January 1 – December 31, 2005 (72 Murders)
- Date of Murder: February 19, 2005
Victim Name: Corene Davis, 48
Alleged perpetrator name: Michael Davis, 53
Relationship: Husband
Town: East Bend, Yadkin
Murder Weapon: Gun
- Date of Murder: February 26, 2005
Victim Name: Zachary Rinehart, 14 months
Perpetrator: Timothy James Eckard, 27
Relationship: perp had dated Zachary’s mother
Town: Hickory
Murder Weapon: blunt force trauma to head
- Date of Murder: March 4, 2005
Victim Name: Teresa Lambert Crenshaw, 51
Alleged perpetrator name: James Edward Crenshaw, Jr., 49
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Asheboro, Randolph
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: March 7, 2005
Victim Name: Deborah Jean Coley, 47
Alleged perpetrator name: Roger Earl Coley, 45
Relationship: husband
Town: Rocky Mount
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: March 11, 2005
Victim Name: Crystal Johnson, 29
Alleged perpetrator name: Danny Ray Johnson, 33
Relationship: husband
Town: Pilot Mountain, Surry
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: March 12, 2005
Victim Name: Alycia Nichelle McKinnon, 22
Alleged perpetrator name: DeWayne Lee Mackell, 39 (hired to kill Alycia’s half sister Andrea) & LeQuan Rock, 26 (hired Mackell to kill his girlfriend Andrea)
Relationship: none
Town: Jackson Hamlet, Moore
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: March 13, 2005
Victim Name: Neiko Michelle Eller, 30
Alleged perpetrator name: Christopher Michael Eller, 28
Relationship: husband
Town: Mount Holly, Gaston
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: March 18, 2005
Victim Name: Janet Martinez
Alleged perpetrator name: Reginald Ragan, 46
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Pineville, Mecklenburg
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: March 19, 2005
Victim Name: Velma Lynch
Alleged perpetrator name: Alfred Epps
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Weldon, Halifax
Murder Weapon: beaten with wooden end of gun
- Date of Murder: March 25, 2005
Victim Name: Melissa Mayer, 16
Alleged perpetrator name: Ashley Reagan Jr., 34
Relationship: Stepfather
Town: Johnston County
Murder Weapon: beaten with barbell, strangled
- Date of Murder: March 25, 3005
Victim Name: David Jack Snow
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Sharon Dorminy
Relationship: former boyfriend
Town: Surry County
Murder Weapon: Ford Explorer
- Date of Murder: April 3, 3005
Name: Kimberly Pitts, 40
Pepetrator: James Pitts, 51
Location: Waynesville, Haywood County
Relationship: husband
Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: April 9, 2005
Victim Name: Jessica Allyne Crews, 23
Alleged perpetrator name: Tracey Lamour Siler, 33
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Greensboro
Murder Weapon: beaten
- Date of Murder: April 10, 2005
Victim Name: Bruce Clawson, 51
Perpetrator: Teresa Haws Clawson, 52
Relationship: wife
Town: Raleigh
Murder Weapon: Sledgehammer, knife
- Date of Murder: April 12, 2005
Victim Name: Melfa Khasadi Miller, 43
Alleged perpetrator name: Charles C. Wilson, 42
Relationship: live-in boyfriend
Town: Manteo, Dare County
Murder Weapon: strangulation
- Date of Murder: April 18, 2005
Victim Name: Jennifer Murray, 39
Alleged perpetrator name: Tony Davis Murray, Sr., 47
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Wilson
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: April 26, 2005
Victim Name: Janet Christiansen Abaroa, 25
Alleged Perpetrator Name: Raven Abaroa, 25
Relationship: Husband
Town: Durham County: Durham
Weapon: Knife
- Date of Murder: May 1, 2005
Victim Name: Suzanne Clark, 52
Alleged perpetrator name: Keith Harold Murphy, 53
Relationship: live-in boyfriend
Town: Caldwell
Murder Weapon: hands
- Date of Murder: May 3, 2005 (died May 8)
Victim Name: David Lee Michael, 32
Alleged perpetrator name: Amy Toomes McArthur
Relationship: girlfriend
Town: Randolph County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: May 8, 2005
Victim Name: Lee Scott Carter, 32
Alleged perpetrator name: Raymundo Estrada, 26
Relationship: boyfriend of perpetrator’s estranged wife
Town: Dilworth/Mecklenburg
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: May 14, 2005
Victim Name: Pam Bryant
Alleged perpetrator name: Archie Bryant, Jr.
