Death by Force

Jodi Brewer

Female, age 19 · Baker, California

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jodi Brewer, a 19-year-old resident of Las Vegas, was found deceased on August 27, 2003, off the I-15 freeway near Baker, California. Jodi had gone missing two weeks earlier, on August 14, when she was last seen being dropped off at the Harbor Island Club…

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Paul Herlihy

Male, age 50 · Milford, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the late summer of 2003, a sense of unease settled over a home on Nashua Street in Milford, New Hampshire. Inside, 50-year-old Paul Herlihy, a Caucasian male, had been the victim of a brutal act of violence. His body was discovered by police on August 27…

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Alan Weiner

Male, age 50 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Alan Earl Weiner, a 50-year-old male of Jewish ethnicity from Wilmette, Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2003. He was a partner in Windy City Core Supply, a business he ran with his brother Howard. Alan was beloved by his family, including…

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Calvin Ramsey

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Calvin Ramsey, a 44-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 27, 2003, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a series of violent incidents that shook the community. Ramsey, along with Robert Lee Taylor, was one of the last victims…

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Daniel Weiner

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Daniel Melbourne Weiner, a 30-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2003. He was a manager at Windy City Core Supply, an auto parts supply warehouse located in the South Side of Chicago. On that fateful day, a mass…

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Howard Weiner

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Howard Neal Weiner, a 59-year-old white male from Northbrook, Illinois, passed away suddenly on August 27, 2003. He was a partner with his brother Allen in Windy City Core Supply, a business based in Chicago. Howard was engaged to Lynn Schulman and was a…

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Juan Valles

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

On August 27, 2003, Juan Valles, a 34-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed in a mass shooting at Windy City Core Supply, an auto parts warehouse located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The perpetrator, Salvador Tapia, a 36-year-old former…

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Robert Taylor

Male, age 53 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Robert Taylor, a 53-year-old African American male, was found dead on August 27, 2003, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was the result of a violent incident that led to a comprehensive investigation by local authorities. Taylor's body was discovered with…

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Anthony Louis Woods

Female, age 35 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

On the evening of August 27, 2003, a domestic violence call came in from the Parkway Village area of Memphis, Tennessee. Patrolman Anthony Louis Woods, a 35-year-old African American male and a seven-year veteran of the Memphis Police Department, responded to…

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Carlos Perez

Male, age 19 · Melbourne, Florida

Killed Aug 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Carlos Perez, a 19-year-old male, was found murdered in a Super 8 motel room in Melbourne, Florida, on August 27, 2003. His body was discovered naked on a bed, strangled, and with his throat cut. The crime scene had been cleaned before police arrived, but…

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Javan Rogers

Male · Akron, Ohio

Found Aug 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

Javan Rogers, aged 26, was tragically abducted from his home in Akron, Ohio, on August 27, 2002, and was later found fatally shot in Youngstown, Ohio. Rogers was taken from his residence on North Portage Path, and his body was discovered shortly afterward…

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Mary Matheny

Female, age 75 · Clinton Township, Ohio

Found Aug 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

On August 27, 2002, Mary Matheny, aged 75, was last seen outside her home on Lehner Road in Clinton Township, Ohio. On that evening, Mary was engaged in gardening, a routine activity for her, when she was attacked by an unknown assailant. Her body was…

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Gabino Perez Perez

Male, age 48 · Cudahy, California

Killed Aug 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

Gabino Perez Perez was 48 years old when he died on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, in Cudahy, a small city in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 4748 Live Oak St.…

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Jonathan Hudson

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jonathan Hudson was murdered on August 27, 2000, in Dayton, Ohio. He was 36 years old at the time of his death. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department has been leading the investigation. Hudson's death has remained an…

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Edward Harris Jr

Male, age 33 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

On August 27, 2000, Edward Harris Jr., aged 33, was shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and Harris’s death has remained unsolved for more than two decades. The Dayton Police Department responded to the scene, but there…

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Joel Rivera

Male, age 19 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

On August 27, 2000, Joel Rivera, a 19-year-old male from York, Pennsylvania, was tragically lost to gun violence. His untimely death left a profound impact on the community, as evidenced by the numerous candles lit in his memory and heartfelt messages…

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Chloe Francis Stanton

Female, age 43 · Bradshaw, West Virginia

Killed Aug 27, 1998 · 28 years ago

Chloe Francis “Frankie” Stanton, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian woman, was serving as chief of police in the small McDowell County community of Bradshaw, West Virginia, when a routine disturbance call turned deadly. Although the shooting occurred on August 27…

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Henry Lee Dupree

Male, age 58 · Eastlake, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 1994 · 32 years ago

