April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years), with 273 days remaining.
- 1886 — Johann Mayer is born.
- 1924 — Leslie Irvin is born.
- 1969 — Kwon Jae-chan is born.
- 1971 — Lorenzo Fayne is born.
- 1973 — Wanda Walkowicz is murdered by the "Alphabet Killer".
- 1978 — Andrei Surikov is born.
- 1984 — Gary Ridgway's victim, Alma Ann Smith, is found.
- 1986 — The "Honolulu Strangler"'s victim, Louise Medeiros, is found.
- 1988 — Robert Berdella is apprehended.
- 1990 — Helmut R. is murdered by Arthur Gatter.
- 2006 — Sheila LaBarre is apprehended.
- 1987 — Martin Lee Sanders is apprehended.
- 2012 — Israel Keyes's victim, Samantha Koenig, is found.