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John B. Maguire

Male, age 60 · Woburn, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the day after Christmas in 2010, a dedicated police officer's life was tragically cut short in Woburn, Massachusetts. John B. Maguire, a 60-year-old Caucasian male and a 34-year veteran of the Woburn Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on the…

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Tequilla Danyele Barrett

Female, age 26 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Tequilla Danyele Barrett, a 26-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 26, 2010, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Slaughter Street. Tequilla was found inside a car with…

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Christopher Yarbrough

Male, age 19 · Baxley, Georgia

Killed Dec 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 26, 2009, a festive night out turned tragic in the parking lot of Club Peppers in Baxley, Georgia. It was there that 19-year-old Christopher Yarbrough, a Black male, was shot and killed. The violence of that night was…

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James Foster

Male, age 30 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

James Foster, a 30-year-old Black man from Atlanta, was killed in a shooting in southwest Atlanta, a death that has lingered online more as a shadow than a fully told public story. The available public reporting paints the scene in fragments: officers were…

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Stanley J Bloodson

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Stanley J. Bloodson, aged 42, was tragically killed on December 26, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a time when Chicago was grappling with a significant number of homicides, and Stanley’s death was a reflection of the ongoing issues…

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Christopher Yarbrough

Male, age 19 · Baxley, Alabama

Killed Dec 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 26, 2009, the festive holiday season was tragically cut short for Christopher Yarbrough, a 19-year-old Black male. A night out at Club Peppers in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia, turned fatal when gunfire erupted in the…

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Charles Williams

Male, age 81 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Charles Williams, an 81-year-old man from Birmingham, Alabama, was found shot to death inside his car at the McDonald’s restaurant at 732 Lomb Avenue on December 26, 2008. The discovery turned an ordinary fast-food stop into a sealed-off scene, with…

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Martiece Colston

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Martiece Colston, aged 22, was killed on December 26, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death took place during a period when Chicago was experiencing significant challenges with violent crime. In 2008, the city saw over 500 homicides, which marked a…

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Lisa Towand Bushrod

Female, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold winter day in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Lisa Towand Bushrod, a 42-year-old African-American woman, was tragically cut short. On December 26, 2008, she was found at 12:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of North Wolfe Street, the victim of a fatal…

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Luis Alvarez

Male, age 35 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Luis Alvarez, a 35-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was spending the quiet stretch between Christmas and the new year in Washington, DC, when violence cut his life short. On December 26, 2007, in Northeast Washington, the sound of gunfire shattered the calm and…

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Kevin Bacon

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

A 46-year-old Black male named Kevin Bacon was the victim of a homicide on December 26, 2007, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was discovered in the 1700 block of North Dallas Street having sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The incident was one of 282 homicides that…

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Ronald Shepherd

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 26, 2007, Ronald Shepherd, a 29-year-old male, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at 3196 Pendleton Court in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department has been investigating this homicide, but the case remains unsolved. Despite…

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Ronald W. Shepard

Male, age 29 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 26, 2007, Ronald W. Shepard, age 29, was killed in Columbus, Ohio. He was found at 3196 Pendleton Court, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, but the case remains unsolved.…

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Jose Candia

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 26, 2007, 26-year-old Jose Candia was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Bissonnet Street. Houston Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire and found Candia with…

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Brian Evans

Male, age 37 · Mansfield, Ohio

Killed Dec 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Brian Evans, a 37-year-old male police officer with the Mansfield Police Department, tragically died on December 26, 2007. He was off-duty when he responded to a distress call at his brother Larry Evans' house in Weller Township, northeast of Mansfield. Larry…

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Jesse Odell Corbit

Male, age 25 · Ft Smith, Arkansas

Killed Dec 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the winter of 2005, a young man's life was abruptly ended in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Jesse Odell Corbit, a 25-year-old White male, was killed by gun violence on December 26th of that year. Born on September 5, 1980, Jesse was known by those who loved him as a…

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Jahi Bell

Male, age 28 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed Dec 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

Jahi Bell, a 28-year-old Black male, found himself the victim of a tragic and violent crime on December 26, 2005, in his Evansville, Indiana home. On that day, three men, Jarvis Brown, Teddy Weems, and Gabriel Jordan, entered his Lincoln Avenue residence with…

