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Deaths by Force on August 1

1,004 open cases in our database happened on August 1. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (557)

Death by Force

Mohammed Khador

Male, age 39 · Richmond, Texas
Killed Aug 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 1, 2024, 39-year-old Mohammed Khodr was fatally shot during a home invasion in Richmond, Texas. The incident occurred on Rippling Stream Lane, a neighborhood previously considered quiet and safe. According to reports, three individuals arrived at…

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Charles Micenhamer

Male, age 78 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Aug 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Charles Micenhamer, 78, of the 200 block of South Sacramento Boulevard, was found lying face down with massive head injuries in the 3900 block of West Madison Street in West Garfield Park, on Chicago's West Side, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. He died more than…

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Nathan Faccio

Male, age 46 · Tres Piedras, New Mexico
Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On August 1, 2020, a tragic incident occurred in Tres Piedras, New Mexico, resulting in the deaths of Nathan Faccio, 46, and his wife, Nirvana Sisneros, 47. The New Mexico State Police responded to the scene and initiated an investigation into the double…

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Joshua Kellam

Male, age 38 · Fayetteville, Georgia
Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, a dispute over a misplaced bag tragically escalated, leading to the death of 38-year-old Joshua Kellam in Fayetteville, Georgia. On July 31, 2020, Kellam dropped off his 10-year-old daughter for a visit with her mother, Dawn Harmon, and…

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Jose Enriques Amaya Sanchez

Male, age 22 · Woodbridge, Virginia
Killed Aug 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer evening in Woodbridge, Virginia, the life of 22-year-old Jose Enriques Amaya Sanchez was tragically cut short. On August 1, 2018, Sanchez was shot and killed on the back deck of a home in the 14700 block of Arizona Avenue. The incident, which…

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Arnold Farran

Male, age 75 · Malibu, California
Killed Aug 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Arnold Farran, a 75-year-old resident of Malibu, California, was tragically shot and killed on August 1, 2018. The incident occurred at his home located in the 500 block of Westlake Boulevard in the unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu. The…

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Raul Amezcua

Male, age 47 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Raul Amezcua, a 47-year-old man, was tragically shot to death on August 1, 2018, in Houston, Texas. He was found unresponsive behind a vehicle in the driveway of his home in the 8300 block of Grandview. Amezcua had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and his…

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Robert Porter

Male, age 23 · Clemson, South Carolina
Killed Aug 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a dispute over money tragically cut short the life of a young man in Clemson, South Carolina. Robert Edrew 'Robby' Porter, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 1st and succumbed to his injuries the following day. The incident…

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Steven Douglas Cochran

Male, age 50 · Hampton, South Carolina
Killed Aug 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a quiet apartment complex in Hampton, South Carolina, became the scene of a sudden and violent crime that cut short the life of Steven Douglas Cochran. At 50 years old, Cochran was the building manager for the Hampton Garden Apartments…

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Christian Fabian

Male, age 20 · Clermont, Florida
Killed Aug 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christian Fabian, a 20-year-old male from Clermont, FL, was tragically killed on August 1, 2015. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 2:30 a.m., on Laurel Hill Drive. Fabian was found dead in a car parked in the driveway of a home…

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Elizabeth Smith

Female, age 29 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Aug 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Elizabeth Smith was a 29-year-old White / Caucasian woman from Phoenix, Arizona whose life was cut short by gun violence on August 1, 2014. Online case-tracking and memorial sites agree that she died in Phoenix on that date and classify her death as a “death…

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Nancy Angel

Female, age 48 · Mckee, Kentucky
Killed Aug 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer day in McKee, Kentucky, the community was shaken by the tragic death of Nancy 'Jeannie' Britton Angel. The 48-year-old woman was discovered deceased in a mobile home located about two miles east of Sand Gap on Friday, August 1, 2014. Her daughter…

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Israel Raymond Gonzalez

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Aug 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Israel Raymond Gonzalez, a 19-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on August 1, 2014, near East Opp Street and Lacouvreur Avenue in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred around 10:30…

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Taj Paden

Male, age 34 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of August 1, 2014, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was shaken by yet another tragic act of violence. Taj Paden, a 34-year-old man, lost his life in a brutal shooting, leaving behind grieving family members, heartbroken friends, and a…

