Deaths by Force on December 21

Deaths by Force (478)

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Susan Sternfeld

Female, age 27 · Riverside, California

Killed Dec 21, 1990 · 36 years ago

On December 21, 1990, the body of 27-year-old white female Susan Melissa Sternfeld was discovered in Riverside, California. A janitor found her nude and carefully posed body near a dumpster enclosure at the rear of an industrial complex on Iowa Avenue. The…

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Venus Xtravaganza

Female, age 23 · New York, New York

Killed Dec 21, 1988 · 38 years ago

Venus Xtravaganza, a 23-year-old transgender woman of Italian-American and Puerto Rican descent, was a vibrant performer in New York City's ballroom scene. Her life, however, was cut tragically short in December 1988. On Christmas Day of that year, her body…

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Kenneth Cavins

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 1988 · 38 years ago

Kenneth Cavins, aged 59, was the victim of a brutal homicide that took place on December 20, 1988, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found under the W. Whittier Street Overpass, just south of Interstate 70. Cavins had been severely beaten with a blunt object, and he…

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Charles Thompson

Male, age 36 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Dec 21, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a cold morning in Kansas City, Kansas, the life of Charles W. "Chuck" Thompson, a 56-year-old Caucasian male, was brought to an abrupt and violent end. It was December 21, 1987, and the prominent lawyer and influential chairman of the Wyandotte County…

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Terry Sims

Female, age 20 · Wichita Falls, Texas

Killed Dec 21, 1984 · 42 years ago

Terry Lee Sims, a 20-year-old white female from Wichita Falls, Texas, was murdered on December 21, 1984. At the time of her death, she was a student at Midwestern State University and worked part-time as an EKG specialist at Bethania Hospital. On the night of…

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Carol Zastudil

Female, age 36 · Canton, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 1983 · 43 years ago

Carol Ann Zastudil, a 36-year-old woman from Massillon, Ohio, was found dead on December 21, 1983, in her family home. Carol lived at 2668 Graydon Avenue Southwest with her husband, Richard, and their two children. On the morning of her death, Richard left…

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Stephane Gauthier

Male, age 12 · Montreal, Quebec

Killed Dec 21, 1982 · 44 years ago

Stéphane Gauthier was a 12-year-old White/Caucasian male living in Montreal, Quebec, when he disappeared just days before Christmas in 1982. On December 21, Stéphane spent part of the afternoon with friends, including François Bombardier, and went shopping…

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Dwight Hodges

Male, age 30 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 1980 · 46 years ago

On December 21, 1980, Dwight E. Hodges, a 30-year-old African American male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death remain limited, and there is no publicly available…

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Mary Stone Prestito

Female, age 39 · Saint-clair, Illinois

Killed Dec 21, 1978 · 48 years ago

Mary Stone Prestito, a 39-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically passed away on December 21, 1978, in Saint-Clair, Illinois. Her death has been a subject of much speculation and investigation over the years. Initial reports indicated that Mary Stone Prestito's…

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William Flood

Male, age 37 · Manhattan---harlem, New York

Killed Dec 21, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the winter of 1977, the life of off-duty police officer William Flood was tragically cut short in a fatal encounter in Harlem. On the evening of Wednesday, December 21st, Officer Flood, a United States Marine Corps veteran, was entering a building on…

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John Till Hussey

Male, age 22 · Springdale, Arkansas

Killed Dec 21, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 21, 1975, a young Springdale police officer named John Tillman Hussey, age 22, was reported missing. His patrol car was discovered with the door ajar and its lights still flashing, a silent testament to a sudden and…

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Frank Frye

Male, age 63 · Appleton, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 21, 1969 · 57 years ago

Frank Jerald Frye, a 63-year-old White/Caucasian man, was a longtime Appleton resident and retired law-enforcement officer whose murder in the early morning hours of December 21, 1969, became one of the Fox Cities’ oldest unresolved homicide cases. Frye had…

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Margaret Margie Schuit

Female, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 1969 · 57 years ago

Margaret Lya “Margie” Schuit, a 22-year-old Dutch-born woman, was tragically murdered on December 21, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. Born in the Netherlands on March 31, 1947, Margie was the daughter of Holocaust survivors who had relocated to the United…

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Dennis Madden

Male, age 23 · Springdale, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 1964 · 62 years ago

