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 31, 2005 (71 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 24, 2005 Victim Name: Gina Raquel Younce Puckett Alleged perpetrator name: Freeman Welch, 30 Relationship: Boyfriend Town: Indian Reservation Murder Weapon: knife
2.	Date of Murder: February 19, 2005 Victim Name: Corene Davis, 48 Alleged perpetrator name: Michael Davis, 53 Relationship: Husband Town: East Bend, Yadkin Murder Weapon: Gun
3.	Date of Murder: February 26, 2005 Victim Name: Zachary Rinehart, 14 months Perpetrator: Timothy James Eckard, 27 Relationship: perp had dated Zachary’s mother Town: Hickory Murder Weapon: blunt force trauma to head
4.	Date of Murder: March 4, 2005 Victim Name: Teresa Lambert Crenshaw, 51 Alleged perpetrator name: James Edward Crenshaw, Jr., 49 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Asheboro, Randolph Murder Weapon: gun
5.	Date of Murder: March 7, 2005 Victim Name: Deborah Jean Coley, 47 Alleged perpetrator name: Roger Earl Coley, 45 Relationship: husband Town: Rocky Mount Murder Weapon: knife
6.	Date of Murder: March 11, 2005 Victim Name: Crystal Johnson, 29 Alleged perpetrator name: Danny Ray Johnson, 33 Relationship: husband Town: Pilot Mountain, Surry Murder Weapon: gun
7.	Date of Murder: March 12, 2005 Victim Name: Alycia Nichelle McKinnon, 22 Alleged perpetrator name: DeWayne Lee Mackell, 39(hired to kill Alycia’s half sister Andrea) & LeQuan Rock, 26 (hired Mackell to kill his girlfriend Andrea) Relationship: none Town: Jackson Hamlet, Moore Murder Weapon: gun
8.	Date of Murder: March 13, 2005 Victim Name: Neiko Michelle Eller, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Christopher Michael Eller, 28 Relationship: husband Town: Mount Holly, Gaston Murder Weapon: gun
9.	Date of Murder: March 18, 2005 Victim Name: Janet Diaz Alleged perpetrator name: Reginald Ragan, 46 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Pineville, Mecklenburg Murder Weapon: gun
10.	Date of Murder: March 19, 2005 Victim Name: Velma Lynch Alleged perpetrator name: Alfred Epps Relationship: boyfriend Town: Weldon, Halifax Murder Weapon: beaten with wooden end of gun
11.	Date of Murder: March 25, 2005 Victim Name: Melissa Mayer, 16 Alleged perpetrator name: Ashley Reagan Jr., 34 Relationship: Stepfather Town: Johnston County Murder Weapon: beaten with barbell, strangled
12.	Date of Murder: March 25, 3005 Victim Name: David Jack Snow Alleged Perpetrator Name: Sharon Dorminy Relationship: former boyfriend Town: Surry County Murder Weapon: Ford Explorer
13.	Date of Murder: April 3, 3005 Name: Kimberly Pitts, 40 Pepetrator: James Pitts, 51 Location: Waynesville, Haywood County Relationship: husband Weapon: gun
14.	Date of Murder: April 9, 2005 Victim Name: Jessica Allyne Crews, 23 Alleged perpetrator name: Tracey Lamour Siler, 33 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Greensboro Murder Weapon: beaten
15.	Date of Murder: April 10, 2005 Victim Name: Bruce Clawson, 51 Perpetrator: Teresa Haws Clawson, 52 Relationship: wife Town: Raleigh Murder Weapon: Sledgehammer, knife
16.	Date of Murder: April 12, 2005 Victim Name: Melfa Khasadi Miller, 43 Alleged perpetrator name: Charles C. Wilson, 42 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Manteo, Dare County Murder Weapon: strangulation
17.	Date of Murder: April 18, 2005 Victim Name: Jennifer Murray, 39 Alleged perpetrator name: Tony Davis Murray, Sr., 47 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Wilson Murder Weapon: gun
