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Katie Meyer

**Kathryn Meyer** (January 20, 2000 – March 1, 2022) was an American soccer player

## Early Life

Meyer was born in Burbank, California, and grew up in Newbury Park, California, with her parents Steven and Gina Meyer. Meyer was a middle child with older sibling Samantha, and younger sibling Siena.

## Education

### High School (2014 - 2018)

Meyer initially attended Newbury Park High School for her first three years of high school, before transferring to Century Academy for her senior year. During her time at Newbury Park High School, she was also the kicker for the varsity football team for two seasons. In addition to her school team, she played for club teams Real So Cal and Eagles Soccer Club, as well as the U16 girls' national team.

### University (2018 - 2022)

On October 10, 2015, Meyer committed to playing college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal. She began at Stanford University in 2018, where she was pursuing a degree in international relations with a minor in history. She redshirted during her freshman year, and played her first season for the team in 2019. She played a critical role in the 2019 College Cup championship game against the University of North Carolina. She was a team captain in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

She was also awaiting acceptance to Stanford Law School, as she continued to pursue opportunities of interest to her at Stanford.

## Death

Meyer was found dead in her dorm room in Crothers Hall, a residential housing building on the Stanford campus, on March 1, 2022. The news of her death was released the following day. When asked about the situation surrounding her death, Meyer's mother said that she had received an email about disciplinary action, and that "She had been getting letters for a couple months... This letter was kind of the final letter that there was going to be a trial or some kind of something. This was the only thing we can come up with that triggered something."

Dee Mostofi, the Stanford Assistant Vice President, stated "We [the Stanford University administration] are not able to share information about confidential student disciplinary matters". A statement by Santa Clara County on March 3, 2022, stated that the coroner's office determined the death to be "self-inflicted", with "no indication of foul play"

### Aftermath

The Meyer family filed a wrongful death suit against Stanford on November 23, 2022 in Santa Clara County Superior Court. The suit reported that Meyer had been "facing disciplinary action for allegedly spilling coffee on a Stanford football player who was accused of sexually assaulting a female soccer player. Meyer's father said his daughter was defending that teammate, who was a minor at the time."

## Legacy

In Kate's memory, her family created ***Katie's Save*** is based on the principle of student-choice. It has a mission to implement a policy where students can opt for a trusted adult ‘Designated Advocate’ to receive notice and provide support when they need it the most.
Megi Hamza

**Megi Hamza** (August 25, 2003- March 27, 2022) was an 18-year-old girl from Albany, NY.

## Background

Megi Hamza was born in Albania on August 25, 2003. She later immigrated to the United States where she lived in Guilderland, New York. Megi was a talented gymnast and dancer. She was a senior at Guilderland High School and was just a few months away from graduating.

## Death

Around 5 a.m. on March 27, 2022, Megi Hamza was driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla northbound on the Northway highway near Albany, New York. She was the sole occupant of the vehicle. Just south of the Twin Bridges, Megi's car became disabled in the middle northbound lane of the three-lane highway.

A tractor-trailer stopped in the right northbound lane alongside Megi's car and turned on its hazard lights. The driver of the tractor-trailer saw Megi trapped inside the stalled car, and he wanted to help the young high school girl.

A third vehicle, a Chevrolet Tahoe, was driving behind the tractor-trailer in the right lane. The driver of the Tahoe was a 72-year-old man, and when he saw the tractor-trailer stopped ahead of him, he switched into the middle lane to avoid it. Unfortunately, the man failed to notice Megi's car stopped in the middle lane, and he slammed into Megi from behind.

The impact caused the Toyota Corolla to launch forward and flip onto its side. Megi was partially ejected and was pinned underneath the vehicle as it skidded over the highway, causing the teenager to suffer massive trauma. Megi was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital where she was declared dead.

## Aftermath

A funeral for Megi was held on April 1, 2022 at 11 a.m. at New Comer Cremations & Funerals in Colonie, New York. Megi was buried in the Our Lady of Angels Cemetery.
Debbie Gail Stone

**Deborah "Debbi" Gail Stone** (June 18, 1956 - July 8, 1974) was an American theme park operator notorious for the way she died. At the now-defunct "America Sings" attraction, she was crushed to death between a rotating wall and a stationary stage wall. She either fell, stepped backward, or tried to jump from one stage to the other as the rotating wall began to move. It is believed that she couldn't see the walls move as it was too dark for her to tell and despite her screams, nobody noticed anything horrific because the audience couldn't see her and believed her screams were part of the attraction's audio. Prior to her death, she had graduated high school in 1974 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
Lux Carter

Lux Carter was a four year old girl from Argyle, Texas. Both Lux and her grandmother, Rose Morgan, perished after being involved in a hit and run accident on January 31st, 2021.

## Lux Carter

### Occupation

Child

According to police, the crash occurred at about 3:40 p.m. Sunday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35W in Northlake, Argyle, when the driver of an Audi A6 moved from the right lane to the left lane and collided with the Toyota driven by Lux's grandmother.

The collision pushed the Toyota into the concrete barrier and it then rolled several times before coming to a stop, according to witnesses.

