No Body Murder Cases - For general interest

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You hear a lot about people being charged with murder even though the remains have not been found and I decided to see just how common this phenomenon really was. Over the last few days I've been going through my entire website to find cases. (Either I am extremely dedicated or I have no life. Or both.)
Anyway, here are my results. All of these come from the Charley Project, if you want more details about the cases you have to go to the site and find their casefiles. If a name is listed twice, that means there were multiple defendants with different trial outcomes.

CONVICTED/GUILTY PLEA/INSANITY PLEA/NO CONTEST PLEA (87)
Raed Nayef Al-Farah
Lilia Edith Anguiano
Maria Guadalupe Barrientos
Carolyn Maryann Bealer
Pegye Jann Bechler
Frank Black
Edna Laverne Blodgett
Margie Shaw Boone
Logan Nathaniel Bowman
Amanda Brown
Carolyn Denise Brown
Sheketah Michele Brown
Samantha Nicole Burns
Scott Murray Campbell
Jana Carpenter-Koklich
Jamaree Clarence Coleman
April Ann Cooper
Clarissa Ann Culberson
Amy Marie Derewitz
Alice Donovan
Roger Scott Dunn
Jeanette Gomez Espeleta
Averie Evans
Kathern Fetzer
Patsy Arlene Gaisior
Thomas Dean Gibson
Adrianne Gilliam
Diana Deloise Goldston
Andrea Gonzalez
Brendan Tyler Gonzalez
Bernice Gray
Kristy Ann Green
Shemaeah Nicole Gunnell
Andrea Joy Hall
Loreese Hennagin
Julie May Hill
Ruth Homberg
Elisabeth Ann Huster
Jack Irwin
Angelique James
A'Shia Monique Jenkins
Michael Guy Johnston
Ashley LaShay Jones
Gail Katz-Bierenbaum
Elizabeth Kutz
Ronald George Levin
Shannon Denise Melendi
Deborah Suzzette Hernandez Moberg
Katrina Montgomery
Andrew Lee Muns
Jeanna Dale North
Brian Ognjan
Tiffany Jennifer Papesh
Dominick A. Pendino
Megan Lee Ann Pratt
Alexia Anne Reale
Karen Reinert
Michael Reinert
Diana Richardson
Katelyn Selena Rivera-Helton
Rene Alberto Romero
Luis Angel Sanchez
Michael Santana
Hartanto Teguh Santoso
Lucinda Lynn Schaefer
Jan Scharf
Juliana Mae Schubert
Jami Sue Sherer
Irene Silverman
Hoyle Smith
Karen Jo Smith
Khristine Smith
Donetha Laverne Snead
Danyel Lou Sparpana
Alexandria Christine Suleski
Duane Talmon Jr.
Bryan Cole Thorne
Rima Danette Traxler
Lisa Tu
David Tyll
Cynthia Ann Vanderheiden
Diane Van Reeth
Denise Vasseur
Barbara Ann Waldron
Rebecca Elizabeth West
Chevelle Yvonne Wheeler
Sara Anne Wood

TRIAL NOT CONCLUDED/OUTCOME UNKNOWN (42)
Sondra Denise Barrington
Christopher J. Benedetto
Kynande Kalehje Bennett
Mark Anthony Berumen
Toby Jermele Bing
Ronnie A. Bolin
Andrea Nicole Boyette
Marilyn E. Brinson
Gina Dawn Brooks
Shakeima Ann Cabbagestalk
Tyreek Shemar Davis
Crystal Gayle Dittmeyer
Marion Fye
Lora Ann Gabbert
Martin Alan Gentry
Jake Grant
Carole Embery Hamilton
Samiya Haqiqi
Jeanine Sanchez Harms
Audrey L. Harris
Jackie Ellen Hawks
Thomas Charles Hawks
Girly Chew Hossencofft
Karl Terry Karbowski
Reginald Lamar Kirtdoll
Doris Fay Lentz
Janet Gail Levine March
Tiana Neshelle Martin
Ran Mesika
Jay-Quan Lyndarius Mosley
Alexander Sol Olive
Tammy Sue Lynn Passineau
Michelle Kelly Pulsifer
Junior Reme
Desmond Rolle
Shelton John Sanders
Annie Suazo
Karol Marlene Sullens
Timothy Antonio Washington Jr.
Brooke Carol Wilberger
Rilya Shenise Wilson
Mickey Wright Sr.

