Death by Force

Dushawn Toliver

Male, age 17 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

Dushawn Toliver, a 17-year-old African-American male from the Milwaukee area, was killed in late August 2008. Online memorial records list him as a victim of murder who “departed” on August 29, 2008, with ties to nearby Wauwatosa, a brief line that…

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Archie Davis

Male, age 35 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, the life of 35-year-old Archie Lee Davis, Jr., a male resident of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Wednesday, August 27, 2008, Davis was fatally shot in the street. The incident occurred in a…

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Gregory Barron

Male, age 33 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, tragedy struck the community of Hyattsville, Maryland, with the violent death of 33-year-old Gregory Schenck Barron, Jr. On the night of Thursday, August 28, 2008, at approximately 11:51 p.m., events unfolded that would cut short…

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Kanika T. Powell

Female, age 28 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, Kanika T. Powell, a 28-year-old Black woman and U.S. Army veteran, was living a quiet life in Laurel, Maryland. She had successfully transitioned from military service to a sensitive civilian role at the Johns Hopkins University…

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Jamil Jackson

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, a man's life was cut short on a Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C. On August 28, at approximately 10:55 a.m., Jamil Jackson was shot and killed in the 1200 block of Eaton Road, SE. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to…

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Antwan Mckinney

Male, age 38 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in the nation's capital, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. On August 28, 2007, in the 900 block of Valley Avenue, SE, Antwan McKinney was shot and killed. The…

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Kyle L Kendall

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, the life of a young Indianapolis man was tragically cut short. Kyle L. Kendall, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed on the night of Monday, August 27, 2007. The incident, which stemmed from an argument, took place on the 3500…

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Elisio G Mederos

age 60 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Elisio G. Mederos, 60, is remembered here with far too many blanks left where a life’s story should be filled in. From Kansas City, Missouri, Elisio carried a name that still deserves to be spoken with care, even when the public record offers almost nothing…

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Eugene Blackmon

Male, age 30 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 28, 2007, Eugene L. Blackmon, 30, was found fatally shot in Charlotte, North Carolina, near 618 Echodale Drive. Known by the nickname "Geno," Blackmon was discovered lying on the ground after neighbors reported hearing gunshots. The location of his…

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Preston Rodney Jenkins

Male, age 26 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of August 28, 2007, a violent intrusion shattered the quiet of a Denver, Colorado apartment. Preston Rodney Jenkins, a 26-year-old Black / African American male, was at home with his roommate when two individuals forced their way into the…

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Marquis Dixon

Male, age 28 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, a tragedy struck in the Camelot section of Chesapeake, Virginia, that remains a painful mystery to this day. On August 29th, a 28-year-old man named Marquis Dixon was fatally shot in the 2800 block of Eric Court. The Chesapeake…

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Henry James

Male, age 62 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 28, 2007, 62-year-old Henry James died in Los Angeles, California. A Black man in his early sixties, his death was examined by local authorities and recorded in county coroner records as a homicide. However, in the official logs maintained by county…

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Will Donald Jr.

Male, age 39 · Manchester Square, California

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Will Donald Jr. was 39 years old when he died on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, three days after a fight in the Manchester Square area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma…

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Ceri Litterio

Female, age 45 · Sash, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2005 · 21 years ago

On August 28, 2005, in the small town of Sash, Texas, a tragic incident unfolded that led to the death of Ceri Litterio, a 45-year-old woman. The events began when Freddie L. Cranshaw, a 54-year-old man with a partial right arm, engaged in a confrontation…

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Ernest Wesley Brown

Male, age 61 · Sash, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2005 · 21 years ago

Ernest Wesley Brown, a 61-year-old man, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2005, in Sash, Texas. Brown was fatally shot by Frederick Leroy Cranshaw, a 54-year-old man who had recently moved to the area. Cranshaw opened fire with a .38-caliber revolver…

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Holly Love Brown

Female, age 50 · Sash, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2005 · 21 years ago

Holly Love Brown, a 50-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on August 28, 2005, in Sash, Texas. She was one of four victims killed by a gunman, Freddie L. Cranshaw, who also took his own life after a nine-hour standoff with police. The incident occurred…

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Rev. James Wayne Armstrong

Male, age 42 · Sash, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2005 · 21 years ago

Rev. James Wayne Armstrong, a 42-year-old male pastor, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2005, in Sash, Texas. He was fatally shot by Frederick Leroy Cranshaw, a 54-year-old man, during a violent rampage that also claimed the lives of three other…

