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Darrow Dodson

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Darrow Edward Dodson, a 29-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, was found dead on the evening of April 11, 2007. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m. at 9803 West Sam Houston Parkway South. A maintenance worker from a nearby apartment complex noticed smoke…

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Roxanne Pedraza

Female, age 20 · Greenfield, California

Killed Apr 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Roxanne Pedraza, a 20-year-old resident of Greenfield, California, tragically passed away on April 11, 2007. Born on August 21, 1986, Roxanne's untimely death left her community in mourning. Her obituary notes that she was a beloved member of her community…

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Will Trippley

Male, age 20 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 11, 2004 · 22 years ago

William Trippley, a 20-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed on April 11, 2004. Trippley, a standout soccer player and beloved member of his community, was walking along Edgmont Avenue in Chester when he…

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Tammy Passineau

Female, age 17 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Apr 11, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the spring of 2004, a 17-year-old White female named Tammy Sue Lynn Passineau vanished from the streets of Syracuse, New York. The young mother, known to be a transient who often moved between residences, was last seen on April 11 in the vicinity of West…

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Demetrius Simpson

Male, age 37 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Apr 11, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the spring of 2003, the life of Demetrius Simpson, a 37-year-old man, was tragically cut short in Omaha, Nebraska. On April 11, 2003, Simpson was killed by forceful means. Publicly accessible information regarding the specific details of the circumstances…

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Melvin Earl Collins

Male, age 31 · Brunswick, Georgia

Killed Apr 11, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the spring of 2003, a palpable sense of loss and outrage gripped the community of Brunswick, Georgia, following the tragic death of 31-year-old Melvin Earl Collins. A newly minted police officer, Collins was just beginning his career in law enforcement, a…

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Matthew Lester

Male, age 24 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 11, 2003 · 23 years ago

Matthew Joseph Lester, a 24-year-old male from Solon, Ohio, was remembered publicly after his sudden death in the Cleveland area in April 2003. Online memorial and cemetery records list his birth date as March 25, 1979, and his date of death as April 12…

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Ronald Anderson

Male, age 30 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 11, 2002 · 24 years ago

Ronald Anderson, a 30-year-old African American male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed on April 11, 2002, in Chester. The case centered on Shawn McKinney, a Chester drug dealer who was later accused of gunning Anderson down near a city dumpster.…

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Henry Aguilera

Male, age 51 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 11, 2002 · 24 years ago

Henry Aguilera was 51 years old when he died on Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. The coroner's record released to the public does not give an…

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Michael McEwen

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

On April 11, 1998, Michael McEwen, a 28-year-old male, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio, at 859 East Long Street in Franklin County. He suffered gunshot wounds to both the head and the stomach. The incident remains an unsolved homicide, and the investigation…

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Thomas Harold Tom Brose

Male, age 40 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Apr 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

Thomas Harold "Tom" Brose, a 40-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was found dead on April 11, 1998, in San Antonio, Texas. His death was ruled a homicide. Brose, originally from Saint Louis, Missouri, was a former Alaska resident who had moved to San…

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Jason Knapp

Male, age 20 · Clemson, South Carolina

Killed Apr 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the spring of 1998, Jason Knapp, a 20-year-old male student at Clemson University, vanished without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. The young man, who was studying mechanical engineering, was last seen by his roommates on…

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Kathleen Bracken

Female, age 32 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Apr 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the spring of 1998, the life of 32-year-old Kathleen Bracken was tragically cut short in Mobile, Alabama. Her body was discovered on the evening of April 11th or the early morning of April 12th at the Twilight Motel. An investigation quickly determined…

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Hung Nguyen

Male, age 19 · Colton, California

Killed Apr 11, 1997 · 29 years ago

Hung Nguyen, a 19-year-old male, was killed on April 11, 1997, while he was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on the I-10 Freeway in Colton, California. During the incident, a dark green Ford Aerostar van approached the vehicle Nguyen was in. The van, driven…

