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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)

Javier Buckley - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Javier Buckley

Male, age 25 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a burst of gunfire on Kenmore Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, abruptly ended the life of 25-year-old Javier Buckley. On the evening of April 6th, Buckley was struck by multiple gunshots. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but his…

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Timothy Butler - Tupelo, Mississippi
Death by Force

Timothy Butler

Male, age 25 · Tupelo, Mississippi
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Timothy Butler was a 25-year-old Black man from Tupelo, Mississippi, remembered by friends as a good-natured young father with deep roots in his hometown. Online memorials list affectionate nicknames for him and note that he attended local schools, reflecting…

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Freddie Porter - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Freddie Porter

Male, age 42 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Freddie Porter, a 42-year-old Black male from Caro, Michigan, was found deceased on April 6, 2017. His body was discovered in the trunk of his own Chevrolet Malibu at the Mitchell Softball Complex in Corunna, Michigan. The investigation, led by the Michigan…

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Angelee Phillips - Fort-wayne, Indiana
Death by Force

Angelee Phillips

Female, age 55 · Fort-wayne, Indiana
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the quiet of a South Bend, Indiana neighborhood was broken by a tragedy that left a community in search of answers. On April 6th, 55-year-old Angelee Phillips was found deceased in her home on O'Brien Street. The discovery shocked those…

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Brandon Miller - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Brandon Miller

Male, age 29 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 29-year-old Brandon Miller was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that erupted from a family dispute in Indianapolis. On the morning of April 6, 2017, Miller, a male, was found shot to death alongside 65-year-old…

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Dustin Robbins - Crothersville, Indiana
Death by Force

Dustin Robbins

Male, age 35 · Crothersville, Indiana
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of April 5, 2017, a domestic dispute in Jackson County, Indiana, escalated into a fatal encounter involving 35-year-old Dustin Lynn Robbins. The incident occurred at a mobile home situated southeast of Dudleytown, near Crothersville, where…

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Phillip McBrady - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Phillip McBrady

Male, age 65 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

A simmering family dispute in Indianapolis tragically boiled over on April 6, 2017, claiming the life of 65-year-old Phillip McBrady. The day was marked by violence that also resulted in the death of 29-year-old Brandon Miller, turning a personal conflict…

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Jan Cotto - Capitol-heights, Maryland
Death by Force

Jan Cotto

Female, age 51 · Capitol-heights, Maryland
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of April 6, 2017, 51-year-old Jan Cotto was walking near her home on Zelma Avenue in Capitol Heights, Maryland, when her life was tragically cut short. It is believed she was on her way to a Metro station to commute to work at approximately 11:00…

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Cody Lastrapes - Lake-charles, Louisiana
Death by Force

Cody Lastrapes

Male, age 22 · Lake-charles, Louisiana
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Lake Charles, Louisiana neighborhood, tragically ending the life of 22-year-old Cody Lastrapes. On the evening of April 6th, Lastrapes and three companions, a man and two women, found…

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Norvon Gauff - Garyville, Louisiana
Death by Force

Norvon Gauff

Male, age 18 · Garyville, Louisiana
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small community of Garyville, Louisiana, a young life was tragically cut short on the afternoon of April 6, 2017. Norvon Gauff, an 18-year-old male, was shot and killed in the 300 block of Fig Street. The incident, which unfolded around 3 p.m. in broad…

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Gary Howard - Sanford, North Carolina
Death by Force

Gary Howard

Male, age 68 · Sanford, North Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gary Howard, a 68-year-old man from Sanford, North Carolina, was tragically shot to death on April 6, 2017. The incident occurred early in the morning, just after 1 a.m., in the 1000 block of Boykin Avenue. Gary Howard was shot in the chest and was…

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Betsy Raines - Jackson, Tennessee
Death by Force

