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Leo Kuranuki

Male, age 54 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Apr 12, 1982 · 44 years ago

On April 12, 1982, Leo Kuranuki, 54, a male Asian CBS television technician, finished his day and made the familiar climb to the rooftop parking area on Hudson River Pier 92 in Manhattan. The roof should have been nothing more than open air, concrete, and the…

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Augustus J. Perreira Jr.

Male, age 27 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Apr 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

On the evening of April 12, 1980, a 27-year-old male Colorado Springs Police Department patrolman, Augustus J. Perreira, Jr., was tragically killed in the line of duty. While on patrol, he was stopped by a clerk from a 7-Eleven store located at 2555 Delta…

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Donald Jerome Shipp Jr

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the night of April 12, 1979, just days before his 28th birthday, Donald Jerome Shipp Jr. was fatally shot while sitting in a car with his girlfriend in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The couple was parked in front of Shipp's home on…

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Thomas Huntley

Male, age 31 · Winslow, Maine

Killed Apr 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a spring day in Winslow, Maine, the quiet routine of the town was disrupted by the discovery of a fire. On April 12, 1979, sanitation workers on their regular route noticed a blaze at a residence on Route 137 and promptly alerted the authorities. After the…

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Pauline Robbin Burgette

Female, age 16 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

In March of 1978, 16-year-old Pauline Robbin Burgette, a Caucasian female, was looking forward to a weekend at home in Phoenix, Arizona. Her mother and 11-year-old brother, Chad, were away on a trip, leaving the teenager to her own devices. Known to her…

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James P OBrien

Male, age 57 · New Boston, New Hampshire

Killed Apr 12, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the quiet town of New Boston, New Hampshire, a grim discovery was made on April 12, 1975, bringing a mysterious case to light. The skeletal remains of 57-year-old James P. O'Brien, a Caucasian male, were found near Bedford Road, beginning a homicide…

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Kim Ghelkins

Female, age 13 · North Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Apr 12, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the late summer of 1975, a shadow fell over North Charleston, South Carolina, with the disappearance of 13-year-old Kim Ghelkins. A white female, Kim was last seen in September of that year, having been staying at the residence of a local man with a…

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Rod Thorpe

Male, age 21 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 12, 1974 · 52 years ago

Rod Thorpe, a 21-year-old male, was tragically murdered on April 12, 1974. His death was linked to David Allen Likens, a convicted serial killer. Thorpe was last seen at Likens' apartment in Los Angeles before his body was discovered in a bathtub, bearing…

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Mary Freeman

Female, age 56 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Apr 12, 1969 · 57 years ago

On an April day in 1969, Mary Freeman, a 56-year-old African American woman, was discovered dead in Camden, New Jersey, her life ended in circumstances as bleak as the abandoned building where she was found. Her body lay face down in roughly a foot and a half…

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Andrew Allas

Male, age 15 · Munhall, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 12, 1932 · 94 years ago

In the industrial backdrop of Munhall, Pennsylvania, a grim story unfolded in 1932, centered on the untimely death of 16-year-old Andrew Allas. His passing was not due to natural causes but was the result of a sinister plot orchestrated by his own stepmother…

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Lamar Watson York

Male, age 36 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 12, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 1930, the life of Prohibition Agent Lamar Watson York was tragically cut short. Born in Tennessee in 1895, the 35-year-old agent had been with the Bureau of Prohibition for…

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John Macon Poag

Male, age 47 · Senatobia, Mississippi

Killed Apr 12, 1905 · 121 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 12, 1905, in Senatobia, Mississippi, the life of Tate County Sheriff John Macon Poag, a male, was tragically cut short. Awakened by a noise outside the county jail where he and his family resided, Sheriff Poag went to…

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Darrell Kedrowski

Male, age 53 · Strathmore, California

Killed Apr 12, 2026 · this year

In the quiet, early morning hours of April 12, 2026, the community of Strathmore, California, was disturbed by an act of violence that claimed the life of 53-year-old Darrell Kedrowski. Responding to a report of a shooting victim at approximately 1:15 a.m.…

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Kitchner Cyrille

Male, age 23 · Miami, Florida

Killed Apr 12, 2026 · this year

A festive Sunday evening celebrating Caribbean culture in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy, leaving a young man dead and two others wounded. Kitchner Cyrille, a 23-year-old man, was fatally shot on April 12, 2026…

