Death by Force

William M. Freeman

Male, age 32 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

Officer William M. Freeman, a 32-year-old California Highway Patrol officer, tragically lost his life on December 22, 1978, in West Sacramento, California. Officer Freeman, along with his partner Officer Roy P. Blecher, was patrolling Interstate 80 near the…

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Tammy Peterson

Male, age 14 · Rancho-cucamonga, California

Killed Dec 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

On December 22, 1978, Tammy Peterson, a 14-year-old girl from Rancho Cucamonga, California, was tragically found shot to death at the north end of Etiwanda Avenue. The discovery of her body marked the beginning of a complex and heart-wrenching investigation.…

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Charles Edward Biebel

Male, age 89 · Belleville, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

Charles Edward Biebel, an 89-year-old retired farmer from Belleville, Illinois, was tragically murdered on December 22, 1978. He was shot in his wheelchair during a robbery at his home. The case drew significant attention due to the circumstances surrounding…

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Terry Crew

Male, age 26 · Pasco County, Florida

Killed Dec 22, 1977 · 49 years ago

On December 22, 1977, the skeletal remains of 26-year-old Terry Crew, a male, were discovered by two hunters in Zephyrhills, located in Pasco County, Florida. An investigation determined that Crew had been shot in the back of the head while seated in his van.…

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John Abono

Male, age 22 · Concord, California

Killed Dec 22, 1975 · 51 years ago

On December 22, 1975, 22-year-old male victim John Abono, a resident of Concord, California, was reported missing. While specific details about his ethnicity were not publicly disclosed, Abono was later identified as one of the earliest known victims of…

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Alfred Freyta

Male, age 42 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 22, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a cold December day in 1974, the life of Alfred Freyta was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. The 42-year-old man was discovered inside his vehicle at the intersection of 23rd and California Street on December 22nd. Initially, the scene was treated…

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David Perez

Male, age 42 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 22, 1974 · 52 years ago

David Perez, a 42-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 22, 1974, in Los Angeles, California. His death was part of a series of gruesome murders committed by Vaughn Orrin Greenwood, infamously known as the "Skid Row…

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Lotze Feisthammel

Male, age 69 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 22, 1973 · 53 years ago

On December 22, 1973, Lotze Feisthammel, aged 69, was found brutally beaten to death at 8 West Elder Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place in Hamilton County, and the homicide was classified as an unsolved murder. The Cincinnati Police…

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Mildred Hosler

Male, age 50 · San-francisco, California

Killed Dec 22, 1973 · 53 years ago

Mildred Hosler, aged 50, tragically lost her life on December 22, 1973, in San Francisco, California. She was a victim of a racially motivated murder spree known as the Zebra murders, which terrorized the city from October 1973 to April 1974. Mildred was shot…

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Neal Moynihan

Male, age 19 · San-francisco, California

Killed Dec 22, 1973 · 53 years ago

Neal Joseph Moynihan, a 19-year-old resident of San Francisco, California, tragically lost his life on December 22, 1973. Neal was walking near Market Street when he was shot three times. His death was part of a series of racially motivated attacks known as…

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Theresa Diane Walsh

Female, age 23 · Santa Rosa, California

Killed Dec 22, 1973 · 53 years ago

Theresa Walsh, a 23-year-old woman, was one of the victims in the series of unsolved homicides known as the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders. These crimes occurred in and around Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, between 1972 and 1973. Walsh's body was…

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Carole Dupont

Female, age 18 · Sainte-Therese, Quebec

Killed Dec 22, 1973 · 53 years ago

Carole Dupont, an 18-year-old woman, disappeared from Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, on the night of December 22, 1973. She had spent part of the evening drinking with a friend, Francine Decoste, beginning at the Zodiac bar before the two went to the Hôtel Royal and…

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Marley Leon Tarver

Male, age 17 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Dec 22, 1972 · 54 years ago

Marley Leon Tarver, a 17-year-old male, tragically died on December 22, 1972, in El Paso, Texas. His death was part of a larger criminal incident involving the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. On that fateful day, Marley and his brother, Preston LeRay Tarver, were…

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Preston Tarver

Male, age 22 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Dec 22, 1972 · 54 years ago

Preston LeRay Tarver, a 22-year-old male, tragically died on December 22, 1972, in El Paso, Texas. His death was part of a harrowing incident involving the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. On that fateful day, Preston and his brother Marley Leon Tarver were abducted…

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Rae Ann Schneider

Female, age 20 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 1972 · 54 years ago

Rae Ann Schneider, a 20-year-old white female from Rockford, Illinois, disappeared on December 22, 1972, in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Known affectionately as “Birdie,” she had moved to the college town in August of that year to start a new chapter in her…

