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Derrick Clark

Male, age 35 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a late July morning in Baton Rouge, a planned robbery took a fatal turn, leaving one of the alleged perpetrators dead. Around 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, 19-year-old Malik Clark was shot and killed along South River Road. Authorities believe that Clark, along…

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Mikel A Lane

Male, age 28 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 8, 2012, a twenty-eight-year-old male named Mikel A. Lane was fatally shot in Kansas City, Missouri. The violent incident occurred near the intersection of 23rd Street and Denver Avenue. Lane, who had been visiting friends in the area at the time of…

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Francisco Bland

Male, age 52 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a bright evening in August 2012, the sounds of everyday life in a Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood were shattered by gunfire. Responding to a call at 6:17 p.m., police arrived at Edgewood Street near Springfield Avenue to a grim scene. There, lying on…

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Robert Harris

Null, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 8, 2012, 30-year-old Robert Harris was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours near the 5000 block of Enyart Street. Harris was discovered lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency…

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Robert Batiste

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 8, 2012, 30-year-old Robert Batiste was fatally shot while walking along Martin Luther King Boulevard in southeast Houston, Texas. Surveillance footage from a nearby cellphone store captured the incident, showing Batiste being approached and shot…

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Timothy James Tim Brooks

Male, age 52 · Marlow, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet town of Marlow, Oklahoma, the life of 52-year-old Timothy James 'Tim' Brooks, a local ranch owner with a passion for hunting, came to an abrupt and tragic end on August 8, 2012. What initially appeared to be a possible suicide would unravel into…

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John Terry Scooter Villneff

Male, age 62 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

John Terry “Scooter” Villneff, a 62-year-old male, died a hero on August 8, 2012, in Detroit, Michigan, while protecting his family during a home invasion. That Wednesday night, intruders broke into his daughter's home, which was next door to his own on…

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Terrell Rell Joshua

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Terrell "Rell" Joshua, a 28-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on August 8, 2012, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred on a sidewalk, highlighting the public and brazen nature of the crime. Terrell Joshua…

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Wilmer Holmes

Unknown, age 58 · Miami, Florida

Found Aug 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

On August 8, 2010, 58-year-old Wilmer Holmes was found dead in Miami, Florida. His death was classified as a homicide, but the investigation remains unsolved. The incident took place in Miami-Dade County, and despite multiple efforts by law enforcement, no…

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Kenneth Bethel

Unknown, age 44 · Miami, Florida

Found Aug 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kenneth Bethel, aged 44, was murdered on August 8, 2010, in Miami, Florida. His case remains unsolved, and it has been included in the list of unsolved homicides investigated by the Miami Police Department. Authorities continue to ask for public assistance in…

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James Lewis Caldwell

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a northwest Baltimore neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. On August 8th of that year, 25-year-old James Lewis Caldwell was found suffering from multiple gunshot…

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Brandon Allen

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Aug 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

On August 8, 2010, 20-year-old Brandon Allen was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio, outside an East Side nightclub. The incident occurred in the early morning hours, and Brandon was found with gunshot wounds at the scene. He was transported to a local hospital…

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Joseph Hernandez

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold Saturday in January 2023, the life of 23-year-old Maison Hernandez was tragically cut short in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia. A young Hispanic man with a love for dance and dreams of one day opening his…

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Christina Tuzzolino

Female, age 32 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Christina Marie Tuzzolino, a 32-year-old woman from Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost her life on August 8, 2010, due to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the context of a love triangle involving Jamie Carole Davis, a 35-year-old woman, and Davis'…

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Lisa Williams

Female, age 41 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Lisa Rena Williams, a 41-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2010. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and friend, as well as a committed employee. Her death was reported to have occurred at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston.…

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Kimwa Smith

Male, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Aug 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Kimwa Smith, an 18-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on August 8, 2009. The homicide remains unsolved, with limited information available regarding suspects or a motive. According to reports from the Jacksonville Sheriff's…

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Dwight Patrick

Male, age 59 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the summer of 2009, the community of Oklahoma City was shaken by the violent death of a well-liked local businessman. Dwight Patrick, a 59-year-old Caucasian male, was discovered brutally murdered on August 8, 2009. His body was found inside his work van…

