List of murdered American children
This is a list of murdered American children that details notable murders among thousands of cases of subjects who were or are believed to have been under the age of 18 upon their deaths. Cases listed are stated to be unsolved, solved or pending and, in some cases, where the victims' remains have never been found or identified.
Before 1950
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Brown school massacre | July 26, 1764 | Various | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | Solved | |
| Mountain Meadows massacre | September 11, 1857 | 7–17 | Mountain Meadows, Utah | Solved | |
| Delia Green | December 25, 1900 | 14 | Savannah, Georgia | Solved | 14 year old murder victim who inspired multiple songs. |
| Johnny Keller | April 1905 | 16 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Solved | Victim of the murder for which William Williams was hanged. |
| Elsie Paroubek | April 8, 1911 | 5 | Chicago, Illinois | Unsolved | Kidnapping victim who helped to inspire Henry Darger's The Story of the Vivian Girls. |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | c. October 1920 – February 1921 | 5–7 | Waukesha, Wisconsin | Unsolved, unidentified | Unidentified murder victim found floating in a pond. |
| Bobby Franks | May 21, 1924 | 14 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved | Murdered by two college students who believed their ostensible intellectual superiority would allow them to get away with the "perfect crime". |
| Wineville Chicken Coop Murders | August 16, 1926 – August 31, 1928 | Various | Wineville, California | Solved | Series of kidnappings and murders committed by a young farmer with the coerced help of his nephew. |
| Bath School massacre | May 18, 1927 | 7–74 | Bath Township, Clinton County, Michigan | Solved | 38 elementary schoolchildren and six adults were killed, mainly by explosives intentionally detonated by a mass murderer |
| Marion Parker | December 17, 1927 | 12 | Los Angeles, California | Solved | Kidnapping and mutilation of a young girl. |
| Grace Budd | May 28, 1928 | 9–10 | Manhattan, New York | Solved | Victim of serial killer Albert Fish. |
| Charles Lindbergh, Jr. | March 1, 1932 | 1 | Highfields, New Jersey | Solved | Nationally famous kidnapping of the son of Charles Lindbergh that motivated the creation of the Federal Kidnapping Act |
| Babes in the Wood murders (Pine Grove Furnace) | November 24, 1934 | 8–12 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Solved | Murder–suicide and familicide.[1] |
| Mary Thames, Betty Binnicker | March 23, 1944 | 8, 11 | Columbia, South Carolina | Conviction vacated, unsolved | George Stinney, a 14-year-old African-American boy, was executed in the electric chair after being wrongfully convicted in an unfair trial without an effective defense. |
| Thora Chamberlain | November 1945 | 14 | Campbell, California | Solved, body never found | 14-year-old girl who was a kidnapping and murder victim. |
| Thelma Taylor | August 6, 1949 | 15 | Portland, Oregon | Solved | Murder and attempted rape of a teenaged girl that led to a later ghost story surrounding the site of her murder. |
1950s
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Tongay | May 6, 1953 | 5 | Miami, Florida | Solved | |
| Bobby Greenlease | September 28, 1953 | 6 | Kansas City, Missouri | Solved | |
| Emmett Till | August 28, 1955 | 14 | Money, Mississippi | Solved | |
| Barbara and Patricia Grimes | December 28, 1956 | 15, 12 | Brighton Park, Illinois | Unsolved | |
| Joseph Augustus Zarelli | c. February 1957 | 4 | Fox Chase, Philadelphia | Unsolved | A murdered boy found in a cardboard box by the side of the road. The boy's autopsy showed signs of prolonged abuse, and was beaten peri-mortem. The case gathered a large amount of public attention, and the boy was sometimes referred to as "America's unknown child", prior to his identification in 2022. |
| Little Miss X | c. June 1957 – March 1958 | 11–14 | Grand Canyon, Arizona | Unsolved, unidentified | Cause of death unknown, but was investigated as homicide.[2] |
| Maria Ridulph | December 3, 1957 | 7 | Sycamore, Illinois | Unsolved | A suspect was convicted in 2012, but was eventually exonerated in 2016.[3][4] |
| Irondequoit Jane Doe | c. 1958–1978 | 15–20 | Irondequoit, New York | Unsolved, unidentified |
1960s
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Lee Gallegos | c. July 17–24, 1960 | 5–7 | Congress, Arizona | Unsolved, identified | Kidnapping and murder victim, snatched from right in front of her house. Her body was found in the desert 10 days after her abduction. The exact cause of death remains undetermined, but was ruled a homicide.[5] Gallegos remained unidentified for 62 years, and was given the nickname "Little Miss Nobody". |
| Michelle Morgan | August 11, 1961 | 4 | Mascoutah, Illinois | Solved | A toddler who was killed by her stepmother after enduring severe physical abuse. After her stepmother stomped on her as punishment for lying, Michelle died the next day of internal injuries. |
| Stevie Crawford | c. Autumn 1962 | 2 | Ashland, Oregon | Solved | A New Mexico toddler who was found murdered in Oregon after a fisherman caught his remains. The cause of the boy's death was unknown, but since his body had been weighted down, the case was investigated as a suspicious death. His remains were not identified until 2021. Stevie had been born with down syndrome, and had gone missing after his mother had gone on a trip with him and returned telling her family that they "wouldn't have to worry about him again". Stevie's mother died before his identification. |
| Linda Edwards | June 4, 1963 | 17 | Gaviota, California | Unsolved | Possible victim of the unidentified Zodiac killer.[6] |
| 16th Street Baptist Church bombing | September 15, 1963 | 11–14 | Birmingham, Alabama | Solved | Four girls killed in a bombing by the Ku Klux Klan.[7] |
| Dennis Jurgens | April 11, 1965 | 3 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | Solved | |
| Sylvia Likens | October 26, 1965 | 16 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Solved | |
