March 17, 1951Paris, FrancePauline Dubuisson (24) kills her former lover Félix Bailey (27) and attempts to kill herself Dubuisson and Bailey met at the University of Lille’s Faculty of Medicine and began a relationship soon after. They held a reportedly unstable relationship for three years until Bailey asked Dubuisson to marry him. She refused. After…
Man kills 3 colleagues, self due to an obsession with co-worker
December 18, 1996São Paulo, BrazilMarcelo Kenji Yoshino (22) shoots several colleagues and himself Yoshino had been obsessed with his co-worker Valéria Lelli (26) for some time before the shootings. According to a fellow worker, Yoshino “kept sending letters, flowers and chocolates, but she didn’t care because she was engaged.” Additionally, Lelli’s fiancé told reporters, “Since…
Man kills wife, apparently to begin a relationship with a model who did not know him
February 27, 1919 Long Beach, New York Dr. Walter Keene Wilkins (64) kills his wife but claims the death to be the product of a botched robbery On February 27, 1919, Wilkins reported a robbery which claimed his wife’s life. He claimed three men were burglarizing his home when he and his wife Julia interrupted…
Man kills mother, sister, and two of his former fiancé’s co-workers
October 14, 1987Bristol, EnglandKevin Weaver (24) kills his mother, sister, and two office workers Weaver and his ex-fiancé Alison Woodman (21) had ended their relationship two years before the killings, though Weaver apparently was unable to move on. On October 14, Weaver decided to kill Woodman but first needed a vehicle to visit her place…
Woman stabbed, strangled by jealous man
June 19, 1939 Bronx, New York Virginia Bender (18) is stabbed and strangled by a former boarder in her family’s home Three weeks before, Bender had rejected Blazek’s affections. This resulted in an argument and Frank Blazek (29), a boarder, moving out of the Bender family’s home. On the day of the murder, Bender was…
