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Ervin Maye

Male, age 27 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late summer of 2013, the life of Ervin Maye Jr., a 27-year-old Black man from Buffalo, New York, was cut short. On August 31, 2013, Maye was killed in what remains an unsolved murder. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of his death are not…

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Antwain De’Vontez

Male, age 20 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late summer of 2013, the community of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of 20-year-old Antwain De’Vontez Poindexter. A Black/African American male, Poindexter, who was also known by the nickname 'Tweezy Montana,'…

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John Atkins

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

John Atkins, a 33-year-old African American male, was tragically found dead on August 31, 2013, in Chicago, IL. Known in the community as a popular nightclub promoter and DJ, John "Fuzzy" Atkins was discovered with a gunshot wound to his head in a gangway in…

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Matthew Jackson

Male, age 29 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Matthew Jackson, a 29-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically died on August 31, 2013. Jackson was shot by an off-duty Bexar County sheriff's deputy, Anthony Thomas, following a minor traffic accident on Loop 1604 near Lookout Road. Thomas, who was…

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Quincy Jones

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late afternoon of July 28, 2024, the body of 22-year-old Quincy Jones, an African American male, was discovered inside an SUV on Williamson Road in Bridgeport Township, Michigan. An investigation determined that he had been fatally shot. The vehicle…

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Joel Levi

Male, age 33 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late summer of 2012, the life of Joel Lee Levi, a 33-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. On August 31, 2012, Levi was killed in a homicide, leaving behind a grieving family and a community searching for…

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Kenneth King

Male, age 57 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 31, 2012, 57-year-old Kenneth King was murdered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite investigations, his case remains unsolved, adding to the large number of cold cases in the city. King's death has left his family without answers, as law enforcement…

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Kenneth Harris

Male, age 57 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kenneth Harris, age 57, was found dead on August 31, 2012, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite initial investigations, his murder remains unsolved, adding to the growing number of cold cases in the state. Albuquerque, like many cities, struggles with solving…

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Gabriel Morales

Male, age 55 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Gabriel Morales, 55, was tragically killed in a fatal shooting on August 31, 2012, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 1:50 a.m. at 5800 West Tidwell, while Morales was walking home. He was approached by an unknown suspect who shot him, leaving…

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Herman Davis

Male, age 52 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a summer day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, events unfolded that remain shrouded in mystery. Herman Davis, a 52-year-old Black / African American man, passed away on August 31, 2012. Details regarding the specific circumstances of his death are not publicly…

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Bryan Breen

Male, age 24 · Old Bridge, New Jersey

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of August 31, 2012, the life of 24-year-old Bryan Matthew Breen was tragically cut short in what should have been the familiar and safe environment of his workplace. A well-liked cashier at the Pathmark supermarket in Old…

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Cristina LoBrutto

Female, age 18 · Old Bridge, New Jersey

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 31, 2012, a tragedy unfolded at a Pathmark supermarket in Old Bridge, New Jersey, forever altering the lives of many in the community. Eighteen-year-old Cristina LoBrutto, a recent graduate of Old Bridge High School, was…

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Jalen JaJa Stogner

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jalen JaJa Stogner, a 17-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2012, in Chicago, IL. Jalen was shot and killed in front of his mother and two younger brothers outside a laundromat in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The…

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James Hawkins

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a late summer evening in the nation's capital, tragedy struck in the 4300 block of Wheeler Road, SE. On Monday, August 30, 2010, at approximately 9:50 p.m., a man named James Hawkins Jr. was fatally shot. The incident prompted an immediate response from…

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Gregory Daniels

Male, age 55 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., a bright spring afternoon was shattered by the sound of gunfire, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short and a community in search of answers. On Friday, April 18, 2025, around 12:24 p.m., the…

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Paul D Harris

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

Paul D. Harris, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 31, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was one of many homicides that year, reflecting the ongoing violence affecting Chicago’s neighborhoods, particularly on the city's South and West sides.…

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Nathaniel Augusto Santiago

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

Nathaniel Augusto Santiago, a 31-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from Baltimore, Maryland, died on August 31, 2010, after a killing that was recorded as a homicide in the city. The loss landed with the blunt finality that follows sudden violence: a life ended, a…

