Death by Force

Alvarez Escalante Wynn

Male, age 24 · Compton, California

Killed Aug 10, 1999 · 27 years ago

Alvarez Escalante Wynn, a 24-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on August 10, 1999. Wynn was the son of Philippe Wynne, a singer from the Spinners, and Ava Leflor. His death was the result of a drive-by shooting, a violent act…

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Joseph Santos JoJo Ileto

Male, age 39 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 10, 1999 · 27 years ago

Joseph Santos "JoJo" Ileto, a 39-year-old Filipino American postal worker, was tragically murdered on August 10, 1999, in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. Ileto was on his mail route when he was approached by Buford O. Furrow, an avowed white supremacist.…

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Lisa Denby

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 10, 1998 · 28 years ago

On August 10, 1998, 44-year-old Lisa Denby was found dead from a gunshot wound behind 1526 E. Long Street in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in Franklin County, and her death was ruled a homicide. Lisa was reportedly shot earlier in the day, but her…

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Lena Gayle Johnson

Female, age 38 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 10, 1998 · 28 years ago

On an August night in 1998, Lena Gayle Johnson, a 38-year-old woman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, stepped into the fluorescent glow of a Citgo gas station downtown and reached out for help in the most ordinary way: she picked up the phone and called her husband. It…

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Damon Richardson

Male, age 27 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 10, 1997 · 29 years ago

Damon Richardson, a 27-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically lost to gun violence on August 10, 1997. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death, including the specific location and events leading up to the incident, are not readily…

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Tonya Kay Teske

Female, age 18 · Ucon, Idaho

Killed Aug 10, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the late summer of 1997, the life of 18-year-old Tonya Kay Teske, a female from the small town of Shoshoni, Wyoming, came to a tragic and mysterious end. On August 15, 1997, her naked body was discovered by a truck driver and his wife on a grassy ramp off…

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Ruth Henderson

Female, age 74 · Crawford County, Arkansas

Killed Aug 10, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the summer of 1995, a quiet community in Crawford County, Arkansas, was unsettled by a brutal crime. On August 9th, 74-year-old Ruth Henderson, a female resident, was found violently murdered in her Van Buren home. The scene was one of extreme violence…

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Valencia Jumper

Female, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 10, 1993 · 33 years ago

Valencia Michele Jumper, a 21-year-old Black female, was a senior at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, studying political science. She also held jobs at Food Lion on Central Avenue and Hecht’s in South Park Mall. On the night of August…

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Kathy Graves

Female, age 15 · Lake Tahoe, California

Killed Aug 10, 1989 · 37 years ago

Kathy Graves, a 15-year-old girl of European descent, was murdered in South Lake Tahoe in 1989. Her remains were discovered near the Mt. Tallac trailhead at Camp Concord, where hikers first found a human skull. Additional bone fragments were later recovered…

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Janice Christensen

Female, age 31 · Hudson, Ohio

Killed Aug 10, 1987 · 39 years ago

On August 10, 1987, Janice Christensen, a 31-year-old woman from Hudson, Ohio, was brutally attacked and killed while jogging along the Metro Bike Path in Hudson Township. She had gone for a morning jog, leaving her dog, Wolf, at home. When she did not…

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Ruth Cooper

Female, age 42 · Pierce, Washington

Killed Aug 10, 1985 · 41 years ago

On a summer day in 1985, Ruth Cooper, a 42-year-old Caucasian woman, and her boyfriend, 27-year-old Steven Harkins, embarked on a weekend camping trip to Tule Lake in Pierce County, Washington. The couple, who both worked at a vocational school in Tacoma…

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Steven Harkins

Male, age 27 · Pierce, Washington

Killed Aug 10, 1985 · 41 years ago

On a summer weekend in 1985, Steven Harkins, a 27-year-old White/Caucasian male, and his girlfriend, 42-year-old Ruth Cooper, ventured from their Tacoma, Washington, home for a camping trip. The couple, who worked together at a vocational school, chose a spot…

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Debra Ronette Jackson

Female, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 10, 1985 · 41 years ago

Debra Ronette Jackson, a 29-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, was tragically murdered on August 10, 1985. Her body was discovered in an alley near West Gage Avenue in the Vermont-Slauson area of Los Angeles. Jackson had been shot three times in the…

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Lois Lynette Jeanine Sigala

Male, age 17 · Scotts-valley, California

Killed Aug 10, 1985 · 41 years ago

Lois Lynette Jeanine Sigala, a 17-year-old from Scotts Valley, California, tragically lost her life on August 10, 1985. Her death was a result of a brutal murder committed by Terry Childs, a man who would later be identified as a serial killer. On that…

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Carlo Grant Troiani

Male, age 37 · Oceanside, California

Killed Aug 10, 1984 · 42 years ago

Carlo Grant Troiani, a 37-year-old Marine Staff Sergeant, was tragically murdered on August 10, 1984, in Oceanside, California. His death was the result of a calculated murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by his wife, Laura Troiani. The motive behind the murder…

