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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN NORTH CAROLINA
from January 1 - October 8, 2008 (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, 2008
Victim Name: Irene Mildred McGee Pearson, 79
Alleged Perpetrator: Chad Eric Pearson, 31
Relationship: Grandson
Town: Lenoir         County: Caldwell
Weapon: Gun
2. Date of Murder: January 3, 2008
Victim Name: Marisha Jeter, 16
Alleged Perpetrator Name(s): Pernell Thompson, 20; Yolanda Thompson, 19
Relationship: Boyfriend of victim and his wife
Town: Wingate         County: Union
Weapon: Knife
3. Date of Murder: January 4, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Sarah Elizabeth Higgins, 9
Alleged Perpetrator: Christa Higgins Chidester, 34
Relationship: Mother
Town: Weddington         County: Union
Weapon: suffocation
4. Date of Murder: January 11, 2008
Victim Name: Dorothy Marion, 72
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Stanley McCormick, 49
Relationship: son
Town: Ararat         County: Surry
Weapon: gun
5. Date of Murder: January 15, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Julia Elizabeth Rufty Johnson, 49
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Rodney Keith Johnson, 49
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Stony Point      County: Alexander
Weapon: Shotgun
6. Date of Murder: January 16, 2008
Victim Name: Regan Bailey, 26
Alleged Perpetrator: Jonathan Newell, 30
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Greensboro      County: Guilford
Weapon: Strangulation
7. Date of Murder: January 16, 2008
Victim Name: James Stanley-Dewayne Whisenant, 42
Alleged Perpetrator: Diane Melinda Whisenant, 35
Relationship: wife
Town: Connelly Springs      County: Burke
Weapon: Strangulation
8. Victim Name: Vanlata Patel, 57
Alleged Perpetrator: Harish Patel, 60
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Cary           County: Wake
Weapon: Unknown
9. Date of Murder: January 18, 2008  Multiple Murder
Victim Name: Vicki Lynn Lowery, 42
Alleged Perpetrator: Stephen Monroe Buckner, 60
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Nebo         County: McDowell
Weapon: gun
10. Date of Murder: January 18, 2007  Multiple Murder
Victim Name: Chelsea Nichole Gregory, 14
Alleged Perpetrator: Stephen Monroe Buckner, 50
Relationship: mother’s boyfriend
Town: Nebo           County: McDowell
Weapon: gun
11. Date of Murder: January 18, 2008  Multiple Murder
Victim Name: Rebecca Rose Buckner, 25
Alleged Perpetrator: Stephen Monroe Buckner, 50
Relationship: father
Town: Nebo         County: McDowell
Weapon: gun
12. Date of Murder: January 21, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Betty Hinson, 78
Perpetrator: male, Larry Hinson, 60
Relationship: son
Town: Belmont      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: gun
13. Date of Murder: January 28, 2008  
Victim Name: James Kenneth Imonti, 59
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Garland Mcray King, 65
Relationship: Father-in-law
Town: Carrboro         County: Orange
Weapon: gun
14. Date of Murder: February 1, 2008  
Victim Name: Simrit Gill, 20
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Amandeep Brar, 24
Relationship: Husband
Town: Charlotte         County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: unknown
15. Date of Murder: February 12, 2008  
Victim Name: Marshall Brown, 51
Alleged Perpetrator Name: William Albert Stroud, 27
Relationship: stepson
Town: Chapel Hill           County: Orange
Weapon: gun
16. Date of Murder: February 13, 2008 (Bodies found February 27, 2008)
Victim Name: Tina Freeman, 31  
Murder/Suicide
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Robert Franklin, 40
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Shelby      County: Cleveland
Weapon: gun
17. Date of Murder: February 16, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Rosalind Yolanda Griffin, 39
Perpetrator Name: Willie Cornell Griffin, 49
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Sanford           County: Lee
Weapon: gun
18. Date of Murder: February 26, 2008  
Victim Name: Thurman “Tink” Ray Hudson
Perpetrator Name: Darrell Buchanan, 47
Relationship: Girlfriend’s ex husband
Town: Jonas Ridge      County: Burke
Weapon: gun
19. Date of Murder: March 3, 2008  
Victim Name: Linda Shaw Thomas, 47
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Allen Thomas, 51
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Raeford      County: Hoke
Weapon: Knife
20. Date of Murder: March 4, 2008  
Victim Name: Debra Marie Laney, 23
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Vernon Albert Closser IV, 49
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Monroe      County: Union
Weapon
21. Date of Murder: March 8, 2008  
Victim Name: Nicole Kasera, 11
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Nancy Kasera, 38
Relationship: Mother
Town: Thomasville      County: Davidson
Weapon: unknown
22. Date of Murder: March 8, 2008
Victim Name: Unidentified Toddler, 1
