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Deaths by Force on April 3

710 open cases in our database happened on April 3. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (473)

Dan Fairly - Canton, Mississippi
Death by Force

Dan Fairly

Male, age 59 · Canton, Mississippi
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the Mississippi legal community was shaken by the unexpected death of Rankin County Chancery Judge Daniel 'Dan' Hendrick Fairly. On the afternoon of Friday, April 3rd, 2015, the judge, a male, was found deceased near Mississippi Highway…

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David Storment - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

David Storment

Male, age 43 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the city of Flint, Michigan, was troubled by a series of violent crimes that left the community on edge. Among the victims was David Storment, a 43-year-old male, who was found deceased on Friday, April 3, 2015. His life was cut short…

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Julian Williams - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Julian Williams

Male, age 21 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a quiet street in Flint, Michigan, became the scene of a tragedy that left a community searching for answers. On April 3rd, 21-year-old Julian Williams, a male resident of Flint, was found inside a home in the 100 block of East Flint…

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Sarah Ann Burden - Lenox-township, Michigan
Death by Force

Sarah Ann Burden

Female, age 47 · Lenox-township, Michigan
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet home in Lenox Township, Michigan, a devastating event unfolded, leaving a family and community in shock. Sarah Ann Burden, a 47-year-old woman, was found dead in what police have described as a murder-suicide. Authorities from the Macomb County…

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Kimberly Eledge - Petersburg, Virginia
Death by Force

Kimberly Eledge

Female, age 35 · Petersburg, Virginia
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of April 3, 2015, Kimberly Eledge, a 35-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased in a room at the Loyalty Inn in Petersburg, Virginia. Her death was part of a double homicide. Alongside her was 39-year-old William Thurston III. Both had been…

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William Thurston - Petersburg, Virginia
Death by Force

William Thurston

Male, age 39 · Petersburg, Virginia
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Petersburg, Virginia, a grim discovery was made at the Loyalty Inn. Just before 11:30 p.m. on April 3, 2015, police were called to the motel where they found the bodies of 39-year-old William Thurston III and 35-year-old…

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Deandre Hawkins - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Deandre Hawkins

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the morning of Friday, April 3, 2015, violence erupted in the North City neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of a young man. Deandre Hawkins, a 21-year-old male, was present in the 700 block of Walton Avenue when shots rang out shortly…

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Andrew Thomas Jones - Universal-city, California
Death by Force

Andrew Thomas Jones

Male, age 38 · Universal-city, California
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Andrew Thomas Jones, a 38-year-old resident of Fullerton, California, tragically died on April 3, 2015, at Universal Studios Hollywood. His death was a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Jones had a history of troubling behavior, particularly towards…

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Samuel Weinberg - Santa-cruz, California
Death by Force

Samuel Weinberg

Male, age 18 · Santa-cruz, California
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Samuel Weinberg, an 18-year-old resident of Aptos, California, tragically lost his life on April 3, 2015, in Santa Cruz. The incident occurred during a drive-by shooting at the intersection of North Pacific Avenue and River Street. Weinberg was driving a…

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Gary Mincy - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Gary Mincy

Male, age 50 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In April 2015, a 50-year-old man, Gary Mincy, was fatally shot in what authorities described as a drug deal that escalated into an attempted robbery. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. in the parking lot of Henry's Pack-a-Sack, a convenience store on Joseph…

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Jerome Lil Boo Anderson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jerome Lil Boo Anderson

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jerome "Lil Boo" Anderson, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically murdered on April 3, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. Anderson, a member of the rap group Team600, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting on the South Side of Chicago. The incident…

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Cornelius Cain - Crowley, Louisiana
Death by Force

Cornelius Cain

Male, age 28 · Crowley, Louisiana
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Crowley, Louisiana, 28-year-old Cornelius Cain was with 24-year-old Jordan Andrus, both residents of the same city. The two men were sitting in a parked vehicle in the 300 block of West Second Street. Just before…

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Jessy Mendez Santiago - Rural-hall, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jessy Mendez Santiago

Male, age 17 · Rural-hall, North Carolina
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jessy Mendez Santiago, a 17-year-old male from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was found dead on April 3, 2015, in the 2100 block of Memorial Industrial School Road off Highway 8, south of Germanton. Santiago's body was discovered in a clear-cut area off the…

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Carl Williams - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Carl Williams

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 3, 2015, in Houston, Texas, Carl Williams, a 23-year-old Black male, and his father, Glen Williams, aged 54, were fatally shot at the Crystal Springs apartment complex located in the 5900 block of Selinsky at Sesame. Earlier that morning, around 4…

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Glen Williams - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Glen Williams

Male, age 54 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 3, 2015, Glen Williams, a 54-year-old male from Houston, Texas, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. The event unfolded in the early hours when Glen Williams was at the Corner Food Mart on Selinsky Road. An argument ensued between him and a…

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Dennis R. Scoles - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Dennis R. Scoles

