List of murdered American children

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This is a list of murdered American children that details notable murders among thousands of cases of subjects who were or are believed to have been under the age of 18 upon their deaths. Cases listed are stated to be unsolved or solved. This list is inclusive only of subjects who have an existing article on the English-language Wikipedia. Note that this list does not include deaths where there is an on-going investigation without a conviction due to Wikipedia's policy at WP:BLPCRIME. For this reason pending cases are typically not included in this list, and unsolved cases are only included when there is no living suspect.

20th century

Before 1920

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Lemuel Earll c. February 14, 1902 11 Welsh, Louisiana Solved Victims of the Earll family murders. Perpetrator was tried and hanged.[1]
Fay Earll 15
Fannie Whitten September 19, 1902 11 Dexter, Maine Solved Poisoned by her mother.[2]
Jennie Whitten November 27, 1902 9 Dexter, Maine Solved Poisoned by her mother.[3]
Roy C. Davis August 13, 1903 15 Winfield, Kansas Solved Youngest victim of the Winfield massacre.[4]
Joachim Andrus February 24, 1911 3 Lafayette, Louisiana Solved Victims of a Serial Killer.
Agnes Andrus 11 Months
Elsie Paroubek c. April 8, 1911 4 Chicago, Illinois Unsolved Murdered and dumped into a drainage canal.[5]
Paul Vernon June 9-10, 1912 5 Villisca, Iowa Unsolved Family and two guests bludgeoned to death.[6]
Arthur Boyd 7
Mary Katherine 10
Herman Montgomery 11
Ina May 8
Lena Stilinger 11
Philip Rintoul June 9, 1911 8 Ardenwald, Oregon Unsolved Murdered along with their parents. Considered one of Oregon's most brutal mass murders.[7]
Dorothy Rintoul 5
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1920s

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Geneva Hardman c. February 4, 1920 10 Lexington, Kentucky Solved Victim of serial killer Will Lockett.[8]
Martha Wolf April 22, 1920 3 Turtle Lake, North Dakota Solved Killed by their neighbor Henry Layer.[9]
Liddia Wolf 5
Edna Wolf 7
Maria Wolf 9
Bertha Wolf 12
Jacob Holfer 13
Robert Neal Osborn July 21, 1920 4 Kinston, North Carolina Solved Murdered by serial killer Asbury Respus.[10]
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1920 or 1921 5–7 Waukesha, Wisconsin Unsolved, unidentified Found dead in a quarry.[11]
Bobby Franks May 21, 1924 14 Chicago, Illinois Solved The two perpetrators confessed soon after the murder.[12]
Richard Russell June 4, 1925 0 (4 months) Hamilton, Ohio Solved Killed by their uncle.[13]
Paul Russell 3
Robert Russell 8
George Francis Russell
Julia Russell 12
Arthur Schumacher July 1925 8 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Unsolved Went missing on July 24, 1925. His body was found 3 weeks later.[14]
Bath School disaster May 18, 1927 7-14 Bath Charter Township, Michigan Solved Perpetrator set off two explosions that killed 38 children. Perpetrator died in the second explosion.

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Frank Wong August 22, 1928 0 (10-11 days old) Fairfield, California Solved Victims of the 1928 Fairfield murders.[17]
Willie Wong 3
Johnnie Wong 4
Nellie Wong 15
Lawson family murders December 25, 1929 0-17; 4 months Germanton, North Carolina Solved Murder–suicide and familicide.[18]
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1930s

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Mary Haven c. February 9, 1930 0 (2 months) Schafer, North Dakota Solved Victims of Charles Bannon, the last person to be lynched in North Dakota.[19].
Charles Haven 2
Leland Haven 14
Anabel Eicher c. June 23, 1931 9 Park Ridge, Illinois Solved Killed by serial killer Harry Powers.[20]
Harry Eicher 12
Greta Eicher 14
Vera Leonard September 30, 1931 9 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Solved Final victim of serial killer Asbury Respus.[21][22]
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. March 2, 1932 1 Hopewell Township, New Jersey Solved Son of Famous Aviator, who was kidnapped and murdered.[23]
Fileman Martinez October 7, 1932 16 Santa Fe, New Mexico Solved Murdered by his stepfather.[24]
James Cordie Check December 15, 1933 17 Maury County, Tennessee Solved Murdered for being falsely accused of rape.[25]
Babes in the Wood murders (Pine Grove Furnace) November 24, 1934[failed verification] 8–12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Solved Murder–suicide and familicide.[26]
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1940s

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Margaret Lynch September 14, 1942 7 Bedford Village, New York Solved Murdered by Edward Haight.[27]
Helen Lynch 8
Willie James Howard January 2, 1944 15 Live Oak, Florida Solved Lynched by a man who was upset his daughter received a Christmas card from Howard.[28]
Thora Chamberlain c. November 2, 1945 14 Campbell, California Solved Murdered by Thomas McMonigle.[29]
Suzanne Degan c. January 7, 1946 6 Edgewater, Chicago Solved Murdered by serial killer William Heirens.[30]
Samuel Hill November 6, 1948 7 Chester, Pennsylvania Solved Youngest victim of the Market Street Massacre.[31]
Thelma Taylor August 6, 1949 15 Portland, Oregon Solved Killed by Morris Leleand.[32]
Thomas Hamilton September 6, 1949 2 Camden, New Jersey Solved Victims of the Camden Shootings.[33]
Orris Martin Smith 6
John M. Wilson 10
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1950s

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Kathy Tongay May 6, 1953 5 Miami, Florida Solved [34]
Bobby Greenlease September 28, 1953 6 Kansas City, Missouri Solved Murdered by Bonnie Heady and Carl Austin Hall.[35]
Emmett Till August 28, 1955 14 Money, Mississippi Solved Lynched/murdered by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam.[36]
Patricia Grimes December 28, 1956 12 Chicago, Illinois Unsolved [37]
Barbara Grimes 15
Joseph Augustus Zarelli February 1957 4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unsolved, identified Previously known as "The Boy in the Box": Unidentified until 2022.[38]
Maria Ridulph December 3, 1957 7 Sycamore, Illinois Unsolved A suspect was convicted in 2012, but was eventually exonerated in 2016.[39][40]
Betty Jean Bartlett January 22, 1958 2 Lincoln, Nebraska Solved Victims of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate.[41]
Carol King January 27, 1958 16
Robert Jensen 17
Kenyon Clutter November 15, 1959 15 Holcomb, Kansas Solved Murdered with their parents in robbery[42]
Nancy Clutter 16
Debbie Walker December 19, 1959 1 Osprey, Florida Unsolved Murdered along with their parents.[43]
Jimmie Walker 3
Maryann Mitchell December 28, 1959 16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Solved Kidnapped, raped and murdered by Elmo Lee Smith, who was sentenced to death and executed in 1962 by the electric chair.
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1960s