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Marcus Dontell Miller, 32
Relationship: Mother’s Boyfriend
Town: Fayetteville      County: Cumberland
Weapon: unknown
23. Date of Murder: March 26, 2008  
Victim Name: Lori Ann Strickland Hopper, 38
Shot by Officer Joshua Mark Clowdis
Relationship: Responding Officer
Town: High Point      County: Union
Weapon: .40 Caliber Service Weapon
24. Date of Murder: March 28, 2008  
Victim Name: Nezzie Carter-Moore, 84
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Warren Haywood Moore, 85
Relationship: Husband
Town: Durham      County: Durham
Weapon: Gun
25. Date of Murder: March 30, 2008  
Victim Name: Skye Moniqua Lee, 18
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Cory Jiggets, 19
Relationship: Estranged Boyfriend
Town: Durham      County: Durham
Weapon: Gun
26. Date of Murder: April 1, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Amy Alvarez Calamaco, 22
Perpetrator: Jerold Lee, 26
Relationship: estranged internet boyfriend
Town: Louisburg      County: Franklin
Weapon: handgun
27. Date of Murder: April 5, 2008  
Victim: Cassandra Parker, 44
Alleged Perpetrator: Dewayne Thomas Warren, 44
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Greensboro      County: Guilford
Weapon: Unknown
28. Date of Murder: April 6, 2008  
Victim Name: Lao Vang, 22
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Fong Kong Yang, 21
Relationship: Estranged Boyfriend
Town: Conover      County: Catawba
Weapon: Butcher Knife
29. Date of Murder: April 12, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Itzia Larazet Patino Alvarez, 27
Perpetrator Name: Gabriel Gallegos Martinez, 28
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Asheville      County: Buncombe
Weapon: Gun
30. Date of Murder: April 17, 2008  
Victim Name: Nellie Jane Pruitt, 50
Perpetrator Name: Warren Evert Marshall, 62
Relationship: Estranged Boyfriend
Town: Elkin      County: Surry
Weapon: .22 caliber pistol
31. Date of Murder: April 23, 2008  
Victim Name: Donna Jean Sanford Lewis, 42
Perpetrator Name: Brian Kevin Lewis, 45
Relationship: Husband
Town: Pisgah Highway      County: Buncombe
Weapon: Pistol
32. Date of Murder: April 26, 2008  
Victim Name: Dana Shorb, 17
Perpetrator Name: Edward Donald Rivera, 21
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Sanford      County: Lee
Weapon: Knife?
33. Date of Murder: April 29, 2008  
Victim Name: Cherquito (Cher Quita) McDonald, 28
Perpetrator Name: Jonathan Dion Melvin, 30
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Raeford      County: Hoke
Weapon: Gun
34. Date of Murder: May 4, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Ryan Alexander Sherland, 9
Perpetrator Name: Amanda Sherland, 41
Relationship: Mother
Town: Indian Trail      County: Union
Weapon: 9mm Handgun
35. Date of Murder: May 4, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Alyssa Nicole Sherland, 7
Perpetrator Name: Amanda Sherland, 41
Relationship: Mother
Town: Indian Trail      County: Union
Weapon: 9mm Handgun
36. Date of Murder: May 4, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim: Angela West Holland, 43
Alleged Perpetrator: Laymon Lavern Conner Jr., 29
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: High Point      County: Guilford
Weapon: Gun
37. Date of Murder: May 9, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Danasha Sanders, 25
Perpetrator Name: Benjamin Wallace, 27
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Gun
38. Date of Murder: May 9, 2008  Multiple Murder
Victim Name: Gerald Keith Lakey, 32
Perpetrator Name: Barney Adrian Dunlap, 46
Relationship: Girlfriend’s Estranged Husband
Town: Lenoir      County: Caldwell
Weapon: 12 Gauge Shotgun
39. Date of Murder: May 10, 2008  Multiple Murder
Victim Name: Roslyn Fox Dunlap, 45
Perpetrator Name: Barney Adrian Dunlap, 46
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Lenoir      County: Caldwell
Weapon: 12 Gauge Shotgun
40. Date of Murder: May 18, 2008  
Victim Name: Chasdadi Michelle Stroud, 32
Perpetrator Name: Robert Lee Byrd, 42
Relationship: Former Boyfriend
Town: Cooleemee      County: Davie
Weapon: Knife
41. Date of Murder: May 29, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Dorothy Shiner Phillips, 49
Perpetrator Name: Leonard Woodies, 45
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Burlington      County: Alamance
Weapon: Single Barrel Shotgun
42. Date of Murder: May 23, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Carrie Ann Clark, 38
Perpetrator Name: Boyd Douglas Clark, 43
Relationship: Husband
Town: Hiddenite      County: Alexander
Weapon: Gun
43. Date of Murder: June 4, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Elizabeth Williams Norman, 37
Perpetrator Name: Kevin Franklin Norman, 36
Relationship: Husband
Town: Charlotte      County: Lincoln
Weapon: Gun
44. Date of Murder: June 7, 2008  
Victim Name: Corinnie D. Broadway, 21
Perpetrator Name: Khaleel A. Oyeneyin, 22
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Raleigh      County: Wake
