I-45 Analysis

This is a break down of the bizarre pattern of the I-45 murders, the killers methods seem to mirror or copy cat each other to some extent. Note the years noted are either the day the bodies were found or when the victim was last seen before coming up missing.

Victims Abducted at or Near Home

Gloria Gonzales 1971 - Alison Craven 1971 - Sandra Ramber 1983 - Laurie Lee Tremblay 1986 - Michelle Doherty Thomas 1985 - Maria Del Carmen Estrada 1992 - Laura Kate Smither 1997 -

Victims Abducted at Bus Stops or Schools

Colette Willson 1971 - Kimberly Pitchford 1973 - Trellis Sykes 1994 - Maria Isabel Solis 2003 -

Victims Abducted at or Near Night or Teen Clubs

Erica Ann Garcia 1987 - Lynette Bibbs 1996 - Tamara Fisher 1996 -

Victims Abducted at or by Shopping Center or Mall

Debbie Ackerman 1971 - Maria Johnson 1971 - Teen Girl (Survived) 1996 - Amber Hagerman 1996 -

Victims Abducted While Biking or Walking or Driving Along or near I-45

Brenda Jones 1971 - Shelley Kathleen Sikes 1986 - Sandra Sapaugh (Survived) 1997 - Jessica Lee Cain 1997 - Tot Tran Harriman 2001 - Sara Trusty 2002 - Teen Girl (Survived) 2004 - Natasha Nicole Solidum 2006 -

Victims Abducted at Convenience Stores and/or Using Pay Phones

Brooks Bracewell 1974 - Georgia Geer 1974 - Heidi Villerial Fye 1984 - Laura Lynn Miller 1986 - Diana Rebollar 1994 - Dana Sanchez 1995 - Krystal Jean Baker 1996 - Laura Ayala 2002 -

Victims Abducted by Automobile, Dead or Alive, from Location Last Seen

Tamara Ellen McCurry 1982 - Suzanne Rene Richerson 1988 - Tina Flood 1998 - Wanda May Pitts 1999 - Tracy Vickery (Survived) 1999 -

Victims Dumped in Fields or Parks

Alison Craven 1971 - Heidi Villerial Fye 1984 - Headless Woman 1986 - Dana Sanchez 1995 - Jane Doe 1986 - Laura Lynn Miller 1986 - Janet Doe 1991 - Trellis Sykes 1994 -

Victims Dumped Along the I-45 or on another Road or Highway Near I-45

Unknown Doe 1980 - Lynette Bibbs 1996 - Tamara Fisher 1996 - Krystal Jean Baker 1996 -

Victims Dumped in or by Bodies of Water

Colette Wilson 1971 - Gloria Gonzales 1971 - Brenda Jones 1971 - Debbie Ackerman 1971 - Maria Johnson 1971 - Kimberly Pitchford 1973 - Brooks Bracewell 1974 - Georgia Geer 1974 - Amber Hagerman 1996 - Laura Kate Smither 1997 - Sara Trusty 2002 - Natasha Nicole Solidum 2006 -

Victims Dumped by or in Buildings

Laurie Lee Tremblay 1986 - Erica Ann Garcia 1987 - Maria Del Carmen Estrada 1992 - Diana Rebollar 1994 -

Victims Dumped by Undisclosed or Other Methods

Another Jane Doe 1989 - Wanda May Pitts 1999 - Maria Isabel Solis 2003 -

Victims Who Disappeared

Tamara Ellen McCurry 1982 - Sandra Ramber 1983 - Michelle Doherty Thomas 1985 - Suzanne Rene Richerson 1988 - Jessica Lee Cain 1997 - Tot Tran Harriman 2001 - Laura Ayala 2002 -

Victims Shot to Death

Colette Wilson 1971 - Debbie Ackerman and Maria Johnson 1971 - Jane Doe and Laura Miller "Killing Fields" 1984 - Another Jane Doe E. Houston 1989 - Lynette Bibb and Tamara Fisher 1996 - Natasha Nicole Solidum 2006 -

Victims Strangled to Death

Kimberly Pitchford 1973 - Unknown Doe 1980 - Laurie Lee Tremblay 1986 - Erica Ann Garcia 1987 - Maria Del Carmen Estrada 1992 - Diana Rebollar 1994 - Dana Sanchez 1995 - Krystal Jean Baker 1996 - Wanda May Pitts 1999 -

Victims Dismembered

Alison Craven 1971 - Unknown Headless Woman 1986 - Shelley Kathleen Sikes 1986 - Laura Kate Smither 1997 -

Victims Beaten to Death and/or Blunt Force Trauma to the Head

Brenda Jones 1971 - Gloria Gonzales 1971 - Brooks Bracewell and Georgia Geer 1974 - Heidi Villerial Fye 1984 - Janet Doe 1991 - Tina Flood 1998 -

Victims Killed by Undisclosed or Other Methods

Trellis Sykes 1994 - Amber Hagerman 1996 - Sara Trusty 2002 - Maria Isabel Solis 2003 -

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