December 31, 2009Soshanguve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa10-year-old Masego Kgomo is kidnapped, mutilated, and killed Kgomo was last seen on New Year’s Eve after informing her mother she was going to play with friends nearby. When she did not return home, a search was launched by family, friends, and members of the community. One of those…
Couple beaten to death in home by the leader of a “vampire cult”
November 25, 1996Eustis, FloridaRichard Wendorf and Naomi Ruth Queen are bludgeoned to death in their home by the leader of a so-called vampire cult On November 25, the couple’s 17-year-old daughter came home from school to find her parents’ bodies. Both had been bludgeoned to death with a crowbar, each receiving 20-30 blows to the…
Mutilated body of 14-year-old found, killed in an apparent ritualistic murder
November 6, 1994Mochudi, Botswana14-year-old Segametsi Mogomotsi is found murdered and mutilated Mogomotsi was last seen by her brother on November 5, as she was going through their village of Mochudi in attempts to raise money for a charity project. Her half-nude, mutilated body was found the following day. Some of Mogomotsi’s body parts had been…
9-year-old abducted, stabbed, thrown into pond to drown
November 4, 1987Providence, Rhode IslandFrankie Lee Barnes (9) is abducted and murdered Barnes went missing on November 4, after calling his mother at work to ask if he could play outside. She agreed under the condition he be home by dinner. He was reported missing later that evening. Another young boy, Jason Wolf (6), went…
Woman killed by her employers because “she was the devil”
October 22, 1938Dollar Bay, MichiganMarian Doyle (20) is killed by her employers because “she was the devil” Sometime before the murder, Laura Pichette left her husband and their children to pursue a relationship with another man. In her absence, Wilfred Pichette hired Doyle to be a housekeeper and nurse for his daughter Norma. Laura returned…