The family was about 10 minutes from home when the crash occurred. A doctor who saw the crash rushed to the damaged vehicle and confirmed that Lux and her grandmother had died and that Rex (Lux's brother) had survived.

Rex was extracted from the vehicle and was taken by air ambulance to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth.

Police said the driver who struck the Toyota left the scene after being told by witnesses the vehicle rolled over. The driver turned around and stopped at the next exit after a tire went flat. The driver was interviewed by police and eventually taken into custody.

Police identified the driver as Kendrick Collins, who has since been charged for their deaths.
Kaitie Leising

**Kaitlin R. "Kaitie" Leising** (née Stevens, January 10, 1994-May 6, 2023) was a Deputy with the St. Croix County Sheriff's Department who was shot and killed while performing a traffic stop. Born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Kaitie would graduate from Chardon High School in 2012 before pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at the Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.

## Kaitie Leising

### Born

Kaitlin R. StevensJanuary 10, 1994
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA

### Death

May 6, 2023 (age 29)Glenwood City, Wisconsin, USA

### Occupation

Deputy, St. Croix County Sheriff's Department

## Death

On the night of May 6, 2023, 29-year-old Deputy Liesing was on Highway 128 just outside of Glenwood City, Wisconsin when she received a report of a possibly drunk driver stuck in a ditch. Leising arrived on scene and found the driver, 34-year-old Jeremiah D. Johnson. Eight minutes later, Deputy Leising was shot by Johnson after asking him to take a field sobriety test. Johnson would flee into a wooded area and Leising would be rushed to hospital, but Leising would die of her injuries later that night. A manhunt was issued for Johnson, who was on probation for a kidnapping and sexual assault in 2015, which would end with Johnson committing suicide when confronted by law enforcement.

Deputy Leising left behind her wife Courtney Leising (married 2017) and their son Syler. A memorial was held on May 12, 2023 at the Hudson High School in Hudson, Wisconsin.
Drew Boswell

**Drew Boswell** (November 27, 2012 - March 12, 2014) was American boy

## Death

March 11, 2014 was a typical day in the Boswell house. His parents picked him up from school, and he ran to them with smile. That evening revolved around dinner, bath time, and most importantly happily playing! Drew was so happy that evening that they did not get him to bed until nearly 9 pm. By then he was exhausted, so we laid him down; he looked up at his parents and gave them a huge smile. They gave him one more kiss and shut the door.

The following morning, March 12, Drew's parents went to wake him up, and he had passed away in his sleep. The preliminary results revealed no cause for Drew’s passing.

## Legacy

In his memory, his parents created Drew's Tunes to support medical research on SUDC
Lily Clingner

**Lily Clingner** (April 12, 2005 - December 16, 2022) was a 17-year-old girl from Dayton, Ohio.

## Death

Around noon on December 16, 2022, Lily was driving her light blue Volkswagen Beetle along Dayton-Xenia Road. Two of Lily's friends, both teenagers, were also in the car with her. As Lily approached the intersection with Trebein Road, a dump truck was driving down Trebein Road toward the intersection. A stop sign at the intersection was telling Lily to stop.

Lily failed to see the dump truck driving toward her along the cross-street. She ran the stop sign without slowing down, driving directly into the path of the dump truck. The truck swerved, but was unable to avoid Lily's car.

The dump truck collided with the front driver's side of Lily's vehicle. The dump truck's fender crumpled the driver's side door of the smaller car, showering Lily with broken glass and crushing her body inside the twisted metal. The pretty teen was hurled into the windshield, breaking her skull and neck against the glass. Paramedics arrived quickly, but Lily was declared dead at the scene.

### Legacy

A candlelight vigil was held on December 17, 2022, at Fairborn High School in remembrance of the popular 17-year-old girl killed in the crash.
Margaret Schlosser

**Margaret Schlosser** (January 13, 2004 - November 22, 2004) was American girl.

## Death

On November 22, 2004, Maggie's mother, Dena, thought she had heard God telling her to chop off Maggie's arms and then her own. So she took a knife and chopped off Maggie's arms, which killed her. She was 10 months old. When the police arrived at the scene, Dena was sitting there covered in blood, the knife in her hand, singing Christian hymns. She was arrested hours later.
Ella Bennett

**Ella Bennett** (April 12, 2002 - February 5, 2007) was American girl.

## Death

On February 4, 2007, Ella and her brother were at their home in Abilene, Texas, in the care of a babysitter while their mother was at work. Ella's brother, who was reported as having an IQ of 141 (which is considered genius-level), convinced the babysitter to leave. Once the two children were left at home alone, he went into his sister's room, where he sexually assaulted, beat and strangled her before stabbing her 17 times. He called 911 and confessed to the crime but at first claimed that it was accidental. However, it became apparent when first responders arrived at the home that it was intentional. While in police custody, Ella's brother was diagnosed as a sociopath, and stated that his motive for committing the heinous crime was anger at his mother for a recent relapse into drug abuse. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison, the maximum sentence for juvenile murder in Texas.
Caroline King

