Your American History Reference Guide! - List of murdered people
List of murdered people
See also: List of assassinated persons
Řystein Aarseth , (1993 ), musician
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott , (2004 ), musician
Joy Adamson , (1980 ), naturalist
King Aed I of Scotland , (878 )
David "Stringbean" Akeman (1973 ), country musician
Elvis Alvarez , (1994 ), world champion boxer , murdered.
Doris Angleton , (1997 ), Houston, Texas socialite
Archimedes , (212 BC ), scientist
Eugene Armstrong , (2004 ), American contractor beheaded in Iraq
Thomas Becket , (1170 ), archbishop
Nick Berg (2004 ), beheaded in Iraq
Jessica Bergsten , skateboarding fan, by a skateboarder.
Cassie Bernall , (1999 ), Columbine High School massacre victim
Nida Blanca , (2001 ), actress
Boethius , (524 ), mathematician
Francis Boggs , (1911 ), film director
Oscar Bonavena , (1976 ), Argentinian boxer
René Bousquet , (1994 ), former Vichy French police chief
Carl Bridgewater , (1978 ), newspaper delivery boy
Carlie Brucia , (2004 ), 11 year-old girl
Ivan Calderón , (2003 ), Puerto Rican baseball player
Roberto Calvi , (1982 ), banker
Enrique Camarena , (1985), DEA official
Paul Castellano , (1985 ), mafioso
Victor Chang , (1991 ), Australian heart-transplant surgeon
Vincent Chin , (1982 )
Lana Clarkson , (2003 ), actress
Patsy Collins , (1976 ), Deep Purple roadie and bodyguard
Bob Crane , (1978 ), actor and DJ
King Culen I of Scotland , (971 )
Jill Dando , (1999 ), television presenter
Rusty Day , (1982 ), musician
The De Feo family, (1974 ), The Amityville Horror
Jesse Dirkhising , (1999 ), young victim of crime
King Dubh I of Scotland , (966 )
King Duncan I of Scotland , (1040 ), killed in battle by Macbeth
Dominique Dunne , (1982), actress
King Edward II of England , (1327 )
King Edward V of England , (1483 ), (probably)
Andres Escobar , (1994 ), footballer
Stan Farr , (1976 ), boyfriend of Priscilla Davis
Abigail Folger , (1969 ), coffee heiress
Dian Fossey , (1985 ), naturalist
Kristen French , (1992 ), murdered by Paul Bernardo
Junko Furuta , (1989 ), Japanese schoolgirl held captive and tortured for 44 days
Kitty Genovese , (1964 ), bar manager whose murder instigated the study of the Bystander effect .
Theo van Gogh , (2004 ), film director, criticaster
Ronald Lyle Goldman , (1994 ), actor, murdered with Nicole Brown Simpson
Veronica Guerin , jounalist murdered by Irish drug dealers in 1996
Lynne Harper (1959 ), Steven Truscott was convicted of her murder but continues to maintain that he was wrongfully convicted (as of 2004 , the case was under review but his conviction had not been overturned)
Phil Hartman , (1998 ), Canadian actor
Margaret Hassan , (2004 ), humanitarian aid worker in Iraq
Aubrey Hawkins , (2000 ), Irving, Texas police officer
Alfred H. (Freddy) Heineken , (2002 )
King Henry VI of England , (1471 )
Jack Hensley , (2004 ), American engineer beheaded in Iraq
Evelyn Hernandez , (2002 )
Hoi Kim Heng , (1994 ), Singapore police officer
Margaret Hogg , the Wasdale Lady in the Lake , murdered 1976 , and found 1984
Reginald Holmes murder was discovered when a shark in the Sydney Coogee Aquarium vomited up his severed arm in 1935
Tammy Homolka (1990 ), murdered by her brother-in-law, Paul Bernardo
Ronald Hughes , (1971 ), celebrity attorney
Hypatia of Alexandria , (415 ), mathematician
King Indulf I of Scotland , (962 )
Christine Jessop (1984 ), 9-year-old Canadian girl whose family neighbour, Guy Paul Morin , was wrongfully convicted of her murder
Paul Johnson , (2004 ), beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Holly Jones (2003 ), 10-year-old Toronto girl
Megan Kanka , (1994 ), young victim of crime
Petra Kelly , (1992 ), German Green Party leader
Eyvind Kelve , (995 ), Norwegian pagan leader
King Kenneth II of Scotland , (995 )
King Kenneth III of Scotland , (1005 )
Stanley Ketchel , (1910 ) world champion boxer, by a jealous man.
