99 cases · 1590–2022
United States: true crime and tragedy cases
99 documented cases across 66 cities in United States. Sourced, with timelines, on the map.
Category mix
Murder 30Missing Person 11Unsolved Case 10Serial Murder 19Suspicious Death 8Major Tragedy 21
Cities
Cases
Idaho, USA, Moscow · 2022 · Murder · SolvedThe Moscow, Idaho Student Murders›Wyoming, USA, Grand Teton · 2021 · Murder · ClosedThe Gabby Petito Case›New York, USA, New York · 2019 · Suspicious Death · ClosedThe Death of Jeffrey Epstein in Custody›Paradise, Nevada, USA, Las Vegas · 2017 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting›Florida, USA, Orlando · 2016 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Pulse Nightclub Attack›South Carolina, USA, Charleston · 2015 · Major Tragedy · SolvedThe Emanuel AME Church Shooting›California, USA, Los Angeles · 2013 · Suspicious Death · ClosedThe Death of Elisa Lam (Cecil Hotel)›Boylston Street, Massachusetts, USA, Boston · 2013 · Major Tragedy · SolvedThe Boston Marathon Bombing›Pennsylvania, USA, Philadelphia · 2011 · Suspicious Death · Under InvestigationThe Death of Ellen Greenberg›Long Island, New York, USA, Gilgo Beach · 2010 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Gilgo Beach Serial Killings›Virginia, USA, Blacksburg · 2007 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Virginia Tech Massacre›Ohio, USA, Columbus · 2006 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Brian Shaffer›Belvedere Hotel, Mount Vernon, Maryland, USA, Baltimore · 2006 · Suspicious Death · UnsolvedThe Mysterious Death of Rey Rivera›New Hampshire, USA, Haverhill · 2004 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Maura Murray›Rhode Island, USA, West Warwick · 2003 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Station Nightclub Fire›California, USA, Modesto · 2002 · Murder · SolvedThe Laci Peterson Case›Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, USA, Washington · 2002 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Beltway Sniper Attacks›New York, USA, New York · 2001 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe September 11 Attacks›Colorado, USA, Littleton · 1999 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Columbine High School Attack›Florida, USA, Miami Beach · 1997 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Gianni Versace›California, USA, Los Angeles · 1997 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.›Nevada, USA, Las Vegas · 1996 · Murder · Under InvestigationThe Tupac Shakur case›Texas, USA, Corpus Christi · 1995 · Murder · SolvedThe Selena Quintanilla case›Oklahoma, USA, Oklahoma City · 1995 · Major Tragedy · SolvedOklahoma City Bombing›Brentwood, California, USA, Los Angeles · 1994 · Murder · ClosedThe Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman›Texas, USA, Waco · 1993 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Waco Siege›Missouri, USA, Springfield · 1992 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of the "Springfield Three"›Wisconsin, USA, Milwaukee · 1991 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Jeffrey Dahmer Case›Bell County, Texas, USA, Killeen · 1991 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Luby's Cafeteria Massacre›West Farms, Bronx, New York, USA, New York · 1990 · Major Tragedy · SolvedThe Happy Land Social Club Arson›Massachusetts, USA, Boston · 1990 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist›Central Florida, USA, Daytona Beach · 1989 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Aileen Wuornos Case›Valencia County, New Mexico, USA, Belen · 1988 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Tara Calico›Van Nuys, California, USA, Los Angeles · 1986 · Murder · SolvedThe Murder of Sherri Rasmussen›Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, Cape Canaveral · 1986 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster›California, USA, Los Angeles · 1985 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Night Stalker›West Adams, California, USA, Los Angeles · 1984 · Murder · SolvedThe Marvin Gaye case›Washington, USA, Kent · 1982 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Green River Killer Case›Illinois, USA, Arlington Heights · 1982 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Chicago Tylenol Poisonings›California, USA, Santa Catalina Island · 1981 · Suspicious Death · Under InvestigationThe Death of Natalie Wood›Crown Center, Missouri, USA, Kansas City · 1981 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse›Manhattan, USA, New York · 1980 · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of John Lennon›Florida, USA, Tallahassee · 1978 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Ted Bundy Case›Illinois, USA, Chicago · 1978 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe John Wayne Gacy Case›California, USA, San Francisco · 1978 · Murder · SolvedThe Moscone–Milk Assassinations›Arizona, USA, Scottsdale · 1978 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Murder of Bob Crane›California, USA (attacks in several states), Sacramento · 1978 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe "Unabomber" Bombings›Glendale, California, USA, Los Angeles · 1977 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe "Hillside Strangler" Murders›Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, New