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Deaths by Force on April 21

590 open cases in our database happened on April 21. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (417)

Kaylie Lynn Allen - Merced, California
Death by Force

Kaylie Lynn Allen

Female, age 20 · Merced, California
Killed Apr 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 21, 2023, 20-year-old Kaylie Lynn Allen was fatally shot outside a party near Grogan and West Avenues in Merced, California. The incident occurred after a man, later identified as 19-year-old Jose Kevin Valencia-Zavala, was denied entry to the event.…

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Khyrei Currie - Tracy, California
Death by Force

Khyrei Currie

Male, age 23 · Tracy, California
Killed Apr 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 21, 2023, at approximately 9:31 p.m., the Tracy Police Department (TPD) responded to reports of gunfire near North Central Avenue and First Street in Tracy, California. Upon arrival, officers discovered 23-year-old Tracy resident Khyrei Ahmad Currie…

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Taurean Davis - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Taurean Davis

Male, age 40 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 21, 2023, at approximately 9:00 PM, 40-year-old Taurean Davis was fatally shot in a parking lot near Main Street and Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Davis was approached by two…

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Alexis Deanne Garoutte - Mabank, Texas
Death by Force

Alexis Deanne Garoutte

Female, age 25 · Mabank, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 21, 2023, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Henderson County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the Bonita Point subdivision near Gun Barrel City, Texas. Upon arrival, they discovered 25-year-old Alexis Deanne Garoutte slumped over in…

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Carlos Aybar - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force

Carlos Aybar

Male, age 30 · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 21, 2023, 30-year-old maintenance worker Carlos Aybar was fatally shot at The Marq on West 7th apartments in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident began when resident Devin Smith confronted a female employee in the apartment office, reportedly over an…

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Ricardo Mojica - Lubbock, Texas
Death by Force

Ricardo Mojica

Male, age 51 · Lubbock, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 21, 2023, in Lubbock, Texas, 51-year-old Ricardo Borrego Mojica was fatally shot following an altercation in the 7700 block of 19th Street. Responding to reports of gunfire just before 6:00 p.m., Lubbock Police Department officers found Mojica with…

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Javail Lamar Hodges - Bessemer, Alabama
Death by Force

Javail Lamar Hodges

Male, age 30 · Bessemer, Alabama
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Javail Lamar Hodges, a 30-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Bessemer, Alabama. The incident unfolded in the 400 block of 13th Street North, where Bessemer police officers were dispatched following a report of…

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James Cecil Watters - Mountain View, Arkansas
Death by Force

James Cecil Watters

Male, age 55 · Mountain View, Arkansas
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Mountain View, Arkansas, the life of 55-year-old James Cecil Watters, a United States Army veteran, was brought to a tragic and violent end on April 21, 2022. On that Thursday, Watters and his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Gail…

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Sharon Trammell - Mountain View, Arkansas
Death by Force

Sharon Trammell

Female, age 72 · Mountain View, Arkansas
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of Mountain View, Arkansas, a shocking discovery shattered the peace on April 21, 2022. Sharon Trammell, a 72-year-old female, and her husband, William Clinton Trammell, 75, were found deceased in their home from apparent gunshot…

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William Clinton Trammell - Mountain View, Arkansas
Death by Force

William Clinton Trammell

Male, age 75 · Mountain View, Arkansas
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Mountain View, Arkansas, a tragic event unfolded on April 21, 2022, shattering the peace of the rural area. On that day, 75-year-old William Clinton Trammell, a male, was found deceased in his home from gunshot wounds. His wife…

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Anthony Moore - Fountain, Colorado
Death by Force

Anthony Moore

Male, age 22 · Fountain, Colorado
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Fountain, Colorado, the life of 22-year-old Anthony Moore, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in the spring of 2022. On April 21st of that year, his body was discovered abandoned on the side of the road in the 20000 block of…

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Denim J. Sullivan-Miller - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Denim J. Sullivan-Miller

Male, age 19 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, the life of a young man from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. Denim J Sullivan-Miller, a 19-year-old male, was known for his outgoing personality and his active involvement in his high school community, where he had been…

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Katrita Williams - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Katrita Williams

Female, age 53 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

An African American woman, 53-year-old Katrita J. Williams, died on April 21, 2022, in a shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The incident occurred near 48th and Clarke, where authorities were called to the scene just before noon. The Milwaukee County Medical…

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Jordan Goff - Waveland, Mississippi
Death by Force

Jordan Goff

Male, age 24 · Waveland, Mississippi
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a violent encounter in Waveland, Mississippi, tragically cut short the life of 24-year-old Jordan Goff. On April 21st, what began as an early morning gathering at a residence on Old Spanish Trail escalated into a fatal shooting. The…

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Tyrone Parker - Detroit, Michigan
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Tyrone Parker

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, the life of 23-year-old Tyrone Parker was tragically cut short by gun violence in Detroit, Michigan, compounding a deep and familiar grief for his family. On the afternoon of Thursday, April 21, Tyrone was fatally shot in what…

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Turhan Hudson - Camden, New Jersey
Death by Force

