Death by Force

Leiutenant Harris

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Lieutenant Quarles Harris Jr., a 24-year-old man from Capitol Heights, Maryland, spent the last evening of his life in Northeast Washington, D.C., where 12th Street runs past a small neighborhood church. Near 11 p.m. on April 17, 2008, shots broke the quiet…

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Bryant Harden

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Bryant Harden, an 18-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot on April 17, 2008. The incident occurred during what was a particularly violent year for Chicago, marked by numerous incidents of gun violence and homicides. Harden's death took place in an…

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Brian Walker

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Brian Walker, a 28-year-old male, was fatally shot in Chicago on April 17, 2008. The incident took place in the Austin neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, an area that has struggled with persistent violent crime. Walker was found at the scene with…

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Bryan Stacy

Male, age 54 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Bryan D. Stacy, a 54-year-old man from Kansas City, Missouri, passed away in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 17, 2008. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 3, 1953, he was the son of James and Blanche Stacy. Details regarding the circumstances of his death are…

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Roy Melton Jr.

Null, age 38 · Sherrills Ford, North Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

Roy Melton Jr., a 38-year-old resident of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, was murdered on April 17, 2007. Melton was killed in his home after inviting an individual over. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, but authorities believe he may…

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Jerry Espinoza

Male, age 20 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Apr 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jerry Espinoza, aged 20, was shot and killed on April 17, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident took place in the evening, and his body was found with multiple gunshot wounds. It was reported that Jerry had been approached by an unknown assailant while in…

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Lawrence Booker

Male, age 24 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Apr 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

Benjamin Mark Pennington, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian man, was a senior at Shepherd University when his life was abruptly taken on September 2, 2006. Benjamin and his older brother, Logan Patrick Pennington, were both attending the university in…

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Ardraegus Moss

Male, age 26 · Lawton, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

On an April evening in 2007, the life of 26-year-old Ardraegus Moss was tragically cut short in Lawton, Oklahoma. On April 17th, Moss was fatally wounded by gunfire, a violent end to a young life that would set in motion a prolonged effort by law enforcement…

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Zelpha Warren III

Male, age 24 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 17, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the spring of 2005, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. Zelpha G. Warren II, a 24-year-old male known to his loved ones as 'Kojack,' passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2005. His death left a void in the lives of his family…

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Kevin Howard Smith

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early hours of a spring day in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short. On Saturday, April 17, 2004, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Kevin Howard Smith, a male, was shot and killed at 3109 Naylor Road, SE. The Metropolitan Police Department…

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Silene Eaddy

Female, age 15 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the spring of 2004, the life of 15-year-old Silene Eaddy, a female from Columbia, South Carolina, was tragically cut short in a brutal and still unsolved crime. On the evening of April 15, 2004, Silene, who was also known as Erica, was last seen leaving…

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Ryan Mason

Male, age 14 · Shelby, North Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

Ryan O'Neal Mason, a 14-year-old male from Shelby, North Carolina, tragically passed away on April 17, 2004. He was a student at Crest High School and had previously been a football athlete at Crest Middle School. Ryan died at Carolinas Medical Center in…

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Mary Collura

Female, age 43 · Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Killed Apr 17, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet borough of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Mary Ann Collura, a 43-year-old female police officer, was a familiar and respected presence. A lifelong resident, she had realized her childhood dream of joining the police force, becoming the first woman to…

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Lydia Varo-Braschler

Female, age 13 · Skagit County, Washington

Killed Apr 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the summer of 2001, 13-year-old Lydia Varo-Braschler, a Caucasian female from Wisconsin, was visiting her aunt in the Big Lake area of Skagit County, Washington. On July 2nd, she went for a walk from her relative's home on Highway 9, seemingly towards a…

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Martha McIllwaine

Female, age 29 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Apr 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

The body of Martha Lynn McIllwaine was discovered in a Charlotte, NC pond on April 17, 1999. She had been reported missing sometime between April 1 and April 6. Her case remains unsolved.

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Christine Nelson

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

Christine Nelson, a 33-year-old woman, was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio, on April 17, 1999. She was found beaten to death in front of 1390 Dolle Avenue in Franklin County. The attack was severe, leaving Nelson with fatal injuries, and her death has…

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Dwight Yarbrough

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

On April 17, 1999, Dwight Yarbrough was tragically murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and Yarbrough, who was 28 years old at the time, died from injuries sustained during a violent attack. His case was recorded as an…

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Richard Stephen Elliott

Male, age 42 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a spring evening in Denver, Colorado, the life of Richard Stephen Elliott, a 42-year-old Caucasian male, was abruptly ended in a shocking act of violence. The date was April 17, 1999, and Elliott, a computer engineer, had just finished grocery shopping…

