Deaths by Force on August 17

Deaths by Force (516)

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Frank Koehl

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 1968 · 58 years ago

Frank Lester Koehl Jr. was the victim of a homicide on August 17, 1968, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the case has remained unsolved for more than five decades. Despite efforts from local law enforcement and the Ohio…

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Mary E. McGreevy

Female, age 64 · Miami, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 1964 · 62 years ago

On August 17, 1964, 64-year-old white female Mary E. McGreevy was found dead in her home in Miami, Florida. She had been smothered to death with a pillow, and her murder was later attributed to an unidentified serial killer known as the Miami Strangler. The…

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Ermon Boyce Cox

Male, age 35 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 17, 1958 · 68 years ago

In the summer of 1958, the life of Trooper Ermon Boyce Cox, a 35-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. On August 17th, while off-duty and accompanied by his nine-year-old son, Trooper Cox observed a driver he suspected of being…

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Ward Lee Canfield

Male, age 78 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 17, 1957 · 69 years ago

On the night of August 17, 1957, Minneapolis Police Officer Ward Lee Canfield, a White male, and his partner, Officer Robert Fossum, were on patrol when they initiated a pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Unbeknownst to the officers, the three occupants of the car…

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John Thrower

Male, age 47 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Aug 17, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the summer of 1920, a domestic disturbance in the small community of Kellerman, Alabama, would tragically cut short the life of a dedicated lawman. Deputy Sheriff John C. Thrower, a 47-year-old White/Caucasian male serving with the Tuscaloosa County…

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Jake Houpt

Male · Hot Springs, Arkansas

Killed Aug 17, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the late summer of 1910, Garland County Sheriff Jake Houpt, a male, was involved in a fatal confrontation in Hot Springs, Arkansas. On August 17th, Sheriff Houpt, accompanied by his brother and chief deputy, Sid Houpt, attempted to arrest two brothers…

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Robert Murphy

Male, age 58 · Logan, West Virginia

Killed Aug 17, 1905 · 121 years ago

Robert Murphy, 58, a White male, was serving as a deputy sheriff with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia when he was shot and killed in Logan County, West Virginia, on August 17, 1905. Murphy had gone to West Virginia in connection with a…

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Frank Skidmore

Male, age 32 · New-castle, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 1904 · 122 years ago

Frank C. Skidmore, 32, male, was a patrol officer with the New Castle Police Department in New Castle, Pennsylvania, when his short time in uniform ended violently on August 17, 1904. He had only been with the department for about six weeks, still near the…

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Samuel Leming

Male, age 44 · Waldron, Arkansas

Killed Aug 17, 1879 · 147 years ago

In the small town of Waldron, Arkansas, a brave lawman met a tragic end on a summer day in 1879. Sheriff Samuel Leming, a 44-year-old male, was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, August 17th. The events that led to his untimely death began with a domestic…

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Frederick Mirick

Male · Binghamton, New York

Killed Aug 17, 1870 · 156 years ago

In the late hours of August 17, 1870, in the city of Binghamton, New York, a young man's life was abruptly and violently cut short. Frederick Mirick, a Caucasian male who worked as a clerk, was sleeping in his quarters above the Halbert and Brothers dry goods…

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Darren Lawrence

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday in Philadelphia, tragedy struck on the 2400 block of North Stanley Street. On August 17, 2024, at approximately 2:41 a.m., the sound of gunshots shattered the night, prompting a swift response from the Philadelphia Police…

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Tyrell Bland

Male, age 27 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 17, 2024, at approximately 9:00 AM, a tragic incident unfolded in East Oakland, California, resulting in the death of 27-year-old Tyrell Bland. The Oakland Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 1600 block of 83rd Avenue…

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James Ford

Male, age 39 · Clifton-heights, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 17, 2023, 39-year-old James Ford was fatally shot in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. outside an auto shop at Baltimore and Marple avenues. According to investigators, Ford was involved in an argument over car…

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Khampha R. Phanhtourath

Male, age 43 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, a life was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Khampha R. Phanhtourath, a 43-year-old man, was killed by gunfire on August 17, 2022. The circumstances surrounding his death remain largely undisclosed in publicly available…

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Jeremiah Jackson

Male, age 20 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of August 17, 2022, a violent shooting incident occurred in the Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the lives of two individuals. Police officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call at…

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Montel Sanders

Male, age 30 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the evening hours of August 17, 2022, a grim discovery was made in the Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Inside a vehicle parked near the intersection of Garfield and North Newstead avenues, police found the bodies of two men who had been fatally…

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Troy Taylor

Male · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 17, 2020, the vibrant neighborhood of Shockoe Bottom in Richmond, Virginia, was shattered by an act of gun violence that claimed the life of a man named Troy N. Taylor. The incident, which is documented as a homicide, cut…

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Perry Fields

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer evening in Philadelphia, the life of Perry Fields, a 40-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On August 17, 2020, Fields fell victim to gun violence in the 4700 block of Lansing Street. The incident marked another grim statistic in a year that…

