Deaths by Force on August 29

Deaths by Force (516)

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Wilfred Johnson

Male, age 52 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 29, 1988 · 38 years ago

Wilfred “Willie Boy” Johnson stepped out of his home in Brooklyn before dawn on August 29, 1988, heading toward his car in the Flatlands neighborhood, when the street turned into an execution ground. Johnson, a 52-year-old man of Italian-American and Native…

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Robert Kirk

Male, age 38 · Panthersville, Georgia

Killed Aug 29, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late summer of 1988, the community of Panthersville, Georgia, was shaken by the sudden and tragic death of Special Agent Robert M. Kirk. A dedicated male law enforcement officer, the 38-year-old was killed in the line of duty on August 29th. His death…

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Betty Lou Wisley

Female · Kingston, Tennessee

Killed Aug 29, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the late summer of 1987, a grim discovery was made in Kingston, Tennessee. On August 29th, the burned remains of a woman were found beside a garbage dumpster along Highway 58. The condition of the body was such that investigators were unable to immediately…

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Frank Boulton

Male, age 38 · Bountiful, Utah

Killed Aug 29, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a late summer evening in Bountiful, Utah, the life of Frank Robert Boulton, a 38-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short on August 29, 1987. Boulton, who worked at Deseret Industries, had spent the earlier part of the day with a coworker, Russell…

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Joann Hobson

Female, age 16 · Linden, California

Killed Aug 29, 1985 · 41 years ago

Joann Hobson, a 16-year-old girl, disappeared in 1985 and was later identified as one of the victims of the notorious 'Speed Freak Killers,' a serial killer duo consisting of Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog. Her remains were discovered inside an abandoned…

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Tara Mia Simpson

Female, age 19 · San Diego, California

Killed Aug 29, 1985 · 41 years ago

Tara Mia Simpson, a white female aged 18 at the time of her death, died on August 29, 1985, in San Diego County, California. Born on September 12, 1966, in Oregon, she was cremated, though the specific location of her burial remains unknown. Her death…

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Charles Jaeger

Male, age 37 · Dyersville, Iowa

Killed Aug 29, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet town of Dyersville, Iowa, a sense of unease settled over the community on August 29, 1984. On that day, 37-year-old Charles Jaeger, a White male, was discovered dead in his home. The scene was grim; he was found in a pool of blood in his bed…

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Terry Milligan

Female, age 16 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Aug 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Terry Rene Milligan, a 16-year-old Black female, vanished from the streets of Seattle, Washington, on August 29, 1982, becoming a tragic victim in a string of terrifying disappearances that haunted the region. For nearly two years, her family was left to…

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Glinda Sodemann

Female, age 19 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Killed Aug 29, 1979 · 47 years ago

Glinda Sodemann, a 19-year-old white female from the Fairbanks–North Pole area, vanished on August 29, 1979. She was a young wife and new mother; when her husband came home that day, their infant daughter was still in her crib, unattended, and Glinda was…

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Keith Anthony Jackson

Male, age 21 · Long Beach, California

Killed Aug 29, 1979 · 47 years ago

Keith Anthony Jackson, a 21-year-old English male, was found murdered in Long Beach, California on August 29, 1979. Jackson had traveled from Manchester, England to the Los Angeles area for a six to seven week vacation. His disappearance was initially a…

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Hubert Bill Payne

Male, age 51 · Dermott, Arkansas

Killed Aug 29, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the late summer of 1977, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. Hubert Bill Payne, the 51-year-old male Chief of Police for the Dermott Police Department in Arkansas, was a man who had committed his life to…

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Joseph Taylor

Male, age 34 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 29, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the late summer of 1977, a 34-year-old male New York City Police Detective named Joseph D. Taylor responded to a call that would tragically be his last. On Monday, August 29th, a report came in of a man with a shotgun inside an apartment at 14 Linden…

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Diana Donaldson

Female, age 42 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 29, 1972 · 54 years ago

On the evening of August 29, 1972, the body of Diana Donaldson, a 42-year-old Black female, was discovered in Denver, Colorado. She was found behind a home located near the intersection of E. 29th Avenue and Marion Street in the northeastern part of the city.…

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James Henry Sanford

Male, age 27 · McCracken, Kentucky

Killed Aug 29, 1933 · 93 years ago

On a late-summer day in 1933, James Henry Sanford, a 27-year-old white man, was shot to death, his name now surviving mainly as a line in later serial-killer research that lists him as the earliest confirmed victim of a man who would come to be known as Frank…

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Joe Sas

Male, age 37 · Marcola, Oregon

Killed Aug 29, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the late summer of 1930, a White / Caucasian man named Deputy Game Warden Joseph Saunders, met a violent end in Marcola, Oregon. On August 29th, Saunders, along with Eugene Police Officer Oscar Duley and several Lane County sheriff's deputies, was involved…

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Oscar Lee Duley

Male, age 35 · Marcola, Oregon

Killed Aug 29, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the late summer of 1930, a tragedy unfolded in the small community of Marcola, Oregon, forever marking August 29th as a day of loss. Oscar Lee Duley, a 35-year-old White male, lost his life in the line of duty. He served as a police officer with the Eugene…