18.	Date of Murder: May 1, 2005 Victim Name: Suzanne Clark, 52 Alleged perpetrator name: Keith Harold Murphy, 53 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Caldwell Murder Weapon: hands
19.	Date of Murder: May 3, 2005 (died May 8) Victim Name: David Lee Michael, 32 Alleged perpetrator name: Amy Toomes McArthur Relationship: girlfriend Town: Randolph County Murder Weapon: gun
20.	Date of Murder: May 8, 2005 Victim Name: Lee Scott Carter, 32 Alleged perpetrator name: Raymundo Estrada, 26 Relationship: boyfriend of perpetrator's estranged wife Town: Dilworth/Mecklenburg Murder Weapon: gun
21.	Date of Murder: May 14, 2005 Victim Name: Pam Bryant Alleged perpetrator name: Archie Bryant, Jr. Relationship: husband Town: Wilson Murder Weapon: beaten
22.	Date of Murder: May 14, 2005 Victim Name: Vaishali Bipinchandra Sarode, 32 Alleged perpetrator name: Bipinchandra Baburao Sarode, 37 Relationship: husband Town: Charlotte/Mecklenburg Murder Weapon: knife
23.	Date of Murder: May 15, 2005 Victim Name: Alfred Dwayne Douglas, 32 Alleged perpetrator name: Christina Ann McMannus, 27 Relationship: girlfriend Town: Highpoint Murder Weapon: knife
24.	Date of Murder: May 16, 2005 Victim Name: Dujuana Stallings Massenburg Alleged perpetrator name: Michael Massenburg, 38 Relationship: husband Town: Raleigh/Wake Murder Weapon: beaten
25.	Date of Murder: May 21, 2005 Victim Name: Ronna Valentine, 29 Alleged perpetrator name: James Valentine, 42 Relationship: husband Town: Fayetteville/Cumberland Murder Weapon: gun
26.	Date of Murder: May 22, 2005 Victim Name: Joni Snider Railey Alleged perpetrator name: Ricky Lamar Railey Relationship: husband Town: Randolph County Murder Weapon: gun
27.	Date of Murder: May 24, 2005 Victim Name: Barbara Jean Wheless Jackson, 62 Alleged perpetrator name: Walter Edward Jones, 53 Relationship: personal relationship Town: Raleigh/Wake Murder Weapon: gun
28.	Date of Murder: May 25, 2005 Victim Name: Emily Elainna Maccione, 3 Alleged perpetrator name: Alejandro Reyes Cortez, Relationship: stepfather Town: Burlington, Alamance County Murder Weapon: drown or asphyxiation
29.	Date of Murder: May 25, 2005 Victim Name: Katharine Broome Johnson, 36 Alleged perpetrator name: Stanford Eugene Jones, 40 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Charlotte Murder Weapon: gun
30.	Date of Murder: May 27, 2005 Victim Name: Dallas Sullivan, 69 Alleged perpetrator name: Rodney Coleman Relationship: boyfriend Town: Charlotte Murder Weapon: knife
31.	Date of Murder: May 31, 2005 Victim Name: Bonita V. King, 41 Alleged perpetrator name: Terry King, 42 Relationship: husband Town: Greensboro Murder Weapon: gun
32.	Date of Murder: June 6, 2005 Victim Name: Sarah Felisha Kersey, 24 Alleged perpetrator name: Victor Tabor, 24 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Broadway, Harnett County Murder Weapon: strangulation
33.	Date of Murder: June 6, 2005 Victim Name: Amy Marie Greene, 40 Alleged perpetrator name: John Clayton Mitchell, 27 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Onslow County Murder Weapon: beaten
34.	Date of Murder: June 11, 2005 Victim Name: Austin Berry, 2 Alleged perpetrator name: Bradley Dean Austin, 26 Relationship: child’s mom’s live-in boyfriend Town: Altamahaw, Alamance County Murder Weapon: head trauma