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Jerry Lewis

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the fall of 2018, a 31-year-old man named Riccardo Lewis, had his life cut short in a senseless act of violence on the west side of Detroit. On the evening of October 9th, Lewis had left a friend's house and driven to Fat Boyz Steak and Chicken on Seven…

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James Mervin Nibbe

Male, age 26 · Lake Crystal, Minnesota

Killed Aug 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 31, 2010, the quiet of rural Lake Crystal, Minnesota, was broken by a frantic 911 call from Jennifer Nibbe. She told the dispatcher that an intruder, his head covered by a nylon stocking, had broken into her home, shot her…

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Floyd Jackson

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Found Aug 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Floyd Jackson, age 30, was killed on August 31, 2009, in Oakland, California, during a year marked by a significant number of homicides in the city. The incident occurred in East Oakland, an area that has historically struggled with high crime rates. In 2009…

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Michael Harris

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a late summer evening in Washington, D.C., Michael O'Bryon Harris was shot and killed in the 900 block of Hamilton Street, NW. The incident occurred on Monday, August 31, 2009, at approximately 6:26 p.m. To date, the case remains an open and unsolved…

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James Williams

Null, age 26 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Aug 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

James Williams, aged 26, was fatally shot on August 31, 2009, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident took place in what authorities later described as a drive-by shooting. Williams was reportedly targeted while he was walking in a residential neighborhood…

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Anthony Johnson

Null, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Anthony Johnson, age 28, was fatally shot on August 31, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in a neighborhood on the city's South Side, an area that has experienced significant challenges with violence over the years. The exact circumstances…

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Jesse D. Crabtree

Male, age 38 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Aug 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jesse D. Crabtree, aged 38, was tragically shot and killed on August 31, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place near the 800 block of East Broad Street. Responding officers from the Columbus Division of Police found Crabtree unresponsive at the…

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Aaron Wiseman

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, the life of a young man from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. Aaron Wiseman, a 23-year-old African-American male, died on August 31, 2009. His death was the result of a violent act, and the circumstances surrounding it…

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Ashlee Russell

Female, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, the life of a young woman from Washington, D.C. was tragically cut short. Ashlee Marie Russell, an 18-year-old female, died on Sunday, August 31, 2008. Her death was the result of a homicide that occurred in the early morning…

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Terrance Jones

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Terrance Jones, a 16-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot on August 31, 2008. The homicide took place in a neighborhood affected by heightened gun violence, which was common during that year in the city. Terrance was reportedly walking home when he was…

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Durell Paul Aldridge

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

On an August evening in 2008, the life of a young Baltimore man was tragically cut short. Durell Paul Aldridge, a 24-year-old Black male, was killed on Sunday, August 31, 2008. The incident that led to his death occurred in the 200 block of S. Woodington…

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Matthew Walsh

Male, age 23 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

A young man's life was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of August 31, 2008, in St. Louis, Missouri. Matthew Thomas Walsh, a 23-year-old male, had just returned home from his shift as an aircraft mechanic. He parked his car in the 3700 block of…

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Wilburn White

Male, age 42 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Wilburn "Lil Wil" White Jr., aged 42, was found dead on August 31, 2008, in Fort Worth, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were indicative of foul play, leading investigators to classify the case as a homicide. Despite early investigative efforts…

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Juan Sanchez

Null, age 43 · San Francisco, California

Found Aug 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 31, 2007, Juan Sanchez, aged 43, was stabbed and killed in San Francisco at 10 United Nations Plaza. Sanchez was reportedly standing in the area when he was attacked by an unknown assailant armed with a large knife. Witnesses identified a single…

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Leroy Fentress

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Leroy Fentress, a 23-year-old resident of Chicago, was killed on August 31, 2007. His death occurred during a period when the city was struggling with an ongoing surge in violence, particularly in neighborhoods plagued by gang activity. Fentress was one of…

