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| Name | Murdered In | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Victims - Names Unreported | Rochester, Kentucky | November 13, 1914 |
| 2 Victims - Names Unreported | Henderson, Kentucky | November 21, 1895 |
| 1 Victim - Name Unreported | Bowling Green, Kentucky | December 28, 1892 |
| 1 Victim - Name Unreported | Calvert, Kentucky | November 25, 1895 |
| 1 Victim - Name Unreported | Fulton, Kentucky | May 11, 1896 |
| 1 Victim - Name Unreported | Paducah, Kentucky | August 19, 1893 |
| 1 Victim - Name Unreported | Rock Springs, Kentucky | March 8, 1897 |
| 1 Victim - Name Unreported | Locality Unknown, Kentucky | June 17, 1904 |
| Allen, Richard | Mayfield, Kentucky | February 28, 1898 |
| Alley, Henry | Hillside, Kentucky | November 13, 1914 |
| Arkinson, Henry | Mckinney, Kentucky | September 2, 1893 |
| Baker, Arch | Thompkinsville, Kentucky | October 2, 1898 |
| Baker, Ernest | Cadiz, Kentucky | January 22, 1906 |
| Balmbard, Thomas | Fulton, Kentucky | April 10, 1902 |
| Beard, Leon | Normandy, Lentucky | July 7, 1905 |
| Bell, Arthur | Princeton, Kentucky | June 4, 1915 |
| Bond, James | Guthrie, Kentucky | December 19, 1892 |
| Boston, Marshall | Frankfort, Kentucky | August 14, 1894 |
| Brinkley, Ephraim | Madison, Kentucky | July 22, 1897 |
| Brown, Mark | Shelbyville, Kentucky | July 20, 1891 |
| Brown, Thomas | Nicholasville, Kentucky | February 6, 1902 |
| Brushrod, Raymond | Hainesville, Kentucky | September 26, 1897 |
| Buckner, Ellis | Henderson, Kentucky | November 26, 1915 |
| Bumpass, Joe | Hickman, Kentucky | August 30, 1904 |
| Butcher, William | Hickman, Kentucky | September 2, 1895 |
| Calls, Gams | Glasgow, Kentucky | June 16, 1898 |
| Clifford, William | Maple Grove, Kentucky | August 16, 1907 |
| Coleman, Richard | Maysville, Kentucky | December 6, 1899 |
| Daniels, Theodore | Union, Kentucky | September 1879 |
| Despano, Sloan | Greensburg, Kentucky | November 10, 1858 |
| Dewley, Ernest | Georgetown, Kentucky | April 30, 1902 |
| Dickerson, Charles | Boone County, Kentucky | May 4, 1884 |
| Drake, Elijah | Madrid Bend, Kentucky | March 20, 1902 |
| Dudley, James | Brandonburg, Kentucky | August 28, 1891 |
| Duly, Bell | Fulton, Kentucky | February 15, 1902 |
| Fields, Jumbo | Shelbyville, Kentucky | October 2, 1901 |
| Finley, George | Mayfield, Kentucky | December 22, 1896 |
| French, Benjamin | Warsaw, Kentucky | May 3, 1876 |
| French, Mollie | Warsaw, Kentucky | May 3, 1876 |
| Garnett, Clarence | Shelbyville, Kentucky | October 2, 1901 |
| Gibson, Lee | Owenton, Kentucky | January 28, 1893 |
| Godly, Caleb | Bowling Green, Kentucky | June 24, 1894 |
| Grange, John | Franklin, Kentucky | July 25, 1891 |
| Griffey, Willis | Princeton, Kentucky | October 15, 1894 |
| Gumble, M.G. | Jellico Mines, Kentucky | January 21, 1894 |
| Haines, Archie | Mason County, Kentucky | June 20, 1894 |
| Haines, Burt | Mason County, Kentucky | June 21, 1894 |
| Haines, Williams | Mason County, Kentucky | June 20, 1894 |
| Hall, Thomas | Kevil, Kentucky | October 9, 1903 |
| Harris, Ernest | Wickliffe, Kentucky | September 12, 1901 |
| Harrison, Ernest | Wickliffe, Kentucky | September 11, 1911 |
| Reed, Sam | Wickliffe, Kentucky | September 11, 1911 |
| Howard, Frank | Wickliffe, Kentucky | September 11, 1911 |
| Henderson, John | Midway, Kentucky | August 17, 1890 |
| Henley, Brock | Paducah, Kentucky | October 16, 1916 |
| Hill, Charles | Paducah, Kentucky | June 10, 1892 |
| Holmes, Thomas | Mayfield, Kentucky | February 23, 1898 |
| Holt, Alfred | Owensboro, Kentucky | December 26, 1892 |
| Howard, Frank | Wickliff, Kentucky | September 12, 1901 |
| Howard, Marion | Scottsville, Kentucky | July 16, 1894 |
