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“No body” Murder Trials in the United States

By Thomas A. (Tad) DiBiase, No Body Guy 

www.nobodymurdercases.com 

Through October 29, 2013 (392 trials) (48 states, DC and Virgin Islands)(No cases found 
in: NH and IDAHO) (Approximately 46 dismissals, mistrials, acquittals or reversals on 
appeal for conviction rate of approximately 88%) (Approximately 17 death penalty cases) 
(91% of cases involve male defendants with 58% of the victims being female)1


For two cases of alleged “innocent” men being convicted see Boorn, Jesse (also oldest case) 
and Hudspeth, Andrew. 

Defendant’s Victim’s Name Trial 
Date 
Location Result 
Abbott, Joel Carolann 
Payne 
March 
1993 
Oregon Convicted of August 1985 
murder. 
Abercrombie, 
Donald Lewis 
Hoyle Smith 
and Margie 
Shaw 
Feb. 
17, 
1997 
Lee County, 
NC 
Convicted of 1st
 degree 
murder for Nov. 4, 1995 
killings, defendant said he 
buried bodies in woods 
near Spring Lake but 
never found. Sentenced to 
life. 
Adams, 
Hobart, 
Mayse, Lori 
and Estil Ward 
Robert Mayse, 
19 yo 
1988 Alexander 
County, 
North 
Carolina 
Mayse (victim’s wife) and 
Adams testify against 
Ward and all three 
convicted. Body allegedly 

thrown in dumpster. 

Ward may have practiced 

Satanism.