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Gregory Toeniskoetter

Male, age 42 · Portland, Oregon

Found Aug 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, concern grew for Gregory Allen Toeniskoetter, a 42-year-old Caucasian male, when friends and family had not heard from him for several days. This prompted a welfare check at his residence at 614 SW Nevada Street in the John's…

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John Hightower

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the spring of 2023, the life of 19-year-old Tahmir Hightower was tragically cut short on the streets of West Philadelphia. On the evening of Wednesday, April 19th, he was in his former neighborhood on the 4900 block of Olive Street. At approximately 10:40…

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Henry Mallett

Male, age 57 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a summer day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Henry Mallett, a 57-year-old Black/African American male, came to an end on August 8, 2009. The specific circumstances surrounding his death, including the cause and location, have not been detailed in…

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Richard Bostwick

Male, age 34 · Bellevue, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Richard DeWitt Bostwick, a 34-year-old male from Bellevue, Wisconsin, was killed on August 28, 2009. He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, and had moved to the Green Bay area in 2002, where he worked in restoration and construction-related roles. Obituaries published…

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David Austin Carr

Male, age 17 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the summer of 2009, the life of 17-year-old David Austin Carr was tragically cut short in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A student at Dauphin County Technical School with a passion for diesel technology, David was also a dedicated soccer player since 2001 and…

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Shawn Lamont Weaver

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of August 8, 2008, the life of Shawn Lamont Weaver, a 38-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. At approximately 2:00 a.m., he was found at 1000 Shellbanks Road, having sustained gunshot wounds. Emergency…

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Rudy Alexander Guzman

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of August 8, 2008, a young life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Rudy Alexander Guzman, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was found in the 3300 block of East Fayette Street, the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident was…

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Francisco Raul Jurado-Mercado

Male, age 34 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 6, 2007, the sound of gunshots pierced the quiet near the intersection of West Kentucky Avenue and South Raleigh Street in Denver. When police officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a vehicle with a man inside…

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Adrian Ramon Bible

Male, age 29 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

Adrian Ramon Bible, a 29-year-old man, was fatally shot in Portland, Oregon, during the early hours of August 8, 2005. The shooting occurred at approximately 1:19 a.m. on SW Washington Street. Police responded to reports of gunshots in the area and discovered…

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Tammie White Savage

Female · Benson, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

Tammie White Savage, a 36-year-old woman of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost her life on August 8, 2005, in Benson, North Carolina. The incident was determined to be a murder-suicide. Tammie was shot once in the back of the head by her husband, Terrence…

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Darrell Bacon

Male, age 26 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

Darrell R. Bacon, a 26-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 8, 2004, in a shooting that local authorities later confirmed was a homicide. His death was first described publicly as the loss of a city…

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Rosemary Anahi Casarrubias

Female, age 2 · South Gate, California

Killed Aug 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

Rosemary Anahi Casarrubias was 2 years old when she died on Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, in South Gate, a city in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 8924…

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Teiana English

Female · Compton, California

Killed Aug 8, 2002 · 24 years ago

Teiana Neichelle English, a two-month-old infant, tragically lost her life on August 8, 2002, in Compton, California. The incident occurred when Teiana, her father, and her two-year-old sister were sitting in their vehicle on West Piru Street. During this…

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Maurice Miller

Male, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a late spring evening, Aug. 08, 2002, the lives of those in a West Chester, Pennsylvania apartment building were shattered by an act of violence. Inside a first-floor rear apartment at 327 North High Street, a man named Maurice Miller was the victim of a…

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Lily Summers

Female, age 45 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 8, 2002 · 24 years ago

Lily Summers, a 43-year-old woman, was found deceased on April 8, 2002, in a tractor-trailer behind a business. She was one of several victims of Dellmus Charles Colvin, a former long-haul trucker and convicted serial killer. Colvin confessed to murdering…

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John Erik Baird

Male, age 34 · Redondo Beach, California

Killed Aug 8, 2002 · 24 years ago

John Erik Baird was 34 years old when he died on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, in Redondo Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1900 Mackay Lane. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Natasha Alex Carter

Female, age 10 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

Natasha “Alex” Alexandra Augusta Carter was a 10-year-old White female whose disappearance on August 8, 2000, in Beckley, West Virginia, remained one of the state’s most haunting mysteries for nearly twenty-four years. Although some early records associated…

