Death by Force

Dominique Nicole Nikki Hurd

Female, age 19 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Dec 14, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, a promising young woman named Dominique Nicole 'Nikki' Hurd, a 19-year-old female, had her life tragically cut short in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. A vibrant and intelligent student at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where she was a…

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Walter Page

Male, age 76 · Manchester, New Hampshire

Killed Dec 14, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a cold December afternoon in 1995, the quiet neighborhood of Walnut Hill Avenue in Manchester, New Hampshire, was disturbed by the sight of smoke and flames. Firefighters were dispatched to the home of 76-year-old Walter Page, a Caucasian male, on December…

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Reginald Elkins

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 14, 1994 · 32 years ago

On December 14, 1994, Reginald Elkins, aged 22, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in front of 830 Berkley Road in Franklin County. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, but despite their efforts, the…

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Benjamin Josiah Ben Grant

Male, age 17 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a tragic night in Aurora, Colorado, the life of 17-year-old Benjamin Josiah “Ben” Grant was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On December 14, 1993, Grant, a high school wrestler described as smart, good, goofy, and happy, was working at a Chuck E.…

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Colleen OConnor

Female, age 17 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a horrific act of violence cut short the life of 17-year-old Colleen O'Connor in Aurora, Colorado. On the evening of December 14th, O'Connor was working at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, performing her closing duties alongside her fellow…

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Marge Kohlberg

Female, age 50 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a tragic evening in Aurora, Colorado, that would leave an indelible mark on the community, 50-year-old Marge Kohlberg was killed during a robbery at the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant where she worked as the assistant manager. The events unfolded on December…

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Sylvia Kathlene Crowell

Female, age 19 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

On the evening of December 14, 1993, a sense of routine work night filled the Chuck E. Cheese in Aurora, Colorado. Among the employees wrapping up their shifts was 19-year-old Sylvia Kathlene Crowell, a female who was diligently cleaning the salad bar area as…

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Jeffrey Lawrence Alm

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

Jeffrey Lawrence Alm, a 25-year-old American football defensive tackle for the Houston Oilers, tragically died on December 14, 1993. Alm, who was born on March 31, 1968, in New York City, had a promising career in the NFL. He played college football at the…

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Elizabeth Williams

Female, age 41 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

Elizabeth Williams, a 41-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on December 14, 1993, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Before her untimely death, Williams had been employed as a manager at the *News & Record* but faced personal challenges that…

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Kayla Boring

Female, age 1 · Thornville, Ohio

Found Dec 14, 1992 · 34 years ago

Kayla Boring, a one-year-old from Thornville, Ohio, was found dead on December 15, 1992, with traumatic injuries to her head. The discovery was made the day after she was last seen on December 14, 1992, in Perry County, specifically at her residence on High…

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Nacunan Saez

Male, age 37 · Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 14, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a tragic evening in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Nacunan Saez, a 37-year-old White male, lost his life in a violent rampage. The date was December 14, 1992, and the setting was the campus of Bard College at Simon's Rock. Saez, a respected professor of…

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Theresa Beavers

Female, age 42 · Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 14, 1992 · 34 years ago

Theresa Beavers, a 42-year-old female of White/Caucasian ethnicity, was working as a campus security guard at Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on the night of December 14, 1992, when an 18-year-old student, Wayne Lo, began a…

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Thomas McElderry

Male, age 19 · Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 14, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a cold December night in 1992, the quiet campus of Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was shattered by an eruption of violence. In an event that would leave a lasting scar on the small college town, a student named Thomas…

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James McCallum

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 14, 1989 · 37 years ago

On a December night in 1989, James McCallum, a 36-year-old construction foreman and father of two, lost his life in a brutal stabbing in Northeast Washington, D.C. A resident of the 1300 block of Holbrook Street NE, McCallum had moved to the city from North…

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Marcia Piotter

Female · Akron, Ohio

Found Dec 14, 1987 · 39 years ago

On December 14, 1987, Marcia Piotter, a 36-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, was found murdered. Marcia was last seen leaving the Bingo Hall at St. Martha's Church on Tallmadge Avenue in Akron. After she was reported missing, her car was located at the rear…

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James L. Gordon

Male, age 41 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 14, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, a dedicated officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, James L. Gordon, a 41-year-old Black male, returned to his home in Largo, Maryland, after his shift. As he approached his residence on December 14th, he noticed a window was…

