CA
Investigative briefings for this state and the cities driving the highest case volume.
MortaVox indexes 129,905 death records across 672 cities in CA, including causes of death and serial killer mentions where available.
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129,905 fatalities last year.
129,905 families changed forever.
Here are the cases behind the numbers.
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Mauricio Silva confessed on May 28 in Templeton, CA
John Arthur Getreu died on September 22, 2023, at the California Health Care Facility while serving a life sentence for murders committed in 1973 and 1974 in the United S
Morris Solomon Jr., known as The Sacramento Slayer, was an American convicted serial killer on death row in San Quentin, California for the murders of six women
On the evening of December 21, Itzcoatl Ocampo attacked and stabbed to death 53-year-old homeless man James McGillivray in a shopping center parking lot in Placentia
Andrew Hammond was charged and convicted for multiple murders including those of Gonzalez and Rice on January 6, 2023, in Fresno, CA
James Richard Curry was pronounced dead on January 7 at San Jose Hospital after life support was disconnected due to faint vital signs
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Records are aggregated from public data sources and updated as new entries are released. Filters on the map let you explore causes of death, dates, and serial killer references.