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Suspicious deaths cases

Documented suspicious deaths cases from around the world, with timelines and cited sources.6 records

A forested landscape in Kilifi County, Kenya, providing geographic context for Shakahola — Photo: Nikolay Maksimovich · CC BY 3.0 ↗

Suspicious deathsUnsolved

Shakahola Forest incident

Kenyan investigators found mass graves near Shakahola after followers of Good News International Ministries were reportedly told to fast to death.

Place: Kilifi County, Kenya
Date: 2023
Sources: 2 cited

Updated 24 Aug 2026Read case →

MEPs have awarded the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the 2023 laureate in the Strasbourg plenary chamber on Thursday, following a decision by Parliament’s Conference of Presidents (President Metsola and political groups’ leaders). President Metsola declared: ʺOn 16 September we marked one year since the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in Iran. The European Parliament proudly stands with the brave and defiant who continue to fight for equality, dignity and freedom in Iran. We stand with those who, even from prison, continue to keep Women, Life and Freedom alive. By choosing them as laureates for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2023, this House remembers their struggle and continues to honour all those who have paid the ultimate price for liberty.ʺ Jina Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman. She was arrested by police in Tehran on 13 September 2022 for allegedly ignoring Iran’s strict veiling laws, and died in a Tehran hospital three days later following physical abuse while in custody. Her death sparked massive women-led protests in Iran. Under the slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom”, they have been protesting against the hijab law and other discriminatory laws. Following the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on these protests, the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the dire human rights situation in the country. In October 2022, MEPs called for sanctions against Iranian officials involved in both Jina Mahsa Amini’s death and the regime’s repression, and expressed their strong support for the peaceful protest movement in Iran. In January 2023, MEPs demanded more sanctions against the Iranian regime and for the EU to place the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its terrorist list. Read more: ____ This photo is free to use under Creative Commons license CC-BY-4.0 and must be credited: "CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2023 – Source: EP". — Photo: European Parliament · CC BY 2.0 ↗

Suspicious deathsInvestigation closed

Death of Mahsa Amini

On 16 September 2022, 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances.

Place: Tehran, Iran
Date: 16 Sep 2022
Sources: 2 cited

Updated 23 Aug 2026Read case →

Burari metro station in Delhi, photographed as geographic context for the case — Photo: AutobotIndian · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Suspicious deathsInvestigation closed

Burari deaths

The Burari deaths were a ritual mass suicide of eleven family members from Burari, India, in 2018.

Place: Burari, Delhi, India
Date: 1 Jul 2018
Sources: 2 cited

Updated 23 Aug 2026Read case →

La niña Paulette Gebara en enero de 2010. — Photo: Asipaso50 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Suspicious deathsInvestigation closed

Death of Paulette Gebara Farah

In the early morning of 22 March 2010, Paulette Gebara Farah, a four-year-old Mexican girl with disabilities, disappeared from her bedroom in her family's apartment, located in a private building in the upscale residential area of Interlomas, in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico.

Place: Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico
Date: 22–31 Mar 2010
Sources: 2 cited

Updated 23 Aug 2026Read case →

A Portion of the memorial for Caylee Anthony near where her body was found. — Photo: Bstodd00 · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Suspicious deathsInvestigation closed

Death of Caylee Anthony

A suspicious deaths case documented in Orlando, Florida, United States, during 2008.

Place: Orlando, Florida, United States
Date: 2008
Sources: 2 cited

Updated 23 Aug 2026Read case →

The Isdalen valley near Bergen, where the unidentified woman was found — Photo: Reinhardheydt · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Suspicious deathsCold case

Isdal Woman case

An unidentified woman was found dead in Norway's Isdalen valley.

Place: Bergen, Norway
Date: 29 Nov 1970
Sources: 2 cited

Updated 20 Aug 2026Read case →