January 1 – December 26, 2003 (68 Murders)
- Date of Murder: January 1, 2003
Victim name: Robin Reel, 41
Alleged perpetrator name: Bobby Reel, 42, confessed, arrested
Relationship: husband
Town: Charlotte, body found in home
Murder weapon: knife - Date of Murder: January 9, 2003
Victim name: Reba Chaney
Alleged perpetrator name: John Chaney, committed suicide
Relationship: husband
Town: Lenoir
Murder weapon: Gun - Date of Murder: January 19, 2003
Victim Name: Kathleen Seyford, 41
Perpetrator: David Seyford, 43 (committed suicide)
Relationship: Estranged husband
Town: killed Wilmington
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: January 21, 2003
Victim Name: Ricky C. Sanders, Jr., age 24
Alleged perpetrator name: Tony Ray Holder, age 19
Relationship: Sanders, brother of Holder’s girlfriend
Killed: Selma
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: Reported Missing January 22, 2003
Victim Name: Janine Sutphen, age 57
Alleged perpetrator name: Robert James Petrick, age 49
Relationship: husband
Town: Durham, Durham County
Murder Weapon: drowning - Date of Murder: January 23, 2003
Victim name: Precious Watson, 30
Alleged perpetrator name: Anthony Gilliam, 45, also shot, considered self defense and he has been released
Relationship: Live-in partners, 2 children together
Town: Wilson, in the home, children present
Murder weapon: Handgun, shot in back - Date of Murder: January 27, 2003
reported missing by husband
Victim name: Naomi Estes, 44
Alleged perpetrator name: Aaron Estes, Children’s Minister, 43, confessed, arrested
Relationship: husband
County: Cabarrus County, body found in car on farm 1 mile from home
Murder weapon: Strangulation, blunt trauma to head - Date of Murder: January 28, 2003
Victim name: Nicole Renee Miller, 19
Alleged perpetrator name: Marquis Julius Jenkins, 18 (arrested in VA trying to flee to NY on bus)
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Charlotte, body found in apartment
Murder weapon: Hands (as far as we know – beaten beyond recognition) - Date of Murder: January 29, 2003
Victim Name: Shirley Lang, age 44
Alleged perpetrator name: Daniel Lang, age 51
Relationship: husband
Town: Raleigh, Wake County
Murder Weapon: knife - Date of Murder: January 31, 2003
Victim name: Brenda Kay Shepherd, 46
Alleged perpetrator name: Ravon Garland, 42 (later arrested)
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Taylorsville, body found in basement of home
Murder weapon: 12-guage shotgun - Date of Murder: February 2, 2003
Victim name: Deadra Evette McAllister, 21
Alleged perpetrator name: Robin Lee Morris, 28, arrested, no bond, has prior convictions for violence, DWI
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Bunnlevel, Harnett County
Murder weapon: 38 caliber handgun - Date of Murder: February 14, 2003
Victim Name: April Renee Greer, age 20
Alleged perpetrator name: Jerry Lynn Stuart, age 27
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Mebane
Murder Weapon: knife - Date of Murder: February 26, 2003
Victim Name: Barbara Collins Ruff, age 29
Alleged perpetrator name: Rillman Ruff, age 45
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Gastonia, Gaston County
Murder Weapon: .38 handgun - Date of Murder: March 2, 2003
Victim name: Dennis Lee Haith
Alleged perpetrator name: Shyrelle Denise Walker
Relationship: Ex-girlfriend
Town: Mebane, in home
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: March 3, 2003
Victim name: Delores Evans, 30
Alleged perpetrator name: Craig Fields, 28, confessed
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Granville County, in car in front yard of perpetrator
Murder weapon: knife - Date of Murder: March 8, 2003
Victim name: Joyce Miller Gaddy, 34
Alleged perpetrator name: Angela Renee Thompson, 32,
arrested and charged
Relationship: Partners
Town: Charlotte, Body found on front lawn
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: March 15, 2003
Victim name: Deidra Isenhour, 30
Alleged perpetrator name: Bernard Lineberger, 31, firefighter, committed suicide
Relationship: Fiancé, 2 year old son nearby
Town: Hickory, Catawba
Murder weapon: 32 caliber handgun - Date of Murder: March 21, 2003
Victim name: Nancy Lynn Burchette Medley, 35
Alleged perpetrator name: Edward Lee Medley, 38
Relationship: husband
Town: Wilkes County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: March 22, 2003
Victim name: Patricia Whittington, 30
Alleged perpetrator name: Sammy Lee Whittington, 29,
admitted killing her
Relationship: husband
Town: Harnett county
Murder weapon: Pipe - Date of Murder: March 23, 2003
Victim name: Dabreau Little, 29 & Terrelle “Tara” Little, 28
Alleged perpetrator name: Corey Robinson, 27, surrendered to police after 2 hour standoff
Relationship: Boyfriend of 8 years of Terrelle Little
Town: Rockingham, Richmond County
Murder weapon: 45 caliber pistol - Date of Murder: March 26, 2003
Victim name: Sherry Denise Evans, 28
Alleged perpetrator name: Suspect: Antonio Ryals, 23
County: Durham
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: March 30, 2003
Victim name: Dena Louise Bailey
Alleged perpetrator name: Suspect: Ricky Bailey
