January 1 - December 31, 2019 (57 Homicides)
- Date: January 11, 2019
Victim Name: Zhytila Wilkins, 20
Alleged Perpetrator: Ramir Reams, 22
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Durham
County: Durham
Weapon: Firearm - Date: January 11, 2019
Victim Name: Ruia Reams, 10 months
Alleged Perpetrator: Ramir Reams, 22
Relationship: Father
Town: Durham
County: Durham
Weapon: Firearm - Date: January 11, 2019
Victim Name: Jocelyn Perkins, 22
Alleged Perpetrator: Kareem Taylor, 24
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Sanford
County: Harnett
Weapon: unknown - Date: January 11, 2019
Victim Name: Jasmine Perkins, 20
Alleged Perpetrator: Kareem Taylor, 24
Relationship: Sister's boyfriend
Town: Sanford
County: Harnett
Weapon: unknown - Date: January 11, 2019
Victim Name: Kiareena Perkins, 6 months
Alleged Perpetrator: Kareem Taylor, 24
Relationship: Father
Town: Sanford
County: Harnett
Weapon: unknown - Date: January 21, 2019
Victim Name: Tulvel Denise McDougald, 27
Alleged Perpetrator: Unknown
Relationship: Unknown
Town: Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Firearm
Note: The perpetrator's name has not been released. Police were responding to a domestic violence 911 call and found the victim dead. - Date: January 22, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Pamela Denise Eatmon, 46
Alleged Perpetrator: Anthony Lee Eatmon, 48
Relationship: Husband
Town: Wilson
County: Wilson
Weapon: Firearm - Date: February 4, 2019
Victim Name: Sequanna Monroe, 36
Alleged Perpetrator: Scott Antonio Spencer, 36
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Lillington
County: Harnett
Weapon: "Injuries consistent with a physical alteraction" according to investigators - Date: February 7, 2019
Victim Name: Tontoria York, 20
Alleged Perpetrator: William Hayes III, 20
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: High Point
County: Guilford
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Tontoria York was nine months pregnant at the time of her death. - Date: February 9, 2019
Victim Name: Ilana Jones, 37
Alleged Perpetrator: Javius Dante Perry, 23
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Henderson
County: Vance
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Two of Ilana Jones' family members were injured in this incident. - Date: February 18, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Wanda Oden, 47
Alleged Perpetrator: Robert Oden, 51
Relationship: Husband
Town: Selma
County: Johnston
Weapon: Firearm - Date: March 9, 2019
Victim Name: Diana Alejandra Keel, 38
Alleged Perpetrator: Lynn Keel, 57
Relationship: Husband
Town: Nashville
County: Nash
Weapon: Knife - Date: March 10, 2019
Victim Name: Luis Felipe Ramirez-Flores, 28
Alleged Perpetrator: Heather Nicole Ricci, 29
Relationship: Girlfriend
Town: Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Firearm - Date: March 15, 2019
Victim Name: Judy Brown Brock, 71
Alleged Perpetrator: Phillip Harry Brock, 71
Relationship: Husband
Town: Holden Beach
County: Brunswick
Weapon: Unknown - Date: March 27, 2019
Victim Name: Terrell Boyette, 47
Alleged Perpetrator: Marcus Ni-Keith Jerkins, 24
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Raleigh
County: Wake
Weapon: Knife - Date: April 20, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Rebecca Purry, 28
Alleged Perpetrator: Marco Vaught, 36
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Tabor City
County: Columbus
Weapon: Firearm - Date: April 23, 2019
Victim Name: Crystal Barker, 43
Alleged Perpetrator: Joseph Barker, 47
Relationship: Husband
Town: Vale
County: Catawba
Weapon: Firearm - Date: April 23, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Mary Susan "Susie" Pryor Montag, 52
Alleged Perpetrator: Charles Henry Harper Jr., 58
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Jacksonville
County: Onslow
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Ms. Montag died in April 2019 of injuries sustained in October 2018 when her ex-boyfriend allegedly shot her and later that day shot himself. - Date: May 2, 2019
Victim Name: Elizabeth Pinkston, 30
Alleged Perpetrator: William Brisson, 19
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Laurel Hill
County: Scotland County
Weapon: Firearm - Date: May 13, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Laura Caitlyn Whitehurst, 25
Alleged Perpetrator: Christopher Levon Garris, 26
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Greenville
