Death by Force

Tywaun Johnson

Male, age 20 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late summer of 2010, the life of a young Pittsburgh man was tragically cut short. Twenty-year-old Tywaun Johnson was in the city's Hill District on the evening of August 16th when he was shot and killed. The incident occurred on Chauncey Drive, a…

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Charles Crawford

Male, age 62 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late summer of 2010, the life of Charles Edward Crawford, a 62-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, came to a close. His passing on August 16, 2010, left a void in the lives of his family and friends. For many years, Crawford was a familiar face…

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Patrick Lewis

Male, age 18 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Aug 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

On August 16, 2010, Patrick Lewis, an 18-year-old male, was shot and killed in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident took place in a residential neighborhood and was part of a broader trend of violence that year. Police responded to reports of gunfire and found…

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Heriberto Ramos

Male, age 18 · Fresno, California

Found Aug 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

On August 16, 2009, 18-year-old Heriberto Ramos Silva tragically lost his life in Fresno, California. Ramos Silva, who worked at a local restaurant, was found fatally injured, though details surrounding the specific circumstances of his death remain scarce.…

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Marcie I Nichols

Female, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Marcie I. Nichols, a 31-year-old woman from Chicago, was fatally shot on August 16, 2009. Her death occurred in the midst of a year that saw Chicago struggling with high levels of violence, with many incidents involving gunfire in neighborhoods particularly…

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Nathan Lamont Walker

Male, age 14 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 16, 2009, the life of 14-year-old Nathan Lamont Walker was tragically cut short. An African American male, Nathan was standing with a group of friends on a street corner in the 5500…

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Ronald Weinacht

Male, age 50 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Aug 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, the life of Ronald Weinacht, a 50-year-old Caucasian man, came to an untimely and violent end in Omaha, Nebraska. On Sunday, August 16, 2009, Weinacht was killed in an incident that would leave investigators with few answers and a…

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Brent Baldes

Male, age 39 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Found Aug 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Brent Baldes, a 39-year-old Hawaiian male, died in the early hours of August 16, 2009, after a drunken dispute in a northwest Las Vegas neighborhood turned violent. Shortly after 1:30 a.m., police were called to the 8700 block of Harvest Valley Avenue, near…

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Joao Guedes

Male, age 48 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Joao Guedes, a 48-year-old male, was killed on August 16, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The homicide occurred amidst a year marked by numerous violent incidents across the city. Guedes' body was discovered by Philadelphia police responding to a scene…

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Jauntai Jamal Williams

Male, age 23 · San Diego, California

Found Aug 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 16, 2008, 23-year-old Jauntai Jamal Williams was fatally shot in San Diego. The details of the crime suggest that Williams was targeted in a violent act, though specific motives and suspects were not immediately clear. San Diego authorities launched…

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Kenneth Henderson

Male, age 26 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Aug 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Kenneth Henderson, a 26-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was the victim of a homicide that took place on August 16, 2008. Henderson’s case has remained unsolved, which has caused immense distress for his family and community. Despite efforts to…

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Frank Williams

Male, age 37 · Portland, Maine

Killed Aug 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 16, 2008, a 37-year-old Caucasian male named Frank Williams was in the Kennedy Park neighborhood of Portland, Maine. An altercation erupted between Williams and a large group of men, the catalyst for what would become a fatal…

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Ernest Harper

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 16, 2008, at approximately 11 p.m., 30-year-old Ernest Harper was fatally shot at his residence located at 12600 Dunlap #922 in Houston, Texas. According to the Houston Police Department, three suspects, described only as black males wearing dark…

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Manuel de Jesus Espina

Male, age 43 · Silver-spring, Maryland

Killed Aug 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Manuel de Jesus Espina, a 43-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on his birthday, August 16, 2008, in the basement of a Langley Park apartment building where he resided. The man responsible for his death was Steven Jackson, an off-duty Prince George's…

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Robyn Williams

Female, age 50 · San Francisco, California

Found Aug 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 16, 2007, the city of San Francisco was marked by a tragic homicide involving Robyn Williams, a 50-year-old resident. The circumstances surrounding her death were part of a broader increase in the city's homicide count that year, which reflected a…

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Karen Nora Kutchey

Female, age 51 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a summer day in Baltimore, the life of 51-year-old Karen Nora Kutchey, a Caucasian female, came to a sudden and violent end. On Thursday, August 16, 2007, her body was discovered by a postal carrier in the Brooklyn neighborhood of the city. An autopsy…

