Category:Deep crimes

Crimes which have no political significance in the mainstream telling of the story, and might even be popular true crime cases among the public, but appear to have hidden deep political connections upon closer examination

The following list includes both confirmed and suspected deep crimes (see also the Serial killers page):

• Black Dahlia murder (1947, Los Angeles CA)
• Chere Jo Horton murder (1954, Lackland AFB in Texas)
• Daniel Barter abduction (1959, Perdido Bay AL)
• Doreen Heskett murder (1963, Napa CA)
• Tate-LaBianca murders (1969, Los Angeles CA)
• Cathy Cesnik murder (1969, Baltimore MD)
• Joyce Malecki murder (1969, Baltimore MD)
• Jeffrey MacDonald family murders (1970, Fort Bragg in North Carolina)
• Larry Minard murder (1970, Omaha NE)
• Betty Cloer murder (1971, Cameron Park CA)
• Marialice Clark disappearance (1972, Omaha NE)
• Hellen Hanks murder (1972, Valdosta GA)
• Steven Stayner abduction (1972, Merced CA)
• Amy Billig disappearance (1974, Coconut Grove FL)
• Sandra Weaver murder (1974, Salt Lake City UT or Grand Junction CO)
• Judy Ketchum Lake death (1974, Pitkin County CO)
• Arlis Perry murder (1974, Stanford CA)
• Jan Broberg abduction (1974, Pocatello ID)
• Fort Worth Missing Trio disappearance (1974, Fort Worth TX)
• 1975 Grand Junction murders of Denise Oliverson, Linda Benson, Linda Miracle and Pat Botham, and Deborah Tomlinson (1975, Grand Junction CO)
• Ronald E. Winter murder (1975, Sacramento CA)
• 1975 Fort Carson gang murders of Jerry Romisch, Daniel Van Lone, Karen Grammer, and others (1975, Colorado)
• Karen Klaas murder (1976, Hermosa Beach CA)
• Donna Lauria murder (1976, Bronx NY)
• Michael Marino and Kenneth Parker disappearance (1976, Chicago IL)
• Kenneth Hellstrom murder (1977, Homewood IL)
• Christine Freund murder (1977, Queens NY)
• Brian Maggiore and Katie Maggiore murder (1978, Rancho Cordova CA)
• Speedway bombings (1978, Speedway IN)
• Jonestown Massacre (1978, Guyana)
• Dawn Koons murder (1979, Bakersfield CA)
• Michael Salcido murder (1979, Chicago IL)
• Etan Patz disappearance (1979, Manhattan NY)
• John H. Wood Jr. assassination (1979, San Antonio TX)
• Atlanta child murders (1979-1981, Atlanta GA)
• Lyman Smith and Charlene Smith murder (1980, Ventura CA)
• Laureen Rahn disappearance (1980, Manchester NH)
• Mary Susan Humphrey murder (1980, Lowndes County GA)
• Valerie McDonald murder (1980, San Francisco CA)
• UC Davis sweetheart murders (1980, Davis CA)
• Wonderland murders (1981, Los Angeles CA)
• Adam Walsh kidnapping (1981, Hollywood FL)
• Tricia Kellett abduction (1982, Chicago IL)
• Lake Waco murders (1982, Waco TX)
• Johnny Gosch abduction (1982, West Des Moines IA)
• Rashell Ward murder (1983, Red Bluff CA)
• Roy Radin murder (1983, Gorman CA)
• Vicki Morgan murder (1983, Los Angeles CA)
• Beth Miller disappearance (1983, Idaho Springs CO)
• Gary Lauwers murder (1984, Northport NY)
• Eugene Martin abduction (1984, Des Moines IA)
• Jonelle Matthews murder (1984, Greeley CO)
• Denise Davenport murder (1985, Greeley CO)
• Arthur Shapiro murder (1985, Columbus OH)
• Penny Beerntsen rape (1985, Manitowoc County WI)
• Juanita White murder (1986, Waco TX)
• Ricky Chadek murder (1986, Omaha NE)
• Marc Allen disappearance (1986, Des Moines IA)
• Helle Crafts murder (1986, Newtown CT)
• John Sweek and Sally Sweek murder (1987, Dallas TX)
• Sherry Bynum disappearance (1987, Colorado Springs CO)
• Jill Cutshall disappearance (1987, Norfolk NE)
• Don Henry and Kevin Ives murder (1987, Alexander AR)
• Rocio Chila Sperry disappearance (1987, Colorado Springs CO)
• Steven Newberry murder (1987, Joplin MO)
• Keith Coney death (1988, Alexander AR)
• Amber Swartz–Garcia abduction (1988, Pinole CA)
• Doreen Vincent disappearance (1988, Wallingford CT)
• Harmon Tucker murder (1988, Lowndes County GA)
• Michaela Garecht abduction (1988, Hayward CA)
• McRae family murders (1989, Graceville FL)
