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Charles Dean

American murder victim

  • Fame44.4
  • Momentum5.1
  • Wikipedia935
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1950–1974, aged 24
  • Era
    1950–1974
    Aged 24
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Updated 2026-06-21

Charles Dean and Neil Sharman were American and Australian citizens, respectively, travelling through Southeast Asia on a backpacking trip in 1974 when they were kidnapped and killed by Communist guerillas. Charles "Charlie" Dean was the brother of future U.S. politician and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, Democracy for America Chairman Jim Dean, and political activist Bill Dean. Neil Sharman, was a journalist taking time off from his career to see the world. The two were captured and killed by the Communist Pathet Lao guerrillas.

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Momentum5.1
Historical2.4
Source confidence15.0
Completeness36.0
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