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…
The mutilated bodies of two women are found in a hotel room
December 2, 1979New York, New YorkThe bodies of two women, both missing their hands and heads, are found after a fire is reported in their hotel room The hotel staff were alerted to smoke coming from a room and emergency services were called. One firefighter told reporters he had seen what appeared to be two…
Man executed for the assault, murder, mutilation of 12-year-old
November 6, 1931Fort Madison, IowaJoseph Altringer (23), alias Joseph Ollinger, is executed for the murder of 12-year-old Earl Fuller Jr. Fuller disappeared while playing with friends in October of 1930. His body found the following day in a shallow area of a local river, near an encampment frequented by homeless people. The boy had been…
The shot and mutilated body of a man is found, ostensibly killed by his brother-in-law
October 28, 1900Chicago, IllinoisThe body of Anton Lizl is found Lizl was found around 6 a.m. Evidence showed he had been shot once in the back of the head, but the bullet failed to kill him. Lizl fought back against his attacker though the latter came out of the scuffle triumphant after slicing Lizl’s throat…
Jack the Ripper’s final victim (graphic)
November 9, 1888 London, England Mary Jane Kelly (25), the fifth and final official victim of Jack the Ripper, is found dead and horribly mutilated even by The Ripper’s standard Kelly was killed and mutilated in her room rather than on the streets like previous victims. Possibly because of the privacy, Jack the Ripper spent…
