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Deaths by Force on April 5

687 open cases in our database happened on April 5. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (486)

Death by Force

Anthony Christopher Thompson

Male, age 52 · El Monte, California
Killed Apr 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

Anthony Christopher Thompson was 52 years old when he died on Monday, April 5, 2004, in El Monte, a city in the San Gabriel Valley east of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force…

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Death by Force

Aaron Alex Flores

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 5, 2002 · 24 years ago

Aaron Alex Flores, a 20-year-old Latino male, was tragically shot and killed on April 5, 2002, in Winnetka, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Flores succumbed to gunshot wounds, marking a somber day for his family and…

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Naoki Kamijima

Male, age 48 · Crystal-lake, Illinois
Killed Apr 5, 1999 · 27 years ago

Naoki Kamijima, a 48-year-old Japanese immigrant and shop owner in Crystal Lake, Illinois, was tragically killed on April 5, 1999. Kamijima was gunned down inside his neighborhood convenience store by Douglas G. Vitaioli, a 38-year-old man who harbored a…

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Anthony Keith Thurman

Male, age 24 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Apr 5, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the spring of 1990, the life of Anthony Keith Thurman, a 24-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. On April 5th, his existence was brutally ended when he was beaten to death with a pipe. The grim discovery of his body…

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James Morefield

Male, age 45 · Gate-city, Virginia
Killed Apr 5, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the quiet hills of Scott County, Virginia, the life of Deputy Sheriff James W. Morefield, a 45-year-old male, came to a sudden and violent end on the night of Sunday, April 5, 1908. A dedicated public servant, he also held the position of county magistrate…

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Death by Force

Tom Crace

Male · Burg, Kentucky
Killed Apr 5, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the rural landscape of Morgan County, Kentucky, a lawman's duty tragically ended in violence. Constable Tom Crace, a male officer of the law, met his untimely death on Sunday, April 5, 1903. While on official business near a settlement known as Wheel Rim…

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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.