Which cases were clearly murder to you?

[FarinaforBrkfast]

I am entranced by the more macabre serial killers and their motives. I find spree killers to be shallow that kill purely for the rush of excitement to escape the boredom of suburbia. There are a few individuals, that are on a path all their own. They do not follow the media, or do things to place them in the spotlight of the press. They do things to please their own agenda. It could be for reasons such as loneliness, pain or art to name a few. Such cases that come to mind are the The Eastbound Strangler or Dahmer. Unsolved Mysteries has at times played a role in larger cases in history as well as the smaller ones.
Which cases do you feel are a small piece in a larger puzzle that were clearly murder?

[zack007attack]

When it comes to cases of this nature, I put aside all the remarks and feelings of family and friends of the deceased. Rather, I pay attention to the physical evidence presented in the segment:

Chad Langford-the fact that the two bullets from his gun were supposedly never found leads me to believe there was someone else at the scene. I think he was ambushed and the scene was rearranged by the perpetrators to look like a suicide. I heard somewhere that the army has since reopened the investigation citing new leads; maybe it was new evidence at the scene which came to light.

Norman Ladner-again, evidence at the scene. Enough said.

Christi Nichols-there was blood evidence if I recall correctly. I still don't see why they can't put that POS Mark away. Dennis Smith was convicted on blood evidence alone despite Caroline Killaby never being found.

Blair Adams-maybe he was running from an imaginary threat of some kind. But the cause of death and condition of his body indicates to me that he was murdered. Maybe the delusions he suffered made him vulnerable and put him in a dangerous position.

[scc1222]

agree about Blair.also wendy camp and family.

[1990 UM fan]

Any of the ones that the police covered up and where the husbands are clearly guilty. So many to name but Wendy Camp, Christi Jo Nichols, Tommy Burkett, Tony Lombardi, Andre Jones, Jayson Artis, Keith Warren, Kathy Page and many others come to mind.

[WishfulDreamer]

Doug Johnston/Danny Casalero/Chuck Morgan
Norman Ladner
Boys on the Tracks
Joyce Chiang
Wendy Camp, her daughter, and her sister-in-law

[Steve W.]

Some "Unexplained Deaths" that I believe were clearly murder:

-Scott Johnson/his unnamed friend
-Dave Bocks
-Keith Warren
-Don Henry/Kevin Ives
-Steve Sandlin
-Crystal Spencer
-Jeffrey Digman
-Norman Ladner
-Russell Evans
-Chad Maurer
-Tommy Burkett

[amandab1234]

-Wendy Camp
-Tommy Burkett
-Dave Bocks

~ I cant seem to remember the Lombardi case and I've seen this case mentioned a few times. Can someone refresh my memory please?

[Matt C]

Scott Johnson and Peter Hill - the two small boys who were burned alive in an abandoned shed in Bullhead City, Arizona.

[amandab1234]

Originally Posted by Matt C

Scott Johnson and Peter Hill - the two small boys who were burned alive in an abandoned shed in Bullhead City, Arizona.

Was that the other boys name? Peter Hill? I remember they never mentioned it on UM

[MegtheEgg86]

Here were some of the ones that definitely stood out to me:

Pam Page
Jim Rice
Christi Nichols
Doreen Marfeo
Kevin Ives and Don Henry
Wendy Camp and company
Kathy Bonderson
Ed Baker

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by amandab1234

Was that the other boys name? Peter Hill? I remember they never mentioned it on UM

Yes, Peter Hill. Perhaps his name was not mentioned because he was a minor and UM would have required permission of the family or perhaps it was left out of the broadcast out of respect for the family who did not want to participate.

Others who I felt were murdered:

- Tara Calico
- Charles Horvath
- Dale Kerstetter
- Nyleen Kay Marshall

[BritishJustice]

Originally Posted by amandab1234

~ I cant seem to remember the Lombardi case and I've seen this case mentioned a few times. Can someone refresh my memory please?

Tony's mother Cheryl, while in bed, heard a door closing. Believing that her son, Tony, had just returned home she went to his room and found him dead from a gunshot wound to the head.

She had earlier noticed that Tony's bedroom light was not turned on (under the door), yet it was on when she found his body.

He was apparently a bit of "a hit with the ladies" and 'a player,' and had been recently caught drink-driving, encouraging the police to rule the incident a suicide.

It was suspected that the killer had been trapped in his bedroom when Cheryl arrived home, and the murderer sneaked out after it was believed that she had gone to bed.

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_Lombardi

Hope that helps, Amanda!

[baloony]

Oliver Munson, Wendy Camp and company, Christi Nichols, Scott Johnson and his friend, Gus Hoffman, Amy Billig, Pam Page, Kathy Bonderson, Norman Ladner, Don Henry/Kevin Ives, Charlotte Pollis, Russell Evans, Crystal Spencer.

[UMFan95]

Kurt Cobain - Obvs murder i am a big Nirvana fan and i know Kurt was murdered

As for others

Tommy Burkett
Jeffrey Digman
Wendy Camp
Danny Casolero
Dale Kerstetter
Pam Page
Jean Moore

[MegtheEgg86]

Here are some less clear, debated ones that I think are definitely homicides:

-Jeffrey Digman
-Michael O'Mara
-Steve Sandlin
-Dale Kerstetter
-Chuck Morgan
-Danny Williams (I used to think this was a suicide, then changed my mind after considering the blood evidence and the final position of the gun)
-Rae Ann Mossor
-Chad Langford

Here are some I think were homicides, but don't accept the main theory UM presented on who committed them and/or why they were committed:

-Norman Ladner
-Tommy Burkett

Here are some I think actually were suicides:

-Danny Casolaro
-Tony Lombardi
-Mike Carmichael and Billy Ray Hargrove

And I think these were accidents:

-Keith Reinhard
-Kurt McFall
-Don Kemp