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Hannah Mae Bonner

Female, age 23 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Aug 10, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the summer of 1984, the life of Hannah Mae Bonner was tragically cut short in Mobile, Alabama. Her body was discovered in August of that year off Range Line Road, leaving her family with unanswered questions and a void that would span decades. At the time…

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Ida Mea Campbell

Female, age 34 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Aug 10, 1984 · 42 years ago

Ida Mea Campbell, a 34-year-old female from Mobile, Alabama, died on August 10, 1984, and for decades her case sat in the long shadow that so many cold cases inhabit, with more questions than answers. Investigators later said they believed Campbell and…

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Samuel Snyder

Male, age 71 · Parkville, Maryland

Killed Aug 10, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the late summer of 1983, a violent encounter outside a diner tragically cut short the life of Samuel Snyder, a 71-year-old White male who was a veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department. On the evening of August 10th, officers were dispatched to a…

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Bruce M. Gardner

Male, age 33 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 1982 · 44 years ago

Bruce M. Gardner, a 33-year-old male, was tragically murdered on August 10, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas. Gardner's death was part of a gruesome series of murders that shocked the local community. He was found shot and stabbed to death along with three other…

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Earlene Hardin Barker

Female, age 55 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 1982 · 44 years ago

Earlene Hardin Barker, a 55-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically shot to death on August 10, 1982, in her home in Fort Worth, Texas. She was enjoying her retirement and living with her daughter, Georgia Ann Boteler Reed, who was 34 years old…

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Georgia Ann Boteler Reed

Female, age 34 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 1982 · 44 years ago

Georgia Ann Boteler Reed, a 34-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 10, 1982. She was looking forward to a family picnic when she, along with her young son Scotty, her mother Earline Barker, and her boyfriend Bruce…

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Rickey Lee Bryant

Male, age 31 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 1982 · 44 years ago

Rickey Lee Bryant, a 31-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically murdered on August 10, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas. His decapitated and castrated body was discovered by his mother when she arrived at his home. The gruesome nature of the crime…

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Scott Willard Scotty Reed

Male, age 10 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 1982 · 44 years ago

Scott Willard "Scotty" Reed, a 10-year-old boy from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically died on August 10, 1982. Scotty was born on August 12, 1971, and his death was a result of a brutal murder. He was found in the home of his neighbor, Georgia Reed, who was also…

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Dolores Barajas

Female, age 53 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 10, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the summer of 1980, 53-year-old Dolores Barajas, a wife, mother, and grandmother, was visiting family in Denver, Colorado, from her home in El Paso, Texas. To keep busy, she had taken a job working in the cafeteria of the Fairmont Hotel in the downtown…

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Charmel Ulrich

Female, age 14 · Scholls, Oregon

Killed Aug 10, 1980 · 46 years ago

Charmel Ulrich, 14, a white female, set out with a 13-year-old friend to walk a rural road near Scholls, Oregon, on August 10, 1980. A car carrying three men pulled over and asked for directions; in an instant, the men shoved Charmel into the vehicle while…

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Albert Hughes

Male · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 10, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a summer evening in Tucson, Arizona, on August 10, 1979, a fatal encounter unfolded at a known biker hangout, the Ranch House Bar. Albert Hughes, a male resident of the city, was at the bar when a dispute broke out involving three men and a biker named…

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Florence Burkard

Female, age 78 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 10, 1979 · 47 years ago

Florence Burkard, a 78-year-old White woman, was killed inside her home on Milwaukee’s North Side on August 10, 1979. What began as an attack in her kitchen became an exceptionally violent homicide. Burkard was stabbed 43 times with a pair of scissors, with…

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Stanley Large Jr

Male, age 28 · Las Angeles, California

Killed Aug 10, 1977 · 49 years ago

Stanley “Thumper” Large Jr., a 28-year-old male of Native American descent, died on August 10, 1977, in Cudahy, Los Angeles County, California. Born on March 30, 1949, in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Stanley Large Jr. was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was…

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Moses Alex John

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 10, 1977 · 49 years ago

Thirty-one-year-old Native American man Moses Alex John was born on November 25 1945 in Alaska and was living in Cudahy, Los Angeles County, California, when he was killed in the early hours of August 10 1977. He died from multiple stab wounds inflicted…

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Eileen Hunley

Female, age 29 · Zimmerman, Minnesota

Killed Aug 10, 1974 · 52 years ago

Eileen Hunley, a 29-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on August 10, 1974. Her death was part of a series of brutal killings committed by Harvey Carignan, a notorious serial killer also known as 'Harv the Hammer' and the 'Want-Ad Killer.' Carignan, who…

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Joseph McShane

Male, age 47 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 10, 1973 · 53 years ago