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Sharon Meritta Brown

Female, age 20 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Dec 22, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the winter of 1967, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in Colorado Springs, leaving a shadow over the community. Twenty-year-old Sharon Meritta Brown, a female resident of the city, was reported missing on December 15th of that year. The hope…

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Pietro Peter Matranga

Male, age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 22, 1917 · 109 years ago

Pietro "Peter" Matranga, aged 35, met a tragic end on December 22, 1917, in Los Angeles, California. His death was a result of a violent feud that had been brewing within the underworld of Southern California. Pietro was a prominent figure in the Matranga…

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William Philip Spratling

Male, age 52 · Welaka, Florida

Killed Dec 22, 1915 · 111 years ago

Dr. William Philip Spratling, a prominent American neurologist known for his pioneering work in the treatment and study of epilepsy, tragically died on December 22, 1915, at the age of 52. His death occurred in Welaka, Florida, where he had retired following…

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Jack Holland

Male · Anniston, Alabama

Killed Dec 22, 1914 · 112 years ago

In the early hours of a December morning in Anniston, Alabama, a sense of duty led to a tragic end for a local lawman. Police Officer Jack Holland was responding to a call at a house of ill repute on Glen Addie Avenue shortly after midnight. There, he…

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Grant Alexander

Male, age 51 · Corona, California

Killed Dec 22, 1913 · 113 years ago

Marshal Grant C. Alexander, aged 51, tragically lost his life on December 22, 1913, in Corona, California. On that fateful night, he was at home when he was awakened by the sound of gunfire outside. Driven by his duty, Marshal Alexander ventured out to…

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Alexander McGill

Male · Elrod, Alabama

Killed Dec 22, 1912 · 114 years ago

Alexander McGill, a male railroad police special agent, was killed on December 22, 1912, near Elrod, Alabama, in a case that unfolded aboard Mobile and Ohio passenger train No. 103 as it ran between Artesia, Mississippi, and Tuscaloosa. By the available…

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Robert Smith

Male, age 32 · Barboursville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 22, 1908 · 118 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Robert B. Smith was a 32-year-old male lawman serving with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky when the events that would end his life unfolded in the final days before Christmas 1908. In the rough country around the Kentucky–Tennessee…

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J. Henry Smith

Male, age 49 · Ukiah, California

Killed Dec 22, 1905 · 121 years ago

J. Henry Smith, aged 49, tragically lost his life on December 22, 1905, in Ukiah, California. Smith, who served as the Sheriff of Mendocino County, was fatally shot in the county courthouse by Frank Willard, a man who had just been committed to a state…

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Johnnie Harris

Male, age 24 · Saratoga, Texas

Killed Dec 22, 1905 · 121 years ago

Deputy Constable Johnnie Harris, aged 24, was fatally wounded on December 22, 1905, while performing his duties in Saratoga, Texas. Harris had gone to Dearborn, a saw mill plant of the McShane Lumber Company, to collect fines from men in the area. During his…

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Carmelo Green

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the evening hours of Sunday, December 22, 2024, tragedy struck in Southeast Washington, D.C., when 19-year-old Carmelo Green was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 7:27 p.m. in the 2200 block of Q Street, Southeast, where officers from…

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JD Jones Jr.

Male, age 37 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 22, 2024, 37-year-old JD Jones Jr. from Homestead, Florida, was fatally shot in an incident that also left a 25-year-old man critically injured. The Miami-Dade Police Department reported that officers initially responded to a ShotSpotter alert…

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Shakeem Lemach Davis

Male, age 32 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of Sunday, December 22, 2024, a sense of normalcy was shattered in Trenton, New Jersey, by an act of violence that would claim the life of Shakeem Lemach Davis, a 32-year-old male resident of the city. At approximately 5:51 p.m., the…

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Anthony Muniz

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 22, 2024, at approximately 4 a.m., a fatal shooting occurred inside an unlicensed after-hours club known as "La Diabla," located in a warehouse on Mitchell Road near Airline Drive in north Harris County, Houston, Texas. The incident resulted in…

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James Venable

Male, age 65 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 22, 2023, the life of 65-year-old James Venable was tragically cut short by gun violence in Baltimore, Maryland. The incident unfolded in the 1900 block of North Patterson Park Avenue, where police responded to a call at…

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Montez Jackson

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon in Philadelphia, what should have been an ordinary day turned into a scene of violence that tragically cut a young life short. On December 22, 2022, 24-year-old Montez Jackson, a Black male, was inside a gray Nissan parked on the 3400…

