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List of unsolved murders in Belize
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This is a list of noted unsolved murders in Belize since the 1970s. This list includes both known and presumed murders, and further includes murders which were previously unsolved (that is, solved cold murder cases).[n 1] In 2019–2023, the country saw 134, 102, 125, 113, and 87 murders, with 51, 55, 44, 40, and 47 arrests for the same (arrest rates of 38.1, 53.9, 35.2, 35.4, and 54.0 per cent), respectively.[n 2] As of July 2025, the tally of cold murder cases had not been reported, though authorities last reported a review in July 2024.[n 3]
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21st century
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
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Date | Victim(s) (age) | District (place) | Description | Cf |
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1 May 2025 | Carlos Avelar (61) | Belize (Belize) | A mechanic was shot and killed by two gunmen whilst walking on Coney Drive. | [1] |
29 Mar 2025 | Elvis Aldana (34) | Belize (Belize) | A man was shot and killed by a lone gunman whilst socialising at a residence on Electric Avenue and McKay Boulevard. | [2] |
21 Feb 2025 | Boris Mannsfeld (56) | Stann Creek (Seine Bight) | An American real estate developer was shot and killed in front of his resort and residence, Cocoplum Villas on Maya Beach. In a January 2025 email, Mannsfeld had allegedly referenced a 'massive fraud case' involving millions in stolen assets. | [n 4] |
8 Sep 2024 | Belhem Guzman Sr (58) | Cayo (Camalote) | The lifeless body of a disabled senior was found on 8 September off a highway, bound with a power cord and with apparent knife wounds to the neck. | [3] |
6 Jun 2024 | Alfredo Rodriguez (42) | Belize (Belize) | A man was shot and killed by a lone gunman whilst fishing near Port of Belize. | [4] |
28 May 2024 | Solomon Coleman (36) | Cayo (Belmopan) | A Punta Gorda, Toledo resident was shot and killed by a masked gunman on Cemetery Road. | [5] |
13 Apr 2024 | Darren Taylor (43) | Stann Creek (Dangriga) | A businessman was shot and killed by a lone gunman at his residence on Oak Street. | [6] |
23 Jan 2024 | Margaret Cleland (30) | Belize (Willows Bank) | The lifeless body of a mother of one was found in the bush near her residence, with apparent blunt force trauma. | [7] |
15 Dec 2023 | Leslie Young Jr (19) | Belize (Belize) | A teenager was shot and killed near the Mexican Cultural Institute by a lone gunman after leaving a Newtown Barracks bar. | [8] |
20 Aug 2023 | Nigel Ferguson Jr (15) | Belize (Belize) | The lifeless body of a special needs teenager was found on 20 August on Hunter's Lane, stabbed to death. | [9] |
19 Aug 2023 | Ricardo Borja (28) | Belize (Belize) | A businessman was shot and killed outside his apartment on Coney Drive. He had recently met with police to testify regarding a land scam in Placencia, Stann Creek, allegedly implicating various Ministry of Natural Resources staff. | [10] |
14 May 2023 | Imarie Galvez (19) | Cayo (Belmopan) | The lifeless body of a teenager was found on 16 May near Mile 40 of Hummingbird Highway, with apparent blunt force trauma and a gunshot wound to her head. | [11] |
1 Apr 2023 | Wellington Williams (16) | Belize (Belize) | A secondary student was shot and killed by two gunmen on CA Boulevard (near Port of Belize) whilst delivering food for his aunt's fast food restaurant. | [12] |
2 Mar 2023 | Brian Perez (38) | Belize (Belize) | A BEL employee and father of five was shot and killed by two home invaders whilst trying to protect his family at their residence on Gill Street. | [13] |
31 Oct 2022 | Celia Florian (30) | Cayo (Belmopan) | The lifeless body of a waitress was found off Hummingbird Highway on 4 November, strangled to death. | [14] |
15 Sep 2021 | James Gordon (49) | Belize (Belize) | A former basketball player, father of three, and alleged loan shark was shot to death at a residence on Meighan Avenue whilst apparently collecting on a debt. | [15] |
24 Jul 2021 | Armando Coy Cacao (50) | Cayo (Belmopan) | The lifeless body of a Guatemalan national (of Bethel Street) was found on Guyana Street in San Martin, with apparent stab wounds. Joseph Budna (a freelancer) was charged for abetment to murder in July 2024. | [n 5] |
24 Jan 2020 | Ernesto Williams (44) | Belize (Belize) | A businessman (owner of Sky Deck, a popular bar on Baymen Avenue) was shot and killed by a lone gunman as he headed to his parked vehicle on Orange Street and Pregnant Alley. | [16] |
18 Jun 2019 | Travis Cooke (23), Ernest Wills Sr (49), Winston Santos (40), Allyson Jones (19), Jamar Martinez (21) | Belize (Belize) | The lifeless bodies of five fishermen were found on 20–22 June near Swallow Caye, Yarborough, and Mapp Caye, all shot and killed, after they had embarked on a fishing trip on 18 June. Police suggested they had come across a wet drop (drug parcel at sea). | [n 6] |