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Bryan Couch

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Bryan Couch, a 22-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on August 16, 2007. The incident occurred at 1125 Sycamore Street, outside the Dream nightclub, located in the Over-The-Rhine neighborhood. Witnesses reported that Bryan was…

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Marco Urbina

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 16, 2007, Marco Antonio Urbina, a 30-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, was found fatally wounded in the 6600 block of Atwell. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. Urbina suffered a gunshot wound and was quickly transported to Memorial Hermann…

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Janice Marie Goldston

Female, age 38 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

Janice Marie Goldston, a 38-year-old woman from Sanford, NC, tragically passed away on August 16, 2002. Her death was a significant event in the community, and it sparked a thorough investigation to uncover the circumstances surrounding her demise. Janice, a…

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Thomas Eugene Weyant

Male, age 54 · Silver Lake, California

Killed Aug 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

Thomas Eugene Weyant was 54 years old when he died on Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, in Silver Lake, a hillside neighborhood northwest of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma…

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Frank Perkins Sr.

Male, age 58 · Winthrop, Maine

Killed Aug 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a tragic day in Winthrop, Maine, the life of 58-year-old Frank Perkins Sr. came to a violent end. On August 16, 2000, the male victim was fatally shot in an event that would be later classified as a domestic murder-suicide. The person responsible for his…

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Roxanne Colley

Female, age 21 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

Roxanne Colley, a 21-year-old Black woman from Kansas City, Missouri, had been trying to build something steady for herself: she’d earned her GED, worked as a legal secretary for the Internal Revenue Service, and talked about continuing her…

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Maria Isabelle Lua

Female, age 27 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed Aug 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a summer day in Mesa, Arizona, the life of Maria Isabelle Lua was tragically cut short. A 27-year-old Hispanic female, she died on August 16, 1998, under circumstances that point to an act of domestic violence. Her death is remembered as part of a somber…

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Heather Hernandez

Female, age 20 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Aug 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the summer of 1997, a young, 20-year-old Hispanic/Latino woman named Heather Hernandez had recently arrived in Spokane, Washington, having moved from the Southwest in July. Described by those who knew her as smart, funny, and level-headed, her time in the…

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Herbert Berkeley Stovall Jr.

Male, age 64 · Peralta, California

Killed Aug 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

Lieutenant Herbert Berkeley Stovall Jr., a dedicated officer with the Peralta Community College District Police Department, tragically lost his life on August 16, 1995, in Peralta, California. At the age of 64, just six weeks shy of his retirement, Lieutenant…

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James Williamson

Male, age 60 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

James Williamson Jr., a 60-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on August 21, 1995, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a violent crime spree that plagued the city during that period. Williamson was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in…

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Christopher Scott Huffman

Male, age 24 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the late summer of 1994, the life of Christopher Scott Huffman, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, came to a violent and mysterious end. On the morning of August 16, fishermen at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor at Lake Mead made a grim discovery. A metal trash can…

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Beth-Ellen Vinson

Female, age 17 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

Beth-Ellen Vinson was a 17 year old with dreams like anyone else. Being from a small town in North Carolina, Beth-Ellen had dreams of living the big city life and of becoming a professional dancer. Beth-Ellen's family remembers her as a beautiful young woman…

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Avery Bailum

Male · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

On August 16, 1994, a tragic fire led to the death of four-year-old Avery Bailum in Springfield, Ohio. Early that morning, at approximately 6:15 a.m., Springfield Police and Fire Divisions responded to a reported house fire at 17 Miller Street. Upon arrival…

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Phyllis G. Harris

Female, age 59 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the summer of 1994, a palpable sense of fear lingered in the city of Richmond, Virginia, a city already grappling with a staggering number of homicides. Amidst this backdrop of violence, the life of 58-year-old Phyllis G. Harris, a white woman, was…

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Charles Cravens

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

On August 16, 1992, Charles Cravens, a 26-year-old man, was fatally shot in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 551 Derrick Turnbow Way, which was the apartment of Cravens' girlfriend. He was found with gunshot wounds, and two male suspects were…

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Joseph Galapo

Male, age 30 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a summer evening in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, 30-year-old Police Officer Joseph Galapo was working as part of a 'buy and bust' narcotics operation on August 16, 1988. He and his sergeant observed a drug transaction taking place in a doorway and…

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John Wesley

Male, age 25 · Rogersville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

John Wesley Wright was a 25-year-old male reserve deputy sheriff serving with the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee when his life ended abruptly on August 16, 1988, in Rogersville. That summer day, he was not on a routine patrol or doing…

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Harvey Turner

Male · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

On August 16, 1987, Harvey Turner, a Black male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot, falling victim to gun violence. Details regarding his age at the time of death are not specified in the available sources. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Thomas Joseph Dietz Jr.

