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Deaths by Force on April 8

693 open cases in our database happened on April 8. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (469)

Darryl Anthony King-Divens - Moreno-valley, California
Death by Force

Darryl Anthony King-Divens

Male, age 27 · Moreno-valley, California
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Darryl Anthony King-Divens Sr., a 27-year-old resident of Moreno Valley, California, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2014. He was the victim of a drive-by shooting while riding his bicycle on Hemlock Avenue in Riverside. The incident occurred in broad…

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Samuel Anastacio Guzman - Los-angeles, California
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Samuel Anastacio Guzman

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Samuel Anastacio Guzman, a 20-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 8, 2014, in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Guzman was in the front area of a house on the…

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Terrance Forks - Richmond, California
Death by Force

Terrance Forks

Male, age 16 · Richmond, California
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Terrance Forks, a 16-year-old from Richmond, California, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2014. The incident occurred outside the Crescent Park apartment complex, where Forks was fatally shot. The suspect in this case was identified as 30-year-old Melinda…

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Antonio L. Counts - Augusta, Georgia
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Antonio L. Counts

Male, age 28 · Augusta, Georgia
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of an April morning in Augusta, Georgia, the life of Antonio L. Counts was tragically cut short. On April 8, 2014, the 28-year-old male fell victim to gun violence. The specific details of the events leading to his death remain shrouded in…

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Michael Willard James - Savannah, Georgia
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Michael Willard James

Male, age 31 · Savannah, Georgia
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Savannah, Georgia, the life of 31-year-old Michael Willard James was tragically cut short. Just after midnight on April 8, 2014, authorities discovered James deceased inside his SUV, which had come to a rest in the…

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Hector Hernandez - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Hector Hernandez

Female, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Hector Hernandez, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, died on April 7, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a tragic incident involving the Chicago Police Department. On that day, Hernandez was at his girlfriend's home in the Gage Park neighborhood…

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Melissa Marie Nickel - Freeport, Illinois
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Melissa Marie Nickel

Female, age 31 · Freeport, Illinois
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Melissa Marie Nickel, a 31-year-old woman from Freeport, Illinois, tragically passed away on April 9, 2014, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born on February 13, 1983, in Monroe, Wisconsin, Melissa was the daughter of Richard Nickel and Linda Graham. She…

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Mark N. Boterf - Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Mark N. Boterf

Male, age 21 · Jacksonville, North Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mark N. Boterf, a 21-year-old male from Crowley, Texas, died on April 8, 2014, while on sentry duty at Camp Lejeune's Main Gate in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He was assigned to the 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group…

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Eric Ervin - Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Eric Ervin

Female · Allentown, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Eric Ervin, a 41-year-old man from Coopersburg, PA, was tragically killed on April 8, 2014, in Allentown, PA. Ervin was the owner of Ace's High Mobile Auto Detailing and was known for his meticulous work. He was killed inside a work trailer at his auto…

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Christopher Andrew Turley - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Christopher Andrew Turley

Male, age 23 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 8, 2014, the life of 23-year-old Christopher Andrew Turley was cut short in the parking lot of the Stonewood Apartments on East Clark Boulevard in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Turley, a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro, was…

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Erica Monique Gonzalez - Alice, Texas
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Erica Monique Gonzalez

Female, age 33 · Alice, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Erica Monique Gonzalez, a 33-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity from Alice, Texas, tragically died on April 8, 2014. She was born on October 2, 1980, in Houston, Texas, to Rene Gonzalez and Sulema Ruiz. Erica was a mother to five children, and her untimely…

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Robin Diane Spielbauer - Amarillo, Texas
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Robin Diane Spielbauer

Female, age 32 · Amarillo, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Robin Diane Spielbauer, a 32-year-old woman from Amarillo, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on April 8, 2014. Her body was discovered near her car on a dirt road in Randall County, just outside Amarillo. The autopsy revealed that she had suffered blunt…

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Ronald Casillas Jr. - San-antonio, Texas
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Ronald Casillas Jr.

Male, age 24 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ronald Casillas Jr., a 24-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on April 8, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were linked to a violent altercation that began as a possible drug deal. The incident…

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Renato Jr Mcnally - San Bernardino, California
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Renato Jr Mcnally

Male, age 19 · San Bernardino, California
Found Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Renato McNally Jr., aged 19, was tragically shot and killed on April 8, 2013, in San Bernardino, California. The incident occurred when McNally was gunned down, suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso. Authorities initiated a search for the…

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Kerr Walker - Miami, Florida
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Kerr Walker

Male, age 25 · Miami, Florida
Found Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kerr Walker, aged 25, was shot and killed on April 8, 2013, in Miami, Florida. The incident took place in the Overtown neighborhood, and Kerr's death is still considered an unsolved homicide. Following the shooting, two men believed to be related to the…

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Robert Gholson - Chicago, Illinois
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Robert Gholson

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Robert Gholson, aged 30, was fatally shot on April 8, 2013, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred on the street, highlighting the ongoing struggles with gun violence that Chicago faced, particularly in neighborhoods with elevated…

