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道祖神が祀られたタンク山に参拝する地元の老婆
Photo: 山井書店 · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
HomicideSolved

Kobe child murders

The Kobe child murders (Japanese: 神戸連続児童殺傷事件, Hepburn: Kōbe renzoku jidō sasshō jiken) occurred in Suma, Kobe, Japan, on 16 March and 24 May 1997, when two children, ten-year-old Ayaka Yamashita (山下 彩花, Yamashita Ayaka) and eleven-year-old Jun Hase (土師 淳, Hase Jun) were murdered.

Place
Suma, Kobe, Japan
Date
Feb–May 1997
Sources
2 cited
The memorial to the victims of the Dunblane massacre
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗
Mass killingInvestigation closed

Dunblane massacre

The Dunblane massacre was a school shooting that took place at Dunblane Primary School in Dunblane, near Stirling, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton killed 16 pupils and one teacher and injured 15 others before killing himself.

Place
Dunblane, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date
13 Mar 1996
Sources
2 cited
Pencil sketch of Marc Dutroux made by Cart /Ann-Sophie Qvarnström. Original art. Sketch made and scanned directly afterwards. This is not done from one specific photo. As I usually do when I draw portraits of people that I can't see in person, I look at a lot of photos of them and then create my own rendition of them.
Photo: W.carter · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
Child sexual abuseSolved

Marc Dutroux case

Marc Paul Alain Dutroux (French: [maʁk pɔl alɛ̃ dytʁu]; born 6 November 1956) is a Belgian convicted serial killer, serial rapist, and serial child molester.

Place
Multiple locations in Belgium, Belgium
Date
1995–1996
Sources
2 cited
Lauro Vizconde wife Estrellita and children Carmela and Anne Marie Jennifer Notable Burials at the Manila Memorial Park Sucat
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HomicideUnsolved

Vizconde massacre

Estrellita Vizconde, 49, suffered thirteen stab wounds; Carmela Vizconde, 19, suffered seventeen stab wounds and had been raped before she was killed; and Anne Marie Jennifer, 7, had nineteen stab wounds.

Place
Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines
Date
30 Jun 1991
Sources
2 cited

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