Death by Force

Thelma Metcalf

Female, age 68 · Lufkin, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2008 · 18 years ago

Thelma Metcalf, a 68-year-old white female from Zavalla, Texas, died on April 1, 2008, while undergoing dialysis treatment at the DaVita Healthcare Dialysis Clinic in Lufkin, Texas. She was one of several patients who experienced sudden cardiac arrest during…

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Domingo Santiz Collazo

Male, age 43 · Immokalee, Florida

Killed Apr 1, 2007 · 19 years ago

Domingo Santiz Collazo, a 43-year-old resident of Immokalee, Florida, was tragically murdered on April 1, 2007. The incident was initially reported as a robbery, and when deputies arrived at the scene, they found Collazo suffering from stab wounds. He was…

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Kenji Moses

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 1, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kenji Moses, aged 28, was shot and killed on April 1, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place during a period of significant violence within the city, which saw numerous homicides and other violent crimes impacting many neighborhoods. Moses' death…

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Julio Jose Varnell

Male, age 16 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the night of April 1, 2007, Julio Jose Varnell, a 16-year-old Black male from Oklahoma City, was walking down a city street sometime around 10 p.m., moving through the quiet of a Sunday evening that marked the end of an ordinary weekend for many and the…

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Billy Dorsey

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 1, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the night of April 1, 2007, Billy J. Dorsey, a 22-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, was fatally shot at approximately 11 p.m. while at 4100 Barberry Street. Billy suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital, where…

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Robert Winter

Male, age 24 · Michigan-city, Indiana

Killed Apr 1, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet evening of April 1, 2007, the life of 24-year-old Robert J. Winter Jr. was tragically cut short in Michigan City, Indiana. At approximately 9:30 p.m., the sound of gunshots pierced the night in the 200 block of East Fulton Street. When officers…

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Joel Anthony Gonzalez

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 1, 2005 · 21 years ago

Joel Anthony Gonzalez, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2005, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Joel was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Jimmie Lee Gladney

Male, age 64 · Vermont Knolls, California

Killed Apr 1, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jimmie Lee Gladney was 64 years old when he died on Thursday, April 1, 2004, in Vermont Knolls, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 646 W. Florence…

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Demario Sanders

Male, age 18 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a spring evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of eighteen-year-old Demario Dejuan Sanders was tragically cut short. On April 1, 2000, the young man was simply driving his vehicle, a bystander in a conflict that was not his own. As he traveled eastbound at…

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Brandon Hollis

Male, age 19 · Henry, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 1999 · 27 years ago

Nineteen-year-old Brandon Jamal Hollis, an African American male, was tragically murdered on April 1, 1999, in Henry County, Georgia. His death was set in motion under the guise of a casual outing for target practice with three other men: Mustafa Askia…

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Miriam Diane Hollis

Female, age 46 · Henry, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 1999 · 27 years ago

On April 1, 1999, the lives of Miriam Diane Hollis, a 46-year-old Delta Air Lines customer service agent, and her 19-year-old son, Brandon Jamal Hollis, were tragically cut short in a brutal series of events that began under the guise of an outing for target…

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Sara Beth Raymond

Female, age 23 · South Paris, Maine

Killed Apr 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the small town of South Paris, Maine, the morning of April 1, 1998, brought a tragic end to the life of 23-year-old Sara Beth Raymond. A former member of the Army National Guard and an employee at Copp Motors in Cumberland, Sara was a mother to two young…

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Linda Marie Maybin

Female, age 34 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Apr 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

Linda Marie Maybin, a 34-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in Spokane, Washington, on April 1, 1998. Often called "Barefoot Linda" because she frequently went without shoes, her remains were discovered in a brushy area in the 4800 block of East…

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Donald Tsosie

Male, age 40 · Farmington, New Mexico

Killed Apr 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the spring of 1998, the life of Donald Tsosie, a 40-year-old Navajo man, was brutally cut short in San Juan County, New Mexico. On March 31, 1998, Tsosie was at the Turn Around Bar in Farmington when he accepted a ride from two men, Robert Fry and Leslie…

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Brian Meilbeck

Male, age 26 · Marysville, California

Killed Apr 1, 1997 · 29 years ago

Brian E. Meilbeck, a 26-year-old deputy with the Yuba County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on April 1, 1997. Meilbeck had been on the job for only six weeks when he responded to a domestic disturbance call in Olivehurst, a community near…

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Franciso Cordova

Male, age 22 · Rancho Cucamonga, California

Killed Apr 1, 1995 · 31 years ago

Francisco Cordova, age 22, was shot and killed on April 1, 1995, in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was walking along Arrow Route near Vinmar Street when an occupant of a passing vehicle opened fire, fatally wounding him. Cordova, also known by the nickname…

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Ricky Crim

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1994 · 32 years ago

Ricky Crim, aged 18, was tragically killed on April 1, 1994, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 802 Kelton Avenue, where Ricky was visiting when he answered a knock at the door. Upon answering, he was shot multiple times in the chest. Emergency…