**Caroline King** (August 15, 2008 - January 28, 2012) was American Girl.

## Death

She and her twin sister, Madison, were both sadly murdered by their own father, after their parents had recently separated. The girls were visiting with their father at his house, when he decided to hurt the girls' mother in the worst way possible. When the mother came to the house looking for her daughters, she discovered all three of their bodies. The father had cut the girls' throats, before connecting the exhaust pipe of his car to the house, causing the girls and himself to die of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Halyna Hutchins

**Halyna Hutchins** (April 10, 1979 - October 21, 2021) was a Ukrainian cinematographer.

## Early Life

Hutchins was born in 1979 in Horodets, Ukrainian SSR, but grew up in the Russian city of Murmansk, on a Soviet military base in the Arctic, where her father served in the Soviet Navy. She called herself an "army brat". According to film historian Jim Hemphill, she first became interested in film while living at the military base. She attended National Agricultural University and then Kyiv National University, first studying economics before changing her study to journalism. Hutchins graduated with a degree in international journalism and worked on documentary films as an investigative journalist in Eastern Europe. She met her husband Matthew, who is American, while in US. They have a son. She had Ukrainian citizenship, remained proud of her heritage and often returned to visit

## Death

Halyna Hutchins, was accidentally shot by a prop gun during the filming of the movie "Rust," in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Hutchins was taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she succumbed to her injuries. Film Director, Joel Souza, 48, was also wounded, but survived.
Hallie Jackson

Hallie Jackson, aged 16 of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, passed on October 28, 2019.

## Hallie Jackson

### Occupation

Student

Hallie was a student-athlete at Strath Haven High School. A teammate of track & field, cheerleading, field hockey & lacrosse teams.

Hallie was fatally struck by a SEPTA Regional Rail train Monday morning October 28, 2019. Her death was a suicide.
Jason Ellis

**Bardstown Police Deparment Ofc. Jason Scott Ellis** was an American law enforcement officer who was killed in an ambush off-duty with the case into his murder remaining unsolved as of 2023. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ellis graduated from Glen Este High School in 1998 and had been working under the Bardstown Police Department since 2006.

## Jason Ellis

### Death

May 25, 2013 (age 33)Bardstown, Kentucky, USA

## Death

In the early morning of May 25, 2013, Ofc. Ellis was on his way home from a shift in Bardstown, Kentucky when he stopped his truck to clear some fallen branches off the road. As soon as he got out of his vehicle, he was ambushed by an unidentified individual and was shot dead at the age of 33.

## Aftermath

An investigation was immediately started into Ofc. Ellis' murder with police believing the branches were intentionally left on the road in order to stage an ambush. The investigation would later be handed down to the Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigations due to no leads in the case and the case remains unsolved as of 2023 with no persons of interest and no arrests made.

A funeral was held for Ellis on May 30, 2013 at the Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown before being buried at the Highview Cemetery in nearby Chaplin.
Balltze

**Balltze**, more commonly known as **Cheems**, is a dog who became popular from the Cheems meme back in 2019.

## Death

Balltze sadly passed away in his sleep due from his last thoracentesis surgery. The owner has stated that she wanted to arrange chemotherapy for the dog, but it is now too late.

The owners have released a statement on Instagram regarding the death of Balltze.

"All of you have been very generous and helpful, and I’m truly grateful to all of you, your love and support to Ball Ball is so unconditional and I found that is the purest love in the world, having Ball Ball in my life is the best thing ever happened
The donation and brass pins money I have collected for the medical bills will be now donating to local animal charities
Thank you everyone, thank you, Balltze knows how much he was loved by all of you"
Logan LeRoy

Logan LeRoy (April 11, 2006 - December 29, 2006) was an American infant boy.

## Illness Death

### Illness

At 4 months old, Logan was on trip with his family. His parents noticed that he didn't seen to be acting like himself, so his parents decided to take him to the hospital to make sure everything was okay. Soon after that, the doctors unfortunately diagnosed him with Tetralogy of Fallot**,** a *total pulmonary artery venus return,* a *VSD**,*** or easier known as a hole in the heart.

### Death

Logan passed away surround by his family on December 29, 2006 at 81/2 months old. He died at 6:43 p.m.

## Legacy

His parents are very active on YouTube and continue to tell their sons story even after his death, and tributes, memorials, and informative videos can be found about Logan Leroy.
Albert Adyrkhaev

**Albert Kazbekovich Adyrkhaev** (July 1, 2001-September 3, 2004) was a Russian boy.

## Death

He was killed in the Beslan School Seige alongside his mother Zara Adyrkhaeva-Alekova. The Beslan School Siege was a terrorist attack that took place in a Beslan School that lasted over 3 days (50 hours). Over 1100 people were taken as hostages by the 30+ terrorists, and killed 333 people, 186 of them children like Albert. This was one of the worst terrorist attacks in Russias history, and the victimss families brought the case to the European Court of Human Rights. Measures were taken to prevent an event like this from ever happening again. Fly High, Albert.
Liam Wood

**Liam Gordon Wood** (December 26, 1980-June 10, 1999) was an American boy.

## Death

On June 10, Liam was fly-fishing in Whatcom Creek in Washington. Just miles from him, two boys lit a butane lighter and caused a fireball that roared down the creek. Wood was overcome by toxic fumes and suffocated to death. The two boys, Wade King and Stephen Tsiorvas, would later die the next day from complications of burns sustained in the blast.
Jennifer Galbraith

**Jennifer Lynn Galbraith** (April 6, 1984-August 18, 2005) was an American college student who was killed in a caving expedition. She was a freshman at the Utah Valley State College, intending to major in philosophy.