Weapon: Gun
45. Date of Murder: June 10, 2008  
Victim Name: Holley Wimunc, 24
Alleged Perpetrator Name: John Wimunc, 23
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Fayetteville      County: Cumberland
Weapon: unknown
46. Date of Murder: June 10, 2008  
Victim Name: Judith Turroco, 33
Alleged Perpetrator: Juan Carlos Cruz Estrada, 39
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: gun
47. Date of Murder: June 11, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Emma Smith, 89
Perpetrator Name: Thomas Willis Smith, 58
Relationship: Son
Town: Rocky Mount      County: Nash
Weapon: Gun
48. Date of Murder: June 12, 2008  
Victim Name: Tyler Gene McMillan, 13
Perpetrators Names: Brice Brian McMillan, 41 and Sandra Elizabeth McMillan, 36
Relationship: father and Stepmother
Town: Macclesfield      County: Edgecombe
Weapon: Felony Child abuse – exposure and cardiac arrest
49. Date of Murder: On or about - June 13th, 2008
Victim Name: Megan Touma, 23
Perpetrator Name: Edgar Patino, 27
Relationship: Boyfriend and father of unborn child
Town: Fayetteville      County: Cumberland
Weapon: Unknown
50. Date of Murder: June 13, 2008  
Victim Name: Barbara Dickson, 62
Perpetrator Name: Bruce Dickson, ?
Relationship: Husband
Town: Wilmington      County: New Hanover
Weapon: Gun
51. Date of Murder: June 15, 2008  
Victim Name: Heydi Lopez, 32
Alleged Perpetrator: Guillermo Esquivel
Relationship: husband
Town: Kannapolis      County: Cabarrus
Weapon: strangulation
52. Date of Murder: June 17, 2008  
Victim Name: Tammy Renee Wooten, 39
Perpetrator Name: Forest William Wooten, 50
Relationship: Husband
Town: Bessemer City      County: Gaston
Weapon: Small Caliber Handgun
53. Date of Murder: June 19, 2008  
Victim Name: Antonio Devon Bridges, 11 months
Perpetrator Name: Luther Qwama Martin, 18
Relationship: Mother’s Boyfriend
Town: Eden      County: Rockingham
Weapon: Blunt force trauma
54. Date of Murder: June 22, 2008  
Victim Name: Lois Lueann Moody, 37
Perpetrator Name: Sam Allen Moody, 44
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Morganton      County: Burke
Weapon: Family Car
55. Date of Murder: July 7, 2008  
Victim Name: Anthony Patrick Graves, 43
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Travis Glenn McDougal, 31
Relationship: Intimate Partner
Town: Raleigh      County: Wake
Weapon: Knife
56. Date of Murder: July 19, 2008  
 Victim Name: Tosha Barr, 25
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Travis Lawan Barr, 34
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Winston-Salem      County: Forsyth
Weapon: Knife
57. Date of Murder: July 23, 2008  
Victim Name: Martha Cook Carter,
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Herman Phillip Best,
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Goldsboro/Mar Mac      County: Wayne
Weapon: Hammer and Knife
58. Date of Murder: July 29, 2008  
Victim Name: Towanda Chambers, 32
Alleged Perpetrator: Gregory Coffey, 41
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Matthews      County: Union
Weapon: gun
59. Date of Murder: August 1, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Rhonda Graves, 42
Perpetrator Name: Kevin Graves, 43
Relationship: Husband
Town: Concord      County: Person/Cabarrus
Weapon: gun
60. Date of Murder: August 6, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Tarica Ann Pulliam, 27
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Anthony Antwand Bowen, 30
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Wilmington      County: New Hanover
Weapon: Gun
61. Date of Murder: August 9, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Renata Chronis, 69
Perpetrator Name: John Chronis, 69
Relationship: Husband
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Gun
62. Date of Murder: August 21, 2008
Victim Name: Maggie Johnson, 21 months
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Joey and Kelly Johnson
Relationship: mother and father
Town: Creedmoor      County: Granville
Weapon: negligence
63. Date of Murder: August 23, 2008
Victim Name: Terry Allen Taylor, 54
Alleged Perpetrator: Jerome Lee Taylor, 60
Relationship: brother
Town: Sanford      County: Lee
Weapon: gun
64. Date of Murder: August 24, 2008  
Victim Name: Jacy Marcus Henderson-Bullard, 7 months
Alleged Perpetrator: Jamie Marcus Bullard, 17
Relationship: father
Town: Carthage      County: Moore
Weapon: injury to head
65. Date of Murder: August 24, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Brittany Leigh Bridges, 22
Perpetrator Name: Matthew J Bridges, 24
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Gastonia      County: Gaston
Weapon: gun
66. Date of Murder: August 24, 2008  
Victim Name: Linda Diane Marley, 46
Alleged Perpetrator: Terry Crit Marley, 48
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Wilkesboro      County: Wilkes
Weapon: high powered rifle
67. Date of Murder: August 26, 2008  
Victim Name: June Joyner Brown
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Joe Clyde Brown Sr.
