Death by Force

Vera E. Hallums

Female, age 45 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the spring of 1995, the life of 45-year-old Vera E. Hallums, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short in her Springfield, Massachusetts apartment. On April 20, 1995, she was found brutally murdered, having been beaten, tied up with…

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Cindy Laura Halliday

Female, age 17 · Elmvale, Ontario

Killed Apr 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the spring of 1992, 17-year-old Cindy Laura Halliday, a spirited and adventurous young woman from the small community of Waverley, Ontario, vanished without a trace. On Easter Monday, April 20th, after visiting a friend in the nearby city of Barrie, Cindy…

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Chandler Franks

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

Chandler Franks, a 70-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was brutally beaten to death on April 20, 1989. The incident took place at his residence, located at 2329 May Street in Cincinnati's Hamilton County. The crime remains unsolved, and Franks' homicide…

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Patricia Patsy Miller

Female, age 41 · Melbourne, Florida

Killed Apr 20, 1988 · 38 years ago

Patricia "Patsy" Miller, a 41-year-old nurse, was found murdered in her Melbourne, Florida apartment on April 20, 1988. Her death was a result of a brutal attack that involved sexual assault, blunt-force trauma, and arson. James Phillip Barnes, who was later…

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Denise Davenport

Female, age 20 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the winter of 1985, the life of 20-year-old Denise Davenport, a student at the University of Northern Colorado, was tragically cut short. A junior and a member of a sorority, she was last seen on the evening of February 24, 1985, leaving her job at the…

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John Tucker

Male, age 32 · Fort Gay, West Virginia

Killed Apr 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

John Raymond Tucker was a 33-year-old White/Caucasian man who served as a patrolman with the Fort Gay Police Department in West Virginia. A contemporary obituary reported that Tucker was born on April 4, 1952, in Wadsworth, Ohio, the son of James G. Tucker…

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Keith Manning

Female, age 20 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the spring of 1985, a life was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia, over a dispute that escalated to violence. On April 20th, 20-year-old Keith Manning, a young man, was fatally shot following a quarrel between drivers in the city's Midtown area. The…

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D. Robinoff

Female, age 78 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 20, 1984 · 42 years ago

D. Robinoff, a 78-year-old woman, was tragically murdered in her home on April 20, 1984. She was raped and beaten to death in her residence on South Hayworth Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Her murder was part of a series of violent crimes committed by…

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James Harris

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

On December 4, 2012, the stillness of a rural stretch outside Nashville, North Carolina—Nash County roads where people are used to quiet and distance and the comfort of familiarity—was broken in an instant. Deputies were called to a home in the 7300 block of…

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Isabel Burton

Female, age 90 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

Isabel Burton, a 90-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on April 20, 1983. She was beaten to death during a home invasion carried out by two perpetrators, Reginald and Kevin Bernard Haley. The Haley brothers, known for their extensive criminal activities…

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Ray Field Carter

Male, age 34 · Concord, North Carolina

Found Apr 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

On April 20, 1982, 34 year old Ray Field Carter was found murdered at a dead end road in Concord, NC. His case remains unsolved.

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Chila Silvernails

Female, age 8 · Kalama, Washington

Killed Apr 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a spring morning in Kalama, Washington, eight-year-old Chila Silvernails, a Caucasian female, walked down her driveway on Martins Bluff Road to catch the school bus on April 20, 1982. It was a routine she followed every school day, but on this particular…

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Shirley Small

Female, age 17 · Ann Arbor, Michigan

Killed Apr 20, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 20, 1980, the life of 17-year-old Shirley Small was tragically cut short in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A white female and a senior at Pioneer High School, Small was found stabbed to death on a lawn at 2820 Page Street…

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John Byrd

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 20, 1979 · 47 years ago

John Byrd, a 61-year-old male, was found murdered in his home on April 20, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at his residence at 3585 Antwerp in Hamilton County. Byrd was stabbed to death, and despite ongoing investigations, the case remains…

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Shirley Parvin

Female, age 51 · Flushing, Michigan

Killed Apr 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the quiet community of Flushing, Michigan, a devastating event shattered the evening of March 20, 1978, leaving a lasting scar on the town. Shirley Parvin, a 51-year-old woman, found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming an innocent victim…