• Mark Kilroy murder (1989, Matamoros, Mexico)
• Eugene Frank Thompson Jr. murder spree (1989, Jefferson County CO)
• Prom Night murders of Robert Pelley, Dawn Pelley, Janel Pelley, and Jolene Pelley (1989, Lakeville IN)
• Jacob Wetterling abduction (1989, St. Joseph MN)
• VANPAC bombings (1989, Birmingham AL and Savannah GA)
• Jakeob McKnight murder (1991, Lakewood CO)
• Carrie Lawson abduction (1991, Jasper AL)
• Tommy Burkett murder (1991, Herndon VA)
• Springfield Three disappearance (1992, Springfield MO)
• Marisela Pino disappearance (1993, Waterbury CT)
• West Memphis Three murders (1993, West Memphis AR)
• George Burdynski disappearance (1993, Brentwood MD)
• Polly Klaas abduction (1993, Petaluma CA)
• Donya Jones and Seth Cassotta murder (1994, Valdosta GA)
• Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murder (1994, Los Angeles CA)
• David Chase murder (1995, Evergreen CO)
• Jodi Huisentruit disappearance (1995, Mason City IA)
• Roy Gricar death (1996, West Chester Township OH)
• Kristin Smart murder (1996, San Luis Obispo CA)
• Centennial Olympic Park bombing (1996, Atlanta GA)
• Paul Gabelia murder (1996, Fairfax County VA)
• Lorraine Florence Lawrence death (1996, Boulder CO)
• Jeremy Crocker disappearance (1996, Los Angeles CA)
• JonBenet Ramsey murder (1996, Boulder CO)
• Michael Helgoth murder (1997, Valmont CO)
• North Hollywood shootout (1997, Los Angeles CA)
• Princess Diana death (1997, Paris, France)
• George Clauser murder (1997, Reading PA)
• Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça disappearance (1998, Lousada, Portugal)
• Matthew Shepard murder (1998, Laramie WY)
• Suzanne Jovin murder (1998, New Haven CT)
• Ricky Hochstetler homicide (1999, Manitowoc County WI)
• Erica Baker disappearance (1999, Kettering OH)
• Yosemite murders (1999, Mariposa County CA)
• Columbine school shooting (1999, Columbine CO)
• J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett murder (1999, Dothan AL)
• Jessica Dishon murder (1999, Bullitt County KY)
• Subway murders (2000, Littleton CO)
• Larry Ford death (2000, Irvine CA)
• Paolo Ayala murder (2002, Los Angeles CA)
• Nikki LaDue murder (2002, Pass Christian MS)
• Mari Ann Fowler abduction (2002, Port Allen LA)
• Jonathan Luna murder (2003, Lancaster County PA)
• Richard Hamlin case (2004, El Dorado Hills CA)
• Brianna Maitland disappearance (2004, Montgomery VT)
• Najai Turpin death (2005, Philadelphia PA)
• Jessica Lunsford murder (2005, Homosassa FL)
• Ray Gricar disappearance (2005, Centre County PA)
• Jeff Davis 8 murders (2005-2009, Jefferson Davis Parish LA)
• Teresa Halbach murder (2005, Manitowoc County WI)
• Jennifer Kesse disappearance (2006, Orlando FL)
• Platte Canyon school shooting (2006, Bailey CO)
• Virginia Tech shooting (2007, Blacksburg VA)
• Madeleine McCann disappearance (2007, Praia da Luz, Portugal)
• John Calvert and Liz Calvert disappearance (2008, Hilton Head SC)
• Sean Moss murder (2011, Denver CO)
• Joshua Oakes Churchwell murder (2011, Denver CO)
• Kenia Monge murder (2011, Denver CO)
• Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting (2012, Oak Creek WI)
• Kenny Ritchie murder (2012, Citrus Springs FL)
• Tom Clements murder (2013, Monument CO)
• Frog Johnson murder (2014, Lynn Haven FL)
• Stephen Smith death (2015, Hampton County SC)
• Richard Thomas Smith murder (2015, Pensacola FL)
• Monica Petersen death (2016, Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
• Samantha Sharkus murder (2017, Lake Geneva WI)
• Turpin family abuse (1989-2018, Fort Worth TX, Rio Vista TX, and Perris CA)
• Mollie Tibbetts murder (2018, Poweshiek County IA)
• George Floyd murder (2020, Minneapolis MN)
• Marc Angelucci murder (2020, Cedarpines Park CA)
• Daniel Anderl murder (2020, North Brunswick Township NJ)
• Maggie Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh murder (2021, Islandton SC)
• Uvalde school shooting (2022, Uvalde TX)