Deaths by Force on August 19

Deaths by Force (499)

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Richard Wood

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

Richard Wood, a 22-year-old male, was killed on August 19, 2000, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1716 Frintz Street, where Richard was involved in an altercation that escalated into violence. He was shot during this dispute, leading to his…

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Maurice Green

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

On August 19, 2000, Maurice Green, aged 46, was tragically beaten to death in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at 2006 Alvin Street in the city's Hamilton County area. The Cincinnati Police Department took over the investigation, but despite efforts…

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Armando Albert Castillo -

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

Armando Albert Castillo, a 25-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 19, 2000, in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Castillo was fatally shot on that fateful Saturday. The incident…

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Trina M. Labatt

Female, age 26 · Sacramento, California

Killed Aug 19, 1999 · 27 years ago

Trina M. Labatt, aged 26, tragically lost her life on August 19, 1999, in Sacramento, California. The circumstances surrounding her death were deeply distressing, as it was part of a quintuple murder-suicide orchestrated by her husband, Richard Labatt. The…

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Roger Cartwright

Male, age 47 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

Roger Cartwright, a 47-year-old Caucasian male from Portland, Oregon, was mortally wounded on the night of August 19, 1998. Close to 11 p.m., he stumbled into the Grove Motel at Northwest 4th Avenue and West Burnside Street, bleeding and in obvious distress.…

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Carl Jeffrey Peterson Jr

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer night in Washington, D.C., the life of Carl Jeffrey Peterson Jr. was tragically cut short. On August 16, 1997, at approximately 10:45 pm, Mr. Peterson was killed in the 1600 block of E Street, Northeast. The male victim's death was classified as a…

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Dennis Lee Joos

Male, age 51 · Colebrook, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a tragic day in Colebrook, New Hampshire, Dennis Lee Joos, a 51-year-old White male, lost his life in a heroic attempt to stop a deadly rampage. The events of August 19, 1997, began to unfold when a local resident, Carl Drega, who had a history of disputes…

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Leslie George Les Lord

Male, age 45 · Colebrook, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer day in Colebrook, New Hampshire, the life of 45-year-old Leslie Lord, a Caucasian male and a dedicated New Hampshire State Trooper, was brought to a sudden and violent end. The date was August 19, 1997, a day that would become infamous in the…

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Scott Edward Phillips

Male, age 32 · Colebrook, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the small town of Colebrook, New Hampshire, a routine traffic stop on August 19, 1997, escalated into a tragic and violent event that would claim the life of 32-year-old White male, Scott Phillips, a New Hampshire State Trooper. That day, Trooper Phillips…

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Desmond Anthony Fergus

Male, age 27 · Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the late summer of 1992, the discovery of a body in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, began a mystery that has lingered for decades. Desmond Anthony Fergus, a 27-year-old Black man, was found on August 19, 1992, partially submerged in a ditch. It was…

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Karl Alston

Male, age 19 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, a violent act cut short the life of a young man in Virginia Beach. On the evening of Wednesday, August 19, 1992, 19-year-old Karl Alston was standing in the 1000 block of Atlantis Drive when he was fatally shot. Alston was a Black male…

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Kenneth Nicholson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 1990 · 36 years ago

Kenneth Nicholson, a 25-year-old male, was found dead in Big Run Park, Columbus, Ohio, on August 19, 1990. His death was classified as a homicide, although the specific cause of death remains undetermined. The case is being handled by the Columbus Police…

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Rebecca Wirtz

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Found Aug 19, 1989 · 37 years ago

On August 19, 1989, 26-year-old Rebecca Wirtz was found strangled near 101 North Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear, and her case has been classified as a homicide. The authorities reported that Rebecca…

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Mark Allen Macphail

Male, age 27 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Aug 19, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 19, 1989, in Savannah, Georgia, the life of 27-year-old Mark Allen MacPhail, a white male, was tragically cut short. A former U.S. Army Ranger and a dedicated officer with the Savannah Police Department for three years…

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Darlene Tiffany Moore

Male, age 12 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 19, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the evening of August 19, 1988, Darlene Tiffany Moore, a 12-year-old Black / African American female, was sitting atop a mailbox on Humboldt Avenue in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood, chatting with friends. It was a warm summer night, and the streets were…

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Helen Patent

Female, age 52 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the late summer of 1985, the discovery of a woman's body in a Philadelphia train yard marked the beginning of a years-long reign of terror attributed to a figure the media would dub the 'Frankford Slasher.' The victim was 52-year-old Helen Patent. Her body…