Relationship: husband
Town: Wilson
Murder Weapon: beaten
- Date of Murder: May 14, 2005
Victim Name: Vaishali Bipinchandra Sarode, 32
Alleged perpetrator name: Bipinchandra Baburao Sarode, 37
Relationship: husband
Town: Charlotte/Mecklenburg
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: May 15, 2005
Victim Name: Alfred Dwayne Douglas, 32
Alleged perpetrator name: Christina Ann McMannus, 27
Relationship: girlfriend
Town: Highpoint
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: May 16, 2005
Victim Name: Dujuana Stallings Massenburg
Alleged perpetrator name: Michael Massenburg, 38
Relationship: husband
Town: Raleigh/Wake
Murder Weapon: beaten
- Date of Murder: May 21, 2005
Victim Name: Ronna Valentine, 29
Alleged perpetrator name: James Valentine, 42
Relationship: husband
Town: Fayetteville/Cumberland
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: May 22, 2005
Victim Name: Joni Snider Railey
Alleged perpetrator name: Ricky Lamar Railey
Relationship: husband
Town: Randolph County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: May 24, 2005
Victim Name: Barbara Jean Wheless Jackson, 62
Alleged perpetrator name: Walter Edward Jones, 53
Relationship: personal relationship
Town: Raleigh/Wake
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: May 25, 2005
Victim Name: Emily Elainna Maccione, 3
Alleged perpetrator name: Alejandro Reyes Cortez,
Relationship: stepfather
Town: Burlington, Alamance County
Murder Weapon: drown or asphyxiation
- Date of Murder: May 25, 2005
Victim Name: Katharine Broome Johnson, 36
Alleged perpetrator name: Stanford Eugene Jones, 40
Relationship: live-in boyfriend
Town: Charlotte
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: May 27, 2005
Victim Name: Dallas Sullivan, 69
Alleged perpetrator name: Rodney Coleman
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Charlotte
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: May 31, 2005
Victim Name: Bonita V. King, 41
Alleged perpetrator name: Terry King, 42
Relationship: husband
Town: Greensboro
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: June 6, 2005
Victim Name: Sarah Felisha Kersey, 24
Alleged perpetrator name: Victor Tabor, 24
Relationship: live-in boyfriend
Town: Broadway, Harnett County
Murder Weapon: strangulation
- Date of Murder: June 6, 2005
Victim Name: Amy Marie Greene, 40
Alleged perpetrator name: John Clayton Mitchell, 27
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Onslow County
Murder Weapon: beaten
- Date of Murder: June 11, 2005
Victim Name: Austin Berry, 2
Alleged perpetrator name: Bradley Dean Austin, 26
Relationship: child’s mom’s live-in boyfriend
Town: Altamahaw, Alamance County
Murder Weapon: head trauma
- Date of Murder: June 14, 2005
Victim Name: Nancy B. Hill, 70
Alleged perpetrator name: Gilbert Lee Hill
Relationship: husband
Town: Statesville
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: June 15, 2005
Victim Name: Larry Junior Laborn, 22
Alleged perpetrator name: Richard Antwaun Graves, 22
Relationship: victim was brother of perp’s girlfriend
Town: Alamance County
Murder Weapon: sawed off shotgun
- Date of Murder: June 20, 2005
Victim Name: Johnetta Wrisborne Duncan, 33
Alleged perpetrator name: Thomas H. Duncan, 64
Relationship: father-in-law
Town: Leland, Brunswick County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: June 22, 2005
Victim Name: Jean Marie Cartrette Gray
Alleged perpetrator name: Harland Hank Gray, 40
Relationship: husband
Town: Columbus County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: June 24, 2005
Victim Name: Elizabeth Ann Messer, 19
Alleged perpetrator name: James Wright III, 19
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Matthews, Mecklenburg County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: June 29, 2005
Victim Name: Gloria Salmeron, 40
Alleged perpetrator name: Orlando Blanco, 33
Relationship: romantic involvement
Town: Raleigh, Wake County
Murder Weapon: stabbed
- Date of Murder: July 1, 2005
Victim Name: Darrel Johnson, 20
Alleged perpetrator name: Gregory Johnson Clark II, 20
Relationship: former boyfriend of victim’s girlfriend
Town: Sanford
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: July 6, 2005
Victim Name: Christy Ann Galvin, 26
Alleged perpetrator name: Seyi Tayo Oduseo, 27
Relationship: live-in boyfriend
Town: Mecklenburg County
Murder Weapon:
- Date of Murder: July 7, 2005
Victim Name: Rhonda Shanita Roane-Smith, 28
Alleged perpetrator name: Neville Smith, 39
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: High Point
Murder Weapon:
- Date of Murder: July 30, 2005
Victim Name: Betty Lambert Hunt, 40
Alleged perpetrator name: Carvie Lyn Hunt, 50
Relationship: husband
Town: Lumberton
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: July 31, 2005
Victim Name: Belinda Davis, 38
Alleged perpetrator name: Anthony Wright, 42
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Rocky Mount
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: August 8, 2005
Victim: Tammie White Savage, 36
