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Ronnie Roberts

Male, age 24 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

Ronnie Roberts was a 24-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, and the most painful part of telling his story is how quickly it turns from what is known into what is missing. A name. A hometown. A young life cut short. Beyond that, the details fall…

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Anthony Nutall

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Anthony Nutall, aged 27, was tragically shot and killed on April 24, 2010, in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Nutall's death occurred in a city grappling with ongoing violence, with neighborhoods like Humboldt Park often being hotspots for such…

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Cleveland Mcneil

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 24, 2010, Cleveland McNeil, a 39-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot in the city's Point Breeze neighborhood. The incident occurred on the 1300 block of South 29th Street, an area marked by several violent crimes that…

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Ernest James

Male, age 19 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Apr 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Ernest “Skip” James III was 19 years old, male, and African American, and the online record that surfaces most clearly today is heartbreakingly thin: not a long public chronicle of what happened, but the outline of a young life in Macon that ended far too…

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Aaron Phat Scott

Male, age 17 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the life of 17-year-old Aaron 'Phat' Scott was tragically cut short on a street in New Orleans. On the evening of April 24, Scott was on Babylon Street in the city's Plum Orchard neighborhood when he was fatally wounded by gunfire. The…

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Marcus Gill

Male, age 21 · Oakland, California

Found Apr 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

On April 24, 2009, Marcus Gill, a 21-year-old Oakland resident, was fatally shot in an incident that added to the rising number of homicides in the city that year. Gill's death occurred during a period when Oakland was grappling with increasing violent crime…

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Michael Picon

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

Michael Picon, a 19-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed on April 24, 2009. His death took place during a period when the city was struggling with high levels of violence, which claimed numerous lives, particularly among young people. Picon's homicide…

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John Davis

Male, age 18 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the spring of 2009, a family's life was irrevocably altered by an act of violence that remains unresolved. On the morning of Friday, April 24, 2009, John Davis, an 18-year-old African-American male, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the Roxbury…

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Tyron Lamont Vinson

Male, age 20 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

In St. Louis, Missouri, the life of Tyron Lamont Vinson, a Black male, was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains shrouded in mystery. On a fall evening in 2017, Vinson was shot and killed, his death adding to a somber statistic of unsolved…

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William Dexter Hammond

Male, age 38 · Headland, Alabama

Killed Apr 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

In Headland, Alabama, a tragic chain of events unfolded on Friday, April 24, 2009, leading to the death of 38-year-old William Dexter Hammond, a male who served as a Chief Investigator with the Headland Police Department. The day took a fatal turn when a call…

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Dawn Taylor

Female, age 38 · Roanoke-rapids, North Carolina

Killed Apr 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

Dawn Taylor, a 38-year-old woman from Roanoke Rapids, NC, tragically lost her life on April 24, 2009, in a murder-suicide incident. The incident occurred outside a daycare center on Franklin Street. Dawn Taylor was picking up a young child from the daycare…

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Nancy Cobbs

Female, age 44 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

Nancy Cobbs, a 44-year-old African American woman from Cleveland, Ohio, was last seen on April 24, 2009. Before her disappearance, she was known as an active mother of three. Her life, like many of the other victims in this case, had been marked by struggles…

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Santos Mercado

Male, age 45 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 24, 2008, Santos Mercado, a 45-year-old Hispanic male, was awakened by the sound of his Chihuahuas barking and a rustling outside his Las Vegas home. A construction worker known for his generosity and for opening his home…

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Steven Ewing

Male, age 39 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Apr 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

On April 24, 2008, Steven Ewing, aged 39, was found dead in Fort Worth, Texas, in what is still an unresolved homicide case. Ewing's body was discovered in the vicinity of his residence, and authorities initially considered multiple possibilities including…

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Anthony Williams

Null, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

Anthony Williams, a 22-year-old, was fatally shot on April 24, 2007, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period when the city was grappling with escalating gun violence, contributing to a growing number of homicides in that year. Williams’ case was…

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Anthony Trotter

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

Anthony Trotter, a 22-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on April 24, 2007, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period of high gun violence in the city, adding to the escalating homicide numbers of that year. Trotter was one of many young men…

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Michael Smith

Male, age 20 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

Michael Dewayne Smith was a 20-year-old man from Memphis, Tennessee, whose name surfaces in the public record only in the quiet language of obituary notices. Those brief lines mark the end of a young life on April 24, 2007, identifying him as a former student…

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Nick Polizzotto

Male, age 34 · South-bend, Indiana

Killed Apr 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of April 24, 2007, a call about shots fired near an unoccupied nightclub on Lincoln Way East in South Bend, Indiana, set in motion a tragic chain of events. Responding to the report at approximately 1:37 a.m. were South Bend Police Corporal…