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Steven Spurlin Hale

Male, age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 1, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the spring of 1994, a 28-year-old man named Steven Spurlin Hale vanished from Indianapolis, Indiana. He was last seen on April 1st of that year at the Indianapolis Central Library, a place known to be a meeting spot for gay men. At the time of his…

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Cheryl Murray

Female, age 43 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 1994 · 32 years ago

Cheryl Louise Murray, a 43-year-old Caucasian woman, was last seen in Peoria, Illinois, on April 1, 1994. Standing between 5'1" and 5'2" and weighing approximately 100 to 115 pounds, she had blonde hair and blue eyes. Notably, her right middle finger was…

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James Bowers

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1990 · 36 years ago

On April 1, 1990, James Bowers was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. The homicide occurred in Franklin County, but the circumstances of his death remain unsolved. James Bowers was 44 years old at the time, and investigators have been unable to gather enough…

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Sharon Cunningham

Female, age 39 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Apr 1, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the early hours of April 1, 1990, the quiet of downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, was broken by the flicker of fire. Law enforcement and fire crews responded to what appeared to be an arson, a sports car engulfed in flames on a city street. As the fire was…

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William Leo Parrish Jr.

Male, age 40 · Crenshaw, Mississippi

Killed Apr 1, 1989 · 37 years ago

William Leo Parrish, Jr., a 40-year-old white male, was a police officer for the Crenshaw Police Department in Mississippi. On April 1, 1989, his life was cut short when he was shot and killed while on duty. At the time of his death, he had been with the…

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Delos Gedzius Sr.

Male · Alsip, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 1989 · 37 years ago

Delos Gedzius Sr., a 33-year-old male of Polish ethnicity, tragically died on April 1, 1989, in Alsip, Illinois. His death was part of a larger, disturbing pattern involving his former wife, Deborah Anne Booe Fornuto , who was suspected of causing the deaths…

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Donald Welling

Male, age 35 · Strasburg, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1989 · 37 years ago

Donald Carl Welling, a 35-year-old man from Strasburg, Ohio, tragically lost his life on April 1, 1989. He was shot while walking or jogging on Route 94 in Tuscarawas County. The investigation into his death revealed that he was one of the victims of Thomas…

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Jeanne Alryn Gunter Tovrea

Female, age 55 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 1, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of April 1, 1988, a security alarm pierced the quiet of an exclusive, gated Phoenix community. Responding officers discovered a gruesome scene at the home of Jeanne Alryn Gunter Tovrea. The 55-year-old female socialite was found in her…

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Espy Pilgrim

Female, age 28 · Gray, Kentucky

Killed Apr 1, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the spring of 1985, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area off U.S. 25E in Gray, Kentucky. On April 1st, two men searching for spare parts happened upon a discarded refrigerator. Inside, they found the body of a woman. For thirty-three years, her…

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Gwendolyn Walker

Female, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

Gwendolyn Walker, a 23-year-old Black woman, died in Columbus, Ohio, on April 1, 1984. Ohio authorities list the incident and homicide date as April 1 and identify the location as 4265 E. Dublin-Granville Road in Franklin County. Walker was pronounced dead on…

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Oleta June Gregory Lamb

Female, age 34 · Midwest City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the spring of 1984, Oleta June Gregory Lamb, a 34-year-old woman from Midwest City, Oklahoma, was trying to pull her life into a new shape after years of turmoil at home. Friends and relatives would later tell courts that she had been beaten and threatened…

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Clyde Nichols

Male, age 47 · Salem, Indiana

Killed Apr 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Salem, Indiana, former Washington County Sheriff Clyde E. Nichols Jr., a 47-year-old male, was leaving the Salem United Methodist Church with his wife and their two teenage daughters. The date was April 1, 1984. As the family approached…

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Marvin Pentz Gaye

Male, age 44 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

Marvin Pentz Gaye, the legendary Motown singer, tragically died on April 1, 1984, at the age of 44 in Los Angeles, California. His death was the result of a violent altercation with his father, Marvin Gay Sr., at their family home in the Western Heights…

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Bill Garsee

Male, age 61 · Moscow, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

Constable Johnnie Raymond "Bill" Garsee, aged 61, was shot and killed on April 1, 1984, while working on his farm in Moscow, Texas. A car pulled up to his farm, and the driver opened fire on him, striking him three times in the chest. Despite several…

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Michelle Lynn Korfman

Female, age 17 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 1, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a spring day in Las Vegas, seventeen-year-old Michelle Lynn Korfman, a white female, attended a Seventeen magazine cover model competition at the Meadows Mall on April 1, 1984, with aspirations of a modeling career. It was there that she crossed paths with…

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William Elliott

Male · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Apr 1, 1983 · 43 years ago

In April of 1983, the discovery of a man's body in a field in Chesapeake, Virginia, marked the beginning of a long-unsolved homicide case. The victim was identified as William Elliott, a male who had been fatally wounded by a gunshot. The location of the…

