- Nixzmary Brown
Nixzmary Brown (July 18, 1998 - January 11, 2006) was a seven-year-old murder victim from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Prior to her death, Nixzmary attended P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. - Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show", the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years. - Dave Pelzer
David James Pelzer (born December 29, 1960 in Daly City, California) is an author and advocate for children's rights. - Natascha Kampusch
Natascha Kampusch (born February 1988 in Vienna) is an Austrian teenager who was abducted at the age of 10 on 2 March 1998, and remained in custody of her kidnapper, Wolfgang Priklopil, for more than eight years, until she escaped on 23 August 2006. - Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera, born December 18 1980, is an American pop singer and songwriter. She was signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film "Mulan". She came to prominence following her debut album "Christina Aguilera" (1999), which was a critical and commercial success. A Latin pop album "Mi Reflejo", and a Christmas album, "My Kind of Christmas", … - Candace Newmaker
Candace Elizabeth Newmaker (19 November 1989 - 18 April 2000) was a victim of child abuse and suffocated during a 70-minute treatment session supposedly to treat reactive attachment disorder. - Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer and performer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown label in the 1960s and 1970s. Beginning his career at Motown in 1961, Gaye quickly became Motown's top solo male artist and scored numerous hits during the 1960s, among them "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", … - Judith Barsi
Judith Eva Barsi (June 6, 1978 - July 25, 1988) was an American child actress. Although she appeared in a large number of films and television shows, she is best remembered as of 2007 for being murdered by her father when she was ten years old. - Joyce Meyer
Pauline Joyce Hutchison Meyer, usually known as Joyce Meyer (born on June 4, 1943) is a charismatic Christian author and speaker. Her television and radio programs air in 25 languages in 200 countries. She has written over 70 books on Christianity and theology. Joyce and her husband, Dave, have four grown children, and live in St. Louis, Missouri. Her ministry is headquartered in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri. - Elisa Izquierdo
Elisa Izquierdo (February 11, 1989-November 22, 1995) was a six-year-old girl who became a symbol of child abuse after being beaten to death by her mother Awilda Lopez, a New York City drug addict, in 1995. Her story first made city-wide and then national headlines when it became clear that New York City's Child Welfare System (now the Administration for Children's Services) missed many opportunities to intervene with her family and to save her life, … - Aileen Wuornos
Aileen Carol Wuornos]] (born Aileen Carol Pittman) (February 29 1956 - October 9 2002) was an American prostitute and convicted serial killer who was sentenced to death by the state of Florida in 1992. She ultimately received five additional death sentences. Wuornos admitted to killing seven men, in separate incidents, all of whom she claimed raped her (or attempted to) while she was working as a prostitute. - John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 - May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer. He was convicted and later executed for the rape and murder of 33 boys and men, 27 of whom he buried in a crawl space under the floor of his house, while others were found in nearby rivers, between 1972 and his arrest in 1978. He became notorious as the "Killer Clown" because of the many block parties he threw for his friends and neighbors, entertaining children in a clown suit and makeup, … - Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and author. She gained attention for her role as Lois Lane in the television series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" co-starring with Dean Cain. Hatcher is also well-known for portraying Susan Mayer, in "Desperate Housewives", an accident-prone divorcee. - Carlie Brucia
Carlie Jane Brucia (March 16, 1992 - February 1, 2004) was a girl from Florida who was raped and murdered by Joseph P. Smith after being kidnapped from a car wash near her home in Sarasota on February 1, 2004, while returning from a sleepover at a friend's house. She was reported missing by her mother, Susan Schorpen and her stepfather, Steven Kansler within a half hour of her abduction. - Ed Gein
Edward Theodore Gein (August 27, 1906 - July 26, 1984), was an American serial killer. Though only two murders on his part were proved, he gained great infamy due to necrophiliac behavior (which involved the skinning of his murder victims and exhumed corpses, the decoration of his home with parts of corpses, and the creation of articles of clothing and furniture from the skin of corpses). Besides the death of his brother in 1944 under mysterious circumstances, … - Henry Lee Lucas
Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 - March 13, 2001) was an American criminal, convicted of murder and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer. However, he later recanted his confessions. He once flatly stated "I am not a serial killer" in a letter to researcher Brad Shellady. Lucas confessed to involvement in about 3,000 murders, an average of about one murder per day between his release from prison in mid-1975 to his arrest in mid-1983. - Samantha Runnion
Samantha Bree Runnion (July 26, 1996 - July 15, 2002) was an American murder victim. - Steven Stayner
Steven Gregory Stayner (April 18, 1965 - September 16, 1989) was an American child who became famous after he was kidnapped as a seven-year-old and held captive by his abductor, to be reunited with his family seven years later. He was also the brother of convicted serial killer Cary Stayner. - Charles Milles Manson
Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is an American convict and career criminal, most known for his participation in the Tate-LaBianca murders of the late 1960s. Manson had spent most of his adult life in prison, initially for offenses such as car theft, forgery and credit card fraud. He also worked some time as a pimp. - Murder Of Victoria Climbié
