Deaths by Force on December 15

Deaths by Force (444)

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Aaron Sander

Male, age 29 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, the life of 29-year-old Aaron Sander, a White/Caucasian male, was brutally cut short in what would become known as one of Wichita, Kansas's most infamous crimes. On the evening of December 14, Sander was at a home on Birchwood Drive…

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Brad Heyka

Male, age 27 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a cold December night in 2000, the life of 27-year-old Brad Heyka, a male director of finance, was violently cut short in what would become known as one of Wichita, Kansas's most horrific crimes. On December 14th, Heyka was gathered with four friends—Jason…

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Heather Suzanne Francis Muller

Female, age 25 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the cold of a Wichita, Kansas winter, the life of 25-year-old Heather Suzanne Francis Muller, a White female, was tragically cut short in a series of events that would become known as the "Wichita Massacre." On the night of December 14, 2000, Heather was…

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Jason Wayne Befort

Male, age 26 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, a shadow fell over Wichita, Kansas, forever altering the lives of many. Jason Wayne Befort, a 26-year-old White/Caucasian male, was a dedicated teacher and coach with a promising future. On the night of December 14th, what began as a…

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Derwin Brown

Male, age 46 · Dekalb, Georgia

Killed Dec 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

Derwin Brown, a 46-year-old Black man, was a captain with the DeKalb County Police Department and the sheriff-elect, poised to bring reform to an office troubled by corruption. His life was cut short on the evening of December 15, 2000, just three days before…

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Rachel Cruise

Female, age 32 · Pittsburg, California

Found Dec 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

Rachel Cruise, a 32-year-old resident of Pittsburg, California, was tragically found dead on December 15, 1998. She had been strangled and her body was discovered in a ditch off California Avenue. Rachel had last been seen two days prior, on the evening of…

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William McLaughlin

Male, age 55 · Newport-beach, California

Killed Dec 15, 1994 · 32 years ago

William Francis "Bill" McLaughlin, a 55-year-old millionaire and medical innovator, was tragically murdered on December 15, 1994, in his Newport Beach, California home. McLaughlin, who had invented a device that separates plasma from blood, was found shot…

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William Blea Grijalva

Male, age 41 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 15, 1993 · 33 years ago

William Blea Grijalva, a 41-year-old police officer from Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on December 15, 1993. Officer Grijalva had served with the Oakland Police Department for 20 years and was known for his dedication and commitment to his…

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Jerry Baker

Male, age 33 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Killed Dec 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

On December 15, 1992, Jerry Baker stepped into Frank's Place Bar in Fairbanks and vanished into the long midwinter night. When Jerry Baker did not return, a missing-person report was filed, marking the start of a case that would soon turn from worry to…

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James Crow

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

On December 15, 1989, James Crow, a 39-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, died under violent circumstances that remain unsolved to this day. James Crow was found at his residence located at 3066 East 7th Avenue in Franklin County. He suffered blunt force…

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Michael Alan Hogan

Male, age 43 · Hutchinson, Minnesota

Killed Dec 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

Michael Alan Hogan, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian male, was working as a patrolman with the Hutchinson Police Department when a routine call in Hutchinson, Minnesota, turned into a nightmare on December 15, 1989. That day he was dispatched to the J.C. Penney…

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Darlene Trippi

Female, age 32 · Rochester, New York

Killed Dec 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the winter of 1989, a chilling series of events unfolded in Rochester, New York, that would culminate in the tragic death of Darlene Trippi, a 32-year-old white female. Trippi was last seen alive on December 15, 1989, near her home on Jones Park. Her…

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Rhonda Martin

Female, age 28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the winter of 1985, a Philadelphia neighborhood was shaken by a violent incident that claimed the life of 28-year-old Rhonda Martin. On December 15th of that year, Martin was a victim of a double homicide that took place in the Overbrook section of the…

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Robert Best

Male, age 24 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Dec 15, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the early hours of a chilly Wednesday, the 15th of December in 1982, a young Metropolitan Police Department officer’s life was tragically cut short in Suitland, Maryland. Robert K. Best, a 24-year-old male who had proudly served on the force for just one…

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Jerry Mccrory

Male, age 35 · Brandon, Mississippi

Killed Dec 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the quiet setting of Rankin County, Mississippi, the life of Constable Jerry L. McCrory, a dedicated 35-year-old male law enforcement officer, was tragically cut short on a December day. On December 15, 1980, Constable McCrory was carrying out his duties…

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Gabriel Vitale

Male, age 42 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a cold December night in 1980, a dedicated 42-year-old male police officer, Gabriel Vitale, was on foot patrol in Flushing, Queens. While investigating a burglary near 35th Avenue and 150th Street on December 15th, he and his partner noticed two suspicious…

