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Killing of Brian Thompson
Killing of Brian Thompson: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was shot dead by Luigi Mangione outside the New York Hilton Midtown on December 4, 2024. Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in August 2026, and still faces state murder charges.
Killing of Carolina Flores Gómez
Carolina Flores Gómez, Mexican ex-beauty queen (Miss Teen Universe Baja California 2017), killed 15 April 2026 in Polanco, Mexico City, allegedly by her mother-in-law Erika María Herrera Coriand, detained in Venezuela; extradition pending.
Killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez
The killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 14-year-old from Lake Elsinore, California, whose dismembered remains were found September 8, 2025, in the Tesla of singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke), who faces first-degree murder, sexual abuse, and mutilation charges and was ordered to stand trial in July 2026.
Killing of Chandra Levy
The killing of Chandra Levy was the unsolved 2001 death of a 24-year-old federal intern in Washington, D.C.; Ingmar Guandique's 2010 murder conviction was vacated and charges dismissed in 2016.
Killing of Daunte Wright
Killing of Daunte Wright: fatal April 11, 2021 shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by Brooklyn Center, Minnesota officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop; she said she mistook her gun for her Taser, was convicted of manslaughter, and served 16 months.
Killing of Debrina Kawam
Killing of Debrina Kawam: December 22, 2024 burning death of a 57-year-old homeless New Jersey woman sleeping on an F train at Coney Island; Sebastian Zapeta charged with murder and arson.
Killing of Dominique Dunne
The 1982 strangulation killing of actress Dominique Dunne, 22, of Poltergeist, by ex-boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and served about 3 years 8 months.
Killing of Hailey Dunn
Killing of Hailey Dunn: 13-year-old Colorado City, Texas girl last seen December 27, 2010; remains found 2013 near Lake J. B. Thomas. Shawn Adkins charged 2021, charges dismissed without prejudice 2023.
Killing of Jamie Meah
Killing of Jamie Meah: 18-year-old Leeds man stabbed to death 31 March 2023 in Armley after his taxi was ambushed by a rival drugs gang with a sword; Ranei Wilks jailed 15 years for manslaughter, three suspects still wanted.
Killing of Jason Corbett
Jason Corbett (killing of): 2015 death of a Limerick-born Irish executive beaten to death in Davidson County, North Carolina, by wife Molly Martens Corbett and ex-FBI agent Thomas Martens; 2017 murder convictions overturned in 2021, 2023 voluntary manslaughter pleas, June 2024 release.
Killing of Joanna Simpson
Killing of Joanna Simpson: British marketing manager, 46, bludgeoned to death with a hammer by estranged BA pilot husband Robert Brown in Ascot on 31 October 2010; manslaughter verdict, 26-year sentence, blocked release, Joanna Simpson Foundation.
Killing of Jocelyn Nungaray
Killing of Jocelyn Nungaray: June 2024 strangulation death of a 12-year-old Houston girl; Venezuelan nationals Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos face capital murder and death-penalty prosecution in Harris County.
Killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero
Killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero: 25-year-old Colombian father from Bucaramanga shot dead by ICE officer David Brouillette on July 13, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine, during a traffic stop; he was not the intended target and held May 2025 work authorization.
Killing of John T. Williams
Killing of John T. Williams: the 2010 shooting of a Deaf Nuu-chah-nulth woodcarver by Seattle officer Ian Birk, ruled unjustified by SPD's Firearms Review Board; no charges, a $1.5 million settlement, and a federal consent decree followed.
Killing of Jonathan Diller
Killing of Jonathan Diller: fatal shooting of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, 31, by Guy Rivera during a March 25, 2024 traffic stop in Far Rockaway, Queens; Rivera sentenced to 115 years to life, driver Lindy Jones to five years.
Killing of Kevin Mullins
Killing of Kevin Mullins: the September 19, 2024 fatal shooting of Letcher County District Judge Kevin R. Mullins in his Whitesburg, Kentucky chambers by Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines, charged with murder; motive officially undetermined, case in pretrial.