Betsy Raines

Female, age 60 · Jackson, Tennessee
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Thursday morning in Jackson, Tennessee, the life of 60-year-old Betsy Baker Raines was cut short in a senseless act of workplace violence. On April 6, 2017, Raines, a dedicated administrative assistant at the Casey, Simmons and Bryant law firm…

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Dennis OHalloran - Prosper, Texas
Death by Force

Dennis OHalloran

Male, age 59 · Prosper, Texas
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dennis Joseph O'Halloran, a 59-year-old male of Irish ethnicity from Prosper, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2017. He was born on May 6, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, to Joseph and Eileen O'Halloran. Dennis was a veteran, a devout Catholic, and worked as a…

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James Earl Robinson - Franklin, Texas
Death by Force

James Earl Robinson

Male, age 64 · Franklin, Texas
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Earl Robinson, a 64-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Franklin, TX, tragically passed away on April 6, 2017. His death was the result of multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by his stepson, Clinton Ray Allen. Allen later admitted to the…

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Mariano Gonzalez-Lopez - Austin, Texas
Death by Force

Mariano Gonzalez-Lopez

Male, age 20 · Austin, Texas
Killed Apr 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mariano Gonzalez-Lopez, a 20-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. His death was the result of a fatal shooting that occurred at the Grove Place Apartments in Southeast Austin. The incident began as an…

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Abraham Frayre - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Abraham Frayre

Male, age 20 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the afternoon of April 6, 2015, 20-year-old Abraham Frayre, a male listed in records as being of “other” race, was at home with his family on Southwest 67th Street in southwest Oklahoma City when the ordinary rhythm of the day was broken in an instant.…

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Velvin Green - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Velvin Green

Male, age 56 · Houston, Texas
Found Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 6, 2015, 56-year-old Velvin Green was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours near the 5000 block of Ennis Street. According to reports, Green was approached by an unknown assailant who fired multiple…

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Courtney Franklin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Courtney Franklin

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Courtney J. Franklin, a 26-year-old Black man, had his life tragically cut short on April 6, 2015, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His death was the result of a fatal shooting, an event that sent ripples of grief through his community and family. The violent…

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Michael Welch - Gorham, New Hampshire
Death by Force

Michael Welch

Male, age 27 · Gorham, New Hampshire
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of April 6, 2015, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in the small town of Gorham, New Hampshire, leaving a young White / Caucasian man dead. Michael Welch, a 27-year-old male, was discovered by police on a sidewalk in front of Gorham Common…

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Marcus Jackson - Stratford, Connecticut
Death by Force

Marcus Jackson

Male, age 36 · Stratford, Connecticut
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In early April of 2015, the life of 36-year-old Marcus A. Jackson, a Black male from Stratford, Connecticut, came to a sudden and dramatic end, intertwined with a grim discovery that unfolded in a quiet marsh. His death on April 6, 2015, was by his own hand…

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Sanjay Patel - New Haven, Connecticut
Death by Force

Sanjay Patel

Male, age 39 · New Haven, Connecticut
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Sanjay Patel, a 39-year-old Indian man, was working as a clerk at the Pay Rite Food Store, located within a Citgo gas station on Forbes Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, on the evening of April 6, 2015. At the time, his wife, Bhavana Chavada, was six and a…

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Luke Holt - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Luke Holt

Male, age 16 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a spring evening in Washington, D.C., 16-year-old Luke Holt, a male resident of Northeast, was fatally wounded in a shooting. The incident occurred around 7:42 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2015, in the 300 block of 37th Street SE, an area near Fort Dupont Park…

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Courtney J Franklin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Courtney J Franklin

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of Courtney J. Franklin, a 26-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the evening of April 6th, Franklin was fatally shot, marking another grim statistic in the city's struggle…

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Tyimer Bright - Camden, New Jersey
Death by Force

Tyimer Bright

Male, age 18 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On an April evening in 2015, a house party in Haddon Township, New Jersey, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Tyimer Bright of Camden. The shooting, which occurred on April 5th, also left two other Camden residents, a…

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Charles Ridgeway - Norfolk, Virginia
Death by Force