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Michael J White - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Michael J White

Male, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of 30-year-old Michael J. White of Indianapolis, Indiana, came to a violent and mysterious end. On the night of January 4th, witnesses reported a confrontation in the 600 block of South Dayton Avenue. In the aftermath of the…

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Leo Stanford - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Leo Stanford

Male, age 36 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a spring day in Indianapolis in 2013, a life was cut short, leaving behind questions that seem to have faded into the passing years. Leo Duane Stanford, a 36-year-old man, was fatally shot on Monday, April 8, 2013. His death was a violent end to a life…

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Tony L Williams - Kansas City, Missouri
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Tony L Williams

Male, age 47 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, a dispute in Kansas City, Missouri, escalated to a fatal confrontation, leaving a family grieving and a community searching for answers. The life of Tony L. Williams, a 47-year-old man, was cut short on Monday, April 8, 2013, inside the…

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Lawrence Tennyson - Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Lawrence Tennyson

Male, age 30 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the evening of April 7, 2013, the body of 30-year-old Lawrence 'Bud' Tennyson, a male, was discovered lying in the roadway in the 2900 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Responding to a call at approximately 10:38 p.m.…

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Johnnie Haywood - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Johnnie Haywood

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that stunned a Philadelphia community, a domestic dispute culminated in the deaths of a husband and wife, leaving their young children orphaned. The incident unfolded on a Friday morning in August 2018, inside a home on Meridian…

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William Newton - Indianapolis, Indiana
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William Newton

Male, age 30 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the afternoon of April 8, 2012, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a 30-year-old Black male named William Antwuan Newton was driving through the city's streets, unaware that his journey would end in sudden violence. It was around 2:00 p.m., and Newton was behind…

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Mark Pace - Louisville, Kentucky
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Mark Pace

Male, age 27 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Apr 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Louisville, Kentucky, tragedy struck, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. On April 8, 2012, police received a call around 4:30 a.m. and responded to the Yorktown Apartments. Inside one of the…

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Kendrick L Williams - Kansas City, Missouri
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Kendrick L Williams

Male, age 22 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Apr 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, a 22-year-old man named Kendrick L. Williams was fatally shot in the Westport area of Kansas City, Missouri. Williams, who was known as a local rapper, had reportedly performed at an event for Ink Magazine…

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Chico Carver - Memphis, Tennessee
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Chico Carver

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 8, 2012, a burst of violence cut short the life of 23-year-old Chico Carver, an African-American male from Memphis, Tennessee. The fatal encounter unfolded in the parking lot of the Pure Passion Nightclub, a popular strip…

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Antoine Sturdivant - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Antoine Sturdivant

Male, age 30 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Apr 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Antoine Sturdivant, aged 30, was fatally shot on April 8, 2010, in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood. The incident took place after Sturdivant had attempted to break up a fight between two groups of women outside an after-hours club on Frankstown Avenue.…

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Rockwell Montanez - Nashville, Tennessee
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Rockwell Montanez

Male, age 18 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Apr 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the life of 18-year-old Rockwell Montanez was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. An African-American male, Montanez found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time on the evening of Thursday, April 8th. As he was walking…

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Michelle Lee Thompson Larimer - Granby, Colorado
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Michelle Lee Thompson Larimer

Female, age 38 · Granby, Colorado
Killed Apr 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet mountain town of Granby, Colorado, the life of 38-year-old Michelle Lee Thompson Larimer came to a tragic and violent end on April 8, 2010. A Realtor from Parker, she was discovered in a home at Granby Ranch, the victim of a murder-suicide…

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Angel Joseph Berrios III - Alhambra, California
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Angel Joseph Berrios III

Male, age 1 · Alhambra, California
Killed Apr 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Angel Joseph Berrios III, a 1-year-old boy, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2010, in Alhambra, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a residence on South Sierra Vista Avenue. According to reports, the young boy was…

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Natasha Katherine Cobian - Alhambra, California
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Natasha Katherine Cobian

Female, age 23 · Alhambra, California
Killed Apr 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Natasha Katherine Cobian, a 23-year-old woman from Alhambra, California, tragically lost her life on April 8, 2010. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a residence located in the 800 block of South Sierra Vista Avenue. According to…

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Dominic Anthony Baker - Baltimore, Maryland
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Dominic Anthony Baker

Male, age 16 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the spring of 2009, the life of a young Baltimore teenager was tragically cut short. Dominic Anthony Baker, a 16-year-old African-American male, was killed on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The incident that claimed his life took place in the 1900 block of…

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George N Robins - St. Louis, Missouri
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George N Robins

Male, age 18 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the summer of 2023, a life was abruptly cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. George Nathaniel Robins, a 52-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of July 20th. The incident that led to his death unfolded in the 1300 block of Shawmut Place, where an…

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Juan Mejia-Hernandez - Las Vegas, Nevada
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Juan Mejia-Hernandez

