Deaths by Force on April 15

Deaths by Force (463)

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Noel Perez Maldonado

Male, age 3 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

In a crime that sent shockwaves through the community, three-year-old Noel Perez Maldonado was tragically killed on April 15, 1984, in what has become known as the Palm Sunday Massacre in Brooklyn, New York. The horrific event unfolded at a house located at…

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Yolanda Gracia

Female, age 21 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 15, 1982 · 44 years ago

On April 15, 1982, 21-year-old Hispanic female Yolanda Gracia was tragically murdered in Houston, Texas. She was returning home when she was attacked and fatally stabbed on her front lawn. At the time of her death, she was found clutching a bag containing her…

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John Whiteoak Buckley

Male, age 26 · Arlington, Virginia

Killed Apr 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Arlington, Virginia, on April 15, 1977, Police Officer John Whiteoak Buckley, a 26-year-old White / Caucasian male, was nearing the end of his shift. Having just left traffic court, he was on his way home when a call came over the…

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Melanie Cooley

Female, age 18 · Nederland, Colorado

Killed Apr 15, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a spring day in 1975, Melanie Suzanne Cooley, an 18-year-old White female known to her friends as "Suzi," left Nederland High School for the last time. It was April 15th, and the high school senior was last seen hitchhiking in the mountain town of…

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Charles Mumford

Male, age 35 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 15, 1969 · 57 years ago

Charles Mumford, a 35-year-old Black man, died in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 15, 1969. More than half a century later, the circumstances surrounding his death are unusually difficult to reconstruct from independently accessible online records. Wisconsin’s…

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Lucy Palmarin

Female, age 6 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 15, 1967 · 59 years ago

On a spring day in Boston, April 15, 1967, six-year-old Lucy Palmarin, a young girl of Puerto Rican descent, was sent on a simple errand to return a tonic bottle. When she did not come home for dinner, her concerned parents reported her missing, sparking an…

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James Early

Male · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 15, 1935 · 91 years ago

In the line of duty, Birmingham Police Officer James M. Early, a male, met a violent end on Monday, April 15, 1935. He and several of his fellow officers were in the process of attempting to arrest a burglary suspect when the situation escalated dramatically.…

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John Manier

Male · Pretoria, Georgia

Killed Apr 15, 1905 · 121 years ago

On April 15, 1905, Town Marshal John Manier, a male law officer in the small community of Pretoria, Georgia, stepped into what should have been a routine act of keeping order and never came back from it. Public accounts say he was trying to arrest a man for…

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Abraham Lincoln

Male, age 56 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 15, 1865 · 161 years ago

On the evening of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, a 56-year-old White male, attended a performance of the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Accompanying him in the presidential box were his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, Major Henry…

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Jermaine Porter

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 15, 2025, Jermaine Porter, a 24-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting on Chicago's West Side. The incident occurred in the 13300 block of South Avenue M. Emergency responders arrived at the scene and transported Porter to a…

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Adrian Mendoza

Male, age 24 · Bronx, New York

Killed Apr 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 15, 2024, in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, a burst of gunfire shattered the predawn stillness outside a McDonald's on East 149th Street and Morris Avenue. When the violence ceased, 24-year-old Adrian Mendoza lay…

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Jaquill Monroe

Male, age 26 · Bronx, New York

Killed Apr 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of an April morning in the Bronx, the life of a 26-year-old man was tragically cut short. On April 15, 2024, at approximately 3:18 a.m., police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at an apartment building located at 1102 Longfellow…

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Lamarr Miller

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

On an April evening in 2022, the life of 23-year-old Lamarr Miller was brought to a violent and tragic end inside a residence on Dickerson Street in Detroit. The male victim was fatally shot on April 15th in a harrowing incident that also left a 17-year-old…

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Benedict Antonio Saengphaibul

Male, age 1 · Monrovia, California

Killed Apr 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

Benedict Antonio Saengphaibul was only one year old when he died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Monrovia, a city in the San Gabriel Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near the…

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Daniel Weir

Male, age 29 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On an April morning in 2015, Daniel Weir, a 29-year-old male, was lured to his death by a phone call. The call brought him to the lobby of an apartment building at 139 East 53rd Street in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. There, at approximately…

