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Kristyana Jackson

Female, age 7 · Elkhart, Indiana

Killed Aug 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of Friday, August 17, 2012, seven-year-old Kristyana Jackson and her mother, Kimi Jackson, were returning to their home on Kilbourn Street in Elkhart, Indiana, after a high school football game. As they approached their front porch around 10:30…

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Angel Rebolledo

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Angel Rebolledo, aged 29, was fatally shot on August 17, 2010, in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred just after midnight, resulting in Rebolledo's death and the wounding of two others. The shooting took place in a street on the city's…

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Terrence Small

Male, age 39 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the bright light of a Tuesday afternoon, on August 17, 2010, the life of 39-year-old Terrence Small, an African-American man, was tragically cut short on a street in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Around noon, police responded to the area outside 2 Shafter…

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James Malloy

Male, age 32 · Lima, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On August 17, 2010, James "Chris" Malloy, aged 32, was shot and killed in Lima, Ohio, at approximately 10:00 p.m. The incident occurred inside a known drug house located at 230 East 2nd Street. Malloy suffered fatal gunshot wounds inflicted by an unknown…

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Jacob Wedgie

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Philadelphia. Jacob Wedgie, a 20-year-old male from the nearby community of Quakertown, was found on a Tuesday night in August near the intersection of 15th Street and West…

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Rudy Bonilla

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On August 17, 2010, Rudy Bonilla, age 26, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred after Bonilla left Los Chino's Sports Bar at around 1:45 a.m. and began walking toward a nearby apartment complex on Long Point Road. He was attacked in the…

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Joseph Davis

Null, age 69 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Joseph Leroy Davis, age 69, was found dead in his residence in Houston, Texas on August 17, 2010. The incident occurred at his home on Sunmore Court, where Davis was discovered by Houston Police officers who responded to a suspicious event call around 3:25…

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April Magdzas

Female, age 36 · Superior, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet city of Superior, Wisconsin, a heart-wrenching story unfolded in August of 2010, forever marking a community with its tragic events. April Magdzas, a 26-year-old Caucasian woman, was on the cusp of welcoming her second child, a daughter she…

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Lila Magdzas

Female, age 1 · Superior, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In a quiet home in Superior, Wisconsin, a deeply troubling event unfolded on August 17, 2010, ending the life of one-year-old Lila Jean Magdzas, a White/Caucasian female. The scene, discovered by the child's maternal grandmother, was one of unimaginable…

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Gene Adams

Male, age 13 · Keithville, Louisiana

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Keithville, Louisiana, a dispute over a stolen video game system escalated into a tragic event that claimed the lives of three brothers. On the evening of August 17, 2010, Jeremiah Adams, 20, Jarquis Adams, 18, and their youngest…

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Jarquis Adams

Male, age 18 · Keithville, Louisiana

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Keithville, Louisiana, a tragic and violent event unfolded on August 17, 2010, resulting in the death of 18-year-old Jarquis Adams, an African American male, along with his two brothers. The three siblings, Jeremiah Adams, 20, and…

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Jeremiah Adams

Male, age 20 · Keithville, Louisiana

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On an otherwise quiet evening in Keithville, Louisiana, the lives of the Adams family were irrevocably shattered. It was August 17, 2010, when 20-year-old Jeremiah Dewayne Adams, an African American male, along with his younger brothers, 18-year-old Jarquis…

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Josiah L Knox

Male, age 24 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Indianapolis, a young man's life was cut tragically short, leaving behind a family searching for answers and a community shaken by the violence. Josiah L. Knox, a 24-year-old man, was shot on August 17, 2009, in the…

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Mamadou Makadji

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

Mamadou Makadji, a 22-year-old student from Mali, West Africa, was tragically killed in an attempted robbery on August 17, 2009, in Elmwood Park, Philadelphia. Mamadou had moved to Philadelphia in April 2009 to study English at Temple University, hoping to…

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Deandre Walker

Null, age 23 · Oakland, California

Found Aug 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Deandre Walker, aged 23, was shot and killed on August 17, 2008, in a residential neighborhood near Mills College in Oakland, California. He was on his way to attend a memorial for a friend who had been slain two years prior when the incident occurred. Walker…

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James Singletary

Male, age 31 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

James Singletary, a 31-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died on August 17, 2007, as a victim of homicide. His death was part of a broader pattern of violence that has affected the city of Pittsburgh for years, where homicide rates were notably…

