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DMonte Brown

Male, age 25 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December morning in 2014, a young man named D'Monte Brown, 25, was following his daily routine, a path that would tragically be his last. He was taking a familiar shortcut through a wooded area near a Home Depot on New Snapfinger Woods Drive at…

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Derrick Jackson

Male, age 38 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a night out in Macon, Georgia, turned into a scene of devastating violence that would ultimately claim the life of 38-year-old Derrick Richone Jackson. A quiet and compassionate man, he was not a frequent visitor to the Wings Cafe, the…

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George Henley

Male, age 34 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a December morning in 2014, the lively atmosphere inside Wings Cafe in Macon, Georgia, turned to one of terror and tragedy. George Henley, a 34-year-old man working as the DJ at the nightclub, was caught in the crossfire of a violent…

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Juan Ortiz

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Juan Ortiz, a 44-year-old Hispanic male from Chicago, IL, was tragically shot to death on December 12, 2014, in his home in Chicago Heights. Ortiz was in his kitchen washing dishes when he was gunned down. The circumstances surrounding his death were…

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Rolando Leon

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rolando Leon, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene on December 12, 2014, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred while Leon was in his car, with a toddler in the backseat who fortunately survived the…

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Roderick Carolina

Male, age 34 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of Roderick E. Carolina, a 34-year-old man with a passion for the culinary arts, was tragically cut short in his native Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On Friday, December 12, 2014, Carolina was killed in a fatal shooting that stemmed…

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Maurice Hagler

Male, age 33 · High-point, North Carolina

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Maurice Donnell Hagler, a 33-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 12, 2014, in High Point, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a crowded house party on Wise Street. Maurice, who was a promoter for a special events center…

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Brandon Bolin

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brandon Bolin, a 19-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically died on December 12, 2014. He was born on December 29, 1995, in Lancaster, Ohio, to Rick Griffin and Dawn Fausnaugh. Brandon was a father to a young daughter named Kylee Bolin. His death was…

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Christopher Ortega

Male, age 29 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christopher Ortega, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically murdered on December 12, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. Ortega was found dead in a bedroom around 4 a.m., having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred in the 1500 block of Willow…

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Cornell Glover Jr.

Male, age 19 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Cornell Glover Jr., a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity from San Antonio, TX, tragically lost his life on December 12, 2014. He was found shot to death alongside his father, Cornell Glover Sr., 38, in their East Side home on Easy Bend Drive. The…

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Francisco Sanchez Jr

Male, age 35 · Orange, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Francisco Sanchez Jr., a 35-year-old Hispanic male from Orange, TX, tragically died on December 12, 2014. He was known for his dedication to his work and his passion for his family. Francisco was survived by his parents, siblings, and two children. The…

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Geoffrey Hippie Geoff Brady

Male, age 41 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Geoffrey Scott "Geoff" Brady, a 41-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 12, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born on January 22, 1973, in Lawrence, Kansas, and was known for his passion for motorcycles and various outdoor…

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Johnny B. Catling Jr

Male, age 43 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Johnny B. Catling Jr., a 43-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically died on December 12, 2014. He was shot multiple times in the neck and stomach while trying to break up a fight between his wife and another woman in the parking lot of a movie theater in…

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Darnell J Williams

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

Darnell J. Williams, a 17-year-old from Chicago, was tragically killed on December 12, 2013. His death was the result of gun violence, a common issue plaguing the city, particularly among its youth. Darnell was known in his community and was affectionately…

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Devante Barnes

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold December morning in Baltimore, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Twenty-one-year-old Devante Barnes, a Black male, was found at 11:55 a.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2013. His body was located in the 4500 block of Fernhill Avenue. An…

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Bryant Hicks

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 12, 2013, the body of a 25-year-old Black male named Bryant Hicks was discovered in Detroit, Michigan. The young man's life was cut short in an incident that would soon become one of the city's many cold cases. Authorities recorded his death…

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Justin Fuller

Male, age 22 · Selma, Alabama

Killed Dec 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the fading light of a December evening in Selma, Alabama, the life of a young Black/African American man, Justin Fuller, was tragically cut short. On December 12, 2013, the 22-year-old was found inside his car on the side of a rural road, having sustained…