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Susan LeMahieu

Female, age 24 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 15, 1979 · 47 years ago

In December of 1979, the city of Madison, Wisconsin, was in the grip of a series of unsolved murders that had instilled a sense of fear within the community. It was during this unsettling time that 24-year-old Susan LeMahieu, a female with cognitive…

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Marilyn Wray

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

Marilyn Wray, aged 21, was tragically killed on December 15, 1978, in Columbus, Ohio. Marilyn was found deceased in her apartment located at 1911 Belcher #104 in Franklin County. She was discovered by her sixteen-year-old sister early in the morning.…

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Alice Huling

Female, age 36 · Clearwater, Minnesota

Killed Dec 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

On December 15, 1978, 36-year-old white female Alice Huling was murdered in her home in Clearwater, Minnesota. The attack occurred in the early morning hours while she and her four children were asleep. The intruder first shot Alice in the kitchen, then…

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Susan Huling

Female, age 16 · Clearwater, Minnesota

Killed Dec 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 15, 1978, 16-year-old white female Susan Marie Huling was murdered in her family's rural home near Clearwater, Minnesota. She was one of four victims in a brutal attack that claimed the lives of her mother, Alice Huling…

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Patti Huling

Female, age 12 · Clearwater, Minnesota

Killed Dec 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

On December 15, 1978, 12-year-old white female Patti Huling was murdered in her family's home near Clearwater, Minnesota. Patti was one of four children living with her mother, Alice Huling, in a rural residence in Stearns County. In the early morning hours…

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Wayne Huling

Male, age 13 · Clearwater, Minnesota

Killed Dec 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 15, 1978, 13-year-old White male Wayne Lowell Huling was murdered in his family's home near Clearwater, Minnesota. Wayne was one of four children living with their mother, Alice Huling, in a rural residence in Stearns…

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Joann Roberson

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

Joann Roberson, a 16-year-old female, was tragically killed on December 15, 1977, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 3419 Pleasant View in Hamilton County. Joann was shot on that day, and despite investigations by the Cincinnati Police Department…

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Georgia Wixted

Female, age 27 · Malibu, California

Killed Dec 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

On December 15, 1977, Georgia Wixted, a 27-year-old nurse, was found dead in her Malibu apartment, marking another tragic event in a series of murders linked to serial killer Rodney Alcala. Wixted was last seen the evening before when she drove another nurse…

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Maryann Carr

Female, age 26 · Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

Killed Dec 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

In December of 1977, the life of 26-year-old Maryann Carr, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. A medical technician and radiologist, Maryann was last seen on December 15th in the parking lot of the Ledgewood Terrace…

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Henry Bedard Jr.

Male, age 15 · Swampscott, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 15, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a cold December afternoon in 1974, Henry Bedard Jr., a 15-year-old Caucasian male, was filled with the holiday spirit. After a normal day of classes at Swampscott High School on December 16th, the sophomore caught a bus to Vinnin Square to do some…

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Carol Blades

Female, age 20 · Nixa, Missouri

Killed Dec 15, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the winter of 1969, a cloud of mystery descended upon the small town of Nixa, Missouri, with the disappearance of 20-year-old Carol Blades, a young female who had her whole life ahead of her. On December 15th, she ventured out to a local laundromat, a…

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Carol Erickson

Female, age 19 · Renton, Washington

Killed Dec 15, 1969 · 57 years ago

On the evening of December 15, 1969, a 19-year-old Caucasian female named Carol Adele Erickson was walking home from the Renton Municipal Library. Her path took her along a quiet dirt road that ran parallel to the Cedar River, a familiar route that on this…

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Benjamin Collings

Male, age 17 · New York City, New York

Killed Dec 15, 1932 · 94 years ago

In the winter of 1932, the life of 17-year-old Benjamin Collings came to a tragic and mysterious end in New York City. On December 15th of that year, the young male was killed, his death becoming a footnote in the grim catalog of one of America's most…

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Federal Elmer Guy Cole

Male, age 41 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Dec 15, 1922 · 104 years ago

In the winter of 1922, Federal Prohibition Agent Elmer Guy Cole, a 36-year-old man, found himself embroiled in a deadly conflict with a notorious family of moonshiners in the hills of Kentucky. His death on December 15th of that year was the culmination of a…

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John Baird

Male, age 33 · Riverside, California

Killed Dec 15, 1912 · 114 years ago

John Baird, aged 33, tragically lost his life on December 15, 1912, in Riverside, California. He was serving as the Acting Chief of Police for the Riverside Police Department at the time of his death. The incident occurred when Baird was reprimanding a fellow…

