Death by Force

Luciano J Torres

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

Luciano J. Torres, aged 26, was fatally shot on December 21, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, an area known at the time for its high levels of gang activity and violence. According to the available…

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Haitham Elias

Male, age 48 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold December afternoon in 2013, a life was tragically cut short at a Detroit gas station. Haitham Elias, a 48-year-old Asian/Pacific Islander male, was sitting in his vehicle at the Sunoco gas station located at the corner of 6 Mile and Mt. Elliot on…

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Cory Johnson

Male, age 39 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the night of December 21, 2013, in the North Riverfront neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, a violent act of road-based aggression claimed the life of a local man. Cory Johnson, a 39-year-old male, was navigating the streets of St. Louis late that…

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Benard Franklin

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold December evening in Philadelphia, the life of 25-year-old Bernard Franklin came to a violent and tragic end. It was a Saturday, just days before Christmas in 2013, when gunfire erupted in the East Germantown section of the city. Franklin, a resident…

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Reginald Terry

Male, age 18 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 21, 2013, the life of 18-year-old Reginald Terry was tragically cut short on the streets of Newark, New Jersey. A promising honors student and gifted football player, Terry was a freshman at New Jersey City University…

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Juwan Howard

Male, age 19 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

Juwan Howard, a 19-year-old from Sacramento, CA, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2013. The incident occurred outside a convenience store located on the 8000 block of Florin Road. Howard was sitting inside a vehicle when Taejuan Jackson, also 19…

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Steve Zamudio

Male, age 27 · Moreno-valley, California

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

Steve Zamudio, a 27-year-old resident of Riverside, California, tragically passed away on December 21, 2013. Born on November 5, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, Steve's untimely death was a significant loss to his family and friends. The incident occurred…

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Milton Jerry Schoen Jr

Female, age 50 · Harahan, Louisiana

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

Milton Jerry Schoen Jr., a 50-year-old male, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2013. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 8, 1963, he was a resident of Madisonville at the time of his death. He was a successful businessman known for his strong work…

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Evvann Harris

Male, age 21 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of 21-year-old Evvann Harris was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On the night of December 21st, Harris was fatally shot, becoming another victim of gun violence in the city. The incident left his family and friends…

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Kyle Seidel

Female, age 34 · Waterford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the cold evening of December 21, 2012, just days before Christmas, the Seidel family's life in Waterford, Connecticut, was irrevocably shattered. Kyle Seidel, a 34-year-old male, left his home with the simple intention of picking up a Chinese food order…

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Willie Mcgowan

Male, age 24 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 21, 2012, Willie McGowan, aged 24, was tragically killed in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident remains unsolved, with authorities and family members continuing to search for answers. According to Project Cold Case, McGowan’s case is part of a…

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Ramon McDonald

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 21, 2012, Ramon McDonald, aged 32, was murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and it remains unsolved. According to the Dayton Police Department, McDonald was killed in an event classified as a homicide, but…

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William Schnitt

Male, age 25 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

In what began as a domestic dispute, 25-year-old William 'Bill' Schnittman was tragically killed in a murder-suicide in Oklahoma City. The promising young athlete, who had moved to the city to train for a spot on the U.S. national rowing team, was shot…

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Kimberly Scott

Female · Duncansville, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kimberly A. Scott, a 58-year-old woman from Duncansville, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life on December 21, 2012. She was shot while decorating the Juniata Valley Gospel Church in preparation for a children's Christmas party. The incident was part of a…

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William Harrison Rhodes Jr.

