List of murdered people - Definition and Overview

See also: List of assassinated persons

• Øystein Aarseth, (1993), musician
• "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, (2004), musician
• Joy Adamson, (1980), naturalist
• King Aed I of Scotland, (878)
• Doris Angleton, (1997), Houston, Texas socialite
• Archimedes, (212 BC), scientist
• Thomas Becket, (1170), archbishop
• Nick Berg (2004), beheaded in Iraq
• Jessica Bergsten, skateboarding fan, by a skateboarder.
• Cassie Bernall, (1999), Columbine High School massacre victim
• Nida Blanca, (2001), actress
• Boethius, (524), mathematician
• Oscar Bonavena, (1976), Argentinian boxer
• René Bousquet, (1994), former Vichy French police chief
• Carlie Brucia, (2004), 11 year-old girl
• Ivan Calderón, (2003), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Roberto Calvi, (1982), banker
• Enrique Camarena, (1985), DEA official
• Paul Castellano, (1985), mafioso
• Victor Chang, (1991), Australian heart-transplant surgeon
• Vincent Chin, (1982)
• Lana Clarkson, (2003), actress
• Patsy Collins, (1976), Deep Purple roadie and bodyguard
• Bob Crane, (1978), actor and DJ
• King Culen I of Scotland, (971)
• Jill Dando, (1999), television presenter
• Rusty Day, (1982), musician
• The De Feo family, (1974), The Amityville Horror
• Jesse Dirkhising, (1999), young victim of crime
• King Dubh I of Scotland, (966)
• King Duncan I of Scotland, (1040), killed in battle by Macbeth
• Dominique Dunne, (1982), actress
• King Edward II of England, (1327)
• King Edward V of England, (1483), (probably)
• Andres Escobar, (1994), footballer
• Stan Farr, (1976), boyfriend of Priscilla Davis
• Abigail Folger, (1969), coffee heiress
• Dian Fossey, (1985), naturalist
• Kristen French, (1992), murdered by Paul Bernardo
• Junko Furuta, (1989), Japanese schoolgirl held captive and tortured for 44 days
• Kitty Genovese, (1964), bar manager whose murder instigated the study of the Bystander effect.
• Theo van Gogh, (2004), film director, criticaster
• Ronald Lyle Goldman, (1994), actor, murdered with Nicole Brown Simpson
• Veronica Guerin, jounalist murdered by Irish drug dealers in 1996
• Lynne Harper (1959), Steven Truscott was convicted of her murder but continues to maintain that he was wrongfully convicted (as of 2004, the case was under review but his conviction had not been overturned)
• Phil Hartman, (1998), Canadian actor
• Margaret Hassan, (2004), humanitarian aid worker in Iraq
• Aubrey Hawkins, (2000), Irving, Texas police officer
• Alfred H. (Freddy) Heineken, (2002)
• King Henry VI of England, (1471)
• Evelyn Hernandez, (2002)
• Margaret Hogg, the Wasdale Lady in the Lake, murdered 1976, and found 1984
• Reginald Holmes murder was discovered when a shark in the Sydney Coogee Aquarium vomited up his severed arm in 1935
• Tammy Homolka (1990), murdered by her brother-in-law, Paul Bernardo
• Ronald Hughes, (1971), celebrity attorney
• Hypatia of Alexandria, (415), mathematician
• King Indulf I of Scotland, (962)
• Christine Jessop (1984), 9-year-old Canadian girl whose family neighbour, Guy Paul Morin, was wrongfully convicted of her murder
• Paul Johnson, (2004), beheaded in Saudi Arabia
• Holly Jones (2003), 10-year-old Toronto girl
• Megan Kanka, (1994), young victim of crime
• Petra Kelly, (1992), German Green Party leader
• Eyvind Kelve, (995), Norwegian pagan leader
• King Kenneth II of Scotland, (995)
• King Kenneth III of Scotland, (1005)
• Kim Sun-il, (2004), beheaded in Iraq
• Polly Klaas, (1993), young victim of crime
• Shosei Koda, (2004) beheaded in Iraq
• John Lennon, (1980), songwriter and musician