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James Wayne Armstrong

Male, age 42 · Sash, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2005 · 21 years ago

James Wayne Armstrong was a 42-year-old male pastor serving at the Sash Assembly of God church in Sash, Texas. On August 28, 2005, he was outside speaking with his wife and several congregants when a confrontation erupted with a man identified as Freddie…

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Eric James White

Male, age 30 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the late summer of 2004, a tragedy unfolded in Phoenix, Arizona, that claimed the life of 30-year-old Eric James White. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, White had been with the Phoenix Police Department for four years when he responded to a…

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Jason Alan Wolfe

Male, age 27 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the warm evening of August 28, 2004, a call about a shooting at an apartment complex on West Las Palmaritas Drive in Phoenix sent officers scrambling. Among them was 27-year-old Jason Alan Wolfe, a man who had left a better-paying job four and a half years…

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Shirley Trapp

Female, age 45 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Aug 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

Shirley Ann Carpenter Trapp, a 45-year-old African-American woman, was reported missing on August 26, 2004, in Peoria, Illinois. Her disappearance was uncharacteristic, and foul play was suspected from the outset. Two days later, her body was discovered, and…

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Willie Ray Battle

Male, age 58 · Walnut Park, California

Killed Aug 28, 2003 · 23 years ago

Willie Ray Battle was 58 years old when he died on Thursday, August 28, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 2836 E. Walnut St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Pasadena Police…

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Kevin Johnson

Null · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 2002 · 24 years ago

Kevin David Johnson, aged 22, was tragically killed on August 28, 2002, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 260 West McMicken Street, where Kevin was shot in what authorities determined to be a homicide. Cincinnati Police responded to the scene, and…

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Adam Rollins

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2002 · 24 years ago

Adam L. Rollins, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2002, in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Adam was shot and killed in front of his home. The incident did not…

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Patricia Lea Osborne

Female, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2002 · 24 years ago

Patricia Lea Osborne was thirty-eight years old when her life was taken in Los Angeles on August 28, 2002. A white woman living in Southern California, her sudden death brought her into the jurisdiction of local law enforcement and the Los Angeles County…

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John Robert Locke

Male, age 67 · Fayetteville, Arkansas

Killed Aug 28, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a tragic Monday, the first day of the Fall 2000 semester at the University of Arkansas, the life of Professor John R. Locke was cut short in a shocking act of violence. The 67-year-old male, who served as the director of the Comparative Literature program…

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Carlton Daniel Jenkins

Male, age 36 · Camden, Georgia

Killed Aug 28, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 28, 2000, a routine traffic stop on northbound I-95 in Camden County, Georgia, turned into a fatal encounter for a dedicated officer. Sergeant Carlton Daniel Jenkins, a 36-year-old male with the Camden County Sheriff's…

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Jason MacCullough

Male, age 19 · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Killed Aug 28, 1999 · 27 years ago

Jason Allan MacCullough was a 19-year-old man whose life ended violently while he was walking home through north-end Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in the early hours of August 28, 1999. Official records place his death on that date, rather than October 1.…

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William Francis Lowry

Male, age 39 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Aug 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

On August 28, 1997, the life of William Francis Lowry, a 39-year-old Caucasian male and a dedicated officer with the Tacoma Police Department, was tragically cut short. The events leading to his death began in the early hours of the morning when Sap Kray, a…

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Julie Bell Davis

Female, age 33 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Aug 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Des Moines, Iowa, 33-year-old Julie Bell Davis, a Caucasian female, was excitedly packing up her office at Skyline Display. She was preparing for a move to a more prestigious downtown high-rise, a testament to her success as a…

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Myrtle Brower

Female, age 84 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

Prosecutors allege that 84‑year‑old female Hispanic patient Myrtle Brower was one of six elderly victims murdered between December 1996 and **August 28, 1997**, at Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California. The victims—All at advanced…

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Franklin Robinson

Male, age 30 · Corning, California

Killed Aug 28, 1993 · 33 years ago

On August 28, 1993, Franklin Wayne Robinson Jr., a 30-year-old male resident of Corning, California, was found dead in his home. According to available reports, he had been stabbed while lying in bed on a punctured waterbed. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Tien Hoang Truong

Male, age 19 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 28, 1993 · 33 years ago

On the night of August 28, 1993, a gathering of Vietnamese youths was taking place on the 500 block of NE 80th in Portland, Oregon. At approximately 10:30 p.m., the party was tragically interrupted by gunfire. A red van, later identified as a 1979 Chevrolet…

