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Imogene Humphrey

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 9, 2000 · 26 years ago

On April 9, 2000, 69-year-old Imogene Humphrey was tragically found dead in her home at 1341 Sullivant Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. She was discovered in the basement of her residence with multiple stab wounds, leading authorities to classify the incident as a…

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Rodney Leidig

Male, age 18 · San Diego, California

Found Apr 9, 1998 · 28 years ago

Rodney Leidig, an 18-year-old resident of San Diego, was fatally shot on April 9, 1998. The incident occurred at the intersection of Treewood and Sweetwood Streets. Leidig and two friends were standing on the sidewalk when two suspects began firing at them…

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Joseph Rodgers

Male, age 25 · Effingham, South Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a grim Wednesday, April 9, 1997, the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer, Deputy Joseph C. Rodgers, was tragically cut short in the line of duty. At the age of 25, the male deputy had already served the Florence County Sheriff's Office for four…

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Charles Mcdougald

Male, age 36 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Apr 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early hours of April 9, 1997, a male Buffalo Police Officer, 36-year-old Charles E. McDougald, was shot and killed in the line of duty. Known as 'Skip' to his friends and colleagues, McDougald was an eight-year veteran of the force, respected for his…

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Carolyn Sue Boetticher

Female, age 48 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

Carolyn Sue Boetticher, a 48-year-old woman from Charlotte, NC, tragically lost her life on April 9, 1997. The incident occurred when two police officers fired 22 shots at a car that ran a police checkpoint. Carolyn, who was a passenger in the back seat, was…

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Lillian Phillipe

Female, age 71 · Gonzales, Louisiana

Killed Apr 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

Lillian Philippe, a 71-year-old woman, was found dead in her Gonzales, Louisiana, home on April 10, 1997. Her sister-in-law discovered her body. An investigation revealed that on April 9, 1997, a man named Daniel Joseph Blank had broken into her house to…

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Sharon Kedzierski

Female, age 47 · Austintown, Ohio

Killed Apr 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

Sharon Lynn Kedzierski, a 47-year-old white woman, was found deceased on April 9, 1992, near the Universal Truck Mall parking lot in Austintown, Ohio. Her body had been there for approximately 24 hours before being discovered. The cause of death was…

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Brenda Mitchell

Female, age 38 · Highland Park, Michigan

Killed Apr 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

On April 9, 1992, the body of 38-year-old Brenda Mitchell was discovered in a desolate, vacant building in Highland Park, Michigan. An investigation revealed she had been brutally sexually assaulted and strangled, a grim hallmark of a predator who was…

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Gary Dale Wilson

Male, age 34 · Duluth, Minnesota

Killed Apr 9, 1990 · 36 years ago

Gary Dale Wilson, aged 34, was a sergeant with the Duluth Police Department in Minnesota. On April 9, 1990, he responded to an armed assault call along with six other officers. The incident occurred at a local hotel where they intended to arrest the suspect.…

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Anthony Garcia

Male, age 62 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 9, 1989 · 37 years ago

On April 9, 1989, the body of 62-year-old Hispanic male Anthony Garcia was discovered near the rail yards in West Sacramento, California. The victim, a fellow transient who was known to ride the rails in search of day labor, had been bludgeoned with a heavy…

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Marilyn Base

Female, age 22 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 9, 1987 · 39 years ago

On the evening of April 9, 1987, 22-year-old Marilyn Joi Base left her Tulsa, Oklahoma, apartment to do laundry at the complex's facility. This seemingly mundane task would tragically be her last. When she didn't return after a reasonable amount of time, her…

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Harry J. Kavalos

Male, age 70 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Apr 9, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet city of Aurora, Colorado, a sense of unease settled over a neighborhood in the 2900 block of South Genoa Street on April 9, 1987. On that day, Harry J Kavalos, a 70-year-old white male, was found deceased in his home. The scene discovered by…

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Giles Harmon

Male, age 26 · Haywood, North Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 1985 · 41 years ago

Trooper Giles Arthur Harmon, aged 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Haywood County, North Carolina, on April 9, 1985. Harmon was a member of the North Carolina Highway Patrol and had been serving for five years. He had previously served as a…

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Linda Mayfield Louise

Female, age 21 · Council Bluffs, Iowa

Killed Apr 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

Linda Mayfield was a 21-year-old Black woman whose life ended violently during the early morning hours of April 9, 1982, at the Starlite Motel on West Broadway in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Although she was killed in Council Bluffs, Linda lived across the Missouri…

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John Ernest Van Haaften

Male, age 25 · Knoxville, Iowa

Killed Apr 9, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Knoxville, Iowa, on April 9, 1980, the life of John Ernest Van Haaften, a 25-year-old White male, was tragically cut short. Van Haaften, a patrolman with the Pella Police Department, was on assignment as an undercover narcotics…

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George Barthel

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles---watts, California

Killed Apr 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

George R. Barthel, a 32-year-old Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on April 19, 1979, while on duty in the Watts area of Los Angeles. Deputy Barthel and his partner were assigned to the Sheriff's Special…