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Sitting Bull

Male, age 58 · Grand River, South Dakota

Killed Dec 15, 1890 · 136 years ago

In the cold, dark hours before dawn on December 15, 1890, the final chapter of the life of Sitting Bull, a 58-year-old Hunkpapa Lakota male, began to unfold on the Grand River in South Dakota. Amid the rising tensions surrounding the Ghost Dance, a spiritual…

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Thomas Braden

Male, age 16 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 15, 2024, the life of 16-year-old Thomas Braden was tragically cut short by gun violence in New Orleans, Louisiana. The male teenager was in the 1600 block of Elysian Fields Avenue in the city's 7th Ward when the fatal…

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Ari Turnipseed

Male, age 2 · Starkville, Mississippi

Killed Dec 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a tragic incident in Starkville, Mississippi, a 2-year-old boy named Ar'moni Rikee Turnipseed died on December 16, 2024. The young male's death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred on a Sunday at a residence on Louisville…

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Tyreek Terrell Shawn Moore

Male, age 26 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Sunday evening in the Bronx, 26-year-old Tyreek Terrell Shawn Moore was with a friend near an apartment building in the Castle Hill neighborhood. It was just before six o'clock on December 15, 2024, when their path was crossed by a group of four…

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Jerome Gordon

Male, age 36 · Madison, Tennessee

Killed Dec 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the night of December 15, 2024, Jerome Gordon, 36, a man from Madison, Tennessee, was found gravely wounded in the 100 block of Harrington Avenue, near the backyard fence line of a property neighbors described as a troubled spot on the street. Police were…

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Marvin Jackson

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early evening chill of December 15, 2023, tragedy struck in the Oliver neighborhood of Baltimore, forever altering the lives connected to Marvin Jason Jackson Jr. A Black male, at the age of 26, Jackson became another victim of the city's ongoing…

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Clint Allen

Male, age 40 · Mccomb, Mississippi

Killed Dec 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 15, 2023, the life of La'Clinteon 'Punkin' Allen, a 40-year-old man from McComb, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. Allen was the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Nelson Street in his…

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Christopher Semmeln

Male, age 32 · Big-spring, Texas

Killed Dec 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 15, 2023, the Howard County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a deceased individual found along the 3800 block of North Highway 87 in Big Spring, Texas. The victim was identified as 32-year-old Christopher Semmelmann. Investigators…

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Tony Tommie Owens

Male · Houston, Mississippi

Killed Dec 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

Tony “Tommie” Owens, a male resident of Houston, Mississippi, was killed by gunfire on December 15, 2022, along Airport Road on the edge of the small Chickasaw County town he called home. On that cold December day, what began as another ordinary afternoon in…

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Johnny Gaston

Male, age 32 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the night of December 15, 2022, Johnny Gaston and his younger brother went to Osborne Place in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, where they intended to buy marijuana. Johnny, a 32-year-old male from the Foxhurst section, and his 27-year-old…

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Irving Perkins

Male, age 60 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 60-year-old Irving Perkins, a male resident of Kansas City, Missouri, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Sunday, December 15th, police were dispatched to a residence in the 3900 block of Bellefontaine Avenue…

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Levert Leon Jefferson

Male, age 56 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Levert Leon Jefferson was 56 years old when he died on Sunday, December 15, 2019, five days after an encounter outside a charter school in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died from blunt force trauma…

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Leonard Kay

Male, age 84 · Benton, Arkansas

Killed Dec 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Benton, Arkansas, a somber event unfolded on December 15, 2018, with the death of Leonard Kay. An 84-year-old male, Mr. Kay's life came to a sudden and violent end due to a gun-related incident. His passing was recorded on national…

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Charles Lee Jr.

Male, age 40 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Dec 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 40-year-old Charles Lee Jr. was cut short in Savannah, Georgia. On the evening of Saturday, December 15th, police were called to a residence in the 1500 block of Lincoln Street. There, they discovered Lee, a male, deceased…

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Elvis Cruz Sanchez

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Elvis Cruz Sanchez, a 31-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on December 15, 2017, in Panorama City, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. while Sanchez was sitting on a bus stop bench on Van Nuys Boulevard with another individual…

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James Rodriguez

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Rodriguez, a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically passed away on December 15, 2017. His death was a significant event that drew considerable attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. James was found deceased at his…

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Benesha Elaine Bonner

Female, age 33 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a tragedy unfolded in Memphis, Tennessee, forever altering the lives of a family and a community. Benesha Elaine Bonner, a 33-year-old African American woman and devoted mother of three, was killed on the evening of December 15th. Her…

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