2008

Events

 * February 14 - Northern Illinois University shooting
 * February 24 - Fidel Castro steps down as President of Cuba.
 * May 7 - Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of Russia, succeeding Vladimir Putin.
 * June 30 - Jeffrey Epstein faces his first criminal conviction for engaging in child prostitution. He serves 13 months in federal custody.
 * December 11 - The skeletal remains of 2-year old Caylee Anthony are found in a wooded area near her home. Her mother, Casey Anthony, is charged with her murder.

Villain deaths

 * January 27 - Suharto
 * February 14 - Steven Kazmierczak
 * April 13 - Nathaniel Bar-Jonah
 * June 17 - Tsutomu Miyazaki
 * August 11 - Dursun Karataş
 * November 10 - Arthur Shawcross
 * December 15 - León Febres Cordero

Victim deaths

 * January 1 - Sarah & Amina Said
 * July 15 - Caylee Anthony