NCCADV - North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence

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NCCADV
123 W. Main Street, Suite 700
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919.956.9124
FAX: 919.682.1449
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN NORTH CAROLINA
from January 1 - December 26, 2003 (72 Murders)

NCCADV is aware of the following domestic violence related homicides that have occurred in North Carolina this year. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the victims. We appreciate your support in working to end domestic violence.

Too many lives have been lost… one life is too many.

1.	Date of Murder: January 1, 2003 Victim name: Robin Reel, 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Bobby Reel, 42, confessed, arrested Relationship: husband Town: Charlotte, body found in home Murder weapon: knife
2.	Date of Murder: January 9, 2003 Victim name: Reba Chaney Alleged perpetrator name: John Chaney, committed suicide Relationship: husband Town: Lenoir Murder weapon: Gun
3.	Date of Murder: January 19, 2003 Victim Name: Kathleen Seyford, 41 Perpetrator: David Seyford, 43 (committed suicide) Relationship: Estranged husband Town: killed Wilmington Murder weapon: gun
4.	Date of Murder: January 21, 2003 Victim Name: Ricky C. Sanders, Jr., age 24 Alleged perpetrator name: Tony Ray Holder, age 19 Relationship: Sanders, brother of Holder's girlfriend Killed: Selma Murder Weapon: gun
5.	Date of Murder: Reported Missing 1/22/03 Victim Name: Janine Sutphen, age 57 Alleged perpetrator name: Robert James Petrick, age 49 Relationship: husband Town: Durham, Durham County Murder Weapon: drowning
6.	Date of Murder: January 23, 2003 Victim name: Precious Watson, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Anthony Gilliam, 45, also shot, considered self defense and he has been released Relationship: Live-in partners, 2 children together Town: Wilson, in the home, children present Murder weapon: Handgun, shot in back
7.	Date of Murder: January 27, 2003 - reported missing by husband Victim name: Naomi Estes, 44 Alleged perpetrator name: Aaron Estes, Children’s Minister, 43, confessed, arrested Relationship: husband County: Cabarrus County, body found in car on farm 1 mile from home Murder weapon: Strangulation, blunt trauma to head
8.	Date of Murder: January 28, 2003 Victim name: Nicole Renee Miller, 19 Alleged perpetrator name: Marquis Julius Jenkins, 18 (arrested in VA trying to flee to NY on bus) Relationship: Ex-boyfriend Town: Charlotte, body found in apartment Murder weapon: Hands (as far as we know – beaten beyond recognition)
9.	Date of Murder: January 29, 2003 Victim Name: Shirley Lang, age 44 Alleged perpetrator name: Daniel Lang, age 51 Relationship: husband Town: Raleigh, Wake County Murder Weapon: knife
10.	Date of Murder: January 31, 2003 Victim name: Brenda Kay Shepherd, 46 Alleged perpetrator name: Ravon Garland, 42 (later arrested) Relationship: Ex-boyfriend Town: Taylorsville, body found in basement of home Murder weapon: 12-guage shotgun
11.	Date of Murder: February 2, 2003 Victim name: Deadra Evette McAllister, 21 Alleged perpetrator name: Robin Lee Morris, 28, arrested, no bond, has prior convictions for violence, DWI Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Bunnlevel, Harnett County Murder weapon: 38 caliber handgun
12.	Date of Murder: February 14, 2003 Victim Name: April Renee Greer, age 20 Alleged perpetrator name: Jerry Lynn Stuart, age 27 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Mebane Murder Weapon: knife
13.	Date of Murder: February 26, 2003 Victim Name: Barbara Collins Ruff, age 29 Alleged perpetrator name: Rillman Ruff, age 45 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Gastonia, Gaston County Murder Weapon: .38 handgun
14.	Date of Murder: March 2, 2003 Victim name: Dennis Lee Haith Alleged perpetrator name: Shyrelle Denise Walker Relationship: Ex-girlfriend Town: Mebane, in home Murder weapon: gun