Turhan Hudson

Male, age 29 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late afternoon of a spring day in Camden, New Jersey, the life of Turhan Hudson, a 29-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On April 21, 2022, at approximately 2:51 p.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the air in the Liberty Park…

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Sean William Lilly - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Sean William Lilly

Male, age 33 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of April 21, 2022, the life of 33-year-old Sean William Lilly was tragically cut short in Newport News, Virginia. Police were called to a residence in the 300 block of Royal Springs Court around 1:40 a.m. for a report of a shooting. Inside…

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Bose Durham - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Bose Durham

Male, age 76 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic incident on the evening of April 21, 2022, Bose Durham, a 76-year-old male, was found deceased in his north St. Louis County home. The residence, located in the 2500 block of Nathan Drive, became the scene of a police investigation after a call…

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Aliza Spencer - Binghamton, New York
Death by Force

Aliza Spencer

Female, age 12 · Binghamton, New York
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Thursday evening, April 21, 2022, in a quiet neighborhood in Binghamton, New York, 12-year-old Aliza Spencer was enjoying a walk with her father and 13-year-old brother, just a short distance from their home. The simple family outing turned into a scene…

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Josh Williams - Syracuse, New York
Death by Force

Josh Williams

Male, age 24 · Syracuse, New York
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, 24-year-old Josh Williams, a male resident of Syracuse, New York, was fatally shot in what has been described as an exchange of gunfire. The incident that claimed Williams' life unfolded in April of 2022, leaving the community in…

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Abraham Barajas Cedillo - Chowchilla, California
Death by Force

Abraham Barajas Cedillo

Male, age 33 · Chowchilla, California
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Abraham Barajas-Cedillo, a 33-year-old resident of Chowchilla, California, was tragically shot to death on the evening of April 21, 2022. The incident occurred at his home on Road 15 ¾ near Highway 152. Madera County sheriff's deputies responded to the scene…

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Gayla Scott - Lake-harbor, Florida
Death by Force

Gayla Scott

Female, age 42 · Lake-harbor, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Gayla Scott, a 42-year-old former resident of Lee County, was tragically found dead on April 21, 2022, at John Stretch Memorial Park near Lake Okeechobee, Florida. She was one of two individuals discovered shot to death before sunrise at the park, located on…

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Jaci Rhea Bergeron - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jaci Rhea Bergeron

Female, age 32 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 21, 2022, the life of 32-year-old Jaci Rhea Bergeron was tragically cut short in a violent encounter at a Baton Rouge hotel. Police were called to the OYO Hotel on Gwenadele Avenue, just off Airline Highway, shortly after…

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Brandon Adams-Jones - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Brandon Adams-Jones

Male, age 29 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Brandon Adams-Jones, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on April 21, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The official obituary notes that Brandon was born on September 17, 1992, and his death was a significant loss to his family and…

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Malik Boyd - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Malik Boyd

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Malik Boyd, a 20-year-old African American male, was found dead on April 21, 2022, near Albemarle Road Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Boyd's body was discovered with apparent trauma, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

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Katie Palmer - Denison, Texas
Death by Force

Katie Palmer

Female, age 38 · Denison, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Katie Palmer was a mother, wife, teacher, sister, daughter and friend. She was married to John, and they had 2 children together. Katie loved nature. She was a middle school science teacher in Denison, Texas. Many describe Katie as the type of person who left…

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Emuel Flores - Yuma, Arizona
Death by Force

Emuel Flores

Male, age 25 · Yuma, Arizona
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late evening hours of April 21, 2020, in Yuma, Arizona, the life of Emuel Flores, a 25-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded at the Rio Santa Fe Apartments, where residents reported hearing arguments…

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Ruby Jackson - Westminster, Colorado
Death by Force

Ruby Jackson

Female, age 3 · Westminster, Colorado
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a quiet Westminster, Colorado neighborhood, a tragedy unfolded that would forever alter the course of a family's life. On the afternoon of April 21, 2020, emergency services were summoned to a residence on Moore Circle for a report of a child who had been…

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Michael Castleberry - Kansas City, Kansas
Death by Force

Michael Castleberry

Male, age 45 · Kansas City, Kansas
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet of a late Tuesday morning on April 21, 2020, the life of Michael Castleberry, a 45-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. A neighbor's alert to the sound of a gunshot just before 11:20 a.m. brought police to a home…

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Daniel Chaney - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Daniel Chaney

Male, age 16 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 16-year-old Daniel Chaney, a White male, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of April 21st, shots rang out near the intersection of Nanz Avenue and Wiltshire Avenue in the St. Matthews area, a…

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Ladonya Lynnshaun Bennett - Lexington, Kentucky
Death by Force

Ladonya Lynnshaun Bennett

Male, age 16 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a tragedy befell a Lexington, Kentucky teenager, forever altering the lives of several families. Ladonya Lynnshaun Bennett, a 16-year-old male, lost his life on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The events of that afternoon unfolded in the area…

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Daryl Overstreet - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Daryl Overstreet

Male, age 45 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a life was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Daryl Dwight Overstreet, a 45-year-old man known for his kind heart and a smile that could illuminate any room, was killed on April 21, 2020. Born in Tulsa on December 16, 1974, Daryl…

