Death by Force

Hal Bierlein

Male, age 51 · Orange, California

Killed Dec 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

Hal Bierlein, aged 51, tragically lost his life on December 19, 1997, in Orange, California, during a violent incident at a state transportation maintenance yard. Bierlein was one of four victims in a shooting spree carried out by Arturo Reyes Torres, a…

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Michael Kelley

Male, age 49 · Orange, California

Killed Dec 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

Michael Kelley, aged 49, tragically lost his life on December 19, 1997, in Orange, California. The incident occurred during a shooting at a CalTrans yard, where Kelley was one of the four employees killed by Arturo Torres. The shooting was a shocking event…

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Paul White

Male, age 40 · Orange, California

Killed Dec 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

On December 18, 1997 a mass shooting erupted at the California Department of Transportation Batavia Street maintenance yard in Orange, California. Among the four Caltrans workers killed was Paul White, a male, age 40, from Orange, CA. The attack began around…

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Wayne Bowers

Male, age 43 · Orange, California

Killed Dec 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

Wayne Bowers, aged 43, tragically lost his life on December 18, 1997, in a horrific shooting spree at a Caltrans maintenance yard in Orange, California. The perpetrator, Arturo Reyes Torres, a former Caltrans employee, embarked on a vengeful rampage after…

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LeRon Perkins

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a frigid December evening in 1995, a trip to the corner store for his grandmother turned into a fatal encounter for LeRon Antywan Perkins. The 14-year-old African-American male was attacked and killed at the intersection of 12th and H Streets, NE, in…

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Michael R. Baribeau

Male, age 38 · Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the winter of 1995, the community of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was struck by tragedy with the death of 38-year-old Michael R. Baribeau, a White male and a dedicated patrolman with the local police department. Baribeau, who had served on the force for 14 years…

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Henry William Lucero-Inga

Male, age 25 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the winter of 1995, just six days before Christmas, the festive spirit in a Bronx shoe store was shattered by a sudden and brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Henry William Lucero-Inga and four others. On December 19th, a man named…

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Kyong Bae

Female, age 41 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a snowy Tuesday just before the Christmas of 1995, a tragic event unfolded at the Little Chester Shoe Store in the Bronx, forever altering the lives of many. Kyong Bae, a 41-year-old woman, was at the store with her husband, the owner, celebrating their…

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Maria Carrasquillo

Female, age 38 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

On December 19, 1995, the holiday rush was building in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, where Little Chester Shoes sat busy on White Plains Road near the Bronx Zoo. Inside, Maria Carrasquillo, a 38-year-old woman, was shopping with her two sons when…

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Rafael Gonzales

Male, age 12 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

It was just six days before Christmas in 1995 when a festive shopping trip turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Twelve-year-old Rafael Gonzalez was at the Little Chester Shoes store in the Bronx with his mother, Maria Carrasquillo, 38, and his…

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Ricky Gonzales

Male, age 14 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a tragic day in the Bronx, a horrific act of violence cut short the life of 14-year-old Ricky Gonzales. The Hispanic male was inside the Little Chester Shoe Store on December 19, 1995, with his mother, Maria Carrasquillo, and his 12-year-old brother…

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Timothy OConnor

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 19, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, Timothy Alan O'Connor, a 29-year-old man, was living in Washington, D.C., having moved from the Midwest. He had recently received a promotion and a raise at his job and was looking forward to paying off his car. On the evening of…

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Arnold Andrews

Male · New Bedford, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 19, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a cold December night in 1993, the life of Arnold Andrews, a male resident of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was tragically cut short. On the evening of December 19th, Andrews was on a city street when he was fatally shot. The sudden violence of the act sent…

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Timothy Smith

Male, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 19, 1992 · 34 years ago

Timothy Ed Smith, 23, male, Black, was inside his car on the 2500 block of Washington Street in Denver on the night of December 19, 1992, when gunfire shattered the quiet around him. Unknown assailants opened fire as he sat in the vehicle, striking him and…

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Daniel Danny Hampton

Male, age 45 · Hugo, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 19, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the quiet town of Hugo, Oklahoma, a grim discovery was made on December 19, 1992, shattering the winter stillness. On that Saturday, 45-year-old Daniel 'Danny' Hampton was found deceased inside his pickup truck. An investigation into his death would reveal…

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John Drew Seifert

Male, age 57 · Ozark, Alabama

Killed Dec 19, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 19, 1987, the community of Ozark, Alabama, was shattered by a sudden burst of violence that claimed the lives of two of its police officers. John Drew Seifert, a 57-year-old male officer with 12 years of service on the…

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Carmeline Hibbs

Female, age 30 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 19, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, the body of a 30-year-old White female named Carmeline Renee Hibbs was discovered in a parking lot in Kansas City, Missouri. On the cold night of December 19, a motorist spotted her in a lot located on Broadway. She had been strangled…