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Dorothy Philbrook

Female, age 65 · Everett, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a quiet street in Everett, Massachusetts, the life of 65-year-old Dorothy Philbrook, a beloved mother and grandmother, came to a violent end on the evening of August 17, 2007. Neighbors knew her as "Auntie," a kindly woman fond of children, making the…

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Antonio Hall

Male, age 18 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 17, 2005 · 21 years ago

On August 17, 2005, Antonio Cortez Hall, an 18-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a resident of the area, with ties to both Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. His life was cut short by an act of…

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Jennifer Cave

Female, age 21 · Austin, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2005 · 21 years ago

Jennifer Cave, a 21-year-old woman, was murdered on August 17, 2005, in Austin, Texas. She had recently started a new job as a legal assistant and was celebrating with her friend, Colton Aaron Pitonyak, at Sixth Street in Downtown Austin. The celebration took…

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April Haywood

Female, age 26 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

On August 17, 2004, 26-year-old April Haywood was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in an incident that has since been classified as a homicide. The case has remained unsolved despite continued efforts from law enforcement. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation…

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Monica Cordenes

Female, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

Monica Cordenes, a 37-year-old Latino female, tragically lost her life on August 17, 2004, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, she was fatally shot, marking a somber day for her family and community. The…

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Sylvester James Bullard

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

Sylvester James Bullard II, a 22-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2004. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Bullard was fatally shot in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles. The…

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Andrew John Mazur

Male, age 24 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a late summer evening in Greenville, South Carolina, 24-year-old Greenville County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew John Mazur was on patrol when he initiated a stop of a suspicious person. It was Sunday, August 17, 2003, and what began as a routine interaction…

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Robert Allen French

Male, age 65 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

Robert Allen French was 65 years old when he died on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, in Koreatown, a neighborhood west of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Wilshire…

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John William Johnson IV

Male, age 22 · Compton, California

Killed Aug 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

John William Johnson IV was 22 years old when he died on Saturday, August 17, 2002, in the city of Compton. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 2308 1/2 E. Compton Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Florence Marie White

Female, age 49 · Pecan-valley, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

Florence Marie White, a 49-year-old woman from Pecan Valley, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 17, 1999. Florence, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was found dead under suspicious circumstances that led to a thorough investigation by local authorities.…

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Susan Moore

Female, age 21 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 1998 · 28 years ago

Susan Raye Moore, a 25-year-old woman from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was tragically murdered on August 17, 1998. She was abducted and brutally shot dead along with her friend Tracy Rose Lambert. The two women were victims of a gang initiation carried out…

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Tracy Rose Lambert

Female, age 18 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 1998 · 28 years ago

Tracy Rose Lambert, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically murdered on August 17, 1998, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Her death was part of a brutal gang initiation carried out by members of the Crips gang. Tracy Lambert, along with Susan Moore, a…

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Joe Jones III

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the late summer of 1997, a Knoxville man, Joe Thomas Jones III, became the victim of a homicide that has remained unsolved for years. On August 17, 1997, Jones was killed in the Walter P. Taylor Homes area of the city. The specific details of how he died…

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Jessica Cain

Female, age 17 · Clear Lake, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

Jessica Cain, a 17-year-old Caucasian female, went missing on August 17, 1997, after attending a high school musical cast party in Clear Lake, Texas. She was last seen getting into her truck to drive home, but she never arrived. Her disappearance led to an…

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Carlos Marshall

Male, age 22 · Winchester, Virginia

Killed Aug 17, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a summer evening in 1994, the life of 22-year-old Carlos D. Marshall was cut short by an act of gun violence in Winchester, Virginia. His death on August 17, 1994, would set in motion a legal saga that would continue for years, marked by a conviction that…

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Mindy Tran

Female, age 8 · Kelowna, British Columbia

Killed Aug 17, 1994 · 32 years ago

On the evening of August 17, 1994, Mindy Tran, an 8-year-old Asian female, rode her pink bicycle away from her home in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood to look for a nearby friend to play with. It was an ordinary summer evening in a community where children…

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George Barnosky

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 17, 1993 · 33 years ago

George Barnosky, a dedicated disability activist, was found murdered in his Tulsa, Oklahoma home on August 17, 1993. A man who used a wheelchair and had cerebral palsy, he was a vocal advocate for accessibility and was instrumental in having ramps installed…

