Dragging death

A dragging death is a death caused by someone being dragged behind or underneath a moving vehicle or animal, whether accidental or as a deliberate act of murder.

Instances of dragging death

Antonio Curcoa (1792; Chile)
Pam Basu (1992; Maryland, US)
James Byrd Jr. (1998; Texas, US)
João Hélio (2007; Brazil)
Brandon McClelland (2008; Texas, US)
Mido Macia (2013; South Africa)
Farkhunda Malikzada (2015; Afghanistan)
Andrew Harper (2019; England)
Anjali Singh (2023; India)

References

↑ Prahlow, Samuel P.; Prahlow, Joseph A. (December 2016). "Fatal Dragging Deaths with Soft Tissue and Bone Grinding Injuries". Academic Forensic Pathology. 6 (4): 709–719. doi:10.23907/2016.067. ISSN 1925-3621. PMC 6474490. PMID 31239943.
↑ Barros Arana, Diego (2000) [1886]. "Capítulo XVII". Historia General de Chile (in Spanish). Vol. VII (2 ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Universitaria. p. 6. ISBN 9561115352.
↑ Guarda, Gabriel (2016). La Edad Media de Chile: Historia de la Iglesia. Desde la fundación de Santiago a la incorporación de Chiloé 1541–1826 (in Spanish). Ediciones UC. p. 371.
↑ Lilley, James H (March 4, 2012). Fatal Destiny: The Carjacking Murder of Dr. Pam Basu. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
↑ The Southeast Missourian. The Southeast Missourian.
↑ "G1 > Brasil - Notícias - Armas eram de metal, diz mãe de João Hélio". g1.globo.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
↑ "Juntos, acusados por morte de João Hélio são condenados a 167 anos de prisão - 30/01/2008 - Cotidiano". Folha de S.Paulo. 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
↑ "Texas: Protesters Rally Over Dragging Death". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 2009-07-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
↑ "Killing in a small town raises hate crime fears". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
↑ Herskovitz, Jon (March 1, 2013). "South African policemen arrested, to face murder charges". Reuters.
↑ "Farkhunda: The making of a martyr". BBC News. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
↑ "PC Andrew Harper's teenage killers jailed". 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
↑ "Delhi girl dragged: FSL team conducts mechanical inspection of car in hit-and-run case | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 January 2023.

[1] Prahlow, Samuel P.; Prahlow, Joseph A. (December 2016). "Fatal Dragging Deaths with Soft Tissue and Bone Grinding Injuries". Academic Forensic Pathology. 6 (4): 709–719. doi:10.23907/2016.067. ISSN 1925-3621. PMC 6474490. PMID 31239943.

[Arana66-2] Barros Arana, Diego (2000) [1886]. "Capítulo XVII". Historia General de Chile (in Spanish). Vol. VII (2 ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Universitaria. p. 6. ISBN 9561115352.

[3] Guarda, Gabriel (2016). La Edad Media de Chile: Historia de la Iglesia. Desde la fundación de Santiago a la incorporación de Chiloé 1541–1826 (in Spanish). Ediciones UC. p. 371.

[4] Lilley, James H (March 4, 2012). Fatal Destiny: The Carjacking Murder of Dr. Pam Basu. Retrieved 1 October 2025.

[5] The Southeast Missourian. The Southeast Missourian.

[6] "G1 > Brasil - Notícias - Armas eram de metal, diz mãe de João Hélio". g1.globo.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

[7] "Juntos, acusados por morte de João Hélio são condenados a 167 anos de prisão - 30/01/2008 - Cotidiano". Folha de S.Paulo. 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

[8] "Texas: Protesters Rally Over Dragging Death". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 2009-07-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

[9] "Killing in a small town raises hate crime fears". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

[10] Herskovitz, Jon (March 1, 2013). "South African policemen arrested, to face murder charges". Reuters.

[11] "Farkhunda: The making of a martyr". BBC News. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

[12] "PC Andrew Harper's teenage killers jailed". 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

[13] "Delhi girl dragged: FSL team conducts mechanical inspection of car in hit-and-run case | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 January 2023.

Dragging death

Instances of dragging death

See also

References