## Death

On the morning of August 18, 21-year-old Jennifer and 4 friends intended to enter the Y Cave, also known as Dead Man's Cave, in order to swim in a waterhole on the other side of a cave tunnel. 18-year-old Ariel Singer, 21-year-old Jennifer, 24-year-old John Donner, and 28-year-old Scott K. McDonald entered the cave while Joseph Ferguson stayed outside the entrance as he wasn't able to get through the tunnel. After an hour with no sign of the group, Joseph called a rescue team to see if they had been trapped in the cave.

The bodies of the 4 would be found in the cave's tunnel once rescue teams arrived. It has been theorized that they either died due to hypothermia or drowning, with one of the group drowning in the tunnel and the others being trapped with them. A funeral was held for Jennifer at the Battlecreek 4th Ward Chapel in Pleasant Grove, Utah on August 23, 2005.
Jason Titunik

**Jason Marc Titunik** was a 19-year-old Elon University student from Sarasota, Florida. Jason died on July 6th, 2023, due to injuries sustained in a car accident.

## Death

Jason Titunik was a passenger in a 2003 BMW X5 that was traveling on Route 44 in Salisbury, Connecticut, around 6:20 p.m. on July 6th, when the vehicle’s driver lost control and crashed into a utility pole on the right shoulder.

Titunik was taken to Sharon Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later died from his injuries.
Kyle Dinkheller

**Laurens County Deputy Kyle Wayne Dinkheller** (June 18, 1975-January 12, 1998) was an American law enforcement officer who was shot and killed during a traffic stop he was performing.

## Kyle Dinkheller

### Death

January 12, 1998 (age 22)Dudley, Georgia, USA

## Death

On the afternoon of January 12, 1998, Deputy Dinkheller was nearing the end of his shift when he caught the vehicle of 49-year-old Andrew Howard Brannan going at a speed of 98 mph (158 km/h) on the outskirts of Dudley, Georgia. Deputy Dinkheller was able to pull over Brannan and things seemed to be going well until Brannan became belligerent with Dinkheller after being told to get his hands out of his pockets.

Things escalated, with Brannan asking Deputy Dinkheller to shoot him, and Dinkheller radioed for assistance while Brannan began waving his hands in the air in the middle of the road. Brannan would make a rush at Deputy Dinkheller after realizing backup was on the way, but was kept at bay with a police baton. Brannan returned to his vehicle for an M1 carbine rifle and opened fire on Deputy Dinkheller. Dinkheller was shot in the arms and legs and Brannan was ready to leave the scene when Dinkheller shot him in the stomach. Brannan returned to shoot Deputy Dinkheller in the head at the age of 22, killing him instantly.

## Aftermath

Brannan was arrested the next day without incident, telling police that the authorities can hang him. Brannan would plead not guilty by reason of insanity, but would be convicted of malice murder on January 28, 2000 and received the death penalty. Brannan was executed via lethal injection on January 13, 2015 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia.
Autumn Schenck

**Autumn Lynn Schenck** (May 3, 2006 - August 20, 2007) was a American girl.

## Death

On August 20, 2007, Autumn was playing with a pullstring for window blinds at her family's home in Jefferson, Alabama. At some point, the looped pullstring had wrapped around Autumn's neck, strangling her to death at the age of 1.
JonBenét Ramsey

**JonBenét Ramsey** (August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was an American child beauty queen

## Early Life

JonBenét Ramsey was born on August 6, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia, the younger of two children of Patricia "Patsy" Ramsey (1956–2006) and John Bennett Ramsey (born 1943). She had an older brother named Burke (born 1987). JonBenét's first name combines her father's first and middle names, and her mother's first name was used as her middle name. She was enrolled in kindergarten at High Peaks Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado.

JonBenét's body was found on December 26, 1996, in her family's Boulder residence. She was buried at St. James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia, on December 31. JonBenét was interred next to her half-sister Elizabeth Pasch Ramsey, who had died in a car crash nearly five years earlier at age 22

## Death

At 1:00 p.m. MST, Detective Arndt asked John Ramsey and Fleet White, a family friend, to search the house to see if "anything seemed amiss." They started their search in the basement. John opened the latched door which Officer French had overlooked and found his daughter's body in one of the rooms. JonBenét's mouth was covered with duct tape, a nylon cord was found around her wrists and neck, and her torso was covered by a white blanket. John picked up the child's body and took it upstairs. When JonBenét was moved, the crime scene was further contaminated, and critical forensic evidence was disturbed for the returning forensics team.

Each of the Ramseys provided handwriting, blood, and hair samples to the police. John and Patsy participated in a preliminary interview for more than two hours, and Burke was also interviewed within the first couple of weeks following JonBenét's death
Aya Maasarwe

On 16 January 2019, **Aya Maasarwe** a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship who was studying at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia as an exchange student, was killed as she returned home from an evening at a comedy club in North Melbourne.