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Jonathan Dwayne Janey

Male, age 32 · Winfield, West Virginia

Killed Aug 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

Jonathan Dwayne Janey, a 32-year-old White male, was a deputy with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office who had served his community for nine years when he was killed during an arson investigation in Putnam County, West Virginia, on August 17, 1989. Although he…

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Nikia Gilbreath

Female, age 23 · Lafayette, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the summer of 1989, a sense of unease settled over the small community of Villanow, Georgia, when 23-year-old Nikia Kay Tucker Gilbreath, a wife and mother, vanished from her home. It was August 17th when her husband, Joe, returned from work to a chilling…

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Keyla Weddel

Female, age 33 · Medora, Indiana

Killed Aug 17, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the quiet, close-knit community of Medora, Indiana, the summer of 1988 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that remains a haunting mystery to this day. Keyla Weddel, a 33-year-old Caucasian woman, was a beloved second-grade teacher and a devoted…

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Leonard Fields

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 1988 · 38 years ago

Leonard Fields, aged 48, was found dead on August 17, 1988, in Akron, Ohio. Fields had been missing for several days, which led the apartment manager to enter his unit at 1221 Everton Drive. The manager discovered Fields unresponsive on his bedroom floor.…

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Carla Carrington

Female, age 17 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a tragic evening in Chester, Pennsylvania, the life of a promising young woman was cut short by senseless violence. Carla J. Carrington, a 17-year-old African American female, was a beacon of potential in her community. An honor student and high school…

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Dawn Andrea Svocak

Female, age 20 · Beekman, New York

Killed Aug 17, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the late summer of 1984, the life of 20-year-old Dawn Andrea Svocak, a vibrant arts student at SUNY-Plattsburgh, was tragically cut short. A white female, known to her friends by the nickname 'Magic,' Dawn was reported missing on August 17, 1984. She was…

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Miguel Antonio Hernandez

Male, age 18 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 17, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, a young Hispanic male named Miguel Antonio Hernandez, aged 18, had recently made a new home in the Salt Lake area, having moved from Santa Ana, California. Originally from El Salvador, he came to Utah to live with his cousin…

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Melinda Ann Garza

Female, age 2 · Friona, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 1982 · 44 years ago

On August 17, 1982, Melinda Ann Garza, a 2-year-old Hispanic female from Friona, Texas, died under circumstances that were initially attributed to natural causes. Her death was recorded as resulting from acute heart failure due to congenital heart disease. At…

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Anthony Witcher

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 1980 · 46 years ago

On August 17, 1980, 27-year-old Anthony Witcher was fatally shot while walking along the sidewalk near 889 Oak Street in Columbus, Ohio. Little information has surfaced over the decades about the details surrounding his murder, and the case remains one of…

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Owen A. Landdeck

Male, age 40 · Farmington, New Mexico

Killed Aug 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

On August 17, 1979, 40-year-old Lieutenant Owen Arthur Landdeck of the Farmington Police Department in New Mexico tragically lost his life during a police academy training exercise. Lieutenant Landdeck was role-playing as a deranged husband in a simulated…

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Thomas Schimenti Jr.

Male, age 36 · New-york, New York

Killed Aug 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a summer day in New York City, Police Officer Thomas Schimenti Jr., a 36-year-old male, was walking his beat when he was thrust into a life-or-death confrontation. It was August 17, 1979, when a woman urgently flagged him down, reporting a bank robbery in…

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William Dean

Male, age 22 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 17, 1974 · 52 years ago

On August 17, 1974, in Portland, Oregon, 22-year-old White/Caucasian male William Joseph Dean was found shot to death inside the living quarters at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Accounts indicate his body was discovered in that residence on August 17; some…

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Paul Williams

Male, age 34 · Clinton-township, Michigan

Killed Aug 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the summer of 1973, the soulful voice of Paul Williams, a founding member of The Temptations, was tragically silenced. On August 17, the 34-year-old male singer was found dead in his car in an alley in Detroit, Michigan. His death was officially ruled a…

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Steven Cropper

Male, age 7 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Aug 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

Steven Cropper, a 7-year-old Black male, was found dead on Friday, August 17, 1973, in Manhattan’s Lower East Side after a woman walking her dog came upon him in a tenement building at 325 East Houston Street and alerted police. The late-summer heat sat heavy…

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Willard Branch

Male, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the fall of 1972, a 17-year-old White male named Willard Karmon "Rusty" Branch Jr. vanished while trying to make his way back to Houston, Texas. Known to hitchhike, Willard was last seen in November of that year, setting off a frantic search by his family.…

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