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David Douglas Magic Dave

Male, age 19 · Keyser, West Virginia

Killed Apr 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

David Douglas “Magic Dave” Mussen was an 18-year-old White/Caucasian male from Keyser, West Virginia, whose life ended violently on April 26, 2000, inside his family home. Born August 5, 1981, in Cumberland, Maryland, David had graduated from Keyser High…

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Robin Amy Hamil Mussen

Female, age 50 · Keyser, West Virginia

Killed Apr 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

Robin Amy Hamil Mussen, a 50-year-old woman, was killed on April 26, 2000, inside the family home in Keyser, West Virginia. The shooting became part of a devastating family tragedy in which Robin, her son David Douglas “Magic Dave” Mussen, and her husband…

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Robert L. Johnson Jr.

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the night of Saturday, April 26, 1997, a senseless argument over a blocked roadway would tragically escalate, claiming the life of an off-duty Washington, D.C. police officer. Thirty-one-year-old Robert L. Johnson, Jr., a seven-year veteran of the…

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Dwight Stiggons

Male, age 18 · West-covina, California

Killed Apr 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

Dwight Stiggons, an 18-year-old from West Covina, California, tragically lost his life on April 26, 1997. The incident occurred when a police officer in West Covina observed Stiggons jaywalking and ordered him to stop. Stiggons did not comply, prompting the…

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John Novabilski

Male, age 31 · Prince-georges-county, Maryland

Killed Apr 26, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of April 26, 1995, Prince George's County Police Corporal John Novabilski, a 31-year-old male, was shot and killed in a sudden and unprovoked attack. He was working an off-duty security assignment at a liquor store in Kentland, Maryland…

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Father Louis Gutierrez

Male · San Diego, California

Found Apr 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

Father Louis Gutierrez, a Roman Catholic priest from Los Angeles, was found dead in his hotel room at the Surfer Motor Lodge in Pacific Beach, San Diego, on April 26, 1994. He had been vacationing with a fellow priest, and they stayed in adjoining rooms.…

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Christopher Deleast Ware

Male, age 23 · Colton, California

Killed Apr 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

Christopher Deleast Ware, a 23-year-old resident of Colton, California, tragically lost his life on April 26, 1994. The circumstances surrounding his death were shrouded in mystery and prompted a thorough investigation by local authorities. Ware's death was…

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Fr. Louis Gutierrez

Male · San-diego, California

Killed Apr 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

Father Louis Gutierrez, a Roman Catholic priest from Los Angeles, was tragically murdered on April 26, 1994, while vacationing in San Diego. He was staying at the Surfer Motor Lodge on Pacific Beach Drive with a fellow priest. Early that morning, his…

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Debra Vincent

Female, age 31 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Apr 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

On April 26, 1993, the body of 31-year-old Debra Mayo Vincent was discovered in a wooded area off So-Hi Drive near Ellis Road in Durham, North Carolina. Authorities determined that Vincent had been strangled, and her body had been left in the secluded area.…

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Shu Ming Tang

Male · San-carlos, California

Killed Apr 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

Shu Ming Tang, a shop owner in San Carlos, California, was tragically killed on April 26, 1993. Tang, who had immigrated to California from Taiwan, was shot once in the chest while tending to his store, the Devonshire Little Store. Despite being rushed to the…

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Cheryl Faye Lunna

Female, age 42 · Bethel, Vermont

Killed Apr 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the spring of 1992, the quiet community of Bethel, Vermont, was unsettled by a tragedy that would remain unresolved for decades. On the evening of April 26th, Cheryl F. Lunna, a 42-year-old female, left her father's home to drive to her job in the nearby…

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Stella Vaughn

Female, age 17 · Terre-haute, Indiana

Killed Apr 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the spring of 1992, the life of a promising young athlete was tragically cut short in Terre Haute, Indiana. Stella May 'Mouse' Vaughn, a 17-year-old White female, was a beloved figure in her community, known for her prowess in volleyball, basketball, and…

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David Estrada

Male · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Apr 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

David Estrada was walking to his parked car from Fiesta Carnival with a male friend when they got into a fight with two Latin males in their late 20's. At first it was just a fist fight. The fight stopped and Estrada and his friend crossed to the other side…

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Philip Bruce Mathis

Male, age 38 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the spring of 1985, the city of Atlanta lost a dedicated public servant in a sudden and violent act. Philip Bruce Mathis, a 38-year-old male officer with the Atlanta Police Department, was a 16-year veteran of the force and a respected member of the…

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Jimmy Charles Matthews

Male, age 43 · East-baton-rouge-parish, Louisiana

Killed Apr 26, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the spring of 1982, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Charles Matthews, a 43-year-old Caucasian male, had been with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for seven…

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Enrique Perez

Male, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

On the evening of April 25, 1980, 24-year-old Enrique Perez, a Hispanic male who worked at Stapleton Airport, was at the La Fiesta Lounge in Denver, Colorado. In the early hours of April 26, shortly after the lounge closed for the night, Perez was found in…