| Brenda Sue Brown | July 27, 1966 | 11 | Shelby, North Carolina | Solved | |
| St. Charles County Jane Doe | c. January 1968 | 2–3 | West Alton, Missouri | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Jane Durrua | November 5, 1968 | 13 | Keansburg, New Jersey | Solved | [8] |
| Betty Lou Jensen, David Faraday | December 20, 1968 | 16, 17 | Benicia, California | Unsolved | Victims of the Zodiac Killer.[6] |
| Marina Habe | December 30, 1968 | 17 | Los Angeles County, California | Unsolved | Daughter of writer Hans Habe and actress Eloise Hardt. Possible victim of Charles Manson’s followers.[9] |
| Rosemary Calandriello | August 25, 1969 | 17 | Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey | Solved, body never found | Victim of serial killer Robert Zarinsky. |
1970s
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley and Kristen MacDonald | February 17, 1970 | 2, 5 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | Solved | Jeffrey R. MacDonald was convicted of the murders.[10] |
| Dean Corll victims | September 25, 1970 – August 3, 1973 | 13–17 | Houston, Texas | Solved, unidentified | One victim remains unidentified, Harris County John Doe (1973).[11] |
| Little Miss Lake Panasoffkee | c. January 1971 | 17–22 | Lake Panasoffkee, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | An unidentified woman found floating in a lake in Florida. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. |
| Atlantic County Jane Doe | c. 1971 | 12–18 | Galloway, New Jersey | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Rhonda Johnson and Sharon Shaw | August 4, 1971 | 14, 13 | Galveston, Texas | Solved; conviction disputed | |
| Patricia, John Jr., Frederick List | November 9, 1971 | 13–16 | Westfield, New Jersey | Solved | |
| Alphabet murders | November 16, 1971 – November 26, 1973 | 10–11 | Rochester, New York | Unsolved | The victims were Carmen Colón, Michelle Maenza, and Wanda Walkowicz.[12] |
| Fairfax County John Doe | June 12, 1972 | 3–6 | Lorton, Virginia | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Dolores Della Penna | July 12, 1972 | 17 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Unsolved | |
| Seminole County Jane Doe | c. August 1972 – July 1973 | 13–21 | Altamonte Springs, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Jeannette DePalma | c. August 7, 1972 | 16 | Springfield Township, New Jersey | Unsolved | |
| Randy Steven Kraft victims | February 4, 1973 – July 1982 | 14–17 | Various | Solved, unidentified (1-3 victims) | |
| Lisa Ann French | October 31, 1973 | 9 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | Solved | |
| Jane Doe B-20 | c. 1970–1993 | 13–24 | Kent, Washington | Solved, unidentified | The partial remains of an unidentified female, who is a confirmed victim of serial killer Gary Ridgway. The victim's remains were located on August 21, 2003, yet it is believed she was murdered at least a decade before.[13] |
| Maury County Jane Doe | c. Spring–Fall 1974 | 15–25 | Maury County, Tennessee | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Mary Kitts | June – July 1974 | 17 | Fresno, California | Solved, body never found | |
| Martha Morrison | September 1974 | 17 | Portland, Oregon | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[14] |
| Linda Pagano | c. 1974 | 117 | Akron or Strongsville, Ohio | Unsolved, identified | A teenager who disappeared from her home in Akron, Ohio, on September 1, 1974, following an argument with her stepfather. Initially, Pagano was thought to have run away. On February 5, 1975, a partial skeleton belonging to a young white female was discovered in a park in nearby Strongsville. The young woman had been killed by a gunshot to the head. However, the case was never connected to Pagano's disappearance. Due to a clerical error, the skeleton was not added to NamUs or other databases until 2016, when the case was rediscovered by an amateur genealogist. In 2018, forensic DNA analysis confirmed the remains as belonging to Pagano. Her stepfather, the only potential suspect, died in 1990.[15] |
| Debra Kent | November 8, 1974 | 17 | Bountiful, Utah | Solved | A teenager murdered by serial killer Ted Bundy after her abduction from her high school parking lot. Only a patella was recovered but was identified through DNA to belong to Kent in 2018. |
| Sussex County Jane Doe | c. 1975–1980 | 13–20 | High Point State Park, New Jersey | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Marcia Trimble | February 25, 1975 | 10 | Nashville, Tennessee | Solved | |
| Katherine and Sheila Lyon | March 25, 1975 | 10, 12 | Wheaton, Maryland | Solved | |
| Susan Curtis | June 27, 1975 | 15 | Provo, Utah | Solved, body never found | Curtis disappeared from a school conference. Serial killer Ted Bundy admitted to kidnapping and murdering her. |
| Martha Moxley | October 30, 1975 | 15 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Unsolved | Conviction overturned in 2018. |
| Gypsy Hill killings | January 24 – February 2, 1976 | 14, 17 | San Mateo County, California | Unsolved | Victims of an unidentified serial killer.[16] |
| Oakland County Child Murders | February 1976 – March 1977 | 10–12 | Oakland County, Michigan | Unsolved | During a 13-month period, four children (two girls and two boys) were abducted and murdered with their bodies left in various locations in suburban Detroit. Each child was held alive from 4 to 19 days before being killed. The boys were sexually assaulted. Their deaths triggered a murder investigation which at the time was the largest in U.S. history.[17] The murders are still unsolved. |
| John Wayne Gacy victims | May 14, 1976 – December 11, 1978 | 13–21 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved, unidentified (6 victims)[18] | 33 boys and young men murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy |
| Margaret Fetterolf | September 12, 1976 | 15–30 | Baltimore, Maryland | Unsolved, identified | Teenager murdered and dumped near a Woodlawn cemetery, unidentified decedent for 45 years. |