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Susan Carter

Female, age 41 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

Susan Gail Carter, a 41-year-old White/Caucasian female, was last seen in Beckley, West Virginia, on August 8, 2000, along with her daughter, Natasha “Alex” Carter. At the time, Susan and Alex were staying at a home on Kyle Lane belonging to Larry Dell Webb.…

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Robert Stanze

Male, age 29 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the summer of 2000, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Robert J. Stanze II, a 29-year-old male, was involved in a fatal encounter that cut his life short. On August 8th, Officer Stanze and his partner were arresting a suspect wanted in connection with…

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Annie Mann

Female, age 45 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Aug 8, 1999 · 27 years ago

Native American/Indigenous woman Annie Mann, age 45, was discovered on August 8, 1999, behind an abandoned warehouse at 1924 Post Road in Anchorage, Alaska. The spot sat in an industrial pocket of the city, a place of loading docks and quiet weekend streets…

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Dana Harwood

Female, age 30 · Highland, California

Found Aug 8, 1999 · 27 years ago

Dana Harwood, a 30-year-old woman from Highland, California, was found dead on August 8, 1999. Her body was discovered on the driveway of a residence located on Cypress Street in Highland. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear, and the case…

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Emilio M. Milo Gomez

Male, age 67 · La-habra, California

Killed Aug 8, 1999 · 27 years ago

Emilio M. "Milo" Gomez, a 67-year-old resident of La Habra, California, was tragically killed on August 8, 1999. Gomez, a plasterer by trade, was known for his love of boxing and had won the Golden Gloves Award at the age of 17. On the day of his death, he…

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Gregorio Ramirez

Male, age 41 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 1997 · 29 years ago

On August 8, 1997, 41-year-old Hispanic male Gregorio Ramirez was fatally shot during an attempted robbery in an apartment parking lot in Houston, Texas. His widow later identified the assailant as Franklin DeWayne Alix, an African-American male born on…

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Jerry Williams-Comer

Male, age 34 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 8, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the late summer of 1995, a 34-year-old Caucasian male named Jerry Williams-Comer vanished from Indianapolis, Indiana, leaving behind a deepening mystery. He was last seen on August 8, 1995, and shortly after, his car was discovered abandoned at the…

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Connie Jo Bodensteiner

Female, age 24 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Aug 8, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the summer of 1995, the life of a young, white female named Connie Jo Bodensteiner was tragically cut short at the age of 24. On Tuesday, August 8, 1995, a maintenance worker at a south-side Des Moines apartment complex made a grim discovery in a locked…

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Diana Rebollar

Female, age 9 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 1994 · 32 years ago

In August 1994, 9-year-old Hispanic female Diana Rebollar was abducted and murdered in Houston, Texas. She had been walking home from a nearby convenience store, just a short distance from her residence, when she was kidnapped. Her disappearance sent…

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Allen Grant

Male, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the late summer of 1993, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was marked by a tragedy that cut short a young life. On August 8th, Allen Grant, a 23-year-old man, was killed in an act of violence. His death was not the result of an accident or natural causes…

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Bobbie Ann Fields-Wilson

Female, age 37 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 1993 · 33 years ago

Bobbie Ann Fields-Wilson, a 37-year-old Black woman, was found dead on August 8, 1993, in Lubbock, Texas. Her body was discovered near Keele Avenue by a passerby, and authorities determined that she had been beaten to death before being dumped in the field.…

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Brandon B-Doggs Mitchell

Male, age 20 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Aug 8, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the summer of 1990, the burgeoning hip-hop community was struck by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of a rising star. Brandon B-Doggs Mitchell, a 20-year-old Black male from Manhattan, NY, was a member of the up-and-coming new jack swing…

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Kim Lynn

Female, age 3 · Minquadale, Delaware

Killed Aug 8, 1987 · 39 years ago

Kim Lynn, age 3, female, was visiting her father, 24-year-old Louis Walls, at his Minquadale, Delaware home under a court custody agreement on August 8, 1987. That Saturday, both were found dead of gunshot wounds inside the residence on Martin Drive in the…

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Elyas Yakub Abowath

Male, age 36 · Diamond-bar, California

Killed Aug 8, 1985 · 41 years ago

Elyas Yakub Abowath, aged 36, tragically lost his life on August 8, 1985, in Diamond Bar, California. Elyas was a victim of the notorious serial killer Richard Ramirez, also known as "The Night Stalker." On that fateful night, Ramirez broke into the Abowath…

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