Death by Force

Charles Coleman

Male, age 32 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood of Pittsburgh, on the evening of December 16, 2014, a violent incident cut short the life of 32-year-old Charles Coleman, a Black male from the city's Allentown neighborhood. Coleman was at a bar in the 1500 block of…

View case

Death by Force

Julie Bottles

Female, age 47 · Marianna, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In December of 2014, in the quiet community of Marianna, Pennsylvania, 47-year-old female Julie Anne Bottles was found deceased in her home in what authorities would later describe as a tragic murder-suicide. Her body was discovered on Tuesday, December 16…

View case

Death by Force

Ladarius I Brisco

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ladarius I. Brisco, known by his stage name "Don Darius," was an 18-year-old aspiring rapper from Chicago who was tragically killed on December 16, 2013. The incident took place in the Chatham neighborhood around 1 p.m., where Ladarius suffered a fatal…

View case

Death by Force

Cortez Randolph

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Cortez Keith Randolph, a 17-year-old Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was spending a December night doing something utterly ordinary: waiting for a TARC bus near Dixie Highway and Broadway in west Louisville. It was late on Monday, December 16, 2013…

View case

Death by Force

James Ronald Holiday

Male, age 48 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of 48-year-old James Ronald Holiday was cut short in a burst of violence on a Baltimore street. On the evening of Monday, December 16th, Holiday, a male also known by the nickname 'Coo Coo,' was in the 5200 block of Beaufort…

View case

Death by Force

Lorenzo Hudson

Male, age 28 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Lorenzo Hudson, 28, was found shot to death in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 16, 2013. The incident occurred in the Millvale neighborhood, a part of Cincinnati known for its high crime rate. His death remains an unsolved homicide, and no suspects have been…

View case

Death by Force

Tamika Jones-Fleming

Female, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 16, 2013, the Indianapolis community was shaken by the tragic and untimely death of 31-year-old Timika Denae Jones-Fleming, a Black / African American mother and aspiring professional known for her dedication to her family and education. Residing…

View case

Death by Force

Jose Antonio Navarro

Male, age 32 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jose Antonio Navarro, aged 32, was fatally shot on December 16, 2012, in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The incident took place while he was in front of his family, adding a layer of deep tragedy to the event. Miami police responded quickly to…

View case

Death by Force

Marcus Bruce

Male, age 23 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Marcus Bruce, aged 23, was killed on December 16, 2012, in Miami, Florida. His death is categorized as an unsolved homicide, and the Miami Police Department has been investigating the case for years without being able to identify a suspect. The details of his…

View case

Death by Force

Gavin Williams

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Gavin Williams, age 28, was killed on December 16, 2012, in Chicago amidst a significant wave of violence in the city. His death was one of the 506 homicides reported in Chicago that year, a sharp increase compared to the previous year. The rise in violence…

View case

Death by Force

Joseph Wilford

Male, age 56 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Joseph Wilford, 56, was a Black man from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose death appears to have been treated as a violent crime, but the public record available online does not clearly preserve the basic narrative that usually follows a homicide: where it…

View case

Death by Force

Jermaine Hill

Male, age 35 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jermaine Hill, aged 35, was found dead on December 16, 2012, in a vacant house in Columbus, Ohio. He had been shot, and his body was discovered in the early hours of that Sunday morning. The homicide added to the rising violence in Columbus that year, as…

View case

Death by Force

Robert Fields

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Robert Fields was a 24-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose life ended far too soon when he was murdered in Philadelphia on December 16, 2012. He was one of many young people whose names became part of the city’s painful record of…

View case

Death by Force

Marvis Wright

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold December day in 2012, the life of 25-year-old Marvis Wright was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An African-American male, Wright became another victim in a year that saw numerous homicides in the city. The circumstances surrounding his…

View case

Death by Force

David Scott Gogian

Male, age 50 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Topeka, Kansas, the life of 50-year-old David Scott Gogian, a White/Caucasian male, was cut short in a sudden act of violence. It was December 16, 2012, and Gogian, a corporal with the Topeka Police Department, was on duty. He and a…

View case

Death by Force

Jeffrey Glenn Atherly

Male, age 29 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Topeka, Kansas, the life of 29-year-old White / Caucasian male, Jeffrey Glenn Atherly, was tragically cut short. It was December 16, 2012, when Atherly, a police officer with the Topeka Police Department for nearly two years, was…

View case

Death by Force

Nicholas Gilbert

Male, age 32 · Cape-girardeau, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 16, 2012, a violent incident occurred at a nightclub in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, resulting in a fatal shooting. Law enforcement officers responded to the scene after reports of gunfire during a disturbance at the establishment. Upon arrival…