• Anna Lindh, (2003), Foreign Minister of Sweden
• Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, (1932), son of aviator Charles Lindbergh
• Pat Lowther, Canadian poet, murdered by her husband
• King Lulach of Scotland, (1058)
• Leslie Mahaffy, (1991), murdered by Paul Bernardo
• King Malcolm I of Scotland, (954)
• Christopher Marlowe, (1593), writer
• Shinjiro Matsumoto, his wife Chika, and their children, Kai and Hina (2003)
• Maximus of Smyrna, (370), neoplatonist philosopher
• Gail Miller, (January 31, 1969), lead to wrongful conviction of David Milgaard, murdered by David Fisher
• Sal Mineo, (1976), actor
• Satomi Mitarai, (2004), student (her killer is the basis of the "Nevada-tan" internet meme)
• Monaldesco, (1656), servant of Queen Christina of Sweden
• Vicki Morgan (1952-1983), fashion model, mistress of Alfred S. Bloomingdale
• Rudolph Moshammer (2005), Bavarian fashion designer
• Haing S. Ngor, (1996), doctor and actor
• Ramon Novarro, (1968), actor
• William I of Orange, (1584), Count of Nassau, revolutionary
• Joe Orton, (1967), dramatist
• Betty Osborne (1971), aboriginal Canadian woman whose murderers were not tried until 1987
• Felix Pappalardi, (1983), musician
• Pier Paolo Pasolini, (1975), Italian poet and film director
• Daniel Pearl (2002), journalist
• Joachim Peiper, (1976), German SS commander
• Selena Quintanilla Perez, (1995), Tejano singer
• Laci Peterson, (2002) - Pregnant California woman
• David Graham Phillips (1911), journalist / novelist
• Pontiac, (1769), native American leader
• Pythagoras, (496 BC), mathematician
• JonBenét Ramsey, (1996), young beauty queen and young victim of crime
• King Richard II of England, (1399)
• Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower.
• David Rizzio, (1566), Secretary and confident of Queen Mary I of Scotland
• Samantha Runyon, (2002), young victim of crime
• Rebecca Schaeffer, (1989), actress
• Moritz Schlick (1936), Austrian philosopher
• Dutch Schultz, (1935), gangster
• Rachel Scott, (1999), Columbine High School massacre victim
• Tupac Shakur, (1996), singer
• Shanda Sharer, (1992), young victim of crime
• Solomon P. Sharp, (1825) American Congressman
• Matthew Shepard, (1998), gay student
• Henry Shirley, (1627), dramatist
• Elizabeth Ann Short, (1947), aka "The Black Dahlia"
• Nicole Brown Simpson, (1994), estranged wife of O. J. Simpson
• Barnett Slepian, M.D., (1998), abortion provider
• Brian Smith, (1995), Canadian sportscaster
• Laura Kate Smither, (1997), young victim of crime
• Sopatrus, (335), neoplatonist philosopher
• Nancy Spungen, (1978), girlfriend of Sid Vicious
• Dorothy Stratten, (1980), actress
• Carl Switzer, (1959), actor
• Igor Talkov, (1991), singer-songwriter
• Shun Tanemoto, (2003), 4-year-old killed by a 12-year-old in Nagasaki
• Sharon Tate, (1969), actress
• William Desmond Taylor, (1922), film director
• Brandon Teena, (1993)
• Mickey & Trudy Thompson (1988), auto racing legend
• Emmett Till, 14 year old African American, his body dumped in the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi in 1955
• Marie Trintignant, (2003), French actress
• Tutankhamen, (1352 BC), Egyptian pharaoh (probably)
• Gianni Versace, (1997), fashion designer
• Adam Walsh, (1981), son of John Walsh
• Lili Wang, (2002), university student
• Stanford White, (1906), architect
• Andrea Wilborn, (1976), daughter of Priscilla Davis
• JoAnn Wilson, (1983), ex-wife of Canadian politician Colin Thatcher
• William Woodward, Jr. (1955), prominent New York businessman
• Mia Zapata, (1993), singer
• Cecilia Zhang (2003), 9-year-old Toronto girl