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Tony Lanail Hendrix III

Male, age 23 · Tarpon Springs, Florida

Killed Apr 12, 2026 · this year

Tony Lanail Hendrix III, 23, male, was killed in a broad-daylight shooting in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on April 12, 2026, in an eruption of violence that left another man fighting for his life. According to the public reporting available so far, the gunfire…

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Darrell Kedrowski

Male, age 53 · Strathmore, California

Killed Apr 12, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Strathmore, California, the quiet of the rural community was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 53-year-old Darrell Kedrowski. On April 12, 2026, around 1:15 a.m., the Tulare County Sheriff's…

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Brandon Villareal

Male, age 21 · Long Beach, California

Killed Apr 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Brandon Villareal, a 21-year-old Latino male from Long Beach, California, was fatally shot on April 12, 2025, near the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The incident occurred around 5:50 p.m. on Cedar Walk, a location bustling with attendees of the Acura Grand Prix…

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Omar Hernandez-Gabriel

Male · West Palm Beach, Florida

Killed Apr 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 12, 2025, Omar Hernandez-Gabriel, a Hispanic male, was fatally shot in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. in the 3700 block of Nokomis Avenue, where deputies discovered the bodies of two men, including Hernandez-Gabriel…

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Marco Teran

Male, age 16 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Apr 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Marco Teran was a 16-year-old Hispanic/Latino male from Tacoma, Washington, and a student at Tacoma Public Schools. His death in the spring of 2025 was one of several homicides involving young people that shook the community. On the night of April 12, 2025, a…

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Alfred Brown

Male, age 44 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of April 12, 2022, Alfred Brown, a 44-year-old man, was shot and killed in his vehicle outside of a Family Dollar store in the area of 39th and Indiana in Kansas City, Missouri. The events leading up to the fatal shooting began when a man…

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Richard Boineau

Male, age 50 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Apr 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Columbia, South Carolina neighborhood, leaving two men dead and another wounded. One of the victims was Richard M. Boineau, a 50-year-old man. The shooting occurred on April 12th at an…

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Jahiem Rayquan

Male, age 19 · Silver-spring, Maryland

Killed Apr 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in April 2022, tragedy struck in the Cloverly area of Silver Spring, Maryland, forever altering the lives of a local family. Jahiem Rayquan Pinnock, a 19-year-old male, was found in a parking lot on Good Hope Drive with a gunshot wound.…

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Jim Brown

Male, age 56 · La-marque, Texas

Killed Apr 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jim Darrell Brown, a 56-year-old African American male from La Marque, Texas, tragically passed away on April 7, 2022, from injuries sustained in a drive-by shooting near La Marque Middle School. Jim was known for his caring nature and was self-employed as a…

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Clint Reeder Jr

Male, age 41 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Apr 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, the life of 41-year-old Clint Reeder Jr. was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting on Stockbridge Avenue, near Parkridge Avenue, in Buffalo, New York. The male victim succumbed to gun violence in an incident that would…

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Debron Blaney

Male, age 24 · San-diego, California

Killed Apr 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

Debron Blaney, a 24-year-old resident of San Diego, California, tragically lost his life on April 12, 2020. Originally from Las Vegas, Blaney had recently moved to San Diego. On the night of his death, Blaney was walking with a female companion in the Rolando…

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Jamel Deionne Lewis

Male, age 39 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jamel Deionne Lewis, a 39-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on April 12, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lewis was riding his bicycle west on West 11th Street in the Pico-Union area around 1 a.m.…

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Darian Williams

Male, age 46 · Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Killed Apr 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of April 12, 2018, Darian Williams, a 46-year-old Black man from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was fatally shot. The incident, which authorities would later describe as a botched drug deal and robbery, cut short the life of the local resident. The…

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Chad Culp

Male, age 43 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Chad Culp, a 43-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, passed away on April 12, 2015. He was born on February 26, 1972, and was known to be an avid supporter of Ohio State University. The cause of his death was not widely publicized, and there are no detailed…

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John Stefano

Male, age 23 · Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

John Stefano, a 23-year-old male from Turtle Creek, PA, tragically died on April 12, 2015, in Monroeville, PA. He was fatally shot around 3:30 a.m. at the Northern Pike Garden Apartments. Stefano was found in the hallway of the apartment building and was…