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Sharon Lee Gallegos c. July 17–24, 1960 4 Congress, Arizona Unsolved, identified Kidnapping and murder victim, snatched from right in front of her house. Her body was found in the desert 10 days after her abduction. The exact cause of death remains undetermined, but was ruled a homicide.[44]
Rene Duperrault November 12, 1961 7 at sea in the Atlantic, near the Bahamas Solved Rene and Brian were murdered alongside their parents and the perpetrator's wife aboard the Bluebelle, followed by the perpetrator scuttling the ship. Perpetrator committed suicide after finding out one of the children, Terry Jo Duperrault, had survived the scuttling of the Bluebelle.[45]
Brian Duperrault 14
Carol Ann Dougherty October 26, 1962 9 Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania Solved The perpetrator, a man who died in 2002, was identified based on eye-witness testimony and a confession to his step-son, and the case was officially closed in October 2025.[46]
Steven Crawford July 11, 1963 2 Ashland, Oregon Unsolved, identified Crawford was previously unidentified. Jackson County law enforcement used DNA testing and genealogical tracing to identify his remains in 2021.[47]
Carol Denise McNair September 15, 1963 11 Birmingham, Alabama Solved Four girls killed in a bombing by the Ku Klux Klan.[48]
Carole Robertson 14
Cynthia Wesley
Addie Mae Collins
Mary Theresa Simpson March 15, 1964 14 Elmira, New York Solved In February 2026, Elmira Police Department identified a perpetrator using DNA evidence and genealogical tracing. The identified perpetrator died in 2004.[49]
Troy axe murders September 28, 1964 5-17 Troy, Michigan Solved The perpetrator murdered his daughter with a shotgun and his five step children with an axe. The perpetrator was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1968.[50]
Dennis Jurgens April 11, 1965 3 White Bear Lake, Minnesota Solved The perpetrator, Jurgens's adoptive mother, was found guilty and convicted of third-degree murder in 1987.[51]
Kevin Dean Reida April 25, 1965 5 Orcutt, California Solved Victim of 1965 Highway 101 sniper attack. Perpetrator died from self-inflicted gunshot wound.[52][53]
Sylvia Likens October 26, 1965 16 Indianapolis, Indiana Solved Her caretaker Gertrude Baniszewski was sentenced to life imprisonment and released on parole in 1985.[54]
Mark Gabour August 1, 1966 16 Austin, Texas Solved Victims of the University of Texas tower shooting. Perpetrator killed onsite by police.[55]
Karen Griffith 17
Debra LaRea Sellers November 12, 1966 3 Mesa, Arizona Solved Victim of the 1966 Rose-Mar College of Beauty shooting.[56]
Jane Durrua November 5, 1968 13 Keansburg, New Jersey Solved [57]
Marina Habe December 30, 1968 17 Los Angeles County, California Unsolved Daughter of writer Hans Habe and actress Eloise Hardt. Possible victim of Charles Manson's followers.[58]
Barbara Jean Ringrose January 1-2, 1969 12 Westernville, New York Solved Family Annihilation. Pepper was the family’s neighbor.[59]
Milton James Pepper 14
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1970s

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Dean Corll victims September 25, 1970 – August 3, 1973 13–17 Houston, Texas Solved, unidentified One victim remains unidentified, Harris County John Doe (1973).[60]
Rhonda Johnson August 4, 1971 14 Galveston, Texas Solved Michael Self convicted in 1975, however murderer Edward Bell later confessed to killing them.[61]
Sharon Shaw 13
Frederick List November 9, 1971 13 West Field, New Jersey Solved The victims' father shot and killed his children, his wife, and his mother. The perpetrator adopted a new identity and evaded law enforcement until he was captured in 1989. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1990.[62][63]
John List Jr. 15
Patricia List 16
Alphabet murders November 16, 1971 – November 26, 1973 10–11 Rochester, New York Unsolved The victims were Carmen Colón, Michelle Maenza, and Wanda Walkowicz.[64]
Timothy McCoy January 3, 1972 16 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim remained unidentified until 1986; the first known victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy and the only victim of his to be stabbed.[65]
Danny Croteau April 14, 1972 13 Chicopee, Massachusetts Solved Suspected perpetrator died as his arrest warrant was being prepared, and the case was subsequently closed.[66]
Aileen Wells April 22, 1973 13 Los Angeles, California Solved Victim of the 1973 South Los Angeles shootings.[67]
Dana Baade November 17, 1973 13 Lyon County, Iowa Solved Victims of the 1973 Gitchie Manitou murders.[68]
Michael Hadrath 15
Martha Morrison September 1974 17 Portland, Oregon Solved Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[69]
Linda Pagano c. 1974 17 Akron or Strongsville, Ohio Unsolved, identified A teenager who disappeared from her home in Akron, Ohio, on September 1, 1974, following an argument with her stepfather. Initially, Pagano was thought to have run away. On February 5, 1975, a partial skeleton belonging to a young white female was discovered in a park in nearby Strongsville. The young woman had been killed by a gunshot to the head. However, the case was never connected to Pagano's disappearance. Due to a clerical error, the skeleton was not added to NamUs or other databases until 2016, when the case was rediscovered by an amateur genealogist. In 2018, forensic DNA analysis confirmed the remains as belonging to Pagano. Her stepfather, the only potential suspect, died in 1990.[70]
Marcia Trimble February 25, 1975 9 Nashville, Tennessee Solved Perpetrator identified in 2008 and convicted in 2009.[71][72]
Martha Moxley October 30, 1975 15 Greenwich, Connecticut Solved Highly public case due to the perpetrator being a relative of the Kennedy Family.[73]
Tatiana Blackwell January 24 – February 2, 1976 14 San Mateo County, California Unsolved Victims of an unidentified serial killer.[74]
Paula Baxter 17
Oakland County Child Murders February 1976 – March 1977 10–12 Oakland County, Michigan Unsolved During a 13-month period, four children (two girls and two boys) were abducted and murdered with their bodies left in various locations in suburban Detroit. Each child was held alive from 4 to 19 days before being killed. The boys were sexually assaulted. Their deaths triggered a murder investigation which at the time was the largest in U.S. history.[75]
Lori Ann Smith May 4, 1976 8 Cobb County, Georgia Solved Victim of a child rape and murder case. Perpetrator was sentenced to death in 1976.[76]
Randall Reffett May 14, 1976 15 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Samuel Stapleton 14
Michael Bonnin June 3, 1976 17 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
William Carroll Jr. June 13, 1976 16 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Cynthia Driggers July 31, 1976 13 Winter Garden, Florida Solved Raped and killed by her uncle, who was sentenced to death and executed in 2026.[78]
James Haakenson August 5, 1976 16 Chicago, Illinois Solved Unidentified until 2017; victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Rick Johnston August 6, 1976 17 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Kenneth Parker October 24, 1976 16 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Michael Marino 14
Gregory Godzik December 12, 1976 17 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Evelyn Colon c. December 13–19, 1976 15 White Haven, Pennsylvania Unsolved Unidentified until 2021; an alleged killer was initially charged,[79] but new evidence led to the dismissal of those charges and the case remains unsolved.[80]
Oklahoma Girl Scout murders June 12, 1977 8–11 Mayes County, Oklahoma Unsolved Three girls murdered while at a summer camp. The prime suspect has since died and DNA samples from the killer are now insufficient to process.[81]
Beaudoin family mass murder July 22, 1977 4-12 Prospect, Connecticut Solved Perpetrator beat eight children, ages 4–12, to death with a tire iron.[82]
Robert Winch November 10, 1977 16 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Brian Glenfeldt January 8, 1978 17 Hialeah, Florida Solved Victims of serial killer John Errol Ferguson.[83][84]
Belinda Worley 17
Kimberly Diane Leach February 9, 1978 12 Lake City, Florida Solved Final victim of serial killer Ted Bundy.[85]
Rebecca David August 3, 1978 5 Salt Lake City, Utah Solved The victims' mother coerced her older children to jump and threw her younger children from an 11th floor balcony of a hotel. The perpetrator also jumped from the balcony. The victims' father, Immanuel David, had proclaimed himself a divine prophet and ordered the suicides. Immanuel killed himself 3 days before his wife and children died. One child, Rachel David, survived.[86][87]
David David 6
Joseph David 8
Deborah David 9
Joshua David 10
Elizabeth David 15
Bear Brook murders c. November 1978 0-7 (4 months) Allenstown, New Hampshire Solved Four victims total, three were children and one was an adult female.[88] The adult, oldest and youngest victims were identified in June 2019 as Marlyse Honeychurch, Marie Vaughn and Sarah McWaters. Honeychurch was the mother of the two now-identified children, who were half-sisters. The middle child, determined to be the daughter of serial killer Terry Peder Rasmussen, was later identified as Rea Rasmussen.[89]
Kerry Graham December 1978 15 Willits, California Unsolved Victims remained unidentified until 2015.[90][91]
Francine Trimble 14
Robert Piest December 11, 1978 15 Chicago, Illinois Solved Final victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.[77]
Devonna Nelson c. 1979 14 Missoula, Montana Solved Presumed victim of probable serial killer Wayne Nance. She remained unidentified until 2009.[92]
Rebecca Kunash May 11, 1979 6 Merritt Island, Florida Solved Kidnapped, raped and murdered in 1979. Perpetrator sentenced to death and executed in 2025.[93]
Etan Patz May 25, 1979 6 New York City, New York Solved, body never found Perpetrator sentenced to 25-years-to-life in April 2017.[94]
Robin Christine Samsoe June 20, 1979 12 Huntington Beach, California Solved Victim of serial killer Rodney Alcala.[95]
Atlanta murders of 1979–81 July 21, 1979 – March 12, 1981 9–17 Atlanta, Georgia Solved 24 child victims of a serial killer.[96]
Tammy Vincent September 1979 16 Tiburon, California Unsolved Victim remained unidentified until 2007.[97]
Tammy Alexander November 9, 1979 16 Caledonia, New York Unsolved, identified Teenager shot and left in a cornfield in upstate New York. Alexander was a hitchhiker, having run away from a broken home in Florida, and was never reported missing until years after her death. Known previously as only "Caledonia Jane Doe" or "Cali Doe", Alexander remained unidentified until 2015.[98]
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1980s

