March 14, 1978Camarillo, California2-year-old Amy Sue Seitz is abducted, assaulted, and murdered by serial predator Theodore Frank Seitz had been left in the care of a babysitter while her mother went to work on March 14. She spent the morning napping, playing outside, and watching television until her sitter heard the front door close at…
A teen is murdered, and his death leads to the arrest of a serial killer
March 13, 1977Los Angeles, CaliforniaJohn Otis LaMay (17) is killed, raped, and dismembered by Patrick Wayne Kearney LaMay’s death was one of several “trash bag murders,” so named for the killer’s penchant for placing the victims’ dismembered remains in industrial trash bags and scattering them along roads or other locations. LaMay was last seen on…
Man stabs 19- and 7-year-old multiple times during a robbery
March 12, 1979 Houston, Texas Jeffery Lee Griffin (24) kills 19-year-old David Sobotik and 7-year-old Horacio DeLeon during a robbery Sobotik was a convenience store manager and his friend DeLeon would often help out around the shop. Griffin attacked both Sobotik and DeLeon during a robbery, stabbing both in and around their hearts 9 times.…
Man kills his children as revenge against his wife’s decision to separate
March 11, 2002Quatsino, British ColumbiaJay Handel kills his 6 children and sets fire to his house in an act of revenge against his wife Jay (45) and Sonya (32) Handel had been having difficulties in their marriage with Jay accusing his wife of infidelity, an accusation Sonya later testified was untrue. The allegations escalated until…
Man kills family of 6 and self
March 3, 1982Tweed Heads, New South WalesPhillip (also spelled as Philip in reports) Eric Layton (21) shoots 6 members of a family and himself Months before the shootings, Margaret Ann Ross (26) and her husband Craig (28) separated and remained estranged for 7 months. Layton and Margaret began a relationship during this time. He became…