Charles Ridgeway

Male, age 23 · Norfolk, Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of April 6, 2015, the life of 23-year-old Charles Xavier Ridgeway was tragically cut short in Norfolk, Virginia. The incident unfolded around 2:30 a.m. near a BP gas station on East Brambleton Avenue. It was there that Ridgeway sustained a…

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Dominigo Santiago Davis - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Dominigo Santiago Davis

Male, age 17 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of 17-year-old Domingo Santiago Davis Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Newport News, Virginia. On the evening of April 6th, Davis was attending a birthday party on the 800 block of West 25th Street when…

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Jada Richardson - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Jada Richardson

Female, age 13 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic evening in Newport News, Virginia, the life of 13-year-old Jada Richardson was cut short by a senseless act of violence. It was April 6, 2015, and Jada was attending a birthday party on the 800 block of W. 25th Street. The celebration turned into…

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Alexander Myers - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Alexander Myers

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday night in Indianapolis, the life of 23-year-old Alexander Myers came to a tragic end. The young man, a graduate of Roncalli High School and a member of the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity at Purdue University, had been battling…

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Keondra Monique Rosemond - Greenville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Keondra Monique Rosemond

Female, age 24 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, just days before she would have celebrated her 25th birthday, Keondra Monique Rosemond, a 24-year-old mother, was found dead in her car in Greenville, South Carolina. On the night of April 6th, deputies responded to a call about a…

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Salvador Enrique Medina Chaves - Winton, California
Death by Force

Salvador Enrique Medina Chaves

Male, age 36 · Winton, California
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Salvador Enrique Medina Chaves, aged 36, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2015, in Winton, California. The incident occurred during a violent confrontation involving multiple individuals. On that fateful day, Medina was confronted by two armed…

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Jared Forsyth - Ocala, Florida
Death by Force

Jared Forsyth

Male, age 33 · Ocala, Florida
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Officer Jared J. Forsyth, a 33-year-old white male, tragically passed away on April 6, 2015, in Ocala, Florida. Jared Forsyth was an officer with the Ocala Police Department and was participating in a firearms training exercise at the Lowell Correctional…

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Paige Mars - Decatur, Illinois
Death by Force

Paige Mars

Female, age 19 · Decatur, Illinois
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Paige Mars, a 19-year-old female from Decatur, Illinois, tragically lost her life on April 6, 2015. Paige was born on November 9, 1995, in Decatur, Illinois. She was employed at Dollar General and was known for her vibrant personality and dedication to her…

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Rajesh Madala - Bay-view-gardens, Illinois
Death by Force

Rajesh Madala

Male, age 35 · Bay-view-gardens, Illinois
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rajesh Madala, a 35-year-old Indian American male, was tragically killed on April 6, 2015, during a robbery at the Auto Gas Station in Bay View Gardens, Illinois. Madala, who was working as an attendant at the gas station, was shot and killed by the suspect…

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Oscar Bo Carr - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Oscar Bo Carr

Male, age 63 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the city of Memphis was shaken by the unexpected death of Oscar 'Bo' Carr, a 63-year-old male who had recently been appointed as a Shelby County Chancellor. On the evening of Monday, April 6, 2015, Carr was discovered deceased in his…

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Norberto Acosta-Cepeda - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Norberto Acosta-Cepeda

Male, age 69 · Miami, Florida
Found Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On April 6, 2014, 69-year-old Norberto Acosta-Cepeda was killed in Miami, Florida. Acosta-Cepeda's death was classified as a homicide, but the details surrounding the crime remain murky. Despite ongoing efforts by the Miami Police Department, no suspect has…

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Raymond Thomas - Huntington, West Virginia
Death by Force

Raymond Thomas

Male, age 24 · Huntington, West Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Raymond Eugene Thomas, a 24-year-old Black/African American man, was caught in a burst of violence in Huntington, West Virginia, on April 6, 2014. Although the shooting occurred in Huntington, later reporting identified Thomas as being from Detroit, Michigan.…