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Kiflemariam Tareh

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

Kiflemariam Tareh, a 27-year-old Ethiopian man, tragically lost his life on December 19, 1985, in Houston, Texas. He was employed at Mike's Grocery on Market Street when he was shot by Willie T. Washington during a robbery. Washington, who was out on parole…

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Rose Jackson

Female, age 60 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

Rose Jackson, a 60-year-old woman, was killed in St. Louis, Missouri on December 19, 1985, in a crime that at the time left more questions than answers about who had been inside her home and why they wanted her dead. In later accounts of the case, her death…

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James Leroy Biggs

Male, age 47 · Alleghany, Virginia

Killed Dec 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a December afternoon in 1984, Virginia State Police Sergeant James Leroy Biggs, a 47-year-old male, was patrolling Interstate 64 in Alleghany County. Around 2:30 p.m., just two miles from the West Virginia border, he initiated a traffic stop of a speeding…

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Duane Curtis Johnson

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

Duane Curtis Johnson, a 27-year-old police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, tragically lost his life on December 19, 1984. Officer Johnson, who had served with the LAPD for three years, was responding to a silent holdup alarm at a jewelry store…

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Geraldine Barfield

Female, age 35 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

Geraldine Barfield was a 35-year-old Black woman whose life ended violently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 19, 1983. Her body was discovered by a group of boys in a field adjoining the Immanuel Church of God in Christ, near Sunland Park in northwest…

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Steven Agan

Male, age 23 · Newport, Indiana

Killed Dec 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the winter of 1982, the life of 23-year-old Steven Ray Agan was tragically cut short, a chilling chapter in the deadly rampage of a notorious serial killer. On December 19th of that year, Agan was abducted in Terre Haute, Indiana, marking the beginning of…

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William Gibbs

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 19, 1980 · 46 years ago

William Gibbs, aged 46, was found dead on December 19, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was discovered in his apartment located at 680 Woodrow Avenue, where he had sustained a fatal knife wound. The circumstances of his death were treated as a homicide, but…

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Gary Solomon

Male, age 25 · Green County, Indiana

Killed Dec 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the winter of 1978, a young man named Gary Solomon vanished from his life in Green County, Indiana. At 25 years old, the Caucasian male was last seen on December 19th, leaving behind questions and a growing sense of unease among those who knew him. For…

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Alan Forehand

Male · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Dec 19, 1977 · 49 years ago

On the evening of December 19, 1977, the body of a White male, Alan Forehand, was discovered in a ditch along Route 17 in the Deep Creek area of Chesapeake, Virginia. A resident of North Carolina, Forehand was a mechanic at Tower Toyota in nearby Portsmouth…

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Ernest Lilly

Male, age 50 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Dec 19, 1973 · 53 years ago

Ernest Harold Lilly Sr., a 50-year-old White man, was shot during an attempted robbery at Frank's Place, a tavern located at 3940 McDonald Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa. The attack occurred on Tuesday, September 11, 1973. What began as a robbery attempt left…

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Mike Rogers

Male, age 18 · Fayetteville, West Virginia

Killed Dec 19, 1962 · 64 years ago

Michael “Mike” Rogers was a 19-year-old male whose killing became the crime most closely associated with the legend of the “Mad Butcher of Fayette County.” Online accounts describe Rogers as a ward of the state who had lived with his foster parents, the…

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Clifford Walker

Male, age 25 · Osprey, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 1959 · 67 years ago

On December 19, 1959, Clifford "Cliff" Walker, a 25-year-old Caucasian man, was tragically murdered along with his family in their home in Osprey, Florida. The Walker family, consisting of Cliff, his wife Christine, and their two young children, Jimmie and…

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Debbie Walker

Female, age 1 · Sarasota, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 1959 · 67 years ago

Debbie Walker, a one-year-old girl, tragically died on December 19, 1959, in Osprey, Sarasota County, Florida. She was found floating face down in a half-filled bathtub, with initial examinations suggesting that she died by drowning. The scene was gruesome…

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Debra Walker

Female, age 1 · Osprey, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 1959 · 67 years ago

Debra Faye "Debbie" Walker, a 1-year-old Caucasian girl, tragically died on December 19, 1959, in Osprey, Florida. Debbie was found floating face down in a half-filled bathtub in her family's home. Initial investigations suggested that she had drowned…

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Evelyn Myers

Female, age 24 · Osprey, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 1959 · 67 years ago

Evelyn Christine "Tilly" Myers, aged 24, tragically lost her life on December 19, 1959, in Osprey, Florida. She, along with her husband Clifford Walker and their two young children, were found brutally murdered in their home. The case, known as the Walker…