35.	Date of Murder: June 14, 2005 Victim Name: Nancy B. Hill, 70 Alleged perpetrator name: Gilbert Lee Hill Relationship: husband Town: Statesville Murder Weapon: gun
36.	Date of Murder: June 15, 2005 Victim Name: Larry Junior Laborn, 22 Alleged perpetrator name: Richard Antwaun Graves, 22 Relationship: victim was brother of perp’s girlfriend Town: Alamance County Murder Weapon: sawed off shotgun
37.	Date of Murder: June 20, 2005 Victim Name: Johnetta Wrisborne Duncan, 33 Alleged perpetrator name: Thomas H. Duncan, 64 Relationship: father-in-law Town: Leland, Brunswick County Murder Weapon: gun
38.	Date of Murder: June 22, 2005 Victim Name: Jean Marie Cartrette Gray Alleged perpetrator name: Harland Hank Gray, 40 Relationship: husband Town: Columbus County Murder Weapon: gun
39.	Date of Murder: June 24, 2005 Victim Name: Elizabeth Ann Messer, 19 Alleged perpetrator name: James Wright III, 19 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Matthews, Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon: gun
40.	Date of Murder: June 29, 2005 Victim Name: Gloria Salmeron, 40 Alleged perpetrator name: Orlando Blanco, 33 Relationship: romantic involvement Town: Raleigh, Wake County Murder Weapon: stabbed
41.	Date of Murder: July 1, 2005 Victim Name: Darrel Johnson, 20 Alleged perpetrator name: Gregory Johnson Clark II, 20 Relationship: former boyfriend of victim’s girlfriend Town: Sanford Murder Weapon: gun
42.	Date of Murder: July 6, 2005 Victim Name: Christy Ann Galvin, 26 Alleged perpetrator name: Seyi Tayo Oduseo, 27 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Mecklenburg County Murder Weapon:
43.	Date of Murder: July 7, 2005 Victim Name: Rhonda Shanita Roane-Smith, 28 Alleged perpetrator name: Neville Smith, 39 Relationship: estranged husband Town: High Point Murder Weapon:
44.	Date of Murder: July 30, 2005 Victim Name: Betty Lambert Hunt, 40 Alleged perpetrator name: Carvie Lyn Hunt, 50 Relationship: husband Town: Lumberton Murder Weapon: gun
45.	Date of Murder: July 31, 2005 Victim Name: Belinda Davis, 38 Alleged perpetrator name: Anthony Wright, 42 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Rocky Mount Murder Weapon: knife
46.	Date of Murder: August 8, 2005 Victim: Tammie White Savage, 36 Perpetrator: Terrence Savage, 32 Relationship: husband Town: Benson Murder Weapon: gun
47.	Date of Murder: August 19, 2005 (body found) Victim: Brenda Lee Owens, 48 Perpetrator: Robert Owens, 53 Relationship: husband Town: Goldsboro Murder Weapon: found in Neuse River
48.	Date of Murder: September 1, 2005 Victim: Freda M. Medlin, 45 Perpetrator: James Wesley Stallings, 43 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Nash County Murder Weapon: gun
49.	Date Of Murder: September 13, 2005 Victim Name: Quinn Witherspoon, 34 Alleged perpetrator name: Misty Witherspoon, 32 Relationship: wife Town: Mooresville Murder Weapon: gun
50.	Date Of Murder: September 13, 2005 Victim: Yoland Cotton, 22 Perpetrator: Fernandez Ceja, Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Charlotte Murder Weapon: gun
51.	Date of Murder: September 18, 2005 Victim: Jerry Michael McQueen, 42 Perpetrator: Tonya Ayers Johnson, 37 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Seagrove Murder Weapon: handgun
52.	Date Of Murder: September 19, 2005 Victim: Teri Marie Sokoloff, 31 Perpetrator: William James Schreiber, 33 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Greensboro Murder Weapon: not stated