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Arthur Korinek - Oswego, Kansas
Death by Force

Arthur Korinek

Male, age 72 · Oswego, Kansas
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the community of Oswego, Kansas, was touched by the death of Arthur Korinek, a 72-year-old Caucasian male. On April 6, 2014, Korinek passed away, leaving behind a life deeply rooted in the Kansas soil. Born in Ellsworth, he had spent…

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George Allen Bubbie Toombs - Orange, Virginia
Death by Force

George Allen Bubbie Toombs

Male, age 10 · Orange, Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Orange, Virginia, the life of a young boy named George Allen Bubbie Toombs was tragically cut short. On the evening of April 6, 2014, the 10-year-old male sustained a fatal gunshot wound at his residence on Matthews Mill Road. The…

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Jasmine Grimes - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Jasmine Grimes

Female, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jasmine Grimes, a 21-year-old female, was fatally shot in Baltimore, Maryland on April 6, 2014. The incident that led to her death occurred the day prior, on April 5, 2014, in the eastern part of the city. Reports from the time indicate that police were…

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Aaron Utsey - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Aaron Utsey

Male, age 21 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a tragic spring evening in Brooklyn, New York, a young man's life was cut short by violence. Twenty-one-year-old Aaron Utsey was killed on April 6, 2014. His death was the result of a shooting, marking another grim statistic in the city's ongoing struggle…

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Eric Lantimo - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Eric Lantimo

Male, age 22 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Sunday night in Brooklyn, the life of 22-year-old Eric Lantimo was tragically cut short. On April 6, 2014, in the East Flatbush neighborhood, gunshots shattered the evening air. Police received a 911 call and responded to 1610 Nostrand Avenue around 11…

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Brian Ramirez - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Brian Ramirez

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brian Ramirez, a 20-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 6, 2014, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. when Ramirez and a friend were dropped off in the 6700 block of Kester Avenue. As they walked north, they…

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Travis Clements - Houma, Louisiana
Death by Force

Travis Clements

Male, age 22 · Houma, Louisiana
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Chauvin, Louisiana, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a Sunday afternoon. Travis Michael Clements, a 22-year-old male native of nearby Houma, was killed by gunfire on April 6, 2014. The incident left his family and…

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Romuald Dwight Lawrence - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Romuald Dwight Lawrence

Male, age 21 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Apr 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Romuald Dwight Lawrence, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2014, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred at a Shell gas station located at 2512 High Point Road. Lawrence was found shot around 2:40 a.m. and…

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Jeronimo Valladares - Chico, California
Death by Force

Jeronimo Valladares

Male, age 46 · Chico, California
Killed Apr 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jeronimo Valladares, aged 46, was tragically shot on April 6, 2013, in Chico, California. He was found critically injured in the driver’s seat of a pickup truck parked at a trailer park along The Esplanade. Valladares had been shot in the head, and despite…

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Matthew Smith - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Matthew Smith

Male, age 22 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Apr 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early evening coolness of a spring day in Buffalo, New York, the life of 22-year-old Matthew D. Smith, an African American male, was tragically cut short. On April 6, 2013, at approximately 7:20 p.m., gunshots echoed in the vicinity of 98 Rodney…

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Tyrone Rosser - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Tyrone Rosser

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Apr 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Tyrone Rosser, aged 36, was killed on April 6, 2013, in Philadelphia. The circumstances of his death remain unsolved, and no arrests have been made in the case. Tyrone was one of multiple victims of violent crimes in Philadelphia during that year…

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John Robles - Farmville, Virginia
Death by Force

John Robles

Male, age 46 · Farmville, Virginia
Killed Apr 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the evening of April 6, 2013, the life of John Jay Robles, a 46-year-old male from Mechanicsville, Virginia, was cut short. He was discovered deceased inside a construction site trailer at Lancer Park on the campus of Longwood University in Farmville. An…

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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.