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Timothy Bagley

Male, age 59 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

Timothy Bagley, a 59-year-old male from San Antonio, Texas, tragically passed away on December 12, 2013. He was known for his active participation in the community, particularly in efforts to honor the military, work with disabled individuals, and support…

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George Turner

Male, age 41 · West Palm Beach, Florida

Killed Dec 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

George Turner, aged 41, was found murdered on December 12, 2012, in West Palm Beach, Florida. His body, along with another victim, was discovered in an abandoned car near apartment buildings managed by the Palm Beach County Housing Authority. Both victims…

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Ndongo Mbaye

Male, age 49 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

In Atlanta, Georgia, the life of 49-year-old Ndongo Mbaye, an African American male, was cut short in a homicide that remains a somber, unsolved chapter in the city's records. The incident that claimed his life took place at 4005 Campbellton Road SW, a…

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Anton Baker

Male, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 12, 2012, Anton Baker, a 43-year-old African American man, died in Chicago following an altercation involving two teenagers. The incident began when 15-year-old Derrick Burns engaged in an argument with Baker over a cigarette, which escalated into…

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Donald Collins

Male, age 57 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, a discovery was made in an apartment on North Broad Street in New Orleans that brought a violent end to the life of Donald Collins. On December 12, 2012, the body of the 57-year-old male was found inside his residence. An investigation…

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Isaac Jenkins

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Philadelphia, a family argument on a front porch in the Hunting Park neighborhood escalated to a fatal conclusion. On the evening of April 4, 2026, police responded to a call about a person with a weapon on the 600…

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Eddie Dozier

Male, age 17 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Dec 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet moments of a Wednesday evening in Syracuse, New York, the life of 17-year-old Eddie W. Dozier Jr. was tragically cut short. On December 12, 2012, the young man, known affectionately to some as 'Young Deej,' was found on Croly Street, the victim…

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Gino DiPietro

Male · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Gino DiPietro, a 50-year-old Italian-American male, was tragically gunned down on December 12, 2012, outside his home on Iseminger Street near Johnston in South Philadelphia. DiPietro, who had a history of minor legal troubles but had turned his life around…

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Douglas Zerby

Male, age 35 · Long Beach, California

Found Dec 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 12, 2010, Douglas Zerby, a 35-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was fatally shot by two Long Beach Police Department officers. Zerby was sitting on a stoop at his friend's apartment in the Belmont Shore neighborhood, holding a garden…

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Mattheaus Moses

Male, age 24 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

Mattheaus Moses, a 24-year-old, was one of the many victims of homicide in Oakland, California in 2010. On December 12 of that year, he was killed in an incident that remains emblematic of the city's struggle with violence during that period. Oakland, which…

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James Campbell

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the cold of a December evening in 2010, a young man's life was abruptly ended by gunfire. Twenty-five-year-old James Campbell, a male resident of Bladensburg, Maryland, was in the 2900 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast, on Sunday, December 10th, when the…

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Justin Burton

Male, age 26 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the heart of winter, a silence fell over a Louisville, Kentucky community, a quiet that echoed the permanent absence of Justin A. Burton. On December 12, 2010, the life of the 26-year-old Black male was tragically cut short. The circumstances surrounding…

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Arden Specia-Spencer

Female, age 52 · Canyon-lake, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

Arden Anne Specia-Spencer, a 52-year-old attorney, tragically lost her life on December 12, 2010, in Canyon Lake, Texas. She was killed by her estranged husband, Mark Anthony Spencer, who then took his own life shortly after. The incident occurred at their…

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Jesus Nava

Male, age 23 · Long Beach, California

Found Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jesus Nava, aged 23, was tragically killed on December 12, 2009, in Long Beach, California. The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. near the intersection of 11th Street and Orange Avenue. When police arrived at the scene, they found Nava suffering from a gunshot…

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Marcellus Nichols

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

Marcellus Nichols, a 22-year-old male from Chicago, was fatally shot on December 12, 2009. His death was one of many homicides that occurred during a particularly violent year in Chicago, which saw increased gang activity and social unrest in certain…

