Death by Force

Man Anthony J. Garaffa

Male, age 41 · Irvington, New Jersey

Killed Aug 8, 1984 · 42 years ago

On the morning of August 8, 1984, a veteran police officer, Anthony J. Garaffa, a 41-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot in Irvington, New Jersey. A member of the Irvington Police Department for 16 years, Patrolman Garaffa was responding to a report of…

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Beth Marie Bramlett

Female, age 17 · Axtell, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

Beth Marie Bramlett, a 17-year-old girl from Axtell, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 8, 1982. She was walking home from an end-of-summer party at Trading House Lake in Waco when she was picked up by Talmadge Wayne Wood's daughter, Teresa, whose car…

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Robert Alsbrook

Male, age 30 · Concord, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 1978 · 48 years ago

On August 8, 1978, 30-year-old Robert Louis Alsbrook was shot and killed in Concord, North Carolina. Alsbrook was sitting in his car, which was parked at the former Cabarrus County Fairgrounds on Cabarrus Avenue West when he was shot. After being wounded, he…

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Barry Maham

Male, age 32 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, the community of Henrico, Virginia, was shaken by the sudden and tragic death of one of its own. Patrolman Barry Wayne Maham, a 32-year-old male officer with the Henrico County Police Department, lost his life in the line of duty, a…

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James Ramp

Male, age 52 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 1978 · 48 years ago

Police Officer James J. Ramp, aged 52, was shot and killed on August 8, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Officer Ramp was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served in both World War II and the Korean War. He had a distinguished 23-year…

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Dorothy Leish Wood Madden

Female, age 25 · Columbia Station, Ohio

Found Aug 8, 1975 · 51 years ago

Dorothy Leishman Wood Madden, aged 25, disappeared from Lorain, Ohio, on August 8, 1975. She was last seen near her residence on the 1100 block of West 11th Street. Her case remained unsolved for several years until her skeletal remains were discovered on…

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Donna Hart

Female, age 24 · Dolgeville, New York

Killed Aug 8, 1968 · 58 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 8, 1968, a sense of terror befell 25-year-old Donna Lee Hart in her home on Route 29 between Dolgeville and Salisbury Center, New York. Alone in her residence, she made a frantic phone call to her father, Richard Karla…

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Ann Berg

Female, age 18 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 1962 · 64 years ago

On August 8, 1962 Octavio Chico Martinez, age 32 and Ann Emily Bergman, age 18 had been at the Town Lounge, 600 West State Street and had won a dance contest. They left at approximately 12:55 a.m. and were walking to their car when they were picked up by an…

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Octavio Martinez

Male, age 32 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 1962 · 64 years ago

Octavio "Chico" Martinez, a 32-year-old male, was killed on August 8, 1962, in Rockford, Illinois. On the night of his death, Martinez had been at the Town Lounge located at 600 West State Street, alongside Ann Emily Bergman, an 18-year-old. The two had…

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Bertha Mae Franks Holcombe

Female, age 56 · Weaverville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 1960 · 66 years ago

Bertha Mae Franks Holcombe, a 56-year-old woman from Weaverville, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on August 8, 1960. She was senselessly taken from her family and friends, along with her three grandchildren, Diane Franks, Wayne Rexford Franks Jr.…

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Diane Franks

Female, age 5 · Weaverville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 1960 · 66 years ago

Diane Franks, a 5-year-old girl from Weaverville, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on August 8, 1960. Diane, along with her brothers Wayne Rexford Franks Jr. and Johnnie Franks, and their grandmother Bertha Franks Holcombe, were all victims of…

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Wayne Rexford Franks Jr.

Male, age 3 · Weaverville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 1960 · 66 years ago

Wayne Rexford Franks Jr., a 3-year-old boy from Weaverville, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on August 8, 1960. Wayne, along with his sister Diane Franks, brother Johnnie Franks, and grandmother Bertha Franks Holcombe, were all victims of domestic…

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Oda Apple

Null · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 8, 1953 · 73 years ago

On August 8, 1953, Oda Kenneth Apple, a 45-year-old male, was killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in Hamilton County, and the case has remained unsolved ever since. Apple, who was born on July 23, 1908, was found dead, and the homicide has been…

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Francis Mcdermott

Male · Methuen, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 8, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the late hours of August 8, 1908, a routine patrol in the quiet town of Methuen, Massachusetts, turned deadly for two dedicated police officers. Patrolman Francis McDermott, a White male, and his partner, Patrolman Charles Emerson, were dutifully making…

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Daniel Obrien

Male, age 26 · Abington-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning, on August 8, 1904, the peace of Susquehanna Road in Abington Township was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Constable Daniel O'Brien, a 26-year-old male who had served the township for two years, was awakened at…

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Matthew E. Mcgrath

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 1903 · 123 years ago

Matthew E. McGrath, a 29-year-old male of Irish ethnicity, was a Special Detective with the Illinois Central Railroad Police. On the night of August 8, 1903, McGrath was shot and killed by three thieves in a Pullman railroad car within the Illinois Central…

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Danielle Sue Rivera

Female, age 40 · Cahokia Heights, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