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Suzanne Bombardier June 22, 1980 14 Antioch, California Unsolved The perpetrator, that being Mitchell Lynn Bacom, was arrested on December 11, 2017, through DNA evidence.[99] Bacom was sentenced to life without parole for the murder in June 2022.[100]
Sherri Jarvis November 1, 1980 14 Huntsville, Texas Unsolved, identified Victim remained unidentified until 2021.[101]
Carol Cole December 1980 17 Bellevue, Louisiana Unsolved, identified Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[102]
Redhead murders c. 1981–1992 9–17 Various Unsolved, unidentified Victims of an unidentified serial killer that were left on the side of highways. Not all presumed victims have been verified to be linked.[103]
Adam Walsh c. July 27, 1981 6 Indian River County, Florida Solved Victim of serial killer Ottis Toole.[104]
Frieda Powell c. 1982 15 Ringgold, Texas Solved, body never found Henry Lee Lucas, now deceased, confessed to killing his teenage girlfriend while in Texas. Authorities believe his confession, yet efforts to confirm the remains identified by Lucas to be hers were inconclusive.[105][106]
Carolyn Eaton c. February 1982 17 Williams, Arizona Unsolved, identified Unidentified and known as Valentine Sally until February 2021.[107]
Amy Gaffney February 16, 1982 4 Farwell, Michigan Solved Victims of the Rock Road massacre.[108]
Tom Gaffney 8
Angela Gaffney 10
Shannah Wicklund April 14, 1982 9 Clearview, Washington Solved Murdered along with her mother and a neighbor in a revenge killing.[109]
Dawn Olanick c. Early July 1982 17 Blairstown, New Jersey Solved A teenaged murder victim found at the edge of a cemetery. A couple confessed in 2005 to killing her, but without her identity there was not enough information to put a case together.[110][111]
Ricky Stetson August 22, 1982 11 Portland, Maine Solved The first of three victims of John Joubert and the only victim murdered in Maine.[112]
Alisha Heinrich December 3 or 4, 1982 1 Moss Point, Mississippi Unsolved A toddler thrown from a bridge into a river. Known only as "Delta Dawn", Heinrich remained unidentified until 2020. Her mother, who disappeared alongside her, remains missing.[113]
St. Louis Jane Doe February 1983 10 St. Louis, Missouri Unsolved, unidentified Found decapitated and naked from the waist down in the basement of an abandoned building.[114][115]
Jeanine Nicarico February 25, 1983 10 Naperville, Illinois Solved Perpetrator confessed in 1985.[116] The case is notable for the wrongful conviction of Rolando Cruz.[117]
Cheryl Lynn Downs May 19, 1983 7 Springfield, Oregon Solved The perpetrator shot her three children. Two survived with disabilities, and one, Cheryl, died.[118]
Keith Bibbs July 20, 1983 16 Lake Village, Indiana Unsolved, identified Victim of serial killer Larry Eyler, and only minor of his killer. He remained unidentified until 2023.[119]
Danny Joe Eberle September 18, 1983 13 Bellevue, Nebraska Solved Second victim of John Joubert.[120]
Christoper Walden December 2, 1983 12 Papillion, Nebraska Solved Third and final victim of John Joubert.[121]
Colleen Orsborn March 19, 1984 15 Daytona Beach, Florida Solved Victim remained unidentified until 2011.[122]
Carlos Reyes July 18, 1984 0 (8 months) San Diego, California Solved Victims of the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre. Perpetrator killed by police on site.[123]
Claudia Pérez 9
Matao Herrera 11
David Flores Delgado 11
Omarr Alonso Hernandez 11
Marcella Bachmann c. September – October 1984 16 Missoula, Montana Solved Presumed victim of probable serial killer Wayne Nance. She remained unidentified until 2006.[92]
Shari Smith May 31 / June 1, 1985 17 Lexington County, South Carolina Solved A 17-year-old who was abducted from the driveway of her home. Her killer called her family repeatedly to taunt them; even after the victim's death. Larry Gene Bell was later convicted of her murder and executed.[124]
Debra Helmick June 15, 1985 9 Richland County, South Carolina Solved A girl abducted from her front yard and subsequently murdered by Larry Gene Bell, also responsible for the abduction and murder of Shari Smith. He was later convicted and executed for her murder.[124]
Raymond Charles Fife September 12, 1985 12 Warren, Ohio Solved Two perpetrators were found guilty of aggravated murder and rape of the boy. One of them, Timothy Combs, was sentenced to life imprisonment and later died in prison in 2018, while the other defendant, Danny Lee Hill, was sentenced to death.[125][126]
Michele Avila October 1, 1985 17 Angeles National Forest, California Solved Two perpetrators found guilty of second-degree murder after holding Avila's head underwater in the Angeles National Forest.[127]
Recife Cosmen October 30, 1985 2 Springfield Township, Pennsylvania Solved Youngest victim of the Springfield Mall Shooting.[128]
Christopher Ricco November 26, 1985 14 Spanaway, Washington Solved Shot by Gordon's ex-girlfriend for breaking up with her.[129]
Gordon Pickett 15
Darcie Frackenpohl 1987 17 Sacramento, California Solved Victim remained unidentified for several months.[130]
Newborn daughter November 18, 1987 0 Ina, Illinois Unsolved Victims of the Dardeen family homicides. Ruby Dardeen, the victims' mother, gave birth during the attacks to a daughter. The newborn was killed. Ruby was killed alongside her children, and the father, Keith Dardeen, was found dead in a field one mile away from the house. The lead suspect, a man who confessed to the Dardeen family homicides, was executed in Texas in 2014 for an unrelated 1999 homicide. The suspect's confessions were not consistent, and Keith's living mother, Joeann Dardeen, questions the veracity of his claims.[131]
Peter Dardeen 3
Deanna Criswell c. November 23, 1987 16 Marana, Arizona Solved, identified Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[132]
James Doxtator January 16, 1988 14 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Solved Victim of Jeffrey Dahmer.[133]
Lakeisha Clay March 28, 1988 6 Nashville, Tennessee Solved Victims of the Clay family murders in 1988. The girls were killed alongside their 29-year-old mother Angela Clay by their mother's boyfriend Byron Lewis Black, who was sentenced to death and executed in 2025 for the triple murder.[134]
Latoya Clay 9
Nick Corwin May 20, 1988 8 Winnetka, Illinois Solved Victim of Hubbard Woods Elementary School shooting.[135]
April Tinsley April 1–2, 1988 8 Fort Wayne, Indiana Solved Suspect arrested on July 15, 2018.[136]
Judith Barsi July 25th,

