Elizabeth Swanson was thirty-eight years old and had a nine-year-old son with her husband Peter. The couple owned a coin laundry and dry-cleaning business called Palm Cleaners in Coquina Key, Florida. On February 11th, 2000, Elizabeth was working at the establishment, filling in for an employee who had called in sick. At around four in … More Elizabeth Swanson

Thirty-three-year-old Karen Boren was originally from Wisconsin but had moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1990. She worked part-time at the St. Petersburg Times and had a three-year-old daughter. She’d also had some problems with drug and alcohol abuse in the past and had been arrested in 1996 for drunk driving and domestic battery (though … More Karen Boren

Kenisha Dixon moved into a new apartment in Houston, Texas sometime around March of 2000, and though she didn’t have a boyfriend, she lived with a male roommate. Sadly, not much is known about her life leading up to the tragic event of her murder, but there is reason to believe she thought her life … More Kenisha Dixon

Paul Rogers was twenty-seven years old and the father of a nine-year-old son. He lived in a flat on Catherine Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England. He was unemployed in the summer of 2000 but was known to sell marijuana in a small capacity, mostly to friends and locals. At around eleven p.m. on August 5th, … More Paul Rogers

Adam Matthews was twenty-five years old and led something of a troubled existence, having spent some time living on the streets and using illicit drugs. He had one child, but in the fall of 2000, he was living with his mother in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia, and trying to get his life back together. On October … More Adam Matthews

Forty-four-year-old Christos Saristavros was a self-made millionaire, a Greek Australian who made his fortune crafting handmade dips based on his family recipes. His company, Black Swan, eventually sold its popular products in supermarkets nationwide, and later diversified into yogurts, guacamole, and hummus. Christos lived with his beloved wife Tammy in a mansion in Black Rock, a … More Christos Saristavros

It was October 21st, 2000, and twenty-four-year-old Clay Benjamin was attending a blues party at a residence on Granby Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, England. At some point during the event, someone stabbed Clay in the heart. The victim was rushed to the hospital but did not survive his injuries. A thirty-four-year-old man named Eugene Weaver … More Clay Benjamin

Sixteen-year-old Tangor Gokkusu was a student at Stoke Newington secondary school, and an avid soccer fan, particularly of the Turkish team Galatasaray. He lived with his family on Heron Drive in Finsbury Park, north London. On October 3rd, Tangor was on his way home from class, taking the 141 bus from Stoke Newington as usual. … More Tangor Gokkusu

Jason Paul was eighteen years old, and lived with his family in Southall, Middlesex, England. On the afternoon of October 2nd, he had been visiting his girlfriend and their three-month-old daughter at a flat on Convent Way. Afterward, he was planning to stop by and see some other friends. But right around two p.m., when … More Jason Paul

Shortly before seven-thirty p.m., police responded to a call at a house on Jasmine Lake Circle in North Naples, Florida. Inside the home, officers discovered the body of fifty-six-year-old Linda Marie Carre. She had died as the result of blunt force trauma to the head, and her death was ruled a homicide. Neither the motive … More Linda Marie Carre