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Angelo Gomez

Male, age 16 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the spring of 2004, a life was tragically cut short at a house party in Denver. Angelo Gomez, a 16-year-old male, was attending a gathering on the 1100 block of South Raritan Street on the evening of April 24th. What began as a social event descended into…

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Jesse Mobley

Male, age 81 · Tyler, Texas

Found Apr 24, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jesse Mobley, aged 81, was found dead on April 25, 2003, in a condemned two-story building located at 816 West Queen Street in Tyler, Texas. Mobley's death was classified as a homicide, and it was believed that he might have visited a nearby pool hall shortly…

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George Scott Monier

Male, age 37 · White-settlement, Texas

Killed Apr 24, 2002 · 24 years ago

Captain George Scott Monier, aged 37, was a dedicated officer with the White Settlement Police Department in Texas. On April 24, 2002, he responded to a domestic disturbance call at 9009 Farmers Road. As he entered the rear of the house, the suspect opened…

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James Clarence Harper

Male, age 44 · Poinsett, Arkansas

Killed Apr 24, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the rural landscape of Poinsett County, Arkansas, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. James Clarence Harper, a 44-year-old White male, served his community as a deputy with the Poinsett County Sheriff's…

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Garner D. Efraim

Male, age 22 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Apr 24, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the midst of rush-hour traffic on April 24, 1995, the bustling Downtown Tunnel connecting Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia, became the scene of a shocking crime. Inside a dark green 1992 Lexus, 22-year-old Garner D. Efraim, a Black male, was shot and…

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Florence McCormick

Female, age 28 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 24, 1995 · 31 years ago

Florence McCormick was a 28-year-old Black/African American woman whose life ended violently in Milwaukee on April 24, 1995. Her body was discovered in the basement of a vacant house in the 600 block of West Locust Street after workers entered the property to…

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Gilbert Murray

Male, age 46 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 24, 1995 · 31 years ago

Gilbert Brent Murray, a 46-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically killed on April 24, 1995, in Sacramento, California. Murray, who had recently become the president of the California Forestry Association, was the victim of a mail bomb explosion that bore the…

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Robert Paul Johnson

Male, age 27 · San Diego, California

Found Apr 24, 1993 · 33 years ago

Robert Paul Johnson, aged 27, was found dead in his apartment in Mission Beach, San Diego, on April 24, 1993. Johnson, who managed his apartment complex, attended a dinner party on April 22, after which he was dropped off at his home around 11:30 pm by a…

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Darci Warde

Female, age 16 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Apr 24, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a spring day in Seattle, Washington, on April 24, 1990, the life of 16-year-old Darci Renae Warde took a dark and mysterious turn from which it would never return. A Caucasian female with brown hair and blue eyes, Darci had a history of running away from…

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Jerome Lusane

Male, age 32 · Lorain, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

Jerome Lusane, age 32, was tragically killed on April 24, 1988, in Lorain, Ohio. The incident took place at a birthday party at the UAW Union Hall on Baumhart Road, where Lusane was attending a social function. During the event, a group of uninvited young…

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Priscilla Henshall

Female, age 24 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 24, 1982 · 44 years ago

On April 24, 1982, Priscilla Gail Henshall, a 24-year-old woman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was at home in her apartment at 6701 South Lewis Avenue with 25-year-old William T. Hellings Jr., a young man who had moved from New Jersey to Tulsa about a year earlier in…

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William Hellings

Male, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 24, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the spring of 1982, 25-year-old male William Hellings had been in Tulsa for only about a year, having left New Jersey to build a new life far from home. On the night of April 24, 1982, he was at an apartment at 6701 South Lewis Avenue, a unit leased to…

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Stacy Redican

Female, age 17 · Pershing County, Nevada

Killed Apr 24, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the spring of 1980, the life of 17-year-old Stacy Ann Redican was tragically cut short in an ordeal that began in Sacramento, California, and ended in the desolate landscape of Pershing County, Nevada. On April 24, Redican and her friend, Karen Chipman…

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Karen Twiggs

Female, age 17 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 24, 1980 · 46 years ago

Karen Lynn Chipman Twiggs, a 17-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically murdered on April 24, 1980. She and her friend, Stacey Ann Redican, also 17, were kidnapped from a shopping mall near Sacramento, California. Their bodies were later discovered in…

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Betty Jo Robertson

Female, age 46 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Apr 24, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the spring of 1980, the life of Betty Jo Robertson, a 46-year-old Black woman, was tragically cut short in Hartford, Connecticut. On the afternoon of April 23rd, she was in a bar on Albany Avenue where she encountered 19-year-old Robert White. After a…

