Death by Force

Karen Farley

Female, age 41 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Dec 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the winter of 1988, a tragedy unfolded at the Atlantic Shores Christian Academy in Virginia Beach, Virginia, forever altering the lives of many. On December 16th, a 15-year-old student named Nicholas Elliott entered the school armed with a Cobray M-11…

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Cyril Cuminal

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, the holiday season was tragically cut short for the family of Cyril Cuminal. The 21-year-old white male was found deceased in his Washington, D.C. apartment on December 26th. Concern had grown when he failed to arrive for a planned…

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Paul Castellano

Male, age 70 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Dec 16, 1985 · 41 years ago

On the cold evening of December 16, 1985, a brazen and violent end came for 70-year-old Paul Castellano, the powerful head of the Gambino crime family. Castellano, a male of Italian-American descent, and his underboss, Thomas Bilotti, were arriving for a…

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Thomas Bilotti

Male, age 45 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Dec 16, 1985 · 41 years ago

On December 16, 1985, Thomas “Tommy” Bilotti, a 45-year-old Italian-American man, rode into Midtown Manhattan as the close bodyguard and newly appointed underboss to Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano, acting as the driver for a routine-looking evening…

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Fulgencio Velasco Iii

Male, age 26 · Mission, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

Patrolman Fulgencio Velasco III, age 26, was a young officer with the Mission Police Department in Texas. On December 16, 1978, he responded to a domestic disturbance call at a small restaurant. As he and his partner entered the establishment through the back…

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Kerry Ann Graham

Female, age 15 · Forestville, California

Killed Dec 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

Kerry Ann Graham, a 15-year-old American girl, disappeared on December 16, 1978, alongside her close friend, 14-year-old Francine Marie Trimble. Both were residents of Forestville, California, and had left their homes that day reportedly to visit the…

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Francine Marie Trimble

Female, age 14 · Santa Rosa, California

Killed Dec 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

Francine Marie Trimble, a 14-year-old American girl, disappeared on December 16, 1978, alongside her 15-year-old friend Kerry Ann Graham. The two were inseparable friends and neighbors in Forestville, California. On the day of their disappearance, they had…

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Glenn Payne

Male, age 29 · Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Found Dec 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

On December 19, 1977, Glenn William "Billy" Payne, age 29, was found dead in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. His body was discovered in a tool shed located at his residence on East Livingston Avenue. Payne had died from a stab wound, and it was believed that he might…

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Vernon Anton

Male, age 57 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

On the morning of December 16, 1977, at about 10:30 a.m., Vernon Richard Anton—a 57-year-old male, white—was found beaten to death inside his room at 4760 NE Prescott in Portland, Oregon. He had last been seen alive on December 13, leaving investigators to…

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Shirley Grover

Female · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of December 16, 1974, a sense of unease settled over James Grover. He was out of town, trying to reach his wife, Shirley Grover, a Caucasian female, at their Las Vegas apartment on Euclid Avenue, but the phone line remained stubbornly busy.…

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Eilert Eilil Eriksen

Male, age 55 · Arlington, Virginia

Killed Dec 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a cold winter day in Arlington, Virginia, the body of a man named Eilert Eilil Eriksen was discovered. It was December 16, 1974, near the west entrance of the sprawling Bluemont Park, a detail that would become a somber marker in the county's unsolved…

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Roger Madison

Male, age 16 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 16, 1968 · 58 years ago

Roger Dale Madison, a 16-year-old from Los Angeles, California, was last seen on December 16, 1968, in Sylmar, CA. He was a friend and classmate of the son of serial killer Mack Ray Edwards. Edwards, who had a history of targeting young children, confessed to…

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Oscar Erickson

Male, age 29 · Saint, Minnesota

Killed Dec 16, 1932 · 94 years ago

In the midst of the Great Depression in December 1932, a 29-year-old man named Oscar Erickson was filled with hope, having finally secured a job selling Christmas wreaths door-to-door in Saint Paul, Minnesota, after months of unemployment. On the afternoon of…

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Ira Leon Evans

Male, age 39 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 16, 1932 · 94 years ago

On a frigid Friday, December 16, 1932, Minneapolis Police Patrolman Ira Leon Evans, a 39-year-old man, responded to a bank robbery in progress at the intersection of Central and East Hennepin Avenues. It was a call that would tragically be his last. Evans, an…

