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Killers of the Flower Moon (book)
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI is David Grann's 2017 Doubleday nonfiction book on the 1920s Osage Reign of Terror murders for oil headrights, the early FBI investigation under Tom White, and Grann's finding that the conspiracy was far wider than the FBI exposed.
Killing of Akua Denteh
Akua Denteh (Mariama Akua Denteh), 90-year-old Ghanaian woman lynched 23 July 2020 in Kafaba, Savannah Region, after a witchcraft accusation; her filmed killing led to two 12-year manslaughter sentences and campaigns for an anti-witchcraft-accusation law still unpassed.
Killing of Amber Czech
Killing of Amber Czech: the November 11, 2025 sledgehammer murder of 20-year-old welder Amber Mary Czech by coworker David Bruce Delong at Advanced Process Technologies in Cokato, Minnesota; Delong confessed, was indicted for first-degree murder, then found incompetent to stand trial.
Killing of Anna Kepner
Killing of Anna Kepner: 18-year-old Titusville, Florida cheerleader found dead under a bed on the Carnival Horizon, Nov 2025; death ruled mechanical asphyxia homicide; stepbrother Timothy Hudson, 16, federally indicted as adult for murder and aggravated sexual abuse.
Killing of Awdah Hathaleen
Killing of Awdah Hathaleen: Palestinian activist and English teacher, 31, shot dead 28 July 2025 in Umm al-Khair, West Bank, by sanctioned settler Yinon Levi; he filmed his own shooting; Levi indicted for reckless manslaughter in August 2026.
Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri
Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri: CIA drone strike with two Hellfire missiles, likely the R9X, killed the al-Qaeda emir on his Kabul safe house balcony on 31 July 2022, the first US strike in Afghanistan since the 2021 withdrawal.
Killing of Breonna Taylor
Killing of Breonna Taylor: the March 13, 2020 fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Louisville EMT by LMPD officers serving a narcotics warrant; led to Breonna's Law, a $12 million settlement, federal civil rights charges, and one conviction.
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 Chandra Nagamallaiah
Killing of Chandra Nagamallaiah (Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah), 50-year-old Indian-born Dallas motel manager beheaded 2025 at the Downtown Suites motel by coworker Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, a Cuban national charged with capital murder.
Killing of Damilola Taylor
Killing of Damilola Taylor: fatal 27 November 2000 stabbing of a 10-year-old Nigerian schoolboy with a broken bottle in Peckham, south London; Danny and Ricky Preddie convicted of manslaughter in 2006 after three trials.
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 Freddie Gray
Killing of Freddie Gray: death of Freddie Gray, Jr., 25, who suffered fatal spinal injuries April 12, 2015 while unbelted in a Baltimore police van, dying April 19; six officers charged and acquitted or unprosecuted; case drove DOJ consent decree.
Killing of Gabby Petito
Killing of Gabby Petito: 2021 murder of a 22-year-old Long Island travel vlogger by fiancé Brian Laundrie during a van trip; body found at Spread Creek, Wyoming; case fueled debate on missing-white-woman media coverage.
Killing of Geraldo Lunas Campos
Geraldo Lunas Campos, Cuban immigrant detainee, died January 3, 2026 at Camp East Montana, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. El Paso medical examiner ruled homicide by asphyxia during guard restraint; DHS claims suicide attempt; family lawsuit and FBI investigation followed.
Killing of Hae Min Lee
Killing of Hae Min Lee, the 1999 Baltimore murder of Woodlawn High School student Hae Min Lee; Adnan Syed's 2000 conviction, the Serial podcast, the 2022 vacatur, and the 2025 resentencing.
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 Jared Bridegan
Killing of Jared Bridegan: 2022 ambush murder-for-hire of a Microsoft manager in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, implicating ex-wife Shanna Gardner, Mario Fernandez Saldana (convicted 2026), and gunman Henry Tenon.
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 JonBenét Ramsey
Unsolved December 26, 1996 homicide of six-year-old beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey, found strangled in her Boulder, Colorado home basement after a $118,000 ransom note; grand jury, 2008 DNA exoneration, and open BPD investigation.