Male, age 34 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a spring day in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of Dennis Ryan Scoles, a 34-year-old Caucasian man, was tragically cut short. On the morning of April 3, 2014, Scoles was found on the front porch of his residence on Rubel Avenue. He had…

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O'Shequen Strickland - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

O'Shequen Strickland

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

On April 3, 2014, 18-year-old O'Shequen Strickland was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred inside a bedroom of a home located at 1829 Penfield Court South. Police responded to reports of a shooting around 2:46 p.m., finding Strickland…

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Joshua Lee Nun - Bokoshe, Arkansas
Death by Force

Joshua Lee Nun

Male, age 9 · Bokoshe, Arkansas
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small community near Bokoshe, Oklahoma, a tragic story unfolded on a Wednesday in early April of 2014, forever altering the lives of a local family. Joshua Lee Nun, a 9-year-old boy, lost his life inside his own home from a fatal gunshot wound. The…

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Torrence Gamble - New Haven, Connecticut
Death by Force

Torrence Gamble

Male, age 16 · New Haven, Connecticut
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of a Black / African American 16-year-old male named Torrence Gamble was tragically cut short in New Haven, Connecticut. On the night of April 3rd, at approximately 9:40 p.m., police responded to a report of a person shot in…

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Quintrell Perkins - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Death by Force

Quintrell Perkins

Male, age 22 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of April 2, 2014, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, home, tragically ending the life of 22-year-old Quintrell Perkins, a Black/African American male. Perkins and a friend, 20-year-old Sierrah Simmons, were inside…

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Sierrah Rochelle Simmons - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Death by Force

Sierrah Rochelle Simmons

Female, age 20 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of 20-year-old Caucasian female Sierrah Rochelle Simmons was tragically cut short in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On the evening of April 2, 2014, Sierrah was inside a residence at 1708 4th Avenue SE with Quintrell D. Perkins, age 22…

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Michael J. Price - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Michael J. Price

Male, age 61 · Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the life of Michael J. Price, a 61-year-old Caucasian male, came to a sudden and tragic end on the morning of Thursday, April 3, 2014. The day began like any other, but unfolded into a scene of confusion…

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Ernesto Torres - Camden, New Jersey
Death by Force

Ernesto Torres

Male, age 22 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the Cramer Hill section of Camden, New Jersey, a long-simmering rivalry reached its tragic conclusion on the evening of April 3, 2014. Ernesto 'Pete' Torres Jr., a 22-year-old male, was confronted by 23-year-old Jonathan Cruz on the 2700 block of Wayne…

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Gerid Forste - Valparaiso, Indiana
Death by Force

Gerid Forste

Male, age 31 · Valparaiso, Indiana
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of April 2, 2014, the life of 31-year-old Gerid W. Forste, a White / Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in a Valparaiso, Indiana apartment. What began as a night of drinking and smoking marijuana between friends ended in a fatal…

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Ryan Lyle Black - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Ryan Lyle Black

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ryan Lyle Black, a 27-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on April 3, 2014, in the Chesterfield Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 8:05 a.m. when Black was standing in the walkway of a motel located in the 5500 block of…

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Charles Fasbenner - Apalachicola, Florida
Death by Force

Charles Fasbenner

Male, age 20 · Apalachicola, Florida
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Charles 'Bubba' Fasbenner, a 20-year-old from Apalachicola, FL, tragically lost his life on April 3, 2014. The incident occurred when Fasbenner, heavily intoxicated, entered the property of Ronald Joseph 'R.J.' Page. According to reports, Fasbenner's blood…

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Diveen Martin - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Diveen Martin

Male, age 26 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Diveen Martin, a 26-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on April 3, 2014. Diveen Martin was a loving father to four children and cherished son and brother. His death was the result of a shooting incident at the home of Carlotta Perkins…

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O’Shequen Strickland - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

O’Shequen Strickland

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

O'Sheaquen Holmes Strickland, an 18-year-old African American male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on April 3, 2014. He was shot inside a bedroom at a home on Penfield Court South on the East Side of Columbus. Despite the presence of several…

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Daniel Adams - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Death by Force

Daniel Adams

Male, age 44 · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Daniel Adams, a 44-year-old man from Chattanooga, TN, was found dead in his apartment on April 3, 2014. According to reports, a woman who came home to their apartment on Pinewood Avenue discovered his body and immediately contacted the police. The cause of…

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Stanley Whitten - Richard-city, Tennessee
Death by Force

Stanley Whitten

Male, age 41 · Richard-city, Tennessee
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, a hunting trip in the fields of Richard City, Tennessee, ended in tragedy for two lifelong best friends. On the morning of Thursday, April 3rd, Stanley “Ramsay” Whitten, a 41-year-old man, was turkey hunting with his friend, Virgil…

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Dewayne Green - Odessa, Texas
Death by Force

Dewayne Green

Male, age 36 · Odessa, Texas
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

On April 3, 2014, 36-year-old Dewayne Green, a male of African American ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed in the parking lot of the Studio 6 Motel off Highway 80 in Odessa, Texas. Green, who was visiting Odessa from El Paso, was with a friend when…

