On August 14th, 2000, a set of skeletal remains was discovered in a wooded area off 12th Avenue SE in Immokalee, Florida. The deceased was male, with long, straight black hair; he was clad in blue jeans, a cotton necklace, and a white tank top bearing the slogan, “Yo quiero cerveza, I don’t want no … More Jose Ascencion Espino Hernandez
Shortly after one a.m. on August 4th, 2000, fifty-year-old James John Stewart was standing on SW 6th Avenue in Portland, Oregon, when he was approached by three individuals: two men and one woman. According to witnesses, there was a brief conversation, then one of the men reeled back and punched James. The older man fell … More James John Stewart
Thirty-five-year-old Laura Elena Morales lived on Doverwood Drive in Riverside, California with her husband and children. On July 23rd, 2000, her family had gone out for the day, leaving her in the house alone. When they returned at five p.m., they were horrified to find Laura dead of some undisclosed, homicidal trauma inside the home. … More Laura Morales
Leo Spiegler was seventy-seven years old and lived with his wife in a house on Goldhill Way in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Friday, July 21st, 2000, Leo’s wife had been out most of the day and was waiting for her husband to come pick her up. He never arrived. Meanwhile, at around four in the … More Leo Spiegler
Thirty-six-year-old Bernard Sowells lived in a home on Van Siclen Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Irene, the couple’s three children, Irene’s sister and brother-in-law, and a cousin. Bernard had lived a life of petty crime when younger and had spent some time in prison before the birth of his third child, but … More Bernard Sowells
David Butler was forty-two years old and worked as an editor at the Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper. He lived alone in the Colonial Village neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, and was described by neighbors as a quiet man who tended to keep to himself. At about one-thirty a.m. on the morning of Saturday, July … More David Butler
Forty-five-year-old Russell Lee Roberts lived on East 56th Street North in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was described by neighbors as something of a loner. On July 14th, Russell was found shot to death inside his residence, likely the victim of a home-invasion-style robbery. There was no indication of forced entry, leading investigators to suspect that the … More Russell Lee Roberts
On the afternoon of Sunday, July 9th, 2000, a woman was walking in Speakman Park in Wilmington, Delaware, when she came upon a body, partially concealed in the bushes in a somewhat secluded area of the park. The victim was found partially clothed, and marks around her neck suggested she’d been strangled. She’d also been … More Carmen Rodriguez
On the evening of July 14th, 2000, police were summoned to a house on Ashford Street in San Diego, California. The neighbors were concerned that they hadn’t seen the home’s resident, fifty-nine-year-old Robert Belton, for several days. Officers forced their way into the house and discovered Robert dead inside; he had been beaten to death … More Robert Edward Belton
Julian Cain Berry was sixteen years old and lived on East 17th Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shortly after midnight on July 11th, 2000, Julian’s brother arrived home and found Julian dead in the residence, the victim of a stabbing. The murder must have only just occurred because the brother had spoken to Julian on the … More Julian Berry
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