Death by Force

Julienne Corrao

Female, age 49 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 23, 2009, the body of 39-year-old Julienne Corrao was discovered in a large cloth bag in an alley on Princeton Street, East Boston. The gruesome discovery was made by a neighbor who initially mistook the bag for trash until police arrived.…

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Grace Kennedy

Female, age 91 · Bryan, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 23, 2009, 91-year-old Grace Kennedy was found dead in her bed at her home on John Street in Bryan, Ohio. Grace had been a lively member of the community, well known for her involvement in civic and church activities. Her death was ruled a homicide…

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Dontae Stanley

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 23, 2009, Dontae Stanley, a 22-year-old male from the Beltzhoover neighborhood of Pittsburgh, was fatally shot in his home on Bausman Street. According to reports, two men entered Stanley's residence and began firing, hitting him in the stomach…

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Broque A Lumbreras

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Indianapolis, just days before Christmas in 2008, a violent act shattered the holiday season for a local family. Eighteen-year-old Broque A. Lumbreras, a male resident of the city, was seated in the passenger side of…

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Ronald Comer Hall

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, a Baltimore man's life was cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. Ronald Comer Hall, a 46-year-old Black male, was found shot on the evening of Tuesday, December 23, 2008. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of…

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Alaina Ciara High

Female, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, the holiday season of 2008 was tragically marked by violence for the family of Alaina Ciara High. A 22-year-old Black or African American female, her life was cut short on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. On that day, in…

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Manuel Mark Everrett Benitez

Male, age 39 · El-monte, California

Killed Dec 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Manuel Mark Everett Benitez, also known by his stage name Mark Everett, was a former child actor who became a fugitive wanted by the FBI for the murder of his girlfriend, Stephanie Spears, in 2004. Benitez, born on September 28, 1969, in Coral Gables…

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Walton Sanchez

Male, age 48 · Mission, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Walton "Pinky" Sanchez, a 48-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2008, in Mission, Texas. He was visiting a friend at 2020 Jo Anna Avenue when a gold-colored car pulled up, and as he approached the vehicle, he was fatally…

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David Solis

Male, age 38 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

David Solis, a 38-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, died in Birmingham, Alabama on December 23, 2007, after gun violence cut his life short. Publicly available online summaries of the case are sparse and do not provide a full narrative of what unfolded that…

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Franklin Prince

Male, age 28 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 23, 2007, Franklin Delano Prince Jr., a 28-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, was murdered in a tragic incident outside his Eureka Gardens apartment. Prince was sitting with two friends on the steps of the apartment complex when three men…

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Antonio Creech

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 23, 2007, Antonio Creech, a 22-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically killed in a shooting at the Eureka Gardens apartment complex, now renamed Valencia Way. The incident took place in the evening when three suspects pulled up…

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Donald Young

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet dark of the early morning on December 23, 2007, Donald Young, a 47-year-old Black man and longtime Chicago choir director and schoolteacher, lay dying on the floor of his South Shore apartment. Just days before Christmas, his life ended not in…

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Kenith Harris

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kenith Harris, an 18-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, was found dead on December 23, 2007, in his apartment at 4515 N. Lakeside Boulevard. He had sustained a gunshot wound, and authorities quickly classified the case as a homicide. The details surrounding…

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Marco Young

Male, age 23 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

Marco Young was a 23-year-old African-American man from Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose life ended in a burst of violence on the evening of December 23, 2007. Two days before Christmas, he found himself in west Tulsa with a relative, in what began as an ordinary…

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Darrell Achoe

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

Darrell Achoe, aged 48, was tragically killed on December 23, 2005, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1308 Race Street, where Darrell was stabbed multiple times. He was found at the scene, but despite the efforts of investigators, his homicide…

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Avid Carmichael Obhaimbo Owuor

Male, age 34 · Rancho-palos-verdes, California

Killed Dec 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

Avid Carmichael Obhaimbo Owuor, a 34-year-old resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2005. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Owuor was fatally shot on that fateful Friday. The incident left…

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Andre Dean Knuckles

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Washington, D.C., just two days before Christmas, the life of 18-year-old Andre Dean Knuckles was tragically cut short. On Thursday, December 23, 2004, at approximately 8:16 p.m., Knuckles was shot and killed at the intersection of…

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Randolph Moses

Male, age 56 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a cold December morning in Washington, D.C., a life was violently cut short, leaving a family shattered and a community with questions that would linger for years to come. On December 23, 2004, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Randolph…

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Richard Wayne Burgess Jr.