ACQUITTED/DISMISSED/NEVER TRIED (29)
Kynande Kalehje Bennett
Acacia Patience Bishop
Brian R. Bleyl
Logan Nathaniel Bowman
Gina Dawn Brooks
Nicole Lynn Bryner
Toni Danieelle Clark
Amber Nicole Crum
Peggy Dianovsky
Jose Esauro Dominguez
Corrine Leanne Erstad
Philip Palacios Gehring
Sarah Nicole Gehring
Charles Arlin Leon Henderson
Loreese Hennagin
Melvin Charles Horst
Michalle Houchman
Dawnia Jo Howard
Cookie Sherron Jacobson
Gary S. Kergan
Deborah Leigh Key
Charlotte June Kinsey
Crystal L. Kipper
Cindy Lesko
Mistie Nicole Murray
Cinda Leann Pallett
Michelle Kelly Pulsifer
Zachary Xerxes Ramsay
Kelly Dae Wilson
 
Erica Baker- suspect has never been charged with murder, but has been convicted of gross abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence.
Emily Rimel- suspect never charged with murder, convicted of kidnapping and not guilty of rape.
 
meggilyweggily said:
I don't count them on account of how they weren't charged with murder or manslaughter or otherwise causing death.

True, but they are an example of how if the prosecution feels that they can show proof, they can sometimes file other charges to at least get the suspect locked up. If they feel they can prove another crime- of course. That is at the discretion of the pros. Something to keep in mind.
 
Hi! I am new here and I am wondering if anything new or anything that I may have missed is on here about Gina Dawn Brooks? She went missing when I was 8 years old and I still think about her all the time. I am not a friend or a family member I didn't even know her but it bothers me still to this day. Thank you for anything you can tell me!
~mlkc05
 
Hi! I am new here and I am wondering if anything new or anything that I may have missed is on here about Gina Dawn Brooks? She went missing when I was 8 years old and I still think about her all the time. I am not a friend or a family member I didn't even know her but it bothers me still to this day. Thank you for anything you can tell me!
~mlkc05

Here's some information on Gina:

http://www.geocities.com/farmgirl1032001/gina_brooks.html
 
Meggiweggly, I have heard of this being done but didn't realize there were so many. Maybe if you have time you can look at Niveah Gallegos case. She was the 3 year old who was dumped by her mom's BF. The autopsy report that is online states she had many bruises and injuries but they could not determine cause of death so he has not been charged. This was about 3 months ago. I wonder how they can charge people without bodies but in this case they can't charge him with anything even though they know he was alone with her when she died.
 
I wonder if any of these unfound bodies; well i wonder if the killers had access to pig farms; i'm sure ya'll are familiar with the old saying that goes with that..
 
You can add my sisters killer to your list. Michael Senter from Oregon. He is serving 25 to life for my sisters murder. We never recovered her body.

Girly Chew Hossencroft on your list was the victim. I thought her husband was convicted?
 
I've been looking for a Websleuths mention of Michael Guy Johnston (http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/178dmut.html) who appears on this list.
It's probably a long shot that his LKA is inaccurate, right? This Unidentified (https://identifyus.org/en/cases/9221) matches him with physical description, county, and even circumstances, but as it stands now the body was found about a month BEFORE Johnston's LKA... I know it's a total long shot, but I'd love your thoughts, everyone!!
 
I don't see Hans Reiser on this list, convicted of killing his wife Nina. gave up the body upon sentencing. Also I think there were convictions in the murders of Tom & Jackie Hawks, thrown overboard alive buried at sea tied to an anchor.
 
Just FYI: You can go to Advanced Search and run a tag search for no body murder case, which will give you a list of all the threads we have that are tagged with the term.

Not all of them have been tagged yet - still a work in progress - but I just ran the tag search and found 177 no body murder cases.
 
You hear a lot about people being charged with murder even though the remains have not been found and I decided to see just how common this phenomenon really was. Over the last few days I've been going through my entire website to find cases. (Either I am extremely dedicated or I have no life. Or both.)
Anyway, here are my results. All of these come from the Charley Project, if you want more details about the cases you have to go to the site and find their casefiles. If a name is listed twice, that means there were multiple defendants with different trial outcomes.