| Evelyn Colon | c. December 13–19, 1976 | 15 | White Haven, Pennsylvania | Pending | Unidentified until 2021; alleged killer has been charged.[19] |
| Oklahoma Girl Scout murders | June 12, 1977 | 8–11 | Mayes County, Oklahoma | Unsolved | Three girls murdered while at a summer camp. The prime suspect has since died and DNA samples from the killer are now insufficient to process.[20] |
| Elizabeth Ann Roberts | August 9, 1977 | 15–21 | Everett, Washington | Solved, identified | Teen hitchhiker murdered for refusing sex. Her killer was soon caught, but he had not asked the hitchhiker for her name, and Roberts went unidentified until 2020, when new techniques in forensic genealogy led to her identification. |
| Mary Quigley | September 10, 1977 | 17 | Santa Clara, California | Solved | |
| Kimberly Leach | February 9, 1978 | 12 | Lake City, Florida | Solved | Victim of serial killer Ted Bundy.[21][22] |
| San Diego County Jane Doe (1978) | c. February 12, 1978 | 14–18 | Otay, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Long Beach John Doe | June 2, 1978 | 15–23 | Long Beach, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Annette Lynn Selix | August 13, 1978 | 11 | Redding, California | Solved | |
| Clinton Avenue Five | August 20, 1978 | 16–17 | Newark, New Jersey | Solved, bodies never found | |
| Perry County Jane Doe | c. Autumn 1978 – Spring 1979 | 15–38 | Watts Township, Pennsylvania | Unsolved, unidentified | Cause of death undetermined, considered suspicious.[23] Also known as "the girl with the turquoise jewelry" |
| Jonestown massacre | November 18, 1978 | Various | Jonestown, Guyana | Solved | 314 children died from drinking cyanide under the order of Jim Jones. |
| Bear Brook murders | c. November 1978 | 11 months, 2–4, 7 | Allenstown, New Hampshire | Unidentified (one child) | Four victims total, three were children and one was an adult female.[24] The adult, oldest and youngest victims were identified in June 2019 as Marlyse Honeychurch, Marie Vaughn and Sarah McWaters. Honeychurch was the mother of the two now-identified children, who were half-sisters. The middle child, determined to be the daughter of serial killer Terry Peder Rasmussen, remains unidentified.[25] |
| Robert Piest | December 11, 1978 | 15 | Des Plaines, Illinois | Solved | Robert was the final victim of John Wayne Gacy, and his murder led to Gacy's arrest. Robert was raped and asphyxiated, his body thrown into the Des Plaines River, and was found in April 1979. |
| Kerry Graham and Francine Trimble | December 1978 | 15, 14 | Willits, California | Unsolved | Victims remained unidentified until 2015.[26][27] |
| Devonna Nelson | c. 1979 | 14 | Missoula, Montana | Solved | Presumed victim of probable serial killer Wayne Nance. She remained unidentified until 2009.[28] |
| Eklutna Annie | c. 1979–1980 | 16–25 | Eklutna, Alaska | Solved, unidentified | Victim of serial killer Robert Hansen. |
| White Lick Creek murders | April 28, 1979 | 2–5 | Morgan County, Indiana | Solved | Victims of mass murderer and suspected serial killer Steven Timothy Judy. |
| Etan Patz | May 25, 1979 | 6 | Manhattan, New York | Solved, body never found | Nationally famous case of a 4 year old kidnapping victim. A man was convicted of his murder based on a confession, but the body was never recovered. One of the earliest milk carton kids. |
| Rancho Cucamonga Jane Doe | June 6, 1979 | 15–30 | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Unsolved, unidentified | Unidentified girl found in a vineyard in California. The girl had been sexually assaulted and murdered. |
| Robin Samsoe | June 20, 1979 | 12 | Huntington Beach, California | Solved | Victim of serial killer Rodney Alcala. |
| Lucinda Schaefer | June 24, 1979 | 16 | Torrance, California | Solved, body never found | A teenage girl abducted and presumed to have been murdered. Her body was never found, allegedly being disposed of in a "remote gorge." |
| Atlanta murders of 1979–81 | July 21, 1979 – March 12, 1981 | 9–14 | Atlanta, Georgia | Solved | Victims of a serial killer.[29] |
| Newhall Jane Doe | c. August 1979 – June 1980 | 15–20 | Newhall, California | Unsolved, unidentified | Suspect has been arraigned.[30] |
| Sahara Sue | August 14, 1979 | 15–25 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Unsolved, unidentified | An unidentified young woman found face down in a parking lot in Las Vegas. The woman had been stabbed only hours prior. The intersection where she was found, Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard, inspired the nickname "Sahara Sue" |
| Tammy Vincent | September 1979 | 16 | Tiburon, California | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until 2007.[31] |
| Miami-Dade County Jane Doe (1979) | September 4, 1979 | 17–25 | Dade, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Tammy Alexander | November 9, 1979 | 16 | Caledonia, New York | Unsolved | Teenager shot and left in a cornfield in upstate New York. Alexander was a hitchhiker, having run away from a broken home in Florida, and was never reported missing until years after her death. Known previously as only "Caledonia Jane Doe" or "Cali Doe", Alexander remained unidentified until 2015.[32] |
1980s
| Victim(s) | Date of death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura County Jane Doe | July 18, 1980 | 15–30 | Westlake, California | Solved, unidentified | A pregnant young woman found stabbed to death in a parking lot. A serial killer was later convicted of her murder. |
| Volusia County Jane Doe (1980) | c. October 1980 | 15–25 | Daytona Beach, Florida | Solved, unidentified | |
| Tammy Terrell | October 4 or 5, 1980 | 17 | Henderson, Nevada | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until 2021 |
| Sherri Jarvis | November 1, 1980 | 14 | Huntsville, Texas | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until 2021[33] |
| Carol Cole | December 1980 | 17 | Bellevue, Louisiana | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[34] |
| Newton County John Does | c. 1981–1983 | 15–18 | Lake Village, Indiana | Solved, unidentified | Victims of serial killer Larry Eyler. One of these decedents has since been identified. |