On August 10, 1973, 47-year-old Joseph McShane was found fatally stabbed in Akron, Ohio. His body was discovered in a field near the railroad tracks on North Walnut Street. Authorities believe that McShane was likely killed at a different location and then…

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Debra Horn

Female, age 11 · Sandown, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 10, 1969 · 57 years ago

On a cold January day in 1969, 11-year-old Debra Horn, a Caucasian female, vanished from her home in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Earlier that morning, on January 29th, Debra had slipped on a patch of ice while walking with her brother to the bus stop. After…

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James T. Martin

Male, age 43 · Carrollton, Kentucky

Killed Aug 10, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the small town of Carrollton, Kentucky, a dedicated public servant met a tragic and untimely end. James T. Martin, a 43-year-old male, served his community as a Night Policeman, a role he had held for over six years. His commitment to upholding the law…

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Charles William

Male, age 80 · Salisbury, North Carolina

Killed Aug 10, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 10, 2024, at approximately 5:30 a.m., the Salisbury Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at a residence on Rowan Mill Road in Salisbury, North Carolina. Upon arrival, officers discovered 80-year-old Charles William deceased from…

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Donald Hayslip

Male, age 67 · Magnolia, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 10, 2023, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Montgomery County Constable Precinct 5 deputies observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in Magnolia, Texas. When they attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the vehicle failed to yield and eventually…

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Samuel Jones

Male, age 29 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Aug 10, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of Samuel Jones, a 29-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On August 10, 2018, Jones was found shot in the city's historic Garden District. The discovery marked the beginning of a long…

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Justin Lewis Maness

Male, age 14 · Robbins, North Carolina

Killed Aug 10, 2018 · 8 years ago

Justin Lewis Maness, a 14-year-old boy from Robbins, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on August 10, 2018. He was fatally shot near his home on Hussey Road in Moore County. Authorities responded to the scene just after 3 p.m. and found Justin with a…

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Dan C. Beal III

Male, age 45 · Chickasha, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 10, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a late afternoon in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the life of 45-year-old Dan C. Beal III, a male, was tragically cut short. On August 10, 2017, police responded to a call of shots fired at a residence on East Ada Spiuel Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Inside, they…

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Luis A. Ibarria-Villafana

Male, age 30 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 10, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 11, 2015, a double homicide occurred in a parking lot on the 3000 block of South Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of the victims was identified as Luis Alberto Ibarria Villafana, a 30-year-old man. According to the Clark County coroner's…

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Fernando Omar Avila-Estrada

Male, age 31 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 10, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 10, 2015, the quiet of an east Las Vegas apartment complex was shattered by the sound of a dozen gunshots. As the sun began to rise over the Hamptons Apartment Complex on South Nellis Boulevard, a grim discovery was made in the…

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Dominic Marquis Goodwin

Male, age 23 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina

Killed Aug 10, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of August 10, 2015, a violent confrontation unfolded on Collins Street in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Dominic Marquis Goodwin. Officers from the Myrtle Beach Police Department were dispatched to the scene…

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Daniel Ray Shortt Sr

Male, age 44 · Knoxville, Maryland

Killed Aug 10, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a domestic tragedy unfolded in Frederick County, Maryland, culminating in the deaths of Daniel Ray Shortt Sr., a 44-year-old male, and his 27-year-old wife, Kelly. The couple was reportedly scheduled to sign divorce papers on the day…

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Xa Yang

Male, age 32 · Fresno, California

Killed Aug 10, 2014 · 12 years ago

Xa Yang, aged 32, tragically lost his life on August 10, 2014, in Fresno, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply distressing for the local community. On that fateful day, Xa Yang was found dead under suspicious…

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Miguel Lopez

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 10, 2007 · 19 years ago

Miguel Lopez was 34 years old when he died on Friday, August 10, 2007, in Highland Park, in northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 5039 Monte Vista Street. His death…

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Bryan Wooden

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 10, 2007 · 19 years ago

Hiram T. Wooden Jr. was found gravely wounded on a downtown Los Angeles street in the early hours of Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, and died about an hour later. The Los Angeles Times gave his age as 39, while its data record lists 38. According to the Los Angeles…

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Jose Jesus Galves

Male, age 25 · Willowbrook, California

Killed Aug 10, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jose Jesus Galves was 25 years old when he died on Sunday, August 10, 2003, in Willowbrook, an unincorporated community in South Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 11747 Bandera Ave. His…

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Jerri Joesett Patterson

Female, age 42 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 10, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jerri Joesett Patterson was 42 years old when she died on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 320 W. 120th St., in the area the Los Angeles Times maps as…

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Lenard Barela

Male, age 19 · Vincent, California

Killed Aug 10, 2000 · 26 years ago

Lenard Barela Jr., a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 10, 2000, in Vincent, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lenard was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The incident…

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