Relationship: Estranged husband
Town: Nash County, found dead in her car on a farm
Murder weapon: Gun, shot in head and chest - Date of Murder: April 4, 2003
Victim Name: Ross Campbell, 44
Alleged perpetrator name: Angela Reynolds, 39
Relationship: girlfriend
Town: Winston-Salem
Murder Weapon: knife - Date of Murder: April 13, 2003
Victim Name: Thu Nguyet-Thi Doan, 41
Alleged perpetrator name: Long Thn Nguyen, 35
Relationship: husband
Town: Greensboro
Murder Weapon: knife - Date of Murder: April 23, 2003
Victim name: Teresa Smith Williams
Alleged perpetrator name: Lorenzo Duarte, 43
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Hendersonville
Murder weapon: stabbed in chest - Date of Murder: April 24, 2003
Victim name: Antoinette Rascoe, 29, wife Gerald Knight, 25
Alleged perpetrator name: Fames Edward Rascoe, 27
Relationship: Husband
Town: Williamston
Murder weapon: Gun, at Rascoe residence, 2 year old son present - Date of Murder: April 27, 2003
Victim name: Deputy Toney Clayton Summey, 41
Alleged perpetrator name: Alexander Charles Polke, 36
Relationship: Perpetrator being served a warrant by deputy
Town: Franklinville, Randolph County
Murder weapon: 45 mm Glock, occurred on front porch of perpetrator’s house - Date of Murder: April 27, 2003
Victim name: Monica Sue Martin, 27
Alleged perpetrator name: Mike Chirstopher Elmore, 25,
committed suicide
Relationship: Boyfriend, used to live together
Town: Crumpler, Ashe County
Murder weapon: Gun, in bedroom, 2 children present, 6 and 3 - Date: April 30, 2003 reported missing, body found April 5, 2003
Victim: Lisa Strong
Perpetrator: Clay Curtis
Relationship: live in boyfriend
Town: Rutherford County
Murder weapon: unknown - Date of Murder: May 10, 2003
Victim Name: LaToya Knox Cleveland
Alleged perpetrator name: Billy Joe Cleveland, age 32
Relationship: husband
Rowan County
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: May 2, 2003
Victim Name: Tasha Nichols Mack, 27
Alleged perpetrator name: Derrick Darrell Mack, 24
Relationship: Estranged Husband
Town: Charlotte
Murder Weapon: Knife - Date of Murder: May 19, 2003
Victim Name: Erin Elizabeth Farb, age 43; Ashley Thomas, age 9; male, name David Edward Cooley, age 49
Alleged perpetrator name: Roderick Morris Farb, age 56
Relationship: estranged husband
Orange County
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: June 6, 2003
Victim Name: Kathy Bowen, age 47
Alleged perpetrator name: Billy Ray Bowen, age 59, committed suicide
Relationship: boyfriend and ex-brother-in-law
Town: Shelby, Cleveland County
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: June 15, 2003
Victim Name: Linda Faye Smith Patterson, age 49
Alleged perpetrator name: Marion Preston Gillespie, age 50
Relationship: live in boyfriend
Cleveland County
Murder Weapon: butcher knife - Date of Murder: June 17, 2003
Victim Name: Ronnie Ray Hornbuckle, Jr.
Alleged perpetrator name: Stephanie Lynn Hornbuckle
Relationship: Wife
Town: Sylva
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: June 18, 2003
Victim Name: Latisha Williamson, age 20
Alleged perpetrator name: Elisha Williamson, age 27
Relationship: husband
Town: Durham, Durham County
Murder Weapon: Strangulation - Date of Murder: June 17, 2002
Victim name: Alverta Blankenship Dyer Hamby, 67
Alleged perpetrator name: Ralph Ray Hamby, 48,
Relationship: husband
Town: Purlear, Wilkes County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: July 3, 2003
Victim Name: Shellica Mendez, age 18
Alleged perpetrator name: Moises Mendez, age 21, committed suicide
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Mebane, Alamance County
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: July 8, 2003
Victim Name: Mary Gladys McMickle, age 80
Alleged perpetrator name: James Anderson McMickle, 75
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Dobson
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: July 8, 2003
Victim Name: Hilma Gaye Acord, 60
Alleged perpetrator name: James Anderson McMickle, 75
Relationship: Stepfather
Town: Dobson
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: July 10, 2003
Victim Name: Terry Alisa Strickland, age 41
Alleged perpetrator name: Dennis Carroll Gwaltney, age 55
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Newton
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: July 26, 2003
Victim name: Sidra Johnson, 27
Alleged perpetrator name: Jacob Comeron, 35
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County
Murder weapon: strangulation - Date of Murder: August 23, 2003
Victim Name: Nancy Melton Britt, age 49
Alleged perpetrator name: Myron Keith Britt, age 49
Relationship: husband
Town: Lumberton, Robeson County\
Murder Weapon: handgun - Date of Murder: August 27, 2003
Victim Name: Betty Williams, age 56
Alleged perpetrator name: Daniel Williams, age 61, committed suicide
Relationship: husband
Town: Wake County
Murder Weapon: handgun - Date of Murder: September 11, 2003
Victim Name: Christina Michelle Lee, 22
Alleged perpetrator name: Elwood Collins, 25
Relationship: Live-in boyfriend
Town: New Bern, Craven Co.