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Abimael Fuentes - Jersey City, New Jersey
Death by Force

Abimael Fuentes

Male, age 38 · Jersey City, New Jersey
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Jersey City, the life of 38-year-old Abimael Fuentes was tragically cut short. On April 21, 2020, just after 10:30 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the relative quiet of Brinkerhoff Street, between Monticello and…

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Montrell Jeffrey - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Montrell Jeffrey

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the morning of April 21, 2020, tragedy struck in the city of Berkeley within St. Louis County, Missouri, involving Montrell Jeffrey, a 21-year-old Black male. Just before noon, local law enforcement received calls regarding a shooting incident near the…

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Michael Smith - Fresno, California
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Michael Smith

Male, age 31 · Fresno, California
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Michael Smith, a 31-year-old resident of North Fork, California, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2020, in Fresno. The incident occurred when Smith was found with a gunshot wound inside a crashed car near Dakota and Thorne Avenues in central Fresno.…

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Saul Pellot Cortes - Apopka, Florida
Death by Force

Saul Pellot Cortes

Male, age 34 · Apopka, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On April 21, 2020, Saul Pellot Cortes, a 34-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead in Apopka, Florida. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to an emergency call just before 1 p.m. and discovered Cortes suffering from a gunshot wound…

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Cyrus Boyce - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Cyrus Boyce

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Cyrus Boyce, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 21, 2020, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the street, marking another somber entry in the city's ongoing struggle with gun violence.…

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Brad Owen Martin - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Brad Owen Martin

Male, age 42 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the vibrant city of New Orleans was robbed of one of its native sons. Brad Owen Martin, a 42-year-old man, met an untimely and violent end on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Known affectionately as 'B-12,' he was a man deeply rooted in his…

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Johnny Mitchell - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Johnny Mitchell

Male, age 32 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a dispute tragically escalated, leaving a family grieving and a community seeking answers. Johnny Mitchell, a 32-year-old man, was fatally shot on April 21, 2020, following an altercation. The…

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Tyree Hand - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Tyree Hand

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tyree Hand, a 19-year-old male from Philadelphia, PA, was tragically murdered on April 21, 2020. At around 10:55 p.m., Philadelphia Police Officers responded to a call on the 5400 block of Westminster Avenue and found Tyree lying in the street, unresponsive…

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Aaliyah Shenelle Avila-Green - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Aaliyah Shenelle Avila-Green

Female, age 19 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Aaliyah Shenelle Avila-Green was a 19-year-old Black/African American woman whose life ended violently in Houston on the morning of April 21, 2020. Born in Houston on December 1, 2000, she had attended Hastings Alief High School before joining the Job Corps.…

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Reginald Adams - San-antonio, Texas
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Reginald Adams

Male, age 39 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Reginald Adams, a 39-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2020. The incident occurred at an apartment complex on Pecan Grove Drive, where a large crowd had gathered. Adams was found dead with gunshot wounds in the…

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Judy Mae Gann - Shady Cove, Oregon
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Judy Mae Gann

Female, age 43 · Shady Cove, Oregon
Killed Apr 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a tragic Easter Sunday in 2019, the quiet community of Shady Cove, Oregon, was shaken by the deaths of 43-year-old Judy Mae Gann, a Caucasian female, and her mother. On the morning of April 21st, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from…

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Shirley Kay Gann - Shady Cove, Oregon
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Shirley Kay Gann

Female, age 62 · Shady Cove, Oregon
Killed Apr 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, the quiet community of Shady Cove, Oregon, was shattered by a grim discovery. Inside a residence on Sarma Drive, 62-year-old Shirley Kay Gann, a White female, and her daughter, Judy Mae Gann, 43, were found dead. The Jackson…

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Jason Brown - Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Jason Brown

Male, age 38 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Apr 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On April 21, 2019, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a tragic incident resulted in the death of Jason Brown, a 38-year-old man. The event occurred when two people were shot, and Brown was among the victims. The shooting took place in the afternoon, and police were…

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Cordell Rosenberg - Fountain, Colorado
Death by Force

Cordell Rosenberg

Male, age 20 · Fountain, Colorado
Killed Apr 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Fountain, Colorado, the life of 20-year-old Cordell Rosenberg was tragically cut short. On April 21, 2019, Rosenberg was found shot to death in the 6400 block of Highway 85, in a shopping center near an Applebee's and…

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Monique Stephen Moe - Elk City, Oklahoma
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Monique Stephen Moe

Female, age 46 · Elk City, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On an Easter Sunday in Elk City, Oklahoma, the life of 45-year-old Monique Stephen 'Moe' Smith was tragically cut short. On April 21, 2019, Smith, a female, was found deceased, a victim of gun violence. Her body, along with that of another individual, was…

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Norman Eugene Burden - Sayre, Oklahoma
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Norman Eugene Burden

Male, age 67 · Sayre, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, Norman Eugene “Gene” Burden, a 67-year-old white male from Sayre, Oklahoma, was found dead inside his modest home, his death quickly recognized as part of a violent double homicide that stunned two neighboring towns. Born in…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.