| Miami-Dade County Jane Doe (1981) | c. February 2, 1981 | 16–26 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Baby Andrew | February 28, 1981 | Newborn | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Pending | An infant abandoned near a road that died from exposure and blood loss. His mother was identified in 2019 and subsequently charged with his murder.[35][36] |
| Keddie murders | April 11, 1981 | 12–17 | Keddie, California | Unsolved | |
| Adam Walsh | July 27, 1981 | 6 | Hollywood, Florida | Solved | |
| Tina Harmon | October 29, 1981 | 12 | Creston, Ohio | Solved | |
| Marcy Renee Conrad | November 3, 1981 | 14 | Milpitas, California | Solved | |
| Aiken County Jane Doe | c. 1982–1986 | 17–25 | Aiken County, South Carolina | Unsolved, unidentified | Possible victim of a serial killer. |
| Frieda Powell | c. 1982 | 15 | Ringgold, Texas | Solved, body never found | Henry Lee Lucas, now deceased, confessed to killing his teenage girlfriend while in Texas. Authorities believe his confession, yet efforts to confirm the remains identified by Lucas to be hers were inconclusive.[37][38] |
| Carolyn Eaton | c. February 1, 1982 | 17 | Williams, Arizona | Unsolved | Unidentified and known as Valentine Sally until February 2021. |
| Tegan Davis | March 11, 1982 | 3 | Lewisburg, West Virginia | Solved | |
| Shannah Wicklund | April 14, 1982 | 9 | Clearview, Washington | Solved | Murdered along with her mother and a neighbor in a revenge killing.[39] |
| Michelle Garvey | July 1, 1982 | 15 | Baytown, Texas | Unsolved | A teenage runaway from Connecticut. Garvey was found in the infamous Texas Killing Fields, and her body showed signs of sexual assault. Garvey remained unidentified until 2014. |
| Dawn Olanick | c. Early July 1982 | 17 | Blairstown, New Jersey | Solved | A teenaged murder victim found at the edge of a cemetery. A couple confessed in 2005 to killing her, but without her identity there was not enough information to put a case together.[40][41] Following Olanick's identification, the couple who confessed in 2005 was charged with her murder. |
| Krista Harrison | July 17, 1982 | 11 | Marshallville, Ohio | Solved | |
| Ricky Stetson | August 22, 1982 | 11 | Portland, Maine | Solved | The first of three victims of John Joubert and the only victim murdered in Maine.[42] |
| Rachael Runyan | August 26, 1982 | 3 | Sunset, Utah | Unsolved | |
| Lisa Ann Millican | September 28, 1982 | 13 | Location unknown, Alabama | Solved | |
| Alisha Heinrich | December 3 or 4, 1982 | 18 months | Moss Point, Mississippi | Unsolved | A toddler thrown from a bridge into a river. Known only as "Delta Dawn", Heinrich remained unidentified until 2020. Her mother, who disappeared alongside her, remains missing.[43] |
| Redhead murders | c. 1981–1992 | 9–17 | Various | Unsolved, unidentified | Victims of an unidentified serial killer that were left on the side of highways. Not all presumed victims have been verified to be linked.[44] |
| Wendy Stephens | c. 1983 | 14 | Burien, Washington | Solved, identified | Victim of Gary Ridgway, who remained unidentified until 2021; previously known as "Jane Doe B-10" or "Bones 10." She disappeared from Colorado on an unspecified date in 1983; her remains were discovered in March 1984. At 14 years old, Stephens is the youngest victim of Ridgway. |
| South Bay John Doe | c. February 1983 | 17–28 | South Bay, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| St. Louis Jane Doe | c. February 23, 1983 | 8–11 | St. Louis, Missouri | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Jeanine Nicarico | February 23, 1983 | 10 | Naperville, Illinois | Solved | |
| Jane Doe B-17 | c. Spring/summer 1983 | 14–19 | King County, Washington | Solved, unidentified | A victim of serial killer Gary Ridgway, initially discovered on February 18, 1984, with additional remains being recovered on January 2, 1986. Recent isotope testing indicated she was possibly from the Western region of the United States, Alaska, or Canada before her murder in Washington. |
| Debora Kaye Smith | c. June 1983 | 10 | Hartville, Ohio | Unsolved | |
| San Bernardino County John Doe (1983) | June 19, 1983 | 15–17 | Bloomington, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Crescenta Valley Jane Doe | June 26, 1983 | 16–28 | Crescenta Valley, California | Solved, unidentified | |
| Danny Joe Eberle | September 18, 1983 | 13 | Bellevue, Nebraska | Solved | Second victim of John Joubert.[45] |
| Christoper Walden | December 2, 1983 | 12 | Papillion, Nebraska | Solved | Third and final victim on John Joubert.[46] |
| Altoona Jane Doe | c. March 1984 | 17–20 | Altoona, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Colleen Orsborn | March 19, 1984 | 15 | Daytona Beach, Florida | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until 2011.[47] |
| Luke Tredway | May 25, 1984 | 10 | Portland, Oregon | Solved | |
| Kirsten Costas | June 23, 1984 | 15 | Orinda, California | Solved | |
| Suesan Knorr | July 16, 1984 | 16 | Olympic Valley, California | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until 1993. |
| Daniel Bridges | August 19, 1984 | 16 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved | Victim of serial killer Larry Eyler |
| Dona Ana County Jane Doe | c. October 1984 – January 1985 | 16–20 | Upham, New Mexico | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Marcella Bachmann | c. September – October 1984 | 16 | Missoula, Montana | Solved | Presumed victim of probable serial killer Wayne Nance. She remained unidentified until 2006.[28] |
| Vicki Hoskinson | September 17, 1984 | 8 | Flowing Wells, Arizona | Solved | |
| Trinity murders | September 29, 1984 | 17 | Louisville, Kentucky | Solved | |
| Santa Clarita Doe | c. 1985–1986 | 13–22 | Santa Clarita Valley, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Woodbury John Doe | c. 1985–1993 | 17–25 | Woodbury, New York | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Donna and Joanne Moser | March 31, 1985 | 14, 10 | Evansburg, Pennsylvania | Solved | |