Danielle Sue Rivera, a 40-year-old woman from Swansea, Illinois, was shot and killed late on August 8, 2026, in Cahokia Heights in what police later described as a domestic-violence-related murder-suicide. Shortly before midnight, Cahokia Heights police were…

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Randy Rivers

Male, age 62 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the Ensley community of Birmingham, Alabama, a Saturday afternoon was shattered by gunfire that claimed the life of 62-year-old Randy Rivers. On August 8, 2026, at approximately 12:38 p.m., Rivers was driving his vehicle on 47th Street when he was struck…

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Uel Pino

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 2024 · 2 years ago

Manuel Pino, a 35-year-old man, was fatally shot during a fight in Chicago, Illinois, on August 8, 2024. The incident occurred in the 4900 block of West Jackson Boulevard, where Pino was arguing with a woman just before 5 p.m.. During the altercation, someone…

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Alexander Marquez

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 8, 2024, Alexander Marquez, a 38-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed his death, classifying it as a homicide. The formal…

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Vincent Thomas

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 2024 · 2 years ago

Vincent C. Thomas, 59, was found stabbed to death inside a home in the 8000 block of South Marshfield Avenue in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side on the morning of Thursday, August 8, 2024. The Chicago Police Department investigated his…

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Shawn Marinez Butler

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, 28-year-old Shawn Marinez Butler was fatally shot in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. The incident occurred in the 500 block of East 72nd Street on the city's South Side. Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting…

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Jack G. Cook Jr.

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early afternoon of August 8, 2023, tragedy struck in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Jack G. Cook Jr. The 31-year-old male was driving on the 8300 block of West Derby Place at approximately 12:11 p.m. when…

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Francisco Felix

Male, age 59 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, Francisco Felix was found fatally shot in his vehicle at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland, California. The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m., when park visitors discovered Felix unresponsive and alerted authorities.…

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Isaias Martinez

Male, age 54 · Austin, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, 54-year-old Isaias Martinez was fatally shot during an altercation in Southeast Austin, Texas. The incident occurred around 6:35 p.m. in the 7900 block of Lee Hill Drive, near Hoeke Lane. Upon arrival, Austin Police Department officers…

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Quran A. Justice

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 8, 2022, the life of 26-year-old Quran A. Justice was tragically cut short in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Black male, Justice was discovered suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident…

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Babacar Dia

Male, age 29 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On August 8, 2020, twenty-nine-year-old Babacar Dia was driving a white Volkswagen Tiguan through the streets of Saint Louis, Missouri, when his journey was violently interrupted. While traveling in the Wellston area, the vehicle came under fire from…

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Roderick Eatmond

Male, age 42 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Roderick Eatmond, a male resident of Saint Louis, Missouri, died on August 8, 2020. His death is recorded as a homicide involving gun violence, occurring during a year that saw a significant rise in violent crime within the city. He was associated with the…

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Eric Salter

Male, age 49 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Eric Salter, a 49-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on August 7, 2020. He was found dead at the scene of a shooting in Mount Airy, Cincinnati, early in the morning. The Cincinnati Police Department responded…

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Robert Pedelose

Male, age 72 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Robert Pedelose, a 72-year-old man from Toledo, OH, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on August 8, 2020. He was found with at least one gunshot wound and was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he later died. The incident occurred in the…

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Irvin Alarcon Garcia

Male, age 27 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

Irvin Alarcon Garcia was 27 years old when his body was found on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, along La Tuna Canyon Road in Shadow Hills, just east of the 210 Freeway off-ramp. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds.…

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Dennis Moore

Male, age 66 · Hay, Washington

Killed Aug 8, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, rural town of Hay, Washington, the tranquility was shattered on the morning of August 8, 2017, by a tragic event that claimed the life of 66-year-old Dennis Moore. The male victim was found deceased at his home alongside his wife, in what…

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Hye Soon Oh

Male, age 67 · Glendale, California

Killed Aug 8, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hye Soon Oh, a 67-year-old resident of Glendale, California, was tragically murdered on the evening of August 8, 2017. She was found shot to death near the garage area of an apartment complex in the 2900 block of Montrose Avenue. According to police reports…

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Christopher Tennison

Male, age 32 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a fatal encounter on a Brooklyn street corner cut short the life of 32-year-old Christopher Tennison. On the evening of August 8th, an argument broke out between two men at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Sackman Street, a…

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Andy Chicas

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Andy Geovanny Chicas, a 21-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2015. The incident occurred in the 11800 block of Wilmington Avenue in Willowbrook, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. On that fateful evening, Chicas…

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Jose Aragon

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Alfredo Aragon, a 21-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on August 8, 2015, in the 11800 block of Wilmington Avenue in Willowbrook, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Aragon and his friend, Andy Chicas, were…

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Kevin Clay Thomas

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Clay Thomas, a 20-year-old man from Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on August 8, 2015. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the Soto Gold Line station near 1st and Soto streets. According to reports, Thomas and his friend were approached…

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Rodney Belles

Male, age 56 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rodney Belles, aged 56, was found dead on August 8, 2015, in his home located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The tragic incident occurred early in the morning, around 8:50 a.m., when deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office responded to reports of shots fired…

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