October 4, 2014Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaMarcus Volke dies from self-inflicted wounds while eluding police Volke and his wife, Mayang Prasetyo, were heard by neighbors arguing at length, beginning in the late hours of October 2 until the early hours of October 3 when the home suddenly fell silent. Soon after, neighbors reportedly began smelling a “putrid”…
Man kills, dismembers wife
March 29, 2016 English, West Virginia Woody Wood Jr. kills and dismembers his wife Rebecca On or around March 29, Woody and Rebecca argued, ending in Woody shooting Rebecca in the head. He then dismembered her body, put the body parts into trash bags, and buried the remains in their basement. At some point, Woody…
Torso of man killed by wife is found
March 16, 1946 Hamilton, Ontario The torso of a man, later identified as John Dick (pictured), is found The body was found by a group of five schoolchildren while they were hiking. They could not tell what the torso was at first but decided it was suspicious and elected to inform authorities of the discovery…
Woman kills, dismembers employer
March 2, 1879 Richmond, London, England Catherine “Kate” Webster (pictured) kills her employer Julia Martha Thomas Webster, reported to be “about 30 years of age,” had worked as a domestic servant for Thomas (55) since January 1878. The two initially had a good rapport though relations quickly soured. “I found her very trying, and [she]…
Woman kills, cooks partner
February 29, 2000 Aberdeen, New South Wales Katherine Knight kills and mutilates her de facto partner John Price (both 44, pictured) Warning: the details of this crime are graphic Knight had had a long history of domestic abuse against her partners. She tried to strangle one former partner due to supposed sexual inadequacy (he had…