15.	Date of Murder: March 3, 2003 Victim name: Delores Evans, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Craig Fields, 28, confessed Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Granville County, in car in front yard of perpetrator Murder weapon: knife
16.	Date of Murder: March 8, 2003 Victim name: Joyce Miller Gaddy, 34 Alleged perpetrator name: Angela Renee Thompson, 32, arrested and charged Relationship: Partners Town: Charlotte, Body found on front lawn Murder weapon: gun
17.	Date of Murder: March 15, 2003 Victim name: Deidra Isenhour, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Bernard Lineberger, 31, firefighter, committed suicide Relationship: Fiancé, 2 year old son nearby Town: Hickory, Catawba Murder weapon: 32 caliber handgun
18.	Date of Murder: March 21, 2003 Victim name: Nancy Lynn Burchette Medley, 35 Alleged perpetrator name: Edward Lee Medley, 38 Relationship: husband Town: Wilkes County Murder weapon: gun
19.	Date of Murder: March 22, 2003 Victim name: Patricia Whittington, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Sammy Lee Whittington, 29, admitted killing her Relationship: husband Town: Harnett county Murder weapon: Pipe
20. 21.	Date of Murder: March 23, 2003 Victim name: Dabreau Little, 29 & Terrelle “Tara” Little, 28 Alleged perpetrator name: Corey Robinson, 27, surrendered to police after 2 hour standoff Relationship: Boyfriend of 8 years of Terrelle Little Town: Rockingham, Richmond County Murder weapon: 45 caliber pistol
22.	Date of Murder: March 26, 2003 Victim name: Sherry Denise Evans, 28 Alleged perpetrator name: Suspect: Antonio Ryals, 23 County: Durham Murder weapon: gun
23.	Date of Murder: March 30, 2003 Victim name: Dena Louise Bailey Alleged perpetrator name: Suspect: Ricky Bailey Relationship: Estranged husband Town: Nash County, found dead in her car on a farm Murder weapon: Gun, shot in head and chest
24.	Date of Murder: April 4, 2003 Victim Name: Ross Campbell, 44 Alleged perpetrator name: Angela Reynolds, 39 Relationship: girlfriend Town: Winston-Salem Murder Weapon: knife
25.	Date of Murder: April 13, 2003 Victim Name: Thu Nguyet-Thi Doan, 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Long Thn Nguyen, 35 Relationship: husband Town: Greensboro Murder Weapon: knife
26.	Date of Murder: April 23, 2003 Victim name: Teresa Smith Williams Alleged perpetrator name: Lorenzo Duarte, 43 Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Hendersonville Murder weapon: stabbed in chest
27. 28.	Date of Murder: April 24, 2003 Victim name: Antoinette Rascoe, 29, wife Gerald Knight, 25 Alleged perpetrator name: Fames Edward Rascoe, 27 Relationship: Husband Town: Williamston Murder weapon: Gun, at Rascoe residence, 2 year old son present
29.	Date of Murder: April 27, 2003 Victim name: Deputy Toney Clayton Summey, 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Alexander Charles Polke, 36 Relationship: Perpetrator being served a warrant by deputy Town: Franklinville, Randolph County Murder weapon: 45 mm Glock, occurred on front porch of perpetrator’s house
30.	Date of Murder: April 27, 2003 Victim name: Monica Sue Martin, 27 Alleged perpetrator name: Mike Chirstopher Elmore, 25, committed suicide Relationship: Boyfriend, used to live together Town: Crumpler, Ashe County Murder weapon: Gun, in bedroom, 2 children present, 6 and 3
31.	Date: April 30, 2003 reported missing, body found April 5, 2003 Victim: Lisa Strong Perpetrator: Clay Curtis Relationship: live in boyfriend Town: Rutherford County Murder weapon: unknown
32.	Date of Murder: May 10, 2003 Victim Name: LaToya Knox Cleveland Alleged perpetrator name: Billy Joe Cleveland, age 32 Relationship: husband Rowan County Murder Weapon: gun
33.	Date of Murder: May 2, 2003 Victim Name: Tasha Nichols Mack, 27 Alleged perpetrator name: Derrick Darrell Mack, 24 Relationship: Estranged Husband Town: Charlotte Murder Weapon: Knife