Male, age 38 · Leland, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

Richard Wayne Burgess Jr., a 38-year-old male from Leland, NC, tragically died on December 23, 2004. He was shot once in the chest on the night of his death. Hope Nicole Meyer, a 22-year-old female, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with his…

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Raymond E. Butch Weed

Male, age 40 · Wilton, Maine

Killed Dec 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 2003, the small town of Wilton, Maine, was shaken by the discovery of a beloved community member's death. Raymond "Butch" Weed, a 40-year-old White male, was found deceased in his home office by two friends who had stopped by to…

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Nicholas Miller

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

On December 23, 2003, Nicholas Miller was killed in a shooting that occurred at 2286 Millvale Court in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nicholas, aged 36 at the time, was found dead as a result of a gunshot wound. The case was investigated by the Cincinnati Police…

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Arthur Jermaine Bland

Male, age 24 · South-bend, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

On the afternoon of December 23, 2003, 24-year-old Arthur Jermaine Bland was at his home located at 1013 Superior Street in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Armed individuals confronted him inside his residence, and the encounter tragically ended with Bland being…

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John Finn

Male, age 37 · Albany, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the winter of 2003, just two days before Christmas, the city of Albany was irrevocably altered by a violent encounter that would ultimately claim the life of a dedicated police officer. Lieutenant John F. Finn, a 38-year-old male and a 12-year veteran of…

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Christopher Battle

Male, age 16 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a cold winter’s night, just two days before Christmas in the year 2000, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on the streets of Washington, D.C.. Sixteen-year-old Christopher Battle, an African-American male, was in the vicinity of 17th and C…

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Jose Marin

Male, age 33 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jose Marin, a 33-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Marin was fatally shot, marking a somber end to his life. The incident occurred in a…

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Susan Jane Berman

Female, age 55 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

Susan Jane Berman, a journalist and author, was found dead in her Beverly Hills home on December 23, 2000. She was 55 years old at the time of her death. Berman, the daughter of mobster David Berman, had written extensively about her father's involvement in…

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James Lamance

Male, age 53 · Whitewright, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

James Arvil Lamance, a 53-year-old male, was a Corporal with the Whitewright Police Department in Texas. On December 23, 2000, he was tragically shot and killed while pursuing a suspected drunk driver. Corporal Lamance and his brother, who was a reserve…

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David Allen Stevens

Male, age 38 · La-jolla, California

Killed Dec 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

David Allen Stevens, a 38-year-old marketing manager at a dating service called "Perfect Match," was tragically murdered on December 23, 1998, in La Jolla, California. Stevens was found shot to death in his burning 1995 Chrysler LeBaron. The investigation…

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Jose Perez

Male · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

On Friday, December 23, 1977, the police received a call for a fight at Sylvia's Lounge. When they arrived, they found Jose Perez lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Mr. Perez was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy was performed by the Deputy Medical…

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Dadren Lewis

Male, age 24 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

Dadren Lewis, a 24-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on December 23, 1997. The incident occurred in a parking lot where Lewis was shot during an altercation with Robert Rembert, a 27-year-old Cleveland bus driver at the time. The…

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Craig Anthony Bridges

Male, age 24 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 23, 1995 · 31 years ago

On December 23, 1995, the body of a young Black male was discovered at the back of the Coal Creek Arena and Rodeo Grounds in Aurora, Colorado. The man, later identified as 24-year-old Craig Anthony Bridges, had sustained numerous gunshot wounds. The Arapahoe…

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Samir Reyes

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a frigid Friday afternoon, just two days before Christmas in 1994, a life was tragically cut short in the nation's capital. In the 5000 block of E Street in Southeast Washington, D.C., a man named Samir Reyes, who was also known to some as 'Sam Williams,'…

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Gary Lee Moore

Male, age 32 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Dec 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Gary Lee Moore, a 32-year-old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, was the victim of a homicide on December 23, 1992. Moore was employed as a waiter at the Holiday Inn on Woodlawn Road, and he regularly commuted to work via public transportation. He was known…

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First Class John Mark

Male, age 28 · Abbeville, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Abbeville, Louisiana, the community was unknowingly on the brink of a tragedy that would claim the life of one of its own. Patrolling the streets at 11:40 p.m. on December 23, 1992, was Patrolman First Class John…