County: Pitt
Weapon: Firearm - Date: May 18, 2019
Victim Name: Quinchelle Carr, 30
Alleged Perpetrator: Jermaine Pompey, 33
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Wilmington
County: New Hanover
Weapon: Unknown - Date: June 2, 2019
Victim Name: Shaquille Antionette Madison, 25
Alleged Perpetrator: J’mes Eric Troxler, 23
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Eden
County: Rockingham
Weapon: Firearm - Date: June 3, 2019
Victim Name: Caitlyn Alexis Truax, 18
Alleged Perpetrator: Jeremy Shayne Baldridge, 22
Relationship: Ex-Boyfriend
Town: Connelly Springs
County: Burke
Weapon: Firearm - Date: June 9, 2019
Victim Name: Taylor Sahara Liles, 19
Alleged Perpetrator: Lequinton Orlando Melton, 26
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Albemarle
County: Stanly
Weapon: Physical assault - Date: June 15, 2019
Victim Name: Maria Calderon Martinez, 28
Alleged Perpetrator: Areli Aguirre-Avilez, 30 and Heidi Darlene Wolfe, 16
Relationship: Ex-husband; current girlfriend of ex-husband
Town: Taylorsville
County: Alexander
Weapon: Firearm, motor vehicle - Date: June 15, 2019
Victim Name: Angel Pachecho, 11
Alleged Perpetrator: Areli Aguirre-Avilez, 30 and Heidi Darlene Wolfe, 16
Relationship: Child of mother Maria Calderon Martinez
Town: Taylorsville
County: Alexander
Weapon: Firearm - Date: June 15, 2019
Victim Name: America Pacheco, 12
Alleged Perpetrator: Areli Aguirre-Avilez, 30 and Heidi Darlene Wolfe, 16
Relationship: Child of mother Maria Calderon Martinez
Town: Taylorsville
County: Alexander
Weapon: Firearm - Date: July 2, 2019
Victim Name: Alanda Mae Abarca, 28
Alleged Perpetrator: Enrique Lopez, 26
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Smithfield
County: Johnston
Weapon: Knife
Note: Mr. Lopez was subsequently killed in a deadly police chase and crash shortly before Ms. Abarca’s body was found. - Date: July 2, 2019
Victim Name: Aliyah Sakinah Terry, 35
Alleged Perpetrator: Isaih Andrew Henderson III, 31
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Knife - Date: July 16, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Cynthia Dannar, 58
Alleged Perpetrator: Kevin Dannar, 51
Relationship: Husband
Town: Pinehurst
County: Moore
Weapon: Firearm - Date: July 20, 2019
Victim Name: Jeffrey D. Odum, 31
Alleged Perpetrator: Jada Hayes, 26
Relationship: Unknown
Town: Fairmont
County: Robeson
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Mr. Odum was allegedly killed in an incident in which Ms. Hayes shot him and her boyfriend at the time, Christopher Singletary, who survived his injuries. - Date: July 25, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Elaine Burleson Furr, 76
Alleged Perpetrator: Donnie Dewey Furr, 74
Relationship: Husband
Town: Albemarle
County: Stanly
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Ms. Furr’s grandson, Cameron Cagle, 24, was also shot during this incident but survived his injuries. - Date:July 25, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Paula Jo Furr, 54
Alleged Perpetrator: Donnie Dewey Furr, 74
Relationship: Father
Town: Albemarle
County: Stanly
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Ms. Furr’s grandson, Cameron Cagle, 24, was also shot during this incident but survived his injuries. - Date: July, 2019 (exact date unknown)
Victim Name: Monica Moynan, 23
Alleged Perpetrator: Brian Sluss, 44
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Holly Springs
County: Wake
Weapon: Unknown
Note: Monica Moynan was reportedly pregnant at the time of her death. - Date: August 9, 2019
Victim Name: Rocio Gonzalez, 49
Alleged Perpetrator: Jose Ramon Pedraza, 56
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Burlington
County: Alamance
Weapon: Firearm - Date: August 12, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Jessica Rose Fowler, 34
Alleged Perpetrator: David Christopher Covington, 37
Relationship: Estranged husband
Town: Hickory
County: Catawba
Weapon: Firearm - Date: August 12, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Roxanne Auton Mitchum, 32
Alleged Perpetrator: David Christopher Covington, 37
Relationship: Unknown
Town: Hickory
County: Catawba
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Ms. Mitchum was allegedly killed during the same incident in which Mr. Covington shot and killed his estranged wife, Jessica Rose Fowler. Another adult, Dorrian Doral Pearson, was shot during this incident but survived his injuries. - Date: August 12, 2019
