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
Toll Free:
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN NORTH CAROLINA
from January 1 - December 26, 2004 (81 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, 2004 Victim Name: Asenath S. Wooten, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Rayvon Townsend, 32 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County Murder Weapon: trauma to upper body
2.	Date of Murder: January 14, 2004 Victim Name: Wendy Cranford Wallace, 29 Alleged perpetrator name: Tony Douglas Wallace, 32, committed suicide Relationship: husband Town: Southmont, Davidson County Murder Weapon: gun
3.	Date of Murder: January 17, 2004 Victim: Dafina Molena, 43 Perpetrator: Martin Valdez, 33 Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Sampson County Murder Weapon: gun
4.	Date of Murder: January 19, 2004 Victim Name: Carlene South Johnson, 46 Alleged perpetrator name: Bartie Campbell, 51, committed suicide Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Warrensville, Ashe County Murder Weapon: gun
5.	Date of Murder: January 30, 2004 Victim Name: Tammie Renee Benfield Alleged perpetrator name: Daniel Wagoner Relationship: ex-husband Town: Wilkes County Murder Weapon: strangulation, thrown down a well
6.	Date of Murder: January 30, 2004 Victim Name: Reba Faye Clark, 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Charles Lee Davis, 38 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Weaverville, Buncombe County Murder Weapon: gun
7.	Date of Murder: February 4, 2004 Victim Name: Jeanetta D. Ford, 24 Alleged perpetrator name: Juan Donyell Langley, 31 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Kannapolis, Cabarrus County Murder Weapon: edged weapon/knife
8.	Date of Murder: February 6, 2004 Victim Name: Tony Dale Biggs, 44 Alleged perpetrator name: Fred Louis McNeil, 52 Relationship: neighbor of perp trying to protect victim Town: Rockingham, Richmond County Murder Weapon: gun
9.	Date of Murder: February 7, 2004 Victim Name: Pauline Blevins Church, 66 Alleged perpetrator name: Alvious Fred "Jack" Church, 65 Relationship: husband Town: West Jefferson, Ashe County Murder Weapon: gun
10.	Date of Murder: February 12, 2004 Victim Name: Cindy Moore Parker, 26 Alleged perpetrator name: Daniel Lee Parker, 33, committed suicide Relationship: husband Town: Burgaw, Pender County Murder Weapon: gun
11.	Date of Murder: February 27, 2004 Victim Name: Sherry Lynn Cobb, 44 Alleged perpetrator name: William Keith Lamm, 45 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Wilson County Murder Weapon: bat and kicked
12.	Date of Murder: March 19, 2004 Victim Name: Christine Stephens, 34 Alleged perpetrator name: Daiego Paroah Davis, 28 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Greensboro, Guilford County Murder Weapon: knife
13.	Date of Murder: March 25, 2004 Victim Name: Shelton Henry Little, 51 Alleged perpetrator name: Gwendolyn Moorehead, 42 Relationship: girlfriend Town: Asheboro, Randolph County Murder Weapon: knife
14.	Date of Murder: April 4, 2004 Victim Name: Jocelyn London, 58 Alleged perpetrator name: Carl Reginald London, 62 Relationship: husband Town: Greensboro, Guilford County Murder Weapon: strangled and stabbed
15.	Date of Murder: April 4, 2004 Victim Name: Joanne Brooks, 44 Alleged perpetrator name: John Robert Dozler, 61 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Raleigh, Wake County Murder Weapon: gun
16.	Date of Murder: April 5, 2004 Victim Name: Vera Mae Herbin, 39 Alleged perpetrator name: Antonio Perrin, 40 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Greensboro, Guilford County Murder Weapon: knife
17.	Date of Murder: April 6, 2004 Victim Name: Antonio Tyrone Wright, 31 Alleged perpetrator name: Sherry Anthony Relationship: estranged girlfriend Town: Plymouth, Washington County Murder Weapon: knife
18.	Date of Murder: April 19, 2004 Victim Name: Valri Baker, 22 Alleged perpetrator name: Joseph Darrell Kersey, 65 Relationship: boyfriend Town: High Point, Guilford County Murder Weapon: gun
19.	Date of Murder: May 6, 2004 Victim Name: Cynthia Johnson, 33 Alleged perpetrator name: Bobby Ray Jones, 50 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Spring Hope, Nash County Murder Weapon: gun
