Deaths by Force on August 21

Deaths by Force (512)

Death by Force15th anniversary

Ines Aguilar

Female, age 31 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ines Aguilar, a 31-year-old woman, tragically died on August 21, 2011, in Houston, Texas. She was assaulted and killed by her husband, Salome Nicanor Juarez, who was 39 years old at the time. Juarez was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Ines…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Corp Eric Evine Sutphin

Male, age 40 · Blacksburg, Virginia

Killed Aug 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a summer day in August 2006, the life of 40-year-old Corporal Eric Evine Sutphin of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office was tragically cut short. The events leading to his death began on August 20, 2006, when an inmate named William Morva was taken to…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Solomon Stinson

Male, age 29 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

Solomon Stinson, aged 29, was tragically shot to death on August 21, 2006, outside his gated Southside subdivision in the Ironwood community of Gate Parkway, Jacksonville, FL. The incident led to a series of legal battles and investigations that spanned…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Erik Jon Telen

age 26 · Dunlap, California

Killed Aug 21, 2001 · 25 years ago

Erik Jon Telen, a 26-year-old Deputy Sheriff with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2001, while responding to a burglary call in Dunlap, California. On that fateful evening, neighbors reported a suspicious man hiding…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Rolando Ramirez

Male, age 20 · Florence---firestone, California

Killed Aug 21, 2001 · 25 years ago

Rolando Ramirez, a 20-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2001, in Florence-Firestone, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Rolando was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Dominquez Bernadino

Male, age 65 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 21, 2001 · 25 years ago

Dominquez Bernadino was 65 years old when he died on Tuesday, August 21, 2001, in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near Vernon Avenue…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Gary Pearson

Male, age 36 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 21, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Portland, Oregon, a dispute turned deadly, forever altering the lives of those involved. Just after midnight on August 21, 1986, Gary Pearson, a 36-year-old Native American man, found himself in a heated argument with…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Robin Hart

Female, age 18 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

Robin Elaine Hartman, an 18-year-old from Springfield, Ohio, was tragically murdered in 1981. She was last seen on June 29, 1981, at around 11:30 PM near the intersection of South Light Street and High Street in Springfield. Her body was discovered on August…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Berkina Rochelle Bell

Female, age 2 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the summer of 1981, a heartbreaking tragedy unfolded in Indianapolis, Indiana, forever marking the date of August 21st. On this day, two-year-old Berkina Rochelle Bell, a young female, was killed. Her life was cut short in an act of violence that also…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Bertha Mae Kirby Bell

Female, age 26 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

On August 21, 1981, a horrific series of events unfolded in Indianapolis, Indiana, culminating in one of the city's deadliest instances of domestic violence. Bertha Mae Kirby Bell, a 26-year-old Black female, was the primary target of a calculated rampage…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Bertina Bell

Female, age 4 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

In a tragic event that unfolded in Indianapolis, Indiana, four-year-old Bertina Michelle Bell, a female, lost her life on August 21, 1981. She was not the sole victim of this horrific act. Her three siblings, her mother, and her grandmother were also killed…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

King Bell II

Male, age 6 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that shattered a family, six-year-old King Bell II was killed on August 21, 1981, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The young boy was a victim of a horrific act perpetrated by his own father, King Edward Bell, who was 33 years old at the…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Kingston Bell

Male, age 1 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the summer of 1981, a heartbreaking tragedy unfolded in Indianapolis, forever marking the lives of a family and the city's history. On August 21st, one-year-old Kingston Edward Bell was killed in a violent act that also claimed the lives of his three…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Mary Alice Kirby

Female, age 54 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

On August 21, 1981, a residence in Indianapolis, Indiana, became the scene of a devastating mass homicide that claimed the life of 54-year-old Black female Mary Alice Kirby. She was visiting the home of her daughter when the tragic events unfolded, marking…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Daryle Cole

Male, age 31 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

On August 21, 1981, 31-year-old Daryle Cole, an African American male, and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Stacey Balonek, a Caucasian female, were tragically murdered in Toledo, Ohio. The couple had recently returned from a trip to Daytona Beach, Florida, and…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Cecelia Jacobsen

Null, age 22 · Sacramento, California

Found Aug 21, 1976 · 50 years ago

Cecelia Jacobsen, a 22-year-old woman, was found dead on August 21, 1976, in Sacramento, California. The details surrounding her death remain unclear, with limited public information available. Jacobsen was an alumnus of Elk Grove High School, and her passing…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Roy Wishon

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Aug 21, 1976 · 50 years ago

On August 21, 1976, Roy Franklin Wishon, aged 48, was found dead in a wooded area near 200 Burtner Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Greensboro police responded to the scene around 5:03 p.m., where they discovered that Wishon had suffered fatal blunt…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Paula Fabrizius

