Seventeen-year-old Judy Ann Corbin had always been something of a wild child, and during her younger years had spent some time in the juvenile justice system during her family’s stint in California, while her father was serving there in the Navy. After the Corbins had moved back to their native Iowa, Judy had struck out … More Judy Ann Corbin

Denise Sue Clinton was an adorable nine-year-old with a reddish-blonde pixie cut, freckles, and a maturity far beyond her years. In early July of 1965, she had just come back from a two-week vacation in California with her parents and her six-year-old sister Diana. On the evening of July 7th, her parents dropped her off … More Denise Sue Clinton

In early June of 1965, in Louisiana, there would be another racially-motivated killing that recalled the previous slaying of businessman Frank Morris from late 1964, as well as the Mississippi murders of Louis Allen and Clifton Walker from earlier in the same year. Oneal (alternately spelled O’Neal) Moore was appointed the first black deputy sheriff … More Oneal Moore

On April 17th, 1954, in Des Moines, Iowa, two teenage boys out fishing along a river bank found a body floating beneath the Court Avenue bridge. Police first thought the victim had simply drowned, but the man’s skull bore fractures consistent with blows from a heavy, blunt object, and the fact that there was no … More Charles Sanders

Thirty-six-year-old Barbara Colby had been born in New York City, and began her acting career in the theater, eventually parlaying her talents into television and movie roles. Beginning in the early 1970s, Barbara appeared on programs such as Columbo, The Odd Couple, Kung Fu, and Gunsmoke, and thereafter starred in a handful of films and … More Barbara Colby and James Kiernan

At around six p.m. on the evening of October 18th, 1971, twenty-one-year-old Karen Theresa Streed was spotted on a street corner in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, attempting to thumb a ride. Earlier that day, she had informed her coworkers at the American Optical Co. that she was planning to hitchhike to the campus of the University … More Karen Theresa Streed

It was the evening of October 18th, 1971, and seventeen-year-old Madelyn “Maddy” Summerer was at the home of her fifteen-year-old friend and schoolmate, Lynne Pionk. At a little past six-thirty p.m., the two teenagers began walking to Port Huron Northern High School, in Michigan, where they were to attend a meeting of the Girls’ Athletic … More Madelyn Summerer

Just as March of 1970 gave way to April, there would be a brutal child murder in England with very little in the way of motive or suspects. Eleven-year-old Philip Green had been hanging out with friends at a field near his home in Bristol on the morning of Tuesday, March 31st. After lunch, he … More Philip Green

In England in October of 1970, there would be another brutal rape and murder of a young hitchhiker near the M1 that hearkened back to the slaying of Jackie Ansell-Lamb from the previous March. Twenty-four-year-old teacher trainee Barbara Mayo had been taking a road trip with her boyfriend David Pollard on Sunday, October 11th when … More Barbara Mayo