Male, age 34 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Aug 16, 1985 · 41 years ago

On a summer morning in Aurora, Colorado, a dedicated police officer, Patrolman Thomas Joseph Dietzman, Jr., a 34-year-old male, was ready to take a significant step in his career. It was August 16, 1985, and Dietzman, a five-year veteran of the Aurora Police…

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Ricky Lynn Whitmire

Female, age 21 · Weed, California

Killed Aug 16, 1983 · 43 years ago

Ricky Lynn Whitmire, a 21-year-old from Weed, California, was found deceased on August 16, 1983. The circumstances of her death were marked by violence, as she was the victim of a homicide that took place in Siskiyou County. There is little detailed…

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Herbert Harris

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 1983 · 43 years ago

On August 16, 1983, Herbert Harris, aged 32, was found fatally shot at his residence on Lilley Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. He suffered gunshot wounds to his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Columbus Police Department has been investigating the…

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John Louis Francisco Sr.

Male, age 56 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Aug 16, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, the city of Augusta, Georgia, was shaken by the loss of a dedicated and long-serving law enforcement officer. Captain John Louis Francisco Sr., a 56-year-old white male, succumbed to injuries sustained in the line of duty, leaving…

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Rosie Hill

Female, age 20 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Aug 16, 1982 · 44 years ago

Rosie Hill, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically murdered in Florida in 1982. Her body was discovered on August 16 of that year in a wooded area near a hog pen off County Road 326. Authorities determined that she had been strangled or suffocated. For decades…

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Mary Carter

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 1980 · 46 years ago

On August 16, 1980, Mary Carter, a 21-year-old woman, was found dead in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary was strangled with a ligature, and her body was discovered at the dead end of Martin Drive, near Eastern Avenue. Earlier in the day, she had been seen getting into…

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Charles Baker

Male, age 52 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the evening of August 16, 1979, Deputy City Marshal Charles H. Baker, aged 52, was fatally shot in the 10200 block of Silvercrest Street in Houston, Texas. Baker, a four-year veteran of the Houston City Marshal's Office, was killed during a struggle with a…

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Nor Allard

Male, age 46 · New Britain, Connecticut

Killed Aug 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late afternoon of a Wednesday in August of 1978, a tragedy befell the New Britain Police Department. Lieutenant Norman Allard, a 46-year-old White / Caucasian male and a respected 23-year veteran of the force, lost his life in a devastating accident.…

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Florence Estelle Norcross Lauze

Female, age 19 · Newcastle, Maine

Killed Aug 16, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the late summer of 1975, the quiet town of Newcastle, Maine, became the scene of a mystery that would endure for decades. On the morning of August 16th, a father and son heading to a fishing spot at Sherman Lake made a grim discovery. In a culvert near the…

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Ellen Wilkinson

Female, age 39 · Center Ossipee, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a summer morning in 1974, a horrific discovery was made in a home on Old Route 16 in the small community of Center Ossipee, New Hampshire. Inside, 39-year-old Ellen Wilkinson and her husband, Maurice, had been shot to death. The couple's own child found…

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Maurice Wilkinson

Male, age 48 · Center Ossipee, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the quiet town of Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, the morning of August 16, 1974, was shattered by a grim discovery. Maurice Wilkinson, a 48-year-old male, was found deceased in his home on Old Route 16. He was discovered by one of his young children…

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Eva Mitchell

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 1973 · 53 years ago

Eva Mitchell, a resident of Dayton, Ohio, was tragically killed on August 16, 1973. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and it remains an unsolved homicide. Eva was 58 years old at the time of her death. The case was handled by the Dayton Police…

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Sherivon Dolores Wooten

Female, age 21 · Miami, Florida

Killed Aug 16, 1969 · 57 years ago

On August 16, 1969, the body of Sherivon Dolores Wooten, a 21-year-old African American female from Miami, Florida, was discovered on a dirt road situated between two residential homes. Her death was part of a disturbing pattern of killings attributed to an…

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Gretchen Fritz

Female, age 17 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 16, 1965 · 61 years ago

In the summer of 1965, the city of Tucson, Arizona, was gripped by a story that began with the disappearance of two sisters and ended with the unmasking of a charismatic killer. Seventeen-year-old Gretchen Fritz, a white female, and her thirteen-year-old…

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