| Paula Dyer | April 16, 1985 | 7 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Solved | |
| Shari Smith | May 31 / June 1, 1985 | 17 | Lexington County, South Carolina | Solved | A 17-year-old who was abducted from the driveway of her home. Her killer called her family repeatedly to taunt them; even after the victim's death. Larry Gene Bell was later convicted of her murder and executed.[48] |
| Debra Helmick | June 15, 1985 | 9 | Richland County, South Carolina | Solved | A girl abducted from her front yard and subsequently murdered by Larry Gene Bell, also responsible for the abduction and murder of Shari Smith. He was later convicted and executed for her murder.[48] |
| Los Angeles County Jane Doe | Summer 1985 | 10–12 months | Los Angeles, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Michele Avila | October 2, 1985 | 17 | Angeles National Forest, California | Solved | |
| Aroostook County Jane Doe | December 7, 1985 | Newborn | Frenchville, Maine | Pending | Infant born alive then abandoned who remained unidentified until 2022. Her mother, Lee Ann Daigle, was charged with murder.[49] |
| Michelle Dorr | c. May 24, 1986 | 6 | Silver Spring, Maryland | Solved | [50] |
| San Bernardino County John Doe (1986) | c. August 14, 1986 | 17–22 | Ontario, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Peter and Casey Dardeen | November 17, 1986 | 3, newborn | Ina, Illinois | Unsolved | |
| Gloucester County Jane Doe | December 4, 1986 | Newborn | Turnersville, New Jersey | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Darcie Frackenpohl | 1987 | 17 | Sacramento, California | Solved | Victim remained unidentified for several months.[51] |
| Wayne County Jane Doe (1987) | February 8 or 9, 1987 | 16–25 | Detroit, Michigan | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Kerrick Majors | April 26, 1987 | 14 | East Nashville, Tennessee | Solved | |
| Diane Cho | November 22, 1987 | 15 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | Solved | |
| Deanna Criswell | c. November 23, 1987 | 16 | Marana, Arizona | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[52] |
| Dade County John Doe | January 5, 1988 | 16–21 | Miami, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Jenkins County Jane Doe | February 7–10, 1988 | 16–25 | Millen, Georgia | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| April Tinsley | April 1–2, 1988 | 8 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Solved | Suspect arrested on July 15, 2018.[53] |
| Sally McMelly and Shane Stewart | July 4, 1988 | 16–17 | San Angelo, Texas | Unsolved | |
| Sarah Cherry | July 6, 1988 | 12 | Bowdoin, Maine | Solved | |
| Judith Barsi | July 25, 1988 | 10 | Canoga Park, California | Solved | |
| Jaclyn Dowaliby | September 10–14, 1988 | 7 | Chicago, Illinois | Unsolved | |
| Collin County John Doe | December 15, 1988 | 15–25 | Frisco, Texas | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Barren County Doe | c. February – July 1989 | 2–3 | Glasgow, Kentucky | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Kelly Ann Tinyes | March 3, 1989 | 13 | Valley Stream, New York | Solved | |
| Aundria Bowman | c. March 11, 1989 | 14 | Hamilton, Michigan | Pending | A teenager listed as a missing person for over thirty years, after her adoptive parents reported her as a runaway. Her remains were located in February 2020 after her adoptive father confessed to her murder. He was previously charged with the 1980 murder of a woman in Virginia.[54] |
| Ann Harrison | March 22, 1989 | 15 | Raytown, Missouri | Solved | |
| Christe and Michelle Rogers | c. June 2, 1989 | 14, 17 | Tampa Bay, Florida | Solved | |
| Yusef Hawkins | August 23, 1989 | 16 | Bensonhurst, New York | Solved | |
| William and Cole Neer | September 4, 1989 | 9, 11 | Vancouver, Washington | Solved | |
| Sue Ann Huskey | c. September 1989 | 17 | Williamson County, Texas | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until January 2020.[55] |
| Jacob Wetterling | c. October 22, 1989 | 11 | St. Joseph, Minnesota | Solved | Victim remained a missing person for nearly 27 years before the location of his remains was disclosed by Jacob's murderer.[56] |
| Amy Mihaljevic | October 27, 1989 | 10 | Bay Village, Ohio | Unsolved | |
| Lee Iseli | October 29, 1989 | 4 | Portland, Oregon | Solved | |
1990s
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Walters | February 1990 | 14 | Texas | Solved | |
| Penny Doe | c. May 1990 | 15–40 | Monroe, Pennsylvania | Unsolved, unidentified | Subject was most likely over 19 at time of death.[57] |
| Hillsborough Jane Doe | September 13–16, 1990 | 14–25 | Hillsborough, North Carolina | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Latasha Harlins | March 16, 1991 | 15 | South Central Los Angeles, California | Solved | |
| Anjelica Castillo | c. July 18, 1991 | 4 | Astoria, New York | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until 2013.[58] |
| Krystal Naab | July 23, 1991 | 16 | Ramsey, Illinois | Solved | |
| Mandy Lemaire | August 22, 1991 | 11 | Tazlina, Alaska | Unsolved | Suspect's conviction was overturned in 1999. He died before the completion of the second trial.[59] |
| Amy Carnevale | August 23, 1991 | 14 | Beverly, Massachusetts | Solved | |
| Megan Pratt | c. September 1991 | 3 | Brooksville, Florida | Solved, body never found | [60] |
| Los Angeles County Jane Doe | September 10, 1991 | 15–20 | Los Angeles, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Heather Dawn Church | September 17, 1991 | 13 | Black Forest, Colorado | Solved | |
| Austin yogurt shop murders | December 6, 1991 | 13–17 | Austin, Texas | Unsolved | |
| Shanda Sharer | January 11, 1992 | 12 | Madison, Indiana | Solved | |
| Sheridan County Jane Doe | c. February 1992 | 16–21 | Sheridan County, Wyoming | Unsolved, unidentified | Unidentified victim of serial killer Clark Perry Baldwin. The victim's partial skeleton was found along Interstate 90. |
| Los Angeles County John Does (1992) | July 19, 1992 | 13–16, 17–19 | Los Angeles, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Dantrell Davis | October 13, 1992 | 7 | Chicago, Illinois, | Solved | |