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Kenyata Wante McIntosh

Male, age 39 · Compton, California

Killed Aug 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 29, 2024, 39-year-old Kenyata Wante McIntosh was fatally shot in Compton, California. The incident was reported by the Gun Violence Archive, which tracks such occurrences nationwide. In the aftermath of McIntosh's death, the community expressed…

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Barry Lee Thompson

Male, age 56 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Aug 29, 2023 · 3 years ago

On an evening in Sumter, South Carolina, what began as a casual gathering among neighbors took a tragic and fatal turn, ending the life of 56-year-old Barry Lee Thompson. The male victim was socializing with others on August 29, 2023, at a neighbor's home on…

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Vincent Eugene Small

Male, age 62 · Fernley, Nevada

Killed Aug 29, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet town of Fernley, Nevada, a family disturbance on the morning of August 29, 2022, escalated into a tragedy that ended the life of 62-year-old Vincent Eugene Small. The male victim was fatally shot in the 900 block of Mesa Drive, succumbing to his…

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William Willis Gotherman II

Male, age 59 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 29, 2022 · 4 years ago

William Willis Gotherman II, a 59-year-old male, was found fatally shot on August 29, 2022, at an apartment complex in southwest Charlotte, NC. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the scene around 2:15 p.m. after receiving a call for…

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Montrell Deon West

Male, age 17 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 29, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 17-year-old Montrell Deon West was tragically cut short. On August 29, 2022, West was one of two teenagers who arrived at a hospital in the Raleigh area, both suffering from gunshot wounds.…

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De’Andre Jones

Male, age 20 · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Aug 29, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a late summer evening in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the life of 20-year-old De’Andre Jones was tragically cut short. On August 29, 2020, Jones was at a Chevron gas station on Rockbridge Road, a place he was known to frequent. Unbeknownst to him, a man with…

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Daniel Siordia

Male, age 35 · Long-beach, California

Killed Aug 29, 2019 · 7 years ago

On August 29, 2019, Daniel Siordia, a 35-year-old resident of Paramount, California, was found dead in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of W. Hill Street. According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers…

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Gerald Velardi Jr.

Male, age 58 · Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet borough of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, a dispute between a landlord and his tenant tragically escalated to a fatal conclusion. Gerald Velardi, Jr., a 58-year-old male, lost his life on August 29, 2015, inside the Passaic Street home he rented.…

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Jean James Jacques

Male, age 27 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of August 29, 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, a fatal confrontation unfolded that would claim the life of 27-year-old Jean James Jacques. The incident occurred on Bramble Boulevard, where Jacques was positioned inside a van near a…

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Giovan Beals

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Giovan Beals, a 26-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 29, 2015. The incident occurred in the Hyde Park neighborhood, specifically in the 5800 block of South 8th Avenue. According to reports, Beals was involved in an…

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Reynaldo Reyes Jr.

Female · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Reynaldo Reyes Jr., a young Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on August 29, 2015, in Hollywood, Florida. The incident occurred during the early hours of the morning at a family gathering. According to reports, the 53-year-old father, Reynaldo Reyes Sr.…

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Alberto Fernandez

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Alberto Fernandez, a 37-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 29, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. Fernandez was fatally shot, and his death was recorded as a homicide. The incident occurred in the evening, and despite efforts to save him…

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Marion Benbow

Female, age 80 · Clovis, California

Killed Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marion K. Benbow, an 80-year-old resident of Clovis, California, passed away on August 29, 2014. Her death was the result of a tragic incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the morning of her death…

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Marie Josefina Jimenez-Aldana

Female, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 29, 2013 · 13 years ago

Marie Josefina Jimenez-Aldana was 22 years old when she died on Thursday, August 29, 2013, in Sylmar. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma on the 210 Freeway at Hubbard Street. Her death…

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Joseph Flint

Male, age 50 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 29, 2013 · 13 years ago

Joseph Flint, a 50-year-old man, was stabbed to death in the 200 block of West Lombard Street in downtown Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his death on Thursday, August 29, 2013, with the cause recorded as a stabbing. The Baltimore…

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Tossaphol Srichonpaisarn

Male, age 28 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

Tossaphol Srichonpaisarn was 28 years old when he was found dead on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at his home in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1111 South Grand…

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Brandon Wilson

Male, age 21 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Aug 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late summer of 2005, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in Chesapeake, Virginia, a case that has since grown cold, leaving a family with unanswered questions and a community with a lingering sense of unease. Twenty-one-year-old Brandon L.…

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Kenneth Bruce Kitching

Male, age 35 · North Hollywood, California

Killed Aug 29, 2002 · 24 years ago

The quiet halls of an apartment building in the 12300 block of Sherman Way grew increasingly unsettling in the closing days of August 2002. Neighbors on the second floor noticed an overpowering, foul odor drifting from one of the units and alerted the…

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Harold August

Male, age 66 · Scottsdale, Arizona

Killed Aug 29, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a Scottsdale, Arizona man named Harold August, who was 66 years old, was brutally murdered in his home. He was known in his community for his business of buying, repairing, and selling typewriters, which he ran from his residence. This…

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Arthur Wilson

Male, age 70 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 29, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Philadelphia, on August 29, 1975, Arthur Wilson, a 70-year-old married man, was at his place of business, the Robinson Clothing Store, located at 2841 Girard Avenue. It was a day that would tragically end in violence, forever altering…

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