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Kamal Matthews

Male, age 7 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Apr 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

On Tuesday, April 24, 1979, the quiet life of a 7-year-old African-American boy named Kamal Matthews came to a tragic end in Omaha, Nebraska. Concern grew for Kamal and his 26-year-old mother, Deroshia Matthews, when family and friends could not reach them, a…

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Deroshia Matthews

Female, age 26 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Apr 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in April 1979, concern grew for 26-year-old Deroshia Matthews, an African-American single mother, and her 7-year-old son, Kamal, in Omaha, Nebraska. Family and friends had not heard from them, which was unusual. After repeated unanswered…

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Robert Clos

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

Robert Clos, a 15-year-old male, was tragically killed on April 24, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 4546 Spring Grove Avenue and was part of a double homicide. The details of this incident indicate that Robert Clos was fatally shot at the…

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Walter Rose

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

Walter Rose, aged 48, was tragically murdered on April 24, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at 4546 Spring Grove Avenue, where he was shot as part of a double homicide. The exact circumstances of the shooting are unclear, and there have been…

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Linda Jones

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 1978 · 48 years ago

On April 24, 1978, Linda Jones, a 53-year-old woman, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. Linda's death was particularly brutal; she had been severely beaten, and her body exhibited signs of a violent assault. It was reported that Linda had also been sexually…

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Bonnie Lee Ann McGowan

Female, age 34 · Glen-ellyn, Illinois

Killed Apr 24, 1978 · 48 years ago

Bonnie Lee Ann McGowan, a 34-year-old woman from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, tragically lost her life on April 24, 1978. She was the beloved wife of Andrew Serpico and the loving mother of two daughters, Linda and Andrea. Bonnie was also the daughter of Richard and…

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Marie Rosenbaum

Female, age 16 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 24, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the spring of 1975, the life of sixteen-year-old Marie Hope Rosenbaum was tragically cut short, leaving a shadow over Tulsa, Oklahoma. A runaway from the Tecumseh Correctional Home for girls, Marie was last seen in the early hours of April 23rd. A friend…

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Regina Foshee

Female, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 24, 1975 · 51 years ago

Regina Foshee, a 19-year-old African American woman, was found dead on May 1, 1975, in a vacant house located at 4736 Lincoln in Detroit, Michigan. Her nude body was discovered on the kitchen floor, and the cause of death was determined to be strangulation.…

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Pete Merritt

Male · Moultrie, Georgia

Killed Apr 24, 1940 · 86 years ago

In the spring of 1940, a violent act shattered the peace of the small city of Moultrie, Georgia. On April 24th, a White male named Pete Merritt was shot and killed, his life brought to an abrupt and tragic end. The incident marked the beginning of a dark…

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Smith Owen Wester

Male, age 29 · Dekalb, Alabama

Killed Apr 24, 1930 · 96 years ago

Smith Owen Wester, a 29-year-old man from DeKalb County, Alabama, was killed on April 24, 1930, in a burst of violence that began with what should have been a routine piece of law enforcement work. Online memorial records identify him as a deputy sheriff with…

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Doris Miller

Female, age 35 · Laguna-beach, California

Killed Apr 24, 1930 · 96 years ago

Doris Miller, a 35-year-old resident of Laguna Beach, California, tragically passed away on April 24, 1930. Her death was a significant event in the community, drawing considerable attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Doris was a well-known set…

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James Dunn

Male, age 43 · Corvallis, Oregon

Killed Apr 24, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the spring of 1904, a pall of violence descended upon the city of Corvallis, culminating in the tragic death of a respected lawman. James Dunn, a 43-year-old White male, had previously served as the city marshal before turning to a quieter life of farming.…

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Tor Gockel

Male, age 26 · Whittier, California

Killed Apr 24, 2026 · this year

Tor Gockel, a 26-year-old White/Caucasian male, died on April 24, 2026, in Whittier, California. Online memorial and death-reporting sources identify him as a gun violence victim, with his death recorded in Whittier and remembered through the National Gun…

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Dhruva Kikkeri

Male, age 14 · Renton, Washington

Killed Apr 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of April 24, 2025, a quiet townhouse community in Newcastle, Washington, became the scene of a heart-wrenching family tragedy. Inside a home in the 7000 block of 129th Street, law enforcement discovered the bodies of three individuals…

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Edward Franco

Male, age 38 · Bell-gardens, California

Killed Apr 24, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 24, 2023, Edward Franco, a 38-year-old resident of Bell Gardens, California, was fatally shot at his residence. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office determined the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the pelvis and classified the manner of death…

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