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Nathaniel Myles

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Apr 11, 1995 · 31 years ago

On April 11, 1995, Nathaniel Myles was shot and killed in his home at 807 Willard Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. Intruders forced their way into the residence and shot Myles multiple times. Greensboro police responded to the scene at 3:25 a.m., but Myles…

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Alvin Palmer

Male, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 11, 1995 · 31 years ago

Alvin Clayton Palmer, a 27-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was a dedicated officer with the Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department. On April 11, 1995, Officer Palmer was involved in a pursuit of robbery suspects in the area of Fifth…

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Harold Maxwell

Male, age 19 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 11, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a spring night in Denver, Colorado, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Harold Maxwell, a 19-year-old Black male, was in the parking lot of a lounge near the 4000 block of York Street on April 11, 1993. An argument broke out, the details of…

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Ryan Brown

Male, age 2 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 11, 1993 · 33 years ago

On April 11, 1993, a tragic incident occurred in Los Angeles, California, resulting in the death of 2-year-old Ryan Brown. The young boy lost his life due to gun violence on that fateful Easter Sunday in Encino Park. The circumstances surrounding Ryan's death…

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Donna Sundling

Female, age 58 · Grand Canyon, Arizona

Killed Apr 11, 1993 · 33 years ago

On April 11, 1993, 58-year-old Donna Sundling, a female aerobics instructor, went on a hike with her husband, Robert Spangler, in the Grand Canyon. The trip was purportedly an effort to mend their strained marriage. During the hike, at a spot on Horseshoe…

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Patricia Magers

Female, age 32 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Apr 11, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a spring evening in Wichita, Kansas, 32-year-old Caucasian female Patricia Magers was working late in the bridal shop she owned, La Bride d'Elegance. On that day, April 11, 1992, she and her 23-year-old employee, Patricia Smith, had kept the shop open past…

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Patricia Smith

Female, age 23 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Apr 11, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a Saturday evening in Wichita, Kansas, the lights of the La' Bride d'Elegance bridal shop should have been off. It was April 11, 1992, and Patricia Smith, a 23-year-old Caucasian female, was working late alongside the shop's owner, 32-year-old Patricia…

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Bill Davidson

Male, age 43 · Edna, Texas

Killed Apr 11, 1992 · 34 years ago

Bill Davidson, a 43-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on April 11, 1992, in Edna, Texas. He was a dedicated Texas Department of Public Safety highway patrolman, having served for nearly 20 years since 1973. Davidson was known for his…

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Grady Morris Lamb

Male, age 22 · Cedar-hill, Texas

Killed Apr 11, 1990 · 36 years ago

Grady Morris Lamb, a 22-year-old male officer with the Cedar Hill Police Department in Texas, tragically lost his life on April 11, 1990. Officer Lamb was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a training drill. The incident was deemed…

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Patricia Elsken

Female, age 24 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the spring of 1988, a promising young woman's life was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Patricia Elsken, a twenty-four-year-old female, was discovered brutally murdered in her South Tulsa apartment on April 11th. She was a responsible and ambitious…

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Carlton Lee Akers

Male, age 38 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Apr 11, 1985 · 41 years ago

Carlton Lee Akers, a 38-year-old male from Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on April 11, 1985. The circumstances surrounding his death are shrouded in mystery, leaving a void for those who knew him and cared for him. The loss of someone in the prime of life is…

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Robin Cady

Female, age 18 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 11, 1984 · 42 years ago

On an April evening in 1984, 18-year-old Robin Lynn Cady, a White female, returned to the mobile home where she rented a room in Phoenix, Arizona, stepping into a scene of terror that would end her life. Earlier that night, on April 11th, two men, John Nabors…

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Shawn DBrito

Male · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 11, 1984 · 42 years ago

Shawn D’Brito, a male resident of Phoenix whose exact age and ethnicity are not reported in publicly available case records, was spending the evening of April 11, 1984 on a date with his girlfriend, 18-year-old Robin Lynn Cady. Late that night, the couple…

