Kentucky

10,948 murders reported in Kentucky from 1976 to 2025; police reports named an offender in about 77%. Explore the statistics →

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Cases

Michael Carneal
1997 · West Paducah, Kentucky
MassPleaded guilty3 victims
On the morning of December 1, 1997, Michael Carneal, a 14-year-old freshman, opened fire on a student prayer group at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, killing three girls and wounding five other students.
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz
1991–1999 · Texas and other states along US rail lines
SerialExecuted13 victims
Angel Maturino Resendiz, a Mexican drifter who rode freight trains across the United States, was linked to at least 15 killings, most of them in homes or along railroad tracks, between the 1980s and 1999.
Murder of Crystal Rogers
2015 · Bardstown, Kentucky
SingleConvicted1 victim
Crystal Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five from Bardstown, Kentucky, was last seen on July 3, 2015.
Murder of Pearl Bryan
1896 · Fort Thomas, Kentucky
SingleExecuted1 victim
Pearl Bryan, 22, of Greencastle, Indiana, was pregnant when she traveled to Cincinnati in late January 1896 to see Scott Jackson, a dental student.
Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
2007 · Knoxville, Tennessee
SingleConvicted2 victims
On the night of January 6, 2007, Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend Chris Newsom, 23, were carjacked at gunpoint in Knoxville and taken to a rented house on Chipman Street.