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Olga Harper

Female, age 75 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 20, 1975 · 51 years ago

Olga Harper, a 75-year-old female resident of Los Angeles, California, was found dead in her apartment on April 23, 1975, three days after she was last seen entering her home on April 20. The victim, identified as a white woman, had been beaten, raped, and…

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Clarnell Strandberg

Female, age 52 · Aptos, California

Killed Apr 20, 1973 · 53 years ago

Clarnell Elizabeth Strandberg, a 52-year-old Caucasian woman, was murdered on April 20, 1973, in Aptos, California. Her death was part of a series of killings committed by her son, Edmund Kemper III, a notorious serial killer. Kemper had a deeply troubled…

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Philip Cardillo

Male, age 32 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Apr 20, 1972 · 54 years ago

On what began as a routine patrol day on April 14, 1972, Philip Cardillo, a 32-year-old White male police officer, and his partner, Vito Navarra, responded to a distress call. The call, a "10-13" indicating an officer needed assistance, came from 102 West…

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Mark Scott

Male, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 20, 1972 · 54 years ago

On April 20, 1972, Mark Steven Scott, a 17-year-old Caucasian male from Houston, Texas, left his home in the Heights neighborhood to spend time with friends. He was never seen alive by his family again. Shortly after his disappearance, his parents received a…

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Walter Krukow

Male, age 41 · Whiskeytown, California

Killed Apr 20, 1947 · 79 years ago

Game Warden Walter K. Krukow, aged 41, tragically lost his life on April 20, 1947, in Whiskeytown, California. Krukow, who had served with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for ten years, was ambushed and fatally shot by a 17-year-old boy. The…

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Frank Snyder

Male, age 11 · Ludlow, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1914 · 112 years ago

On April 20, 1914, amidst the escalating tensions of a coal miners' strike in Ludlow, Colorado, a young boy named Frank Snyder was killed. The eleven-year-old male was inside his family's tent at the Ludlow tent colony, a makeshift home for the striking…

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Louis Tikas

Male, age 29 · Ludlow, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1914 · 112 years ago

Louis Tikas, a 28-year-old Greek man, met his end on April 20, 1914, a day that would become infamous as the Ludlow Massacre. Born Elias Anastasios Spantidakis in Crete, Greece, he had emerged as a key organizer for the United Mine Workers of America, leading…

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Norman Chalker

Male · Belfast, New York

Killed Apr 20, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the spring of 1910, the town of Belfast, New York, was shaken by the violent death of one of its own lawmen. Norman Chalker, a male Town Constable, was killed on the evening of April 20, 1910, while attempting to quell a disturbance at the Grand Central…

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Terrance Jackson

Male, age 33 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 20, 2023, in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood, 33-year-old Terrance Jackson was fatally shot during a confrontation with his 37-year-old cousin. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. at 10835 Grantwood Avenue. Both men reportedly fired weapons…

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Darlene Faye Jackson

Female, age 65 · Widen, West Virginia

Killed Apr 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

On April 20, 2022, a tragic incident occurred in Widen, West Virginia, resulting in the death of 65-year-old Darlene Faye Jackson. The victim was found dead under circumstances that led to a murder investigation. The primary suspect in this case is Johnny…

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Finnian Lewis

Male, age 15 · Bandon, Oregon

Killed Apr 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a spring evening in Bandon, Oregon, the life of 15-year-old Finnian Lewis was tragically cut short. On April 20, 2022, the quiet coastal community was shaken by an act of violence that resulted in the death of the male teenager from a gunshot wound. The…

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Willis Cassidy Jr.

Male, age 75 · Saucier, Mississippi

Killed Apr 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Saucier, Mississippi, the life of 75-year-old Willis Michael Cassidy, Jr. came to a violent end in April 2017. What initially appeared to be a death by gunshot was later determined by the coroner to be a brutal beating. The…

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Darrell Don Woo

Male, age 55 · Torrance, California

Killed Apr 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Darrell Don Woo, a 55-year-old Asian man, was tragically shot and killed on April 20, 2017, in Torrance, California. The incident occurred at approximately 6:40 p.m. while Woo was waiting at a bus stop on the 1500 block of West Carson Street. According to the…