View case

Death by Force

Daryl Starks

Male, age 26 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Daryl Starks, a 26-year-old man from Oakland, California, was tragically killed on December 16, 2010. His death was part of a grim year for Oakland, which saw 94 homicides in total. The circumstances surrounding his death were emblematic of the violence that…

View case

Death by Force

Steven Billups

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Steven Billups, a 26-year-old resident of Chicago, was killed on December 16, 2010. His death took place in the Washington Park neighborhood, an area often plagued by violence during that period. The homicide was part of a broader trend of escalating violence…

View case

Death by Force

Jerome Brent

Male, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the night of Thursday, December 16, 2010, the life of 26-year-old Jerome Brent was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. Around 9:54 p.m., officers from the Airways Station were dispatched to the intersection of East Person Avenue and Gaby Street…

View case

Death by Force

Junior Lee Whorton

Male, age 35 · Mount-pleasant, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Junior Lee Whorton, a 35-year-old male from Mount Pleasant, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2010. His death was a significant event in the local community, and it led to various investigations and legal proceedings. Junior Lee Whorton was buried in Talco…

View case

Death by Force

Vivian Mitchell

Female, age 45 · Mount-pleasant, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 16, 2010, in Mount Pleasant, Texas, 45-year-old Vivian Mitchell lost her life to gun violence. Details surrounding the incident indicate that it was an apparent double murder-suicide, reportedly connected to issues involving her ex-boyfriend.…

View case

Death by Force

Luis A Flores

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Luis A. Flores, an 18-year-old, was shot and killed on December 16, 2009, in Chicago's South Lawndale neighborhood. Luis was found with multiple gunshot wounds, the tragic outcome of yet another incident of gun violence that plagued the community. The…

View case

Death by Force

Joseph Payton

Male, age 45 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Joseph Payton, 45, an African-American male, died in Milwaukee in late December 2009. His name appears in funeral notices published that month, marking a life cut short and a family preparing final rites at a local funeral home. The fragmentary public record…

View case

Death by Force

Durval Martin

Male, age 35 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 35-year-old Durval Martins was tragically cut short. On December 16, 2008, at approximately 3:06 am, Martins was shot and killed at the intersection of 11th and Q Streets, NW. An officer…

View case

Death by Force

Darrell Harrell

Unknown, age 45 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Darrell Harrell, age 45, was shot and killed on December 16, 2008, in Miami, Florida. He was attempting to remove drug dealers from the Overtown neighborhood, which made him a target. Darrell’s death was featured on an episode of "The First 48," which…

View case

Death by Force

Gary Keith Mann

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, the life of a young Black/African American man, Gary Keith Mann, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. At 24 years old, he became another victim of the city's ongoing violence, his death leaving behind a void…

View case

Death by Force

John Perry

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

John Perry, a 30-year-old Black male, lost his life in the line of duty on December 16, 2008, in St. Louis, Missouri. A Deputy U.S. Marshal, Perry was part of a dedicated team of approximately ten U.S. Marshals and St. Louis police officers who arrived at a…

View case

Death by Force

Susan Levoir

Female, age 44 · Saint Louis Park, Minnesota

Killed Dec 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, a 44-year-old White/Caucasian female named Susan Levoir was found deceased in her Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, home on December 16th. The cause of her death was determined to be from a gunshot wound in what was investigated as a…

View case

Death by Force

Alexandra Toro

Female, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 16, 2007, 16-year-old Alexandra Toro was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago. She was walking with a group of people when gunfire erupted, targeting the group. While a young boy with her was injured, Alexandra was struck fatally. Witnesses…

View case

Death by Force

Michael D Earl

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 18-year-old Michael David Earl was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. A young Caucasian male, Earl's death on December 15th of that year was not an accident but a homicide, a fact that left a community searching…

View case

Death by Force

Jamal Rowlett

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 16, 2007, a sense of grim familiarity descended upon the streets of Baltimore. Jamal Owen Rowlett, a 20-year-old Black male, became another life cut short by violence in the city. He was discovered at approximately 4…

View case

Death by Force

Andrew Contrera

Male, age 23 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold December morning in Buffalo, New York, the life of 23-year-old Andrew Contrera, a White male, was cut short by a sudden act of violence. In the early hours of December 16, 2007, at his residence on Winspear Avenue, a gathering that began as a house…