20.	Date of Murder: May 6, 2004 Victim Name: Gregory Lamont Langley, 31 Alleged perpetrator name: Derrick Eugene Gervin, 38 Relationship: friend of wife of perp Town: Raleigh, Wake County Murder Weapon: knife
21.	Date of Murder: May 7, 2004 Victim Name: Katrina Ann Locklear, 38 Alleged perpetrator name: Randy Jerome Locklear, 53 Relationship: husband Town: Maxton Murder Weapon: gun
22.	Date of Murder: May 8, 2004, body found Victim Name: Tallie Antolin, 31 Alleged perpetrator name: Christopher Robert Lambert, 35 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Morganton, Burke County Murder Weapon: knife
23.	Date of Murder: May 14, 2004 Victim Name: Merritt Ennis, 24 Alleged perpetrator name: Derrick Thomas Canaday Relationship: boyfriend Town: Clinton, Johnston County Murder Weapon: head trauma
24.	Date of Murder: May 25, 2004 Victim: Diane Howell, 43 Perpetrator: Frank Brans, 45 Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Lillington Murder Weapon: knife
25.	Date of Murder: May 28, 2004 Victim Name: Myiesha Danielle Bishop, 10 Alleged perpetrator name: Rufus Bishop, Jr, 37 Relationship: father Town: Mebane, Alamance County Murder Weapon: gun
26.	Date of Murder: May 31, 2004 Victim name: Jose’ Gerino, 31 Alleged perpetrator name: Melinda Cerino, 37 Relationship: wife Town: Springlake Murder Weapon: knife
27.	Date of Murder: June 2, 2004 Victim Name: Cassandra Carol Pittman, 45 Alleged perpetrator name: Lorenzo Pittman, 44 Relationship: husband Town: Tarboro, Edgecombe County Murder Weapon: knife, fire
28.	Date of Murder: June 4, 2004 Victim Name: Christen M. Naujoks, 22 Alleged perpetrator name: John B. Peck, 28 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Wilmington, New Hanover County Murder Weapon: rifle
29.	Date of Murder: June 18, 2004 Victim Name: Vonice Dickerson, 38 Alleged perpetrator name: Steve Lawrence Harrelson, 42 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County Murder Weapon: knife
30.	Date of Murder: June 21, 2004 Victim Name: Latisha Renee Pinnix, 21 Alleged perpetrator name: Marche Sharod McCoy, 18 Relationship: boyfriend Town: , Alamance County Murder Weapon: strangulation
31.	Date of Murder: June 23, 2004 Victim Name: Rodney Dylan Council, 33 Alleged perpetrator name: Tarra Darnel Mixon, 32 Relationship: ex-girlfriend Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: gun
32.	Date of Murder: June 29, 2004 Victim Name: Karen Leigh Medford, 38 Alleged perpetrator name: Jeff Servidio, 33 Relationship: estranged boyfriend Town: Cornelius, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: blunt object
33.	Date of Murder: July 3, 2004 Victim Name: Shaudria Barfield, 24 Alleged perpetrator name: Larry D. Carter, 26 Relationship: former boyfriend Town: Raleigh, Wake County Murder Weapon: gun
34.	Date of Murder: July 5, 2004 Victim Name: Francis Louise Lytton, 83 Alleged perpetrator name: Charles Robert Lytton, 79, committed suicide Relationship: husband Town: Sunset Beach, New Hanover County Murder Weapon: gun
35.	Date of Murder: July 13, 2004 Victim Name: Jose Gonzalez, 29 Alleged perpetrator name: Regina Gail Bridges, 31 Relationship: girlfriend Town: Shelby, Cleveland County Murder Weapon: gun
36.	Date of Murder: July 18, 2004 Victim Name: Judy Lorraine Warren Alleged perpetrator name: John Rober Williamson, Sr., committed suicide Relationship: estranged husband Town: Sampson County Murder Weapon: gun
37.	Date of Murder: July 18, 2004 Victim Name: Debra Howell Best, 19 Alleged perpetrator name: Jamie Israel Faulkner, 31, committed suicide Relationship: boyfriend Town: La Grange, Murder Weapon: gun
38.	Date of Murder: July 20, 2004 Victim Name: Leon Thompson, 46 Alleged perpetrator name: Diane Young James, 50 Relationship: fiancé Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: gun
39.	Date of Murder: July 28, 2004 Victim Name: Lillian Denise Bryant, 34 Alleged perpetrator name: David Christopher Bryant, 41, committed suicide Relationship: husband Town: Kenly, Johnston County Murder Weapon: gun
