Death by Force

Julie P Miller

Female, age 68 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in the summer of 2005, a violent encounter in a Las Vegas casino parking lot tragically ended the life of 68-year-old Julie Miller, a Caucasian female. On August 23rd, she and her husband, Ronald Miller, were in their Mitsubishi SUV…

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Depaul Holloway

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

On August 23, 2005, Depaul Holloway, a 19-year-old male, was found dead due to a gunshot wound in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in front of 1635 Greenway Avenue in Franklin County. Despite investigations by the Columbus Police Department, this case…

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Sam Cameron

Male, age 25 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late hours of August 23, 2005, the life of 25-year-old Sam Cameron was tragically cut short in a desolate alley near the intersection of Pennsylvania Street and Bayaud Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A Black male, Cameron was discovered lifeless next to…

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Samuel Cameron

Male, age 25 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late summer of 2005, a promising life was abruptly cut short in a Denver alley. Samuel Cameron, a 25-year-old Black male, was found deceased on August 23rd, lying next to his car near the intersection of Pennsylvania and Bayaud avenues. The young man…

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Mary Matthews

Female, age 64 · Carrollton, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

Mary Matthews, a 64-year-old woman from Carrollton, TX, died on August 23, 2005. Her death was a tragic event that shook the local community. Mary Matthews was a Caucasian female, and her untimely demise led to a series of investigations and legal…

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Orlando Green Jr

Male, age 21 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the late summer of 2004, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area in Knoxville, Tennessee. The body of 21-year-old Orlando E. Green Jr., an African American male, was found on August 23rd near the corner of Wright and Mitchell streets. The scene told a…

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John Falcone

Male, age 30 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the late morning of August 23, 2004, a violent encounter in a Brockton, Massachusetts backyard cut short the life of 30-year-old John Falcone. The male victim was discovered in the rear of a property at 24 Farrington Street, the victim of a fatal shooting.…

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Orlando E. Green Jr.

Male, age 21 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the late summer of 2004, the Knoxville, Tennessee community was confronted with a particularly brutal crime. On August 23, the body of 21-year-old Orlando E. Green Jr., an African American male, was discovered in a wooded area near the corner of Wright and…

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Jesse C Edwards

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a summer day in Washington, D.C., a violent act cut short the life of Jesse C. Edwards. On August 23, 2003, while sitting in a car at the intersection of 1st and O Streets, NW, Edwards was shot. In the immediate aftermath, the vehicle was driven to a…

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William Powell

Male, age 53 · Lima, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

William Powell, aged 53, was found dead on August 23, 2003, in Lima, Ohio, under circumstances that led authorities to treat the case as a homicide. Powell's body was discovered in a residence in the Allen County area of Lima. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Charles Baker

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

On August 23, 2003, Charles Baker, aged 33, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio, after sustaining a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. The incident took place at 3665 Esquire Drive, located in Franklin County. Despite investigations by the Columbus Police…

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Nancy Melton Britt

Female, age 49 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

Nancy Melton Britt, a 49-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on August 23, 2003, in Lumberton, North Carolina. Nancy was an award-winning teacher, loved and respected by her students and peers. She was shot through the chest at the home of her…

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Kaysi McLeod

Female, age 19 · Jackson County, Colorado

Killed Aug 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

In August of 2003, the life of 19-year-old Kaysi McLeod came to a tragic end, though the full story would remain a painful mystery for her family for years. The young woman disappeared from her home in Colorado after an argument with her mother, Lori. At…

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Patrick Bailey

Male · Fontana, California

Killed Aug 23, 2002 · 24 years ago

On August 23, 2002, Patrick Bailey, aged 42, was fatally shot while he was a passenger in a vehicle on Hunter Street in Fontana, California. The incident occurred when Bailey's vehicle was confronted by three Hispanic males in a separate car. During the…

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Ruben Carlos Arango

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 23, 2002 · 24 years ago

Ruben Carlos Arango, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 23, 2002, in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ruben was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his young life. The…

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Richard Drummond

Male, age 47 · Kingdom-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 23, 1994 · 32 years ago

On August 24, 1994, Richard Drummond, a 47-year-old technical support supervisor for AT&T, was traveling near Kingdom City in Callaway County, Missouri, when he encountered a stranded vehicle on Interstate 70. Drummond, who was driving a company-issued 1994…

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Patricia Lange

Female, age 36 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Aug 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

Patricia Ann Lange, a 36-year-old White female, had recently embarked on a new chapter in her life, moving from Denver, Colorado, to West Des Moines, Iowa, for a promising job as a database administrator. She was temporarily residing at the University Park…

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Tammy Zywicki

Female, age 21 · Sarcoxie, Missouri

Killed Aug 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Tammy Jo Zywicki was a 21-year-old woman, identified by the FBI as White, who set out on the afternoon of August 23, 1992, driving from Evanston, Illinois toward Grinnell College in Iowa, expecting to arrive that evening. Not long after she left, her trip…

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Stephen Jarrell

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Stephen Jarrell, a 33-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on August 23, 1992. The incident occurred at 256 Detroit Avenue in Columbus, Franklin County. Jarrell suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest, and the case has remained unsolved…