Henry Lee Dupree, a 58-year-old African American male, was tragically murdered on August 27, 1994, while working as a security guard at an adult bookstore in Eastlake, Ohio. Dupree was shot multiple times by Frederick Treesh, who was on a crime spree at the…

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Karen Phillips

Female, age 49 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 1992 · 34 years ago

Karen Phillips, a 49-year-old woman from Chester, PA, tragically died on August 27, 1992. The circumstances surrounding her death were investigated thoroughly by local authorities. Karen Phillips was found deceased under suspicious conditions, leading to a…

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Marvin Burton

Male, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 1992 · 34 years ago

Marvin Burton, 18, male, lost his life to gun violence on August 27, 1992, in Chester, Pennsylvania, after a confrontation that police and prosecutors described as the violent aftermath of an armed robbery. The shooting unfolded in the area of Eighth and…

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Cynthia Rose

Female, age 32 · Turlock, California

Killed Aug 27, 1992 · 34 years ago

On August 27, 1992, the body of Cynthia Lyn Rose, a 32-year-old white woman, was discovered behind the Blueberry Hill Café in Turlock, California. Initially, her death was misclassified as a drug overdose. However, serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known…

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Manny Taboada

Male, age 23 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Aug 27, 1990 · 36 years ago

On August 27, 1990, 23-year-old Hispanic male Manuel Ricardo “Manny” Taboada was brutally murdered in Gainesville, Florida. A student at the University of Florida, Manny had recently been accepted into the College of Architecture and was known for his…

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Tracy Paules

Female, age 23 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Aug 27, 1990 · 36 years ago

Tracy Paules, a 23-year-old white female, was one of five college students brutally murdered in Gainesville, Florida, in late August 1990. She was a student at the University of Florida and shared an apartment with fellow student Manuel Taboada. On August 27…

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Robert King

Male, age 19 · Portage County, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 1989 · 37 years ago

Robert LaShaw King, aged 19, was found dead on August 27, 1989, in Portage County, Ohio. His body was discovered in a field off Route 183, and authorities later identified the remains as belonging to King. He had been missing since that day, and his death was…

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Yvonne Norris

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 1989 · 37 years ago

On August 27, 1989, Yvonne Norris, a 26-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost her life in a house fire. The incident occurred at 1335 Summit Street in Franklin County. Norris, who was inside her residence when the fire broke out, succumbed to…

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Frieda Wheatley

Female, age 69 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 27, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a late August day in 1988, a granddaughter's concern for her grandparents led to a grim discovery in a North Portland home. On August 29th, after not hearing from them, she requested a welfare check at the residence of 69-year-old Caucasian female Frieda…

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Robert Wheatley

Male, age 61 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 27, 1988 · 38 years ago

On August 29, 1988, a concerned granddaughter's call for a welfare check led Portland police to a home at 2612 N. Holman. Inside, they made a grim discovery in the basement: the bodies of 61-year-old Caucasian male Robert Wheatley and 69-year-old Frieda…

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Scott Scott

Male, age 25 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 27, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the Bronx, a 15-year-old male named Corde Scott tragically lost his life in what should have been the safety of his own home. On a Monday afternoon in January, police responded to a 911 call about an unconscious person inside an apartment in the…

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Dawn Marie Smith

Female, age 14 · El Paso, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, a shadow fell over El Paso, Texas, as a series of young women and girls began to vanish, their disappearances casting a pall of fear across the community. Among them was 14-year-old Dawn Marie Smith, a female student at Parkland High…

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Lowell Clayton Tribble

Male, age 37 · Farmers-branch, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 1983 · 43 years ago

Lowell Clayton Tribble, a 37-year-old male officer with the Farmers Branch Police Department, tragically lost his life on August 27, 1983. Tribble was shot and killed in an ambush while on patrol. He was driving through an apartment complex on Villa Creek…

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Ben Tolpin

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 1982 · 44 years ago

On August 27, 1982, Ben Tolpin, a 75-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically killed during a robbery at his home on 4930 Paddock Road. He was stabbed to death by an unidentified suspect. The suspect was described as a black male, approximately…

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Atilla Altkat

Male, age 45 · Ottawa, Ontario

Killed Aug 27, 1982 · 44 years ago

Atilla Altıkat, a 45-year-old White/Caucasian man, was a Turkish Air Force colonel serving as the military attaché at Turkey's embassy in Ottawa, Ontario. On the morning of August 27, 1982, he left for work and drove through Ottawa's diplomatic district. At…

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Donald Hyden

Male, age 15 · Hollywood, California

Killed Aug 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

Donald Ray Hyden Jr., a 15-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically murdered on August 27, 1979. Donald was last seen in Hollywood, California, at 1:00 a.m. on the day of his death. He was abducted by serial killer William George Bonin, also known as "The…