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Steve Sadowski

Male, age 28 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

On August 19, 1984, Steve Sadowski, a 28-year-old from Oberlin, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed while hitchhiking in Columbus, Ohio. He was last seen near the Route 71 Northbound ramp at Frank Road, where he was picked up by an unknown individual.…

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Johnny Rush Bow

Male, age 32 · Manassas, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of August 19, 1984, a brutal and unexpected act of violence shattered the peace of a Manassas, Virginia home. Virginia State Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman, a 31-year-old Caucasian male, answered a knock at his front door around…

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Daniel Danny Bridges

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

Daniel 'Danny' Bridges, a 16-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on August 19, 1984. Danny, who was Caucasian, became the 23rd confirmed victim of Larry Eyler, a notorious serial killer known as 'The Interstate Killer.' Eyler…

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Joan Zwingman

Female, age 26 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

Joan Zwingman, a 26-year-old White woman, was in Virginia Beach in mid-August 1983 on a work-related trip, traveling from New Jersey alongside her friend and colleague Christine Pilczak. By the evening of August 18, the two women were seen alive, and…

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Christine Pilczak

Female, age 26 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the late summer of 1983, a trip to Virginia Beach for a work convention ended in a chilling mystery that continues to baffle investigators. Christine Pilczak, a 26-year-old white female, was in the vibrant coastal city with her colleague and friend, Joan…

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Charles McGee

Male, age 49 · Johnston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, the town of Johnston, South Carolina, was rocked by a tragic event that unfolded at the local post office. On the morning of Friday, August 19, a former mailman, Perry Bush 'P.B.' Smith, walked into his old workplace armed with a…

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Barbara Lea Searcy

Female, age 22 · Burlingame, California

Killed Aug 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

Barbara Lea Searcy, aged 22, tragically lost her life on August 19, 1983, in Burlingame, California. Her death was part of a series of brutal murders committed by Anthony "Jack" Sully, a former Peninsula police officer turned serial killer. Sully, who had…

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Emeterio Melgar-Hernandez

Male, age 33 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, a tragic story unfolded in Salt Lake City involving a 33-year-old Hispanic male from El Salvador, Emeterio Melgar-Hernandez. A husband and father to eight children, he worked as a dishwasher at the Salt Lake Hilton. The last time…

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Fredonia Smith

Female, age 18 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Aug 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, in Macon, Georgia, a young 18-year-old woman named Fredonia Smith vanished after leaving her home on Washington Avenue to go to a local store. A missing person's report was filed on July 10, 1982. Nearly a month later, on August 19…

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Cassandra Ann Johnson

Female, age 17 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 19, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the late summer of 1980, the city of Detroit was gripped by a series of terrifying events that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Among the victims of this dark period was a young woman named Cassandra Ann Johnson, a 17-year-old African American…

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Patrice Harrington

Female, age 28 · Dana Point, California

Killed Aug 19, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the quiet, upscale gated community of Niguel Shores in Dana Point, California, a horrific scene lay undiscovered for two days. On August 19, 1980, Keith and Patrice Harrington, a young couple just three months into their marriage, were found brutally…

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Keith Harrington

Male, age 24 · Dana Point, California

Killed Aug 19, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the quiet, upscale gated community of Niguel Shores in Dana Point, California, a young couple's promising future was brutally extinguished on August 19, 1980. Keith Eli Harrington, a 24-year-old medical student at the University of California, Irvine, and…

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William Albers

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, a dedicated Baltimore city police officer, William D. Albers, found his life tragically cut short in the very place he was working to protect. The 47-year-old officer, a veteran of the force since 1968, was also employed part-time as a…

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Edda Brigitte Tesche Kane

Female, age 44 · Mill-valley, California

Killed Aug 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

Edda Brigitte Tesche Kane, a 44-year-old resident of Mill Valley, California, met a tragic end on August 19, 1979. Edda, an athletic bank executive, was known for her love of hiking. On that fateful day, she set out alone on a hike in Mount Tamalpais State…

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Chester Miller

Male, age 60 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 19, 1978, a sense of unease settled over the Caper House Convenience Store on East Faris Road in Greenville, South Carolina. Inside, 60-year-old Chester Miller was working his shift, unaware of the violence that…

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Kenneth Hayden

Male, age 31 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 19, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the summer of 1974, Fort Wayne Police Department Sergeant Kenneth William Hayden responded to a robbery in progress at a liquor store, a call that would ultimately set in motion a chain of events leading to his death fifteen years later. During the…

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Ida Irga

Female, age 75 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 19, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the summer of 1962, a palpable fear had begun to creep into the city of Boston as a series of baffling and brutal murders targeting women living alone left the public on edge. It was during this time of heightened anxiety, on August 19th, that 75-year-old…