Kim Sun-il , (2004 ), beheaded in Iraq
Polly Klaas , (1993 ), young victim of crime
Shosei Koda , (2004 ) beheaded in Iraq
John Lennon , (1980 ), songwriter and musician
Anna Lindh , (2003 ), Foreign Minister of Sweden
Charles Augustus Lindbergh III , (1932 ), son of aviator Charles Lindbergh
Pat Lowther , Canadian poet, murdered by her husband
King Lulach of Scotland , (1058 )
Leslie Mahaffy , (1991 ), murdered by Paul Bernardo
King Malcolm I of Scotland , (954 )
Christopher Marlowe , (1593 ), writer
Shinjiro Matsumoto , his wife Chika, and their children, Kai and Hina (2003 )
Maximus of Smyrna , (370 ), neoplatonist philosopher
Gail Miller , (January 31 , 1969 ), lead to wrongful conviction of David Milgaard , murdered by David Fisher
Sal Mineo , (1976 ), actor
Satomi Mitarai , (2004 ), student (her killer is the basis of the "Nevada-tan " internet meme )
Monaldesco , (1656 ), servant of Queen Christina of Sweden
Vicki Morgan (1952-1983), fashion model , mistress of Alfred S. Bloomingdale
Rudolph Moshammer (2005 ), Bavarian fashion designer
Haing S. Ngor , (1996 ), doctor and actor
Ramon Novarro , (1968 ), actor
William I of Orange , (1584 ), Count of Nassau, revolutionary
Joe Orton , (1967 ), dramatist
Betty Osborne (1971 ), aboriginal Canadian woman whose murderers were not tried until 1987
Felix Pappalardi , (1983 ), musician
Pier Paolo Pasolini , (1975 ), Italian poet and film director
Daniel Pearl (2002 ), journalist
Joachim Peiper , (1976 ), German SS commander
Selena Quintanilla Perez , (1995 ), Tejano singer
Laci Peterson , (2002 ) - Pregnant California woman
David Graham Phillips (1911 ), journalist / novelist
Gus Polidor , 1995 , MLB player, murdered.
Pontiac , (1769 ), native American leader
Pythagoras , (496 BC ), mathematician
Robert Quiroga , (2004 ) world champion boxer, by an aquaintance.
JonBenét Ramsey , (1996 ), young beauty queen and young victim of crime
King Richard II of England , (1399 )
Richard, Duke of York , one of the Princes in the Tower .
David Rizzio , (1566 ), Secretary and confident of Queen Mary I of Scotland
José Cheito Ruiz , (1993 ), world champion boxer from Puerto Rico .
Samantha Runyon , (2002 ), young victim of crime
Rebecca Schaeffer , (1989 ), actress
Moritz Schlick (1936 ), Austrian philosopher
Dutch Schultz , (1935 ), gangster
Rachel Scott , (1999 ), Columbine High School massacre victim
Tupac Shakur , (1996 ), singer
Shanda Sharer , (1992 ), young victim of crime
Solomon P. Sharp , (1825 ) American Congressman
Matthew Shepard , (1998 ), gay student
Henry Shirley , (1627 ), dramatist
Elizabeth Ann Short , (1947 ), aka "The Black Dahlia "
Nicole Brown Simpson , (1994 ), estranged wife of O. J. Simpson
Barnett Slepian , M.D., (1998 ), abortion provider
Brian Smith , (1995 ), Canadian sportscaster
Laura Kate Smither , (1997 ), young victim of crime
Sopatrus , (335 ), neoplatonist philosopher
Nancy Spungen , (1978 ), girlfriend of Sid Vicious
Dorothy Stratten , (1980 ), actress
Carl Switzer , (1959 ), actor
Igor Talkov , (1991), singer-songwriter
Shun Tanemoto , (2003 ), 4-year-old killed by a 12-year-old in Nagasaki
Sharon Tate , (1969 ), actress
William Desmond Taylor , (1922 ), film director
Brandon Teena , (1993 )
Mickey & Trudy Thompson (1988 ), auto racing legend
Emmett Till , 14 year old African American, his body dumped in the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi in 1955
Marie Trintignant , (2003 ), French actress
Tutankhamen , (1352 BC ), Egyptian pharaoh (probably)
Gianni Versace , (1997 ), Italian fashion designer
Luis Vigoreaux , (1983 ), slain producer, show host.
Adam Walsh , (1981 ), son of John Walsh
Lili Wang , (2002 ), university student
Stanford White , (1906 ), architect
Andrea Wilborn , (1976 ), daughter of Priscilla Davis
JoAnn Wilson , (1983 ), ex-wife of Canadian politician Colin Thatcher
William Woodward, Jr. (1955 ), prominent New York businessman
Mia Zapata , (1993 ), singer
Cecilia Zhang (2003 ), 9-year-old Toronto girl
Henry "Dickie" Marrow (1970 ), 23-year-old black victim of violent "hate crime "