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Brenda Alexander

Female, age 23 · Phenix City, Alabama

Killed Aug 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, the life of 23-year-old Brenda Alexander, an African American woman, was tragically cut short in Phenix City, Alabama. For nearly four decades, the circumstances surrounding her death remained a painful mystery, a cold case that offered…

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Bonnie Sue ONeil

Female, age 39 · San Diego, California

Killed Aug 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the late summer of 1979 in San Diego, California, the life of 39-year-old Bonnie Sue O'Neil came to a tragic and violent end. On August 27th, she met a man named Carroll Edward Cole in a local bar. Cole, who was employed at a nearby appliance shop, lured…

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Michael Rollins

Male, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 27, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a late summer evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of 25-year-old Michael Douglas Rollins Sr. was tragically cut short. On August 27, 1978, the young man was involved in an altercation that unfolded outside of a local bar. The disagreement escalated, and…

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Gary Collins

Male, age 22 · Rancho-cucamonga, California

Killed Aug 27, 1978 · 48 years ago

On August 27, 1978, Gary Collins, a 22-year-old resident of Rancho Cucamonga, California, was tragically found dead outside the Nite Lite Bar, located at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue. Gary had been spending the evening with friends at…

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Johnny Ray Lightsey

Male, age 29 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 1978 · 48 years ago

Johnny Ray Lightsey, aged 29, was the leader of the Fort Worth chapter of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. On August 27, 1978, Lightsey was fatally shot six times while riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the intersection of West Lancaster Avenue and South…

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Norbert Melvin Szczygiel

Male, age 29 · Dearborn, Michigan

Killed Aug 27, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the late summer of 1977, the city of Dearborn, Michigan, lost one of its own in a sudden and violent encounter. Norbert Melvin Szczygiel, a 29-year-old male Corporal with the Dearborn Police Department, ended his watch on Saturday, August 27, 1977. A…

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William Freeman

Male, age 12 · Antioch, California

Killed Aug 27, 1969 · 57 years ago

On August 27, 1969, 12-year-old William Freeman, a white male, was abducted and murdered in Antioch, California. Charles Ray Hatcher, a known serial offender, later confessed to luring the boy to a creek and strangling him. This confession marked the…

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William Gaskin

Male, age 22 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Aug 27, 1968 · 58 years ago

In the late summer of 1968, a young Huntsville police officer's life was tragically cut short during what began as a routine traffic stop. Officer William T. Gaskin, a 22-year-old male, had only been with the department for three months when he was shot and…

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Sara Cole

Female · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Aug 27, 1967 · 59 years ago

On the quiet Sunday of August 27, 1967, a shocking act of violence shattered the peace of a Vancouver, Washington neighborhood. Inside a residence at 901 W 16th Street, two elderly Caucasian women, one of whom was Sara J. Amelia Cole, were subjected to a…

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Edmund Kemper

Male, age 72 · North-fork, California

Killed Aug 27, 1964 · 62 years ago

Edmund Emil Kemper Sr., aged 72, died on August 27, 1964, in North Fork, California. His death was a result of a tragic and brutal murder committed by his grandson, Edmund Kemper III. On that fateful day, Edmund Kemper III, who was only 15 years old at the…

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Maude Matilda Hughey Kemper

Female, age 67 · North-fork, California

Killed Aug 27, 1964 · 62 years ago

Maude Matilda Hughey Kemper, aged 66, was tragically murdered on August 27, 1964, at her ranch in North Fork, California. Maude, along with her husband Edmund Kemper Sr., fell victim to a brutal crime committed by their grandson, Edmund Kemper III. The…

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W. M. Chansler

Male, age 32 · Sacramento, California

Killed Aug 27, 1954 · 72 years ago

On August 27, 1954, California Highway Patrol Officer William McCrea Chansler, aged 32, was tragically killed in the line of duty. Officer Chansler was off duty when he responded to a call about an armed suspect who had shot a waitress and was holding…

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John Holmes

Male · National, Nevada

Killed Aug 27, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the small, isolated mining town of National, Nevada, Deputy Sheriff John Holmes, a male, was the sole presence of law and order. On the night of August 27, 1910, while making his customary rounds, he encountered a volatile situation. An intoxicated man…

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B. Edgar Hamrick

Male, age 36 · Shelby, North Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 1904 · 122 years ago

B. Edgar Hamrick, aged 36, was the Chief of Police for the Shelby Police Department in North Carolina. On August 27, 1904, he was shot and killed at the county jail. The incident occurred after Hamrick had arrested four men for being drunk in public. The men…

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Jeremiah Standokes

Male, age 49 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 27, 2024, at approximately 6 a.m., Houston police officers responded to a call reporting a deceased individual near a transit bus stop at 7900 Sunbury Street. Upon arrival, they discovered 49-year-old Jeremiah Standokes, who had sustained a fatal…

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