Cases · Near New York
True crime cases near New York
58 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of New York, spanning the 1900s to the 2020s — 10 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Killing of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills.
Cases near New York
- American Airlines Flight 112000sWorld Trade Center, North Tower, New York CitySOLVED
- September 11 attacks2000sWorld Trade Center, New York CitySOLVED
- United Airlines Flight 1752000sWorld Trade Center, South TowerSOLVED
- 1993 World Trade Center bombing1990sWorld Trade Center, New York CitySOLVED
- 2017 New York City truck attack2010sHudson River Park bike path, West Street, Lower ManhattanSOLVED
- 1975 Fraunces Tavern Bombing1970sFraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl Street, New York, NYUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Etan Patz2010sSoHo, Lower Manhattan (near Prince Street and West Broadway)SOLVED
- New York Ripper murders1910sEast Side, Manhattan, New York CityUNSOLVED
- Death of Kathryn Hinnant1980sBellevue Hospital, New York CitySOLVED
- Killing of Rashawn Brazell2000sBushwick, Brooklyn, New York CityUNSOLVED
- Killing of Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu2010sMyrtle Avenue and Tompkins Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynSOLVED
- Murder of Patricia Lonergan1940s313 East 51st Street, Turtle Bay-Beekman Place, New York CitySOLVED
- Murder of Nancy Titterton1930s22 Beekman Place, Manhattan, New York CitySOLVED
- Killing of Brian Thompson2020sOutside the New York Hilton Midtown, West 54th Street, ManhattanONGOING
- Murder of Jennifer Moore2000sWest New York, New Jersey (body recovery location); crime occurred in Weehawken, New Jersey; abduction began in Manhattan, New YorkSOLVED
- Killing of Nixzmary Brown1990sBrooklyn, New York, USASOLVED
- 2019 Jersey City shooting2010sJC Kosher Supermarket, Greenville, Jersey City, New JerseySOLVED
- Killing of Henryk Siwiak2000sAlbany Avenue near Decatur Street, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York CityUNSOLVED
- Murder of Russel Timoshenko2000sCrown Heights, Brooklyn, New York CitySOLVED
- Murder of John Lennon1980sThe Dakota, 1 West 72nd StreetSOLVED
- Murder of the Krim siblings2010s57 West 75th Street, Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York CitySOLVED
- Murder of Kathryn Faughey2000sUpper East Side, Manhattan, New York CitySOLVED
- Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold1900s108 East 79th Street, Manhattan, New York CityUNSOLVED
- Murder of Leiby Kletzky2010sBorough Park, Brooklyn, New York CitySOLVED
- Lexington Avenue explosion1910s1626 Lexington Avenue, New York CitySOLVED
- Murder of Romona Moore2000sEast Flatbush, Brooklyn, New YorkSOLVED
- Murder of Julio Rivera1990sSchoolyard near 78th Street and 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens, New YorkSOLVED
- Murder of Hannah and John E. Peck1910s435 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, NYSOLVED
- Murder of Tessa Majors2010sMorningside Park, Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York CitySOLVED
- Freddy's Fashion Mart attack1990sFreddy's Fashion Mart, 125th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York CitySOLVED
- Killing of O'Shae Sibley2020sMobil gas station, Coney Island Avenue, Midwood, Brooklyn, New YorkSOLVED
- Murder of Imette St. Guillen1980sSpring Creek Park, Fountain Avenue, Brooklyn, New YorkSOLVED
- Kidnapping of Carlina White1980sHarlem Hospital Center, New York CitySOLVED
- 1975 LaGuardia Airport Bombing1970sLaGuardia Airport, TWA Terminal Baggage ClaimUNSOLVED
- Murder of Karina Vetrano2010sSpring Creek Park, Howard Beach, Queens, New York CitySOLVED
- Murder of Sakia Gunn2000sBroad and Market Streets, Newark, New JerseySOLVED
- Murder of Kitty Genovese1960sKew Gardens, Queens, New York CitySOLVED
- Killing of Debrina Kawam2020sConey Island-Stillwell Avenue station, BrooklynONGOING
- Assassination of Malcolm X1960sAudubon Ballroom, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York CityOVERTURNED
- Suicide of Tyler Clementi2010sGeorge Washington Bridge, Hudson RiverSOLVED
- Killing of Amadou Diallo1990sWheeler Avenue, Soundview, Bronx, New York CitySOLVED
- Radium Girls1910sOrange, New JerseySOLVED
- Killing of Jonathan Diller2020s19-19 Mott Avenue, Far Rockaway, Queens, New YorkONGOING
- Murder of Kelly Ann TinyesYear on fileValley Stream, New YorkSOLVED
- The Watcher of Westfield, New Jersey2010s657 Boulevard, Westfield, New JerseyUNSOLVED
- Death of Starr Faithfull1930sLong Beach, New York, U.S.UNSOLVED
- Killing of Bonnie Garland1970sScarsdale, New YorkSOLVED
- Murder of Reyna Marroquín1960sJericho, New York, United StatesSOLVED
- Murder of Garnett Spears2010sValhalla, New York, United StatesSOLVED
- Killing of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills1920sFranklin Township, Somerset County, New JerseyUNSOLVED
- Killing of Martha Moxley1990sBelle Haven, Greenwich, ConnecticutOVERTURNED
- Murder of Andrew Kissel2000sGreenwich, ConnecticutSOLVED
- Gilgo Beach Serial Killings2000sGilgo Beach / Ocean Parkway, Long Island, New YorkSOLVED
- Murder of Jennifer Dulos2010sNew Canaan, Connecticut, United StatesSOLVED
- Death of Jon-Niece Jones2000sUpper Freehold Township, New Jersey, near Six Flags Great AdventureSOLVED
- Killing of Ramona Moore2010sSouth Blooming Grove, New York (remains discovery site); disappearance occurred in the Bronx, New York CitySOLVED
- Disappearance of Richard Colvin Cox1950sUnited States Military Academy, West Point, New YorkUNSOLVED
- Murder of Megan Kanka1990sHamilton Township, Mercer County, New JerseySOLVED
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