1988

 10 Los Angeles, California Solved Child actor murdered along with her mother by her father in murder-suicide.[137]
Jaclyn Dowaliby September 10, 1988 7 Midlothian, Illinois Unsolved Victim's stepfather was initially convicted and sentenced to 45 years in 1990, but he was released in 1991 after the conviction was overturned.[138]
Ram Chun January 17, 1989 6 Stockton, California Solved Victims of the Stockton schoolyard shooting.[139]
Sokhim An
Thuy Tran
Oeun Lim 8
Rathanar Or 9
Aundria Bowman c. March 11, 1989 14 Hamilton, Michigan Solved A teenager listed as a missing person for over thirty years, after her adoptive parents reported her as a runaway. Her remains were located in February 2020 after her adoptive father confessed to her murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.[140]
Christie Rogers c. June 1, 1989 14 Tampa, Florida Solved Perpetrator drowned them in Tampa Bay alongside their mother.[141]
Michelle Rogers 17
Emily DeLisle August 3, 1989 0 (9 months) Wyandotte, Michigan Solved Victims killed by their father after he drove a station wagon into the Detroit River with the family inside. The perpetrator and the victims' mother escaped and survived, and all four children in the car drowned.[142]
Kathryn DeLisle 2
Melissa DeLisle 4
Bryan DeLisle 8
Melissa Heaton September 1, 1989 8 Warwick, Rhode Island Solved Victims of Craig Price. Killed alongside their mother.[143]
Jennifer Heaton 10
Sue Ann Huskey c. September 1989 17 Williamson County, Texas Unsolved, identified Victim remained unidentified until January 2020.[144]
Jacob Wetterling c. October 22, 1989 11 St. Joseph, Minnesota Solved Victim remained a missing person for nearly 27 years before the location of his remains was disclosed by Jacob's murderer.[145]
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1990s

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Rachanda Pickle 1990 13 Oregon Solved Stepfather charged in 2013.[146]
Robin Cornell May 10, 1990 11 Paradise, Texas Solved One of the two victims of the 1990 Cape Coral murders. The killer, Joseph Zieler, was caught in 2016, and sentenced to death in 2023.[147]
Curtis Straughter March 7, 1991 17 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Solved Victim of Jeffrey Dahmer.[133]
Konerak Sinthasomphone May 27, 1991 14 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Solved Victim of Jeffrey Dahmer.[133]
Mandy Meyers July 8, 1991 13 Elfrida, Arizona Solved Both victims were raped and murdered by Richard Stokley and Randy Brazeal. Brazeal was jailed 20 years while Stokley was sentenced to death and executed in 2012.[148]
Mary Snyder
Anjelica Castillo c. July 18, 1991 4 Astoria, New York Solved Victim remained unidentified until 2013.[149]
Mandy Lemaire August 22, 1991 11 Tazlina, Alaska Unsolved Suspect's conviction was overturned in 1999. He died before the completion of the second trial.[150]
1991 Austin yogurt shop killings December 6, 1991 13–17 Austin, Texas Solved Four girls raped, shot, and burnt in an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt shop in Austin, Texas.[151]
Shanda Sharer January 11, 1992 12[152] Madison, Indiana Solved
Beamon Aton Hill May 1, 1992 16 Olivehurst, California Solved Victims of the 1992 Lindhurst High School shooting.[153]
Judy Davis 17
Dantrell Davis October 13, 1992 7 Chicago, Illinois Solved Perpetrator accidentally shot Davis while targeting rival gang member, and he confessed the following day to shooting Davis.[154]
Dina Spiro November 1992 11 Rancho Santa Fe, California Solved Perpetrator committed suicide by cyanide during manhunt.[155]
Adam Spiro 14
Sara Spiro 16
Michael C. Castro January 8, 1993 16 Palatine, Illinois Solved Victims of the Brown's Chicken massacre.[156]
Rico L. Solis 17
Holly Piirainen August 5, 1993 10 Sturbridge, Massachusetts Unsolved [157]
Derrick Joseph Robie August 2, 1993 4 Savona, New York Solved Victim of Eric Smith.[158]
Kori Lamaster August 1993 17 California Unsolved Victim remained unidentified until 2013.[159]
Polly Klaas October 1, 1993 12 Petaluma, California Solved Victim of Richard Allen Davis.[160]
Ben Grant December 14, 1993 17 Aurora, Colorado Solved Victims of the 1993 Aurora, Colorado shooting.[161]
Collen O' Connor
Ari Halberstam March 1, 1994 16 New York City, New York Solved Victim of the 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting.[162]
Edward Jon "Kim" Zakrzewski III June 9, 1994 7 Mary Esther, Florida Solved Victims of the Zakrzewski family murders in 1994. The two children were killed alongside their 34-year-old mother Sylvia Zakrzewski by their father Edward James Zakrzewski II, who was sentenced to death and executed in 2025 for the triple murder.[163]
Anna Zakrzewski 5
Robert Sandifer September 1, 1994 11 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim was killed by fellow gang members.[164]
Eric Morse October 13, 1994 5 Chicago, Illinois Solved The two perpetrators, also minors, lethally dropped Morse from a 14th-floor window.[165]
Alexander Tyler October 25, 1994 1 Union County, South Carolina Solved Murdered by their mother.[166]
Micheal Daniel 3
American Kid's Daycare Center April 19, 1995 0-5 (3 months) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Solved Victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.[167]
Stephanie Kuhen September 17, 1995 3[168] Los Angeles, California Solved
Damico Watkins April 25, 1996 17 Madison County, Ohio Solved An African-American prisoner and juvenile convict murdered in prison by a white supremacist gang.[169]
DeAnn Emerald Mu'min November 4, 1996 11 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Solved Mu'min and Jones, who were half-sisters, were abducted, raped and murdered by [[Howard Ault], who was sentenced to death.[170]
Alicia Sybilla Jones 7
JonBenét Ramsey December 26, 1996 6 Boulder, Colorado Unsolved [171]
Amber Creek February 1997 14 Burlington, Wisconsin Solved[172] Subject remained unidentified until 1998.[173]
Sarah Jackson February 16, 1997 16 Donelson, Tennessee Solved Victim of Paul Dennis Reid. Killed alongside her manager Steve Hampton.[174]
Andrea Brown March 23, 1997 17 Hermitage, Tennessee Solved Victim of Paul Dennis Reid. Killed alongside her two coworkers.[175]
Tabitha Lillelid April 6, 1997 6 Greene County, Tennessee Solved Victim of the Lillelid murders.[176]
Michelle Mace April 23, 1997 16 Clarksville, Tennessee Solved Victim of Dennis Paul Reid. Killed alongside her coworker Angela Holmes.[177]
Joey Alan Pugh July 20, 1997 11 Cane Creek, Alabama Solved Joey Pugh and his father Harold Pugh were murdered by a group of five men during a robbery. Two of the perpetrators, Michael Maxwell and Thomas Ferguson, were sentenced to death,[178][179] while the remaining three killers were sentenced to between 15 years and life in prison.[180]
Nicole Hadley December 1, 1997 14 West Paducah, Kentucky Solved Victims of the 1997 Heath High School shooting.[181]
Kayce Steger 15
Jessica James 17
Taylor Sorg March 25, 1998 3 Pine Bluff, Arkansas Solved Victims of Clay King Smith. Sorg children killed alongside their mother. Rhoades was the babysitter.[182]
Sean Sorg 5
Samantha Rhoades 12
Brittheny Varner March 24, 1998 11 Jonesboro, Arkansas Solved Victims of the Westside Middle School shooting.[183]
Natalie Brooks 11
Paige Ann Herring 12
Stephanie Johnson 12
Ben Walker May 21,