Male, age 38 · Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, a string of violent events in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, culminated in the death of 38-year-old William Harrison Rhodes Jr. On December 21st, Rhodes became one of three victims in a rampage perpetrated by Jeffrey Lee Michael, a…

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Jasmine Jordon

Female, age 21 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 21, 2010, 21-year-old Jasmine Jordan was found murdered in Oakland, California, near the city's airport. Originally from Fresno, Jordan had traveled to Oakland earlier in the month. Her body was discovered with multiple stab wounds, and although…

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Renfro Herbert

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

Renfro Herbert, aged 28, was tragically shot and killed on December 21, 2010, in Oakland, California. The incident was one of 94 homicides in Oakland that year, marking a slight decrease from the 104 homicides reported in 2009. The homicide took place during…

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James Pone

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 30-year-old James Ray Junior Pone in Washington, D.C. On the evening of Tuesday, December 21st, at approximately 9:00 pm, Pone was discovered in the 700 block of Brandywine Street, SE…

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Richard Walker

Male, age 31 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

Richard Walker, 31, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was reported by his family to have “had his last sunrise” on Tuesday, December 20, 2010. In the public record available online, that notice reads like a quiet roll call of the life he left behind—his parents…

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Jermain E Rowe

Male, age 27 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of 27-year-old Jermain E. Rowe was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Kansas City, Missouri. On the evening of Tuesday, December 21, police were called to an apartment building in the 1100 block of Hardesty, where they…

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Kelsey Sue Stahl

Female, age 24 · Clinton, Iowa

Killed Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of 24-year-old Kelsey Sue Stahl, a White female, was tragically cut short in her Clinton, Iowa, apartment. A 2005 graduate of Clinton High School, Kelsey was working as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Eagle Point Nursing and…

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Rashown Blondel

Male, age 18 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of 18-year-old Rashown Blondel was cut short by an act of gun violence in Newark, New Jersey. On the evening of December 21st, Blondel, a young male, was fatally shot in what authorities described as a dispute fueled by a gang…

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Aaron Wright

Male, age 40 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2010 · 16 years ago

Aaron Wright was 40 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. The Atlanta Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it as…

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Angela Ranard

Female, age 76 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 21, 2009, a 76-year-old White female named Angela Ranard was found deceased inside her residence in Indianapolis, Indiana. Police officers were dispatched to her home located in the 300 block of South Arlington Avenue on the city’s east side after…

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Luis Rodriquez

Male, age 24 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Dec 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 21, 2009, 24-year-old Luis Rodriguez was shot and killed in Durham, North Carolina. His death occurred during a violent altercation outside a nightclub, where a confrontation escalated into gunfire. Rodriguez, like several other victims in the…

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Kenneth Lyon

Male, age 29 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Dec 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

Kenneth Lyon, 29, was tragically killed in Durham, North Carolina, on December 21, 2009. Law enforcement responded to the scene and found Lyon, who had suffered fatal injuries. Despite initial investigations, the case remained unresolved for a period, as…

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Matthew Davis

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 21, 2009, 18-year-old Matthew Davis was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at around 7 p.m. in the Linden area of Columbus, and the police were called to the scene shortly thereafter. Despite the efforts of medical personnel…

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Richard M. Foster

Male, age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

Richard M. Foster, a 51-year-old male, was tragically killed on December 21, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found dead at his residence, and the cause of death was identified as a homicide, though specific details about the circumstances remain unclear.…

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Edward Juicy Ricks

Male, age 23 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

Edward James “Juicy” Ricks, 23, a Black man, was killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Monday, December 21, 2009. By midafternoon, the day had turned into something his family would never be able to rewind: he was reported dead at about 3:30 p.m., and word…

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Julie Meadows

Female, age 47 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2008 · 18 years ago

Julie Diane Froug Meadows, 47, a mother who lived in the DeKalb County part of Atlanta, was found shot to death in the trunk of her mother's car at Harwell Heights park in northwest Atlanta on the evening of Sunday, December 21, 2008, four days before…

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George Lopez

Male, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

George Lopez, a 27-year-old male, was found dead on December 21, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. His case remains an unsolved homicide, with limited information available regarding the circumstances of his death. Authorities have not released details about…

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Jason Milton Allen

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, a 25-year-old Black male named Jason Milton Allen was killed in Baltimore, Maryland, becoming another victim of the city's unrelenting gun violence. The fatal incident occurred on Friday, December 21st, in the 2300 block of Druid Hill…

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Emuel Lopes Pires

Male, age 20 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

A heavy silence fell over a Boston neighborhood on December 21, 2007, a day that would be tragically marked by the unsolved deaths of two young men. Emmanuel Lopes Pires, a 20-year-old Black male, was killed in an act of violence that also claimed the life of…