| Shauna Howe | October 31, 1992 | 11 | Oil City, Pennsylvania | Solved | |
| Stuart Tay | December 31, 1992 | 17 | Buena Park, California | Solved | |
| Jonathan Sellers and Charlie Keever | March 27, 1993 | 9, 13 | San Diego County, California | Solved | |
| Joseph Wallace | April 19, 1993 | 3 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved | |
| Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña | June 24, 1993 | 14, 16 | Houston, Texas | Solved | |
| Amber and Kandace Duncan | July 24, 1993 | 6, 10 | Iowa | Solved | |
| Christina Benjamin and Brian King | July 26, 1993 | 13, 14 | Texas | Solved | |
| Derrick Robie | August 1993 | 4 | New York | Solved | |
| Kori Lamaster | August 1993 | 17 | California | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until 2013.[61] |
| Holly Piirainen | August 5, 1993 | 10 | Grafton, Massachusetts | Unsolved | |
| Polly Klaas | October 1, 1993 | 12 | Petaluma, California | Solved | |
| Britnie Nichole Hutton | February 12, 1994 | 2 | Forsyth County, North Carolina | Solved | |
| Megan Kanka | July 29, 1994 | 7 | Hamilton Township, New Jersey | Solved | |
| Robert Sandifer | September 1, 1994 | 11 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved | |
| Lisa Rene | September 26, 1994 | 16 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | Solved | |
| Nicholas Green | October 1, 1994 | 7 | Messina, Italy | Solved | |
| Eric Morse | October 13, 1994 | 4–5 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved | |
| Michael and Alex Smith | November 3, 1994 | 3, 1 | Union, South Carolina | Solved | |
| Eddie Polec | November 11, 1994 | 16 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Solved | |
| Erik Freeman | February 26, 1995 | 11 | Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Solved | |
| Deanna Cremin | March 30, 1995 | 17 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Unsolved | |
| Oklahoma City bombing | April 19, 1995 | 3 months – 5 years | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Solved | 19 children were killed in the bombing. |
| Elyse Pahler | July 22, 1995 | 15 | Arroyo Grande, California | Solved | |
| Jimmy Ryce | September 11, 1995 | 9 | Redland, Florida | Solved | |
| Stephanie Kuhen | September 17, 1995 | 3 | Cypress Park, California | Solved | |
| Elisa Izquierdo | November 22, 1995 | 6 | Manhattan, New York | Solved | |
| Adrianne Jones | December 4, 1995 | 16 | Grand Prairie, Texas | Solved | |
| Barbara Barnes | December 7, 1995 | 13 | Steubenville, Ohio | Unsolved | |
| Justina Morales | December 31, 1995 | 8 | Brooklyn, New York | Solved, body never found | |
| Amber Hagerman | January 17, 1996 | 9 | Arlington, Texas | Unsolved | |
| Baby Belle | May 20, 1996 | 3 weeks – 2 months | Clewiston, Florida | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Devon and Damon Routier | June 6, 1996 | 6, 5 | Rowlett, Texas | Solved | |
| Nadine Lockwood | August 31, 1996 | 4 | Washington Heights, New York | Solved | |
| Sofia Silva | September 9, 1996 | 16 | Loriella Park, Virginia | Solved | |
| April Lacy | c. October 1996 | 14 | Decatur, Texas | Unsolved | Victim remained unidentified until 1998. Possible victim of an unidentified serial killer. |
| JonBenét Ramsey | December 25, 1996 | 6 | Boulder, Colorado | Unsolved | |
| Amber Creek | February 1997 | 14 | Burlington, Wisconsin | Solved[62] | Subject remained unidentified until 1998.[63] |
| Matthew Eappen | February 9, 1997 | 8 months | Boston, Massachusetts | Solved | |
| Tabitha Lillelid | April 6, 1997 | 6 | Baileyton, Tennessee | Solved | |
| Kati and Kristin Lisk | May 1, 1997 | 12, 15 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Solved | |
| Sherrice Iverson | May 25, 1997 | 7 | Primm, Nevada | Solved | |
| Peaches | c. June 15, 1997 | 15–30 | Lakeview, New York | Unsolved, unidentified | Possible victim of an unidentified serial killer.[64] |
| Adriana Marines | September 27, 1997 | 5 | Corpus Christi, Texas | Solved | |
| Terrell Peterson | January 15, 1998 | 5 or 6 | Atlanta, Georgia | Solved | |
| Stephanie Crowe | January 20 or 21, 1998 | 12 | Escondido, California | Unsolved | |
| Jennifer Long | January 22, 1998 | 16 | Lansing, Kansas | Solved | |
| Nicholaus Contreraz | March 2, 1998 | 16 | Queen Creek, Arizona | Solved | |
| Christina Marie Williams | June 12, 1998 | 13 | Seaside, California | Solved[65] | |
| Baby Michael | March 2, 1999 | Newborn | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Solved | A previously unidentified infant whose mother was identified via forensic genealogy in 2020.[66] She pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in August 2021. [67] |
| Columbine High School massacre | April 20, 1999 | 14–17 | Littleton, Colorado | Solved | A mass shooting where ten children (including Rachel Scott and Cassie Bernall) were murdered, along with two 18-year-old students and a teacher.[68][69] |
| Sampson County Jane Doe | c. May – July 1999 | 17–24 | Dunn, North Carolina | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Jesse Dirkhising | September 26, 1999 | 13 | Prairie Grove, Arkansas | Solved | |
| Prince George's County Jane Doe | c. Late 1999 – February 2000 | 13–35 | Clinton, Maryland | Unsolved, unidentified | |
2000s
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Rolland | February 29, 2000 | 7 | Mount Morris Township, Michigan | Solved | |
| Candace Newmaker | April 18, 2000 | 10 | Evergreen, Colorado | Solved | |
| Molly Bish | June 27, 2000 | 16 | Warren, Massachusetts | Unsolved | |
| Iriana DeJesus | July 30, 2000 | 5 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Unsolved | Presumed victim of FBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive Alexis Flores.[70] |
| Nicholas Markowitz | August 9, 2000 | 15 | West Hills, California, | Solved | |
| Brittney and Bobby Fisher | April 10, 2001 | 10, 12 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Unsolved | Children of FBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive Robert William Fisher.[71] |
| Erica Green | April 28, 2001 | 3 | Kansas City, Missouri | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until 2005. |
