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Kunta Jordan

Male, age 35 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of 35-year-old Kunta Jordan, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the evening of April 20th, he was discovered inside an SUV at the McKinley Apartments, having been fatally shot. The discovery marked…

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Quasay Johnson

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the afternoon hours of a Wednesday in early March of 2021, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a street in Philadelphia. Eighteen-year-old Quasir Johnson was on the 1700 block of West Erie Avenue when he was struck by a gunshot. Responding to…

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Tyren Mcclain

Male, age 35 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of Tyren A. Mcclain Sr., a 35-year-old man from Memphis, Tennessee, was cut short. He passed away on April 21, 2012, leaving behind a community of family and friends to mourn his sudden departure. Information regarding the…

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Curtis J Settles

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Curtis J. Settles, a 21-year-old Chicago resident, was shot and killed on April 20, 2010, in the city's Englewood neighborhood. The incident occurred during a confrontation in an area known for frequent violence. Settles was a victim of a drive-by shooting, a…

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John Bennett

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the evening of April 20, 2010, police in Detroit, Michigan, responded to a call regarding a violent incident on the city’s west side. The victim was identified as John Bennett, a 24-year-old African American male, who was discovered at a residence located…

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Linda R. Cox

Female, age 53 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Apr 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 20, 2010, Linda R. Cox, age 53, was found dead in her Columbus, Ohio, home. Linda's death was ruled a homicide after authorities discovered that she had been killed by blunt force trauma. Linda was described as a caring individual, and her unexpected…

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Anselma Ro

Female, age 38 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 20, 2010, Anselma Roman, aged 38, was found dead alongside her husband in their home in Southwest Houston. Both victims were found bound with duct tape and fatally shot, suggesting the possibility of a robbery gone wrong. The couple's residence…

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Rosalino Portillo

Male, age 42 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 20, 2010, Rosalino Portillo, 42, and his wife Anselma Campos Ramon, 38, were tragically murdered in their southwest Houston apartment. The couple, who operated a small bus transportation business for school children, were discovered bound with duct…

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Anselma Roman

Female, age 38 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Anselma Roman was 38 years old when she was killed in Houston on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. The Houston Police Department investigated her death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Houston through 2017, lists it as a homicide…

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Jamond Alonza Lightfoot

Male, age 24 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Apr 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jamond Alonza Lightfoot was a young man whose life ended far too early in Richmond, Virginia, leaving behind questions, grief, and a sense of unfinished time. His death, while acknowledged by name and place, is marked by silence in the public record regarding…

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James Gery

Male, age 72 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

In Northeast Washington, D.C., on a Monday morning in the spring of 2015, a life was unexpectedly cut short in a tragic accident. Seventy-three-year-old James Gary was in the 4000 block of Clay Place where a construction company was in the process of repaving…

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Lori Bailey

Female, age 39 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Lori Bailey, aged 39, was found murdered in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 20, 2008. The circumstances of her death are still unresolved, and the case remains unsolved despite ongoing investigations. Bailey's case is featured on Project Cold Case, which aims…

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Angel Ramirez

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Angel Ramirez, aged 26, was tragically shot and killed on April 20, 2008, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period of high gun violence in the city, contributing to the rising number of homicides that year. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Raul Lemus

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Raul Lemus, aged 28, was fatally shot on April 20, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was a part of a particularly violent weekend in Chicago that saw a wave of shootings across the city, ultimately resulting in multiple fatalities. Lemus was caught in the…

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Aaron Richardson

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

On April 20, 2008, Aaron Richardson was tragically shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the case has remained unsolved, despite continued efforts by law enforcement to gather more information. Richardson, aged 30…

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Chon Kim

Male, age 62 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Chon Kim was 62 years old, male, and Asian / Pacific Islander when his life ended in Philadelphia on April 20, 2008. Online homicide listings place his death among the city's 2008 murder victims, recording that he was assaulted and died on the same day. One…

