Deaths by Force on August 16

Deaths by Force (508)

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Wendy Fritz

Female, age 13 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 16, 1965 · 61 years ago

In the summer of 1965, a shadow fell over Tucson, Arizona, with the disappearance of two sisters, 13-year-old Wendy Fritz and her 17-year-old sister Gretchen. The two girls, who were Caucasian, vanished on the evening of August 16, 1965, after heading out to…

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Nelson Klein

Male · College-corner, Indiana

Killed Aug 16, 1935 · 91 years ago

In the late summer of 1935, the quiet town of College Corner, Indiana, became the backdrop for a violent encounter that would mark a solemn first in the history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On August 16th, Special Agent Nelson B. Klein, a…

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Roy Daugherty

Male, age 54 · Joplin, Missouri

Killed Aug 16, 1924 · 102 years ago

On the afternoon of August 16, 1924, a team of law enforcement officers descended upon a residence in Joplin, Missouri, bringing a violent end to the life of 54-year-old male Roy Daugherty, a notorious figure from the Old West known by the alias 'Arkansas Tom…

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Clarence Lawrence Eaton

Male, age 28 · Donora-borough, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 16, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the summer of 1902, a popular dance at a farm known as Heslep's Grove in Donora, Pennsylvania, took a tragic turn, ending the life of an off-duty police officer. Clarence Lawrence Eaton, a 28-year-old male officer with the Donora Borough Police Department…

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Roland B Jahnke

Male, age 77 · Tempe, Arizona

Killed Aug 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 16, 2024, a domestic tragedy unfolded at The Meadows mobile home park in Tempe, Arizona, resulting in the death of 77-year-old Roland B. Jahnke. The male victim was found deceased on the kitchen floor of his residence. The…

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Erin Rae Lyons

Male, age 45 · Montesano, Washington

Killed Aug 16, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of August 16, 2023, a tragic event unfolded on Fern Lane, just off Wynoochee Valley Road north of Montesano, Washington. A 911 call reported a conversation between two individuals, punctuated by the sound of gunshots. When law enforcement…

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Miguel Elvin Peredes

Male, age 46 · Wapato, Washington

Killed Aug 16, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the quiet community of Wapato, Washington, was rattled by a grim discovery that would unfold into a complex homicide investigation. On August 16, authorities were called to the 100 block of Progressive Road, where they found a…

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Willie Wright

Male, age 52 · Blytheville, Arkansas

Killed Aug 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late summer of 2020, tragedy struck the community of Blytheville, Arkansas. On the evening of August 16th, Willie Wright, a 52-year-old man, was found lying in the yard of a residence on East Rose Street, suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency…

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Gary Printice Melvin

Male, age 30 · Owings-mills, Maryland

Killed Aug 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 16, 2020, a tragedy unfolded in a parking lot in Owings Mills, Maryland, that cut short the life of Gary Printice Melvin. The 30-year-old man was discovered after 5 a.m. in the 11000 block of Reisterstown Road, suffering…

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Darryl Halden

Male, age 35 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Aug 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, a dispute between neighbors in a Decatur, Georgia, apartment complex escalated to a fatal conclusion. On the evening of August 16, 35-year-old Darryl Halden was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds near a dumpster at his…

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William Boyd

Male, age 63 · Pleasant Hill, Oregon

Killed Aug 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On August 16, 2019, 63-year-old William Chandler Boyd Jr. was fatally shot in Pleasant Hill, Oregon. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death are limited, and public records do not provide comprehensive information about the incident. Prior to his…

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Jessie James Stuckey

Male, age 47 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the community of Jackson, Mississippi, was met with the tragic news of the death of Jessie James Stuckey, a 47-year-old male. On August 16, 2017, his body was discovered inside a parked van located off West Northside Drive. The…

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Kenneth Lewis

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kenneth Lewis, a 34-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, died on August 16, 2017, after being shot by law enforcement officers near the 1500 block of East 114th Street in Watts. The incident occurred during an encounter with the police, which led to his…