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Sandra Jean Graham

Female, age 21 · West-tampa, Florida

Killed Apr 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

Sandra Jean Graham, a 21-year-old woman from West Tampa, Florida, was tragically murdered on April 26, 1980. Her body was discovered in a shallow grave on the property of the Mansfield family in Weeki Wachee, Florida. The discovery was part of a larger…

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Anthony Russo

Male, age 62 · Long Branch, New Jersey

Killed Apr 26, 1979 · 47 years ago

On April 26, 1979, the body of 62-year-old Anthony Russo, a male of White / Caucasian descent, was discovered in a lavish room at the Harbor Island Health Spa in Long Branch, New Jersey. Russo, a reputed figure in the Genovese crime family, had been shot…

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Bruce W. Wilson

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 26, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the spring of 1977, a dedicated officer with the Metropolitan Police Department, Bruce W. Wilson, lost his life in the line of duty. The 27-year-old man had been with the department for five years and was working as a vice officer in the Seventh District…

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Ali Ahmed Ibrahim

Male, age 33 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 26, 1977 · 49 years ago

Ali Ahmed Ibrahim, a 33-year-old Sudanese graduate student at UC Davis, tragically lost his life on April 26, 1977, in Sacramento, California. Ibrahim had recently completed his PhD and was known for his academic dedication and promising future. On that…

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Salaheldin Ahmed Hamid

Male, age 29 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 26, 1977 · 49 years ago

Salaheldin Ahmed Hamid, a 29-year-old Sudanese graduate student at UC Davis, tragically lost his life on April 26, 1977, in Sacramento, California. Hamid, along with his fellow Sudanese graduate student, Ali Ahmed Ibrahim, who had just completed his PhD, were…

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Leonard Lucas

Male, age 50 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Found Apr 26, 1973 · 53 years ago

On April 26, 1973, Leonard Melvin Lucas, age 50, was fatally shot during a robbery attempt at a store on Carolina Avenue in Gastonia, North Carolina. Lucas had been assisting his wife, who was the acting manager at the store, when the robbery occurred.…

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Joseph Junior Mulvaney

Male, age 42 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Apr 26, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the spring of 1963, a 42-year-old White male named Joseph Junior Mulvaney, a veteran of World War II, vanished from his new life in Des Moines, Iowa. He and his wife, Mary Alyce, along with their three young children, had just purchased a home in the city.…

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Alvin Leroy Foss

Male, age 23 · Alameda, California

Killed Apr 26, 1950 · 76 years ago

Alvin Leroy Foss, a 23-year-old officer with the California Highway Patrol, tragically died on April 26, 1950, in Alameda County, California. The incident occurred while Officer Foss was preparing to go on duty at the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza squad room. During…

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Brice Hurst

Male · Anniston, Alabama

Killed Apr 26, 1922 · 104 years ago

In the spring of 1922, a tragic and unexpected event unfolded within the ranks of the Anniston Police Department, forever marking April 26th as a day of loss. On this Wednesday, Police Officer Brice Hurst, a male officer, found his life cut short in a violent…

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Lewis Markham Huffman

Male, age 27 · Marshall, Texas

Killed Apr 26, 1909 · 117 years ago

Lewis Markham Huffman, a 27-year-old white male, met a tragic end on April 26, 1909, in Marshall, Texas. Huffman, who served as a Deputy Sheriff for Harrison County, was killed in the line of duty while investigating a disturbance at a railroad camp. As…

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W. G. Reddick

Male, age 35 · Zummo, Texas

Killed Apr 26, 1903 · 123 years ago

Constable W. G. Reddick, aged 35, was shot and killed on April 26, 1903, in Zummo, Texas. Reddick, who served with the Jefferson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, was attempting to shut down a gambling saloon that was operating past the city-mandated…

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David Simms Jr.

Male, age 22 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 26, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, April 26, 2026, the life of 22-year-old David Simms Jr. was tragically cut short in the Moxham neighborhood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Police were called to a residence on Park Avenue around 3 a.m. following reports of a…

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Ana Monterrosa

Female, age 59 · Anaheim, California

Killed Apr 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 25, 2024, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Anaheim Police and Anaheim Fire & Rescue personnel responded to reports of a shooting at the Tyrol Plaza senior apartment complex, located at 891 S. State College Blvd. Upon arrival, officers discovered…

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Richard McDonald

Male, age 24 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

Richard McDonald, a 24-year-old man from Daly City, was a father of two who was remembered by loved ones as a real, authentic, and loving person. His life was cut short in an act of violence in the spring of 2024. In the pre-dawn hours of April 26, 2024, at…

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Steven Coulston

Male, age 64 · Lake Lillian, Minnesota

Killed Apr 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

Steven Coulston, aged 64, tragically died on April 26, 2022, in Lake Lillian, Minnesota. The incident occurred at his residence on the 10000 block of 165th Avenue Southwest. According to reports, Coulston sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The…