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Trent Pierce

Male, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 14, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the winter of 1985, the life of a young man named Trent Pierce was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. On the evening of December 14, the 23-year-old White/Caucasian male was discovered injured near the intersection of West Bayaud Avenue and South…

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Curtis Brown

Female, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 14, 1985 · 41 years ago

On the evening of December 14, 1985, Curtis Lee Brown, a 21-year-old Black man, left his Atlanta, Georgia home to buy a pack of cigarettes. Hours later, his body was discovered in Dean Rusk Park. He had been shot multiple times in the head, and his pants were…

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Terrance Arndt

Male, age 18 · Burney, California

Killed Dec 14, 1984 · 42 years ago

On December 14, 1984, Terrance Arndt, an 18-year-old student from Burney, California, was murdered while parked on a wooded lovers' lane near Burney High School. Arndt was sitting in his parents' car with an 18-year-old female friend, when a man approached…

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David Hagins

Male, age 22 · Sandy-springs, Georgia

Killed Dec 14, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Sandy Springs, Georgia, a young police officer's life was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the community and a case that has lingered for decades. On December 14, 1980, Officer David Leslie Hagins, a…

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Anthony Lordi

Male, age 44 · Hillside, New Jersey

Killed Dec 14, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the evening of Friday, December 14, 1979, Patrolman Anthony Lordi, Jr., a 44-year-old male, was working a uniformed special assignment at a Gino's Restaurant on North Broad Street in Hillside, New Jersey. A veteran of the Hillside Police Department with 22…

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Bruce Meyer

Male · Brewster, New York

Killed Dec 14, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the quiet town of Brewster, New York, a brutal act of violence shattered the community in the winter of 1975. Bruce Meyer, a young male college student, was found deceased on December 14th in the parking lot of his apartment building. The cause of his…

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Eileen Kelly

Female, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 14, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the winter of 1974, a young woman's life was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that has lingered for decades. Eighteen-year-old Eileen Marie Kelly, a recent high school graduate with a new secretarial job at the Department of Justice, had her whole…

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Uhland Davidson

Male, age 80 · Broadkill Beach, Delaware

Killed Dec 14, 1974 · 52 years ago

Uhland T. Davidson, 80, a white male, was found dead on December 14, 1974, in the quiet bayside community of Broadkill Beach, Delaware. The winter shoreline gave little away beyond the violence that ended his life: he had been shot multiple times at close…

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Archie L. Manning

Male, age 33 · Drew, Mississippi

Killed Dec 14, 1923 · 103 years ago

In the rural landscape of Drew, Mississippi, a violent encounter in December of 1923 resulted in the death of 33-year-old Archie L. Manning. The incident, which occurred on December 16, 1923, cut short the life of the Crystal Springs native who was married…

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R. L. Methevin

Male, age 55 · Drew, Mississippi

Killed Dec 14, 1923 · 103 years ago

On December 14, 1923, the town of Drew, Mississippi, became the setting for a violent confrontation that claimed the life of R. L. Methevin, a 55-year-old White male resident of the area. The events began to unfold earlier that day following a dispute…

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Harmon Barton Patridge

Male, age 39 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Dec 14, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the winter of 1910 in Bessemer, Alabama, a police officer named Harmon Barton Patridge, a 39-year-old male, found himself in a fateful confrontation that would ultimately lead to his death. On the evening of Wednesday, December 14th, Officer Patridge was…

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Charles S. Ford

Male, age 51 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Dec 14, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 14, 1907, a 51-year-old White/Caucasian male named Charles S. Ford was on his third shift as a Salt Lake City Police Officer, having recently returned to law enforcement after a 16-year absence. At approximately 2:30…

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Albert Clutterbuck

Male, age 40 · Florence, Kentucky

Killed Dec 14, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the winter of 1907, a simmering resentment held by a former town marshal would tragically culminate in the death of his replacement, 40-year-old Albert Clutterbuck. A farmer by trade, Clutterbuck had taken on the role of Town Marshal in Florence, Kentucky…

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Stephen G. Mitten

Male, age 70 · Nevada, Ohio

Killed Dec 14, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 14, 2025, deputies with the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a home on Township Highway 43 in the village of Nevada after a 911 call reported a domestic disturbance. Minutes later, a second call came in from the…

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Vincent Sinclair

Male, age 22 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 14, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of November 14, 2025, authorities in Orlando, Florida, responded to a distress call at the Beverly and Lakeside Apartments located on Redmond Street. Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered 22-year-old male Vincent Sinclair III suffering from…

