Deaths by Force on April 21

Deaths by Force (417)

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Richard Pepe

Male, age 36 · Ridley-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 21, 1993 · 33 years ago

On April 21, 1993, Richard Pepe, a 36-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was tragically murdered at the Pennant Sports Bar in Ridley Township, PA. The incident occurred around 11:30 PM when Teryl Wyrick, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, entered the…

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Donetha Snead-Haile

Female, age 32 · St. Augustine, Florida

Killed Apr 21, 1993 · 33 years ago

Donetha Snead-Haile, a 32-year-old woman, was reported missing by her family on April 23, 1993, after she had not been seen since the evening of April 21, 1993. Concerns grew when her mother and sister noted that none of her personal belongings had been…

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Joseph Harris

Null · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 21, 1990 · 36 years ago

On April 21, 1990, Joseph Harris, a 43-year-old man, was murdered in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1304 Mt. Vernon Avenue, located in Franklin County. Harris sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and his case remains unsolved. The Columbus Police…

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Helen Stuart

Female, age 71 · Newark, Ohio

Killed Apr 21, 1989 · 37 years ago

On April 21, 1989, Helen Stuart, a 71-year-old resident of Newark, Ohio, was found dead in her vehicle under circumstances that remain unsolved. Her body was discovered nude in the back seat of her silver 1981 Ford Fairmont, which had been abandoned along…

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Julie Magiulo

Female, age 3 · Weston, Florida

Found Apr 21, 1988 · 38 years ago

Three-year-old Julie Magiulo was last seen alive on June 8, 1987, playing in the front yard of her home in Pompano Beach, Florida. Nearly a year later, on April 21, 1988, her skeletal remains were discovered by two men scouting for hunting land in an…

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Randy Waldron

Male, age 28 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Apr 21, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the spring of 1984, the life of Randy Waldron, a 28-year-old male, came to a violent and abrupt end in Reno, Nevada. On April 21, he was discovered deceased, having been shot multiple times in the head. At the time of his death, Waldron was camping near…

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Suzanne Searle

Female, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 1982 · 44 years ago

Suzanne Searle, a 25-year-old white female originally from Des Moines, Iowa, had recently relocated to Houston, Texas, in early 1982. On April 5 of that year, she was reported missing after attending an all-night party. Although she appeared to return home…

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Mary Caperton

Female, age 39 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 1980 · 46 years ago

Mary Caperton, a 39-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on April 21, 1980. Her death was part of a series of killings committed by Danny Lee Barber, a serial killer who operated in Dallas County, Texas, between 1978 and 1980. Barber was known for his…

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Sara Hallett

Female, age 59 · Aptos, California

Killed Apr 21, 1973 · 53 years ago

Sara "Sally" Taylor Hallett, a 59-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on April 21, 1973, in Aptos, California. She was the last victim of the infamous serial killer Edmund Kemper. Hallett was a close friend of Kemper's mother, Clarnell Strandberg, and…

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William Thomas Burke

Male, age 37 · Parkton, North Carolina

Killed Apr 21, 1969 · 57 years ago

Thomas Burke, a white male, was married to Velma Barfield in 1949. The couple resided in North Carolina with their two children. Their marriage faced challenges, particularly after Velma underwent a hysterectomy, which led to chronic back pain and a…

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Leslie Lee Potts

Female, age 35 · Malvern, Arkansas

Killed Apr 21, 1933 · 93 years ago

On a spring day in 1933, Patrolman Leslie Lee Potts, a 35-year-old man serving with the Malvern Police Department in Arkansas, had been off duty at home, preparing for his young son's tenth birthday celebration, when an urgent call from Main Street shattered…

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Charles Mortimer Cosby Jr

Male, age 43 · Laramie, Wyoming

Killed Apr 21, 1927 · 99 years ago

On April 21, 1927, Charles Mortimer Cosby Jr., a 43-year-old White male, rode out from Laramie as Albany County's sheriff on what seemed at first like another lead to chase down. A University of Wyoming student had told him about a strange man camped in the…

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Hendrika Elizabeth Richards

Female, age 79 · Newport News, Virginia

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Heacox Lane in Newport News, Virginia, a grim discovery was made on Monday, April 21, 2025, that shattered the peace of the community. Hendrika Elizabeth Richards, a 79-year-old woman, was found deceased in her home by police…

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Javail Hodges

Male, age 30 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Javail Lamar Hodges, a 30-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2022, in the city of Bessemer, Alabama. The cause of his death was multiple gunshot wounds. He was a former student of McClure North High School in Florissant, Missouri, and was…

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Abdirisaq Ahmed

Male, age 35 · San-diego, California

Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Abdirisaq Ahmed, a 35-year-old Somali man, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2022, in San Diego, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 12:30 a.m., in the Chollas Creek area of City Heights. Ahmed, who was homeless at…