CONVICTED/GUILTY PLEA/INSANITY PLEA/NO CONTEST PLEA (87)
Raed Nayef Al-Farah
Lilia Edith Anguiano
Maria Guadalupe Barrientos
Carolyn Maryann Bealer
Pegye Jann Bechler
Frank Black
Edna Laverne Blodgett
Margie Shaw Boone
Logan Nathaniel Bowman
Amanda Brown
Carolyn Denise Brown
Sheketah Michele Brown
Samantha Nicole Burns
Scott Murray Campbell
Jana Carpenter-Koklich
Jamaree Clarence Coleman
April Ann Cooper
Clarissa Ann Culberson
Amy Marie Derewitz
Alice Donovan
Roger Scott Dunn
Jeanette Gomez Espeleta
Averie Evans
Kathern Fetzer
Patsy Arlene Gaisior
Thomas Dean Gibson
Adrianne Gilliam
Diana Deloise Goldston
Andrea Gonzalez
Brendan Tyler Gonzalez
Bernice Gray
Kristy Ann Green
Shemaeah Nicole Gunnell
Andrea Joy Hall
Loreese Hennagin
Julie May Hill
Ruth Homberg
Elisabeth Ann Huster
Jack Irwin
Angelique James
A'Shia Monique Jenkins
Michael Guy Johnston
Ashley LaShay Jones
Gail Katz-Bierenbaum
Elizabeth Kutz
Ronald George Levin
Shannon Denise Melendi
Deborah Suzzette Hernandez Moberg
Katrina Montgomery
Andrew Lee Muns
Jeanna Dale North
Brian Ognjan
Tiffany Jennifer Papesh
Dominick A. Pendino
Megan Lee Ann Pratt
Alexia Anne Reale
Karen Reinert
Michael Reinert
Diana Richardson
Katelyn Selena Rivera-Helton
Rene Alberto Romero
Luis Angel Sanchez
Michael Santana
Hartanto Teguh Santoso
Lucinda Lynn Schaefer
Jan Scharf
Juliana Mae Schubert
Jami Sue Sherer
Irene Silverman
Hoyle Smith
Karen Jo Smith
Khristine Smith
Donetha Laverne Snead
Danyel Lou Sparpana
Alexandria Christine Suleski
Duane Talmon Jr.
Bryan Cole Thorne
Rima Danette Traxler
Lisa Tu
David Tyll
Cynthia Ann Vanderheiden
Diane Van Reeth
Denise Vasseur
Barbara Ann Waldron
Rebecca Elizabeth West
Chevelle Yvonne Wheeler
Sara Anne Wood

TRIAL NOT CONCLUDED/OUTCOME UNKNOWN (42)
Sondra Denise Barrington
Christopher J. Benedetto
Kynande Kalehje Bennett
Mark Anthony Berumen
Toby Jermele Bing
Ronnie A. Bolin
Andrea Nicole Boyette
Marilyn E. Brinson
Gina Dawn Brooks
Shakeima Ann Cabbagestalk
Tyreek Shemar Davis
Crystal Gayle Dittmeyer
Marion Fye
Lora Ann Gabbert
Martin Alan Gentry
Jake Grant
Carole Embery Hamilton
Samiya Haqiqi
Jeanine Sanchez Harms
Audrey L. Harris
Jackie Ellen Hawks
Thomas Charles Hawks
Girly Chew Hossencofft
Karl Terry Karbowski
Reginald Lamar Kirtdoll
Doris Fay Lentz
Janet Gail Levine March
Tiana Neshelle Martin
Ran Mesika
Jay-Quan Lyndarius Mosley
Alexander Sol Olive
Tammy Sue Lynn Passineau
Michelle Kelly Pulsifer
Junior Reme
Desmond Rolle
Shelton John Sanders
Annie Suazo
Karol Marlene Sullens
Timothy Antonio Washington Jr.
Brooke Carol Wilberger
Rilya Shenise Wilson
Mickey Wright Sr.

ACQUITTED/DISMISSED/NEVER TRIED (29)
Kynande Kalehje Bennett
Acacia Patience Bishop
Brian R. Bleyl
Logan Nathaniel Bowman
Gina Dawn Brooks
Nicole Lynn Bryner
Toni Danieelle Clark
Amber Nicole Crum
Peggy Dianovsky
Jose Esauro Dominguez
Corrine Leanne Erstad
Philip Palacios Gehring
Sarah Nicole Gehring
Charles Arlin Leon Henderson
Loreese Hennagin
Melvin Charles Horst
Michalle Houchman
Dawnia Jo Howard
Cookie Sherron Jacobson
Gary S. Kergan
Deborah Leigh Key
Charlotte June Kinsey
Crystal L. Kipper
Cindy Lesko
Mistie Nicole Murray
Cinda Leann Pallett
Michelle Kelly Pulsifer
Zachary Xerxes Ramsay
Kelly Dae Wilson
 
My mother is Anne Suazo.. it was actually the first time in 50yrs they convicted some one in the state of nv. Without a body. 20 yrs. Still searching.
 
Frank Black was not found either, but at least his supposed murderer is incarcerated for life.
 
Tad Dibiase, wrote a book that was referenced in an article by SA Mike Yoder "No-Body Homicide Cases: A Practical Approach — LEB" I fully believe that if my brother in law, Shawn Childers' case had been invested as a homicide in the beginning, instead of the lead investigator listening to his roommate and allowing him to create the narrative, we might have answers today. Tad is a very nice man, he consults at no charge and has won numerous cases. He told me personally that a body was the best evidence but not the only evidence. Check this out. https://www.nobodycases.com.
 

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