## About Aya Maasarwe

Aya Maasarwe was born in 1997 in Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Israel, to a Palestinian Muslim family. She was studying at Shanghai University, and was in Melbourne as part of a student exchange program with La Trobe University. Maasarwe was undertaking a business degree intending to work later at her father's firm in China

## Death

Victoria Police believe Maasarwe was attacked sometime after midnight on 16 January, around 50 m (160 ft) from a tram stop on the corner of Plenty Road and Main Drive in the suburb of Bundoora. She had been returning home after attending a performance at a comedy club in North Melbourne and was on a video call with her sister.

Maasarwe's body was discovered around 7 am in shrubbery near the carpark of Polaris 3083 Town Centre shopping mall by maintenance workers. Items of clothing, suspected to belong to her attacker, were located within 100 m (330 ft) of her body.

On 18 January, 20-year-old vagrant Codey Herrmann was arrested in Pioneer Reserve, a park in the nearby suburb of Greensborough. The following day he was charged with Maasarwe's rape and murder. He appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody.

## Aftermath

On 21 January the family received the body of Maasarwe from the coroner. In the suburb of Dandenong at the Albanian Mosque, family along with supporters gathered for the Janazah (Islamic funeral rites) and prayer service for Maasarwe. The family returned to Israel on 22 January with her body. She was buried in her home town of Baqa al-Gharbiyye. Her family later created a scholarship for Palestinian doctors in her name.

On 29 October 2019, Herrmann was sentenced to 36 years in prison (30 years non-parole) for the rape and murder of Maasarwe.
Isabella Rees

**Isabella Estelle Rees** was a 1-year-old Australian girl from Melbourne. Isabella died in 2015 after she was sent home from the Sunshine hospital, in Melbourne’s west, three times as doctors attributed vomiting and fever as being symptoms of an infection.

On the fourth visit, after her mother had discovered Isabella covered in blood, an X-ray discovered a small silver button battery lodged inside her. By then, it was too late and Isabella passed away hours later, despite intensive resuscitation efforts.
Audrie Pott

**Audrie Taylor Pott** (May 27, 1997 - September 12, 2012) was American girl.

## Background

Audrie was invited to a party on September 3, 2012, which included many other teenagers, along with having alcoholic beverages available. During the night, Audrie became drunk, and was dragged upstairs to a bedroom where 2-3 teenage boys started to rip her clothes and sexually assault her. The boys also started to draw on her using markers, and took photos of her which were posted online.

The next morning, Audrie woke up in her under-clothes, and saw derogatory writing all over her. Audrie couldn’t remember what had happened, and felt incredibly violated. Her mother later picked her up and Audrie was quiet, not telling her anything. Audrie texted her friends on what happened, but it was discovered they left earlier the previous night. When she went back to school, students would look at her funny, mock her, and ask Audrie about her nude photos. She was confused, since she never took nude photos, and she felt alone, all of her friends were starting to turn on her. Audrie was depressed, she was begging her parents to let her switch schools, but unfortunately, everyone in her town and in different schools knew about the photos of her circulating. Just a few days before her suicide, she was seen at school with self-harm scars all over her. People were worried, but Audrie just covered it up, saying she cut herself by accident.

On September 12, 2012, Audrie called her mother, asking if she could pick her up early from school. She came back to her home, and spent her time in her room alone. Audrie’s mother later noticed how quiet it was around the home, and went over to Audrie’s room, calling her name, but got no response. Her mother opened her door, finding it empty, but when she entered the bathroom, she discovered that Audrie had hanged herself, just a mere 9 days after the party.

## Aftermath

Police made it clear to the students in Audrie’s school that she had taken her own life, and asked for any information about what happened on the night of the party. People came forward, describing how 3 boys, one having a crush on Audrie, took advantage of her while she was drunk, and started to undress her and sexually assault her, they took photos and posted them online. In April 2013, the boys were arrested in connection with Audrie’s sexual assault and the photos posted online. A 15 year-old girl was a defendant in the case, alleging she witnessed the assault and lied to cover it up.

Two of the boys were sentenced 30-day sentences to be served on weekends, while the other boy was sentenced to 45 consecutive days. Later in 2015, Audrie in 2015, two of the boys were made to verbally apologize to the family and admit on Audrie’s sexual assault and death due to a settlement that was in place.
Laura Ann Carleton

Laura Ann Carleton was an LGBTQ+ ally and the owner of Mag.Pi clothing store that she owned in Cedar Glen, California.

## Death

On August 18, 2023, she was fatally shot by Travis Ikeguchi, who made several remarks about the rainbow flag outside of the store before he shot her. The murder is being investigated and it could possibly be a hate crime.
Cheveyo Alspaugh

**Cheveyo Tala Alspaugh** (January 5, 2015-March 12, 2022) was an American elementary school student who was killed while riding in a car with her mother, who was drunk.