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Santiago Catano

Male, age 21 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 17, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the spring of 1998, a young man's life was cut tragically short in Denver, Colorado. Santiago Catano, a 21-year-old male, was in the area of 30th and Arapahoe Street on April 17th when he became the victim of a shooting. Known to his friends as 'Chief,'…

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Rudolph Stewart Jr

Male, age 39 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the evening of Thursday, April 17, 1997, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace in the 5500 block of Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Responding to several reports, police arrived at approximately 6:00 p.m. to a grim discovery. Lying in…

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Rudolph Stewart

Male, age 39 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the evening of April 17, 1997, tragedy struck in the 5500 block of Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach. Rudolph Stewart Jr., a 39-year-old Black male, was found lying in a driveway, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The call came in to the…

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Donald Corbett

Male · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Apr 17, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the fall of 1992, the life of Donald Corbett came to a tragic end in his Colorado Springs apartment. On October 22, 1992, Donald, a man, was shot in the throat with his own. 45-caliber revolver during a dispute with his live-in girlfriend, Army Spc. Honey…

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Michael Gamble

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1992 · 34 years ago

On April 17, 1992, Michael Gamble was murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department responded to the scene. Despite efforts by law enforcement, the case remains unsolved, and there have been no arrests…

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Gerald David Jerry Weber

Male, age 24 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Apr 17, 1992 · 34 years ago

Gerald David "Jerry" Weber, a 24-year-old white male from Aurora, Illinois, was tragically murdered on April 17, 1992. Jerry had left his home to search for rocks to line a garden he was building. When he didn't return, his wife Sharon went to look for him.…

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Russell Richard Bell

Male, age 53 · Beaufort, South Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the spring of 1990, the community of Beaufort, South Carolina, was shaken by the tragic death of a dedicated public servant. Russell Richard Bell, a 53-year-old male deputy with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, lost his life in the line of duty on…

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Rodney Kevin Kinzy

Male, age 30 · Noble, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1990 · 36 years ago

Rodney Kevin Kinzy, a 30-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Ohio. On April 17, 1990, he responded to a shootout in Noble County, Ohio. Deputy Kinzy was shot and killed while attempting to…

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Cheryl Lynn Clisby Avery

Female, age 42 · Willoughby, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

Cheryl Lynn Clisby Avery, a 42-year-old woman of mixed ethnicity, tragically lost her life on April 17, 1989, in Willoughby, Ohio. Cheryl, along with her husband Dennis Avery and their three daughters, Trina Denise Avery , Becky Avery , and Karen Avery , were…

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Dennis Le Roy Avery

Male, age 49 · Willoughby, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

Dennis Le Roy Avery, a 49-year-old man from Willoughby, Ohio, tragically lost his life on April 17, 1989. His death was part of a horrifying incident involving the murder of his entire family by a religious cult led by Jeffrey Lundgren. Avery, his wife…

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Karen Diane Avery

Female, age 6 · Willoughby, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

Karen Diane Avery, a 6-year-old girl from Willoughby, Ohio, tragically lost her life on April 17, 1989. She was one of five victims in a horrific crime orchestrated by Jeffrey Lundgren, who led Dennis and Cheryl Avery and their daughters, Trina , Becky , and…

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Rebecca Avery

Female, age 13 · Willoughby, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

Rebecca Avery, a 13-year-old girl from Willoughby, Ohio, tragically lost her life on April 17, 1989. Her death was part of a horrific event known as the Kirtland Cult Killings, which remains one of the most chilling mass murders in Lake County's history.…

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Trina Denise Avery

Female, age 15 · Willoughby, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

Trina Denise Avery, a 15-year-old girl from Willoughby, Ohio, tragically lost her life on April 17, 1989. Trina, along with her parents Dennis Avery and Cheryl Avery , and her siblings Rebecca Lynn Avery and Karen Diane Avery , were murdered by cult leader…

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Dionisio Rios

Male, age 58 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Apr 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

Dionisio Rios, 58, a Hispanic/Latino man, was discovered on the evening of April 17, 1987, lying in the street on the 3600 block of NE 125th Avenue in Portland, Oregon. A resident saw him and called 911; he had been shot and was pronounced dead, setting off a…

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Ann Barnes

Female, age 36 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

On April 17, 1987, the body of 36-year-old Ann Barnes, a Caucasian female, was found by a pedestrian near 13th Street and Lydia Avenue in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. An autopsy later determined that she had been strangled to death. At the time of her…

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Felix Pappalardi

Male, age 43 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Apr 17, 1983 · 43 years ago