1998

 16 Springfield, Oregon Solved Victims of Thurston High School shooting.[184]
Mikael Nickolauson 17
Christina Marie Williams June 12, 1998 13 Seaside, California Solved[185]
Bobby Whitt July 29, 1998 10 Concord, North Carolina Solved[186] Remained unidentified along with his mother until 2019.[187]
Amanda Victoria Brown September 11, 1998 7 Tampa, Florida Solved, but body never found She was abducted, raped and murdered in 1998. Her murderer, Willie Crain Jr., who was a serial sex offender, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in 1999.[188]
Geoffrey Flaherty 9 Crestview, Florida Solved The three children, Geoffrey, Amanda and Logan Flaherty, and their mother, Renee, were all murdered by Renee's boyfriend Jeffrey Hutchinson, who was sentenced to death and executed in 2025.
Amanda Flaherty 7
Logan Flaherty 4
Keenan Andre O'Mailia April 17, 1999 6 North Augusta, South Carolina Solved Raped and murdered in 1999 by William Ernest Downs Jr., who was sentenced to death and executed in 2006 after waiving his appeals.[189]
Steven Curnow April 20, 1999 14 Columbine, Colorado Solved Victims of the Columbine High School massacre. Killed alongside two 18 year old students, a teacher, and one victim who succumbed to her injuries in 2025.[190][unreliable source?]
Daniel Mauser 15
Daniel Rohrbough
Kelly Fleming 16
John Tomlin
Matthew Kechter
Kyle Velasquez
Corey DePooter 17
Rachel Scott
Cassie Bernall
Matthew David Barton July 29, 1999 11 Atlanta, Georgia Solved Victim of the 1999 Atlanta day trading firm shootings.[191]
Jesse Dirkhising September 26, 1999 13 Rogers, Arkansas Solved Controversial Murder Case.[192]
Ashley Cook October 11, 1999 12 Warren, Ohio Solved One of the three confirmed victims of serial killer Stanley Theodore Adams.[193]
Laurie Bible December 29-30, 1999 16 Welch, Oklahoma Solved Originally a Missing Person case. Solved in 2018.[194]
Ashley Freeman
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2000s

More information Victim(s), Date of death ...
Victim(s) Date of death Age Location Status Description
Molly Bish c. June 27, 2000 16 Warren, Massachusetts Unsolved [195]
Iriana DeJesus July 30, 2000 5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unsolved Presumed victim of FBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive Alexis Flores.[196]
Samuel Malik Harris Jr. December 28, 2000 15 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Solved Victim of the Lex Street massacre.[197]
Brittney Fisher April 10, 2001 12 Scottsdale, Arizona Unsolved Children of FBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive Robert William Fisher.[198]
Bobby Fisher 10
Christine Lee Hanson September 11, 2001 2 Arlington County, Virginia Solved Victims of the hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 during the September 11 attacks.[199]
David Gamboa 3
Juliana McCourt 4
Dana Falkenburg 3 Lower Manhattan, New York Victims of the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11 attacks.[200]
Zoe Falkenburg 8
Asia Cottom 11
Bernard Curtis Brown ll
Rodney Dickens
Laree Slack November 11, 2001 12 Chicago, Illinois Solved Killed from abuse from her parents [201]
Kacie Woody December 4, 2002 13 Conway, Arkansas Solved The first well-documented case of child murder resulted from an online predator. She met 47-year-old David Leslie Fuller (posing as a teen), in a Yahoo! Messenger Christian chat room for teens before her murder by Fuller himself, who committed suicide after.[202]
Craig Sorger February 15, 2003 13 Ephrata, Washington Solved Murdered by his two friends.[203]
Julissa Quesada March 11, 2003 3 Brownsville, Texas Solved Victims of the 2003 Brownsville child murders. The mother of the victims, Angela Camacho, was sentenced to life imprisonment while her common-law husband John Allen Rubio (biological father of Mary Jane) was sentenced to death.[204]
Mary Jane Rubio 0 (2 months)
John E. Rubio 1
Sedona Wesson March 12, 2004 1 Fresno, California Solved Murdered by their Father.[205]
Jeva Wesson
Marshey Wesson
Ethan Wesson 4
Johnathan Wesson 7
Aviv Wesson
Illabelle Wesson 8
Elizabeth Wesson 17
Riley Fox June 6, 2004 3 Wilmington, Illinois Solved Perpetrator confessed to crime in 2010.[206]
Marcela Hope Yellowbear July 2, 2004 1 Riverton, Wyoming Solved Victim was tortured to death by her father. Perpetrator was convicted in April 2006 and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.[207]
Bart Jameson Oliver March 12, 2005 15 Brookfield,

Wisconsin

 Solved Victims of the Living Church of God Shooting.[208]
James Isaac Gregory 16
Red Lake shootings March 21, 2005 14–15 Red Lake, Minnesota Solved Murder–suicide.[209]
Atcel Olmedo September 2005 2 Naperville, Illinois Unsolved The suspects, the victim's parents, vanished when their remaining children were taken into protective custody.[210]
Kate McCarron May 13, 2006 3 Morton, Illinois Solved Victim was suffocated with a trash bag by her mother.[211]
Marcus Fiesel August 3-4, 2006 3 Union Township, Ohio Solved Suffered abuse at the hands of his foster parents resulting in his murder after being placed in a cabinet and dying of hypothermia.[212]
West Nickel Mines School shooting October 2, 2006 6–13 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania Solved Murder–suicide.[213]
Kirsten Hinckley February 12, 2007 15 Salt Lake City, Utah Solved Victim of the Trolley Square shooting. Perpetrator killed on site by police.[214]
Erika Hill February 25, 2007 15 Fitchburg, Wisconsin Solved Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[215]
Kevin Haines May 12, 2007 16 Manheim Township, Pennsylvania Solved Murdered by his friend Alec Kreider, who also killed Kevin's parents during a home invasion.[216]
Daniel Benoit June 22, 2007 7 Fayetteville, Georgia Solved Murdered by his father, WWE star Chris Benoit, who committed suicide 2 days later.[217]
Crandon, Wisconsin shooting October 7, 2007 14–17 Crandon, Wisconsin Solved Murder–suicide.[218]
Rowan Ford November 3, 2007 9 Stella, Missouri Solved Raped and murdered in 1999 by Christopher Leroy Collings, who was sentenced to death and executed in 2024.[219]
Rachel Works December 9, 2007 16 Colorado Springs, Colorado Solved Killed alongside her older sister in the 2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings.[220]
Nathan Anderson December 24, 2007 3 Carnation, Washington Solved Victims of the 2007 Carnation murders. Killed alongside their parents and grandparents.[221]
Olivia Anderson 5
Alijah Mullis January 29, 2008 0 (3 months) Galveston County, Texas Solved Perpetrator, the victim's father, was found guilty and sentenced to death in 2011. He was executed in September 2024.[222]
Matthew Caffey March 1, 2008 13 Alba, Texas Solved Orchestrated by their older sister, 16-year-old Erin Harvey. Currently serving a life sentence with possibility of parole.[223]
Tyler Caffey 8
Jamiel Shaw II March 2, 2008 17 Los Angeles, California Solved Shot while walking home.[224]
Matthew Bologna June 22, 2008 16 San Francisco, California Solved Killed along with his father and older brother in case of mistaken identity. He was the youngest victim.[225]
Caylee Anthony c. June – December 2008 2–3 Orlando, Florida Unsolved Cause of death ruled a homicide by medical examiner.[226]
Brittney Gary c. November 2, 2008 17 Jennings, Louisiana Unsolved Presumed victim of unidentified serial killer.[227]
Corrine Gracy Myers March 10, 2009 1 Geneva County, Alabama Solved Victims of the Geneva County shootings. Perpetrator died from self-inflicted gun wound during manhunt.[228]
Dean James Wise 15
Brisenia Flores May 30, 2009 9 Arivaca, Arizona Solved Three home invaders were found guilty for their involvement in the shooting and murder of Brisenia Flores and her father.[229]
Derrion Albert September 24, 2009 16 Chicago, Illinois Solved Perpetrators were caught on videotape brutally beating Albert with a railroad tie. Five perpetrators were convicted for his death.[230]
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2010s

