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Deaths by Force on August 29

696 open cases in our database happened on August 29. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (516)

Tyreese Keith Lynch Sr - Youngstown, Ohio
Death by Force

Tyreese Keith Lynch Sr

Male, age 22 · Youngstown, Ohio
Killed Aug 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tyreese Keith Lynch Sr., a 22-year-old African American male from Youngstown, OH, tragically passed away on August 29, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Health Center. He was born on October 6, 1994, and was known for his active involvement in his church's Jr. Usher…

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Anthony Tony Keppel - Sharon, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Anthony Tony Keppel

Male, age 15 · Sharon, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony "Tony" Keppel, a 15-year-old male of mixed ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 29, 2017, in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Tony was a student at Sharon High School and was well-loved by his friends and family for his charming personality and infectious…

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Brian Pinkney - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Brian Pinkney

Male, age 29 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brian Pinkney, a 29-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 29, 2017, in Pittsburgh, PA. The incident occurred in the Fineview neighborhood, where Pinkney was fatally shot in the head outside a home on Belleau Drive. He…

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Devin Capasso - Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Devin Capasso

Male, age 15 · Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the community of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the tragic death of 15-year-old Devin Anthony Capasso. A Caucasian male, Devin was just beginning his freshman year at Greater Latrobe High School, where he was known by friends…

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Michael Johnson - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Michael Johnson

Male, age 28 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of Michael Wayne Johnson, a 28-year-old male from Knoxville, Tennessee, was violently cut short. On August 29th, his body was discovered down an embankment off of Agnes Road in the Bearden area of West Knoxville, the…

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Bear Diaz - El Cajon, California
Death by Force

Bear Diaz

Male, age 20 · El Cajon, California
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Elijah "Bear" Diaz, a 20-year-old Native American and member of the Barona Tribe, disappeared under mysterious circumstances on August 29, 2015, in El Cajon, California. Bear had numerous health issues, including Type-1 diabetes and diabetic neuropathy, which…

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Deondre Howard - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Deondre Howard

Male, age 21 · Fresno, California
Found Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Deondre Howard, aged 21, was tragically shot and killed on August 29, 2015, in front of his mother’s condo in Northwest Fresno. Howard, a standout athlete at Fresno City College, was talking with his younger brother when a gunman approached and opened fire…

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Cavin Mcconnell - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Cavin Mcconnell

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cavin McConnell, aged 34, was fatally shot on August 29, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in an area of the city that has historically struggled with crime, particularly gun violence. McConnell was one of many victims of a particularly…

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Tedford Davis - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Tedford Davis

Male, age 27 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late summer day, a 27-year-old African-American man named Tedford R. Davis Jr. unexpectedly lost his life in Boston, Massachusetts. The date was August 29, 2015, a day marked by a series of violent shootings that unfolded across the city. Amidst this…

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Andre Johnson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Andre Johnson

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early evening of a late summer day, 23-year-old Andre Johnson Jr. was at a BP gas station on the east side of Detroit, at the intersection of E. Vernor and Mt. Elliot St. It was August 29, 2015, and Johnson was accompanied by his girlfriend and their…

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Armondo Smoot - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Armondo Smoot

Male, age 24 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 29, 2015, a night out for Armondo 'Mondo' Smoot ended in tragedy. The 24-year-old male had been at an after-hours club with two acquaintances and they had just arrived at a friend's residence at 4641 Forest Ridge…

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Maryam Robabeh Almaraz - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Maryam Robabeh Almaraz

Female, age 37 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Maryam Robabeh Almaraz, age 37, was tragically killed on August 29, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. Her death remains an unsolved case, part of the growing list of cold cases being investigated by the San Antonio Police Department's Cold Case Unit. Almaraz's…

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Ronald Ronnie Kultgen - Clifty, Arkansas
Death by Force

Ronald Ronnie Kultgen

Male, age 53 · Clifty, Arkansas
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Kultgen, 53, was a White/Caucasian male whose disappearance in northwest Arkansas in the spring of 2015 eventually became a homicide investigation. Funeral-home information listed Kultgen as a Pea Ridge resident and said he had passed away…

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Tedford TJ Davis - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Tedford TJ Davis

Male, age 27 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a wave of violence swept through Boston, and among the victims was a 27-year-old Black/African American man named Tedford "TJ" Davis Jr. On August 29, 2015, Davis, a resident of Brockton and a loving father of five children, was…

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Carmen G. Rivera-Colon - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Carmen G. Rivera-Colon

Female, age 42 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late summer morning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of 42-year-old Carmen G. Rivera-Colon, a Hispanic female, came to a tragic end. On August 29, 2015, around 11:30 a.m., her body was discovered behind a residence in the vicinity of 24th and Scott…

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Donnie Younger - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Donnie Younger

Male, age 21 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of 21-year-old Donnie Younger, a male resident of Flint, Michigan, was cut tragically short. On the night of August 29th, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in his violent death. Earlier in the evening, an…

