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Deaths by Force on April 6

655 open cases in our database happened on April 6. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (437)

Leon Smith - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Leon Smith

Male, age 33 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the Hyde Park neighborhood of Saint-louis, Missouri, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm on April 6, 2019, leaving a family and community to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Leon Smith II, a 33-year-old male, was discovered by police…

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Jordan Parson - Denmark, South Carolina
Death by Force

Jordan Parson

Male, age 20 · Denmark, South Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the community of Denmark, South Carolina, was shaken by a violent incident that claimed the life of a promising young college student. Jordan Parson, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on a Saturday in early April. Originally from…

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Badraldeen Badr Mohamad Elwaseem - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Badraldeen Badr Mohamad Elwaseem

Male, age 12 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet of his own home on an unfortunate Saturday evening, the life of 12-year-old Badraldeen Badr Mohamad Elwaseem was tragically cut short. On April 6, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a stray bullet pierced through his family's apartment on William…

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Dario Nixon - Westmont, California
Death by Force

Dario Nixon

Male, age 30 · Westmont, California
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dario F. Nixon, a 30-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on the evening of April 6, 2019, in the Westmont neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. near the intersection of 105th Street and Denker…

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Edward Nellicliff - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Edward Nellicliff

Male, age 64 · Miami, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Edward Nellicliff, a 64-year-old man from Miami, FL, was tragically shot and killed on April 6, 2019. The incident occurred in a Miami neighborhood near Northwest 15th Avenue and 68th Street. Edward, who was described by his family as mentally ill but not…

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Jermaine Orr - Boynton-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Jermaine Orr

Male, age 32 · Boynton-beach, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jermaine Orr, a 42-year-old African American man from Boynton Beach, FL, was tragically killed on the night of April 6, 2019. The incident occurred at the Kiwanis/Sierra Clubs Park in Boynton Beach. Orr's death was the result of a fatal shooting, which…

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Jerome Miller - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

Jerome Miller

Male, age 30 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jerome Miller, a 30-year-old African American male from Bradenton, FL, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2019. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Miller was found inside his SUV, which had crashed into a Rooms-To-Go store. Upon…

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Pernell Thomas - Crestview, Florida
Death by Force

Pernell Thomas

Male, age 39 · Crestview, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Pernell Thomas, aged 39, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2019, in Crestview, Florida. Pernell was a well-loved individual, known for his sense of humor and active involvement in the community. He was a sports enthusiast, a coach for little league…

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Demonte Davis - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Demonte Davis

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Demonte Davis, a 19-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on April 6, 2019, in an alley in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred in the evening, and Davis was pronounced dead at the scene. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Derrick Lamar Chambers - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Derrick Lamar Chambers

Male, age 31 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Derrick Lamar Chambers, a 31-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Derrick was born on September 28, 1987, and was a beloved member of his community. He received his education at E.E. Waddell…

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Edith Betty Ralph - Elizabethton, Tennessee
Death by Force

Edith Betty Ralph

Female, age 76 · Elizabethton, Tennessee
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet town of Elizabethton, Tennessee, the life of 78-year-old Edith Betty Ralph came to a tragic and violent end in her own home. A native of Carter County, she was known by friends and family as a loving wife and sister with a generous heart. She was…

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Orbelio Perez - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Orbelio Perez

Male, age 20 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a young Hispanic man named Orbelio Perez was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. There are conflicting reports on his exact age, with some sources stating he was 20 years old, while an obituary for an Orbelio Perez-Vasquez, who passed away on…

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Joshua Dean Farmer - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Joshua Dean Farmer

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Joshua Dean Farmer, a 29-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2019, in Houston, TX. He was found shot in the head in the parking lot of the Williamstown Apartments on Bissonnet Street around 4:10 a.m. Paramedics transported him to Memorial…

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Moises Sanchez - Edinburg, Texas
Death by Force

Moises Sanchez

Male, age 49 · Edinburg, Texas
Killed Apr 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Moises Sanchez, a 49-year-old Hispanic male, was a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper who tragically lost his life on April 6, 2019, in Edinburg, Texas. Sanchez was responding to a vehicle collision when he was shot in the head and shoulder by Victor…

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Rakel Mason - Virginia Beach, Virginia
Death by Force

Rakel Mason

Male, age 41 · Virginia Beach, Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the night of April 6, 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace on Pickering Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy. When the sounds of the shots subsided, 41-year-old Rakel Ramel Mason, a male from Norfolk, was found…

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Roberto Varela - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Roberto Varela

Male, age 36 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 6, 2018, the sound of gunshots pierced the quiet of a neighborhood on Tucson's southwest side. When police arrived at the area of West 20th Street and South Farmington Road at approximately 1:14 a.m., they discovered…

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Jessica McConnell - Fountain Lake, Arkansas
Death by Force