More information Victim(s), Date of death ...
Victim(s) Date of death Age Location Status Description
Gianni McStay February 4, 2010 4 Fallbrook, California Solved Perpetrator found guilty in 2019 and was sentenced to death in 2020.[231]
Joseph McStay 3
Lydia Schatz February 6, 2010 7 Paradise, California Solved Perpetrators, Schatz's adoptive parents, found guilty in 2011.[232]
Mackenzie Cowell February 9, 2010 17 Wenatchee, Washington Solved Perpetrator accepted plea deal in 2012, though has since recanted.[233][234]
Lorenzo González Cacho March 9, 2010 8 Dorado, Puerto Rico Unsolved Case became notorious for gossip show SuperXclusivo's coverage along with other factors interrupting the investigation.[235]
DeBlase children murders March 4, 2010 – June 20, 2010 3–4 Alabama Solved Both perpetrators were sentenced to death for capital murder.[236][237]
Zahra Baker September 24, 2010 10 Hickory, North Carolina Solved Perpetrator found guilty of second-degree murder in 2011.[238]
Phylicia Barnes December 2010 16 Baltimore, Maryland Unsolved Barnes went missing in December 2010, and her body was found in the Susquehanna River in April 2011.[239]
Christina-Taylor Green January 8, 2011 9[240] Tucson, Arizona Solved Perpetrator sentenced November 8, 2012.[241]
Calyx Schenecker January 27, 2011 16 Tampa, Florida Solved Perpetrator found guilty of first-degree murder in 2014.[242]
Beau Schenecker 13
Seath Tyler Jackson April 17, 2011 15 Summerfield, Florida Solved Murdered by a group of youths after his girlfriend lured him into a house.[243]
Hana Grace-Rose Williams May 12, 2011 13 Sedro-Woolley, Washington Solved Perpetrators charged in 2013, one convicted of manslaughter and the other convicted of "homicide by abuse".[244]
Leiby Kletzky July 11, 2011 8 Brooklyn, New York City, New York Solved Perpetrator charged with second-degree murder and second-degree kidnapping after a plea deal in 2012.[245]
Ame Lynn Deal July 12, 2011 10 Phoenix, Arizona Solved Four perpetrators were charged with several counts of child abuse, and two of the perpetrators were charged with first degree murder.[246]
Scott Dieter August 7, 2011 11[247] Copley Township, Ohio Solved Perpetrator killed onsite by police.[248]
Amelia Shambaugh 16[247]
Autumn Johnson 16[247]
Erica Parsons December 17, 2011 13 Salisbury, North Carolina Solved Perpetrators charged in 2019.[249][250]
Charles Powell February 12, 2012 7 South Hill, Washington Solved Murder–suicide.[251]
Braden Powell 5
Skylar Neese July 6, 2012 16 Wayne Township, Pennsylvania Solved Two perpetrators convicted in 2014. Neese was from West Virginia, and West Virginia signed into law Skylar's Law in response to the case. Skylar's Law modified Amber Alerts in West Virginia to issue an Amber Alert in cases where a child is missing but not suspected to be kidnapped.[252]
Veronica Moser-Sullivan July 20, 2012 6 Aurora, Colorado Solved Victim of the 2012 Aurora theater shooting.[253]
Jessica Ridgeway October 5, 2012 10 Westminster, Colorado Solved[254]
Lucia Krim October 25, 2012 6 Manhattan, New York City, New York Solved Perpetrator, the children's caregiver, convicted in 2018. Governor Cuomo signed into law Lulu & Leo's Law in response to the case. The law makes it a crime to knowingly misrepresent the qualifications of someone applying to be a caregiver.[255]
Leo Krim 2
Haile Kifer November 22, 2012 18 Little Falls, Minnesota Solved Perpetrator hid in basement lying in wait for suspected burglars, the victims Kifer and Brady. After neutralizing the two teens, the perpetrator proceeded to taunt and kill them. Perpetrator was charged with premeditated first-degree murder in 2013.[256]
Nicholas Brady 17
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting December 14, 2012 6–7 Newtown, Connecticut Solved Murder–suicide.[257]
Angelina Griego January 19, 2013 2 South Valley, New Mexico Solved Victims of the 2013 South Valley homicides.[258]
Jael Griego 5
Zephaniah Griego 9
Hadiya Pendleton January 29, 2013 15 Chicago, Illinois Solved Two perpetrators were found guilty in 2018.[259] Pendleton had performed with her school at the inauguration of Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama attended her funeral service.[260]
Antonio Santiago March 21, 2013 1 Brunswick, Georgia Solved Perpetrator found guilty and sentenced to life without parole in September 2013.[261]
Martin W. Richard April 15, 2013 8 Boston, Massachusetts Solved Victim of the Boston Marathon bombing.[262]
Gabriel Fernandez May 24, 2013 8 Palmdale, California Solved One perpetrator plead guilty in February 2018 and received a life sentence without possibility of parole. The other perpetrator plead not guilty, but he was found guilty of first-degree murder with circumstances of torture. The second perpetrator received the death penalty in December 2017, but since California does not currently allow capital punishment, his execution date remains undetermined.[263]
Cherish Perrywinkle June 21, 2013 8 Orlando, Florida Solved Perpetrator found guilty of first-degree murder and sexual battery and was sentenced to death in May 2018.[264]
Priscilla Perez July 26, 2013 17 Hialeah, Florida Solved Victim of the 2013 Hialeah shooting.[265]
Ethan Anderson August 3, 2013 8[266] Boulevard, California Solved
Alexis Murphy August 3, 2013 17 Lovingston, Virginia Solved Perpetrator found guilty and given two life sentences in 2014.[267]
Joshua Broussard September 4, 2013 17 Spring, Texas Solved Victim of the Spring High School stabbing.[268]
William Zhuo October 26, 2013 1 Brooklyn, New York Solved Perpetrator pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison in 2015.[269]
Kevin Zhuo 5
Amy Zhuo 7
Linda Zhuo 9
Emani Moss October 28, 2013 10 Lawrenceville, Georgia Solved Perpetrator was found guilty and sentenced to death in 2019.[270]
Garnett Spears January 23, 2014 5 Valhalla, New York Solved Perpetrator charged with first-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in 2015.[271]
Hailey Owens February 18, 2014 10 Springfield, Missouri Solved The perpetrator was found guilty in November 2017 and sentenced to death in January 2018.[272]
Reat Underwood April 13, 2014 14 Overland Park, Kansas Solved Victim of 2014 Overland Park shootings. Perpetrator was convicted and sentenced to death in 2016, but died on May 3, 2021.[273]
Felecia Nicole Williams May 16, 2014 9 Tampa, Florida Solved Child rape and murder victim. Perpetrator was convicted and sentenced to death in 2020.[274]
Zachary Stay July 19, 2014 4 Harris County, Texas Solved Victims of the 2014 Harris County shooting.[275]
Rebecca Stay 6
Emily Stay 9
Bryan Stay 13
Elaine Jones August 28, 2014 1 Lexington County, South Carolina Solved Perpetrator killed his five children after picking them up from school and daycare. In 2019, the perpetrator was found guilty and sentenced to death.[276][277]
Gabriel Jones 2
Nahtahn Jones 6
Elias Jones 7
Merah Jones 8
Eddy Chen October 8, 2014 7 Guilderland, New York Unsolved Victims of the 2014 Chen family killings.[278]
Anthony Chen 10
Laquan McDonald October 20, 2014 17 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim of police violence. Perpetrator was found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in 2018. He was sentenced to 81 months in prison in January 2018, and he was released on parole for good behavior in February 2022.[279]
Shaylee Chuckulnaskit October 24, 2014 14 Marysville, Washington Solved Victims of the 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting. Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gun wound.[280]
Zoë Galasso 14
Gia Soriano 14
Andrew Fryberg 15
Nina Flick December 15, 2014 14 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Solved Victim of the 2014 Montgomery County shootings. Perpetrator died from a suicidal overdose during his manhunt.[281]
Philip Savvas Savopoulos May 14, 2015 10 Washington, D.C. Solved Victim of the D.C. mansion murders. Perpetrator was found guilty in October 2018 and sentenced to four life terms in prison without the possibility of parole in February 2019.[282]
Bella Bond June 2015 2 Boston, Massachusetts Solved Victim remained unidentified until September 2015.[283][284]
Daniel Bever July 22, 2015 12 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Solved Perpetrators arrested after survivor, Crystal Bever, identified her two brothers, Robert Bever and Michael Bever, as the assailants.[285]
Christopher Bever 10
Victoria Bever 5
Madyson Middleton July 26, 2015 8 Santa Cruz, California Solved The perpetrator was 15 when he committed the crime. While he was initially charged as an adult, due to California law passed in 2019, he had to be charged as a juvenile. The perpetrator was sentenced to juvenile detention in 2021, and he was most recently denied parole in February 2025.[286]
2015 Harris County shooting August 8, 2015 6–13 Harris County, Texas Solved Six of the victims were children ages 6–13. The perpetrator was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2019.[275]
Nash Lucas October 24, 2015 2 Stillwater, Oklahoma Solved Victim of 2015 Oklahoma State University homecoming parade attack.[287]
Alexis Cruz February 2, 2016 10 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victims of the 2016 Gage Park stabbings.[288]
Leonardo Cruz 13
May Kieu February 12, 2016 15 Glendale, Arizona Solved Murder-Suicide