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Jimmie Brice Box Jr

Male, age 26 · Bon-wier, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jimmie Brice Box Jr., a 26-year-old male, tragically died on August 17, 2020, in Bon Wier, Texas. His death was the result of a violent incident, and the investigation revealed a complex web of events leading up to his demise. On August 1, 2020, Box was last…

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Michael Anthony Simley

Male, age 33 · Westlake, California

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Anthony Simley, a 33-year-old resident of Westlake, California, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Simley was fatally shot. The autopsy revealed that he sustained…

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Steven Albert Gosselin

Male · Inglewood, California

Killed Aug 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Steven Albert Gosselin, a 27-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gosselin was fatally shot in Lennox, a neighborhood in the Los Angeles area. The…

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Pedro Alberto Zamora

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Pedro Alberto Zamora Jr., a 37-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on August 17, 2017, in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles. According to coroner's records, Zamora was either pushing or riding his bicycle on Morton Avenue around…

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James McCloskey

Male, age 54 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Buffalo, New York, 54-year-old James McCloskey was making his way down Arkansas Street, pushing a shopping cart filled with cans. It was shortly after midnight on August 17, 2015, when his path was fatefully crossed by…

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Lee Marvin Hardeman

Male, age 48 · Conyers, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lee Marvin Hardeman, a 48-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on the evening of August 17, 2015, in Conyers, Georgia. The incident occurred at the Ashford Brook apartment complex on Rockmont Circle, where Hardeman was found deceased in his…

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William Andrews

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 17, 2015, William D. Andrews Jr., a 37-year-old male, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death, including the specific location, time, and events leading up to the shooting, are not provided in the…

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Farhad Masheri

Male, age 51 · Bend, Oregon

Killed Aug 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening, a tragic series of events unfolded on a stretch of U.S. Highway 20, nestled between Sisters and Bend, Oregon. Farhad Masheri, a 51-year-old male, was the subject of a police search after authorities were alerted to an…

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Moises De Jesus Rodriguez

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Moises De Jesus Rodriguez, a 20-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on August 17, 2014, in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Rodriguez had just exited his apartment…

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Marian Roberts

Female, age 57 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Marian Roberts, aged 57, tragically died on August 17, 2013, in Oakland, California. Her death was the result of a murder-suicide carried out by her father, William Roberts, who was 88 years old at the time. Marian had been a quadriplegic since 1987…

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Annah Helen-Mae Magdzas

Female · Superior, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet town of Superior, Wisconsin, a heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded in August of 2010, forever marking the lives of a young family. Annah Helen-Mae Magdzas, an unborn female infant, was a victim of a horrific murder-suicide that also claimed the…

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Mohammad Uddin

Male, age 44 · St-petersburg, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 17, 2008, Mohammad Uddin, a 44-year-old convenience store owner in St. Petersburg, Florida, was tragically killed during a robbery at his store, the Central Food Mart. The incident occurred when two men, Spencer Peeples and Khadafy Mullens, entered…

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Ronald Hayworth

Male, age 50 · St-petersburg, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Ronald Hayworth, a 50-year-old white male, was tragically killed on August 17, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Hayworth was a customer at the Central Food Mart when he was fatally shot during a robbery. The incident also resulted in the death of the store…

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Bettina M. Keith

Female, age 20 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2005 · 21 years ago

Bettina M. Keith, a 20-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity from Killeen, Texas, tragically passed away on August 17, 2005. She was found deceased in a Temple hospital, and her death was determined to be a result of homicide. The circumstances surrounding…

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Keric Kaye Seven Mitchell

Male, age 25 · Vista, California

Killed Aug 17, 2003 · 23 years ago

Keric Kaye "Seven" Mitchell, a 25-year-old resident of Vista, California, tragically passed away on August 17, 2003. Born on November 3, 1977, in San Diego County, Keric's untimely death has been a subject of investigation and public interest. The…

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J.R. Green

Male, age 49 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 17, 1924 · 102 years ago

J.R. Green, 55, a white male railroad switchman in Little Rock, left the rail yard just after midnight on August 17, 1924, and started the familiar walk home. He never made it. A shot split the quiet and he fell in the dark, the night swallowing the sound…

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James Moore

Male · Randolph, Alabama

Killed Aug 17, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the quiet corners of Randolph, Alabama, the summer of 1903 was shattered by an act of violence that left an indelible mark on the community. On Monday, August 17, 1903, James Moore, a male resident of the area, was killed. His life was cut short in a…

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Thomas Ebbett

Male · Randolph, Alabama

Killed Aug 17, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the late summer of 1903, a violent series of events unfolded in Randolph, Alabama, culminating in the death of a man identified as Thomas Ebbett on August 17th. The catalyst for this bloodshed occurred two days prior, on August 15th, at the property of…

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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.