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Don Wagner

Male · Burlington, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Don “Domino” Wagner, a male from Burlington, Wisconsin, was shot to death on August 23, 1992, his body found at a boat launch area in Racine County. Accounts place the killing within the biker “turf war” that pitted the Outlaws Motorcycle Club against the…

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Edward Stefan Kislo

Male, age 50 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Edward Stefan Kislo, a 50-year-old detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, tragically lost his life on August 23, 1992. Kislo was responding to a call from his neighbor, Fredricka Haymaker, who reported hearing suspicious noises in her backyard.…

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Linda Johnson

Female, age 17 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

On August 23, 1992, the life of 17-year-old Linda Johnson, a young African American female from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short under circumstances that remain elusive to this day. She was a teenager with dreams, aspirations, and a future that…

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Paul Logan

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

On August 23, 1990, Paul Delane Logan Sr., a 21-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life in an incident that remains unsolved to this day. Logan sustained fatal gunshot wounds to his chest and thigh near the intersection of East Main…

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Cheryl Henry

Female, age 22 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a hot August night in 1990, the lives of 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Andy Atkinson, were brutally cut short in a secluded West Houston area known as a "Lover's Lane." The young couple, who had recently started dating, were last…

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Andy Atkinson

Male, age 21 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a warm August night in 1990, the lives of 21-year-old Andy Atkinson and his companion, Cheryl Henry, were brutally cut short in a secluded area of West Houston. The male victim and his friend were last seen on August 22, 1990, at a local nightclub. Their…

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Walter Uria Pirtle

Male, age 47 · Eugene, Oregon

Found Aug 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 23, 1989, Walter Uria Pirtle, a 47-year-old white male, was waiting for the downtown Eugene blood bank to open. Pirtle, who was experiencing homelessness at the time, was in the company of another man when they were…

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Yusef Hawkins

Male, age 16 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the evening of August 23, 1989, a sixteen-year-old Black male named Yusef Hawkins traveled from his neighborhood in East New York to the predominantly white and Italian-American community of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He was accompanied by his younger brother…

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Ruth Green

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 1985 · 41 years ago

Ruth Green, a 21-year-old female, was found beaten to death on August 23, 1985, at 5100 Old Kellogg Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The case remains unsolved, and law enforcement agencies continue to seek information from the public to bring resolution to this…

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Roy Hobson Mardis

Male, age 35 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Aug 23, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the late summer of 1985, a dedicated and highly commended police officer, Roy Hobson Mardis, a 35-year-old male, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. A 13-year veteran of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Police Department, Mardis was renowned…

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Cynthia Elrod

Female, age 20 · Juneau, Alaska

Killed Aug 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

Caucasian / White female Cynthia “Cindy” D. Elrod, age 20, was discovered dead on the afternoon of August 23, 1983, in her home at the Kodzoff Trailer Park in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley. Alaska State Troopers were called around 1:30 p.m., and found her body…

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Treva Cannon

Female, age 54 · Ardmore, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the late summer of 1983, a sense of unease settled over a quiet neighborhood in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Treva K. Cannon, a 54-year-old female resident, was a familiar and reassuring presence to those who knew her. A dedicated social worker and former teacher…

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Christie Mullins

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 1975 · 51 years ago

On August 23, 1975, 14-year-old Christie Mullins was brutally murdered in the woods behind the Graceland Shopping Center in Columbus, Ohio. Christie had gone to the shopping center with a friend to check out a cheerleading event. While her friend went inside…

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Kathie Pierce

Female, age 24 · Musella, Georgia

Killed Aug 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

Kathie Sue Pierce was a 24-year-old woman whose life ended violently inside her home in the small Crawford County community of Musella, Georgia, on August 23, 1974. Pierce was at home with her three-year-old son when a stranger forced his way inside. The…

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Gayle Elizabeth Le Clair

Female, age 22 · Eugene, Oregon

Found Aug 23, 1973 · 53 years ago

On August 23, 1973, Gayle Elizabeth Le Clair, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, failed to arrive for her job at the Eugene Public Library. Concerned when she didn't answer phone calls, her supervisor went to her residence at 1781 Sylvan Street to check on her.…

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Ronald Thaisen

Male, age 25 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 23, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the late summer of 1972, a grim discovery was made on the shoulder of Interstate 40 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On August 23rd, the body of 25-year-old Caucasian male, Ronald Thaisen, a Sergeant in the Marine Corps, was found inside a van. The manner of…

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Linda Russ

Female, age 26 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Aug 23, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the winter of 1972, a grim discovery was made in a ditch at the corner of Inland Road and Deepwater Drive in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake, Virginia. On December 27th, the skeletal remains of 26-year-old Linda Dianne Russ were found, bringing a…

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Jody Loomis

Female, age 20 · Snohomish County, Washington

Killed Aug 23, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the late summer of 1972, a young White/Caucasian woman's life was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that would haunt Snohomish County, Washington, for nearly half a century. On August 23rd, 20-year-old Jody Loomis, a vibrant female with a love for…

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John Curtis Smith

Male, age 24 · Shoenville, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 1909 · 117 years ago

On a tumultuous summer evening in 1909, in the small industrial town of Schoenville, Pennsylvania, a young state trooper's life was tragically cut short amidst a bitter labor dispute. Private John Curtis Smith, a 24-year-old male, had been with the…

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