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Manona Murrell

Female, age 26 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 1932 · 94 years ago

Manona Murrell, a 26-year-old woman from Jacksonville, Florida, tragically passed away on December 16, 1932. Her death has been a subject of historical interest, particularly due to the circumstances surrounding it. Manona Murrell was a young woman whose life…

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Francis Kowalski

Male, age 29 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 16, 1929 · 97 years ago

Francis E. Kowalski, a 29-year-old White / Caucasian male, was a patrolman with the Chester City Police Department in Chester, Pennsylvania, when he was killed in the line of duty on December 16, 1929. His death unfolded after he responded to a report of a…

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Richard Jackson

Male, age 39 · Taylor, Georgia

Killed Dec 16, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the line of duty, Federal Prohibition Agent Richard Jackson, a 39-year-old male, met a violent end in Taylor County, Georgia. His death came during a confrontation with moonshiners, a testament to the dangers faced by law enforcement during the Prohibition…

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Under Robert Squires

Male, age 44 · Santa-ana, California

Killed Dec 16, 1912 · 114 years ago

On the evening of December 16, 1912, Undersheriff Robert Squires of Orange County, California, was tragically killed in what became known as the Tomato Springs shootout. The incident began when Sheriff Charles Ruddock received a call about a young girl in…

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Peter Gunness

Male, age 30 · La Porte County, Indiana

Killed Dec 16, 1902 · 124 years ago

In April of 1902, Peter Gunness, a male local butcher and recent widower, married Belle Gunness in La Porte, Indiana. This union, however, was short-lived and ended in his untimely death eight months later under highly suspicious circumstances. The community…

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Shaveon Streets

Male, age 19 · England, Arkansas

Killed Dec 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the small city of England, Arkansas, a young life full of promise was tragically cut short. On the late evening of December 16, 2024, police responded to a call about a shooting on High Street. There, they found 19-year-old Shaveon Streets, also known as…

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Kathy Jean Weiland

Female, age 63 · Minden, Nevada

Killed Dec 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Minden, Nevada, a tragedy unfolded on the morning of December 16, 2024, ending the life of 63-year-old Kathy Jean Weiland. A female, Weiland was discovered deceased from a gunshot wound inside a residence on Dennis Street in the…

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Douglas Charles Jude

Male, age 81 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Dec 16, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet town of Sylacauga, Alabama, 81-year-old Douglas Charles Jude, a male, became the victim of a brutal assault that would ultimately claim his life. On November 22, 2022, while resting in his bed, he was violently attacked by a man named Christopher…

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Clint Leavy

Male, age 65 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 16, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 16, 2022, on the 100 block of North 25th Street in East Camden, New Jersey, Clint Leavy, a 65-year-old male from Camden, was struck by gunfire that would prove fatal. Around 3:20 a.m., the city’s ShotSpotter system…

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Jason Ford

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 16, 2020, the life of 21-year-old Jason Antonio Ford Jr. was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. The young man, known affectionately as "Doodie" to his family and "Li Jason" to his friends, was discovered shot to death inside a vehicle in…

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James Reiswig

Male, age 77 · Lodi, California

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Reiswig, aged 77, and his wife Mary Reiswig, aged 76, were tragically found dead in their home in Lodi, California, on December 17, 2020. The couple was discovered by their granddaughter, who immediately alerted authorities. The San Joaquin County…

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Mary Reiswig

Female, age 76 · Lodi, California

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Mary Reiswig, aged 76, tragically passed away on December 16, 2020, in Lodi, California. Her death, along with that of her husband James Reiswig, was the result of a double homicide. The couple was found deceased in their home on West Kingdon Road by their…

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Corey James

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Corey Jaynes, a 30-year-old Black male, was killed late on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during a cold, snowy night when gun violence struck several parts of the city. Police were called to the 2300 block of Tasker Street in…

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Helen Forster North

Female, age 91 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Helen Forster North, a 91-year-old woman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away on December 16, 2019. She was born on August 18, 1928, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Anna and Rudolph Forster. Helen retired from Bowman Gray School of Medicine and is…

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Ian Cruz

Male, age 23 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet expanse of Bayswater Point State Park in Queens, New York, the body of 23-year-old Ian Cruz was discovered on December 16, 2018. The young man had been shot multiple times in the head, a grim end to a life that authorities would soon reveal was…