View case

Death by Force

Charles Mitchell

Male, age 40 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Charles Phillip Mitchell, a 40-year-old man, died on December 16, 2007, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His body was found lying in the middle of the 5200 block of Freedom Drive near Toddville Road. Initially, it was believed that he had been the victim of a…

View case

Death by Force

Jeffrey Peck

Male, age 52 · Statesville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jeffrey Robert Peck, a 52-year-old man from Statesville, NC, died unexpectedly on December 16, 2007. He was a resident of Sandy Avenue and was associated with Kewaunee Scientific Corp. Jeffrey Peck was a member of the Native American Indian Squeamish Tribe…

View case

Death by Force

Jennifer Lee Vincek

Female, age 28 · Statesville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jennifer Lee Vincek, a 28-year-old Caucasian woman, passed away on December 16, 2007, in Statesville, North Carolina. Born on August 7, 1979, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she was the daughter of Donna Mae Taylor McDaniels of Harrisburg and Anthony "Tony"…

View case

Death by Force

Robert Tito Montanez

Male, age 31 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Dec 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 16, 2004, a vibrant night in Jersey City, New Jersey, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 31-year-old Robert Tito Montanez, a male music promoter and road manager for the singer Akon. The evening was set against the…

View case

Death by Force

Uel Maldonado

Male · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early evening of December 16, 2002, the body of a male, identified as Manuel Maldonado, was discovered in the parking lot of the Rancho Verde Apartments, situated at 98 S. Martin Luther King Boulevard in Las Vegas. The discovery was made at…

View case

Death by Force

Jerry Michael Williams

Male, age 31 · Lake-seminole, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jerry Michael "Mike" Williams, a 31-year-old white male, disappeared on December 16, 2000, during a duck hunting trip on Lake Seminole, Florida. Initially, it was believed that he had drowned after falling out of his boat, and his body was presumed to have…

View case

Death by Force

Brenda Taylor

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Found Dec 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

Brenda Taylor was found murdered in a bathtub in a vacant apartment located at 905 Neal Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred on December 16, 1999. Although she lived in another unit of the same building, her body was discovered in an unoccupied…

View case

Death by Force

Frank Dinapoli

Male, age 31 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the Bronx, New York, a dedicated detective’s life was tragically cut short in an act of senseless violence that stemmed from a simple dispute. Frank T. DiNapoli, a 31-year-old male, was a respected detective with the Co-op City Department of Public Safety…

View case

Death by Force

Wayne Gross

Male, age 52 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Dec 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

Wayne Leroy Gross, a 52-year-old White male, was killed in Marietta, Georgia, on December 16, 1995, in an attack that turned a home where he and his wife had offered hospitality into the scene of a violent betrayal. Online records show that Gross, a Navy…

View case

Death by Force

Sarah Gonzales

Female, age 13 · Rodriguez Park, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

Sarah Beth Gonzales, a 13-year-old girl, was reported missing on December 16, 1994, along with her 12-year-old cousin, Priscilla Almares. The next day, their bodies were discovered at Rodriguez Park. An autopsy confirmed that both girls had been sexually…

View case

Death by Force

Priscilla Almares

Female, age 12 · Rodriguez Park, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

Priscilla Almares, a 12-year-old girl, was tragically murdered on December 16, 1994. She and her cousin, Sarah Beth Gonzales, who was 13 at the time, were reported missing after leaving a friend's house. Their bodies were discovered the following day at…

View case

Death by Force

Charles Charizma

Male, age 20 · Milpitas, California

Killed Dec 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

Charles Edward Hicks Jr., known by his stage name Charizma, was a promising young rapper from Milpitas, California. Born on July 6, 1973, Charizma began his musical journey at a young age, performing at high school talent shows and eventually forming a duo…

View case

Death by Force

Ronald Edward Dean

Male, age 27 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a winter evening in Shreveport, Louisiana, the life of 27-year-old Caucasian male, Ronald Edward Dean, a dedicated narcotics officer with the Shreveport Police Department, was cut tragically short. On December 16, 1992, Dean was part of a Street Level…

View case

Death by Force

Larry Brown Jr

Male, age 26 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Dec 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 16, 1990, a tragic discovery was made in the Crestwood section of Chesapeake, Virginia. Twenty-five-year-old Larry Brown Jr., a married father, was found deceased in his red 1978 GMC pickup truck in the 4800…

View case

Death by Force

Gregory Hogan

Male, age 32 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Dec 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

Gregory Hogan, aged 32, tragically passed away on December 16, 1990, in San Bernardino, California. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. On the night of his death, Gregory…

View case

Deaths by Force on December 16

Deaths by Force (431)