Killing of Kim Sun-il (김선일)
Kim Sun-il (김선일), a 33-year-old South Korean translator for Gana General Trading, was kidnapped near Falluja on May 31, 2004 by Jamaat al-Tawhid wal Jihad and beheaded June 22 after Seoul refused to cancel its 3,000-troop Iraq deployment.
Killing of Lacey Fletcher
Lacey Ellen Fletcher, autistic 36-year-old of Slaughter, Louisiana, died January 3, 2022, fused to a couch after about 12 years of neglect; parents Clay and Sheila Fletcher pleaded no contest to manslaughter in 2024 and got 40 years each, 20 suspended.
Killing of Lucas Leonard
Killing of Lucas Leonard: 19-year-old beaten to death October 11, 2015 during a Word of Life Christian Church 'counseling session' in New Hartford, New York; brother Christopher survived; pastor Tiffanie Irwin and family members prosecuted.
Killing of Malice Green
Killing of Malice Green: the November 5, 1992 fatal flashlight beating of a 35-year-old Black Detroit motorist by officers Larry Nevers and Walter Budzyn, their 1993 second-degree murder convictions, and the appeals that followed.
Killing of Marvin Gaye
Killing of Marvin Gaye: the soul singer behind "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing," shot dead by his father Marvin Gay Sr. on April 1, 1984 in Los Angeles with a revolver Gaye had given him; the father received a suspended sentence for voluntary manslaughter.
Killing of Mary Theresa Simpson
Killing of Mary Theresa Simpson: 1964 murder of a 12-year-old Elmira, New York girl, solved in 2026, the oldest case solved with DNA, identifying deceased truck driver Alfred Raymond Murray Jr. via a preserved 0.4-nanogram sample and genetic genealogy.
Killing of Mary Yoder
Killing of Mary Yoder: 2015 colchicine poisoning death of a 60-year-old Whitesboro, New York chiropractor; receptionist Kaitlyn Conley was convicted of manslaughter in 2017, then had the conviction vacated in 2025.
Killing of Mitchell Moore
Killing of Mitchell Moore: the 2019 fatal shooting of Marty Moore by Aaron Mitchell in Columbus, Mississippi, tried as Mitchell v. State; second-degree murder conviction, 40-year sentence, affirmed 2023 after an autopsy-report dispute.
Killing of Morris Black
Killing of Morris Black: the September 28, 2001 shooting death of 71-year-old Galveston neighbor Morris Black by Robert Durst, who dismembered the body and dumped it in Galveston Bay; acquitted of murder in 2003 on self-defense claims.
Killing of Nguyễn Xuân Đạt
Killing of Nguyễn Xuân Đạt, the "Vietnamese Butcher" case: January 25, 2025 murder and dismemberment in Lạng Sơn, Vietnam, by former market surveillance officer Đoàn Văn Sáng, exposed by internet sleuths; Sáng arrested November 29, 2025.
Killing of Nurul Amin Shah Alam
Killing of Nurul Amin Shah Alam: 2026 death of a 56-year-old nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, found dead in Buffalo, New York, five days after Border Patrol released him at a closed Tim Hortons; ruled a homicide, cause a perforated duodenal ulcer precipitated by hypothermia and dehydration.
Killing of Oscar Grant
Killing of Oscar Grant: BART officer Johannes Mehserle shot unarmed 22-year-old Oscar Grant III in the back at Oakland's Fruitvale Station on January 1, 2009; viral cellphone video, involuntary manslaughter conviction, Pirone controversy, protests, and police reforms.
Killing of Rayshard Brooks
Killing of Rayshard Brooks: June 12, 2020 fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks at an Atlanta Wendy's by officer Garrett Rolfe; charges dropped August 2022.
Killing of Rebekah Baptiste
Rebekah Baptiste, 10, died July 30, 2025 after being found unresponsive near Holbrook, Arizona. Father Richard Baptiste and Anicia Woods face murder charges; DCS had received years of abuse reports.