34. 35. 36.	Date of Murder: May 19, 2003 Victim Name: Erin Elizabeth Farb, age 43; Ashley Thomas, age 9; male, name David Edward Cooley, age 49 Alleged perpetrator name: Roderick Morris Farb, age 56 Relationship: estranged husband Orange County Murder Weapon: gun
37.	Date of Murder: June 6, 2003 Victim Name: Kathy Bowen, age 47 Alleged perpetrator name: Billy Ray Bowen, age 59, committed suicide Relationship: boyfriend and ex-brother-in-law Town: Shelby, Cleveland County Murder Weapon: gun
38.	Date of Murder: June 15, 2003 Victim Name: Linda Faye Smith Patterson, age 49 Alleged perpetrator name: Marion Preston Gillespie, age 50 Relationship: live in boyfriend Cleveland County Murder Weapon: butcher knife
39.	Date of Murder: June 17, 2003 Victim Name: Ronnie Ray Hornbuckle, Jr. Alleged perpetrator name: Stephanie Lynn Hornbuckle Relationship: Wife Town: Sylva Murder Weapon: gun
40.	Date of Murder: June 18, 2003 Victim Name: Latisha Williamson, age 20 Alleged perpetrator name: Elisha Williamson, age 27 Relationship: husband Town: Durham, Durham County Murder Weapon: Strangulation
41.	Date of Murder: June 17, 2002 Victim name: Alverta Blankenship Dyer Hamby, 67 Alleged perpetrator name: Ralph Ray Hamby, 48, Relationship: husband Town: Purlear, Wilkes County Murder weapon: gun
42.	Date of Murder: July 3, 2003 Victim Name: Shellica Mendez, age 18 Alleged perpetrator name: Moises Mendez, age 21, committed suicide Relationship: estranged husband Town: Mebane, Alamance County Murder Weapon: gun
43.	Date of Murder: July 8, 2003 Victim Name: Mary Gladys McMickle, age 80 Alleged perpetrator name: James Anderson McMickle, 75 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Dobson Murder Weapon: gun
44.	Date of Murder: July 8, 2003 Victim Name: Hilma Gaye Acord, 60 Alleged perpetrator name: James Anderson McMickle, 75 Relationship: Stepfather Town: Dobson Murder Weapon: gun
45.	Date of Murder: July 10, 2003 Victim Name: Terry Alisa Strickland, age 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Dennis Carroll Gwaltney, age 55 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Newton Murder Weapon: gun
46.	Date of Murder: July 26, 2003 Victim name: Sidra Johnson, 27 Alleged perpetrator name: Jacob Comeron, 35 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County Murder weapon: strangulation
47.	Date of Murder: August 23, 2003 Victim Name: Nancy Melton Britt, age 49 Alleged perpetrator name: Myron Keith Britt, age 49 Relationship: husband Town: Lumberton, Robeson County Murder Weapon: handgun
48.	Date of Murder: August 27, 2003 Victim Name: Betty Williams, age 56 Alleged perpetrator name: Daniel Williams, age 61, committed suicide Relationship: husband Town: Wake County Murder Weapon: handgun
49.	Date of Murder: September 11, 2003 Victim Name: Christina Michelle Lee, 22 Alleged perpetrator name: Elwood Collins, 25 Relationship: Live-in boyfriend Town: New Bern, Craven Co. Murder Weapon: Slashed Throat
50.	Date of Murder: September 20, 2003 Victim name: Jacqueline Gray, 42 Alleged perpetrator name: James Gray, 42 Relationship: husband Town: Rural Hall, Forsyth County Murder weapon: gun
51.	Date of Murder: Date: September 24, 2003 Victim: Mercedes Jimenez, 33 Perpetrator: Manuel Matta Relationship: believed to be married Town: Rutherford County, 3 children present during homicide Murder weapon: gun and knife, shot twice in head, stabbed in back and in one eye
52.	Date of Murder: September 26, 2003 Victim Name: Guillermina Rosas Maldonado, 46 Alleged perpetrator name: Arturo Hernandez, III Relationship: Live in boyfriend Town: Haywood County Murder weapon: unknown
53.	Date of Murder: October 2, 2003 Victim Name: Bridgette King Jones Alleged perpetrator name: Grady Joseph Wyatt, 39 Relationship: Live in boyfriend Guilford County Murder weapon: blow to the head
54.	Date of Murder: October 12, 2003 Victim: Courtney Elizabeth Cleveland Perpetrator: Ashala Perez Nishioka, 24, committed suicide Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Mecklenburg County, 3 children present during shooting Murder weapon: gun