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Benjamin Elder

Male, age 46 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 20, 2008, the city of Philadelphia was marked by a weekend of violence that claimed the life of Benjamin Elder, a 46-year-old African-American man. Elder, a hardworking cab driver for the Germantown Cab Co., was discovered…

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Anthony Stevenson

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Anthony Stevenson, a 32-year-old male, was killed on April 20, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was found shot multiple times on the 2400 block of West Clifford Street. The incident occurred during a year that saw significant levels of violence in the…

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Dorie Jackson

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Dorie Jackson, age 33, was killed on April 20, 2008, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred during an altercation that led to a fatal shooting. Jackson was found with multiple gunshot wounds, and emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The…

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Blake Michaud

Female, age 20 · Bradley, Maine

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the quiet town of Bradley, Maine, the morning of April 20, 2008, was shattered by a tragic event that claimed the life of 20-year-old Blake Michaud. A female resident of nearby Greenbush, Michaud was at a house in Bradley when the violence erupted. In the…

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Lashawn Covington

Male, age 25 · Portland, Maine

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the spring of 2008, a 25-year-old man named Lashawn Covington lost his life in a violent encounter in Portland, Maine. The incident, which unfolded on April 20, 2008, was officially reported as a homicide by the Maine State Police. The fatal shooting…

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Michael Allen

Male, age 32 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the spring of 2008, the burgeoning career of a New Orleans rapper was violently cut short. Michael Allen, a 32-year-old male known in the music world as VL Mike, was fatally shot on the afternoon of April 20th. The incident occurred in the Gentilly…

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George Carasquillo

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

George Carasquillo, age 15, was fatally shot on April 20, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a violent year in Chicago, where incidents of gun violence affected multiple neighborhoods across the city. According to public crime data, George…

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Samuel Baez

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Samuel Baez, aged 45, was killed on April 20, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His homicide was one of the many violent incidents during a year that saw Chicago struggling with high levels of gun violence and crime, particularly in neighborhoods experiencing…

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Dionza D Kent

Male, age 43 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In April 2007, St. Louis police officers responded to a violent scene where they discovered the body of 43-year-old African-American male Dionza D. Kent. He was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, injuries that ultimately proved fatal. The homicide…

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Joyce Davenport

Female, age 38 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, concern began to mount for Joyce Yolanda Davenport, a 38-year-old woman living in Oklahoma City. When a family member was unable to reach her after repeated attempts, they went to her apartment in the northwest part of the city to check…

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Markeith Cottrell

Male, age 18 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 20, 2007, the life of 18-year-old Markeith Cottrell was tragically cut short. At approximately 5:16 a.m., the young male was fatally shot in the Whitman Park neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey. The incident occurred in the…

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Khalil Malik-Testamark

Male, age 39 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Apr 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, the life of Khalil Abdul Malik-Testamark, a 39-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. Known affectionately as 'Zan,' he passed away on Friday, April 20, 2007. His death was the result of gun violence, a fact that…

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Gregory Bohannon

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 20, 2004 · 22 years ago

On April 20, 2004, Gregory Bohannon, aged 29, was killed in Dayton, Ohio. His death was recorded as a homicide and remains an unsolved case. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department is the lead agency investigating the…

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Joseph Avery

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

On April 20, 2003, Joseph Avery, a 27-year-old male, was shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at 517 Livingston Street in Hamilton County. Avery's death remains unsolved, and his case is part of the Ohio Attorney General's list of cold…

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Uel Neace

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

On April 20, 2003, 75-year-old Manuel Neace was found dead at his residence at 173 N. Wilson Road in Columbus, Ohio. Neace's body was discovered with multiple blunt force impacts to the head, which were determined to be the cause of his death. The incident…

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Lezmond Joseph Costly

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

Lezmond Joseph Costly, a 43-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on April 20, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Costly was fatally shot in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood. The incident occurred on…

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Feras Cheiko

Male, age 28 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 20, 2002 · 24 years ago

On an April evening in 2002, Feras Cheiko, a 28-year-old man of Middle Eastern descent, was working in his ice cream truck in Chester, Pennsylvania. His life was cut short on April 20th of that year in an act of violence that stemmed from a robbery. The…