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Neoma Ferm Hickson

Female, age 41 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the spring of 1982, a quiet Tulsa neighborhood was shaken by a grim discovery that would leave a family heartbroken and a community on edge. On the morning of April 19th, a concerned mother and a neighbor went to check on Neoma Ferm Hickson at her home…

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Frank Lopez

Male, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 1, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a tragic evening in Denver, Colorado, a young man's life was cut short in a violent encounter that has remained a mystery for decades. Frank Lopez, a 23-year-old Hispanic male, was shot and killed on April 1, 1980, a date that would forever be etched in…

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Kimberly Gaye Rawlins

Female, age 21 · Orange County, California

Killed Apr 1, 1979 · 47 years ago

Kimberly Gaye Rawlins, a 21-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on April 1, 1979, in Orange County, California. Her death was part of a series of brutal crimes committed by Gerald Parker, a former Marine known as the "Bedroom Basher." Parker…

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Linda Goldstone

Female, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 1978 · 48 years ago

On the evening of March 30, 1978, 29-year-old Linda Irene Goldstone, an instructor in the Lamaze method of childbirth at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, was abducted as she exited her car near the hospital. Her assailant, identified as 22-year-old…

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Dennis Scott Cole

Male, age 22 · Highway 66, Oregon

Found Apr 1, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the spring of 1977, the life of 22-year-old Dennis Scott Cole was tragically cut short. On a day in April of that year, his body was discovered on an embankment just off Highway 66 in Jackson County, Oregon. The cause of his death was violent and…

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Thomas Rainwater

Male, age 19 · San Francisco, California

Killed Apr 1, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 1974, in San Francisco, 19-year-old Thomas Rainwater, a white male Salvation Army cadet, and his companion, 21-year-old Linda Story, were en route to a nearby market. As they proceeded along Geary Street near Webster, an African…

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Patricia Cassidy

Female, age 12 · Milan, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1968 · 58 years ago

On April 1, 1968, the town of Milan, Ohio, was shaken by a gruesome triple homicide involving 12-year-old Patricia Cassidy and her parents, William and Ann Cassidy. In the early hours, Patricia was severely beaten while asleep in her bedroom, adjacent to her…

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Ann Cassidy

Female, age 37 · Milan, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1968 · 58 years ago

On April 1, 1968, Ann Cassidy, aged 37, was tragically murdered alongside her husband William Cassidy, 41, and their 12-year-old daughter, Patricia, in their home in Milan, Ohio. The attack occurred in the early hours of the morning, while the family was…

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William Cassidy

Male, age 41 · Milan, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 1968 · 58 years ago

On April 1, 1968, William Cassidy, aged 41, his wife Ann, 37, and their 12-year-old daughter Patricia were victims of a tragic homicide at their home in Milan, Ohio. The couple was shot while sleeping, and their daughter was beaten. Their 17-year-old son…

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Ruth Burke

Female, age 43 · New York City, New York

Killed Apr 1, 1965 · 61 years ago

Ruth Burke, 43, a White woman, died in New York City, New York, on April 1, 1965, in a case that later became tied—through public reporting—to a grim pattern of violence attributed to Herbert Arnold. In the version of events repeated in later write-ups, Ruth…

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Alex Hurst

Male, age 65 · New-brockton, Alabama

Killed Apr 1, 1957 · 69 years ago

In the small town of New Brockton, Alabama, the life of a dedicated public servant, Alex Hurst, a 65-year-old White male, came to a tragic end on April 1, 1957. His death, however, was the final chapter of a painful story that began a year prior. Officer…

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Almer Terry

Male, age 44 · Borger, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 1927 · 99 years ago

Almer Loin Terry, a 44-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, served as a Deputy Sheriff for the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office in Texas. On April 1, 1927, Terry and his colleague, Deputy Daniel Kenyon, responded to a tip about a bank robbery planned by…

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Daniel Pratt Kenyon

Male, age 45 · Hutchinson, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 1927 · 99 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Pratt Kenyon, aged 45, was shot and killed on April 1, 1927, in Hutchinson, Texas. Kenyon and Deputy Sheriff Almer Terry were killed by members of the Cotton Top Walker Gang, who had just robbed a bank. The deputies had received a tip…

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William E. Murphy

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 1910 · 116 years ago

On April 1, 1910, William E. Murphy, aged 48, was tragically shot and killed in Houston, Texas. Murphy, who served as the Deputy Chief of Police for the Houston Police Department, was ambushed by a former officer named Earl McFarland while dining at the Acme…

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John Milton

Male, age 57 · Marianna, Florida

Killed Apr 1, 1865 · 161 years ago

John Milton, a 57-year-old white male, died on April 1, 1865, in Marianna, Florida. Milton, who served as the Governor of Florida during the American Civil War, was a staunch supporter of the Confederacy and an advocate for secession. His death was a result…

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