| Faith and Liberty Battaglia | May 2, 2001 | 6, 9 | Dallas, Texas | Solved | |
| Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran | May 8, 2001 | 13, 14 | Tekoa, West Bank | Unsolved | |
| Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary Yates | June 20, 2001 | 6 months – 7 years | Houston, Texas | Solved | |
| Shannon Nicole Paulk | August 16, 2001 | 11 | Prattville, Alabama | Unsolved[72] | |
| September 11 attacks | September 11, 2001 | 2–11 | Various | Solved | 8 children died in the attacks. 3 were on board United Airlines Flight 175 and 5 were on board American Airlines Flight 77. |
| Laree Slack | November 11, 2001 | 12 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved | |
| Danielle van Dam | February 1 or 2, 2002 | 7 | Sabre Springs, California | Solved | |
| Logan Tucker | June 23, 2002 | 6 | Woodward, Oklahoma | Solved, body never found | |
| Samantha Runnion | July 15, 2002 | 5 | Riverside County, California | Solved | |
| Jon-Niece Jones | August 15, 2002 | 9 | Harlem, New York | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until 2012. |
| Courtney LeBlanc | November 15, 2002 | 12 | Denham Springs, Louisiana | Solved | |
| Craig Sorger | February 15, 2003 | 13 | Ephrata, Washington | Solved | |
| Joshua and Luke Laney | May 9, 2003 | 8, 6 | New Chapel Hills, Texas | Solved | |
| Carlie Brucia | February 1, 2004 | 11 | Sarasota, Florida | Solved | |
| Baby Doe | c. February 1, 2004 | Newborn | Stanton, California | Unsolved, unidentified | Not to be confused with Bella Bond. |
| Riley Fox | June 6, 2004 | 3 | Wilmington, Illinois | Solved | |
| Marcela Hope Yellowbear | July 2, 2004 | 1 | Riverton, Wyoming | Solved | |
| Davontae Williams | July 26, 2004 | 9 | Arlington, Texas | Solved | |
| Margaret Schlosser | November 22, 2004 | 11 months | Plano, Texas | Solved | |
| Adrianne Reynolds | January 21, 2005 | 16 | East Moline, Illinois | Solved | |
| Ronnie Paris | January 28, 2005 | 3 | Tampa, Florida | Solved | |
| Jessica Lunsford | February 27, 2005 | 9 | Homosassa, Florida | Solved | |
| Red Lake shootings | March 21, 2005 | 15–16 | Red Lake, Minnesota | Solved | Murder–suicide.[73] |
| Jetseta Gage | March 21, 2005 | 10 | Johnson County, Iowa | Solved | |
| Laura Hobbs and Krystal Tobias | May 9, 2005 | 8, 9 | Zion, Illinois | Solved | |
| Slade and Dylan Groene | May 16, 2005 | 13, 9 | Idaho; California | Solved | |
| Paris Talley | August 30, 2005 | 1 month | Dayton, Ohio | Solved | |
| Atcel Olmedo | September 2005 | 2 | Naperville, Illinois | Pending | Victim remained unidentified until 2011. |
| Kelsey Smith-Briggs | October 11, 2005 | 2 | Meeker, Oklahoma | Solved | |
| Tara Correa-McMullen | October 21, 2005 | 16 | Inglewood, California | Solved | |
| Nixzmary Brown | January 11, 2006 | 7 | Brooklyn, New York | Solved | |
| Anna Svidersky | April 20, 2006 | 17 | Vancouver, Washington | Solved | |
| Indianapolis mass murder | June 1, 2006 | 5, 8, 11 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Solved | |
| Destiny Norton | July 16, 2006 | 5 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Solved | |
| Marcus Fiesel | August 4–6, 2006 | 3 | Union Township, Ohio | Solved | |
| Cassie Jo Stoddart | September 22, 2006 | 16 | Pocatello, Idaho | Solved | |
| West Nickel Mines School shooting | October 2, 2006 | 7–13 | Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania | Solved | Murder–suicide.[74] |
| Rebecca Riley | December 13, 2006 | 4 | Hull, Massachusetts | Solved | |
| Anastasia Lee | c. early January, 2007 | 1 | Madison, Wisconsin | Solved | Killed by mother, Ee Lee, who was found mentally incompetent to stand trial twice.[75] |
| Prince George's County John Doe | January 30, 2007 | 17–27 | Seat Pleasant, Maryland | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Erika Hill | February 25, 2007 | 15 | Fitchburg, Wisconsin | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until 2015.[76] |
| Christopher Barrios, Jr. | March 8, 2007 | 6 | Brunswick, Georgia | Solved | |
| Daniel Benoit | June 22, 2007 | 7 | Fayetteville, Georgia | Solved | Murdered by his father, WWE star Chris Benoit, who committed suicide 2 days later.[77] |
| Hayley and Michaela Petit | July 23, 2007 | 17, 11 | Cheshire, Connecticut | Solved | |
| Riley Ann Sawyers | July 24, 2007 | 2 | Spring, Texas | Solved | |
| Adrianna Hutto | August 8, 2007 | 7 | Esto, Florida | Solved | |
| Hanna Mack | September 10, 2007 | 6 | Navarro Mills, Texas | Solved | |
| Neveah Gallegos | September 21, 2007 | 3 | Denver, Colorado | Solved | |
| Crandon, Wisconsin shooting | October 7, 2007 | 14–17 | Crandon, Wisconsin | Solved | Murder–suicide.[78] |
| Hudson County Jane Doe | c. Late September, 2007 | 16–20 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Jodi Parrack | November 8, 2007 | 11 | Constantine, Michigan | Solved | |
| Sarah and Amina Said | January 1, 2008 | 17, 18 | Irving, Texas | Pending | |
| Larry King | February 13, 2008 | 15 | Oxnard, California | Solved | |
| Caylee Anthony | c. June – December 2008 | 2–3 | Orlando, Florida | Unsolved | Cause of death ruled a homicide by medical examiner.[79] |
| Skyla Jade Whitaker, Taylor Paschal-Placker | June 8, 2008 | 11, 13 | Weleetka, Oklahoma | Solved | |
| Brittney Gary | c. November 2, 2008 | 17 | Jennings, Louisiana | Unsolved | Presumed victim of unidentified serial killer.[80] |
| Baby Boy Horry | c. December 3, 2008 | Newborn | Conway, South Carolina | Pending | Cause of death ruled as hypothermia, investigated as homicide.[81] The boy's mother was later arrested in March, 2020, in connection with the homicide.[82] |
| Amber Dubois | February 2009 | 14 | Escondido, California | Solved | |
| Sandra Cantu | March 27, 2009 | 8 | Tracy, California | Solved | |
| Brittanee Drexel | c. Late May 2009 | 17 | Georgetown, South Carolina | Pending | A teenager who disappeared after leaving her home in Rochester, New York to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina without parental permission in April 2009. Her remains were located in 2022 after a suspect, Raymond Moody, confessed to her murder.[83] |
