January 1 – April 8, 2025 (21 murders, 11 suicides)

  1. Date: January 13, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Chartara Laverta Courtney, 43
    Alleged Perpetrator: Willie Wimbley, 47
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Harrisburg
    County: Cabarrus
    Weapon: Firearm
  2. Date: January 18, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Cathleen Lesniak, 59
    Alleged Perpetrator: George Lesniak, 62
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Fuquay-Varina
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Firearm
  3. Date: January 21, 2024
    Victim Name: John Rowe, 73
    Alleged Perpetrator: Antonio Rodrigues, 70
    Relationship: See note
    Town: Raleigh
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: John Rowe was the partner of Antonio Rodrigues’ ex-wife Jill Rohner. Rodrigues allegedly killed Rowe in an altercation involving Rohner.
  4. Date: January 22, 2025
    Victim Name: Unreleased
    Alleged Perpetrator: Clarence Dobbs Pinckney, 68
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Pumpkin Center
    County: Lincoln
    Weapon: Fatal assault
  5. Date: January 28, 2025
    Victim Name: Clinton Bonnell, 50
    Alleged Perpetrator: Shana Cloud, 50
    Relationship: Estranged spouse
    Town: Fayetteville
    County: Cumberland
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Clinton Bonnell was last seen January 27. Exact date of death is unknown at this time. His body was recovered in March 2025.
  6. Date: February 11, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Whitney Huston, 28
    Alleged Perpetrator: Dustin Stephenson
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Burlington
    County: Alamance
    Weapon: Firearm
  7. Date: February 19, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Maria Julian-Pichardo, 45
    Alleged Perpetrator: Rafael Lopez, 51
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Kannapolis
    County: Cabarrus
    Weapon: Firearm
  8. Date: February 19, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Yamilaine Sosa-Julian, 19
    Alleged Perpetrator: Rafael Lopez, 51
    Relationship: Step-parent
    Town: Kannapolis
    County: Cabarrus
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Yamilaine was allegedly killed by Rafael Lopez in an incident in which he also killed her mother/his wife Maria Julian-Pichardo.
  9. Date: February 19, 2025
    Victim Name: Rebecca Rene Carter, 41
    Alleged Perpetrator: Travis Wynton Huff, 40
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Cary
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Unknown
  10. Date: February 24, 2025
    Victim Name: Sandra Cobbler Preston, 77
    Alleged Perpetrator: Roger Preston, 81
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Clayton
    County: Johnston
    Weapon: Firearm
  11. Date: March 5, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Linda Christine Smith, 63
    Alleged Perpetrator: Randy Lee Smith, 64
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Moncure
    County: Chatham
    Weapon: Firearm
  12. Date: March 6, 2025
    Victim Name: Donald Damarri Long, 23
    Alleged Perpetrator: Raquel Monay Strudwick, 21
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Burlington
    County: Alamance
    Weapon: Firearm
  13. Date: March 6, 2025
    Victim Name: Jaide Simmons, 23
    Alleged Perpetrator: Sage Simmons, 25
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Jacksonville
    County: Onslow
    Weapon: Vehicle
  14. Date: March 21, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Rondray Darnell Gooding, 45
    Alleged Perpetrator: Antrell Lamond Carlton, 42
    Relationship: Unknown
    Town: Goldsboro
    County: Wayne
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Rondray Gooding was allegedly killed by Antrell Carlton during a domestic dispute with a woman who escaped without physical injuries. Mr. Carlton then took his own life.
  15. Date: March 22, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Teresa Adams-Pugh, 54
    Alleged Perpetrator: Christopher Pugh, 53
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Garner
    County: Johnston
    Weapon: Firearm
  16. Date: March 24, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Mianna Roach, 6
    Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Rufus Roach
    Relationship: Parent
    Town: Polkton
    County: Anson
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Mianna is included in this list because she was allegedly kidnapped and later killed by her father Michael Roach after an altercation with Mianna’s mother. He later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  17. Date: March 24, 2025
    Victim Name: Shamaree Bell-Brown, 20
    Alleged Perpetrator: Maya Jones, 20
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Charlotte
    County: Mecklenburg
    Weapon: Knife
  18. Date: March 27, 2025
    Victim Name: Alana Enoicy, 38
    Alleged Perpetrator: Keith Atkinson, 65
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Raleigh
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Firearm
  19. Date: March 30, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Thalia Marie Santiago, 27
    Alleged Perpetrator: Ines Dokou, 26
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Greensboro
    County: Guilford
    Weapon: Firearm
  20. Date: April 7, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Aurora Rosendo Ortega, 35
    Alleged Perpetrator: Avelino Jaimes-Acuna
    Relationship: Ex-partner
    Town: Castle Hayne
    County: New Hanover
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Aurora’s 18-year-old son Santiago was also shot during this incident while trying to protect her; he survived his injuries.
  21. Date: April 8, 2025 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Unreleased
    Alleged Perpetrator: Unreleased
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Raleigh
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Firearm