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James Walker

Male, age 3 · Osprey, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 1959 · 67 years ago

James Clifford "Jimmie" Walker, a 3-year-old boy, tragically lost his life on December 19, 1959, in Osprey, Florida. Jimmie was one of the four victims in the Walker family murders, a case that remains unsolved to this day. The Walker family, consisting of…

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David Suro

Male, age 49 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 19, 1934 · 92 years ago

David Suro, a 49-year-old man, was driving his taxi through New York City on the night of December 19, 1956, when the fare turned into a trap. Accounts describe him picking up Leroy “Frisco” Keith—already a wanted parole violator from Ohio—along with…

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Nick Carter

Male · Palisade, Nevada

Killed Dec 19, 1922 · 104 years ago

On December 19, 1922, Federal Prohibition Agent Atha 'Nick' Carter met his demise in a tragic incident in Palisade, Nevada. Agent Carter, who was part of the Bureau of Prohibition, lost his life in the line of duty under circumstances that involved a…

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Walter Mcclintock

Male, age 39 · Wytheville, Virginia

Killed Dec 19, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the winter of 1908, a tragic event unfolded on the main street of Wytheville, Virginia, forever marking the town's history. Walter R. McClintock, the 39-year-old Chief of Police, lost his life in the line of duty on December 19th. The fatal encounter…

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Robert Coulter

Male, age 63 · Farmington, Iowa

Killed Dec 19, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the small community of Farmington, Iowa, the life of Robert Coulter, a 63-year-old man, came to an end on December 19, 1902. The circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in mystery, with no available online sources to illuminate the specific…

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Daisy Uribe

Female, age 23 · Long Beach, California

Killed Dec 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of December 19, 2025, Long Beach Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1500 block of Summit Street, near Caspian Avenue. Upon arriving at the scene around 10:51 p.m., authorities discovered 23-year-old female Daisy…

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Aaron Michael Kyle

Male, age 44 · Homosassa, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 19, 2024, Aaron Michael Kyle, a 44-year-old man, was killed during a home invasion in Homosassa, Florida. Deputies from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence on South Scarlet Oak Terrace after receiving a report of a…

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Lawrence Jonte Walker

Male, age 27 · Jasper, Indiana

Killed Dec 19, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Thursday afternoon, a verbal dispute in a hotel parking lot escalated into fatal violence, claiming the life of 27-year-old Lawrence Jonte Walker. The incident, which unfolded on December 19, 2024, at the SureStay Hotel on…

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Tyron Fields

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 19, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 19, 2023, a sense of unease led 44-year-old Tyron Fields to take a photograph of the man with whom he was arguing. In a chilling premonition, Fields, a Black male, electronically sent the picture to others, identifying…

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Raymundo Martinez Gutierrez

Male, age 25 · Mcallen, Texas

Killed Dec 19, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 19, 2023, at approximately 8:07 p.m., 25-year-old Raymundo Martinez-Gutierrez was fatally shot in McAllen, Texas. Responding to reports of a vehicle accident in the 2800 block of Business Highway 83, McAllen Police Department officers discovered…

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James Hernandez

Male, age 22 · Sun-valley, California

Killed Dec 19, 2022 · 4 years ago

James Hernandez, a 22-year-old resident of Glendale, California, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2022, in a shooting incident that took place in the parking lot of a Kohl's department store in Sun Valley, CA. The incident occurred around 9:58 p.m.…

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Gianni Lionel Farley Jr

Male, age 26 · Inglewood, California

Killed Dec 19, 2020 · 6 years ago

Gianni Lionel Farley Jr., a 26-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Farley was fatally shot near 122 E. Buckthorn Street in…

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James Scott

Male, age 22 · Palm-coast, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 2019 · 7 years ago

James Campbell Scott, a 22-year-old resident of Palm Coast, Florida, tragically passed away on December 19, 2019. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of significant investigation and public interest. Initial reports indicated that…

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Rudy Benavidez-Zamora

Male, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December evening in New Orleans, 23-year-old Hispanic male Rudy Benavidez-Zamora was fatally shot. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 19, 2015, near the intersection of South Salcedo and Baudin streets. Benavidez-Zamora and a friend had…

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Anthony C Herndon

Male, age 42 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Richmond, Virginia, a Henrico father's life was tragically cut short. Anthony C. Herndon, a 42-year-old man, was found suffering from a gunshot wound at approximately 1:14 a.m. on December 19, 2015. The incident…

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Martin Joshua III

Male, age 39 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 39-year-old Martin Joshua III was tragically cut short in Gary, Indiana. On the night of December 19th, Joshua was shot in the 5600 block of East 4th Avenue. Despite being gravely wounded, he was able to identify the man who…

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