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Clifton Dennis

Male, age 26 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 28, 1993 · 33 years ago

On what should have been a day of celebration, the life of Clifton Dennis was tragically cut short. A Black male, he was killed on his 26th birthday, August 28, 1993, in Chester, Pennsylvania. An act of gun violence ended the young man's life, leaving a void…

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Reserve James Boyd Cook

Male, age 19 · Westlake, Louisiana

Killed Aug 28, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the late summer of 1990, a young man's nascent career in law enforcement came to a tragic and abrupt end. James Boyd Cook, a 19-year-old male, had been a reserve officer with the Westlake Police Department in Louisiana for a mere two weeks. His aspiration…

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Mark Stead

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 1989 · 37 years ago

On August 28, 1989, Mark Steadman, an 18-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead at his apartment on 1197 Fair Avenue, Apt. A. Steadman suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head, leading to his death at the scene. The Columbus Police Department…

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Charles Potter

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 1987 · 39 years ago

On August 28, 1987, Charles Potter, a 40-year-old man, was fatally stabbed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in the vicinity of 1100 Gilbert Avenue. On the day of his death, Potter had been at the Greyhound bus station, reportedly traveling from…

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Albert Mallen

Male, age 36 · Westville, New Jersey

Killed Aug 28, 1985 · 41 years ago

On the morning of August 28, 1985, a dedicated New Jersey State Police detective lost his life in the line of duty. Detective Albert J. Mallen, Sr., a 36-year-old white male, was part of a team executing a narcotics search warrant in Westville, New Jersey. A…

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Thomas Rohr

Male, age 41 · Mishawaka, Indiana

Killed Aug 28, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the late summer of 1985, a sense of unease settled over the community of Mishawaka, Indiana, following the discovery of a local business manager brutally killed in what appeared to be a robbery gone wrong. On August 28, 1985, 41-year-old Thomas Lionel Rohr…

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Julie Ann March

Female, age 29 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 28, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a late summer evening in 1984, a 29-year-old Caucasian female named Julie Ann March was last seen by a friend who dropped her off in downtown Salt Lake City at 2nd South and State Street. March, who was born on March 19, 1955, had been at a gathering place…

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Damani Osei Garner-Alexander

Male, age 12 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 1984 · 42 years ago

Damani Osei Garner-Alexander, aged 13, tragically lost his life on August 31, 1984, in a case of mistaken identity in Los Angeles, California. He was one of four victims in a brutal shooting that also claimed the lives of his grandmother, Ebora Alexander, 58…

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James Bronaugh

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 1982 · 44 years ago

James E. Bronaugh, a Dayton, Ohio resident, was the victim of a homicide that occurred on August 28, 1982. The case remains unsolved, and the incident took place in Montgomery County. Authorities from the Dayton Police Department investigated the scene at the…

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Anna Olesiewicz

Female, age 18 · Ocean Township, New Jersey

Killed Aug 28, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer evening in August of 1982, eighteen-year-old Anna Olesiewicz ventured from her home in Camden for a weekend at the Jersey Shore with a friend. After arriving in Neptune City, the two young women made their way to the bustling Asbury Park…

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Sandra Delaware

Female, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 28, 1982 · 44 years ago

Sandra Delaware, an 18-year-old African American female, tragically lost her life on August 27, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. Her death was a result of a brutal murder, which shocked the local community and drew significant attention to the case. Sandra was…

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Dennis Earl Hill

Male, age 30 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Aug 28, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 28, 1977, a sense of unease settled over a Des Moines, Iowa neighborhood. Responding to a call of shots fired at the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Mondamin Avenue, 30-year-old White / Caucasian male, Police Officer…

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William Jones

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 1973 · 53 years ago

On August 28, 1973, William Jones was killed in Dayton, Ohio, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident took place in Montgomery County and is under the jurisdiction of the Dayton Police Department. While few details have been made public, the Ohio…

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Joseph Edwards

Male, age 29 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 1972 · 54 years ago

On August 28, 1972, Joseph Edwards, a 29-year-old officer with the Columbus Division of Police, was killed in an ambush while on duty in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place when Officer Edwards and his partner, Officer Charles McFadden, were on a routine…

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Richard Barry Zbinden

Male, age 57 · Pomona, California

Killed Aug 28, 1959 · 67 years ago

Captain Richard Barry Zbinden, a dedicated officer of the Pomona Police Department, tragically succumbed to a gunshot wound on August 13, 1991, at the age of 57. The injury that ultimately led to his death was sustained on August 28, 1959, when he responded…

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