Male, age 22 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Apr 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Las Vegas, a violent encounter tragically cut short the life of 22-year-old Juan Mejia-Hernandez. On April 8, 2009, at approximately 10:36 p.m., Mejia-Hernandez, a Hispanic male, was the victim of what authorities…

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Maria Luz Gutierrez - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Maria Luz Gutierrez

Female, age 69 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Apr 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Maria Luz Gutierrez, aged 69, was tragically killed on April 8, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas. Little information is available about the specific details of her homicide, but her death is part of numerous cases that have been reported and examined by the Bexar…

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Gary Osborne - San Antonio, Texas
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Gary Osborne

Male, age 38 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Apr 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

On April 8, 2009, Gary Osborne, 38, was killed in his home located in the 3300 block of Stoney Star, San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred around 12:55 am when neighbors reported hearing a commotion at Osborne's front door, followed by the sound of a door…

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Rickie Pearson Jr - Lenoir, North Carolina
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Rickie Pearson Jr

Male, age 29 · Lenoir, North Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Rickie Allen Pearson Jr., a 29-year-old detective with the Lenoir County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2009. Detective Pearson, who was a member of the Lenoir-Greene-Jones Law Enforcement Association and a certified BLET…

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Debra Feldman - Hackensack, New Jersey
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Debra Feldman

Female, age 48 · Hackensack, New Jersey
Killed Apr 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Debra Feldman, a 48-year-old white woman, disappeared from her Hackensack, New Jersey apartment on April 8, 2009. Her life had seen its share of difficulties; she struggled with drug addiction and had a strained relationship with her son. The last time her…

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Jimmy Williams - Durham, North Carolina
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Jimmy Williams

Male, age 49 · Durham, North Carolina
Found Apr 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

On April 8, 2007, 49-year-old Jimmy Williams was shot and killed while walking home from the Bull City Riders Club in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 2:10 a.m. at the intersection of Scout Drive and Lodge Street. Witnesses reported that…

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William Hooker Jr - Painesville Township, Ohio
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William Hooker Jr

Male, age 71 · Painesville Township, Ohio
Killed Apr 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

William Hooker Jr., aged 71, was brutally attacked on June 12, 1998, in Painesville Township, Ohio. The incident took place at his place of business, Hooker's Used Cars, located at 1870 North Ridge Road. During the early morning hours, unknown assailants…

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Rufus Calvin Tolbert - Richmond, Virginia
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Rufus Calvin Tolbert

Male, age 58 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Apr 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Rufus Calvin Tolbert, Jr., a 58-year-old man from Richmond, Virginia, died on April 8, 2007, after a burst of gunfire turned an ordinary Sunday into a scene of panic and sirens. The killing was described as a drive-by shooting near a church, the kind of…

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Otis Fleming - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
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Otis Fleming

Male, age 50 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Apr 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 8, 2007, the life of Otis Lee Fleming Sr. was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 50-year-old African American man, a resident of the city, was killed by an act of gun violence. At the time of his…

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Carl Emmens - Chester, Pennsylvania
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Carl Emmens

Male, age 19 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, a young life was cut short, leaving a family and a community to grapple with a loss that remains unresolved to this day. Carl Emmens, a 19-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on April 8, 2007, in an act of…

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Eric Zurawski - Baltimore, Maryland
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Eric Zurawski

Male, age 39 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Eric Zurawski was 39 years old when he was stabbed on Sunday, April 8, 2007, in the 1300 block of West Ostend Street in South Baltimore. He died later that day. The Baltimore Police Department investigated his death, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database…

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Alexis Nappers - Dallas, Texas
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Alexis Nappers

Female, age 17 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

On April 8, 2004, in Dallas, Texas, 17-year-old Alexis Nappers lost her life to gun violence. Details surrounding the incident are scarce, and available sources do not provide comprehensive information about the circumstances leading to her death. Notably…

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Dwanna Williams - Dallas, Texas
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Dwanna Williams

Female, age 34 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

Dwanna Williams, a 34-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on April 8, 2004. Her death was widely reported, and she was remembered fondly by her community. Unfortunately, there is limited information available regarding the circumstances…

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Jagdishch Patel - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Jagdishch Patel

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Apr 8, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jagdishch Patel, a 57-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on April 8, 2002, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 6010 Montgomery Road, located in Hamilton County. Law enforcement from the Cincinnati Police Department responded to the scene…

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Carole Payne - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Carole Payne

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Apr 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

On April 7, 2000, Carole Payne, a 60-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost her life as a result of a deliberate act of arson. She was inside her apartment at 1968 Westwood Northern Boulevard when an unknown person started a fire in the…

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Joyce Anne Carnegie - Orange, New Jersey
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Joyce Anne Carnegie

Female, age 38 · Orange, New Jersey
Killed Apr 8, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the line of duty, Orange Police Officer Joyce Anne Carnegie, an African-American female, was shot and killed on April 8, 1999. Having served with the department for four years, she became the first female officer to be killed in the line of duty in Essex…

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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.