Murder Weapon: Slashed Throat - Date of Murder: September 20, 2003
Victim name: Jacqueline Gray, 42
Alleged perpetrator name: James Gray, 42
Relationship: husband
Town: Rural Hall, Forsyth County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: Date: September 24, 2003
Victim: Mercedes Jimenez, 33
Perpetrator: Manuel Matta
Relationship: believed to be married
Town: Rutherford County, 3 children present during homicide
Murder weapon: gun and knife, shot twice in head, stabbed in back and in one eye - Date of Murder: September 26, 2003
Victim Name: Guillermina Rosas Maldonado, 46
Alleged perpetrator name: Arturo Hernandez, III
Relationship: Live in boyfriend
Town: Haywood County
Murder weapon: unknown - Date of Murder: October 2, 2003
Victim Name: Bridgette King Jones
Alleged perpetrator name: Grady Joseph Wyatt, 39
Relationship: Live in boyfriend
Guilford County
Murder weapon: blow to the head - Date of Murder: October 12, 2003
Victim: Courtney Elizabeth Cleveland
Perpetrator: Ashala Perez Nishioka, 24, committed suicide
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Mecklenburg County, 3 children present during shooting
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: Abducted on October 13, 2003;
body found on October 18, 2003
Victim Name: Latoria “Latoya” Renee Foreman, 21
Alleged perpetrator name: Donarico Maurice Caudle, 28
Relationship: Foreman was a friend of Caudle’s girlfriend
Town: Abducted in Wilson Co., body discovered in Nash Co.
Murder weapon: unknown - Date of Murder: October 18, 2003
Victim Name: Tracy Helms, 25
Alleged perpetrator name: Michael William Blount, 27
Relationship: Friend’s husband. Tracy was killed trying to protect her friend.
Town: Monroe, Union County
Murder weapon: shovel - Date of Murder: November 6, 2003
Victim Name: Loukisha Spears, 30
Alleged perpetrator name: Maurice Stroud, 26
Relationship: boyfriend
Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County
Murder Weapon: gun - Date of Murder: November 9, 2003
Victim Name: Nakevia Harper, age 22
Alleged perpetrator name: Rodney Warren, age 26, committed suicide
Relationship: ex-boyfriend
Town: Greenville, Pitt County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: November 12, 2003
Victim Name: Anna Margaret Johnson Knight, age 52
Alleged perpetrator name: Roy Carliss Knight, age 46
Relationship: estranged husband
Town: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County
Murder weapon: acid - Date of Murder: November 20, 2003
Victim Name: Nina Foster, age 41
Alleged perpetrator name: Linwood Arnold Cobb, age 46
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town:
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: November 20, 2003
Victim Name: Wendy Blackmore
Alleged perpetrator name: Sean Moore
Relationship: Coworker
Town: Clinton, Sampson County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: November 23, 2003
Victim Name: Brian Braswell
Alleged perpetrator name: Gerrald Larry Braswell
Relationship: Father
Town: Gastonia
Murder Weapon: knife, killed son while he was trying to protect mother - Date of Murder: December 7, 2003
Victim Name: Charlene Lynch, age 35
Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide
Relationship: Estranged husband
Town: Nash
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 7, 2003
Victim Name: Darwood Lynch, age 10
Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide
Relationship: Father
Town: Nash
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 7, 2003
Victim Name: Larry Lynch, age 41
Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide
Relationship: No relation
Town: Nash
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 7, 2003
Victim Name: Curly Lynch, age 58
Alleged perpetrator name: Gary Neal Lynch, age 37, committed suicide
Relationship: No relation
Town: Nash
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 8, 2003
Victim Name: Rosa Evon Speagle, age 23
Alleged perpetrator name: Gregory Schultz, Jr., age 31,
committed suicide
Relationship: Estranged boyfriend
Town: Sanford, Lee County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 14, 2003
Victim Name: Teresa Thayer, age 44
Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Thayer, age 45, committed suicide
Relationship: Estranged husband
Town: Wallburg, Davidson County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 14, 2003
Victim Name: Paul Thayer, age 9
Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Thayer, age 45, committed suicide
Relationship: Father
Town: Wallburg, Davidson County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 14, 2003
Victim Name: William Shelton Merritt
Alleged perpetrator name: Timothy Thayer, age 45, committed suicide
Relationship: No relation
Town: Wallburg, Davidson County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 24, 2003
Victim Name: Daisy Sluder, age 57
Alleged perpetrator name: David Sluder, age 62, committed suicide
Relationship: Husband
Town: Alexander, Buncomb County
Murder weapon: gun - Date of Murder: December 26, 2003
Victim Name: Jennifer Leach, age 40
Alleged perpetrator name: Brian Ernest Crouch, age 30
Relationship: No relation
Town: Ash County
Murder weapon: Blunt trauma to the head