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Larry Caldwell

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

Larry Caldwell, a 30-year-old resident of Dayton, Ohio, was fatally shot on December 26, 2004. The incident took place in Montgomery County, with Caldwell being found unresponsive after being shot. The case was classified as a homicide and investigated by the…

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Jessica Watson

Female, age 22 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Dec 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

The day after Christmas in Wilmington, Delaware, a quiet clothing store became the setting for a tragedy. Jessica Maria Watson, a 22-year-old Black female and new mother, was working the closing shift at the Casual Male Big & Tall on Kirkwood Highway…

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Matthew Macerato

Male, age 18 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Dec 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

On the evening of December 26, 2004, a sense of holiday bustle was winding down at the Casual Male Big and Tall store on Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington, Delaware. Inside, 18-year-old Matthew Macerato, a White male, was working alongside his 22-year-old…

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Christopher Teixeira

Male · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

On the day after Christmas in 2004, a man named Christopher Teixeira was killed by gunfire in a residential area of Brockton, Massachusetts. The incident, which occurred on December 26, 2004, cut his life short, leaving behind a case that has since grown…

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Feliciano Moreno

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

Feliciano Moreno, a 25-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 26, 2004, in East Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Moreno died from a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was classified as a…

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Jacob Deleon-Perez

Male · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jacob Deleon-Perez, a Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 26, 2004, in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, his death was classified as a homicide. The details…

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Cheryl Hawks

Female, age 40 · Davidson, North Carolina

Killed Dec 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

Cheryl Hawks, a 40-year-old woman from Davidson, NC, tragically passed away on December 26, 2004. Cheryl, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was found deceased on the back porch of her mobile home. She had been shot once in the head. The incident occurred in the…

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Jaime Gutierrez

Male, age 22 · Culver-city, California

Killed Dec 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jaime Gutierrez, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 26, 2002, in Culver City, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Jaime was fatally shot, marking a somber end to his young life. The incident occurred…

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Louis Auguste Javelle

Male, age 58 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On December 26, 2000, Louis Auguste Javelle, a 58-year-old White male, was tragically killed in a mass shooting at his workplace, Edgewater Technology, located at 200 Harvard Mill Square in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Javelle, the company's director of…

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Cheryl Anne Troy

Female, age 50 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

Cheryl Anne Troy, a 50-year-old woman from the North Shore who served as vice president for human resources at Edgewater Technology, arrived at the Wakefield, Massachusetts, office on the morning of December 26, 2000, for what should have been a routine…

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Craig W. Wood

Male, age 29 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On the day after Christmas in 2000, a chilling act of violence shattered the holiday peace in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Craig W. Wood, a 29-year-old male, was among seven individuals who lost their lives in a horrific workplace shooting. The tragedy unfolded…

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Janice Hagerty

Female · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On the day after Christmas in 2000, a horrific act of violence shattered the holiday peace in Wakefield, Massachusetts, ending the life of 46-year-old Janice Hagerty, a female office manager at Edgewater Technology. The tragic events unfolded at her…

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Jennifer Bragg Capobianco

Female, age 28 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On the day after Christmas in 2000, a tragedy unfolded in the quiet town of Wakefield, Massachusetts, forever altering the lives of many. Jennifer Bragg Capobianco, a 29-year-old new mother, had recently returned to her job in the marketing department at…

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Paul Marceau

Male, age 36 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On the day after Christmas in 2000, a tragic workplace shooting in Wakefield, Massachusetts, claimed the life of 36-year-old Paul A. Marceau. The male victim was one of seven employees killed at Edgewater Technology, an internet consulting firm, in a violent…

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Rose Fredi

Female, age 48 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a day meant for holiday cheer, December 26, 2000, a horrific act of violence shattered the community of Wakefield, Massachusetts. Inside the offices of Edgewater Technology, a 48-year-old woman named Rose Marie Manfredi was tragically killed in a mass…

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Rose M. Manfredi

Female, age 48 · Wakefield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On what should have been a day of quiet reflection between holidays, tragedy struck in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Rose M. Manfredi, a 48-year-old Caucasian woman who worked in the payroll department of Edgewater Technology, was killed at her office on December…

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Brannon Jones

Male, age 17 · Pinellas Park, Florida

Found Dec 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

Brannon Jones, aged 17, was tragically killed on December 26, 1999, in Pinellas Park, Florida. He was found deceased inside his vehicle, which had been set on fire. The Pinellas Park Fire Department responded to the fire, and after extinguishing it…