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William Sherley

Male, age 30 · Mount-morris, Michigan

Killed Apr 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

An unsettling quiet surrounds the case of William Sherley, a man from Mount Morris, Michigan, whose life was cut short in what is described as a death by force or murder. For more than eight years, the circumstances of his death have remained shrouded in…

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Tyre Joseph Singleton

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyre Joseph Singleton, a 19-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on April 20, 2015. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Singleton was fatally shot in the Vermont Square neighborhood. The incident occurred…

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Victoria Louise Landy

Female, age 39 · Palmdale, California

Killed Apr 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Victoria Louise Landy was 39 years old when she died on Friday, April 20, 2012, in Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at…

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Heriberto Osorio

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Heriberto Osorio, a 19-year-old Latino man, tragically lost his life in a drive-by shooting on April 20, 2008, in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning as Osorio and a friend were leaving a quinceañera celebration on…

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Duane Edward Nichols

Male, age 48 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the evening of April 29, 2007, in the Fairmont Heights area of Capitol Heights, Maryland, events unfolded that would tragically end the life of Duane Edward Nichols. He was discovered deceased in the early hours of April 30, 2007, inside a residence…

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Michael Wilson

Male, age 21 · Oxon-hill, Maryland

Killed Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Michael Tavon Wilson, a 21-year-old man, was shot on Friday night, April 20, 2007, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The gunfire erupted around 9:00 p.m. in the 1100 block of Southview Drive, in the 20745 area, less than a mile from the Washington, D.C., line. The…

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Joseph Williamson

Male, age 58 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Joseph Williamson was 58 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Friday, April 20, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through…

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L. H. Tindall

Male, age 66 · Gaston, South Carolina

Killed Apr 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

In 2003, the quiet community of Swansea, South Carolina, was rocked by the violent death of 66-year-old L.H. Tindall. A neighbor made the grim discovery after noticing Tindall's home engulfed in flames and rushing inside to pull him from the blaze. However…

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Sauntia Maays

age 56 · Haverford, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

On April 20, 1982, 56-year-old Sauntia Henry Maays was tragically lost to gun violence in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of the shooting and the events leading up to it, remain scarce. Public records do…

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Elizabeth Hale

Female, age 44 · Flushing, Michigan

Killed Apr 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a tragic evening in Flushing, Michigan, 44-year-old Elizabeth Hale's life was cut short during an armed robbery. The incident, which sent shockwaves through the community, took place on March 20, 1978, at the Sunshine Grocery Store. Hale, a female, was not…

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Robert Shepp

Male, age 18 · Flushing, Michigan

Killed Apr 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

On an ordinary spring evening in 1978, the lives of three people were tragically cut short in what would become a notorious triple homicide in Flushing, Michigan. Among the victims was Robert Shepp Jr., a young man of 18. On April 20th, Shepp, along with…

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Charles Costa

Male, age 31 · Ludlow, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1914 · 112 years ago

Charles Costa, a key union organizer, met his end during the violent turmoil of the Ludlow Massacre on April 20, 1914. He was a male of Sicilian descent who had toiled in the mines of southern Colorado since he was a boy of twelve. On that fateful day, amidst…

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Frank Bartolotti

Male · Ludlow, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1914 · 112 years ago

On April 20, 1914, a tragic event unfolded in Ludlow, Colorado, forever marking it as the site of one of the most violent labor disputes in American history. Among the lives lost in what would come to be known as the Ludlow Massacre was a man identified as…

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Frank Rubino

Male, age 23 · Ludlow, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1914 · 112 years ago

In the spring of 1914, amidst the rolling hills of Ludlow, Colorado, a violent chapter in American labor history unfolded, claiming the life of a young man named Frank Rubino. He was a male of 23 years, caught in the crossfire of a bitter dispute between…

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James Fyler

Male, age 43 · Ludlow, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1914 · 112 years ago

In the midst of the escalating tensions of the Colorado Coalfield War, James Fyler, a 43-year-old striking coal miner, found himself at the epicenter of a violent struggle. As the secretary of the Ludlow union, he was a key figure in the miners' stand against…

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Primo Larese

Male · Ludlow, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1914 · 112 years ago

In the spring of 1914, amidst the escalating tensions of the Colorado Coalfield War, a man named Primo Larese was caught in the crossfire of a tragic event that would become a dark chapter in American labor history. On April 20th, in the small tent colony of…

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