| Huggard, Robert | Winchester, Kentucky | July 15, 1895 |
| Humphreys, Ernest | Princeton, Kentucky | October 2, 1890 |
| Jones, Doc | Owensboro, Kentucky | December 19, 1889 |
| Jones, Robert | Russellville, Kentucky | August 1, 1908 |
| Jones, Thomas | Russellville, Kentucky | August 1, 1908 |
| Jones, Virgil | Russellville, Kentucky | August 1, 1908 |
| Kelly, James | Paris, Kentucky | July 23, 1889 |
| Leavell, Frank | Elkton, Kentucky | October 12, 1905 |
| Lewis, Harrison | Springfield, Kentucky | August 26, 1895 |
| Malone, Daniel | Covington, Kentucky | July 23, 1889 |
| Martin, Formit | Monticello, Kentucky | February 17, 1896 |
| Mayo, Parker | Walton, Kentucky | March 1877 |
| Mays, James | Spyfield, Kentucky | January 11, 1902 |
| McDaniels, Lee | Oak Crossing, Kentucky | July 29, 1892 |
| McDowell, Jacob | Providence, Kentucky | May 31, 1908 |
| McNeal, Judge | Cadiz, Kentucky | September 1, 1893 |
| Miller, CJ | Bardwell, Kentucky | July 7, 1893 |
| Moody, Samuel | Auburn, Kentucky | April 18, 1890 |
| Nalls, Gabe | Blackford, Kentucky | November 8, 1894 |
| Moorman, Edward | Guston, Kentucky | January 12, 1893 |
| Moorman, Richard | Guston, Kentucky | January 12, 1893 |
| Morton, Robert | Rickford, Kentucky | February 4, 1897 |
| Murphy, Logan | Mt. Sterling, Kentucky | August 16, 1892 |
| Payne, Joe | Burlington, Kentucky | July 1, 1876 |
| Nalls, Ulysses | Blackford, Kentucky | November 8, 1894 |
| Porter, Austin | Grayson, Kentucky | June 8, 1892 |
| Radford, Lewis | Guthrie, Kentucky | January 24, 1904 |
| Ray, George | Gensonton, Kentucky | April 26, 1895 |
| Richard, Joseph | Leitchfield, Kentucky | September 26, 1913 |
| Riley, Jaseph | Russellville, Kentucky | August 1, 1908 |
| Sanders, William | Maysville, Kentucky | March 12, 1917 |
| Scales, William | Boone County, Kentucky | September 11, 1885 |
| Shaw, Robert | Waitman, Kentucky | May 23, 1909 |
| Skapp, William | Old Union, Kentucky | April 16, 1891 |
| Smith, Charles | Walton, Kentucky | January 14, 1880 |
| Smith, Molie | Trigg County, Kentucky | July 1, 1895 |
| Stewart, James | Madrid Bend, Kentucky | March 20, 1902 |
| Stone, James | Mayfield, Kentucky | December 21, 1896 |
| Taylor, Leonard | New Castle, Kentucky | August 28, 1893 |
| Thompson, Bill Saul | Greensburg, Kentucky | November 10, 1858 |
| Thomson, Marie | Lebanon Junction, Kentucky | June 14, 1904 |
| Thornhill, James | Paducah, Kentucky | October 16, 1916 |
| Thornton, Joseph | Wickliffe, Kentucky | May 20, 1889 |
| Turner, John | Greensburg, Kentucky | December 9, 1889 |
| Tye, Len | Hariem, Kentucky | March 2, 1894 |
| Tyler, William | Carlisle, Kentucky | July 26, 1894 |
| Walton, Charles | Morganfield, Kentucky | August 18, 1893 |
| Warfield, Fraten | Elliston, Kentucky | October 18, 1900 |
| White, Thomas | Aurora, Kentucky | September 14, 1892 |
| Wilcoxson, John | Edmonton, Kentucky | September 2, 1892 |
| Willis, Nick | Lebanon Junction, Kentucky | June 1, 1892 |
| Wilson, George | Meyers, Kentucky | August 15, 1897 |
| Williams, Smith | Burlington, Kentucky | June 1, 1876 |
| Carter, George | Paris, Kentucky | February 11, 1901 |
| Estes, Silas | Hodgenville, Kentucky | October 31, 1901 |
| Walker, David | Hickman, Kentucky | October 3, 1908 |
| Walker, Mrs | Hickman, Kentucky | October 3, 1908 |
| Walker, Children - 4 | Hickman, Kentucky | October 3, 1908 |
| Marshall, Eugene | Shelbyville, Kentucky | January 16, 1911 |
| Patterson, Wade | Shelbyville, Kentucky | January 16, 1911 |
| West, James | Shelbyville, Kentucky | January 16, 1911 |
| Porter, Will | Livermore, Kentucky | April 20, 1911 |
| Richardson, Joseph | Leitchfield, Kentucky | September 26, 1913 |
| Woods, Leonard | Pound Gap, Kentucky | November 30, 1927 |