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Thomas D. Hudson

Male, age 26 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 19, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 19, 1920, a young Black police officer named Thomas D. Hudson was walking his beat on West Ninth Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. At 26 years old and with just over a year of service with the Little Rock Police Department…

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William Brown

Male, age 32 · Ray, Arizona

Killed Aug 19, 1914 · 112 years ago

Deputy Sheriff William Phineas Brown served with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in the copper-mining town of Ray, Arizona, where he was killed in the line of duty on August 19, 1914. At the time of his death, William Brown was a 32-year-old white male…

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John Wesley Hardin

Male, age 42 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Aug 19, 1895 · 131 years ago

John Wesley Hardin, a notorious Old West outlaw, was killed on August 19, 1895, in El Paso, Texas. Born on May 26, 1853, in central Texas, Hardin had a violent history, claiming to have killed his first man at the age of 15 and at least 20 more over the next…

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Dario Juarez

Male, age 45 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Aug 19, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in August 2023, the body of 45-year-old Dario Juarez was discovered in Montgomery, Alabama. Authorities found the male victim in the 2500 block of Locust Street around 10:55 p.m., and it was determined that he had been…

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Amir Haggi

Male, age 41 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 19, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a hot August day in Las Vegas, a foul odor emanating from a white BMW parked at a Budget Suites on Tropicana Avenue led to a grim discovery. On August 19, 2022, police found the body of a man, later identified as 41-year-old Amir Haggi, in the trunk of the…

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Juan Uel Vazio Vasquez

Male, age 28 · Kent, Washington

Killed Aug 19, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a late summer evening in Kent, Washington, a dispute over a parking spot escalated into a fatal encounter for Juan Manuel Vazio Vasquez, a 28-year-old Hispanic male. The incident, which occurred on August 19, 2022, in the parking lot of the Riverwood…

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Jesus Batista Perez

Male, age 35 · Jamestown, New York

Killed Aug 19, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Jamestown, New York, the life of 35-year-old Jesus Batista Perez was cut short in a targeted drive-by shooting. The incident unfolded on August 19, 2022, just before 1 p.m. in the area of 850 Prendergast Avenue. When police arrived at…

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Ulises Guadalupe Vasquez

Male, age 26 · Hillsborough, North Carolina

Killed Aug 19, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the morning of August 19, 2022, the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of gunfire at the Heritage Apartments complex, located at 405 Thomas Burke Drive, just outside Hillsborough, North Carolina. Upon arrival, deputies discovered…

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Christine LeTourneau Summers

Female, age 53 · Fairfield, Alabama

Killed Aug 19, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the predawn hours of August 19, 2020, Christine LeTourneau Summers, a 53-year-old female truck driver, was navigating Interstate 59/20 near the Valley Road exit in Fairfield, Alabama. While on the phone with her husband, she mentioned that she might have…

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Vincent Haley

Male, age 39 · Crystal-springs, Mississippi

Killed Aug 19, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late summer of 2020, the community of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, was shaken by an act of violence that claimed the life of 39-year-old Vincent Labarron Haley Jr. On the evening of August 19th, Haley was tragically killed in a double shooting that…

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Alberto Rafael Sosa Alvarez

Male, age 21 · Cathedral-city, California

Killed Aug 19, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alberto Rafael Sosa Alvarez, a 21-year-old resident of Cathedral City, California, tragically lost his life on August 19, 2019. The incident occurred during a small gathering at a home in Cathedral City. Christian Isaiah Jimenez, a 24-year-old man from San…

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David Stephen Silvey

Male, age 63 · Buffalo, South Carolina

Killed Aug 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the life of 63-year-old David Stephen Silvey, a man known for his faith and love for his family, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, August 19th, in the Buffalo community of Union County, South Carolina, what began as a verbal…

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Alfonzo Troy Gordon

Male, age 52 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

Alfonzo Troy Gordon was 52 years old when he died on Sunday, August 19, 2018, in the Vermont Vista area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma on the 110 Freeway near the…

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Gary Todd Lundberg

Male, age 56 · Finchville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Gary Todd Lundberg, a 56-year-old male from the Finchville area of Kentucky, died on August 19, 2015, after a fire and shooting inside his home near the Spencer–Shelby county line. Public records list his birth as May 24, 1959, and confirm his death on that…

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Leroy Smith

Male, age 48 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Jackson, Mississippi, the death of a man named Leroy Smith remains without public record of foul play, arrests, or suspects. Online sources and public records show several individuals by that name who have passed away in the Jackson area over the years…

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