On December 21, 1964, 23-year-old Dennis Madden was found shot to death near West Kemper Road in Springdale, Ohio, not far from a Shell gas station where he worked as the night attendant. The Springdale Police Department was dispatched to the scene following…

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Dennis Timothy Madden

Male · Springdale, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 1964 · 62 years ago

Dennis Timothy Madden, a 23-year-old white male, was tragically shot to death on December 21, 1964, while working as a night gas station attendant at the Shell gas station on West Kemper Road near SR747 in Springdale, Ohio. Madden was married and had an…

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William Bischoff

Male, age 26 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 21, 1958 · 68 years ago

On December 21, 1958, William Henry Bischoff, a 26-year-old white male from the Phoenix, Arizona area, was shot to death and left in the desert scrub of Papago Park near Tempe. Contemporary accounts and later reconstructions describe him as an ex-convict and…

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Kenneth Ray Hawkins

Male, age 57 · Augusta, Arkansas

Killed Dec 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the small city of Augusta, Arkansas, the evening of December 21, 2024, was shattered by violence that ended the life of 57-year-old Kenneth Ray Hawkins. Known affectionately as 'Donnie,' Mr. Hawkins, a male, was a father and grandfather who had spent his…

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Jamie Jones

Male, age 46 · Laurel, Mississippi

Killed Dec 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter of 2024, a violent encounter in Laurel, Mississippi, led to the untimely death of 46-year-old Jamie Jones. On the evening of December 18th, authorities responded to a call near the intersection of Ferrill Street and Rose Avenue, where they…

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Tauvghn McPherson

Male, age 25 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 21, 2024, at approximately 2 a.m., 25-year-old Tauvghn McPherson was fatally shot near Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The incident occurred at 230 Euclid Avenue, where McPherson became involved in a physical altercation with two other…

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Jose Rufina Melendez

Male, age 23 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Dec 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 21, 2024, at approximately 11:36 PM, 23-year-old Jose Rufino Melendez was fatally shot in the parking lot of the North Mountain Village Apartments, located at 9435 Diana Drive in northeast El Paso, Texas. The incident occurred during a physical…

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Dominick Williams

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early afternoon of December 21, 2022, tragedy struck in the heart of Baltimore. Dominick Williams, a 36-year-old Black male, was on the unit block of South Howard Street when he was shot multiple times in the upper body. The incident occurred at…

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Janice Denise White

Female, age 61 · Trussville, Alabama

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic afternoon of December 21, 2020, Janice Denise White, a 61-year-old woman, was involved in a fatal car accident on Gadsden Highway, also known as Highway 11, in Jefferson County. The incident occurred around 4:28 p.m. in the area between the cities…

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Maurice Christian

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of December 21, 2020, a shooting incident in Baltimore, Maryland, claimed the life of 19-year-old Maurice Christian. The Black male was found at approximately 7:17 p.m. in the 800 block of Beaumont Avenue. Christian had sustained gunshot wounds…

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Lorenzo Hicklen

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lorenzo Hicklen, a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Hicklen was fatally shot near 1308 E. 114th St. in the Watts…

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Roberto Hernandez

Male, age 40 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Roberto Hernandez, a 40-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically passed away on December 21, 2019. His death was a significant event that drew attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Hernandez was found deceased in his home, and the…

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Melvin Whitted Jr.

Male, age 55 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, tragedy struck in St. Louis, Missouri, when Melvin Whitted Jr., a 55-year-old man, was found deceased inside a car. The discovery was made on December 21st in the 6800 block of Berkridge, where police responded to a call and found Mr.…

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Jose Lemus

Male, age 57 · Azusa, California

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jose Lemus, a 57-year-old resident of Azusa, California, died on December 21, 2018, after being involved in an officer-involved shooting. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lemus was shot in Azusa. The incident occurred when Azusa police…

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Anthony Session

Male, age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Session, a 35-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Session was fatally shot in the Vermont-Slauson area. The incident occurred in the…

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Roberto Guadalupe Vasquez

Male, age 27 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed Dec 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Roberto Guadalupe Vasquez, a 27-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on December 21, 2015, in Amarillo, Texas. Vasquez was found shot in the upper body near the front of a house at 1736 S.E. 8th Avenue. He was taken to a local hospital but…