Killed by ex-girlfriend.[289]

Tyler D. Smith February 20, 2016 17 Kalamazoo, Michigan Solved Victim of the 2016 Kalamazoo shootings. Perpetrator pled guilty in 2019.[290]
Christopher Rhoden Jr. April 21–22, 2016 16 Pike County, Ohio Solved Victim of Pike County shootings.[291]
Alayna Ertl August 20, 2016 5 Cass County, Minnesota Solved Killed by her father's coworker.[292]
Victoria Martens August 23, 2016 10 Albuquerque, New Mexico Partially solved Three perpetrators, including Martens mother and her mother's boyfriend, were arrested at the scene. DNA evidence indicates a fourth unknown perpetrator.[293]
Sarai Lara September 23, 2016 16 Burlington, Washington Solved Victim of the Cascade Mall Shooting. Perpetrator confessed and was charged with five counts of aggravated murder in 2016. He killed himself in his jail cell before facing a conviction or sentencing.[294]
Zymere Perkins September 29, 2016 6 Harlem, New York Solved [295]
Jacob Hall October 1, 2016 6 Townville, South Carolina Solved Hall was mortally wounded on September 28.[296]
Emma Walker November 21, 2016 16 Knoxville, Tennessee Solved In May 2018, the perpetrator was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 51 years.[297]
Alianna DeFreeze January 6, 2017 14 Cleveland, Ohio Solved The perpetrator was found guilty in 2018, and he was given the death sentence. His execution is scheduled for 2026.[298]
Ashley Zhao January 9, 2017 5 Jackson Township, Ohio Solved Zhao was killed by her parents and concealed in her family's restaurant.[299]
Johnathon Higgins January 2017 16 Kitsap County, Washington Solved The three perpetrators were found guilty in 2024.[300]
Hunter Schaap 16
Abigail Williams February 13, 2017 13 Deer Creek Township, Indiana Solved Perpetrator convicted on all counts, sentenced to 130 years in prison.[301]
Liberty German 14
Genesis Cornejo-Alvarado February 16, 2017 14 Houston, Texas Solved The two perpetrators pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of Cornejo-Alvarado.[302]
Jonathan Martinez April 10, 2017 8 San Bernardino, California Solved Victim of the 2017 North Park Elementary School shooting. Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gun wound.[303]
Jordan Edwards April 29, 2017 15 Balch Springs, Texas Solved The perpetrator, a police officer, was found guilty in 2018.[304]
Reese Bowman May 23, 2017 0 (8 months) Baltimore, Maryland Solved Victim was 8 months old at time of death. She was killed by a daycare worker allegedly because she would not take a nap.[305]
Austin Edwards May 27, 2017 11 Lincoln County, Mississippi Solved Victim of the 2017 Mississippi shootings.[306]
Jase Rackley June 6, 2017 6 Sandy, Utah Solved Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gun wound on site.[307]
Nabra Hassanen June 18, 2017 17 Sterling, Virginia Solved The perpetrator pleaded guilty to rape and murder in 2018 and received a life sentence without possibility of parole.[308]
Olivia Gant August 20, 2017 7 Colorado Solved Perpetrator, the victim's mother, pleaded guilty to child abuse negligently resulting in death in 2022.[309]
Sutherland Springs church shooting November 5, 2017 1–16[310] Sutherland Springs, Texas Solved Eight victims of the Sutherland Springs church shooting were between the ages of 1 and 16.
Casey Jordan Marquez December 7, 2017 17 Aztec, New Mexico Solved Victims of the 2017 Aztec High School shooting. Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[311]
Francisco "Paco" Fernandez 17
Bailey Nicole Holt January 23, 2018 15 Benton, Kentucky Solved Victims of the 2018 Marshall County High School shooting. The perpetrator pled guilty to murder in 2020.[312]
Preston Ryan Cope 15
Parkland high school shooting February 14, 2018 14–17 Parkland, Florida Solved Thirteen victims at the Parkland high school shooting were between the ages of 14 and 17.[313]
Ron'Niveya O'Neal March 18, 2018 9 Riverview, Florida Solved Perpetrator was found guilty and given three life sentences without parole in 2021.[314]
Ciera Hart March 26, 2018 12 Mendocino County, California Solved Killed by adoptive parents in a murder–suicide.[315]
Abigail Hart 14
Jeremiah Hart 14
Devonte Hart 15
Hannah Hart 16
Lesandro Guzman-Feliz June 20, 2018 15 Bronx, New York City, New York Solved Guzman-Feliz was killed in a case of mistaken identity in gang violence. Five individuals from the Dominican gang Trinitarios were convicted in 2019.[316]
Anthony Avalos June 21, 2018 10 Lancaster, California Solved The two perpetrators, the victim's mother and her boyfriend, were found guilty in 2023 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[317]
Colton Ryan Lee July 13, 2018 7 Guntersville, Alabama Solved Lee and his great-grandmother were among the three victims murdered by paroled convict Jimmy O'Neal Spencer during a robbery spree in July 2018. Spencer was found guilty of multiple counts of capital murder and sentenced to death.[318]
Mary Welch August 2, 2018 0 (10 months) Solon Township, Michigan Solved Victim died from malnutrition and dehydration. The two perpetrators were charged with first degree murder from child neglect, one convicted in 2020 and the other convicted in 2021.[319][320]
Blake Shearer August 6, 2018 16 Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Solved The victim was beaten to death in a public park after refusing to turn down his music. In 2019, the perpetrator pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and involuntary manslaughter.[321]
Bella Watts August 13, 2018 4 Frederick, Colorado Solved The girls' father Christopher Watts admitted to the murder and was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole.[322]
Celeste Watts 3
Tanner Ernest January 26, 2019 17 Livingston Parish, Louisiana Solved Victim of January 2019 Louisiana shootings.[323]
Sapphire McGlothlin-Pee April 2019 12[324] Sumner County, Tennessee Solved Victim of 2019 Sumner County murders.[324]
Bianca Devins July 14, 2019 17 Utica, New York Solved Perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.[325]
Stephen Romero July 28, 2019 6 Gilroy, California Solved Victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting.[326]
Keyla Salazar 13
Javier Rodriguez August 3,