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Andrew Steven Lane

Male, age 23 · Santa-fe-springs, California

Killed Apr 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Andrew Steven Lane, a 23-year-old man from Santa Fe Springs, California, was tragically killed on April 15, 2015. According to reports, Lane was walking on Painter Avenue around 7 p.m. when he was approached by an unidentified man. The two engaged in a heated…

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David Rico

Male, age 36 · Lindcove, California

Killed Apr 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

David Rico, aged 36, tragically lost his life on April 15, 2014, in Lindcove, California. On that fateful day, Rico was one of two men who were gunned down in front of a home located in the 22500 block of Avenue 314. The incident was a double homicide, and…

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Andrew Jerome Stephens

Male, age 53 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Apr 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Andrew Jerome Stephens, a 53-year-old deacon at the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ in Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 15, 2014. His body was discovered by a maintenance worker who noticed smoke emanating from his apartment. Upon…

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Alvaro Lopezgarcia

Male, age 49 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Alvaro Lopezgarcia was 49 years old when he died on Monday, April 15, 2013, in Pico-Union. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1257 S. Hoover St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Evan Ascencio

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

On April 15, 2008, baby Evan Ascencio died in Los Angeles, California. He was an infant boy of Hispanic descent who had barely begun life when his death was documented by authorities and subsequently determined to be a homicide. The Los Angeles County…

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Misael Mendoza

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Misael Mendoza, an 18-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 15, 2007, in Los Angeles, California. Mendoza was walking on the street at the intersection of Saint Louis Street and Michigan Avenue in Boyle Heights when he was shot multiple…

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Francisco Ramirez

Male, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Francisco Ramirez was a 45-year-old Latino man whose life was cut short following an unprovoked assault in late 2006. The violent encounter occurred in September 2006 near the intersection of 4th Street and South Saint Louis Street in the Boyle Heights…

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Ramon Antonio Conrado

Male, age 28 · Pasadena, California

Killed Apr 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

Ramon Antonio Conrado was 28 years old when he died on Saturday, April 15, 2000, in Pasadena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 363 E. Villa St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Hakop Kazarian

Male, age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

Hakop Kazarian, aged 35, tragically passed away on April 15, 1998, in Los Angeles, California. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Kazarian's untimely demise was not a…

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David Lacey

Male, age 42 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

David Lacey, a 42-year-old male taxi driver from Phoenix, Arizona, whose race and ethnicity are not clearly documented in public records, was working a routine shift in mid-April 1992 when he crossed paths with a pair of young men already in the middle of a…

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Dean R. Bultema

Male, age 28 · La-porte, Michigan

Killed Apr 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the spring of 1984, a journey with an antique car turned tragic for Dean R. Bultema, a 28-year-old male from Wimbledon, North Dakota. On April 15th of that year, his path unfortunately crossed with that of a serial killer, Richard Norbert Clarey Jr., at a…

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Floyd Holmes

Male, age 59 · La-porte, Michigan

Killed Apr 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a spring day in 1984, a 59-year-old male traveling salesman named Floyd Holmes found his journey tragically cut short. On April 15th, at a rest stop near New Buffalo, Michigan, his path fatefully crossed with that of Richard Norbert Clarey Jr., a man in…

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Robert Baranski

Male, age 36 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Apr 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the spring of 1984, what began as a simple act of kindness cost a man his life, leaving a community to grapple with a senseless act of violence. On April 15th of that year, Robert Baranski, a 36-year-old male, offered a ride to an acquaintance, Richard…

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Betsy Bermudez

Female, age 14 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

In a crime that sent shockwaves through New York City, 14-year-old Betsy Bermudez was tragically killed on April 15, 1984, in what became known as the 'Palm Sunday Massacre.' On that day, a total of ten people, including two women, two teenage girls, and six…

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Marilyn Bermudez

Female, age 10 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a tragic Palm Sunday, April 15, 1984, the life of 10-year-old Marilyn Bermudez was cut short in an act of brutal violence in her Brooklyn, New York home. She, along with her 14-year-old sister Betsy and eight other individuals, including six other…

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Virginia Lopez

Female, age 24 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a rainy Palm Sunday, April 15, 1984, in the East New York section of Brooklyn, 24-year-old Hispanic female Virginia Lopez was tragically killed in a mass shooting that would come to be known as the Palm Sunday Massacre. The horrific event claimed the lives…

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