Jessica McConnell

Female, age 27 · Fountain Lake, Arkansas
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of April 6, 2018, in Garland County, Arkansas, the life of 27-year-old Jessica McConnell was tragically cut short. Deputies were dispatched to the 6400 block of Park Avenue near Fountain Lake just before 4 a.m. after receiving…

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Dennis Robert Hall - Beaverton, Oregon
Death by Force

Dennis Robert Hall

Male, age 80 · Beaverton, Oregon
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dennis Robert Hall, an 80-year-old Caucasian male, was a long-time resident of Beaverton, Oregon. Born in Portland on December 25, 1937, he led a full life that included earning a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from the University of Portland. His professional…

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Clayton Matthew Morris - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Clayton Matthew Morris

Male, age 49 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of Clayton Matthew Morris, a 49-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On April 6, 2018, police responded to a call in the Anacostia section of Southeast D.C., where they discovered Morris…

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Devon Guest - Lexington, Kentucky
Death by Force

Devon Guest

Male, age 19 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Devon Guest was cut short in an act of violence that marked another grim statistic in Lexington, Kentucky's growing homicide rate. A Black male, Guest was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, April 6, 2018. The…

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Hans Moeller - Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Death by Force

Hans Moeller

Male, age 59 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet, remote area of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a grim discovery was made on the evening of April 6, 2018. Hans Moeller, a 59-year-old white male, was found deceased by his girlfriend of 17 years upon her return to their Wooldridge Ferry Road home.…

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Efren Cervantes Sanchez - Yakima, Washington
Death by Force

Efren Cervantes Sanchez

Male, age 21 · Yakima, Washington
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of a young Hispanic man was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On the evening of April 6, 21-year-old Efren Cervantes Sanchez was in the parking lot of the Valley Mall in Union Gap, Washington, when a dispute escalated…

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Mark Anthony Harjo - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Mark Anthony Harjo

Male, age 32 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday in Oklahoma City, the life of 32-year-old Mark Anthony Harjo was tragically cut short. On April 6, 2018, police were called to the Plaza Inn, a motel located at 4300 S. Interstate 35 Service Road, following reports of a…

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Ketra Johnson - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Ketra Johnson

Male, age 45 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a great sadness fell over a community in Jackson, Mississippi, with the loss of Ketra Johnson. A 45-year-old man, Johnson was known by friends as a kind and helpful person, someone who was always willing to lend a hand to others. He was…

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LaVell Whittley Jr. - Natchez, Mississippi
Death by Force

LaVell Whittley Jr.

Male, age 16 · Natchez, Mississippi
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of a promising young man from Natchez, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. LaVell Whittley Jr., a 16-year-old male, was found deceased by paramedics on April 6, 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death pointed to a…

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Jose Colon - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Jose Colon

Male, age 27 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 27-year-old Jose Colon was tragically cut short. On April 6, 2018, at approximately 10:45 p.m., the sound of gunfire echoed through the 100 block of Parker Street in the city's North Ward.…

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Rakel Ramel Mason - Virginia-beach, Virginia
Death by Force

Rakel Ramel Mason

Male, age 41 · Virginia-beach, Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in a Virginia Beach neighborhood, leaving a community shaken and a family grieving the loss of Rakel Ramel Mason. The 41-year-old man was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, April 6, 2018, in…

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David Starks - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

David Starks

Male, age 27 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

A birthday party on a Friday evening in Indianapolis turned tragic, ending the life of 27-year-old David Starks Jr. The fatal encounter took place on April 6, 2018, at the home of his stepfather, Leonard Booker. What began as a celebration for Booker's…

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Dwayne Thomas - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Dwayne Thomas

Male, age 50 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 6, 2018, the quiet of a Kansas City neighborhood was broken by the sound of a single gunshot. Inside a vacant building in the 2100 block of East Linwood Boulevard, a 50-year-old man named Dwayne Thomas lay dying from a…

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Linda Cook - Arnold, Missouri
Death by Force

Linda Cook

Female, age 32 · Arnold, Missouri
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of April 6, 2018, a violent tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of a shopping center in Arnold, Missouri, claiming the life of a 32-year-old female resident named Linda Cook. The incident occurred outside the Ross Dress for Less store at the…

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Betty Brayshaw - Bluffton, South Carolina
Death by Force

Betty Brayshaw

Female, age 54 · Bluffton, South Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Bluffton, South Carolina, the life of 54-year-old Betty Brayshaw, a female, came to a sudden and violent end on a Saturday evening in early April of 2018. The tragic events unfolded when Brayshaw, suffering from at least one gunshot…

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Eric Dixon - Dillon, South Carolina
Death by Force

Eric Dixon

Male, age 20 · Dillon, South Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of a young man from Dillon, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. Eric Bernard Dixon Jr., a 20-year-old male known affectionately to his friends and family as 'Booka,' was killed on Friday, April 6, 2018. The incident that…

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Tavon Miles - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Tavon Miles