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Luis Gonzales

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Luis Gonzales, aged 27, was killed on August 31, 2007, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred during a period of increasing violence in the city, with many neighborhoods, including Little Village, grappling with high levels of…

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Sean Donnie Blackwell

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Sean Blackwell, a 20-year-old man, died on August 31, 2007, in Baltimore, Maryland. In the days that followed, his name appeared in a local report that listed several late-August homicide victims and placed his killing on Fairmount Street, a detail that…

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Kenneth Williams

Male, age 53 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kenneth Williams, 53, was listed among Philadelphia’s 2007 homicide victims after an incident on August 31, 2007. The available online homicide listing places both the assault date and the date of death on August 31, 2007, and records the location where he…

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Lydia Wingfield

Female, age 78 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

Lydia R. Wingfield, a 78-year-old woman, became a tragic victim in a series of brutal killings that shook Baltimore. On August 31, 2005, a man knocked on her apartment door, claiming to be a childhood friend of her son and giving the name 'Money'. Later that…

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Charles Burks

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

On Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 18-year-old Charles A. Burks, a male from Washington, DC, left behind a close-knit family who knew him as a beloved son and brother. His obituary in the local newspaper would later describe him simply but poignantly as the…

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Susan Perkins

Female · Altamonte Springs, Florida

Killed Aug 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

On August 31, 2004, Susan Perkins was tragically killed in Altamonte Springs, Florida, during a robbery and abduction. Perkins had gone to assist a friend at a day spa when an armed man entered the building, forced her and her friend into the trunk of her…

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Jesse Watson

Male, age 19 · Oceanside, California

Killed Aug 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jesse Watson, a 19-year-old from Oceanside, California, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2004. On that fateful evening, Jesse was helping his foster mother and siblings move out of their condominium in an area of Oceanside claimed by the Deep Valley…

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Luis Mario Lizarraga

Male, age 34 · Paramount, California

Killed Aug 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

Luis Mario Lizarraga, a 34-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2004, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lizarraga was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred…

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Lamont Lesure

Male, age 33 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 31, 2002 · 24 years ago

Lamont Lesure, a 33-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2002. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lesure was fatally shot in San Pedro, a neighborhood within Los Angeles. The incident…

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Elizabeth Steiniger

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 31, 2000 · 26 years ago

On August 31, 2000, Elizabeth Steiniger, a 54-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, was found murdered in her residence on Dakota Avenue. The victim had sustained multiple cuts to her face, neck, and back. The Columbus Police Department conducted an…

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Darla Wilson

Female · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 31, 1999 · 27 years ago

On August 31, 1999, 19-year-old Darla Wilson was found dead in her residence at 119 Bittman Street in Akron, Ohio. Darla's boyfriend, who had been trying unsuccessfully to contact her, discovered her body when he came home from work. She was found…

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Lawrence Smith

Male, age 16 · San Diego, California

Found Aug 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

On Aug 31, 1998, at about 8:20 p.m., SDPD officers respond to a radio call of a shooting at Deep Dell and Paradise Valley Road. When the officers arrived, they found the body of the victim, Lawrence Smith, 16, in the middle of the street at 7700 Paradise…

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William Jonathan Crawley

Male, age 29 · Chesterfield, South Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the late summer of 1998, a tragedy unfolded in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, that cut short the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. William Jonathan Crawley, a 29-year-old male deputy sheriff, was a respected member of the Chesterfield…

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Rocky Venegas

Male, age 18 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 31, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the late summer of 1997, a party on Mayflower Road SW in Albuquerque turned tragic, forever altering the lives of many. On the night of August 31st, amidst what should have been a festive gathering, 18-year-old Hispanic/Latino male Rocky Venegas was shot.…

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Louis Mitchell

Male, age 36 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 31, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a late summer day, the life of Louis Mitchell, a male, was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. The specific details of what transpired on that Friday, September 1, 1995, remain shrouded in mystery, a cold case file in the Denver Police Department's…

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Percy King

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Percy King, a 72-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on August 31, 1994, in Columbus, Ohio. Percy was leaving his residence on Carver Court in Columbus when he was attacked. The incident involved a single gunshot wound to his torso, which proved…

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