| Brisenia Flores | May 30, 2009 | 9 | Arivaca, Arizona | Solved | |
| Derrion Albert | September 24, 2009 | 16 | Chicago, Illinois | Solved |
2010s
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph and Gianni McStay | c. February 4, 2010 | 3, 4 | Fallbrook, California | Solved | |
| Lydia Schatz | February 5, 2010 | 7 | Paradise, California | Solved | |
| San Bernardino Jane Doe (2010) | c. February 7, 2010 | 14–19 | Barstow, California | Unsolved, unidentified | |
| Mackenzie Cowell | February 9, 2010 | 17 | Wenatchee, Washington | Solved | |
| Chelsea King | February 25, 2010 | 17 | Poway, California | Solved | |
| Kody Maynard | November 10, 2010 | 11 | Mount Vernon, Ohio | Solved | |
| Christina Taylor Green | January 8, 2011 | 9 | Tucson, Arizona | Solved | |
| Calyx and Beau Schenecker | January 27, 2011 | 16, 13 | Tampa, Florida | Solved | |
| Nubia Barahona | February 11, 2011 | 10 | West Palm Beach, Florida | Pending | |
| Hana Grace-Rose Williams | May 12, 2011 | 13 | Sedro-Woolley, Washington | Solved | |
| Ame Deal | July 12, 2011 | 10 | Phoenix, Arizona | Solved | |
| Leiby Kletzky | July 12, 2011 | 8 | Brooklyn, New York | Solved | |
| Erica Parsons | c. December 17, 2011 | 13 | Salisbury, North Carolina | Solved | |
| Amore Wiggins | c. 2011 | 5 | Opelika, Alabama | Pending | Formerly known as the Opelika Jane Doe, her father was arrested and charged with murder 11 years after her death |
| Trayvon Martin | February 26, 2012 | 17 | Sanford, Florida | Solved | Killed in controversial shooting |
| Skylar Neese | July 6, 2012 | 16 | Star City, West Virginia | Solved | |
| Veronica Moser-Sullivan | July 20, 2012 | 6 | Aurora, Colorado | Solved | |
| Smurfette Jane Doe | c. September 2012 | 15-17 | Houston, Texas | Unsolved, unidentified | A teenaged girl found dead inside a garbage bag, who may have been linked to sex trafficking. Decomposition prevented the cause of death from being determined, but homicide is suspected because of the efforts to conceal the body.[84] |
| Jessica Ridgeway | October 5, 2012 | 10 | Westminster, Colorado | Solved | |
| Leo and Lucia Krim | October 25, 2012 | 2, 6 | Upper West Side, New York | Solved | |
| Jersey Bridgeman | November 20, 2012 | 6 | Bentonville, Arkansas | Solved | |
| Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | December 14, 2012 | 6–7 | Newtown, Connecticut | Solved | Murder–suicide.[85] |
| Antonio Santiago | March 21, 2013 | 1 | Brunswick, Georgia | Solved | Malice murder committed during an attempted robbery. |
| Martin Richard | April 15, 2013 | 8 | Boston, Massachusetts | Solved | |
| Gabriel Fernandez | May 24, 2013 | 8 | Palmdale, California | Solved | |
| Cherish Perrywinkle | June 21, 2013 | 8 | Jacksonville, Florida | Solved | |
| Alexis Murphy | August 3, 2013 | 17 | Nelson County, Virginia | Solved | |
| Linda, Amy, Kevin, and William Zhuo | October 26, 2013 | 1–9 | Brooklyn, New York | Solved | |
| Emani Moss | October 28, 2013 | 10 | Lawrenceville, Georgia | Solved | |
| Garnett Spears | January 23, 2014 | 5 | Valhalla, New York | Solved | |
| Hailey Owens | c. February 18, 2014 | 10 | Springfield, Missouri | Solved | |
| Cooper Harris | June 18, 2014 | 1 | Cobb County, Georgia | Pending | |
| Tamir Rice | November 22, 2014 | 12 | Cleveland, Ohio | Solved | |
| Bella Bond | June 2015 | 2 | Boston, Massachusetts | Solved | Victim remained unidentified until September 2015.[86][87] |
| Broken Arrow killings | July 22, 2015 | 5–12 | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | Solved | |
| Madyson Middleton | July 26, 2015 | 8 | Santa Cruz, California | Solved | |
| Zaevion Dobson | December 17, 2015 | 15 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Solved | |
| Alayna Ertl | August 20, 2016 | 5 | Motley, Minnesota | Solved | |
| Victoria Martens | August 24, 2016 | 10 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Pending | |
| Alianna DeFreeze | January 26, 2017 | 14 | Cleveland, Ohio | Solved | DeFreeze was raped and murdered by Christopher Whitaker. |
| Abigail Williams and Liberty German | February 14, 2017 | 13, 14 | Delphi, Indiana | Pending | |
| Genesis Cornejo-Alvarado | February 16, 2017 | 15 | Houston, Texas | Pending | |
| Reese Bowman | May 23, 2017 | 8 months | Baltimore, Maryland | Solved | |
| Nabra Hassanen | June 18, 2017 | 17 | Fairfax County, Virginia | Solved | |
| Sherin Mathews | October 7, 2017 | 3 | Richardson, Texas | Solved | |
| Stoneman Douglas High School shooting | February 14, 2018 | 14–17 | Parkland, Florida | Solved | Perpetrator sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2022. |
| Bennett Pladl | April 11, 2018 | 7 months | Knightdale, North Carolina | Solved | Murder-suicide |
| Vincent Adams | May 17, 2018 | 7 | Manhattan, New York | Solved | Murder–suicide |
| 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting | May 18, 2018 | 14–17 | Santa Fe, Texas | Pending | |
| Anthony Avalos | June 21, 2018 | 10 | Lancaster, California | Pending | |
| Bianca Devins | July 14, 2019 | 17 | Utica, New York | Solved | |
| Javier Amir Rodriguez | August 3, 2019 | 15 | El Paso, Texas | Solved | |
| Leilah Eliana Hernandez | August 31, 2019 | 15 | Odessa, Texas | Solved |
2020s
| Victim(s) | Date of Death | Age | Location | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Alatorre | July 2, 2020 | 13 | Bakersfield, California | Solved | |
| Cannon Blake Hinnant | August 9, 2020 | 5 | Wilson, North Carolina | Solved | Shot in the head by his neighbor; no motive given |
| Jackson Sparks | November 23, 2021 | 8 | Waukesha, Wisconsin | Solved | Died 2 days after being struck by the attacker's car |
| Oxford High School shooting | November 30, 2021 | 14–17 | Oxford Township, Michigan | Solved | |
| 2022 Pittsburgh shooting | April 17, 2022 | 17 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Unsolved | |
| Robb Elementary School shooting | May 24, 2022 | 9–11[88] | Uvalde, Texas | Solved | |
| Covenant School shooting | March 27, 2023 | 9[89] | Nashville, Tennessee | Solved | |
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