Female, age 16 · Castle Rock, Kansas

Killed Aug 21, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the late summer of 1976, Paula Fabrizius, a 16-year-old Caucasian female, was working as a park rangerette at Cedar Bluff State Park in Kansas. An active and popular high school cheerleader, she was a familiar face to those who frequented the park. On the…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Enid Marie Branch

Female, age 21 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Aug 21, 1976 · 50 years ago

On a deserted dirt road in Hillsborough County, Florida, the body of 21-year-old Enid Marie Branch, a white female, was discovered on August 21, 1976. She had been shot multiple times in the face. Branch was a mother to a four-year-old son and was enrolled in…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

JoHanna Tabitha Virginia Strong

Female, age 17 · Magna, Utah

Killed Aug 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the late hours of August 20, 1971, 17-year-old JoHanna Leatherbury, a white female and recent graduate of Olympus High School, said goodbye to her family and went to meet friends. She was last seen at a popular teen hangout spot in Salt Lake City known as…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Patrick Vostades

Male, age 41 · Stegall, Nebraska

Killed Aug 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of western Nebraska, a grim discovery was made on a county road about five miles south and half a mile west of Stegall in the early morning hours of August 21, 1971. The body of 41-year-old Patrick Vostades, a Hispanic male, was…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

George Lester Jackson

Male, age 29 · San-quentin, California

Killed Aug 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

George Lester Jackson, a prominent African-American activist and author, died on August 21, 1971, at the age of 29 in San Quentin State Prison, California. Jackson's death occurred during an alleged escape attempt, which resulted in a violent confrontation…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Frank Deleon

Male, age 44 · San-quentin, California

Killed Aug 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

Frank DeLeon, a 44-year-old correctional officer at San Quentin State Prison, tragically lost his life on August 21, 1971, during one of the deadliest days in the prison's history. Officer DeLeon, along with Officers Jere Graham and Paul Krasenes, was killed…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Paul Krasenes

Male, age 52 · San-quentin, California

Killed Aug 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

On August 21, 1971, Officer Paul Krasenes, aged 52, tragically lost his life during a violent uprising at San Quentin State Prison in California. The incident, which became one of the deadliest days in the prison's history, involved a coordinated attack by…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Jere Graham

Male, age 39 · San-quentin, California

Killed Aug 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

On August 21, 1971, Sergeant Jere Graham, aged 39, was tragically killed during a violent uprising at San Quentin State Prison in California. The incident, which became known as the "San Quentin Six" riot, was one of the deadliest days in the prison's…

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Death by Force95th anniversary

Gloria Lopez

Female, age 4 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 21, 1931 · 95 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in the Bronx, New York, on August 21, 1931, the life of a four-year-old Hispanic girl named Gloria Lopez was cut short. A violent crime spree that unfolded that day ultimately led to her untimely death. The series of events began around…

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Death by Force95th anniversary

Edwin Churchill

Male, age 34 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 21, 1931 · 95 years ago

In the Bronx, a tragic series of events led to the death of 34-year-old Patrolman Edwin Churchill on August 21, 1931. The incident began when another officer, Patrolman Walter Webb, was escorting a fur company's paymaster on 133rd Street. Two armed men…

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Death by Force95th anniversary

Walter Webb

Male, age 39 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 21, 1931 · 95 years ago

In the line of duty, 39-year-old Patrolman Walter J. Webb of the New York City Police Department met a tragic end on the streets of the Bronx on August 21, 1931. A ten-year veteran of the force and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War I, Webb was tasked with…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Luis Vazquez

Male, age 28 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 21, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 21, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Chicopee, Massachusetts neighborhood. When police arrived at the 500 block of Center Street around 1:36 a.m., they discovered shell casings littering the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Joann Carter

Male, age 78 · Leesburg, Florida

Killed Aug 21, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joann Carter, aged 78, was found dead on August 21, 2021, in her home in Leesburg, FL. The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported that Joann and her husband, Glenn Carter, 80, were discovered by their daughter, Lisa West, who went to check on them after being…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Israel L. Luna

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 21, 2021 · 5 years ago

Israel L. Luna, a 19-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2021. The incident occurred in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Around 6:40 p.m., Israel L. Luna was on the street in the 4700 block of…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Timothy Callahan

Male, age 33 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet predawn hours of a Sunday morning in Columbia, South Carolina, the life of Timothy Callahan, a 33-year-old male, was violently cut short. On August 21, 2016, Callahan was the victim of a fatal gunshot wound to the upper body during an attempted…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Daquan Spencer

