The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.(October 2020) |
People, primarily female, often report being harassed while running for exercise. [1] Many of the harassment incidents and physical attacks happen during daylight hours. [2] In one nine-day period in 2016, three women were murdered while they were running, drawing attention to this phenomenon. [1]
This list contains people who were murdered while running for exercise.
Name | Date | Location | Details |
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Suzanne Oakley | August 1975 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | [3] |
Multiple victims | August 1977 | Hackettstown, New Jersey | [4] |
Armida Wiltsey | November 1978 | Lafayette, California | [5] |
Kaye Turner | December 1978 | Camp Sherman, Oregon | [6] |
Peyton Moore | January 1979 | Ormond Beach, Florida | [7] |
Laura Mae McVeigh | April 1979 | Ionia County, Michigan | [8] |
Tammy Sue Aldridge | July 1979 | Alamance County, North Carolina | [9] |
Mary Bennett | October 1979 | San Francisco, California | [10] |
Robert Wilshire | March 1980 | Boston, Massachusetts | [11] |
Joyce McClain | August 1980 | East Millinocket, Maine | [12] |
David Martin & Ted Fields | August 1980 | Salt Lake City, Utah | [13] |
Tom Hnat | November 1980 | Stuyvesant Town, New York | [14] |
Steven Douglas Hearn | October 1981 | Detroit, Michigan | [15] |
John Hess | May 1982 | Acton, Massachusetts | [16] |
Mary Ann Thomas | July 1982 | Bend, Oregon | [17] |
Ricky Stetson | August 1982 | Portland, Maine | [18] |
Nancy Elizabeth Finch | August 1982 | Montgomery County, Maryland | [19] |
Gail Ornstein | September 1982 | Washington, D.C. | [20] |
Sandra Nestle | June 1983 | Jasper Township, Michigan | [21] |
Robert Soto | August 1983 | Brooklyn, New York | [22] |
Diana Rae Hanson | December 1983 | Clark County, Nevada | [23] |
Jerry Posner | February 1984 | New Orleans, Louisiana | [24] |
Pamela Ellen Page | April 1984 | Springville, Utah | [25] |
Judy Weichert | July 1984 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | [26] |
Ronald Kaplan | July 1984 | Miami, Florida | [27] |
Kathleen Lombardo | August 1984 | Oak Park, Illinois | [28] |
Heidi Berg | August 1984 | Merrifield, Virginia | [29] |
Roberta "Bibi" Lee | November 1984 | Oakland, California | [30] |
Winnifred Teo Suan Lie | May 1985 | Singapore | [32] |
Lisa Berry | July 1985 | Middletown, Connecticut | [33] |
Suzanne Marie Collins | July 1985 | Millington, Tennessee | |
Judith DeMaria | August 1985 | Sterling, Virginia | [34] |
Melissa Montz | October 1985 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | [35] |
Jeanette Kirby | June 1986 | Holt, Michigan | [36] |
Amy Clayton | July 1986 | Tupelo, Mississippi | [37] |
Julie Guida | July 1986 | Manchester, Tennessee | [38] |
Wendy Snowdon | November 1986 | New Plymouth, New Zealand | [39] |
Margaret Coon | February 1987 | Mandeville, Louisiana | [40] |
Janice Christensen | August 1987 | Hudson, Ohio | [41] |
Margaret Louise McWilliam | August 1987 | Toronto, Canada | [42] |
Julie Kaye Cunningham | November 1987 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | [43] |
Mary Elaine Shereika | May 1988 | Gambrills, Maryland | [44] |
Brenda Gail Mills | August 1988 | Tucson, Arizona | [45] |
Donald Welling | April 1989 | Tuscarawas County, Ohio | [46] |
Mandy Stavik | November 1989 | Acme, Washington | [47] |
Jennifer Bailey | August 1990 | Pineville, Kentucky | [48] |
Linda Yalem | September 1990 | Amherst, New York | [49] |
Maria Jane Weidhofer | November 1990 | Berkeley, California | [50] |
Patsy Taylor | July 1991 | Farmington, New Mexico | [51] |
Valerie McPherson | August 1991 | San Antonio, Texas | [52] |
Jodi Watts | January 1992 | Houghton, Michigan | [53] |
Kristen Ann Lodge-Miller | July 1993 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | [54] |
Karen Styles | October 1994 | Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina | [55] |
Christine Munro | June 1995 | Redding, California | [56] |
Jane Carver | June 1995 | Fountain Valley, California | [57] |
Catherine Casler | August 1995 | Coppell, Texas | [58] |
Maria Isabel Pinto Monteiro Alves | September 1995 | New York City, New York | [59] |
Kimberly Ernest | November 1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [60] |
James Halverson | January 1997 | Centereach, New York | [61] |
Laura Smither | April 1997 | Friendswood, Texas | |
Cynthia Quinn | May 1997 | Yaphank, New York | [62] |
Nancy Adleman | July 1997 | Houston, Texas | [63] |
Alice Underdahl | September 1997 | Renton, Washington | [64] |
James Walker | November 1997 | Hannibal, Missouri | [65] |
Penny Brown | May 1999 | Salamanca, New York | [66] |
Matthew Herman | May 1999 | New York City, New York | [67] |
Donna Zinetti | October 1999 | Laurel, Maryland | [68] |
Shanna Marie Van Dyn Hoven | June 2000 | Kaukauna, Wisconsin | [69] |
Sue Wen Stottmeister | January 2001 | Rockville, Maryland | [70] |
