Deaths by Force on December 18

Deaths by Force (433)

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Kevin Callahan

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 18, 2002 · 24 years ago

Kevin D. Callahan, aged 15, was tragically killed on December 18, 2002, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and his death was classified as a homicide. Despite efforts by local authorities and an ongoing investigation led by the…

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Janelle Camarena

Female · Pomona, California

Killed Dec 18, 2002 · 24 years ago

On December 18, 2002, infant Janelle Camarena died in Pomona, California. She was a female Hispanic child whose life was cut short before she could reach her first birthday. In official county records, her age was documented as zero, marking the loss of an…

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Jose Luis Valles

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 18, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jose Luis Valles, a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 18, 2000, in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Valles was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident…

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Julio Cesar Jr. Martinez

Male, age 18 · Carson, California

Killed Dec 18, 2000 · 26 years ago

Julio Cesar Martinez Jr. was 18 years old when he died on Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, in Carson. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 21220 S. Main St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Shawn Johnson

Female, age 36 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Dec 18, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the winter of 1997, the community of Spokane, Washington, was gripped by a series of unsolved murders that cast a long shadow of fear. Among the victims was Shawn Lynette Johnson, a 36-year-old White/Caucasian woman whose life was cut tragically short. On…

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Ronald Rudin

Male, age 64 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 18, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, the life of Ronald Rudin, a 64-year-old White male real estate developer in Las Vegas, Nevada, came to a violent and mysterious end. On December 18, he was reported missing, a disappearance that marked the beginning of a long and…

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Rose Albano

Female, age 33 · San Diego, California

Killed Dec 18, 1993 · 33 years ago

Rose Albano, a 33-year-old Filipino American woman, was murdered on December 18, 1993, in San Diego, California. At the time of her death, she was living with her boyfriend, Ramon Jay Rogers, who would later be convicted of her murder. Rose Albano was…

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Walter Williams

Male, age 34 · Waterbury, Connecticut

Killed Dec 18, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 18, 1992, a dedicated 34-year-old White male, Officer Walter T. Williams, III, an eight-year veteran of the Waterbury Police Department, was on patrol in his marked cruiser. At approximately 4:00 a.m., he observed two…

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Charles Thomas Hammock

Male, age 53 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Dec 18, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the winter of 1990, the city of Augusta, Georgia, was shaken by the loss of one of its own. Sergeant Charles Thomas Hammock, a 53-year-old male and a 31-year veteran of the Augusta Police Department, was fatally shot on December 18th. The tragic series of…

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George Balovski

Male, age 66 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 18, 1990 · 36 years ago

On the afternoon of December 18, 1990, a tragic discovery was made inside a tailor shop located in Gary, Indiana. George Balovski, a 66-year-old Macedonian male, was found deceased alongside his brother, Ilija, within their place of business, the Eli Tailor…

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Shirley Pearson-Divens

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 18, 1989 · 37 years ago

On December 18, 1989, Shirley Pearson-Divens, aged 51, was tragically killed at her residence on Bellwood Court in Columbus, Ohio. Her body was found with multiple stab wounds to the neck and throat. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, but…

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Floyd Armstrong

Male · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 18, 1985 · 41 years ago

On December 18, 1985, Floyd Armstrong, a male resident of Detroit, Michigan, lost his life in an incident that has since been categorized among the city's unsolved cases. His death occurred during a particularly turbulent era in Detroit's history, a time when…

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Nicholas Davis

Male, age 39 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Dec 18, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 18, 1984, Nicholas Nor Davis, a 39-year-old Caucasian male and a seven-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department, had just finished his breakfast at the International House of Pancakes on East Madison Street. As he…

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Teresa Giles

Female, age 22 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 1984 · 42 years ago

Theresa Giles was a 22-year-old Black woman whose life ended violently in Fort Lauderdale on December 18, 1984. Her name is also rendered as Teresa Giles in some accounts. She was killed during a period when women and girls in northwest Fort Lauderdale were…

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Thomas Hayes

Male, age 61 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 18, 1979 · 47 years ago

Thomas Raymond Hayes, a 61-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, passed away on January 20, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. His death was ruled a homicide by the Franklin County Coroner, linked to injuries sustained 31 years earlier when he was shot by a teenager…

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Ronald Stapleton

Male, age 32 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 18, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the winter of 1977, a dedicated New York City Police Officer named Ronald Stapleton, a 32-year-old man, found his life irrevocably altered in the line of duty, even while off the clock. On the evening of Sunday, December 18th, in the parking lot of a…

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Donald Robert Laabs

Male, age 28 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Dec 18, 1975 · 51 years ago