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Jerry Stradford

Male, age 52 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 1, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jerry Stradford was 52 years old when he died on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in South Park, in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 45th Street and Central Avenue. His death was ruled a…

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Martha Monserat Cruz

Female, age 18 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Aug 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

Martha Monserat Cruz, an 18-year-old Latina, was tragically killed on August 1, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. She was fatally shot while sitting in the back seat of a car that was stopped at a red light on South Normandie Avenue in the Adams-Normandie…

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Baby Chen

San Gabriel, California
Killed Aug 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

On Saturday, August 1, 2009, authorities were called to the 700 block of South San Gabriel Boulevard in the city of San Gabriel, California, regarding an unresponsive infant. The infant, identified in county records simply as Baby Chen, died that day at the…

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David Reese

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

David Reese, 18, was stabbed to death on Saturday, August 1, 2009, in the 300 block of North Paca Street in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his death as a homicide. Beyond his name, his…

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Rhonda Graves

Female, age 42 · Concord, North Carolina
Killed Aug 1, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 1, 2008, in Concord, North Carolina, 42-year-old Rhonda Graves, a female, was fatally shot by her husband, 43-year-old Kevin Graves. The incident was classified as a murder-suicide, with Kevin Graves using a firearm to end both their lives. This…

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Mikael L. Hudson

Male, age 19 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Aug 1, 2008 · 18 years ago

Mikael L. Hudson, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on August 1, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred over a dispute about a parking space. The incident took place in the 4700…

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Keith Thompkins

Male, age 43 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 1, 2003 · 23 years ago

Keith Thompkins was 43 years old when he died on Friday, August 1, 2003, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 333 S. Figueroa St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Richard Hernandez

Male, age 24 · Montebello, California
Killed Aug 1, 2003 · 23 years ago

Richard Hernandez was 24 years old when he died on Friday, August 1, 2003, in Montebello. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 901 Via San Clemente. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Ben Liao

Male, age 16 · San-gabriel, California
Killed Aug 1, 1995 · 31 years ago

On August 1, 1995, Ben Liao, a 16-year-old from San Gabriel, California, tragically lost his life in a brutal drive-by shooting. Ben, along with Cheng Peng and Paul Vu, was traveling on the I-10 freeway near San Gabriel when they were attacked by members of…

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Cheng Peng

Male, age 18 · San-gabriel, California
Killed Aug 1, 1995 · 31 years ago

Cheng Peng, an 18-year-old from San Gabriel, California, tragically lost his life on August 1, 1995. His death was a result of a violent crime spree carried out by members of the Asian Boyz gang, a notorious criminal organization active in the San Gabriel…

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Charles Kevin Blankenship

Male, age 20 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Aug 1, 1995 · 31 years ago

On August 1, 1995, Charles Kevin Blankenship, a 24-year-old male from Cincinnati, Ohio, was shot and killed by his neighbor, Charles Cole. The incident occurred on the front porch of Cole's house in the South Fairmount neighborhood. The murder was captured on…

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Carlos Hill

Male · Chesapeake, Virginia
Killed Aug 1, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the late summer of 1994, the life of Carlos Demetries Hill, a male resident of Chesapeake, Virginia, was tragically cut short. On August 26, his death sparked an investigation that has since spanned decades, leaving a community with lingering questions and…

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Robert Matzke

Male, age 60 · Holmes-beach, Florida
Killed Aug 1, 1980 · 46 years ago

On August 1, 1980, Robert Matzke, a 60-year-old white male and retired Air Force colonel, was tragically killed in Holmes Beach, Florida. The incident occurred during a violent spree that left four people dead and one injured. Matzke, who was working in his…

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George Obendoerfer

Male, age 67 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Aug 1, 1937 · 89 years ago

George Obendoerfer, a 67-year-old man, met a tragic end on August 1, 1937. His death was later determined to be a murder, orchestrated by Anna Marie Hahn, a German-born American serial killer. Hahn, who had a history of poisoning elderly men for financial…

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Edith Hanna

Female, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Aug 1, 1904 · 122 years ago

In 1902, Edward Walton married Edith Hanna in Joliet, Illinois. Their union was short-lived, leading to a separation that lasted approximately two years. In August 1904, Walton sought reconciliation, but upon Hanna's refusal, he traveled to her residence at…

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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.