53.	Date Of Murder: September 19, 2005 Victim: Skye, 8 months Perpetrator: William James Schreiber, 33 Relationship: mother’s ex-boyfriend Town: Greensboro Murder Weapon:
54.	Date Of Murder: September 20, 2005 Victim: Lori Lail, 43 Perpetrator: Ronald Wayne Lail, 43 Relationship: husband Town: Burke County Murder Weapon: gun
55.	Date of Murder: September 21, 2005 Victim Name: Amy Padgett Condry, 28 Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Wayne Condry, 27 Relationship: husband Town: Caroleen Murder Weapon: gun
56.	Date of Murder: September 24, 2005 Victim Name: baby of Maria Reyes Alleged perpetrator name: Hector Donovan Salcedo, 33 Relationship: mother’s boyfriend Town: Sanford Murder Weapon: shot mother while pregnant
57.	Date of Murder: September 28, 2005 Victim Name: Jeri Couch Langley, 45 Alleged perpetrator name: Ronald Keith Barbour, 46 Relationship: live-in boyfriend Town: Smithfield Murder Weapon: gun
58.	Date of Murder: September 29, 2005 Victim Name: Jerry Lewis Culbreth Alleged perpetrator name: LaTaurus Denise Exum, 32 Relationship: live-in girlfriend Town: Raleigh Murder Weapon: knife
59.	Date of Murder: October 10, 2005 Victim Name: Iva Nicholson, 84 Alleged perpetrator name: Thomas Harvey Nicholson, 80 Relationship: husband Town: Sanford Murder weapon: not stated
60.	Date of Murder: October 10, 2005 Victim Name: Tina Nicholson Perpetrator: Thomas Harvey Nicholson, 80 Relationship: father Town: Sanford Murder Weapon: not stated
61.	Date of Murder: October 12, 2005 Victim Name: Tammy Greene Austin, 36 Perpetrator Name: Michael Allen Austin, 36 Relationship: husband Town: Caldwell County Murder Weapon: gun
62.	Date of Murder: October 12, 2005 Victim Name: Johnny Tyrod Davis, 29 Alleged Perpetrator: Lerandall Simmons, 31 Relationship: ex-boyfriend of victim’s current girlfriend Town: Fayetteville Murder Weapon: gun
63.	Date of Murder: October 27, 2005 Victim Name: Especiales Taliaferro, 35 Alleged perpetrator name: Montreal Lee Truesdale, 30 Relationship: boyfriend Town: Charlotte Murder Weapon: knife
64.	Date of Murder: November 9, 2005 Victim Name: Jaysiei Dantory Alleged perpetrator name: Pablo Silverio Relationship: ex-boyfriend of victim’s girlfriend Town: Smithfield Murder Weapon: gun
65.	Date of Murder: December 4, 2005 Victim Name: Joyce Hoskins, 47 Alleged perpetrator name: Gardie Rhodes, 54 Relationship: husband Town: Wilmington Weapon: gun
66.	Date of Murder: December 4, 2005 Victim Name: Arlene S. Mabe, 53 Alleged perpetrator name: Paul F. Kendrick, 60 Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Danbury Weapon: 9mm Semiautomatic handgun
67.	Date of Murder: December 18, 2005 Victim Name: Paul Berkley, 46 Alleged perpetrator name: Monique Berkley, 26 Relationships: wife Town: Raleigh Weapon: gun
68.	Date of Murder: December 22, 2005 Victim Name: Vicky Meeks Fernandez Alleged perpetrator name: Herbert Dalma Hines Relationship: ex-boyfriend Town: Pitt County Murder Weapon: gun
69.	Date Missing: December 29, 2005, body found January 7, 2006 Victim Name: Emily Anderson, 49 Alleged Perpetrator: Jerry Anderson Relationship: husband Town: Lenoir Murder Weapon: gun
70.	Date of Murder: December 29, 2005 Victim Name: Lenka Vaculikova Grosholz, 30 Alleged perpetrator name: Gregory Scott Grosholz, 59 Relationship: estranged husband Town: Leland Murder Weapon: knife
71.	Date of Murder: December 31, 2005 Victim Name: Tammy Gail Brantley, 39 Alleged perpetrator name: Alan Edward Brantley, 40 Relationship: husband Town: Bessemer City