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Tazmyn Soares

Male, age 17 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, a promising young Black / African American recording artist named Tazmyn Soares had his life cut tragically short at the age of 17. On the evening of December 21, Boston Police responded to a report of a person shot at 68 Cedar Street…

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Jorge Hernandez-Rivas

Male, age 21 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 21, 2007, 21-year-old Jorge Hernandez-Rivas was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours near the 7000 block of Bissonnet Street. Houston Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire and…

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Leah Hickman

Female, age 21 · Huntington, West Virginia

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Leah Nicole Hickman, a 21-year-old White female, was a Marshall University journalism student living in Huntington, West Virginia, when she vanished in the days before Christmas in 2007. She had grown up in the Point Pleasant and Leon area of West Virginia…

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Donna Marie Wilson

Female · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Donna Marie Wilson died on December 21, 2007, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was a Black woman. Her death landed in that raw stretch of the calendar where the world insists on celebration while a family is suddenly forced to learn how to breathe through…

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Darryl Hamm

Male, age 19 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 21, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the winter of 2005, a night that began with the energy of a nightclub ended in an abrupt and senseless act of violence that claimed the life of 19-year-old Darryl Hamm. A Black male, Hamm was in a vehicle with others on 17th Avenue in Denver, Colorado…

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Donte Akee Baker

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

Donte Akee Baker, a 24-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2002. His death has been a subject of investigation and legal scrutiny over the years. Baker's untimely demise was a result of a violent incident…

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Richard Matai Tony Smith

Male, age 19 · Long-beach, California

Killed Dec 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

Richard Matai Tony Smith, born on February 19, 1983, tragically passed away on December 21, 2002, at the young age of 19. His death occurred in Long Beach, California. Richard, often referred to as "Tony," was laid to rest at Green Hills Memorial Park in…

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Sandra Florence Smith

Female, age 56 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2000 · 26 years ago

Sandra Florence Smith was 56 years old, according to coroner's records, when she was found dead on Thursday, December 21, 2000, in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma.…

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Kenneth Allen

Null · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 1997 · 29 years ago

Kenneth Allen, a 19-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on December 21, 1997. The incident occurred near the intersection of Innis and Framington in Franklin County. Kenneth was found with three gunshot wounds to the torso, and…

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Craig Abrahams

Male, age 28 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Killed Dec 21, 1995 · 31 years ago

Craig Abrahams, a 28-year-old man, was living in Vancouver, British Columbia, when his life ended in a homicide in December 1995. He had grown up in Mississauga, Ontario, where he was remembered as outgoing and sociable. That personality helped lead him…

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Thomas Benton Worley

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 1994 · 32 years ago

Thomas Benton Worley, a 32-year-old officer with the Los Angeles County Safety Police, tragically lost his life on December 21, 1994. Officer Worley was off duty and shopping with his wife at a shoe store located at the intersection of Topanga Canyon…

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Matthew DiMaggio

Male, age 21 · Birmingham-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 1994 · 32 years ago

Matthew Bonwill DiMaggio, a 21-year-old man, became the victim of a fatal shooting during a planned marijuana robbery at the Sentinel Motel in Birmingham Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The violence occurred on December 12, 1994, and left DiMaggio…

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Rhonda King

Female, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 21, 1994 · 32 years ago

Rhonda King, a 24-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 21, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois. Her death was initially attributed to Hubert Geralds Jr., a serial killer known as the 'Englewood Strangler,' who was convicted of six…

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Ericka Baker

Female, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 21, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 25-year-old Ericka Elaine Baker was tragically cut short. An African-American female, Baker was found shot to death in her home in the 1300 block of First Street NW on the night of December 21, 1993.…

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Donald Nordquist

Male, age 38 · Bremerton, Washington

Killed Dec 21, 1990 · 36 years ago

Based on a thorough search of online sources, there is no information available regarding the death of a male individual named Donald Nordquist, age 38, in Bremerton, Washington, on or around December 21, 1990. Records of homicides and cold cases from that…

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