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the night of April 6, 2018, 38-year-old Tavon Lamont Miles was gunned down in Baltimore, Maryland. The shooting took place at approximately 11:18 p.m. on the 2300 block of Jefferson Street. When police arrived, they found Miles suffering from gunshot…

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Joseph Matus - Westmorland, California
Death by Force

Joseph Matus

Male, age 21 · Westmorland, California
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joseph Matus, a 21-year-old resident of Westmorland, California, tragically passed away on April 6, 2018. Born on December 6, 1996, in El Centro, California, Joseph had recently moved to Westmorland with his girlfriend and their two young daughters. He had…

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David Fluitt - Homestead, Florida
Death by Force

David Fluitt

Male, age 31 · Homestead, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

David Fluitt, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on April 6, 2018, in Homestead, Florida. The incident occurred during a heated argument at a mobile home in Cocowalk Estates Homeowners, where Fluitt lived with his girlfriend…

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Deborah Ramos-Arce - Homestead, Florida
Death by Force

Deborah Ramos-Arce

Female, age 35 · Homestead, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Deborah Ramos-Arce, a 35-year-old white female, was tragically killed on April 6, 2018, in Homestead, Florida. The incident occurred at her residence located at 220 NE 12 Avenue. According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, the event was a result of a…

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Michael Robert Guthridge - Lakeland, Florida
Death by Force

Michael Robert Guthridge

Male, age 31 · Lakeland, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Michael Robert Guthridge, a 31-year-old male from Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2018. Guthridge, who was a chef by profession, was found unresponsive in a parking lot at 1668 Crystal Park Circle with a gunshot wound. Emergency…

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Branden Denson - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Branden Denson

Male, age 32 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Branden Denson, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot in Columbus, Georgia on April 6, 2018. Known in the music world as the rapper Billion Dollar BD, Denson was shot three times in the back while he was seated in the driver's seat of his Jeep Wrangler. The…

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Jacob Hernandez - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jacob Hernandez

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jacob Hernandez, a 20-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on April 6, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His body was discovered in a wooded area on Rhyne Station Road near I-485. Investigators believe that Hernandez was shot on South Boulevard near…

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Michael Thaggard - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Thaggard

Male, age 50 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Michael Thaggard, a 50-year-old African American male, passed away on April 6, 2018, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His death was a significant event that left a lasting impact on his family and community. Michael Thaggard was survived by his daughter…

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Charles White - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Charles White

Male, age 27 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Charles White, a 27-year-old male resident of Toledo, Ohio, passed away in April 2018. Born on January 24, 1991, Charles was a resident of Ohio at the time of his passing. Public records from the Toledo Police Department and other local law enforcement…

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Adan Carbajal - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Adan Carbajal

Male · Dallas, Texas
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Adan Avel Carbajal, a 31-year-old man of Hispanic ethnicity from Dallas, Texas, was tragically killed on April 6, 2018. He was a loving father to four children and a devoted husband to his high school sweetheart, Christi-Anna Ramirez Carbajal. Adan was known…

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David Jimenez - Channelview, Texas
Death by Force

David Jimenez

Male, age 24 · Channelview, Texas
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

David Jimenez, a 24-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Channelview, TX, tragically died on April 6, 2018. He was shot to death at a gas station in Channelview. The incident occurred late in the evening, and authorities launched an immediate search for…

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Rene Watkins - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Rene Watkins

Female, age 60 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rene Watkins, 60, was found stabbed to death inside a home in the 8700 block of South Marquette Avenue in the South Chicago community on the city's Southeast Side on Friday, April 6, 2018. Area South detectives of the Chicago Police Department investigated.…

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Elijah Paris - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Elijah Paris

Male, age 21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Elijah Laurence Paris, aged 21, was fatally shot on April 6, 2017, in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Police and paramedics responded to Swopes Street around 8:50 p.m. after receiving a report about gunshots in the area. Upon arrival…

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Jason Cirios - Carlsbad, New Mexico
Death by Force

Jason Cirios

Male, age 33 · Carlsbad, New Mexico
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On April 6, 2017, 33-year-old Jason Douglas Bergstrom Cirio was found deceased in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Born on April 20, 1983, in Englewood, Colorado, Jason had been a resident of Artesia, New Mexico, since 1992 after relocating from Virginia. He graduated…

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Jacob Cole Glover - Moorhead, Minnesota
Death by Force

Jacob Cole Glover

Male, age 28 · Moorhead, Minnesota
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jacob Cole Glover, a 28-year-old man from West Fargo, North Dakota, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2017, in Moorhead, Minnesota. The incident occurred around 8:50 p.m. when Moorhead police responded to a shooting at a residence located at 1813 16th…

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Andrew Robinson - Tupelo, Mississippi
Death by Force

Andrew Robinson

Male, age 26 · Tupelo, Mississippi
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of April 6, 2017, the lives of two young men, Andrew Robinson, 26, and his friend Timothy Butler, 25, were cut short in a burst of violence in Tupelo, Mississippi. The two men were discovered inside a house located at the corner of West…

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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.