## Cheveyo Alspaugh

### Born

January 5, 2015Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

### Death

March 12, 2022 (age 7)Jackson, Mississippi, USA

### Occupation

Student, St. Martin North Elementary School

## Death

At around 4:36 PM, Cheveyo was riding in a vehicle with her mother, 27-year-old Kathryn Blankenship, driving when they suddenly crashed into the side of the headquarters of the Clarion Ledger newspaper in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Blankenship was unharmed, but 7-year-old Cheveyo died at the scene of the accident. Kathryn would be charged with 1 count of aggravated DUI after it was found that her blood alcohol level was 0.16, twice the legal limit in the United States.

A funeral was held for Cheveyo at the Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport, Mississippi on March 25, 2022.
Jeanne Carlopoli

**Jeanne Carlopoli** (February 28th, 2012 - January 24th, 2016) was a American girl.

## Birth and Life

Carlopoli was born on February 28th, 2012 at Altamonte Springs in Florida. She was born to parents, Patrick Carlopoli and Tammy Modlin, and half-sister Montana Ann Modlin. The girl was a fan of the Las Vegas Raiders like her father, and she was a happy and bright toddler for sadly, only a short period of time. She might be possibly was in preschool at time of her passing.

## Abuse and Death

When Jeanne was born, her parents didn’t have a good relationship, they would always fight, they didn’t seem like a happy family whenever they went to a neighborhood cookout. Neighbors saw something was wrong with the 3 year old little girl, but never took action. Jeanne always would stare out of the window, she wasn’t being bathed, her hair wasn’t brushed, nothing. She was always dirty, in the same pajamas and had messy hair.

Six days before, on January 18, Jeanne’s father, Patrick, got fired and started acting differently towards his friends, meanwhile Jeanne’s mother, Tammy was suffering from paranoia delusions.

On January 24, 2016, at a home in Fort Myers, Florida, Patrick and Tammy, planned to do something disturbing to the family. Both of the parents had stabbed the family dog, and the 3 year old girl, sadly, both of the dog and Jeanne did not survive the stabbings. And then Tammy shot her other daughter, Jeanne’s 16-year-old half-sister, Montana Ann, sadly again, she didn’t survive too. Patrick then shot Tammy to death. Patrick turned the gun to himself, but instead drops the gun and called 9-1-1. He was then later arrested and charged for child abuse, animal abuse, first degree murder of Jeanne and Montana, and then second degree murder of Tammy. He pleaded guilty for all charges and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Ashlynn Conner

**Ashlynn Renee Conner** (December 2, 2000 - November 11, 2011) was an American girl. She attended the Ridge Farm Elementary School in Ridge Farm, Illinois at the time of her death.

## Death

On November 11, 2011, she sadly took her own life at the age of 10. It is not known for sure why Ashlynn ended her life. Early reports stated that she was bullied and harassed at school. Later, it was said that there was no evidence that bullying was what drove Ashlynn to suicide, and it was also said that she had a troubled home life, which could have contributed.
A funeral was held for Ashlynn at the Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home on Novermber 16, 2011 in Georgetown, Illinois.
Jori Jones

**Jori Lynn Jones** was a 19-year-old university student from Little Canada, Minnesota. Jori passed away on August 20th, 2023, after being injured in a car accident.

## About Jori

Jori was a sophomore at Gustavus Adolphus College. She played as the goalie for the college's hockey team, which was a Division III NCAA national championship team.

## Death

Jori was with three other members of her hockey team when their car collided with another vehicle on August 20th, 2023, west of Wilmar, Minnesota. Jori did not survive her injuries.

According to a State Patrol report obtained by the St. Paul *Pioneer Press*, the vehicles collided when one of the cars failed to brake at the intersection of a four-way stop.
Maxee

**Maxee** (born Charmayne Maxena Maxwell, January 11, 1969-February 28, 2015) was a Guyanese-American R&B artist best known for her work with R&B trio Brownstone.

## Maxee

### Born

January 11, 1969Co-operative Republic of Guyana

### Death

February 28, 2015 (age 46)Los Angeles, California, USA

## Career

In the early-1990's, Maxee would form R&B trio Brownstone with Monica "Mimi" Dolby and Nicole "Nici" Gilbert in Los Angeles. After an acapella audition, Brownstone was signed to MJJ Music and released their 1st album, *From the Bottom Up*, on January 10, 1995. The second single from the album, *If You Love Me*, reached #2 on the Billboard R&B charts as well as #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album reaching #29 on the Billboard Top 200 charts as well as receiving Gold sales certifications in both the US and Australia as well as a Silver sales certification in the UK. Afterwards, Mimi would leave and be replaced by Kina Cosper for their 2nd album, *Still Climbing*, released on June 23, 1997. The trio would disband in 1998.

## Death

On February 28, 2015, Maxee was at her home in Los Angeles holding a glass when she tripped and fell onto the floor. The glass shattered with one of the pieces slitting her throat. Maxee was rushed to hospital, but would be pronounced dead on arrival at the age of 46. Maxee left behind her husband, Carsten Schack, and their son, Nicholas Hojer.