2019

 15 El Paso, Texas Solved Victim of El Paso Walmart shooting.[327]
Emma Grace Cole July–September 2019 3 Smyrna, Delaware Solved Perpetrator pleaded guilty in 2023.[328]
Tylee Ryan c. September 9, 2019 16 Rexburg, Idaho Solved Murdered by their mother, Lori Vallow Daybell[329] and her then-lover and now husband Chad Daybell.[330]
J. J. Vallow c. September 23, 2019 7
Gracie Anne Muehlberger November 14, 2019 15 Santa Clarita, California Solved Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[331]
Dominic Michael Blackwell 14
Aleksander Todt December 2019 13 Celebration, Florida Solved The perpetrator, the children's father, confessed and was found guilty in 2022. Their mother, Megan Todt, and the family dog, Breezy, were also murdered.[332]
Tyler Todt 11
Zoe Todt 4
Harmony Montgomery 2019 5 Manchester, New Hampshire Solved Perpetrator charged with second-degree murder in 2024.[333]
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2020s

More information Victim(s), Date of death ...
Victim(s) Date of death Age Location Status Description
Maylan Haynie January 17, 2020 12[334] Grantsville, Utah Solved Perpetrator was the older brother of the victims. He received five sentences of 25 years to life with parole.[335]
Matthew Haynie 14[334]
Alexis Haynie 15[334]
Gannon Stauch January 27, 2020 11 Colorado Springs, Colorado Solved Perpetrator convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.[336]
Patricia Jocelyn Alatorre July 2, 2020 13 Bakersfield, California Solved [337]
Hawa Beye August 5, 2020 0 (7 months) Denver, Colorado Solved Victims Hawa Beye and Khadija Diol were respectively 6-months-old and 22-months old at time of death. Both victims died in an arson attack at their family's home.[338]
Khadija Diol 1
Cannon Hinnant August 9, 2020 5 Wilson, North Carolina Solved Perpetrator entered and Alford plea and was sentenced to life imprisonment.[339]
Joseph Hawatmeh November 3, 2020 12 Henderson, Nevada Solved Perpetrator shot on site by police officers while holding victim hostage.[340]
Haiken Jirachi Myers December 8, 2020 1[341] Williamsburg, West Virginia Solved Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[341]
Arikyle Nova Myers 3[341]
Kian Myers 4[341]
Riley James Bumgarner 6[341]
Shaun Dawson Bumgarner 7[341]
Damia Smith January 9, 2021 15 Chicago, Illinois Solved Victim of 2021 Chicago–Evanston shootings.[342]
Jalaiya Pridgeon February 22, 2021 1[343] Muskogee, Oklahoma Solved Victims of the 2021 Muskogee shooting.[343]
Jaidus Pridgeon 3[343]
Harmony Anderson 5[343]
Neveah Pridgeon 6[343]
Que'dynce Anderson 9[343]
Noah Lesslie April 7, 2021 5 Rock Hill, North Carolina Solved Victims of 2021 Rock Hill shooting.[344]
Adah Lesslie 9
Tristyn Bailey May 9, 2021 13 St. Johns County, Florida Solved Perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.[345]
Jackson Sparks November 21, 2021 8 Waukesha, Wisconsin Solved Victim of Waukesha Christmas parade attack.[346]
Oxford High School shooting November 30, 2021 14–17[347] Oxford Township, Michigan Solved Perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.[348]
Murder of Kamarie Holland December 13, 2021 5 Phenix City, Alabama Solved The perpetrator, Jeremy Williams, was sentenced to death.[349]
Xavier Gonzalez December 26, 2021 14[350] Garland, Texas Solved Victims of the 2021 Garland shooting.[350]
Ivan Noyala 16[350]
Rafael Garcia 17[350]
Jose David Lopez March 7, 2022 15 Des Moines, Iowa Solved Victim of 2022 East High School shooting.[351]
Robb Elementary School shooting May 24, 2022 9–11[352] Uvalde, Texas Solved
McKinzie Siau July 19, 2022 1 East Glacier Park Village, Montana Solved Victim was 18-months-old at time of death. Perpetrator crashed car into victim and her family before fatally shooting her and her father.[353]
Lula Schmidt July 22, 2022 6 Jackson County, Iowa Solved [354]
James Roger Thompson October 13, 2022 16 Raleigh, North Carolina Solved Victim was shot once and stabbed 57 times by his 15-year-old brother. He was the first victim in the 2022 Raleigh shootings.[355]
Alexzandria Bell October 24, 2022 15 St. Louis, Missouri Solved Killed during school shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.[356]
Fernando Chavez-Barron November 22, 2022 16 Chesapeake, Virginia Solved Victim of 2022 Chesapeake shooting. Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[357]
Athena Strand November 30, 2022 7 Paradise, Texas Solved Kidnapped and murdered by delivery driver Tanner Horner. Horner pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to death in 2026.[358]
Killing of the Haight family January 4, 2023 4–17[359] Enoch, Utah Solved Michael Haight murdered his wife, mother-in-law, and five children, and then killed himself.[359]
Evelyn Dieckhaus March 27, 2023 9[360] Nashville, Tennessee Solved Victims of the 2023 Nashville school shooting. Perpetrator fatally shot by police officers on site.[360]
William Kinney
Hallie Scruggs
2023 Henryetta killings May 3, 2023 13–17[361] near Henryetta, Oklahoma Solved Perpetrator murdered his wife Holly Guess, his wife's children Tiffany Guess, Michael Mayo, and Rylee Allen, and two friends of Tiffany, Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer.[361]
James Cho May 6, 2023 3 Allen, Texas Solved Perpetrator fatally shot by police officer.[362]
Daniela Mendoza 11
Sofia Mendoza 8
Jailyn Candelario June 2023 1 Cleveland, Ohio Solved Kristel Candelario abandoned her infant Jailyn Candelario at home while vacationing in Puerto Rico. Kristel received a sentence of life in prison on March 18, 2024.[363]
Chase Doerman June 15, 2023 3 Monroe Township, Ohio Solved Killed by their father in the 2023 Doerman killings.[364]
Hunter Doerman 4
Clayton Doerman 7
Wadea al-Fayoume October 14, 2023 6 Plainfield Township, Illinois Solved [365]
Aaron Young October 25, 2023 14[366] Lewiston, Maine Solved Victim of 2023 Lewiston shootings.[366]
Ahmir Jolliff January 4, 2024 11[367] Perry, Iowa Solved Victim of the 2024 Perry High School shooting.[367]
Audrii Cunningham February 15, 2024 11 Livingston, Texas Solved Murdered by family friend during trip to school bus stop. Perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.[368]
Angel Nance January 21, 2024 14 Joliet, Illinois Solved Victims of the 2024 Joliet shootings. Perpetrator fatally shot himself during stand-off with police.[369]
Alonnah Nance 16
Xavier McLaughlin-Le February 7, 2024 10[370] East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Solved Victims of the 2024 East Lansdowne shooting. Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Nakayla McLaughlin-Le 13[370]
Natalya McLaughlin-Le 17[370]
Sakurako Oda March 10, 2024 17 Manoa, Hawaii Solved Murdered by their father, Paris Oda, alongside their mother. Paris Oda then killed himself.[371]
Orion Oda 12
Nana Oda 10
Rubi Vergara December 16, 2024 14[372] Madison, Wisconsin Solved Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Josselin Corea Escalante January 22, 2025 16[373] Antioch, Tennessee Solved Perpetrator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Olivia Decker May 30, 2025 5 Wenatchee, Washington Solved Suspect was found deceased.[374]
Evelyn Decker 8
Paityn Decker 9
Fletcher Merkel August 27, 2025 8[375] Minneapolis, Minnesota Solved
Harper Moyski 10[375]
Jayla Elkins April 19, 2026 3 Shreveport, Louisiana Solved Victims of the 2026 Shreveport shooting. Perpetrator killed seven of his children and one cousin of the children.[376]
Shayla Elkins 5
Kayla Pugh 6
Layla Pugh 7
Braylon Snow 5
Khedarrion Snow 6
Sariahh Snow 11
Markaydon Pugh 10
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