On the evening of December 18, 1975, a promising career in law enforcement was tragically cut short. Donald Robert Laabs, a 28-year-old Caucasian male, had just been promoted to detective sergeant with the Manitou Springs Police Department. An undercover…

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Ronald Foxy Jerothe

Male, age 27 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 18, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a cold December night in 1974, a violent end came for Ronald "Foxy" Jerothe, a 27-year-old White / Caucasian male known in the criminal underworld of Queens, New York. An associate of the Gambino crime family, Jerothe's life was cut short on December 18th…

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Margaret Cuttino

Female, age 13 · Sumter County, South Carolina

Killed Dec 18, 1970 · 56 years ago

In December of 1970, the community of Sumter, South Carolina, was shaken by the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Margaret 'Peg' Cuttino. A student at Alice Drive Middle School and the daughter of a prominent local businessman and politician, James…

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Stephen Sladowski

Male, age 47 · Bayonne, New Jersey

Killed Dec 18, 1958 · 68 years ago

In the winter of 1958, the community of Bayonne, New Jersey, was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. Stephen F. Sladowski, a 47-year-old man, was a respected figure in the city, serving as an assistant city attorney while also owning a local deli.…

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Bolivar Moore

Male, age 32 · St Francis, Arkansas

Killed Dec 18, 1912 · 114 years ago

Bolivar S. Moore, a 32-year-old White male deputy constable in St. Francis County, set out into the cold early hours of December 18, 1912, to locate a man wanted for larceny in Forrest City. Around 2:30 a.m., at the intersection of Garland Avenue and Forrest…

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Elmer Magruder

Male, age 24 · Higbee, Missouri

Killed Dec 18, 1908 · 118 years ago

On December 18, 1908, a violent confrontation erupted inside the jailhouse in Higbee, Missouri, shattering the quiet of the small town. Three individuals had been arrested on burglary charges and were being held in custody when they launched a desperate bid…

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Deon Bell

Male, age 42 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the morning of December 18, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., St. Petersburg police responded to reports of a shooting near Kings Meat Market, located at 1345 34th Street South. Upon arrival, officers discovered 42-year-old Deon Bell suffering from a…

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Jerome Thomas

Male, age 46 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 18, 2024, at approximately 4:14 a.m., officers from the Orlando Police Department responded to a reported suspicious incident at the Avalyn West Apartments on Ivey Lane in Orlando, Florida. Upon arrival, they discovered the body of 46-year-old…

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Steven Glantz

Male, age 67 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 18, 2024, at approximately 6:31 p.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the 18000 block of Royal Forest Drive in New Tampa. Upon arrival, deputies discovered 67-year-old Steven Alan Glantz with…

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Tomohnd Newkirk

Male, age 15 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 18, 2024, at approximately 6:00 PM, 15-year-old Tomohnd Newkirk was fatally shot at the TGM Bay Isles Apartments, located at 11850 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North in St. Petersburg, Florida. Officers from the St. Petersburg Police…

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Margaret Mary Sanger

Female, age 73 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Miller Beach in Gary, Indiana, a horrific act of violence shattered the peace on the evening of December 18, 2024. Margaret Mary Sangerman, a 73-year-old woman, was tragically killed inside her home on North Warren Street.…

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Jose Lopez

Male, age 48 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

A 48-year-old Hispanic male, Jose Lopez of Springfield, Massachusetts, lost his life in a burst of gunfire on December 18, 2024. Remembered by loved ones with the nickname "Rupel," he was known for his funny and loving personality. A father of five, his…

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John Miramontes

Male, age 61 · Los Lunas, New Mexico

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Los Lunas, New Mexico, a distressing call to the Valencia County Sheriff's Office on the afternoon of December 18, 2024, marked the beginning of a tragic event. The caller was 61-year-old John Miramontes, a male resident of the area…

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Timm Rudolph

Male, age 58 · Arlington, Tennessee

Killed Dec 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet setting of a Lakeland, Tennessee campground, a heated dispute shattered the evening calm and left a 58-year-old man, Timm Rudolph, dead from a gunshot wound. The incident, which authorities have described as domestic in nature, occurred on the…

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Deborah Jean Meece

Female, age 47 · London, Kentucky

Killed Dec 18, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 18, 2023, 47-year-old Deborah Jean Meece, also known as Debra Meece, was found deceased in her London, Kentucky home in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. The tragic event unfolded after the London-Laurel County Communications…

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Johnie Davidson Sr.