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Kyle Winkey - Plainfield, New Jersey
Death by Force

Kyle Winkey

Male, age 17 · Plainfield, New Jersey
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of a young man from Piscataway, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. Kyle Winkey, a 17-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on August 29, 2015, in the nearby city of Plainfield. Friends and family remembered him as a…

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Steven Watkins - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Steven Watkins

Male, age 36 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late summer day in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 36-year-old Steven Watkins was tragically cut short. On Saturday, August 29, 2015, Watkins was found on 6th Avenue, the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident prompted an immediate investigation by the…

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Demonte Chambers - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Demonte Chambers

Male, age 16 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a quiet street in Newport News, Virginia, became the scene of a grim discovery that left a community searching for answers. On August 29th, the bodies of 16-year-old Demonte Chambers, a male, and 20-year-old Nickeia Hunter were…

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Nickeia Hunter - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Nickeia Hunter

Female, age 20 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a quiet Newport News, Virginia, neighborhood was disrupted by a tragic discovery that left a community in mourning and a family seeking answers that have yet to come. On August 29th, 20-year-old Nickeia Hunter, a Black female from…

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Alonna Allison - Fort-wayne, Indiana
Death by Force

Alonna Allison

Female, age 17 · Fort-wayne, Indiana
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of August 29, 2015, a violent outbreak of gunfire shattered a birthday celebration in Fort Wayne, Indiana, ultimately claiming the life of an innocent bystander. Alonna Allison, a 17-year-old Black female, was attending the party at a residence…

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Shawn McWhorter - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Shawn McWhorter

Male, age 43 · Queens, New York
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of 43-year-old Shawn McWhorter came to a brutal and tragic end in Queens, New York. His death, the result of a violent domestic dispute, would unravel a grim story of infidelity, anger, and a desperate attempt to conceal a…

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Jessica Anderson - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Jessica Anderson

Female, age 29 · Oakland, California
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jessica Anderson, a 29-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost her life on August 29, 2015. On that fateful evening, Jessica was getting into a car with a friend on the 6700 block of Avenal Avenue in East Oakland when an unknown assailant…

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Brandon Harris - Macon, Georgia
Death by Force

Brandon Harris

Male, age 29 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a warm August night in Macon, Georgia, the life of 29-year-old Brandon Harris was tragically cut short. On August 29, 2015, just before 11:30 p.m., Harris, a male visitor from Chicago, was outside the Red Carpet Inn on Jeffersonville Road…

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Tobias Ogletree - Lagrange, Georgia
Death by Force

Tobias Ogletree

Male, age 24 · Lagrange, Georgia
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in LaGrange, Georgia, the life of Tobias Tramell Ogletree was tragically cut short. On August 30, 2015, the 24-year-old African American male was at the Good Times Bar and Grill on Hogansville Road. While on the main dance floor…

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Adrian Jeffries - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Adrian Jeffries

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adrian Jeffries, a 44-year-old African American man from Chicago, Illinois, was tragically killed on August 29, 2015. Jeffries was in Chicago for a school reunion when he was gunned down in the West Englewood neighborhood. The incident occurred after a…

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Rafael Cruz - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Rafael Cruz

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 29, 2015, Rafael Cruz, a 29-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois, was involved in a fatal incident with the Chicago Police Department. During the early hours, Commander Francis Valadez and Officer Monica Reyes were patrolling a neighborhood in an…

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Davon Lee Leggett - Gretna, Louisiana
Death by Force

Davon Lee Leggett

Male, age 22 · Gretna, Louisiana
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of a promising Southern University at New Orleans student was tragically cut short. Davon Lee Leggett, a 22-year-old male, was found fatally shot on August 29, 2015. The discovery was made in the Terrytown neighborhood of…

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Bishop Phillip Davis - Matthews, North Carolina
Death by Force

Bishop Phillip Davis

Male, age 62 · Matthews, North Carolina
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bishop Phillip Milton Davis, age 62, passed away on August 29, 2015, in Matthews, NC. He was the senior pastor at Nations Ford Community Church in Charlotte and was well-respected within the community. Bishop Davis was cleaning his firearm at his home in…

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Leonard Goins IV - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Leonard Goins IV

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Leonard Goins IV, a 27-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 29, 2015, in Cleveland, Ohio. Goins and his companion, Darien Leadbetter, were walking to a gas station when they noticed a male on a bicycle following…

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Ruby Mercado - York, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Ruby Mercado

Female, age 27 · York, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ruby Mercado, a 27-year-old woman from York, PA, tragically lost her life on August 29, 2015. She was shot six times by her ex-boyfriend, Kameron Orr, as she sat in her minivan on North Hartley Street. Mercado, who was about to start a new job and was the…

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Jacky Ford - Buchanan, Tennessee
Death by Force

Jacky Ford

Male, age 65 · Buchanan, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet corner of Buchanan, Tennessee, a retired welder named Jacky Roy Ford, 65, was spending a Friday evening at his home, engaged in a simple game of cards with his 11-year-old grandson. This ordinary moment was shattered on August 28, 2015, when an…

