Dragging death

Execution of Brunhilda of Austrasia. source ↗

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.¹

Instances of dragging death

Antonio Curcoa (1792; Chile)²³
Pam Basu (1992; Maryland, US)⁴
James Byrd Jr. (1998; Texas, US)⁵
João Hélio (2007; Brazil)⁶⁷
Brandon McClelland (2008; Texas, US)⁸⁹
Mido Macia (2013; South Africa)¹⁰
Farkhunda Malikzada (2015; Afghanistan)¹¹
Andrew Harper (2019; England)¹²

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.

[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.

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