Male, age 68 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 18, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet St. Denis neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a grim discovery was made on the morning of December 18, 2022. Inside an apartment on Broadleaf Drive, police found the bodies of two elderly men, both victims of fatal gunshot wounds. One of the…

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Kentrell Malone

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 18, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the evening hours of December 18, 2022, a burst of gunfire shattered the night at the intersection of Appleton and Congress in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, claiming the life of 26-year-old Kentrell Malone. Malone was a passenger in a vehicle, accompanied by…

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Lori Chevalier

Female, age 57 · Peculiar, Missouri

Killed Dec 18, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 18, 2020, the quiet community of Peculiar, Missouri, was disturbed by the discovery of 57-year-old Lori Chevalier, a female resident, found deceased in her home. Police were initially called to the residence in Windmill Estates for a welfare check…

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Yocelin Zuniga

Female, age 18 · North-hollywood, California

Killed Dec 18, 2019 · 7 years ago

Yocelin Kadi Zuniga, an 18-year-old Latina, tragically lost her life on December 18, 2019, after being shot in North Hollywood, CA. The incident occurred on December 14, 2019, around 9 p.m. when Zuniga was a passenger in a white BMW driven by her boyfriend.…

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Jennifer Johnson Miles

Female, age 59 · Hillsborough, North Carolina

Killed Dec 18, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jennifer Johnson Miles, a 59-year-old woman, was found dead on December 18, 2019, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She was discovered alongside Thomas Bradshaw Claytor, a 55-year-old man, in the shower area of their home on Ramblewood Drive. Both victims had…

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Kalvin Damian Sanchez

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 18, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kalvin Damian Sanchez was 23 years old and the father of two young children when he went to a music festival in December 2019 and never came home. He was beaten during the Rolling Loud Los Angeles hip-hop festival at Exposition Park on Saturday, December 14…

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Edgar Chayjocol

Male, age 45 · Richmond, California

Killed Dec 18, 2018 · 8 years ago

Edgar Chayjocol, a 45-year-old resident of Richmond, California, tragically lost his life on December 18, 2018, in a double shooting incident. The shooting occurred on a Tuesday night, and Chayjocol was identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office.…

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Lamont Ramon Alexander

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 18, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lamont Ramon Alexander was 34 years old when he died on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 507 Park Front Walk. His death was…

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William Carter Lee

Male, age 65 · West-point, Georgia

Killed Dec 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of West Point, Georgia, the life of 65-year-old William Carter Lee, an African American male, was brought to a tragic and abrupt end on the night of December 18, 2017. Responding to a midnight call about a possible shooting, officers from…

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Jamal Wilson

Male, age 24 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jamal Wilson, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 18, 2015, in Orlando, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the night of his death…

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Cagney Aaron Benson

Male, age 29 · Springfield, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Cagney Aaron Benson, a 29-year-old resident of Springfield, Florida, was found dead on December 18, 2014. His body was discovered in the driver's seat of a 2009 Chevy Cobalt at around 6:30 a.m. in the Maharaj Mobile Home Park. Benson had been shot once in the…

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Joshua Hargrove

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

Joshua Hargrove was 20 years old when he was stabbed on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, after a party at the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in the 1600 block of East North Avenue in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide…

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Brandon Christopher Murphy

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 18, 2004 · 22 years ago

Brandon Christopher Murphy, a 22-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 18, 2004. Brandon was known for his wit, humor, compassion, and unique personality, which endeared him to his family and friends. He had spent…

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Barbara Dickson

Female, age 62 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Dec 18, 2003 · 23 years ago

Barbara Ann Dickson, a 62-year-old woman from Wilmington, North Carolina, tragically passed away on December 18, 2003. She was shot in the head by her husband, Mr. Dickson, who was 56 years old at the time. The incident occurred in their home on Doe Clearing…

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Robert Munoz

Male, age 26 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 18, 2002 · 24 years ago

Robert Munoz was 26 years old when he died on Wednesday, December 18, 2002. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles Police Department case…

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Gabor Balogh

Male, age 43 · Gwinnett, Georgia

Killed Dec 18, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a December day in 1993, a fatal encounter unfolded in Lilburn, Georgia, forever altering the lives of two men. Gabor Balogh, a 43-year-old male, was leaving a liquor store when he was confronted by Michael Wade Nance. Nance, fresh off a bank robbery at the…

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Eli Balovski

Male, age 60 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 18, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the winter of 1990, a wave of terror gripped Northwest Indiana, culminating in the tragic deaths of brothers Eli and George Balovski. Eli Balovski, a 60-year-old male, and his brother were fatally shot on December 18, 1990, inside their family-owned tailor…

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