January 25, 2005Crothersville, IndianaKatlyn “Katie” Collman (10) disappears; her body will be found 5 days later Collman was last seen by her mother while running an errand, making a purchase at a Dollar General about a block and a half from her home. Her body was found 5 days later, face down in a creek…
10-year-old is abducted, mutilated, and killed
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…
Three family members shot in their home
December 10, 2003Sugar Land, TexasThree members of the Whitaker family are shot as they return home from dinner The Whitakers’ elder son, Thomas Bartlett “Bart” Whitaker (23), announced to his family he had completed his studies at Sam Houston State University and would soon be graduating. (It was later revealed there were no records from…
Man kills his wife with antifreeze and battery acid
December 4, 2006Near Bethany, MissouriAnna Yoder Borntreger (26) dies, ostensibly from liver problems Anna’s death, while sudden, was not presumed to have been foul play, primarily because she had been ill for a short while prior to her death. Some of her family had their suspicions, however. “They felt that maybe it wasn’t actually a…
Teen escapes year-long captivity and torture by four adults
December 1, 2008Tracy, CaliforniaA 16-year-old runs into a health club after escaping from his captors Warning: Some of the details of this article may be considered graphic. Discretion is advised. The teen, initially named in the press simply as Kyle R., ran into the health club while wearing only a pair of boxer shorts and…