Margaret Lynne Baxter | January 2001 | Hastings, New Zealand | [71] |
Treavor Jones | August 2001 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | [72] |
Chandra Levy | May 2002 | Washington, D.C. | |
Jack Wyatt | June 2002 | Honolulu, Hawaii | [73] |
Margaret Muller | February 2003 | London, United Kingdom | [74] |
Rebecca Park | July 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [75] |
Sarah Fox | May 2004 | New York City, New York | [76] |
Judith Nilan | December 2005 | Woodstock, Connecticut | [77] |
Chee Gaik Yap | January 2006 | Sungai Petani, Malaysia | [78] |
Egeli Rasta | July 2006 | London, England | [79] |
Joan Diver | September 2006 | Clarence, New York | [80] |
Jose Marchese | May 2007 | Coral Gables, Florida | [81] |
Egeli Rasta | July 2007 | London, United Kingdom | [82] |
Cuc Thu Tran | September 2007 | Seffner, Florida | [83] |
Alma Mendez | October 2007 | Chicago Heights, Illinois | [84] |
Nicole Ganguzza | June 2008 | Orlando, Florida | [85] |
Wendy Ladner-Beaudry | April 2009 | Vancouver, Canada | [86] |
Sara Kuszak | July 2009 | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | [87] |
Tyler Jefferson | November 2009 | Pensacola, Florida | [88] |
Cynthia Ann Langrall | December 2009 | Glendale, Arizona | [89] |
Chelsea King | February 2010 | Escondido, California | [90] |
Jonathan Garcia-Valladares | November 2010 | Phoenix, Arizona | [91] |
Sherry Arnold | January 2012 | Sidney, Montana | [92] |
Harry Stone | May 2012 | Raytown, Missouri | [93] |
Brenna Morgart | May 2012 | Topeka, Kansas | [94] |
Sarah Hart | June 2012 | Russell County, Kentucky | [95] |
Colombe Smithdeal | December 2012 | Avondale, Arizona | [96] |
Chris Lane | 2013 | Duncan, Oklahoma | [97] |
Lauren Bump | January 2013 | San Antonio, Texas | [98] |
John "Jack" Fay | May 2013 | Warwick, Rhode Island | [99] |
Jane E. Juergens | October 2013 | Westerville, Ohio | [100] |
Rebekah Bletsch | June 2014 | Dalton Township, Michigan | [101] |
Constance McClain-Murray | August 2014 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [102] |
Melissa Millan | November 2014 | Simsbury, Connecticut | [103] |
Ida Johansson | August 2015 | Upplands Väsby, Sweden | [104] |
Dave Stevens | October 2015 | Dallas, Texas | [105] |
Jo Pert | January 2016 | Remuera, New Zealand | [106] |
Yangjie Li | May 2016 | Dessau, Germany | |
Adam Gutierrez | May 2016 | Federal Way, Washington | [107] |
Ally Brueger | July 2016 | Rose Township, Michigan | [108] |
Karina Vetrano | August 2016 | New York City, New York | |
Vanessa Marcotte | August 2016 | Princeton, Massachusetts | |
Vicente Bermúdez Zacarías | October 2016 | Metepec, Mexico | |
Carolin Gruber | November 2016 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | [109] |
Mollie Tibbetts | July 2018 | Brooklyn, Iowa | [110] |
Wendy Karina Martinez | September 2018 | Washington, D.C. | [111] |
Gary Dean | September 2018 | Barnsley, England | [112] |
Mia Lutzenberger | October 2018 | San Antonio, Texas | [113] |
Victoria Marinova | October 2018 | Ruse, Bulgaria | |
Laura Luelmo | December 2018 | El Campillo, Huelva, Spain | [114] |
Carolina Cano | March 2019 | Jersey City, New Jersey | [115] |
Hidde Bergman | May 2019 | Groningen, Netherlands | [116] |
Miguel Angel Valdez-Hernandez | June 2019 | Brownsville, Texas | [117] |
Suzanne Eaton | July 2019 | Crete, Greece | [118] |
Tessa Majors | December 2019 | New York City, New York | [119] |
Nicholas Day | January 2020 | Blue Mounds, Wisconsin | [120] |
Ahmaud Arbery | February 2020 | Satilla Shores, Georgia | |
Tay Rui Hao | May 2020 | Singapore | [121] |
Sarmistha Sen | August 2020 | Plano, TX | [122] |
Sydney Sutherland | August 2020 | Newport, Arkansas | [123] |
Victor Sidambe | August 2020 | Johannesburg, South Africa | [124] |
Janell Mora | September 2020 | Mesa, Arizona | [125] |
Micala Siler | September 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine | [126] |
Warren van der Vyver | December 2020 | Kenton-on-Sea, South Africa | [127] |
Esther Horgan | December 2020 | West Bank | [128] |
Greg Moore | July 2021 | Maple Valley, Washington | [129] |
Melody Rohrer | September 2021 | Decatur, Michigan | [130] |
Ashling Murphy | January 2022 | County Offaly, Ireland | [131] |
Eliza Fletcher | October 2022 | Memphis, Tennessee | [132] |
Susan Karnatz | September 2022 | Raleigh, North Carolina | [133] |
Lauren Heike | April 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona | [134] |
Stanislav Rzhitsky | July 2023 | Krasnodar, Russia | [135] |
Rachel Morin | August 2023 | Bel Air, Maryland | [136] |
Kirsten Kluyts | November 2023 | Sandton, South Africa | [137] |
Samantha Murphy | February 2024 | Ballarat, Australia | [138] |
Laken Riley | February 2024 | Athens, Georgia | [139] |
Anna W. (full name not released) | May 2024 | Zurich, Switzerland | [140] |
Alyssa Lokits | October 2024 | Nashville, TN | [141] |
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