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Joseph Moore

Male, age 35 · Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Killed Apr 11, 1983 · 43 years ago

On April 11, 1983, Deputy Sheriff Joseph Z. Moore, aged 35, was tragically shot and killed in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He and his wife, Lieutenant Sharon Moore, were both deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The couple was leaving their home in…

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Sharon Moore

Female, age 38 · Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Killed Apr 11, 1983 · 43 years ago

Lieutenant Sharon E. Moore, aged 38, of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Ohio, tragically lost her life on April 11, 1983, in Reynoldsburg, OH. Sharon and her husband, Deputy Sheriff Joseph Moore, were shot and killed after being pursued by Sharon's…

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Dwight Lynn Hall

Male, age 31 · Fort-myers-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 11, 1979 · 47 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Dwight Lynn Hall, aged 31, tragically lost his life on April 11, 1979, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. On that fateful night, Deputy Hall responded to a call regarding a suspicious person observed sitting in an out-of-state vehicle at a county…

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Pamela Newton

Female, age 13 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed Apr 11, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the spring of 1978, the quiet community of Mesa, Arizona, was unsettled by a brutal and perplexing crime. On the evening of April 10th, a young girl named Pamela Newton, who was 12 or 13 years old, left her home in neighboring Tempe after a disagreement…

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Arvella Louise Thomas

Female, age 14 · Skokie, Illinois

Killed Apr 11, 1978 · 48 years ago

Arvella Louise Thomas, a 14-year-old African American girl, was tragically murdered on April 11, 1978, in Skokie, Illinois. Arvella was last seen around 11 p.m. at the Morse Avenue elevated train stop in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, where she was…

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Donna Lorraine Pounds

Female, age 39 · Missoula, Montana

Killed Apr 11, 1974 · 52 years ago

On April 11, 1974, the quiet life of 39-year-old Donna Lorraine Pounds, a White/Caucasian female, was brutally cut short in her Missoula, Montana, home. That afternoon, after returning from her part-time job at a Christian bookstore, she was confronted by an…

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Bernard Smith

Male, age 35 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 11, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 11, 1973, the city of Denver was yet to awaken to the tragic discovery that lay at the edge of a road. It was employees of a gas station situated near West 7th Avenue and Navajo Street who first observed a body and promptly…

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Ray Davis

Male, age 29 · Oceanside, California

Killed Apr 11, 1962 · 64 years ago

Ray Davis, a 29-year-old cab driver, was tragically murdered on April 11, 1962, in Oceanside, California. Originally from Michigan, Davis had moved to Oceanside with his brother in January 1962 after separating from his wife. On the night of his death, Davis…

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James Hatsuaki Wakasa

Male, age 65 · Topaz War Relocation Center, Utah

Killed Apr 11, 1943 · 83 years ago

In the desolate landscape of the Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah, a 63-year-old Asian man named James Hatsuaki Wakasa, a chef by profession, met a tragic end on the evening of April 11, 1943. After finishing his dinner, he was taking his dog for a walk…

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Page Campbell Marstiller

Male, age 48 · Elkins, West Virginia

Killed Apr 11, 1902 · 124 years ago

Page Campbell Marstiller, a 47-year-old White male, was serving as chief of police in Elkins, West Virginia, when a confrontation with Wilfred Davis ended in his death on April 11, 1902. Marstiller had only recently been chosen for the police post, and he and…

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Richard Slusher

Male, age 30 · Pineville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 11, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the spring of 1902, the life of Richard W. Slusher, a 30-year-old male Deputy Sheriff from Pineville, Kentucky, was cut tragically short. His death on Friday, April 11, 1902, was not the result of a confrontation with a dangerous criminal, but rather a…

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John Mcdermott

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 11, 1900 · 126 years ago

Patrolman John F. McDermott, aged 38, was a dedicated officer of the Chicago Police Department. On April 11, 1900, he tragically died as a result of an accidental discharge of his firearm. McDermott was found by his sister, Mary, behind his residence at 3451…

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