## Discography

### With Brownstone

* *Pass the Lovin*' (Single, 1994)
* *If You Love Me* (Single, 1994)
* *From the Bottom Up* (Album, 1995)
* *Grapevyne* (Single, 1995)
* *I Can't Tell You Why* (Single, 1995)
* *5 Miles to Empty* (Single, 1997)
* *Still Climbing* (Album, 1997)
* *Kiss and Tell* (Single, 1997)
* *All for Love* (Compilation, 2000)
* *Super Hits* (Compilation, 2009)

### Solo

* *This Is Where I Wanna Be* (Single, 2001)
* *When I Look Into Your Eyes* (Single, 2001)
* *I'm Useless* (Songwriting, The Fireflies, 2010)
Chazz Petrella

**Chazz Petrella** (July 29, 2002 - August 21, 2014) was a Canadian youtuber.

## Personal Life

Chazz was born on July 29, 2002 to mother Janet Ashby-Petrella and father Frank Petrella. He loved hanging out with his friends, as well as performing "daredevil" stunts such as jumping off houses or trees and managing to stick the landing. These stunts can still be viewed on his channel.

## illness and death

At the age of 10, He was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and mild anxiety but he was never officially diagnose .

By the time he was 11½, Chazz had been in and out of three schools, two residential facilities and a psychiatric crisis centre.He was diagnosed with a mental illness and doctors tried several medications, but they never pinpointed an exact diagnosis or treatment plan.

In Winter of 2014, Chazz was placed at the privately run school Bayfield, which specializes in working with children with behavioral issues. His family says he thrived at Bayfield; he was getting A and B grades on his report card, and teachers described him as a "pleasure" in the classroom. The Petrellas were told they would have to cover the annual tuition of $21,000, which they couldn't afford.

On August 21, Chazz flew into another rage at home. In the morning, Petrella found his son hanging from a tree outside the family home.

## Legacy

In October 2014, his family started benefit concert called *Chazzapoloosa* about mental health and young people, honour the memory of Chazz.
Kirk Douglas

**Kirk Douglas** (born **Issur Danielovitch**; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in *The Strange Love of Martha Ivers* (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his explosive acting style. He was named by the American Film Institute the 17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.
Nicholas Winter

**Nicholas J. Winter** (September 14, 2005-September 3, 2022) was an American boy.

## Death

On September 3, 2022, Nick Winter died in a car accident, just two weeks before his 17th birthday. Around 8:30 Saturday morning, Nick and a friend were on their way to pick up donuts for breakfast. For an unknown reason, the car left the road and slammed into a tree. Nick was pronounced dead at the scene, and the friend was rushed to Methodist Hospital with serious injuries.

A celebration of Nick's life was held on what would have been his 17th birthday.
Etan Patz

**Etan Patz** (October 9, 1972 – May 25, 1979) was American boy.

## Death

### Disappearance

He was abducted on his way to the school bus stop near his home in Manhattan, New York. Sadly, no trace of Etan was ever found after he vanished.

His body has never been found, but he was declared legally dead in 2001. In 2012, a man confessed to murdering Etan. He stated that he lured Etan into his basement before attacking him and strangling him to death. The man was found guilty, and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

## Legacy

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25, the day of Ethan's disappearance, as National Missing Children's Day in the United States. The day was created in order to bring greater awareness to missing children and has been observed every year since its creation.
Keira Duffy

**Keira Jean Duffy** was a 16-year-old girl from Crystal, Minnesota. Keira and her grandfather Steven York died on the 2nd of July, 2023, after being involved in a head-on car crash in Floyd County, Iowa.

## About Keira

Keira was born on July 10, 2006, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. She grew up in Golden Valley and attended Meadowbrook Elementary, North Junior High, and Hopkins High School where she would have been a senior in the fall. Her interests and hobbies included basketball, track and field, cross country, violin in the symphony and pit orchestras, ceramics club, philosophy club, and National Honor Society.

Keira's obituary states as follows:

"Keira was passionate about social justice and was interested in majoring in the Humanities and minoring in Religious Studies at New York University, Wisconsin- Madison, or the University of Minnesota to one day become an empathetic and globally minded teacher."

## Death

According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash occurred on Highway 18 in Floyd County around 3:50 p.m. on July 2, 2023.

The patrol said a 37-year-old driver from Minneapolis was heading east on the highway, while 74-year-old Steven York of Waconia was driving west. The 37-year-old crossed the center line, then tried to correct her course. York also tried to avoid a crash, and the two collided head-on.

York and 16-year-old Keira Duffy were killed in the crash. York's wife was also in the vehicle. She was taken to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries, as was the driver from Minneapolis.
John Ritter

John Ritter (September 17, 1948-September 11, 2003) was an American actor best known for voicing Jack Tripper in Three's Company, and Clifford in Clifford the Big Red Dog, among others.

