# Megan Kanka

> On July 29, 1994, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, seven-year-old girl Megan Nicole Kanka was raped and murdered by her neighbor, Jesse Timmendequas, after he lured her into his house; Timmendequas had previously been convicted of child molestation. The murder attracted national attention and subsequently led to the introduction of "Megan's Law", which requires law enforcement to disclose details relating to the location of registered sex offenders.

*New Jersey, USA, murder victim whose death ultimately led to sex offender registries in US*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/megan-kanka

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1986-12-07
- **Died:** 1994-07-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.megannicolekankafoundation.org/

## Sources
- [Murder of Megan Kanka](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Megan_Kanka)
- [جريمة قتل ميجان كنكا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%83%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7)
- [Meqan Kankanın qətli](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meqan_Kankan%C4%B1n_q%C9%99tli)
- [মেগান কঙ্কা হত্যাকাণ্ড](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1)
- [Murder of Megan Kanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Megan_Kanka)
- [Megan Kanka](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Kanka)
- [Megan Kankan murha](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Kankan_murha)
- [Affaire Megan Kanka](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Megan_Kanka)
- [Մեգան Կանկայի սպանություն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%BD%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6)
- [Убийство Меган Канки](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2613537)

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