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Orinthia Bailey

Female, age 37 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Dec 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the community of Natchez, Mississippi, was shaken by the violent death of 37-year-old Orinthia Bailey. On the evening of December 21st, Bailey was found fatally shot on a city street. Investigators at the scene recovered a single shell…

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Jhonny Pavon

Male, age 35 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Sunday in December of 2014, a dispute between two men seated in the back of a car near Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri, turned deadly. The argument escalated to a fatal confrontation that claimed the life of 35-year-old Jhonny Pavon. The male victim…

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Eric Meade

Male, age 18 · Wyandanch, New York

Killed Dec 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, just four days before Christmas in 2014, the life of 18-year-old Eric Meade was tragically cut short. A male resident of Wyandanch, New York, Meade was standing in his own front yard on South 26th Street, enjoying the…

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Kenneth Lynn

Male, age 60 · Frankstown-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kenneth Dean Lynn, a 60-year-old man from Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2012. Kenneth was born on March 22, 1952, in Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Rose M. Hoffner on May 22, 1973…

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Christopher Harris

Male, age 19 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 19-year-old Christopher Harris was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On Friday, December 21, the young man was killed by a gunshot, a violent end to a life that had just begun to unfold. The specific circumstances…

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KVon Robinson

Male, age 15 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 15-year-old K'Von Sidney Whitfield 'Tre' Robinson was tragically cut short in a burst of gun violence on a Richmond, Virginia street. The young male was fatally shot on the evening of December 21st in the city's East End, an…

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Saul Antonio Cortez

Male, age 40 · Beltsville, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Saul Antonio Cortez, a 40-year-old man, died on December 21, 2007, in a moment that arrived like a door slammed shut without warning. He was from Beltsville, Maryland, and by that winter evening his name became tied to a simple, terrible fact: he was shot…

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Deborah M. Scriven

Female, age 44 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Deborah M. Scriven, a 44-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 21, 2007, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She was a dedicated secretary for the Rocky Mount Police Department and had also worked at Nash General Hospital. Scriven…

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Leona Johnson

Female, age 50 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Leona L. Johnson, a 50-year-old African American woman, was a secretary for the Rocky Mount Police Department's Uniform Operations Division. On December 21, 2007, she failed to show up for work, prompting police to check on her at her residence on Compass…

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Frank Sipes

Male, age 39 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Frank Sipes was 39 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Friday, December 21, 2007. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Maria America Munguia

Female, age 31 · Westlake, California

Killed Dec 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

Maria America Munguia, a 31-year-old Latina, was found dead on Dec. 21, 2004, at 355 S. Alvarado St. in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to Los Angeles County coroner records, her cause of death was strangulation. The coroner entry lists…

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Samantha Sanchez

Female, age 5 · Huntington Park, California

Killed Dec 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

The evening of December 21, 2004, turned tragic in the southeast Los Angeles County city of Huntington Park when a fast-moving fire erupted through a multi-family residence. At approximately 9:30 p.m., neighbors and residents along the 7800 block of State…

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Noah Brown-Leib

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

The winter days leading into late December are typically defined by holiday warmth, family gatherings, and community celebrations across Southern California. In late 2003, however, a quiet and devastating tragedy unfolded behind closed doors in Los Angeles…

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Hakim Hinson

Male, age 19 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the winter of 2002, the life of a young Chester man was tragically cut short. Hakim J. Hinson, an African American male known to his loved ones as 'Spec,' was just 19 years old when he was killed by gun violence on Saturday, December 21, 2002, in his…

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Albert Bolden

Male, age 35 · Port Arthur, Texas

Killed Dec 21, 1997 · 29 years ago

On December 21, 1997, the life of 35-year-old Albert Bolden Jr. was tragically cut short in Port Arthur, Texas. He was found deceased in a residence, having been shot in the head. The circumstances of his death were initially unclear, another violent chapter…

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Victor Ferguson

Male, age 25 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 21, 1987 · 39 years ago

On December 21, 1987, in the city of Camden, New Jersey, Victor Ferguson, a 25-year-old man, lost his life to gun violence. Online records describe his death simply and starkly: his life was cut short that day, with the brief note that he was “lost to gun…

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William Carnell Gray

Male, age 56 · Newfane, New York

Killed Dec 21, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the small town of Newfane, New York, a dedicated public servant named William Carnell Gray met a tragic and violent end. At 56 years of age, Constable Gray was a man committed to his duty, a commitment that would ultimately cost him his life. The fatal…

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