## Illness and death

While Ritter was on set filming for 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter on September 11, 2003, Ritter suddenly fell ill, and began to experience heart problems. He vomited, complained of chest pain, and was also sweating profusely. He was taken to the Providence Saint Joeseph Medical Center at 6PM. Ritter was incorrectly treated for a heart attack, and his condition became even worse, and doctors eventually discovered that he was suffering from an extremely rare heart disease called an aortic dissection. Unfortunately, he passed away during surgery to repair the dissection. He was only 54 years old.
Conor Bowen

**Conor Bowen** (May 13, 2015 - October 25, 2016) was American Boy.

## Death

Two days before he died, we had our last family outing. We went pumpkin picking at Jones Farm. He spent the day running through the farm, laughing and playing happily. On October 25, Conor woke up with a fever of 102, but was still his happy and playful self. He had a slight runny nose, but otherwise looked great. He finished his usual breakfast of Cheerios and bananas and was sitting on the couch, watching Elmo with Tessa, saying "more, more" for more bananas. Within an hour, his fever had subsided and he was chasing Tessa around the house. He went down for his usual morning nap at 10:30 and an hour later, he was unresponsive. The moments that followed were the most horrible moments any parent can experience

## Legacy

In an effort to raise awareness and to honor the loving spirit of Conor, we would like to invite you to  perform acts of kindness in Conor’s name. It was created Kisses for Conor.
Gail Earl

**Gail Earl** (née Gubler, March 30, 1944-January 4, 2023) was an American piano teacher who was shot and killed by her son-in-law in a familicide at her daughter's home in Enoch, Utah.

## Gail Earl

### Born

Gail GublerMarch 30, 1944
La Verkin, Utah, USA

### Death

January 4, 2023 (aged 78)Enoch, Utah, USA

## Death

Police were called to the home of the Haight family in Enoch, Utah for a welfare check after Gail 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 Shaunell Haight, and 78-year-old Gail.

## 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.
Logan Williams

**Logan Williams** (April 9, 2003 - April 2, 2020) was a Canadian actor.

## Early Life

He was born on April 9,2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia to Marlyse, a Swiss mother and Clive, a South African father. He attended private scholl. He mostly enjoyed hanging with his friends, skateboarding, soccer and music

## Career

He land his first audition when he was ten years old playing the part of Jack Spehn in the Hallmark movie The Color of Rain. Later he starred on the flash as the young Barry Allen.

## Death

He died tragically on April 2, 2020, one week before his 17th birthday after three- year battle with opoioid addiction.
Jimmy Buffett

James William Buffett was a singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman from the United States. He was most known for his music, which frequently depicted a "island escapism" way of life.

## Death

On September 1, 2023, James Buffett sadly passed away from skin cancer lymphoma surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. May he rest in peace.
Hayden Hunstable

**Hayden Hunstable** (April 21, 2007 - April 17,2020) was American boy.

## Death

Hayden received a curved monitor for Christmas in 2019, just before the lockdown, but he broke it by accident when he got frustrated and threw a game controller at the screen.

“We told him he would not get another one, but then lockdown hit and I told him he would have to work to get a new one,” Brad said. He did some chores around the house and we got him a cheaper one in April because it was his birthday on April 21st and he wanted to play with his friends.

On April 17th, 2020, Hayden was playing video games on his new monitor, when he lost his temper and threw something at the screen, breaking it. Overwhelmed with the amount of changes within his life, and worried that he had let his family down by breaking his new monitor, Hayden made the decision, in an instant, to end his life. Hayden’s 8-year-old sister later came into her brother’s bedroom to find him hanging in his closet. She rushed to their father, who desperately tried to save his son’s life, but to no avail.

## Legacy

The Hunstables started the non-profit, Hayden's Corner, to promote parents starting conversations with their children to help prevent childhood suicide, the #3 cause of death in 10-14 year olds.
Debanhi Escobar

On April 9, 2022, an eighteen-year-old Mexican woman named Debanhi Susana Escobar Bazaldúa, disappeared. Thirteen days later on April 22, her remains were found in a cistern, in a motel in General Escobedo, a municipality of Monterrey metropolitan area. The body had visible signs of violence. The killing of Escobar triggered unrest in Mexico after a picture of her standing on a road on the night of her disappearance went viral on social media. The case, investigated by the Nuevo León prosecutor's office as a femicide, happened amid a crisis of missing women in Nuevo León and throughout Mexico.
Annika Ferry

Annika Ferry was a 21-year-old engineering student from Sydney, Australia. Annika passed away on June 24th, 2020, after a World War II bunker she was standing on collapsed.

## About Annika Ferry

Annika was born in Sydney, Australia. She attended Queenwood School for girls in the Lower North Shore region of Sydney. After graduating Queenwood, Annika attended the University of New South Wales, where she studied a Bachelor of Advanced Science/Bachelor of Engineering. Annika was on the 2019 Dean's Honours List. She had previously completed an immersion in Norway and Sweden, and hoped one day to work in the field of Renewable Energy.

## Death

On the morning of June 24th, 2020, Annika and a friend hiked to the Blue Fish Point lookout in the suburb of Manly, hoping to eat breakfast and watch the sunrise. Situated at the lookout is a World War II bunker, which Annika and her friend had sat in many times before.

Annika posed at the edge of the bunker while her friend took photos of her. However, moments after the last photos were taken, the bunker collapsed, sending Annika tumbling 2 metres down.

Annika's friend attempted CPR and contacted emergency services, who struggled to locate the pair due to the low visibility and rugged bushland. Annika was declared dead at the scene.

Conflicting reports surround the exact manner of Annika's death, regarding whether it was being injured by concrete from the dilapidated bunker, a head injury from the fall itself, or a combination of both.