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William Kress Horne

Male, age 24 · Wadesboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 1984 · 42 years ago

William Kress Horne, a 24-year-old male, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Anson County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. On December 23, 1984, he responded to a disturbance between two neighbors. As he exited his patrol car, one of the men involved in the…

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Ronald Lee Novak

Male, age 24 · Center Point, Iowa

Killed Dec 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the biting cold of a rural Iowa December in 1983, a young White/Caucasian man named Ronald Lee Novak, 24, met a violent and untimely end. On Christmas Eve, a friend discovered Novak's body in an unheated room of his farmhouse at 5044 Rolling Acres Rd, just…

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Lisa Yates

Female, age 19 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Dec 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the winter of 1983, a young life was tragically cut short, leaving a void that would take nearly two decades to fill with answers. Lisa Lorraine Yates, a 19-year-old Caucasian female, vanished on December 23, 1983, from Seattle, Washington. She was last…

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Robin Dawn Stavinsky

Female, age 19 · Norwich, Connecticut

Killed Dec 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a November day in 1983, 19-year-old Caucasian female Robin Dawn Stavinsky was hitchhiking in her hometown of Norwich, Connecticut. Her journey was tragically cut short when she was abducted. Her disappearance cast a dark shadow over the community, a…

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Gary Smith

Male, age 42 · North Bergen, New Jersey

Killed Dec 23, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the early 1980s, a 37-year-old male named Gary Smith became entangled with a burglary gang, a decision that would ultimately lead to his demise in North Bergen, New Jersey. As law enforcement began to close in on the group, members of the gang, including…

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Joseph Hoffman

Male, age 67 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 1979, the community of Chester, Pennsylvania, was shaken by a tragic event that claimed the life of Joseph Hoffman, a 67-year-old male. Joseph, accompanied by Father William Benonis, was making the short walk from St. Michael's…

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Kenneth Terry

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 1978 · 48 years ago

Kenneth S. Terry, a 33-year-old resident of Dayton, Ohio, was tragically killed on December 23, 1978. His death is classified as an unsolved homicide, and it remains under investigation by the Dayton Police Department. The incident took place in Montgomery…

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David Cahill

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

David Cahill, a 23-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 23, 1974, in Columbus, Ohio. Cahill was working behind the counter at a Stop-N-Go Food Store near the Ohio State University campus when two armed men, Thomas…

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Roger Gibbs

Male, age 19 · Cordele, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the small town of Cordele, Georgia, a series of tragic events unfolded within the Gibbs family, culminating in the death of 19-year-old Roger Ludean Gibbs. The young man's passing on December 23, 1967, initially appeared to be another instance of a…

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Wesley Kerr

Male, age 29 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 1954 · 72 years ago

In the winter of 1954, a shadow of fear fell over Evansville, Indiana, as a series of brutal killings terrorized the community. Among the victims of this reign of terror was Wesley Kerr, a 29-year-old man who was tragically murdered on December 23rd. Kerr, a…

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Ruth Dempsey Hughes

Female, age 37 · Dunkirk, New York

Killed Dec 23, 1934 · 92 years ago

In the quiet city of Dunkirk, New York, a devastating tragedy unfolded around the Christmas of 1934, forever marking the Dempsey family. Ruth Dempsey Hughes, a 37-year-old woman, was found deceased in her apartment, the victim of a shocking act of violence…

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David Dempsey

Male, age 1 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 1934 · 92 years ago

In a tragic and horrifying event that unfolded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one-year-old David J. Dempsey, a white male, became the youngest victim in a familicide that shocked the city. On December 23, 1934, David, along with his father Walter Dempsey and…

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Robert Dempsey

Male, age 12 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 1934 · 92 years ago

In the midst of what should have been a joyous holiday season in Pittsburgh, a deeply troubled woman brought unimaginable sorrow to the Dempsey family home on December 23, 1934. A 12-year-old white male named Robert Dempsey, along with his father and three…

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Thomas Dempsey

Male, age 8 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 1934 · 92 years ago

In the cold of a Pittsburgh December in 1934, a young boy's life was tragically cut short in an event that would haunt the city's memory. Eight-year-old Thomas J. Dempsey, a white male, was among the victims of a horrifying murder-suicide that unfolded within…

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