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Anthony Fuimaono

Male, age 56 · Fairfield, California

Killed Apr 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Anthony Fuimaono, a 56-year-old resident of Fairfield, California, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2022. The incident occurred near Hillview Park in Fairfield, where police responded to reports of a shooting around 11:25 p.m. Upon arrival, officers…

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Antonio Diaz

Male, age 40 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antonio Diaz, a 40-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically shot and killed on April 21, 2020. The incident occurred in the 400 block of Caswell Avenue in the Brookfield Village neighborhood of East Oakland. Diaz was found with gunshot wounds…

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Randall Scott Fletcher

Male, age 22 · Montebello, California

Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Randall Scott Fletcher, a 22-year-old Latino man, tragically lost his life after being shot in Ashiya Park, Montebello, CA. On April 21, 2018, Fletcher was sitting in the park around 4 p.m. when an unknown assailant approached him from behind and shot him in…

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Evelyn Marion Lane

Female, age 94 · Santa Monica, California

Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Evelyn Marion Lane was 94 years old when she died on Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Santa Monica. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 2250 29th St. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Oseas Diaz Ortiz

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Oseas Diaz Ortiz was 26 years old when he was stabbed during a robbery in the 3500 block of 3rd Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of South Baltimore. He was attacked at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018, and police announced his death the next day…

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Dale Williams

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dale Williams, 37, was stabbed to death during an argument in the 7900 block of South Crandon Avenue in the South Chicago community on the city's Southeast Side on Saturday, April 21, 2018. The Sun-Times homicide tracker records the address as 7909 South…

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Kevin Ty Whitehurst II

Male, age 25 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kevin Ty Whitehurst II was 25 years old when he died on April 21, 2017, in Hawthorne. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds after he was attacked near Washington Avenue and West 132nd Street. His death was ruled…

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Eddie Harvey

Male, age 51 · Moultrie, Georgia

Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Moultrie, Georgia, the life of 51-year-old Eddie James Harvey came to a violent and tragic end on a Tuesday night in April of 2015. Responding to reports of gunfire, law enforcement discovered Harvey deceased behind the wheel of his 2000…

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Jerome Knox

Male, age 28 · Plano, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 21, 2015, Jerome Knox, a 28-year-old African American male from Plano, Texas, passed away. His obituary was published by the Dallas Morning News on April 24, 2015, announcing that a service was scheduled for April 25, 2015, at Good Hope Baptist…

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Lillium Mead

Female, age 4 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Apr 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, a tragedy unfolded in Des Moines, Iowa, forever altering the lives of a local family. On April 21st, four-year-old Lillium Mead was fatally wounded in a shooting incident. The young girl, a resident of the city, succumbed to her…

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Jason Puckett

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

On an evening in April 2014, a drug transaction in a Las Vegas parking lot took a fatal turn, ending the life of 28-year-old Jason Puckett. The male victim had arranged to purchase marijuana with a friend and was meeting the seller near Washington Avenue and…

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Elmer Hudler

Male · Dixon, North Carolina

Killed Apr 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Elmer Lee Hudler, a 60-year-old white male, passed away on April 21, 2014, at his home in Holly Ridge, North Carolina. His death was initially reported as a tragic incident, but further investigation revealed a more sinister story. Elmer Hudler was found shot…

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Paul Medley

Male, age 35 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Apr 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of a spring day in Camden, New Jersey, a dispute tragically escalated, leaving a family grieving and a community searching for answers. Paul R. Medley III, a 35-year-old man, was fatally shot on April 21, 2007, following an argument…

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Martin Garcia-Tellez

Male, age 35 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Martin Garcia-Tellez was 35 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007…

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Arturo Sanchez

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

Arturo Sanchez, a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2002, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Sanchez was fatally shot in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood known for its vibrant culture…

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Edvard Almonor

Male, age 18 · North-miami, Florida

Killed Apr 21, 1994 · 32 years ago

Edvard Almonor, an 18-year-old student from North Miami High School, tragically lost his life on April 21, 1994. The incident occurred during lunchtime in the school's parking lot when Almonor was accidentally shot in the chest by his classmate, Tyhno Rock.…

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Clyde Franklin Davis

Male, age 42 · Malvern, Arkansas

Killed Apr 21, 1933 · 93 years ago

In the spring of 1933, a domestic disturbance on Main Street in Malvern, Arkansas, tragically cut short the life of Malvern Police Chief Clyde Franklin Davis. On Friday, April 21, 1933, Chief Davis responded to a call at a local residence. The situation…

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George W. Wall

Male, age 45 · San-augustine, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 1900 · 126 years ago

George W. Wall, a 45-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, served as the sheriff of San Augustine County, Texas. He was born on June 12, 1854, in Gonzales, Texas. On April 21, 1900, Sheriff Wall was fatally shot in the back with a shotgun by Lycurgus "Curg"…

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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.