Perpetrator: Terrence Savage, 32
Relationship: husband
Town: Benson
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: August 19, 2005 (body found)
Victim: Brenda Lee Owens, 48
Perpetrator: Robert Owens, 53
Relationship: husband
Town: Goldsboro
Murder Weapon: found in Neuse River
- Date of Murder: September 1, 2005
Victim: Freda M. Medlin, 45
Perpetrator: James Wesley Stallings, 43
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Nash County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date Of Murder: September 13, 2005
Victim Name: Quinn Witherspoon, 34
Alleged perpetrator name: Misty Witherspoon, 32
Relationship: wife
Town: Mooresville
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date Of Murder: September 13, 2005
Victim: Yoland Cotton, 22
Perpetrator: Fernandez Ceja,
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Charlotte
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: September 18, 2005
Victim: Jerry Michael McQueen, 42
Perpetrator: Tonya Ayers Johnson, 37
Relationship: live-in boyfriend
Town: Seagrove
Murder Weapon: handgun
- Date Of Murder: September 19, 2005
Victim: Teri Marie Sokoloff, 31
Perpetrator: William James Schreiber, 33
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Greensboro
Murder Weapon: not stated
- Date Of Murder: September 19, 2005
Victim: Skye, 8 months
Perpetrator: William James Schreiber, 33
Relationship: mother’s ex-boyfriend
Town: Greensboro
Murder Weapon:
- Date Of Murder: September 20, 2005
Victim: Lori Lail, 43
Perpetrator: Ronald Wayne Lail, 43
Relationship: husband
Town: Burke County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: September 21, 2005
Victim Name: Amy Padgett Condry, 28
Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Wayne Condry, 27
Relationship: husband
Town: Caroleen
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: September 24, 2005
Victim Name: baby of Maria Reyes
Alleged perpetrator name: Hector Donovan Salcedo, 33
Relationship: mother’s boyfriend
Town: Sanford
Murder Weapon: shot mother while pregnant
- Date of Murder: September 28, 2005
Victim Name: Jeri Couch Langley, 45
Alleged perpetrator name: Ronald Keith Barbour, 46
Relationship: live-in boyfriend
Town: Smithfield
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: September 29, 2005
Victim Name: Jerry Lewis Culbreth
Alleged perpetrator name: LaTaurus Denise Exum, 32
Relationship: live-in girlfriend
Town: Raleigh
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: October 10, 2005
Victim Name: Iva Nicholson, 84
Alleged perpetrator name: Thomas Harvey Nicholson, 80
Relationship: husband
Town: Sanford
Murder weapon: not stated
- Date of Murder: October 10, 2005
Victim Name: Tina Nicholson
Perpetrator: Thomas Harvey Nicholson, 80
Relationship: father
Town: Sanford
Murder Weapon: not stated
- Date of Murder: October 12, 2005
Victim Name: Tammy Greene Austin, 36
Perpetrator Name: Michael Allen Austin, 36
Relationship: husband
Town: Caldwell County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: October 12, 2005
Victim Name: Johnny Tyrod Davis, 29
Alleged Perpetrator: Lerandall Simmons, 31
Relationship: ex-boyfriend of victim’s current girlfriend
Town: Fayetteville
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: October 27, 2005
Victim Name: Especiales Taliaferro, 35
Alleged perpetrator name: Montreal Lee Truesdale, 30
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Charlotte
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: November 9, 2005
Victim Name: Jaysiei Dantory
Alleged perpetrator name: Pablo Silverio
Relationship: ex-boyfriend of victim’s girlfriend
Town: Smithfield
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: December 4, 2005
Victim Name: Joyce Hoskins, 47
Alleged perpetrator name: Gardie Rhodes, 54
Relationship: husband
Town: Wilmington
Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: December 4, 2005
Victim Name: Arlene S. Mabe, 53
Alleged perpetrator name: Paul F. Kendrick, 60
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Danbury
Weapon: 9mm Semiautomatic handgun
- Date of Murder: December 18, 2005
Victim Name: Paul Berkley, 46
Alleged perpetrator name: Monique Berkley, 26
Relationships: wife
Town: Raleigh
Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: December 22, 2005
Victim Name: Vicky Meeks Fernandez
Alleged perpetrator name: Herbert Dalma Hines
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Pitt County
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date Missing: December 29, 2005, body found January 7, 2006
Victim Name: Emily Anderson, 49
Alleged Perpetrator: Jerry Anderson
Relationship: husband
Town: Lenoir
Murder Weapon: gun
- Date of Murder: December 29, 2005
Victim Name: Lenka Vaculikova Grosholz, 30
Alleged perpetrator name: Gregory Scott Grosholz, 59
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Leland
Murder Weapon: knife
- Date of Murder: December 31, 2005
Victim Name: Tammy Gail Brantley, 39
Alleged perpetrator name: Alan Edward Brantley, 40
Relationship: husband
Town: Bessemer City