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Murder of Becky Watts
Murder of Becky Watts: 16-year-old Bristol teenager killed 19 February 2015 in St George by stepbrother Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare in a botched kidnap; her dismembered remains were found 3 March in a Barton Court shed, and both were convicted at Bristol Crown Court in November 2015.
Murder of Bernadette Walker
Murder of Bernadette Walker: 2020 killing of a 17-year-old Peterborough photography student by her stepfather Scott Walker, who was convicted in 2021 in a no-body murder case; her body was never found.
Murder of Bethany Decker
Murder of Bethany Decker: 2011 killing of pregnant George Mason University student Bethany Anne Decker of Ashburn, Virginia; boyfriend Ronald Roldan pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 12.5 years; her body was never found.
Murder of Bianca Devins
Murder of Bianca Devins: 17-year-old Utica, New York Instagram user killed by Brandon Clark on July 14, 2019, who posted photos of her body that spread virally across Discord, Instagram and other platforms; he pleaded guilty and received 25 years to life.
Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett
The murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett was the December 2004 killing of a pregnant dog breeder in Skidmore, Missouri, by Lisa Montgomery, who cut the fetus from her womb.
Murder of Bobby Kent
The 1993 murder of Bobby Kent, a 20-year-old from Hollywood, Florida, killed by seven acquaintances including Marty Puccio at a Broward County rock pit; basis for Jim Schutze's book and Larry Clark's 2001 film Bully.
Murder of Botham Jean
Murder of Botham Jean: 2018 fatal shooting of Botham Shem Jean, 26, St. Lucian accountant, by off-duty Dallas officer Amber Guyger, who mistook his apartment for hers; murder conviction, 10-year sentence, $98.65M civil verdict, parole 2026.
Murder of Breck Bednar
Murder of Breck Bednar: 14-year-old Surrey boy killed 17 February 2014 by Lewis Daynes, who groomed him via an online gaming forum; case exposed Surrey Police's failure to act on his mother's warning.
Murder of Brenda Page
Murder of Brenda Page: 1978 killing of Aberdeen geneticist Dr Brenda Page, 32, in her Allan Street flat; ex-husband Christopher Harrisson convicted in 2023 after a 2015 DNA-led cold case review.
Murder of Bridget Townsend
Murder of Bridget Townsend: January 14, 2001 kidnapping, rape, and murder of an 18-year-old Texas woman by Ramiro Gonzales in Medina County; he confessed in 2002, was convicted of capital murder in 2006, and was executed June 26, 2024.
Murder of Brooke Wilberger
Murder of Brooke Wilberger: 2004 abduction and killing of a 19-year-old BYU student in Corvallis, Oregon; Joel Patrick Courtney pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in 2009, receiving life without parole in exchange for revealing her remains in the Oregon Coast Range.
Murder of Cara Knott
Murder of Cara Knott: 1986 killing of 20-year-old SDSU student Cara Evelyn Knott by on-duty California Highway Patrol officer Craig Alan Peyer at the Mercy Road off-ramp, Interstate 15, San Diego; two trials, 25-years-to-life sentence, parole denied through 2012.
Murder of Carl Graham Jr.
Murder of Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Carl Dewayne Graham Jr., ambushed outside his Van Buren, Missouri home on March 20, 2005 by Lance Shockley, a hit-and-run suspect he was investigating; Shockley was convicted in 2009 and executed in 2025.
Murder of Carmen Gayheart
Murder of Carmen Gayheart: 1994 kidnapping, rape, and killing of a 23-year-old nursing student in Lake City, Florida, by prison escapees Anthony Wainwright and Richard Hamilton; Wainwright was executed in 2025, Hamilton died on death row in 2023.
Murder of Carol Jenkins
The murder of Carol Jenkins, also known as Carol Marie Davis Jenkins, was the 1968 stabbing of a 21-year-old Black encyclopedia saleswoman in Martinsville, Indiana, unsolved for decades.
