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- 1808 — Andreas Bichel is apprehended.
- 1870 — Albert Fish is born.
- 1950 — Stanley Buckowski is apprehended.
- 1950 — Roger Epperson is born.
- 1967 — Annie Lucille Dedmond is murdered by Lee Roy Martin.
- 1969 — Robert Alston is born.
- 1969 — Lovie Williams is murdered by Leroy Snyder.
- 1971 — Wayne Boden is apprehended.
- 1971 — Wiesław Wiszniewski is born.
- 1980 — Joanna Messina is murdered by Robert Hansen.
- 1980 — Sean Paige King is allegedly murdered by William Bonin (suspected victim).
- 1982 — Blanca Isela Arreola Guerrero is murdered by Michael Sharp.[citation needed]
- 1988 — José Antonio Rodríguez Vega is apprehended.
- 1990 — David Andrew Spears is murdered by Aileen Wuornos.
- 2010 — Su Hong is apprehended.
- 2014 — Sante Kimes died.
- 2024 — José Jurado Montilla is apprehended.