5 Apr 2019 | Oswald Warrior (22) | Belize (Belize) | A Carmelita, Orange Walk man was shot whilst on Sarstoon Street on 5 April, and died of his wounds on 17 April. | [17] |
26 Jan 2019 | Michael Williams (58) | Belize (Belize) | A businessman (son of Marie Sharp) was shot dead by two gunmen as he parked on North Front Street. | [18] |
3 Dec 2018 | Francis Gill (48) | Belize (Belize) | An amputee, disabilities advocate, and father of three was shot and killed whilst exiting his vehicle on Barracuda Street in Coral Grove, after a night out at Princess Casino. | [19] |
13 Apr 2018 | Mark Seawell (48), Gabriel Escalante (42) | Belize (Caye Lagos) | Two Ladyville, Belize tradesmen were shot to death at their workplace. | [20] |
21 Nov 2017 | Clinton Davis (53) | Belize (Belize) | The decomposing body of a real estate agent was found on 24 November near his family residence on Mile 5 of George Price Highway, with a stick lodged in his throat. | [21] |
27 Oct 2017 | Odner Estiverne (40) | Belize (Belize) | A Haitian cabbie and father of two (of Nutmeg Street) was shot and killed by a lone gunman whilst driving his dollar van near Complex Avenue and Jones Street. | [22] |
1 May 2017 | Francesca Matus (52), Drew DeVoursney (36) | Corozal (Chan Chen) | The lifeless bodies of a Canadian–American couple were found in a sugarcane field on 1 May, strangled to death. They had last been seen on 25 April, leaving Scottie's Bar in Corozal, Corozal. | [23] |
19 Feb 2017 | Walter Dawson (57) | Belize (Ladyville) | The lifeless body of a man was found butchered on Marage Road, his neck nearly severed. | [24] |
15 Jan 2016 | Anne Swaney (39) | Cayo (Succotz) | The lifeless body of an ABC7 Chicago producer was found on 15 January in the Mopan River near Nabitunich Farm, where she was holidaying. She had been strangled to death, per the autopsy. | [25] |
29 Oct 2013 | Patricia Nichiporowich (57) | Corozal (Consejo) | The lifeless body of a Canadian national was found in her residence on 29 October, with multiple stab wounds. | [26] |
22 Jan 2013 | Majdi Khoder Agha (51) | Belize (Belize) | A Lebanese businessman and father of five was shot and killed by a masked gunman before his family residence on Keating Crescent in Buttonwood Bay. | [27] |
7 Jan 2013 | Keino Quallo (40), Albert Fuentes (19), Anthony Perez (28), Leonard Myers (30) | Belize (Belize) | The lifeless bodies of four alleged George Street gangmembers were discovered in their upper flat on Dean and Plues Streets on 8 January, with apparent stab wounds. Family, friends, and neighbours accused the GSU (Marco Vidal commander then) of committing or facilitating the murders, but police suggested gang rivalries. | [28] |
11 Nov 2012 | Gregory Faull (52) | Belize (San Pedro) | An American expat was found shot and killed in his residence on 11 November in northern Ambergris Caye. His neighbour and a primary person of interest (John McAfee) fled before questioning, and died on 23 June 2023 in a Spanish jail of apparent suicide. | [n 7] |
24 Oct 2012 | Alfred Schakron (51) | Belize (Belize) | A Lebanese businessman and father of two was shot dead in front of Body 2000 Gym on Coney Drive. | [29] |
22 Oct 2012 | Abdul Aziz Mohamed Dib (40) | Belize (Belize) | A Lebanese businessman was shot and killed by a lone gunman whilst having lunch at King Kebab Restaurant in Farmer's Market. | [30] |
30 Jan 2010 | Lorenzo Ho Sr (49) | Cayo (Roaring Creek) | A father was found dead in his residence, with his face bloodied. Police did not suspect foul play, though family noted 'Ho had apparently been badly beaten.' | [31] |
11 Sep 2001 | Clint Geban (31) | Belize (Belize) | A man was shot on 11 September by a lone gunman as he stood on Plues and South Street, and died the day after of his wounds. Kenroy Tillet was charged for the murder in February 2006. | [32] |
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20th century
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
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Date | Victim(s) (age) | District (place) | Description | Cf |
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8 Oct 1998 | Sherilee Nicholas (13), Jackie Malic (12), Jay Blades (9), Erica Wills (9), Naomi Hernandez (14) | Belize (Belize) | Five primary school girls were tortured and stabbed to death during October 1998 to February 2000 by the Belize Ripper. | [n 8] |
6 Jul 1978 | Christopher Farmer (25), Peta Frampton (24) | Toledo | The decomposed bodies of a British couple were found on 6 July near Punta de Manabique, Guatemala (some 15 miles southeast of Punta Gorda, Toledo), after having sailed from Dangriga, Stann Creek on 26 June. Their tour guide (Silas Boston) was charged with their murder by US authorities in 2016. | [33] |
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