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Miguel Rivera Del Angel

Male, age 22 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a welfare check at a westside Oklahoma City apartment led to a grim discovery. On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 26th, police were dispatched to a residence at 5001 N.W. 10th Street. Inside, they found the body of 22-year-old Miguel…

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Jose Manuel Gamiz De

Male, age 26 · Panorama-city, California

Killed Apr 26, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jose Manuel Gamiz De Leon, a 26-year-old man from Woodland Hills, California, tragically lost his life on April 26, 2020, in Panorama City. The incident occurred around 7:10 p.m. on Blythe Street, near Van Nuys Boulevard. According to reports, Jose was…

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Richard Watson

Male, age 60 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Apr 26, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Columbus, Georgia, 60-year-old Richard Watson, a male, tragically lost his life in a selfless act of courage. On April 26, 2020, while on Cusseta Road, Watson witnessed a man physically assaulting a woman. He made the…

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Ralph Davis

Male, age 54 · Slidell, Louisiana

Killed Apr 26, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a late Friday night in April 2019, the quiet of the River Gardens neighborhood in Slidell, Louisiana, was shattered by a violent altercation that claimed the life of 54-year-old Ralph Davis. On April 26th, Davis, a male resident of the area, was shot in…

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Amos Hall III

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 26, 2018 · 8 years ago

Amos Hall III was 36 years old when he died on Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Mission Hills, a neighborhood in the northern San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 10901 N. Marklein Ave. His…

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James Hugh Hofn

Male, age 63 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Apr 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Hugh Hofmann, a 63-year-old man, was found dead on April 26, 2017, after deputies responded to a home in the 5900 block of South Cherrywood Circle in Centennial, Colorado. The Arapahoe County Coroner identified Hofmann as the victim of a homicide by a…

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Antonio Wyatt

Male, age 45 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Antonio Wyatt, 45, a Black male from Atlanta, died on April 26, 2017. The online record that can be firmly confirmed from obituary and memorial listings is spare and somber: his funeral home notice says he passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, and…

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Darryn Conte

Male, age 39 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., a night out for 39-year-old Darryn Conte and his companions took a tragic turn. On April 26, 2015, at approximately 1:59 a.m., Conte, a male resident of Waldorf, Maryland, was shot and killed in the…

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Chad Geyen

Male, age 45 · Maple Grove, Minnesota

Killed Apr 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the story of Chad Geyen, a 46-year-old male from Ramsey, Minnesota, reached a somber and abrupt conclusion. On the weekend just before his trial was set to begin, Geyen took his own life. His body was discovered in the Elm Creek Park…

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Mario Andre Lillie

Male, age 42 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Mario Andre Lillie, a 42-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on April 26, 2015. The incident occurred around 10:40 p.m. near South Van Ness Avenue and West 43rd Street in the Vermont Square neighborhood. According to…

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Jammie John Fialek

Male, age 40 · Moorland-township, Michigan

Killed Apr 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jammie John Fialek, a 40-year-old male, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Moorland Township, Michigan. Born on April 16, 1974, in Muskegon, Michigan, he was a graduate of Ravenna High School's class of 1993. Following his education, he…

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Jaylin Andrew Miller

Male, age 7 · Ligonier, Indiana

Killed Apr 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Ligonier, Indiana, a young life was tragically cut short on April 26, 2014. Seven-year-old Jaylin Andrew Miller, a male child, passed away in what was determined to be a heartbreaking accident at his home. The incident unfolded while…

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Maurice Fatherson

Male, age 27 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Apr 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet Maryland suburb of Suitland, the life of 27-year-old Maurice Donnell Fatherson was tragically cut short on a Friday evening in the spring of 2014. On April 26th, police responded to a report of a shooting in a parking lot located in the 3300…

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Joquese Loyd

Male, age 15 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Apr 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Joquese Loyd, 15, female, was killed on April 26, 2008, in Minneapolis during an argument that unfolded inside the home of 29-year-old Shaunell Arrice Johnson. Accounts preserved by advocates describe a chaotic scene among acquaintances in the living room…

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Manuel Cristales

Male, age 46 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Manuel Cristales, 46, of Houston, died on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Ben Taub General Hospital, seven weeks after he was shot on a street corner in southwest Houston. The Houston Police Department investigated, and his death was ruled a homicide. According…

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David Sanchez

Male, age 17 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

David Sanchez was 17 years old when he died on Friday, April 26, 2002, in Sylmar, in the northeast San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 13000 Borden Street. His death was ruled a…

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Jia Yann James Chao

Male, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 26, 1990 · 36 years ago

Jia Yann 'James' Chao, a 33-year-old man of Taiwanese descent, was a rising star at IBM in Atlanta, Georgia. His promising career was cut short on April 25, 1990, when he failed to appear for work, an uncharacteristic absence for the punctual and dedicated…

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