55.	Date of Murder: Abducted on October 13, 2003; body found on October 18, 2003 Victim Name: Latoria "Latoya" Renee Foreman, 21 Alleged perpetrator name: Donarico Maurice Caudle, 28 Relationship: Foreman was a friend of Caudle's girlfriend Town: Abducted in Wilson Co., body discovered in Nash Co. Murder weapon: unknown
56.	Date of Murder: October 18, 2003 Victim Name: Tracy Helms, 25 Alleged perpetrator name: Michael William Blount, 27 Relationship: Friend's husband. Tracy was killed trying to protect her friend. Town: Monroe, Union County Murder weapon: shovel
57.	Date of Murder: November 6, 2003 Victim Name: Loukisha Spears, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Maurice Stroud, 26 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: gun
58.	Date of Murder: November 9, 2003 Victim Name: Nakevia Harper, age 22 Alleged perpetrator name: Rodney Warren, age 26, committed suicide Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Greenville, Pitt County Murder weapon: gun
59.	Date of Murder: November 12, 2003 Victim Name: Anna Margaret Johnson Knight, age 52 Alleged perpetrator name: Roy Carliss Knight, age 46 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Murder weapon: acid
60.	Date of Murder: November 20, 2003 Victim Name: Nina Foster, age 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Linwood Arnold Cobb, age 46 Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Murder weapon: gun
61.	Date of Murder: November 20, 2003 Victim Name: Wendy Blackmore Alleged perpetrator name: Sean Moore Relationship: Coworker Town: Clinton, Sampson County Murder weapon: gun
62.	Date of Murder: November 23, 2003 Victim Name: Brian Braswell Alleged perpetrator name: Gerrald Larry Braswell Relationship: Father Town: Gastonia Murder Weapon: knife, killed son while he was trying to protect mother
63.	Date of Murder: December 7, 2003 Victim Name: Charlene Lynch, age 35 Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide Relationship: Estranged husband Town: Nash Murder weapon: gun
64.	Date of Murder: December 7, 2003 Victim Name: Darwood Lynch, age 10 Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide Relationship: Father Town: Nash Murder weapon: gun
65.	Date of Murder: December 7, 2003 Victim Name: Larry Lynch, age 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide Relationship: No relation Town: Nash Murder weapon: gun
66.	Date of Murder: December 7, 2003 Victim Name: Curly Lynch, age 58 Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide Relationship: No relation Town: Nash Murder weapon: gun
67.	Date of Murder: December 8, 2003 Victim Name: Rosa Evon Speagle, age 23 Alleged perpetrator name: Gregory Schultz, Jr., age 31, committed suicide Relationship: Estranged boyfriend Town: Sanford, Lee County Murder weapon: gun
68.	Date of Murder: December 14, 2003 Victim Name: Teresa Thayer, age 44 Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Thayer, age 45, committed suicide Relationship: Estranged husband Town: Wallburg, Davidson County Murder weapon: gun
69.	Date of Murder: December 14, 2003 Victim Name: Paul Thayer, age 9 Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Thayer, age 45, committed suicide Relationship: Father Town: Wallburg, Davidson County Murder weapon: gun
70.	Date of Murder: December 14, 2003 Victim Name: William Shelton Merritt Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Thayer, age 45, committed suicide Relationship: No relation Town: Wallburg, Davidson County Murder weapon: gun
71.	Date of Murder: December 24, 2003 Victim Name: Daisy Sluder, age 57 Alleged perpetrator name: David Sluder, age 62, committed suicide Relationship: Husband Town: Alexander, Buncomb County Murder weapon: gun
72.	Date of Murder: December 26, 2003 Victim Name: Jennifer Leach, age 40 Alleged perpetrator name: Brian Ernest Crouch, age 30 Relationship: No relation Town: Ash County Murder weapon: Blunt trauma to the head