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Vickie Honsberger

Female, age 41 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

On Thursday, April 20, 2000, authorities in Los Angeles County were called to respond to the death of Vickie Honsberger. She was a 41-year-old Hispanic woman who lost her life on that spring day, leaving behind unanswered questions that have lingered for…

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Cassie René Bernall

Female, age 17 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

Cassie René Bernall was a 17-year-old female student at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. On that tragic day, she was in the school library when two fellow students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, began their murderous assault on the school. The attack…

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Corey Tyler DePooter

Male, age 17 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a spring day that would forever be etched in the nation's memory, 17-year-old Corey Tyler DePooter, a junior at Columbine High School, was in the library, a place of quiet study that was about to become a scene of unimaginable horror. It was April 20…

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Daniel Mauser

Male, age 15 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

Daniel Mauser was a 15-year-old male student at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. A sophomore, he was known for being a gentle and mild-mannered boy who excelled in his studies, particularly in math and science. Despite his shy nature, he…

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Isaiah Eamon Bushwick Shoels

Male, age 18 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a day that would otherwise have been ordinary, April 20, 1999, the life of 18-year-old Isaiah Eamon “Bushwick” Shoels, a Black male student at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, was tragically cut short. He was one of 13 people murdered by his…

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John Robert Tomlin

Male, age 17 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

On April 20, 1999, John Robert Tomlin, a 16-year-old male student at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, was tragically killed in the school library during a devastating massacre. A native of Wisconsin, he had moved to Littleton with his family and…

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Kelly Ann Fleming

Female, age 16 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the quiet community of Littleton, Colorado, 16-year-old Kelly Ann Fleming was beginning to find her voice. Having moved from Phoenix, Arizona, with her family just 18 months prior, the shy teenager was blossoming, telling her mother only two months before…

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Kyle Albert Velasquez

Male, age 16 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

Kyle Albert Velasquez, a sixteen-year-old male student at Columbine High School, was tragically killed on April 20, 1999, in what became one of the most infamous school shootings in American history. A quiet and caring individual, Kyle had only been attending…

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Lauren Dawn (Lulu) Townsend

Female, age 18 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the spring of 1999, Lauren Dawn Townsend, an 18-year-old Caucasian female known affectionately as 'Lulu,' was a senior at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, with a future brimming with promise. A candidate for valedictorian, she excelled…

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Matthew Kechter

Male, age 16 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a spring day that would soon turn tragic, Matthew Kechter, a 16-year-old male student at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, went to the school library to study. An 'A' student and a lineman on the football team, he was known for his dedication…

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Rachel Joy Scott

Female, age 17 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a spring day in Littleton, Colorado, 17-year-old Rachel Joy Scott was sitting outside on the grass of Columbine High School with a friend, enjoying her lunch. It was April 20, 1999, a day that would soon turn tragic. Without warning, two fellow students…

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Steven Robert Curnow

Male, age 14 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

Fourteen-year-old Steven Robert Curnow, a Caucasian male, was a freshman at Columbine High School with a passion for soccer and a dream of one day becoming a Navy top gun pilot. He was a dedicated referee, a pursuit his father had encouraged to deepen his…

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William David Dave Sanders

Male, age 47 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 20, 1999 · 27 years ago

On April 20, 1999, William 'Dave' Sanders, a 47-year-old male teacher, found himself in the midst of a terrifying assault at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. When the sound of gunfire first echoed through the school, Sanders, a computer and…

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John McLaughlin

Male, age 38 · Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Killed Apr 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

On April 20, 1995, Investigator John D. 'Jack' McLaughlin, a 38-year-old male, was shot and killed in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. A former member of the U.S. Air Force Security Police, he had been with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office for only two…

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John Frank Norcross

Male, age 24 · Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Killed Apr 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a spring day in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, a sequence of events unfolded that would forever mark the community. On April 20, 1995, Patrolman John Frank Norcross, a 24-year-old male officer with the Haddon Heights Police Department, responded to a call for…

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