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Pierre Marquis McCloud

Male, age 32 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of December 22, 2020, a dispute at a bustling bus station in southwest Atlanta turned fatal, claiming the life of 32-year-old Pierre Marquis McCloud. The altercation, which took place at the Greyhound station on Forsyth Street, escalated…

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Sharon Bell

Female, age 69 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sharon Bell, a 69-year-old woman from Aurora, Illinois, was found dead on December 22, 2020, in what authorities determined to be an apparent murder-suicide. The incident took place in the 1800 block of Sapphire Lane, where police were called to perform a…

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Clay Joe Pinto

Male, age 51 · Lomita, California

Killed Dec 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

Clay Joe Pinto was 51 years old when he died on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in Lomita. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after being stabbed near 1737 W. 247th Place. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Byron Anderson

Male, age 66 · Plainville, Connecticut

Killed Dec 22, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold December morning in 2018, the quiet town of Plainville, Connecticut, was disturbed by a grim discovery at Robertson Airport. Inside a vehicle parked at the airport, police found the bodies of two brothers, 66-year-old Byron Anderson and his older…

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Mayon Mejia

Male, age 49 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 22, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mayon Mejia, 49, was listed as a homicide victim on Saturday, December 22, 2018, after an injury he had suffered months earlier in the 6500 block of Reisterstown Road in Baltimore. He died of blunt force injuries. The Baltimore Police Department investigated…

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Cheyanne Donta Woods

Female, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 22, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cheyanne Donta Woods, a 29-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on December 22, 2015, in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Woods was standing alone on a sidewalk in the…

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Darius Rose

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 22, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early evening of December 22, 2014, the life of 21-year-old Darius Courtland Rose, a male resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was tragically cut short. At approximately 5:50 p.m., in the 700 block of Roache Street on the city's near-north side, Rose was…

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Nichelson Raymond

Male, age 28 · Easton, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 22, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nichelson Raymond, a 28-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on December 22, 2014, in Easton, Pennsylvania. Raymond was fatally shot during what authorities described as a drug-related incident. The incident occurred when Raymond was…

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Damon Norman Dee Washington

Male, age 31 · Greenbelt, Maryland

Killed Dec 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, a violent encounter irrevocably altered the course of a man's life and left a community searching for answers. On the evening of December 22, Damon Norman Dee Washington, a 31-year-old male, was shot in the 9100 block of Edmonston Court…

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Leamon Caroll Turnage

Female, age 69 · Hawthorme, California

Killed Dec 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

Leamon Carrol Turnage, a 69-year-old white man, was found strangled in his home in Hawthorne, California, on October 22, 2010. His wife, Robyn Turnage, a 57-year-old white woman, was also discovered dead alongside him. The couple had been unreachable for…

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Soon Yai Cho

Female, age 95 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

Soon Yai Cho was 95 years old when she died on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, in Westlake, just west of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1221 7th St. Her death…

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Sebastian Camberos

Male, age 37 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 22, 2008 · 18 years ago

Sebastian Camberos was 37 years old when he died on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in the Reseda neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 7217 Geyser Ave. His death was ruled a…

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Corey Robinson

Male, age 27 · Upper-marlboro, Maryland

Killed Dec 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold winter day, just before Christmas in 2007, the life of 27-year-old Corey Robinson was tragically cut short in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. On December 22nd, Robinson was found, the victim of a fatal shooting. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Paul Brisuela

Male, age 20 · Covina, California

Killed Dec 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

Paul Brisuela was 20 years old when he died early on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, in Covina, a city in the eastern San Gabriel Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 330 W. Rowland Ave. His death was ruled…

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Doretha Withers

Female, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 1994 · 32 years ago

Doretha Withers, a 36-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 22, 1994, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a homemaker and resided at 6739 S May. Her death occurred during a period of heightened criminal activity in the Englewood…

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Edward Campbell

Male, age 35 · Saint-clair, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

Edward Russell "Butch" Campbell, a 36-year-old Caucasian male, died on December 22, 1978, in Saint Clair, Illinois. His death was a result of a violent incident that led to a significant investigation and subsequent legal proceedings. The investigation into…

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William Heaney

Male, age 39 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 22, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the early morning hours of a chilly November day in 1975, a sense of unease pierced the ordinary atmosphere of the Cheerio Lounge in Denver, Colorado. William Heaney, a 39-year-old white male, was inside the establishment located at 1997 S. Federal Blvd.…

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John A. Phillips

Male, age 75 · Huntsville, Arkansas

Killed Dec 22, 1930 · 96 years ago

John A. Phillips, 75, male, set out on official business on December 22, 1930, responding to gunfire reported ten miles north of Huntsville in Madison County, Arkansas. He arrived with a deputy to serve an arrest warrant on an 84-year-old man suspected of…

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