Relationship: husband
Town: Rocky Mount      County: Edgecombe
Weapon: unknown
68. Date of Murder: September 2, 2008  
Victim Name: Shirley Miller
Alleged Perpetrator: Anthony Hamilton
Relationship: husband
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: undetermined
69. Date of Murder: September 6, 2008  
Victim Name: Maria Teresa Herrera-Diaz, 29
Alleged Perpetrator: Arnulfo Barron Cobos, 50
Relationship: common law husband
Town: Cary      County: Wake
Weapon: not been released
70. Date of Murder: September 6, 2008  
Victim Name: Paul Donald Grainger, 72
Alleged Perpetrators: Nancy Brooks Grainger, 60 & Brandi Lea Grainger, 19
Relationships: mother and daughter
Town: Asheboro      County: Randolph
Weapon not been released
71. Date of Murder: September 7, 2008  
Victim Name: Christine Powell Parker, 44
Alleged Perpetrator: Robert Earl Ellis, 45
Relationship: ex boyfriend
Town: Raleigh      County: Wake
Weapon: assault
72. Date of Murder: September 9, 2008  (body found)
Victim Name: Alexandra Morales, 46
Alleged Perpetrator: Leslie Michelle Morales, 21
Relationship: daughter
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: beaten
73. Date of Murder: September 11, 2008  
Victim Name: Geneva Parham, 34
Alleged Perpetrator: Robert Parham, 36
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Henderson      County: Vance
Weapon: arson
74. Date of Murder: September 12, 2008  
Victim Name: Cindy Williams
Alleged Perpetrator: Alan Simpson
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon:
75. Date of Murder: September 19, 2008  
Victim Name: Adam William Klutz
Alleged Perpetrator: Skip Brinkley, 32
Relationship: responding officer
Town: Oak Hill      County: Caldwell
Weapon: gun
76. Date of Murder: September 30, 2008  
Victim Name: Christina E Smith, 29
Alleged Perpetrator: Richard D Smith, 26
Relationship: husband
Town: Fayetteville      County: Cumberland
Weapon: knife
77. Date of Murder: September 30, 2008  
Victim Name: Randy Charles, 45
Alleged Perpetrator: Tamara Jill McDaniel Bean, 50
Relationship: girlfriend
Town: Trinity      County: Randolph
Weapon: gun
78. Date of Murder: October 4, 2008   
Victim Name: Melissa Jones, 27
Alleged Perpetrator: Christopher Willard, 28
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Concord      County: Cabarrus
Weapon: gun
79. Date of Murder: October 4, 2008  
Victim Name: Joyce Fink, 57
Alleged Perpetrator: Christopher Willard, 28
Relationship: friend of perpetrator’s ex-girlfriend
Town: Concord      County: Cabarrus
Weapon: gun
80. Date of Murder: October 4, 2008  
Victim Name: Charles Ray Steed, 55
Alleged Perpetrator: Hammond Allen Hight, 39
Relationship: brother in law
Town: Henderson      County: Vance
Weapon: gun
81. Date of Murder: October 8, 2008  
Victim Name: Annie Bynum, 68
Alleged Perpetrator: Tony Edward Bynum
Relationship: son
Town: Benson      County: Johnston
Weapon: unknown
 

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