Male, age 30 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 21, 2016, a celebration of life turned into a scene of senseless violence in Brooklyn's Scarangella Park, leaving 30-year-old Daquan Spencer dead. Spencer, a male resident of Brooklyn, had been at the park for a party and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Crisoforo Victorino

Male, age 41 · Monroe, North Carolina

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Crisoforo Escudero Victorino, a 41-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead in his home on Massey Street in Monroe, NC, on August 21, 2016. The police responded to a call around 2:10 a.m. and discovered Victorino with a gunshot wound to the head. The…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Stacey Balonek

Female, age 21 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

Stacey Balonek, a 21-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on August 21, 1981, in Toledo, Ohio. Stacey, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was brutally murdered alongside her boyfriend, Daryle Cole, aged 31. The couple was abducted, and Stacey was subjected…

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Death by Force95th anniversary

Herbert Hasse

Male, age 27 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 21, 1931 · 95 years ago

On a hot August afternoon in 1931, the life of 27-year-old Herbert Hasse, a male taxi driver from the Bronx, came to a violent and ambiguous end. His death was the final act in a frantic and bloody ninety-minute saga that began with a payroll robbery and…

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Death by Force100th anniversary

Antonio Bertolumi

Male, age 45 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 21, 1926 · 100 years ago

In the summer of 1926, tragedy struck in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the death of Antonio Bertolumi, a 45-year-old man. On August 21st, Bertolumi’s life was cut short by an act of gun violence. The circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in…

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Cameron Frierson

Male, age 16 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

In the late evening hours of Friday, August 21, 2026, the life of 16-year-old Cameron Frierson was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Nashville, Tennessee. A junior at Hunters Lane High School, Cameron was described by his family as an…

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George Rivera

Male, age 25 · Lawnside, New Jersey

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Friday, August 21, 2026, the life of 25-year-old George Rivera, a male resident of Lawnside, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. In the quiet neighborhood of Lawnside, a report of a shooting on West Hodges Avenue prompted a police response…

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JaKamryn Price

Male, age 16 · Belzoni, Mississippi

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

A sense of community and the thrill of a Friday night football game in Belzoni, Mississippi, turned to tragedy on August 21, 2026, marking the untimely death of 16-year-old JaKamryn Price. An African American student and a dedicated football player at…

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Jared Downey

Male, age 21 · Gonzales, Louisiana

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Friday, August 21, 2026, the city of Gonzales, Louisiana, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the lives of two young men, including 21-year-old Jared Downey. Responding to reports of gunfire shortly after 4 p.m., Gonzales…

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Jarell Andrey Rojas

Male, age 19 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

Jarell Andrey Rojas, a 19-year-old man from Lexington, Kentucky, was fatally shot on the evening of August 21, 2026, in a residential area on the city’s south side. At approximately 7:45 p.m., Lexington Police Department officers were dispatched to the 2700…

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Lamesha Norman

Female · South Fulton, Georgia

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

Lameshia Norman, a woman, was shot and killed late on August 21, 2026, during what South Fulton police described as a dispute involving a weapon at a home in the 5400 block of Keyhaven Place in South Fulton, Georgia. Officers were dispatched to the residence…

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Levi Jermaine Carter Brown

Male, age 17 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

On a warm Friday night in Bakersfield, California, the air, usually filled with the cheers and excitement of a high school football game, was pierced by the sound of gunfire. On August 21, 2026, at Independence High School, 17-year-old Levi Jermaine Carter…

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Melinda S. Mindy Brugger

Female, age 54 · Plattekill, New York

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of August 21, 2026, the quiet of a Milton Turnpike residence in the Town of Plattekill, New York, was shattered by a grim discovery. Inside the home lay the bodies of 54-year-old Melinda S. "Mindy" Brugger and her 66-year-old husband, James…

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Ronald Wynn II

Male, age 21 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

A sense of normalcy was shattered on the afternoon of Friday, August 21, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia, when gunfire erupted in the 3800 block of Old Waynesboro Road. The incident, which occurred around 3:58 p.m., left two individuals with gunshot wounds.…

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Tegan Daigle

Male, age 17 · Gonzales, Louisiana

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Friday, August 21, 2026, the city of Gonzales, Louisiana, was rocked by a violent incident that claimed the lives of two young men, including 17-year-old Tegan Daigle. Responding to reports of gunfire shortly after 4 p.m., Gonzales…

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William C Bill Fitzgerald

Male, age 39 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 21, 2026 · this year

William C. "Bill" Fitzgerald, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically killed on August 21, 2026, in a violent encounter on the southwest side of Tucson, Arizona. In the early morning hours, at approximately 5:10 a.m., Pima County Sheriff's deputies…

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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.