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Cesar Zamora Rodriguez

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cesar Zamora Rodriguez was 54 years old when he died on Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Green Meadows, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 8852 South…

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Michael Shane Collins

Male, age 38 · Sunset, South Carolina

Killed Apr 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of April 12, 2014, in Sunset, South Carolina, the life of 38-year-old Michael Shane Collins was tragically cut short. Deputies were dispatched to a residence at 120 Hannah Road around 2:40 a.m. following a 911 call about a…

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Carolann Matyka

Female, age 65 · Queens, New York

Killed Apr 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a tragic Saturday morning in Queens, New York, 65-year-old Carolann Matyka was fatally shot in a violent domestic dispute. The incident, which occurred on April 12, 2014, also left her cherished Yorkshire terrier, Jack, wounded. The assailant was…

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Angelo Armani Eppolito-Autry

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Angelo Armani Eppolito-Autry, a 28-year-old contractor, was tragically shot and killed on April 12, 2014, in the upscale neighborhood of Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles. His body was discovered around 4 p.m. by a business associate in the entryway of his studio…

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Terry Lonnie Smith

Male, age 34 · Westmont, California

Killed Apr 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Terry Lonnie Smith, a 34-year-old man from Westmont, California, tragically lost his life on April 12, 2014, after being shot in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred on April 5, 2014, around 5 p.m. in the 1200 block of West 96th Street. Smith was among…

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Josephine Josie Garcia

Female, age 49 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

On April 12, 2012, forty-nine-year-old Josephine Josie Garcia was pronounced dead in Los Angeles, California. Her death was reported to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, where medical examiners subsequently evaluated the…

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Andre Brooks

Male, age 33 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Apr 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early spring of 2005, a teenager's life was cut short on a street in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Sixteen-year-old Ronald Brooks, a resident of Southeast Washington D.C., was found inside a vehicle in the 4800 block of Marlboro Pike. He had been shot…

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Edward Washington Wright

Male, age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On Saturday, April 12, 2008, the life of thirty-year-old Edward Washington Wright came to a sudden and violent conclusion in Los Angeles County. Authorities from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau were summoned to begin an…

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Steven Kersey

Male, age 32 · Clinton, Iowa

Killed Apr 12, 2005 · 21 years ago

On the evening of April 12, 2005, a resident of a Clinton, Iowa apartment building heard a scream followed by a series of popping sounds coming from a neighboring unit at approximately 11:15 p.m. The following day, the bodies of Steven Kersey, a 32-year-old…

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William Joseph Harris

Male, age 48 · Long Beach, California

Killed Apr 12, 2005 · 21 years ago

William Joseph Harris was 48 years old when he died on Tuesday, April 12, 2005, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1401 W. 15th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Long…

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Robert Sheldon

Male, age 20 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Apr 12, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the spring of 1985, a young man named Robert Sheldon, aged 20, found himself in a vulnerable position in Kansas City, Missouri. Seeking temporary lodging, he reached out to an acquaintance, Robert Berdella, and on April 10th, moved into his home. Sheldon…

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Paulette Riggs

Female, age 38 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Apr 12, 1982 · 44 years ago

On the night of April 12, 1982, 38-year-old Paulette Riggs was working as a cashier at a Mini Food Store in Macon, Georgia. Her life was tragically cut short during an armed robbery, an event that also left another man seriously injured. The female victim's…

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Robert Schulze

Male, age 58 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Apr 12, 1982 · 44 years ago

Robert W. Schulze, a 58-year-old White man, was killed on April 12, 1982, in Manhattan when an ordinary trip to a parking garage turned into the kind of violence that feels scripted—except it was real, sudden, and final. That evening, he and fellow CBS…

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Edward Benford

Male, age 55 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Apr 12, 1982 · 44 years ago

Edward M. Benford, a 55-year-old White man, was a CBS employee who lived in Hawthorne, New York, and on the late afternoon of April 12, 1982, he walked onto the rooftop parking lot of Pier 92 on Manhattan’s West Side expecting an ordinary end to the workday.…

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James Patrick Tucker

Male, age 48 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Apr 12, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the spring of 1904, the city of Greenville was forever marked by the loss of one of its own dedicated peacekeepers. James Patrick Tucker, a 48-year-old male Police Officer, had served his community for 16 years, earning the respect of its citizens. On a…

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