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Anthony Nathaniel Brown, 19, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and unlawful imprisonment charges after his wife, Anna Smith Brown, 18, was found dead by asphyxiation in their Ellensburg apartment on March 25, 2026. The …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 25, 2026
View DetailsOn March 10, 2026, Mitzi McMinn Flournoy, aged 57, was fatally shot multiple times in her home in Anacortes, Washington. Her husband, Bruce Jimmy Flournoy, aged 61, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: March 10, 2026
View DetailsMarvin Ortiz Montecinos, 29, pled not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder for stabbing his ex-girlfriend Victoria Aparicio Cruz and her roommate Yaneth Gomez Hernandez to death in Burien, Washington, in September 2025. The …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 8, 2025
View DetailsWillie James McCoo Jr., a 55-year-old former inmate with a violent criminal history, was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of his 31-year-old girlfriend, Kiara Sewell. Sewell's dismembered body was found in a Seattle …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 14, 2025
View DetailsTravis Decker, a 32-year-old veteran with advanced combat and survival skills, allegedly murdered his three daughters Olivia (5), Evelyn (8), and Payton (9) in a remote area near Wanichi, Washington. The girls were found suffocated …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: May 30, 2025
View DetailsOn May 29, 2025, Woojin Han called 911 reporting his daughter Sujin Han was unresponsive. Police found Sujin dead for hours with multiple injuries indicating homicide. Woojin and his live-in girlfriend Sierra Ruby Fisher were …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: May 29, 2025
View DetailsAline Jones, a live-in caregiver for the late Raymond Rhodes, killed Susan M. Ferrel, Rhodes's daughter, during a violent dispute over the property transfer of Rhodes's house. The conflict escalated after Ferrel discovered a quitclaim …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Oct. 26, 2023
View DetailsOn the night of March 3, 2022, 30-year-old Yanira Cedillos was celebrating her birthday in Moses Lake, Washington. Her ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Juan Ismael Gastelum Jr. (also known as Johnny Trujillo), repeatedly called and messaged her …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 4, 2022
View DetailsGloria Choi, a hard-working single mother and hotel manager, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Billy Rickman in Lakewood, Washington. Rickman stalked, harassed, and escalated violence against Gloria, including slashing tires and stealing property. Despite multiple …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 2, 2022
View DetailsOn August 27, 2020, at approximately 3:40 AM in Kent, Washington, 23-year-old Cordante Walker intentionally ran over his 23-year-old live-in girlfriend, Lourdes Keimolan, with his 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix following an argument in a suburban …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 27, 2020
View DetailsAlejandro Jesse Aguilera Rojas, married with children, was involved in a secret romantic relationship with Dioneth Lopez. Lopez traveled from California to Washington to meet Rojas. On February 10-11, 2020, after picking her up from …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 10, 2020
View DetailsAmanda Canales and Kevin Lewis were a couple whose relationship deteriorated after marriage, marked by Kevin's lack of ambition, jealousy, and domestic violence. After Amanda sought divorce and protection orders, Kevin allegedly hired his cousin …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Sept. 20, 2017
View DetailsOn January 18, 2016, 43-year-old Brenda Liz Thurman, an Army veteran and therapist, was fatally shot in the chest inside her home in Spokane Valley, Washington. Her husband, Dwayne Thurman, a reserve deputy, claimed he …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 18, 2016
View DetailsDanielle Nemetz, a 19-year-old soldier's wife, was fatally shot in the back of the head by her husband, Skyler Nemetz, a 21-year-old infantry soldier. The incident occurred on October 16, 2014, in their Lakewood, Washington …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Oct. 16, 2014
View DetailsDesiree Sunford, a 30-year-old art teacher and motorcycle enthusiast, was found shot multiple times in her Yakima home on April 7, 2013, following a break-in five days earlier. Her husband, Scott Sunford, a military veteran, …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: April 7, 2013
View DetailsChanin Starbuck, a 42-year-old mother of five, was found murdered in her Deer Park, Washington home on December 3, 2011. Her ex-husband, Kelly Starbuck, was the prime suspect and was later convicted of first-degree murder …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 1, 2011
View DetailsOn July 11, 2006, Mary Cooper (56) and her daughter Susanna Stodden (27) went hiking at Mount Pilchuck State Park near Seattle, Washington. They were last seen at 10 a.m. at the parking lot for …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 11, 2006
View DetailsIn March 2002, 43-year-old college professor Timothy 'Tim' Bowman was found shot to death in his bed in Bellingham, Washington. His live-in ex-fiancee, Naomi Kinney, initially fled to a women's shelter after staging a fake …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 3, 2002
View DetailsOn January 10, 2002, Marlyne Johnson was bludgeoned to death in her home in Washington State. Police charged her daughter-in-law, Sophia Johnson, with first-degree murder based largely on the testimony of Sophia's brother, Shawn. The …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 10, 2002
View DetailsCourtney Allen, living in Washington state, engaged in a secret online affair with Tod Sonnes, a married man from Arizona, starting in 2012. When her husband Steven discovered the affair, he exposed it to family …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: None
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