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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN NORTH CAROLINA
from January 1 - November 8, 2008 (94 Murders)

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 27, 2008  
Victim Name: Marcus Benjamin, Jr.,5 months
Alleged Perpetrator: Ashley Fraitier, 18
Relationship: mother
Town: Albermale      County: Stanley
Weapon: Shaken
68. Date of Murder: August 26, 2008  
Victim Name: Phillip Lee
Alleged Perpetrator: Robin Lee
Relationship: Mother
Town: Concord      County: Cabarrus
Weapon: Drug Overdose
69. Date of Murder: September 1 2008  
Victim Name: June Joyner Brown
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Joe Clyde Brown Sr.
Relationship: husband
Town: Rocky Mount      County: Edgecombe
Weapon: unknown
70. Date of Murder: September 2, 2008  
Victim Name: Shirley Miller
Alleged Perpetrator: Anthony Hamilton
Relationship: husband
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: undetermined
71. 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
72. 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
73. 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
74. 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
75. 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
76. Date of Murder: September 12, 2008  
Victim Name: Cindy Williams
Alleged Perpetrator: Alan Simpson
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Charlotte      County: Mecklenburg
Weapon:
77. 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
78. 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
79. 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
80. 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
81. 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
82. 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
83. Date of Murder: October 8, 2008  
Victim Name: Annie Bynum, 68
Alleged Perpetrator: Tony Edward Bynum
Relationship: son
Town: Benson      County: Johnston
Weapon: unknown
84. Date of Murder: October 12, 2008  
Victim Name: Eddie Leroy Key, 54
Alleged Perpetrator: Kevin Lance Key
Relationship: Son
Town: Sanford      County: Lee
Weapon: Gun
85. Date of Murder: October 14, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Melissa Lynn Weaver
Alleged Perpetrator: Mark “Eddie” Hall Jr.
Relationship: Fiancé
Town: Mount Airy      County: Surry
Weapon: gun
86. Date of Murder: October 19, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Pamela Turner
Alleged Perpetrator: Charles Martin
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Durham  County: Durham
Weapon: gun
87. Date of Murder: October 22, 2008  Murder/ Suicide
Victim Name: Barbara Baker Pitts
Alleged Perpetrator: Thurman Joseph Bradford Jr.
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Rosewood      County: Wayne
Weapon: gun
88. Date of Murder: October 30, 2008  
Victim Name: Gary Dale Clark
Alleged Perpetrator: Tracy Lynn Jenkins
Relationship: Daughter
Town: Shelby      County: Cleveland
Weapon: Gun
89. Date of Murder: October 31, 2008  
Victim Name: Gary Dale Clark
Alleged Perpetrator: Tracy Lynn Jenkins
Relationship: Daughter
Town: Shelby      County: Cleveland
Weapon: Gun
90. Date of Murder: November 3, 2008  
Victim Name: Linda Munoz-Rivera
Alleged Perpetrator: Alfredo Garza Ayala
Relationship: Wife
Town: Winston Salem      County: Forsyth
Weapon: Not Released
91. Date of Murder: November 5, 2008  
Victim Name: Jailyn McCoy
Alleged Perpetrator: Iran Rashad Terrell
Relationship: Stepson
Town: Kinston      County: Lenoir
Weapon: Blunt Force
92. Date of Murder: November 6, 2008  
Victim Name: Regina Boykin King
Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Anderson
Relationship: Girlfriend
Town: Fayetteville      County: Cumberland
Weapon: Gun
93. Date of Murder: November 7, 2008  
Victim Name: Lindsay Marie Gore
Alleged Perpetrator: Daniel Nathan Gregory
Relationship: Girlfriend
Town: Nashville      County: Nash
Weapon: Gun
94. Date of Murder: November 8, 2008  
Victim Name: Jacqueline Suzanne Cloninger Harvey
Alleged Perpetrator: Mark Sutherland Grady
Relationship: Girlfriend
Town: Merritt      County: Pamlico
Weapon: Beaten
 

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