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Deaths by Force on December 15

648 open cases in our database happened on December 15. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (444)

Death by Force

Stefanos Gebrehiwot

Male, age 65 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Dec 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Stefanos Gebrehiwot was 65 years old when he died on Friday, December 15, 2017, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 303 E. 5th St. His death was ruled a…

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Augusto Collado

Male, age 63 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Dec 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Augusto Collado, a 63-year-old Puerto Rican man, was tragically shot and killed on December 15, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. Collado, a retired Army veteran and former police officer, had moved to Jacksonville about a year prior to his death. On the night…

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Michael Pirela

Male, age 48 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael Pirela was 48 years old when he was stabbed on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, in the 300 block of South Dallas Street in Southeast Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his death as a…

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Carol Batchelder Ribbens

Female, age 84 · Arcadia, California
Killed Dec 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the morning of Monday, December 15, 2014, eighty-four-year-old Carol Batchelder Ribbens was formally pronounced dead at a medical facility in Arcadia. Her death came after a period of severe physical decline that ultimately led to hospitalization.…

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Matthew Charles Held

Male, age 47 · Carson, California
Killed Dec 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Matthew Charles Held was 47 years old when he died on Monday, December 15, 2014, in Carson. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Carson Street and Avalon Boulevard. His death was ruled a…

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Stephanie Lagrua

Female, age 58 · Marshall, North Carolina
Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

Stephanie LaGrua, a 58-year-old woman from Marshall, NC, died on December 15, 2012. She was born on August 8, 1954, in Jacksonville, Florida, and had resided in Madison County for the last 21 years. Stephanie was a member of Freedom Church and a former RN at…

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Luis Diaz

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

Luis Diaz, a 27-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on December 15, 2010, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 12:10 a.m. on the 2600 block of East 3rd Street. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Diaz was shot multiple…

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Jamal Hazel

Male, age 18 · Temple-hills, Maryland
Killed Dec 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold evening in Temple Hills, Maryland, the life of 18-year-old Jamal Dominique Hazel was tragically cut short. On Monday, December 15, 2008, Hazel was found in the parking lot of a McDonald's on Chavez Lane, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The…

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Rafael Mendiaz

Male, age 17 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Rafael Mendiaz was 17 years old when he died on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, on the Eastside of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at a location that was never made public. His…

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Anthony Olesky

Male, age 45 · New Britain, Connecticut
Killed Dec 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

On December 15, 1999, in New Britain, Connecticut, Anthony Olesky, a 45-year-old male, was killed. His name and date of death appear in public memorial and case-listing sites that chronicle victims of violence in the city, preserving only the starkest details…

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Nicole Schneider

Female, age 28 · Miami, Florida
Killed Dec 15, 1994 · 32 years ago

Nicole Christina Schneider, a 28-year-old Caucasian woman born on August 19, 1966, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, met a tragic end on December 15, 1994, in Miami, Florida. Nicole had faced hardships, including periods of homelessness and multiple arrests related…

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Nick Martin

Male, age 46 · Albion, Michigan
Killed Dec 15, 1919 · 107 years ago

In the quiet town of Albion, Michigan, a chilling event unfolded on the evening of December 15, 1919, that would leave a lasting mark on the community. Nick Martin, a local male store owner, was discovered murdered inside his establishment on Albion Street.…

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