York · 1976 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe "Son of Sam" case (David Berkowitz)›Sheridan Circle, Washington D.C., USA, Washington · 1976 · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt›Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA, Detroit · 1975 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Jimmy Hoffa case›Greater Sacramento area, USA, California · 1974 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Golden State Killer case›Kansas, USA, Wichita · 1974 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe BTK Killer Case›Logan County, Oklahoma, USA, Crescent · 1974 · Suspicious Death · UnsolvedThe Death of Karen Silkwood›Washington / Oregon, USA, Seattle · 1971 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe D.B. Cooper case›Vermont, USA, Burlington · 1971 · Murder · SolvedThe Rita Curran case›Attica Correctional Facility, New York, USA, Attica · 1971 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Attica Prison Uprising›California, USA, Sacramento · 1970 · Murder · SolvedThe Nancy Bennallack case›Kent State University, Ohio, USA, Kent · 1970 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Kent State Shootings›Benedict Canyon, California, USA, Los Angeles · 1969 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Tate-LaBianca Murders›California, USA, Vallejo · 1969 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Zodiac Killer Cases›West Side, Illinois, USA, Chicago · 1969 · Murder · ClosedThe Fred Hampton and Mark Clark Raid›Lansdowne, Maryland, USA, Baltimore · 1969 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik›Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA, Chappaquiddick · 1969 · Suspicious Death · ClosedThe Chappaquiddick Incident — The Death of Mary Jo Kopechne›Tennessee, USA, Memphis · 1968 · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.›Ambassador Hotel, California, USA, Los Angeles · 1968 · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy›Texas, USA, Austin · 1966 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe University of Texas Tower Shooting›Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA, New York · 1965 · Murder · Under InvestigationThe Assassination of Malcolm X (Audubon Ballroom)›New York, USA, New York · 1964 · Murder · SolvedThe Kitty Genovese Case›Mississippi, USA, Philadelphia · 1964 · Murder · SolvedThe "Mississippi Burning" Murders›Dealey Plaza, Texas, USA, Dallas · 1963 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Assassination of John F. Kennedy›Mississippi, USA, Jackson · 1963 · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Medgar Evers›California, USA, Los Angeles · 1962 · Suspicious Death · ClosedThe Death of Marilyn Monroe›California, USA, San Francisco · 1962 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe 1962 Alcatraz Escape›Massachusetts, USA, Boston · 1962 · Serial Murder · ClosedThe Boston Strangler›Texas, USA, McAllen · 1960 · Murder · SolvedThe Irene Garza case›Kansas, USA, Holcomb · 1959 · Murder · SolvedThe Holcomb Farmhouse Murders ('In Cold Blood')›Wisconsin, USA, Plainfield · 1957 · Murder · SolvedThe Plainfield Case (Ed Gein)›Ohio, Bay Village · 1954 · Murder · UnsolvedSam Sheppard case›Leimert Park, California, Los Angeles · 1947 · Murder · UnsolvedThe Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short) case›Texas / Arkansas, USA, Texarkana · 1946 · Serial Murder · UnsolvedThe Texarkana 'Phantom Killer' Murders›Florida, USA, Fort Lauderdale · 1945 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Flight 19›Massachusetts, USA, Boston · 1942 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire›Central Pacific Ocean (US territory), Howland Island · 1937 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Amelia Earhart›New Jersey, USA, Lakehurst · 1937 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Hindenburg Disaster›Ohio, USA, Cleveland · 1935 · Serial Murder · UnsolvedThe Kingsbury Run (Cleveland Torso) Murders›Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA, Gibsland · 1934 · Murder · ClosedThe Final Ambush of Bonnie and Clyde›New York, USA, New York · 1930 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater›Illinois, USA, Chicago · 1929 · Murder · UnsolvedThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre›California, USA, Los Angeles · 1922 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Murder of William Desmond Taylor›Somerset County, New Jersey, USA, Franklin Township · 1922 · Unsolved Case · UnsolvedThe Hall-Mills Murders›Oklahoma, USA, Tulsa · 1921 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Tulsa Race Massacre (Greenwood)›Louisiana, USA, New Orleans · 1918 · Serial Murder · UnsolvedThe Axeman of New Orleans›New York, USA, New York · 1911 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire›New York, USA, New York · 1910 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold›New York, USA, Buffalo · 1901 · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of President McKinley›Massachusetts, Fall River · 1892 · Murder · UnsolvedLizzie Borden case›Washington, D.C., USA, Washington · 1865 · Murder · SolvedThe Assassination of Abraham Lincoln›Dare County, North Carolina, USA, Roanoke Island · 1590 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Lost Colony of Roanoke›