Murder of Caroline Glachan
Murder of Caroline Glachan: 1996 killing of a 14-year-old in Bonhill, Scotland, found in the River Leven; unsolved for 27 years until Robert O'Brien, Andrew Kelly, and Donna Brand were convicted at Glasgow in December 2023.
Murder of Casey Williamson
Murder of Casey Williamson: July 26, 2002 killing of six-year-old Cassandra Williamson in Valley Park, Missouri, by Johnny Allen Johnson; his 2005 death sentence and 2023 execution.
Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart
Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart: 2006 stabbing death of a 16-year-old Pocatello, Idaho student by classmates Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik, the 'Scream Killers', who videotaped their plan; both received life without parole.
Murder of Charles Perez
Murder of Charles Perez: 2002 Phoenix homicide in which Leroy Dean McGill set Perez and Nova Banta on fire with gasoline; Perez died, McGill was sentenced to death in 2004 and executed May 20, 2026.
Murder of Chere Jo Horton
Murder of Chere Jo Horton: the 1954 rape-murder of a 3-year-old near Lackland AFB, Texas, for which airman Jimmy N. Shaver was twice sentenced to death; later tied to MKUltra mind-control claims.
Murder of Cherish Perrywinkle
Murder of Cherish Perrywinkle: 2013 kidnapping, rape, and killing of an 8-year-old Jacksonville girl by sex offender Donald James Smith, who lured her from a Walmart; he was sentenced to death in 2018 and remains on death row pending appeals.
Murder of Chiara Poggi
Murder of Chiara Poggi (Delitto di Garlasco): 26-year-old killed 13 August 2007 in Garlasco, Pavia. Boyfriend Alberto Stasi convicted to 16 years in 2015; in 2025-2026 prosecutors instead accused Andrea Sempio and sought revision.
Murder of Collin Small
Murder of Collin Small: 2024 Bronx killing in which 44-year-old Collin Small was shot and dismembered in his Highbridge apartment; Sheldon Johnson, a released ex-con and Joe Rogan podcast guest, was indicted for first-degree murder.
Murder of Connie Dabate
Murder of Connie Dabate (the "Fitbit murder"): December 23, 2015 Ellington, Connecticut killing staged as a home invasion; her Fitbit contradicted Richard Dabate's timeline; he was convicted in 2022, sentenced to 65 years, and his 2025 appeal was affirmed.
Murder of Courtney Wilkes
Murder of Courtney Wilkes: 15-year-old Georgia girl killed June 16, 2011, in Seagrove Beach, Florida, by Steven Anthony Cozzie, 21, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death, affirmed in 2017.
Murder of Dale Harrell
Murder of Dale Harrell: Arizona man, 34, bludgeoned with a hammer as he slept in Gilbert on January 14, 2009, dying February 9; wife Marissa Devault, convicted of first-degree murder in 2014, received a life sentence.
Murder of Damico Watkins
1996 killing of Damico D. Watkins, a 17-year-old Black inmate, by Aryan Brotherhood head John C. Stojetz and five inmates at Ohio's Madison Correctional Institution; Stojetz was sentenced to death, affirmed 1999.
Murder of Daniel Morcombe
Murder of Daniel Morcombe: 13-year-old Sunshine Coast schoolboy abducted 7 December 2003 at Woombye, killed by Brett Peter Cowan near Beerwah; convicted 2014 after a Mr Big sting; legacy includes the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and Queensland's Daniel's Law.
Murder of Danielle Jones
Murder of Danielle Jones: 15-year-old Essex schoolgirl Danielle Jones disappeared 18 June 2001 in East Tilbury; her uncle Stuart Campbell was convicted of her abduction and murder in 2002 without her body ever being found.
Murder of Danielle van Dam
Murder of Danielle van Dam: 2002 San Diego case in which 7-year-old Danielle van Dam was abducted and killed; neighbor David Westerfield was convicted on blood, fingerprint, and dog-hair evidence and sentenced to death.