40.	Date of Murder: July 31, 2004 Victim Name: Alex Rowland, 29 Alleged perpetrator name: Laverne Cunningham, 42 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Fuquay Varina, Wake County Murder Weapon: knife
41.	Date of Murder: August 1, 2004 Victim Name: Teresa Edwards Forte, 23 Alleged perpetrator name: Jonathan Forte, Relationship: husband Town: Fayetteville Murder Weapon: Knife
42.	Date of Murder: August 2, 2004, body found Victim Name: Marnita Bynum, 40 Alleged perpetrator name: Melvin Lamont Bynum, 43 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Sanford, Lee County Murder Weapon: strangulation
43.	Date of Murder: August 7, 2004 Victim: Micheal E. Eason, 50 Perpetrator: Robert L. Judd, Jr., 31 Relationship: Ex-boyfriend of victim’s girlfriend Town: Angier/Coats Murder Weapon: Handgun
44.	Date of Murder: August 11, 2004, body found Victim Name: Anita Jackson Leary Alleged perpetrator name: Cornelius Leary, 39 Relationship: husband Town: Edenton, Chowan County Murder Weapon: gun
45.	Date of Murder: August 17, 2004 Victim Name: Pamela Joye Virzi, 47 Alleged perpetrator name: William Joseph Moore, 46 Relationship: former boyfriend Town: Edenton, Chowan County Murder Weapon: knife
46.	Date of Murder: August 21, 2004 Victim Name: Marsheida Dorsey, 24 Alleged perpetrator name: Charles William Combs, 18 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: gun
47.	Date of Murder: August 21, 2004 Victim Name: Karla Patricia Chavez Alleged perpetrator name: Ottoniel Galvez Roblero & Maria Nora Mena Relationship: ex-boyfriend & ex-wife of Roblero Town: Cary, Wake County Murder Weapon: knife
48.	Date of Murder: August 22, 2004 Victim Name: Sabry Ann Jenetta Stevenson, 52 Alleged perpetrator name: Carl Frederick Wilkinson, 46, committed suicide Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Chatham County Murder Weapon: knife
49.	Date of Murder: August 30, 2004 Victim Name: Chanda Brown Mwicigi, 36 Alleged perpetrator name: Franklin Manacer-Herrera, 19 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Durham, Durham County Murder Weapon: stabbing
50.	Date of Murder: September 8, 2004 Victim Name: Mary Chappell, 66 Alleged perpetrator name: Jerry Lamar Hanna, 58, committed suicide Relationship: nephew Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: gun
51.	Date of Murder: September 8, 2004 Victim Name: Deanna Hanna, 56 Alleged perpetrator name: Jerry Lamar Hanna, 58, committed suicide Relationship: husband Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: gun
52.	Date of Murder: September 14, 2004 Victim Name: Priscilla Mason, 28 Alleged perpetrator name: Antuanne Montez Shaw, 25 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Durham, Durham County Murder Weapon: gun
53.	Date of Murder: September 19, 2004 Victim Name: Teresa Tysinger, 34 Alleged perpetrator name: Bradley Larsen, 41 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Raleigh, Wake County Murder Weapon: unknown
54.	Date of Murder: September 21, 2004 Victim Name: Miriam McLeoud, 45 Alleged perpetrator name: Larry David Wilson, 41 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Harnett County Murder Weapon: gun
55.	Date of Murder: September 29, 2004 Victim Name: Gail Tice Hewson, 62 Alleged perpetrator name: Bob Hewson, 65 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Wilmington, New Hanover County Murder Weapon: gun
56.	Date of Murder: September 30, 2004 Victim Name: Phillip Tillman Horton Alleged perpetrator name: Robert Glenn Smothers III Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Charlotte Murder Weapon: Trauma, body found in trash can
57.	Date of Murder: October 6, 2004 Victim Name: Melissa M. Tittle Alleged perpetrator name: Gregory T. Pegram Relationship: estranged boyfriend Town: Stokes County Murder Weapon: Knife
58.	Date of Murder: October 8, 2004 Victim Name: Sandra K. Raper, 48 Alleged perpetrator name: Charles Bill Raper, 62 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Wilson County Murder Weapon: gun or knife - not yet announced
59.	Date of Murder: October 8, 2004 Victim Name: Emerson Ray Batchelor, 27 Alleged perpetrator name: Charles Bill Raper, 62 Relationship: step father Town: Wilson County Murder Weapon: gun or knife - not yet announced