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Mark Dale Cavaness

Male, age 22 · Little-egypt, Illinois

Killed Apr 9, 1977 · 49 years ago

On April 9, 1977, 22-year-old Mark Dale Cavaness, a white male, was found dead from a shotgun wound on his family's farm near Harrisburg, Illinois, in the region known as Little Egypt. His body was discovered by his younger brother, Sean, then 15 years old.…

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Sheila Sawyer

Female, age 32 · Craig, Colorado

Killed Apr 9, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the quiet town of Craig, Colorado, the disappearance of 31-year-old Sheila Sawyer from her job at Scotty's Liquors on a spring night in 1975 marked the beginning of a mystery that would linger for decades. A mother of four and a wife, Sawyer was working as…

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Arietta Marie Tinker

Female, age 17 · Hollywood Beach, Florida

Killed Apr 9, 1975 · 51 years ago

On April 9, 1975, 17-year-old white female Arietta Marie “Renie” Tinker was dropped off by her husband at the Hippopotamus Lounge on Hollywood Beach in Hollywood, Florida. That would be the last time she was seen alive. Three days later, her body was…

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Kevin Rodney Bailey

Male, age 17 · Middletown, New York

Killed Apr 9, 1973 · 53 years ago

Kevin Clark Bailey, a 17-year-old White male from Middletown, New York, vanished into the blur of the open road in early April of 1973, far from the place that had first known his name. By the time authorities later pieced together his trail, records…

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Roman Ducksworth

Male, age 27 · Taylorsville, Mississippi

Killed Apr 9, 1962 · 64 years ago

On the night of April 9, 1962, Roman Ducksworth Jr., a 27-year-old African-American male, was traveling home to Taylorsville, Mississippi. A corporal in the military police stationed in Maryland, he had been granted emergency leave to be with his wife, who…

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Pearl Weiss

Female, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 9, 1959 · 67 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 9, 1959, the city of Baltimore was once again gripped by fear as the body of 38-year-old Pearl Weiss, an African American woman, was discovered in an alleyway. Her life had been brutally taken; she had been strangled, the…

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Thomas Arthur Gordon

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 9, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the spring of 1908, a day of routine examination of firearms took a tragic turn for Philadelphia Police Officer Thomas Arthur Gordon. On April 9th, the 26-year-old white male officer was in a gunsmith's store located on South Street, near 2nd Street, when…

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Elias Hopkins

Male, age 14 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Killed Apr 9, 2026 · this year

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a young life was tragically cut short on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Elias Hopkins, a 14-year-old boy, died at his home in the city. The circumstances of his passing were described in his obituary as the result of an accident. Elias…

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Hannah Jackson

Female, age 26 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Killed Apr 9, 2026 · this year

A quiet street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, became the scene of a tragedy on April 9, 2026, when 26-year-old Hannah Jackson was found deceased in her Tinnell Court home. The investigation into her death began after a man, later identified as 27-year-old David…

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Virgil Leroy Hardeman Jr.

Male, age 38 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 2026 · this year

In the evening hours of Thursday, April 9, 2026, a burst of violence in the University City area of Charlotte, North Carolina, set in motion a tragic chain of events. At approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to a call for an assault with a deadly weapon…

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Timothy Lewis

Male, age 43 · Greenville, Mississippi

Killed Apr 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a violent act shattered the peace of a Greenville, Mississippi neighborhood and ended the life of 43-year-old Timothy Lewis. On the afternoon of April 9th, officers from the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to Redbud Street…

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Quentin Linsey Williams

Male, age 27 · Chester, South Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, the life of 27-year-old Quentin Linsey Williams was cut short in a fatal shooting in Chester, South Carolina. On the night of Saturday, April 9th, deputies with the Chester County Sheriff's Office were patrolling near Saluda Street when…

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Victor Ayala

Male, age 44 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

Victor Ayala, a 44-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Ayala was shot near 425 N. Evergreen Ave. in Boyle Heights. The incident…

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Jwan Lamon

Male, age 18 · Beloit, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 9, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 18-year-old Jwan Lamon was tragically cut short. On April 9th, in the 1500 block of Fischer Road in South Beloit, Illinois, the young man from Janesville, Wisconsin, was shot multiple times. For five days, his fate remained…

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Susan Gibson

Female, age 70 · Reeds-spring, Missouri

Killed Apr 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

The quiet community of Reeds Spring, Missouri, was shaken in April 2018 when a concerned relative reached out to a neighbor, asking him to check on a family residing on Crown Drive near Branson West. The relative had been unable to contact the family for…

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Dennis Lamar James

Male, age 41 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dennis Lamar James, aged 41, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2017, in Oakland, California. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred in an East Oakland apartment. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling, as it was…

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Richard Eugene Cole

Male, age 56 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 9, 2015, 55-year-old Richard Eugene Cole was found fatally shot near the intersection of 33rd and Ludwig Streets in Little Rock, Arkansas. A 911 caller reported hearing several gunshots before discovering Cole lying on the ground beside an overturned…

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Johnny Buckley III

Male, age 30 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, a Louisville man's life was cut short in a fatal shooting. Thirty-year-old Johnny Buckley III, a male, was shot on April 9, 2015, in the Poplar Hills neighborhood. The incident occurred on Huntington Park Drive, where Buckley…

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