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Juan Zubia

Male, age 55 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Sunday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, 55-year-old Juan Zubia lost his life. On August 16, 2015, Zubia was with five other people at 10th Street and Spruce Avenue when they were approached by a man intent on robbery. The…

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David Anderson

Male, age 55 · Clinton, South Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a humid Sunday afternoon in mid-August 2015, 55-year-old David “Dave” R. Anderson, a white man from Laurens County, pulled his Ford F-150 into the Corner Mart gas station at the intersection of Highway 76 and Torrington Road in Clinton, South Carolina. He…

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Edmond Woods

Male, age 44 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Edmond Jerome Woods, a 44-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on August 16, 2015. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 12:20 a.m., in the 700 block of West 82nd Street in the Vermont Knolls…

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Hugo Huerta

Male, age 41 · Fresno, California

Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Hugo Huerta, a 41-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically passed away on August 16, 2015. His death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. According to reports, Hugo Huerta was found deceased at his residence…

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Jermaine Anthony Wilson

Male, age 33 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jermaine Anthony Wilson, a 33-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2015, in Wilmington, NC. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of ongoing investigations and have left his family and community…

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Michael Dejon Brown

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael Dejon Brown was 24 years old when he died on Sunday, August 16, 2015, in the Broadway-Manchester area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at South Broadway and…

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Eric Brookins

Male, age 24 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed Aug 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of Eric Steven Brookins, a 24-year-old man from Evansville, Indiana, was cut short. On August 16, 2014, Brookins passed away, leaving behind a grieving family and community. Originally from Bronson, Florida, he had made…

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Ray Anthony Allison Jr.

Male, age 31 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ray Anthony Allison Jr., a 31-year-old African American male, was found fatally shot in his car on August 16, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the 7300 block of North Tryon Street, outside Auto Toyz. Allison was discovered…

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Carlos Adan Arellano

Male, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Carlos Adan Arellano was 22 years old when he died early on Saturday, August 16, 2014, in Echo Park, a little more than half an hour after he was attacked late on Friday night, August 15. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died…

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Fabiola Bastida

Female, age 24 · Randelman, North Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

On August 16, 2009, in Randleman, North Carolina, 24-year-old Fabiola Rodriguez Bastida lost her life to gun violence. The alleged perpetrator was her boyfriend, 28-year-old Homero Cuezas Perez. The incident was classified as a murder-suicide, indicating that…

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Carlita T.T. Chaney

Female, age 27 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a visit home to Brockton, Massachusetts, turned tragic for 27-year-old Carlita T.T. Chaney. On August 16, 2007, the young mother of two was shot and killed. The man responsible for her death was her ex-boyfriend and the father of her…

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Julian Miranda

Male, age 45 · Industry, California

Killed Aug 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

Julian Miranda was 45 years old when he died on Monday, August 16, 2004, in the City of Industry. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 15200 block of Valley Boulevard. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Kim Staffin

Female, age 39 · Greendale, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the summer of 2002, the life of 39-year-old Kim Staffin, a female, was brought to a tragic and violent end in Greendale, Wisconsin. On August 16th, she was fatally shot by her boyfriend of five years, 44-year-old Dennis George. The violence erupted on the…

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Vicky Peacock

Female, age 44 · Rush City, Minnesota

Killed Aug 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the late summer of 1995, the small community of Rush City, Minnesota, was unsettled by a violent death that would leave a lasting mark. On August 16th, Vicky Jo Peacock, a 44-year-old female, was killed. Her life was cut short by an act of gun violence, a…

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J.H. Swinford

Male, age 29 · Kiefer, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 16, 1909 · 117 years ago

J. H. Swinford, a 29-year-old man serving as city marshal of Kiefer, Oklahoma, spent the summer of 1909 policing a volatile oil-boom town whose rapid growth had brought wealth, crowds, and a reputation for violence. In the years around 1909, Kiefer had…

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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.