American murder victims

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", she is known for her contributions to popular music and fashion, which made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Media outlets called her the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the mainstream market.

founder of the Latter Day Saint movement and prophet (1805–1844)

Lee Harvey Oswald was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963.

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

Christopher George Latore Wallace, known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper and songwriter. Rooted in the East Coast hip-hop and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive, laidback lyrical delivery, offsetting his lyrics' often grim content. His music was semi-autobiographical, telling of hardship and criminality but also of debauchery and celebration.

American actress and model (1943–1969)

singer (1994 - 2016)

Palestinian-American Muslim philosopher and scholar (1921–1986)

American guitarist (1966–2004)

American murder victim (1924-1947)

American actor (1939-1976)

American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)

Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was an American rapper, songwriter, actor, activist, and entrepreneur. Emerging from the West Coast hip-hop scene in the mid-2000s, Hussle self-released his debut mixtape, Slauson Boy Volume 1, to moderate local success, leading him to sign with Cinematic Music Group and Epic Records.

actress (1967-1989)

American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)

Romanian-Israeli-American scientist and Holocaust survivor, killed in Virginia Tech massacre

American fur trapper and frontiersman

American hip hop musician (1965–2002)

American murder victim (1972–1993)

American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey (1928–1978)

American boy who disappeared in 1979

American blues musician (1914–1948)

American singer (1965–1993)

first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, a Founding Father of the United States and a Virginia judge

American drug smuggler (1939–1986)

American basketball player (1991–2022)

American sprinter (1926-1972)

American musician (1922-1999)

series of kidnappings and murders in Los Angeles and Riverside County, California

American activist and murder victim (1925–1965)

American football player (1973–2009)

American professional wrestling manager and model (1964-2007)

American athletics competitor (1959–2021)

American film actor and director (1870-1911)

Hair stylist and murder victim (1933-1969)

American composer, lyricist, and librettist (1905–1964)

American politician (1891–1979)

American author and musician (1940–1989)

mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1904–1974)

American blues guitarist and singer (1903–1962)

American actress (1883–1939)

American waiter and murder victim (1968–1994)

United States federal judge (1947–2011)

American singer

Irish-born Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles (1953‒2023)

American priest, Martyr and Blessed (1935–1981)

American socialite and painter (1920–1964)

American disc jockey (1962–1987)

American boogie-woogie style blues pianist (1904-1929)

American murder victim

Michele Singer Reiner was an American photographer, political activist, and film producer. Reiner was the second wife of filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner. She was originally a photographer, taking the cover picture of The Art of the Deal (1987). While working on When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Reiner met her future husband and inspired him to revise the film's ending.

American actor (1990-2020)

American drummer (1946–1987)

American musician (1951–1999)

American Mormon leader

Greek LGBT activist

American civil rights activist (1943-1964)

younger brother of Wyatt and Virgil Earp (1851-1882)

American drummer, producer, and songwriter (1935-1975)

American musician (1946-1983)