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Dominique Reed - Beaumont, Texas
Death by Force

Dominique Reed

Female, age 21 · Beaumont, Texas
Killed Apr 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dominique Reed, a 21-year-old woman from Beaumont, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 3, 2014. She was killed in a violent shooting incident that occurred in the early morning hours. Dominique and her friend had just finished a girls' night out and were…

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Rodney Little - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Rodney Little

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of an April morning in 2013, the life of a 29-year-old Black man who identified as a transgender woman named Kelly Young, also known by his birth name Rodney Little, was tragically cut short in his Baltimore, Maryland home. On April 3rd…

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Eniya Aeon - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Eniya Aeon

Female, age 27 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

At 27 years old, Eniya R.H.A. Aeon, an African-American woman from Oklahoma City, stepped into a room at the Days Inn along the Interstate 35 service road on the southeast side of the city, unaware that the evening of April 3, 2013, would be the last night of…

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Anthony Campbell - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Anthony Campbell

Male, age 32 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a grim turn of events that underscored the dangers of standing up to organized crime, Anthony Campbell was shot and killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in April 2013. His death was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution, a direct retaliation for…

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Tony James - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Tony James

Male, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

In Memphis, Tennessee, a grim discovery was made inside a vehicle parked on Titus Road, near the intersection of E. Mallory Avenue. Responding to a call at approximately 1:45 p.m., Memphis Police officers found a man, identified as Tony James, unresponsive in…

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Eugene Crum - Williamson, West Virginia
Death by Force

Eugene Crum

Male, age 59 · Williamson, West Virginia
Killed Apr 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

Eugene Crum, a 59-year-old White male, was serving as sheriff of Mingo County when he was shot and killed in downtown Williamson, West Virginia, on April 3, 2013. Crum had taken office only a few months earlier, in January, after years in local law…

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Kermit Hartzog - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Kermit Hartzog

Male, age 27 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Apr 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, a family's life was irrevocably altered by an act of violence that remains a painful, unanswered question. On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, Kermit 'Shike' Pete Hartzog, a 27-year-old male, was shot and killed in New Orleans, Louisiana. His…

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Nor Williams - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Nor Williams

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

Nor “Coko” Williams, a 35-year-old Black transgender woman from Detroit, Michigan, was killed in the early hours of Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in the city’s Palmer Park area. Before sunrise, the neighborhood was quiet in that uneasy way it can be when the night…

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Justin Kohen - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Justin Kohen

Male, age 28 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of April 3, 2012, Justin Kohen, a 28-year-old Caucasian male, was leaving his home on Milwaukee's south side when his life was irrevocably altered. At approximately 10 p.m. in the vicinity of South 16th Street and West Cleveland Avenue, he was…

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Gary Lee Williams - Roanoke, Virginia
Death by Force

Gary Lee Williams

Male, age 33 · Roanoke, Virginia
Killed Apr 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of Gary Lee Williams Jr., a 33-year-old man from Roanoke, Virginia, was tragically cut short. On April 3, 2012, Williams, who was affectionately known as 'Man,' died from injuries sustained in a shooting. At the time of his…

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Lavon Lavell Peete - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Lavon Lavell Peete

Male, age 15 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the night of April 3, 2012, law enforcement officers were dispatched to the Glasgow Village neighborhood in St. Louis County, Missouri, following reports of gunfire in the area. Responding to the call around 10:15 p.m., police arrived at the 100 block of…

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Michael Bailey - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Michael Bailey

Male, age 33 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Apr 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in March 2010, the quiet of the unit block of Forrester Street in Southwest Washington, D.C. was broken by a grim discovery. A man, later identified as Michael Bailey, was found suffering from stab wounds. It was…

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Reginald D Myers - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Reginald D Myers

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 3, 2010, Reginald D. Myers, a 20-year-old male, was the victim of a homicide in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was one of many violent crimes that occurred within the city that year. According to data collected from the Chicago Police Department's…

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James Carter - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

James Carter

Null, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 3, 2010, James Carter, a 25-year-old male, was killed in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Carter was fatally injured in a street incident, which added to the ongoing list of homicides that Chicago experienced during that year. The…

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Tony Alston - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Tony Alston

Male, age 44 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Apr 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 3, 2010, Tony Alston, a 44-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, was fatally shot at the front door of his home on Minnesota Road. Alston, a transgender individual, had lived as a woman for over 20 years. After being shot, Alston managed to…

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Kyle Ryba - Boyd, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Kyle Ryba

Male, age 24 · Boyd, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kyle Brandon Ryba, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, had his life taken on Saturday, April 3, 2010, in the village of Boyd, Wisconsin. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Kyle had served in Germany and completed a 13-month tour in Iraq, specializing in vehicle mechanics.…

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Roberto Garcia-Gudino - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Roberto Garcia-Gudino

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

Roberto Garcia-Gudino, a 38-year-old Latino, was tragically killed on April 3, 2010, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. The incident occurred early in the morning while Garcia-Gudino was driving south on Frigate Avenue. A car pulled up alongside his vehicle, and…

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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.