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Andres Moctezuma Jr

Male, age 49 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Andres Moctezuma Jr., a 49-year-old Latino, was tragically shot on December 16, 2018, in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. when Moctezuma was found by police beside his bicycle outside a…

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Choua Vang

Male, age 29 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Choua Vang, a 29-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018, in what authorities have classified as a murder-suicide. The incident occurred in Elk Grove, a suburb of Sacramento, where police were dispatched to a…

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Edwin Trigueros

Male, age 16 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Edwin Trigueros, a 16-year-old male from Houston, Texas, was tragically shot to death on December 16, 2018. The incident occurred at 5300 De Soto, where Edwin was found with fatal gunshot wounds. The investigation revealed that the shooting was carried out by…

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Chester John Bachry

Male, age 88 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 16, 2017, eighty-eight-year-old Chester John Bachry died in Los Angeles, California. A white male who had lived in the region for decades, Bachry was recorded by local authorities as the victim of a homicide, with the cause of death categorized…

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Eric Brooks

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the evening hours of a Wednesday in Southeast Washington, D.C., the life of 26-year-old Eric Brooks was tragically cut short. On December 16, 2015, just after 8 p.m., violence erupted near 36th Place and Southern Avenue SE, leaving the young man with a…

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Carl Alexander Hall

Male, age 37 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Just days before Christmas in 2015, Carl Alexander Hall, a 37-year-old Black man, became the victim of a brutal homicide in the Florence neighborhood of South Los Angeles, California. Hall, who had a developmental disability, had been living in a transitional…

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Omar Flores

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Omar Flores, a 31-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2014, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. Omar's death was classified as a homicide…

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Vivian Carter

Female, age 56 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a tragic Sunday evening in New Orleans, Vivian Carter-Synder, a 56-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot on December 16, 2012. Her death was not an isolated incident but rather a component of a violent crime spree orchestrated by a notorious…

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Deborah Kay Boles

Female, age 49 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Deborah Kay Boles was 49 years old when she died on Sunday, December 16, 2012, in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Paul Barrow

Male, age 46 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Paul Barrow, a 46-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, tragically passed away on December 16, 2010. He was the owner of Devonaire Service & Tire in Kendall, a well-known tire shop in the area. Barrow was found shot in the head inside his business, a crime…

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Eric Boyd

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Eric Boyd was 30 years old when he was killed in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis from…

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Lamar John Mckelley

Male, age 31 · Oxon-hill, Maryland

Killed Dec 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 16, 2007, Lamar John McKelley, a 31-year-old male, was found inside an apartment in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in the 11000 block of Southview Drive. In the quiet stretch of a Sunday afternoon, an acquaintance came to check on him, found him…

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Agustin Juarez

Male, age 44 · Lancaster, California

Killed Dec 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

Agustin Juarez was 44 years old when he died on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, in Lancaster. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 849 W. Avenue I. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Marshall Francis Sisca

Male, age 70 · Long Beach, California

Killed Dec 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

The life of Marshall Francis Sisca came to a tragic and abrupt end in Long Beach, California, on December 16, 2002. A 70-year-old white male, Sisca had spent decades investing his time, wisdom, and energy into the surrounding communities. When authorities and…

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Alvin Norman Crockett

Male, age 61 · Palmdale, California

Killed Dec 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Alvin Norman Crockett, aged 61, passed away on December 16, 1988, in Palmdale, California. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. Initial reports indicated that Crockett's death was not due…

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Karen Denise Lee

Female, age 30 · Acton, California

Killed Dec 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Karen Denise Lee, aged 30, tragically passed away on December 16, 1988, in Acton, California. Her death was a significant event in the small community, leading to an extensive investigation. The circumstances surrounding her death were initially unclear…

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Carol Drake

Female, age 56 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Dec 16, 1985 · 41 years ago

Carol Drake was a 56-year-old woman who died on December 16, 1985, after she was found fatally stabbed inside her business in Wahiawa on Oahu. When the door to the connected shops wouldn’t open during the early afternoon, what first seemed like an odd lock-up…

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William Henry Rafford

Male, age 48 · Aquebogue, New York

Killed Dec 16, 1903 · 123 years ago

William Henry Rafford, a 91-year-old male resident of Aquebogue, New York, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023. His death occurred at the Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, New York. The available information surrounding his passing does not…

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