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Jarrod Austin

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 14, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 14, 2024, 30-year-old Jarrod (also spelled Jerrod) Austin tragically lost his life to gun violence in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred inside a business establishment in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, where Austin was fatally shot.…

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Kevin Flores-Gandra

Male, age 27 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 14, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 14, 2024, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Dallas police officers responded to a shooting incident in the 14200 block of Coit Road in Far North Dallas. Upon arrival, they discovered 27-year-old Kevin Flores-Gandra with gunshot wounds inside a pickup…

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Isiah Buckley

Male, age 38 · Bryson-city, North Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 14, 2023, 38-year-old Isiah Buckley from Nashville, Tennessee, was fatally shot in Swain County, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Greasy Branch Road, where authorities discovered Buckley deceased in a vehicle alongside a…

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Michael Pierson

Male, age 31 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 14, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 14, 2023, at approximately 5:40 p.m., 31-year-old Michael Pierson was fatally shot inside a business located at 2500 S. Belt Line Road in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred after an argument between Pierson and an unknown male suspect. Following…

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Abdushukri Uren

Male, age 16 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 14, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic Monday afternoon in Portland, Oregon, the life of 16-year-old Abdushukri Uren was cut short. On December 14, 2020, the male teenager was fatally wounded in a shooting that unfolded over an extensive, nearly mile-long crime scene in the…

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Tony J. Free

Male, age 35 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 14, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the life of 35-year-old Tony J. Free, a male also known by the name Tony Freeman, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the evening of Monday, December 14, he became a victim of the city's ongoing gun violence. The…

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Alesha Laveda Cooper

Female, age 41 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 14, 2020 · 6 years ago

Alesha Laveda Cooper, a 41-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on December 14, 2020. According to reports, Alesha was shot and succumbed to her injuries. Her death was a significant loss to her family and community, as she…

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Saul Velasquez

Male, age 30 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 14, 2018 · 8 years ago

Saul Velasquez, a 30-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on December 14, 2018, in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Velasquez was found shortly…

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Diego Morales Perez

Male, age 16 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 14, 2018 · 8 years ago

Diego Morales Perez, a 16-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 14, 2018, in Jacksonville, Florida. Diego was fatally wounded in a double shooting that occurred at the Baymeadows Apartments. According to reports, Diego was in a car with…

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Carryl Jean Calvert

Female, age 78 · Lutherville-timonium, Maryland

Killed Dec 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In December of 2015, in the quiet community of Lutherville, Maryland, a grim discovery was made at the home of 78-year-old Carryl Jean Calvert. Concerned neighbors on Greenridge Road contacted Baltimore County Police after noticing that mail had begun to…

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Jose Duarte

Male, age 26 · Whittier, California

Killed Dec 14, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose Duarte, a 26-year-old resident of Whittier, California, tragically lost his life on December 14, 2014, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Lambert Road, just east of Santa Fe Springs Road. Duarte was walking with a…

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Stephan Raymond

Male, age 22 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 14, 2013 · 13 years ago

A late-night shooting on a Saturday in New Orleans claimed the life of 22-year-old Stephan Raymond. The incident, which occurred on December 14, 2013, also resulted in the death of 23-year-old Johnathan Sam, marking the event as a double homicide. The…

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Jovanni Arrion Blackwell

Male, age 7 · Lancaster, California

Killed Dec 14, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 14, 2013, seven-year-old Jovanni Arrion Blackwell died in Lancaster, California. The young Black boy's passing was reported to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, which classified his death as a homicide resulting from…

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Calvin McLarin

age 19 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 14, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of a Birmingham teenager was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the community and a family to grapple with a profound loss. Calvin Wayne McLarin, a 19-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on December 14, 2007, in…

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Jose Luna

Male, age 40 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 14, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jose Luna was 40 years old when he died on Tuesday, December 14, 2004, in Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near the intersection of Harold Way and North Wilton Place. His death was ruled a…

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Myron Lynell Dorsey

Male, age 42 · Lancaster, California

Killed Dec 14, 2003 · 23 years ago

Myron Lynell Dorsey was 42 years old when he died on Sunday, December 14, 2003, in Lancaster, in the Antelope Valley of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 44465 Valley Central…

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Gary Pierre

Male, age 20 · Montz, Louisiana

Killed Dec 14, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the winter of 1997, the body of a young man, 20-year-old Gary Pierre, was discovered in a wooded area of Montz, Louisiana. The grim discovery on December 14 on Vickers Lane marked the beginning of a homicide investigation. It was apparent to investigators…

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