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Jamal Keates

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 12, 2009, the life of Jamal Keates, a 27-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. At approximately 7:15 a.m., Keates was shot in the 2400 block of Shirley Avenue. The incident…

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Glen Johnson

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2009, the life of Glen Johnson, a 32-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 12th, Johnson was inside a residence at 3305 Woodstock Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, when the sanctity of the home was shattered by…

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Dante Antoine Johnson-Turner

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009, the life of Dante Antoine Johnson-Turner, a 29-year-old Black male, was cut short by violence on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Friday, December 11th, Johnson-Turner was in the 4700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue…

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Guadalupe Lira

Male, age 35 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

Guadalupe Alejandro Lira, 35, was shot to death on December 12, 2009 following a fight at the El Pantano Club at 1000 E Geer Street. Lira was with friends when they were involved in a fight with a group of people inside the club. The fight spilled out into…

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Dennis Dooley

Male, age 24 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 12, 2009, Dennis Dooley, a 24-year-old resident of the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot. Dooley’s death was part of a broader pattern of violence affecting Pittsburgh that year, with a notable rise in homicides…

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Abulaash Ansari

Male, age 57 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009, the community of Chester, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the violent death of Abulaash Ansari, a 57-year-old businessman of Pakistani descent. On December 12, Ansari was fatally wounded by gunfire, a tragic event that cut short the life of…

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Kae Fears

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Kamane Fears, aged 24, was fatally shot on December 12, 2008, in the Douglas neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred during a period marked by high levels of violence across the city, with 2008 seeing over 500 homicides. The violence that year reflected…

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Shawn Christopher Ahrent

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Shawn Christopher Ahrent, a 20-year-old tattoo artist from Clay, Alabama, died on December 12, 2008. His death was the result of a single gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred at a residence on Clearview Road in the Palmerdale area of Jefferson…

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Antonio Stanton

Male, age 46 · Upper-marlboro, Maryland

Killed Dec 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a summer afternoon, the life of 44-year-old Charles Antonio Stanton of Southeast, DC, was tragically cut short. On July 4, 2023, at approximately 4:28 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the unit block of Patterson Street, Northeast in…

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Jose Luis Macias

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jose Luis Macias, a 25-year-old man from East Los Angeles, was tragically killed on December 12, 2008. Macias was driving a recently purchased silver 2005 Bentley Continental GT on the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway near downtown Los Angeles when he was…

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Juan Florentino Ibarra Jr.

Male, age 29 · San-angelo, Texas

Killed Dec 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Juan Florentino Ibarra Jr., a 29-year-old Hispanic male from San Angelo, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 12, 2008. He was found in the living room of his residence with at least one gunshot wound. The San Angelo Police Department responded to a…

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Joey Bochicchio

Female, age 7 · Boca Raton, Florida

Killed Dec 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 12, 2007, seven-year-old Joey Bochicchio and her mother, Nancy Bochicchio, were found dead in their SUV in the parking lot of the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida. The two were bound with plastic ties and shot at close range. The tragedy…

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Nancy Bochicchio

Female, age 47 · Boca Raton, Florida

Killed Dec 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 12, 2007, Nancy Bochicchio, 47, and her 7-year-old daughter, Joey, were found shot to death in their vehicle in the parking lot of the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida. The pair had gone to the mall for some last-minute Christmas shopping…

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Adie Davis

Female, age 51 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 12, 2007, Amandie Davis, a 51-year-old woman, was found murdered in Jacksonville, Florida. The case remains unsolved, with the circumstances around her death still shrouded in mystery. Davis was discovered deceased in her West Jacksonville…

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Jose Loyola

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jose Loyola, aged 30, was killed on December 12, 2007, in the South Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred under violent circumstances, with reports indicating that he was strangled. The incident took place in a garage, further highlighting the…

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Dante Hill

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 12, 2007, Dante Maurice Hill, a 20-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident took place at 1805 East 26th Avenue in Columbus. On the night of his death, Hill, along with a female…

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