least 4 more people and he was profiled on America’s Most Wanted. Only a day later, a coworker contacted the police to tell them where to find him. He was pulled over during a garbage stop and became America’s Most Wanted’s 208th successful capture.

Following his arrests, Texas began an overhaul to ensure that no other criminals like him were able to get out on parole. They changed the rules and improved the monitoring upon release; collectively these new rules in Texas became known as McDuff laws.

Her body was not discovered until 1998. A confidential informant provided clues to the bodies of three women. The first two, Regenia Moore and Brenda Thompson, were found in McLennan County in late 1998. The third tip provided no clear landmark. Finally, after no luck, police brought McDuff from his cell, and he led them to the skeletal remains. Regenia's body was ultimately found on 3 October 1998.

On November 18, 1998, McDuff was put to death by lethal injection in the Huntsville prison.

## News

*For news articles on Regenia Moore, see here.*

## Other victims of Kenneth McDuff

* Edna Sullivan, aged 16
* Robert Brand, aged 17
* Mark Dunnam, aged 15
* Sarafia Parker, aged 29
* Brenda Thompson, aged 36
* Colleen Reed, aged 28
* Valencia Joshua, aged 22
* Melissa Northrup, aged 22

## External links

* Brenda Kaye Thompson • Find a Grave
* Kenneth Allen McDUFF • Murderpedia
* Broomstick Murders • Wikipedia

## In popular media

* The Serial Killers - *Kenneth McDuff: The Broomstick Killer* (1995)
* American Justice - *Free to Murder Again* (2000)
* 48 Hours - *Free to Kill* (1998)
Scott Coville/News

## 2010

* 23 Nov 2010: Ex-Ill. woman admits killing husband • Daily Herald
* 27 Nov 2010: Mother in cold case describes years wondering about her son • Anchorage Daily News

## 2011

* 3 Mar 2011: Reth sentenced in 1988 cold-case murder • KCAW

## Forums

* 13 Jan 2010: AK - Scott Coville, 26, Sitka, 12 April 1988 \*J. Reth guilty\* • Websleuths