Victim Name: Aiesha Shantel Summers, 28
Alleged Perpetrator: Edward Silk Garner Sr., 35
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Ms. Summers was 24 weeks pregnant at the time of her murder. - Date: August 24, 2019
Victim Name: Marlene Yamileth Portillio-Posada, 19
Alleged Perpetrator: Bryan Jose Guzman, 18
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Durham
County: Durham
Weapon: Strangulation - Date: September 4, 2019
Victim Name: Arianna Edmonds, 22
Alleged Perpetrator: Asyini Miller, 20
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Firearm - Date: September 6, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Shamona Mosley, 30
Alleged Perpetrator: Eric Mosley, 31
Relationship: Husband
Town: Greensboro
County: Guilford
Weapon: Firearm - Date: September 6, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Katherine Harrison Grogan, 64
Alleged Perpetrator: Donald Everette Grogan, 63
Relationship: Husband
Town: King
County: Stokes
Weapon: Firearm - Date: September 8, 2019
Victim Name: Anne Kirkpatrick, 46
Alleged Perpetrator: Timothy Wade Parnell, 58
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Hurdle Mills
County: Orange
Weapon: Firearm and knife - Date: September 15, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Maxie Farmer Webb, 48
Alleged Perpetrator: James Lee Webb, 54
Relationship: Husband
Town: Lenoir
County: Caldwell
Weapon: Firearm - Date: September 15, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Dana Underwood, 47
Alleged Perpetrator: Tyson Bennett, 43
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Burlington
County: Alamance
Weapon: Firearm - Date: September 15, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Anthony Fitcher, 46
Alleged Perpetrator: Tyson Bennett, 43
Relationship: Friend
Town: Burlington
County: Alamance
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Mr. Fitcher is included in this list because he was killed during the same incident in which Mr. Bennett also allegedly killed his former girlfriend Dana Underwood before killing himself. - Date: September 19, 2019
Victim Name: Patsy Wood Sauls, 57
Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Curtis Sauls, 59
Relationship: Ex-Husband
Town: Cary
County: Wake
Weapon: Firearm - Date: September 25, 2019
Victim Name: John Paul Robinson, 47
Alleged Perpetrator: Tabatha Renee Triplett, 39
Relationship: Girlfriend
Town: Morganton
County: Wilkes
Weapon: Blunt object - Date: September 26, 2019
Victim Name: Mary Walters Cook, 56
Alleged Perpetrator: Steve Allen Avery, 60
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Lincolnton
County: Lincoln
Weapon: Firearm - Date: October 9, 2019
Victim Name: Steven Darrell Landreth, 49
Alleged Perpetrator: Evelyn Ann Floyd, 52
Relationship: Girlfriend
Town: Kernersville
County: Forsyth
Weapon: Firearm - Date: November 5, 2019
Victim Name: Tammy Callahan
Alleged Perpetrator: Darrell Callahan, 55
Relationship: Husband
Town: Elk Park
County: Avery
Weapon: Knife - Date: November 6, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Michael Ogle, 59
Alleged Perpetrator: Emma Ogle, 63
Relationship: Wife
Town: Huntersville
County: Mecklenburg
Weapon: Firearm - Date: November 23, 2019
Victim Name: Kent Stewart Sessoms, 65
Alleged Perpetrator: Reginald Dwight James, 72
Relationship: Ex-brother-in-law
Town: Ahoskie
County: Hertford
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Mr. Sessoms was shot and killed in a domestic violence incident in which Mr. James allegedly also shot his ex-wife Beryl Sessoms James. She survived her injuries. - Date: November 25, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Victoria Amanda St. Hillaire, 28
Alleged Perpetrator: Lequintin Ford, 33
Relationship: Ex-boyfriend
Town: Durham
County: Durham
Weapon: Firearm - Date: December 8, 2019
Victim Name: Samuel Kalain Frazier, 34
Alleged Perpetrator: Natalie Louise Miller, 27
Relationship: Girlfriend
Town: Henderson
County: Henderson
Weapon: Firearm - Date: December 22, 2019
Victim Name: LyAysa McKinnon, 20
Alleged Perpetrator: Casey Dewayne Williams, 23
Relationship: Boyfriend
Town: Williamson
County: Scotland
Weapon: Firearm - Date: December 29, 2019 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Sandra Kay McNeill, 62
Alleged Perpetrator: Glenn McNeill, 66
Relationship: Husband
Town: Lumberton
County: Robeson
Weapon: Firearm