60.	Date of Murder: October 12, 2004 Victim Name: Rachel Antonia Martin Alleged perpetrator name: Jason James Wilder Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Chadbourn Murder Weapon: hatchet
61.	Date of Murder: October 24, 2004 Victim Name: Darwin Richard Dawley Alleged perpetrator name: Wendy Sue Dawley Relationship: wife Town: Winston-Salem Murder Weapon: gun
62.	Date of Murder: October 24, 2004 Victim Name: Elizabeth Dawley Alleged perpetrator name: Wendy Sue Dawley Relationship: mother Town: Winston-Salem Murder Weapon gun
63.	Date of Murder: October 26, 2004 Victim Name: Azyia Yolanda McLaughlin Alleged perpetrator name: Derrick Allen Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Wilmington Murder Weapon gun
64.	Date of Murder: October 28, 2004 Victim Name: Michelle Wyzanowski Alleged perpetrator name: David Edward Wyzanowski Relationship: husband Town: Marshville Murder Weapon: gun, burned house
65.	Date of Murder: October 28, 2004 Victim Name: Ronald Faulk Alleged perpetrator name: David Edward Wyzanowski Relationship: son-in-law Town: Unionville Murder Weapon: gun
66.	Date of Murder: October 28, 2004 Victim Name: Ronnie Joe Deese Alleged perpetrator name: David Edward Wyzanowski Relationship: brother-in-law Town: Unionville Murder Weapon: gun
67.	Date of Murder: October 28, 2004 Victim Name: Christopher Schrader Alleged perpetrator name: David Edward Wyzanowski Relationship: brother-in-law Town: Unionville Murder Weapon: gun
68.	Date of Murder: October 29, 2004 Victim Name: Deirdre Hinton Hines Alleged perpetrator name: Stephen Nathaniel Hines Relationship: estranged husband Town: Raleigh Murder Weapon: gun
69.	Date of Murder: November 5, 2004 Victim Name: Nereida Camacho Garcia Alleged perpetrator name: Angel Zaragoza Duarte Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Durham Murder Weapon: gun and hit with an object
70.	Date of Murder: November 26, 2004 Victim Name: Valerie Holt Craven Alleged perpetrator name: Leonard Matthews Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Lexington Murder Weapon: beaten to death
71.	Date of Murder: November 29, 2004 Victim Name: Shenel McCrimon McKendall Alleged perpetrator name: Randy Laverne McKendall, committed suicide Relationship: estranged husband Town: Chapel Hill Murder Weapon: gun
72.	Date of Murder: November 30, 2004 Victim Name: Tracy Michelle Sellars Alleged perpetrator name: John Willie Sellers Relationship: husband Town: Alamance County Murder Weapon: not yet reported
73.	Date of Murder: December 3, 2004 Victim Name: Carmen Allen Davis, 62 Alleged perpetrator name: James Edward Solomon, 44 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Durham, Durham County Murder weapon: unknown
74.	Date of Murder: December 8, 2004 Victim: Suzette Joseph Perpetrator: Aiden Lee Melvin Relationship: Girlfriend Town: Wilson Weapon: Gun
75.	Date of Murder: December 18, 2004 Victim Name: Megan L. Miles Alleged perpetrator name: Shannon G. Hunt Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Charlotte Murder weapon: gun
76.	Date of Murder: December 19, 2004 Victim Name: Marvian Ransome Alleged perpetrator name: Keisha Lee Jamison Relationship: girlfriend Town: Wilmington Murder weapon: gun
77.	Date of Murder: December 20, 2004 Victim Name: Mary Rose Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Rose Relationship: estranged husband Town: Mill Springs, Polk county Murder weapon: gun
78.	Date of Murder: December 21, 2004 Victim Name: Bethany Brintle Goins, 35 Alleged perpetrator name: Gregorio Cruz, 38 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Dobson, Alleghany County Murder weapon: stabbing
79.	Date of Murder: December 23, 2004 Victim Name: Richard Wayne Burgess Alleged perpetrator name: Hope Nicole Myer Relationship: girlfriend Town: Leland, Brunswick Murder weapon: gun
80.	Date of Murder: December 24, 2004 Victim Name: Kim Harvey Alleged perpetrator name: Jim Johnson Relationship: boyfriend Town: Newton Grove Murder weapon: unknown
81.	Date of Murder: December 26, 2004 Victim Name: Cheryl Hawks Alleged perpetrator name: Clarence Lloyd Hawks Relationship: estranged husband Town: Davidson County Murder weapon: gun