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James Millhorn - Bristol, Tennessee
Death by Force

James Millhorn

Male, age 36 · Bristol, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On an August evening in 2015, the life of 36-year-old James Millhorn was tragically cut short in a violent episode that also claimed the lives of his wife and mother-in-law in their Bristol, Tennessee, mobile home. The male victim, along with his 39-year-old…

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Lena Rose - Bristol, Tennessee
Death by Force

Lena Rose

Female, age 57 · Bristol, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late summer evening in Bristol, Tennessee, the life of 57-year-old Lena Rose was tragically cut short in an act of violence that also claimed the lives of her daughter and son-in-law. It was August 29, 2015, when her 19-year-old grandson, Robert Seth…

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Mason Loupe - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Death by Force

Mason Loupe

Male, age 15 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a tragedy unfolded in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, cutting short the life of a promising young man. Mason Loupe, a 15-year-old male, was a student at Siegel High School where he was known as a member of both the football and wrestling…

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Rodriguez Mull - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Rodriguez Mull

Male, age 34 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

A simmering dispute at a dice game in Memphis, Tennessee, tragically escalated to gunfire, claiming the life of 34-year-old Rodriguez Mull on August 29, 2015. The male victim was fatally wounded in the incident, which left another individual in critical…

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Toshya Millhorn - Bristol, Tennessee
Death by Force

Toshya Millhorn

Female, age 39 · Bristol, Tennessee
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic day in Bristol, Tennessee, the life of 39-year-old Toshya Millhorn was cut short in a brutal act of violence that also claimed the lives of two other family members. The Caucasian woman, her 36-year-old husband James Millhorn, and her 57-year-old…

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Jordan Taylor - Katy, Texas
Death by Force

Jordan Taylor

Male, age 20 · Katy, Texas
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jordan Taylor, a 20-year-old male from Katy, Texas, was tragically found dead on August 29, 2015. He was discovered shot multiple times inside his girlfriend's car, which was parked in her driveway on Diamond Rock Court. The Harris County Medical Examiner's…

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Laprida Shears - Tyler, Texas
Death by Force

Laprida Shears

Male, age 25 · Tyler, Texas
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Laprida D. Shears, a 25-year-old resident of Tyler, Texas, tragically lost their life on August 29, 2015. Shears was fatally shot at Bunny's, a gas station located at Highway 14 and Loop 323 in Tyler. The incident occurred around 300 people, and it involved a…

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Maurice Crawford - Irving, Texas
Death by Force

Maurice Crawford

Male, age 45 · Irving, Texas
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Maurice Crawford, a 45-year-old man from Irving, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 29, 2015. Crawford was targeted by two teenagers, Miguel Angel Martinez, 17, and an unnamed 16-year-old, who attempted to rob him while he was sitting in his car in…

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Henry Anthony Cruz - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Henry Anthony Cruz

Male, age 66 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Henry Anthony Cruz was 66 years old when he died on Saturday, August 29, 2015, ten days after he was assaulted in Sylmar. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 13737 Foothill Blvd. His…

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Tara Hawkins - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Tara Hawkins

Female, age 33 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tara Gean Hawkins, a 33-year-old woman from Jacksonville, Florida, was reported missing on June 1, 2012, after failing to return home from work. She had last been seen leaving her job at a local gentleman's club called Emperors, located on University…

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Johnny Ray White - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Johnny Ray White

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Johnny Ray White, aged 36, was shot and killed on August 29, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in a neighborhood that has been struggling with elevated levels of violence, particularly in the South and West sides of the city. White was found…

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Cordale D Williams - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Cordale D Williams

Male, age 27 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of Cordale D. Williams, a 27-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. On the evening of August 29, 2014, Williams was a passenger in a vehicle on the northeast…

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Deavin Brown - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Deavin Brown

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

In 2014, the life of Deavin Clifford Brown, a young man from Detroit, Michigan, was tragically cut short. Born in 1992, Deavin was in his early twenties when he died. His death is believed to have been a homicide, a case that has left a lasting impact on his…

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Don Harrell - Detroit, Michigan
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Don Harrell

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 29, 2014, a violent incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan, claiming the life of Don Harrell, a 19-year-old Black male. The young man was found in the 17300 block of Greenlawn Street, a residential area located in the northwest section of the city…

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Keon J Griffin - St. Louis, Missouri
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Keon J Griffin

Male, age 19 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 29, 2014, the life of Keon J. Griffin, a 19-year-old African-American male, was abruptly ended in a violent incident in St. Louis, Missouri. The events of that late summer day contributed to a statistically violent year for the city, which was…

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Danny Lane - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Danny Lane

Male, age 44 · Houston, Texas
Found Aug 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Danny Lane, aged 44, was found dead on August 29, 2014, in Houston, Texas. Danny's death was part of a homicide investigation led by the Houston Police Department, which remains open and under investigation to this day. Despite their efforts, the case has not…

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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.