Victoria Adjo Climbié, also known as Anna, was a child abuse and murder victim killed by her guardians Marie-Thérèse Kouao (born 18 July 1956 in Bonoua, Ivory Coast) and Carl Manning (born 31 October 1972), in London, England, in 2000. Born in Abobo, Ivory Coast, Victoria moved to England at the age of seven with her great-aunt Kouao. Here they met Manning and moved in with him. It is not known exactly when Victoria began being abused, … - Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan and later called Lady Day, was an American jazz singer. - Danny Rolling
Danny Harold Rolling (May 26, 1954 - October 25, 2006), "the Gainesville Ripper", was a convicted U.S. serial killer. After confessing to the murder and mutilation of five students in Gainesville, Florida, in August 1990, he was ultimately executed. He also confessed to raping several of his victims, committing an additional 1989 triple homicide in Shreveport, Louisiana, and attempting to murder his father in May 1990. In all, Rolling confessed to killing eight people, … - Marguerite Annie Johnson
Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. A poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, Dr. Angelou continues to travel the world making appearances, spreading her legendary wisdom. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves, Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. - Albert Hamilton Fish
He was born in Washington, District of Columbia as Hamilton Fish , to Randall Fish (1795-1875) of Kennebec, Maine and his wife, Ellen (1838-?) , of Ireland. His father was 43 years older than his mother. Albert Fish later stated that his family had an extensive history of mental illness. He was the youngest of four, accompanying siblings Walter, Annie and Edwin. - Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 15 1955) Supermodel fashion photographer, actress, author and an agent. She has also recently opened her own modeling agency, the "Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency". - Michael Ross
Michael Bruce Ross (July 26, 1959 - May 13, 2005) was an American serial killer. - Jennylyn Mercado
Jennylyn Mercado (born May 15, 1987) is a Filipina actress and singer. She became famous after winning in the first season of "StarStruck", a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines. - Traci Lords
Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma on May 7, 1968), also known as Traci Elizabeth Lords and Tracy Lords, is an American film actress and singer. She first achieved notoriety for her underage appearances in pornographic films and "Penthouse" magazine (she was 16 years old in her first film), later becoming a television and B-movie actress. - Kristen French
Kristen Dawn French (May 10, 1976 - April 19, 1992) was a Canadian schoolgirl who resided in St. Catharines, Ontario until she was abducted, tortured, and murdered by Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. She was held captive and tortured for three days, until they killed her on April 19, 1992. French was on her way home from Holy Cross Secondary School, a Catholic school in St. Catharines, … - Tammy Homolka
Tammy Lyn Homolka (January 1, 1975 - December 24, 1990) was the younger sister and victim of Canadian murderer Karla Homolka. Tammy grew up in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario. She was known for her athletic abilities and she avidly participated in a variety of sports, including track and field, cross country running, and soccer, with soccer being her favourite. She was a Grade 10 student at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. - Leslie Mahaffy
Leslie Erin Mahaffy (July 1, 1976 - June 16, 1991) was a young female resident of Burlington, Ontario, Canada who was murdered by serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. At the time of her abduction and subsequent murder in mid-June of 1991, she was a Grade 9 student at M. M. Robinson High School in Burlington, Ontario. On the evening of June 14, 1991, Mahaffy went to a funeral home and later attended a wake for her friend Chris Evans, … - Kellie Pickler
Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter who finished sixth on the fifth season of the Fox television series "American Idol". Despite being eliminated, Pickler signed a recording contract with the record company BNA Records, a country label owned by RCA Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment in conjunction with "Idol" series creator Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings Limited. - Clara Gordon Bow
There are some actresses who are adored by critics and the public alike, and some who find adulation with fans despite critical derision. Clara Bow falls into the latter category. Virtually ignored by the press in her day - the roaring 20s, when cinema's silent days were approaching the highest levels of artistic achievement - Clara was the greatest sensation for legions of admirers. A lovely woman with ethereal beauty, Clara also had talent. - Megan Kanka
Megan Nicole Kanka (December 7, 1986 - July 29 1994) was a seven-year-old girl who was raped and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. Timmendequas was already a convicted sex offender. Kanka's death resulted in the New Jersey Legislature passing Megan's Law, which requires convicted sex offenders to notify the local police department when they move into a neighborhood. - Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter. She is best known as Fiona Apple. - Jason Mewes
Jason Edward Mewes is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed drug dealer Jay, the vocal half of Jay and Silent Bob from the “View Askewniverse” films of Mewes' longtime friend Kevin Smith. - Sujit Kumar
Sujit Kumar (born October 4 1973) is a man who was raised as a chicken for several years of his life. A native of Suva, Fiji, Kumar was locked in a chicken coop from the time he was a baby. He received little to no attention during this time and mimicked chickens as a result. On the death of his father he was handed over to his grandfather. At the age of eight Kumar was placed in a home for the elderly. - Genie Wiley
Genie is the name used for a feral child discovered by California authorities on November 4, 1970 in the Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia. She was born on April 18, 1957 and was the fourth (and second surviving) child to unstable parents, Irene and Clark Wiley. An older brother, John, also lived in the home. Her mother was partially blind due to cataracts and a detached retina, … - Carl Panzram
Carl Panzram (June 28, 1891 - September 5, 1930) was an American serial killer. - Martha Beck
Martha Nibley Beck (born 29 November 1962) is a sociologist, therapist, life coach and best-selling author. Beck is daughter of deceased Mormon scholar, apologist and defender, Hugh Nibley.
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