On April 17, 1983, the life of forty-three-year-old male musician Felix Pappalardi was cut short in his fifth-floor apartment at 30 Waterside Plaza in Manhattan, New York. He was shot once in the neck and pronounced dead at the scene. The instrument of his…

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Sandra Gabbert

Female, age 17 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Apr 17, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a spring evening in 1983, a 17-year-old White female named Sandra Kay Gabbert disappeared from the Seattle area. Once the star of her high school basketball team, Sandra had reportedly dropped out of school, finding herself living a transient life with her…

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Kimi-Kai Pitsor

Female, age 16 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Apr 17, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a spring day in Seattle, Washington, April 17, 1983, a 16-year-old Caucasian female named Kimi-Kai Pitsor vanished. She was last seen in the downtown area of the city. According to her boyfriend, they had an argument, and he saw her get into an older model…

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Murielle Guay

Female, age 19 · Montreal, Quebec

Killed Apr 17, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the spring of 1982, a sense of unease settled over Montreal following the discovery of a horrific crime. On April 27th, the dismembered body of 19-year-old Murielle Guay, a female CEGEP student, was found by a pedestrian in a wooded area of Mille-Îles…

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Richard Gomez

Male, age 31 · Coyote, New Mexico

Killed Apr 17, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a spring evening in Coyote, New Mexico, the life of 31-year-old Richard Gomez, a White / Caucasian male, was cut tragically short. It was April 17, 1980, and Gomez, a dedicated Patrolman with the New Mexico State Police, was on duty. Approximately one mile…

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Jimmy Earl Kennedy

Male, age 32 · Juneau, Alaska

Killed Apr 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

White/Caucasian male Jimmy Earl Kennedy, age 32, of Juneau, Alaska, was a patrol officer with the Juneau Police Department. On April 17, 1979, he and fellow officer Richard J. Adair responded to reports that a man had been shooting at passing motorists in the…

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Richard J. Adair

Male, age 51 · Juneau, Alaska

Killed Apr 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

On April 17, 1979, Officer Richard J. Adair, aged 51, of the Juneau Police Department, responded to a report of gunfire in a residential neighborhood. The incident began when a suspect, without provocation, shot at a neighbor driving out of his driveway…

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Charles Lee Herrington Sr.

Male, age 30 · Glynn, Georgia

Killed Apr 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the spring of 1979, the community of Glynn County, Georgia, was shaken by the sudden and tragic death of one of its own. Charles Lee Herrington Sr., a 30-year-old Deputy Sheriff with the Glynn County Sheriff's Office, was killed in the line of duty on…

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Myrtle Rupp

Female, age 51 · Temple, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the quiet suburb of South Temple, Pennsylvania, a gruesome discovery shattered the peace on an Easter Monday in April 1979. Myrtle Rupp, a 51-year-old widowed nurse, was found brutally murdered in her home. She had been recovering from foot surgery, a…

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Cheryl Anne Scherer

Female, age 19 · Scott City, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a spring morning in Scott City, Missouri, 19-year-old Cheryl Anne Scherer, a white female, was working her shift at the Rhodes Pump-Ur-Own gas station, a job she held to pay for her college tuition. The date was April 17, 1979, and the day seemed to be…

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Linda Hewitt

Female, age 28 · San Diego, California

Killed Apr 17, 1978 · 48 years ago

Linda Hewitt, a 28-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on April 17, 1978, in a brutal and horrifying incident. Linda, who worked as a housekeeper and babysitter, was found murdered in a residence where she was employed. The discovery of her body was made…

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Virgil Delano Gambles

Male, age 29 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Apr 17, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a tragic evening in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the life of 29-year-old Virgil Delano Gambles, a Black male, was cut short by gunfire. The events leading to his death began on April 17, 1974, at the Brown Jug Liquor Store on East Cucharras Street. An…

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Susan Elaine Rancourt

Female, age 18 · Ellensburg, Washington

Killed Apr 17, 1974 · 52 years ago

Susan Elaine Rancourt, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, was a bright and hardworking biology major at Central Washington State College in Ellensburg, Washington. Known for her kindness, her family affectionately called her "Prudence Pureheart." She was a…

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Richard Joesph Albert

Male, age 33 · Saco, Maine

Killed Apr 17, 1972 · 54 years ago

On a spring day in 1972, the body of 33-year-old Richard Joseph Albert was discovered in a wooded area off the Maine Turnpike in Saco. It was April 17th, and for Albert, a life on the run had come to a violent end. Months earlier, in November 1971, he and…

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Grady Cooper

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 1969 · 57 years ago

On April 17, 1969, Grady Cooper, a 19-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed at 1358 Hopple Street. The incident took place in Hamilton County, and despite investigations by the Cincinnati Police Department, the case remains…

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