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Polly Sullivan

Female, age 44 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 26, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, in Denver, Colorado, the life of 44-year-old Polly Sullivan was tragically cut short. Of Irish and Muscogee Creek heritage, Polly was a lawyer and the project director of the Crooked Tree housing project, a residence for the homeless…

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Michael Sowards

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 26, 1998 · 28 years ago

On December 26, 1998, Michael Sowards, a 27-year-old male, was shot and killed outside his home in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at 1122 Mt. Vernon Avenue, and Michael suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. He succumbed to his injuries shortly…

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Laurie Ann Wason

Female, age 31 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Dec 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

Laurie Ann Wason, born on January 22, 1966, tragically passed away on December 26, 1997, in Spokane, Washington. Laurie was a former adult-care home operator and was known for her love of raising Rottweilers. Her death was part of a series of murders that…

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Shawn Ann McClenahan

Female, age 41 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Dec 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

Shawn Ann McClenahan, born on May 30, 1958, in Walla Walla, Washington, was found dead on December 26, 1997, in Spokane, Washington. McClenahan had a background in healthcare, having received her ward secretarial and phlebotomist's certification from Spokane…

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Don Williams

Male, age 38 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a cold December night in 1997, Memphis Police Officer Don Williams was working off-duty as a security guard at a local comedy club. His life took a tragic turn when he ejected a man from the establishment. The man later returned and, at point-blank range…

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Melvin Henderson

Male, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a cold December evening in Denver, Colorado, just a day after Christmas in 1994, a young man's life was tragically cut short. Melvin Henderson, a 23-year-old Black man, was outside of Paul's Liquors in the 1100 block of East Colfax Avenue when an argument…

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Bruce Quinichett

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

On December 26, 1993, Bruce Quinichett, aged 44, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. He was discovered behind 1856 East Main Street, having sustained fatal head injuries from a severe beating. The Columbus Police Department investigated the incident, but no…

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Chantee Woodman

Female, age 23 · Vernonia, Oregon

Killed Dec 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the final days of 1992, the life of a 23-year-old Black / African American woman named Chantee Alyce Woodman was tragically cut short. On December 30th, she accepted a ride from two men in downtown Portland: Cesar Barone and his acquaintance, Leonard…

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Jessy Stayner

Male, age 42 · Merced, California

Killed Dec 26, 1990 · 36 years ago

Jessy Jerrold "Jerry" Stayner, aged 42, was tragically found dead on December 26, 1990, in his home in Merced, California. Stayner, who worked as a dispatcher for Leavitts Trucking Inc., was shot with his own gun at around 1:20 p.m. after returning home for…

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Dale R. Mclaughlin

Male, age 55 · Brighton, Colorado

Killed Dec 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the quiet hours of a late December evening, a domestic disturbance call shattered the calm in Adams County, Colorado. It was December 26, 1988, when Sergeant Dale R. McLaughlin of the Adams County Sheriff's Office responded to the call, a routine part of…

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Dennis McNulty

Male, age 33 · Dover, Arkansas

Killed Dec 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a cold December day in 1987, the lives of many were irrevocably shattered in the quiet community of Dover, Arkansas. Among the victims of an unimaginable holiday tragedy was Dennis McNulty, a 33-year-old man who found himself in the vortex of a murderous…

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Kathleen Cribbins Kendrick

Female, age 24 · Russellville, Arkansas

Killed Dec 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, the life of Kathleen 'Kathy' Michele Cribbins Kendrick, a 24-year-old female, was tragically cut short in Russellville, Arkansas. A mother to a young son, she was working as a secretary at the Peel, Eddy, and Gibbons Law Firm, building…

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Renata Simmons

Female, age 22 · Dover, Arkansas

Killed Dec 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

On December 26, 1987, a festive after-Christmas gathering turned into a scene of unimaginable horror in Dover, Arkansas, where 21-year-old Renata Lynn May Simmons was tragically murdered. Renata, her husband William 'Billy' Simmons II, and their 20-month-old…

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William Billy Simmons II

Male, age 23 · Dover, Arkansas

Killed Dec 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet community of Dover, Arkansas, the holiday season of 1987 was irrevocably shattered by a horrific act of violence that began within the confines of a family home. William Billy Simmons II, a 23-year-old white male, arrived at his father's house on…

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