Death by Force

Edward Monyan

Male, age 41 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 27, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 27, 2010, the life of 41-year-old Edward Monyan came to a violent end in Detroit, Michigan. He was found at a commercial location on the city’s west side, specifically at 2600 West Davison Street, which business records identify as the site of a…

View case

Death by Force

Edward Williams

Male, age 41 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 27, 2010 · 16 years ago

Edward Williams, a 36-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, was already unraveling in the last days of September 2009, as a collapsing marriage and a growing sense of loss pushed him toward a breaking point. He and his wife, Patricia “Katie” Williams, were…

View case

Death by Force

Rodney Brooks

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 27, 2010 · 16 years ago

Rodney Brooks, a 24-year-old man, was tragically murdered on December 27, 2010, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place at his residence on Riverside Drive, where Rodney was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds around 5 p.m. Authorities from the Dayton…

View case

Death by Force

Chadwick Thomas Lecroy

Male, age 38 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 27, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the night of December 27, 2010, Georgia State Patrol Trooper Chadwick 'Chad' Thomas LeCroy, a 38-year-old male, was on patrol in Atlanta when he initiated a traffic stop for a vehicle with a broken headlight. The driver, later identified as Gregory Favors…

View case

Death by Force

Joshua Robinson

Male, age 23 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 27, 2009, 23-year-old Joshua Robinson was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida. His homicide occurred in what was reported as a drive-by shooting while he was outside of a residence. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) responded to the…

View case

Death by Force

Brandon Mccullough

Male, age 25 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a Sunday evening, just before 8 p.m. on December 27, 2009, tragedy struck 25-year-old Brandon Tyree McCullough, an African American male, in Savannah, Georgia. He was fatally shot outside his apartment at the Oaks of Brandlewood, the victim of a single…

View case

Death by Force

Thaddeus Rand

Male, age 46 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, the lives of Thaddeus Nelson and Randy Wilder were cut short in a fatal shooting. The incident, which also involved the aggravated assault of four women—Amanda Hill, Alexis Jenkins, Audra McCluster, and Shametia McCluskey—led to a…

View case

Death by Force

Myron A Thomas

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 27, 2009, Myron A. Thomas, a 25-year-old man, was fatally shot while inside a vehicle in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The shooting occurred during a period when Chicago was experiencing persistently high rates of gun violence…

View case

Death by Force

Harrison Butler

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

A 33-year-old Black male named Devin Butler was fatally stabbed on July 5, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a married father of four, with a fifth child expected. Butler worked for a mortuary transport service, a job he took pride in, ensuring the…

View case

Death by Force

Daton Glenn

Male, age 31 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

Daton Glenn, a 31-year-old resident of Hazelwood in Pittsburgh, was tragically shot and killed on December 27, 2009. The incident occurred at the intersection of Alluvian Street and Glennbar Way, where Glenn was found seated in the driver’s seat of his gold…

View case

Death by Force

Kevin Fowler

Male, age 37 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

Kevin Fowler, a 37-year-old resident of Houston, was killed on December 27, 2009. Fowler was discovered in the early hours of the morning in the 800 block of Franklin Street, suffering from blunt force trauma to the head. He was immediately transported to Ben…

View case

Death by Force

Angelin Benson

Female, age 42 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

Angelin Benson, 42, a Black woman, was found shot to death inside her home on the 2300 block of North Hubbard Street in Milwaukee on December 27, 2009. That Sunday afternoon, someone fired a round through her front door, the bullet striking her in the abdomen…

View case

Death by Force

Gerald Catalan

Male, age 17 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

On December 27, 2008, 17-year-old Gerald Catalan was killed in Oakland, California. Catalan's death was part of a violent year for the city, which recorded 115 homicides in 2008. His homicide, like many others in Oakland, occurred in areas with a history of…

View case

Death by Force

Dashawn Cooper

Male, age 41 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Dashawn Cooper, aged 41, was tragically killed on December 27, 2008, in Oakland, California. His death occurred during a time when Oakland was grappling with high rates of violent crime. While specific details about the circumstances of his homicide remain…

View case

Death by Force

Dahyn Walker

Male, age 27 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Dahyn Zanolis Walker, a 27-year-old man from Oakland, California, was shot and killed on December 27, 2008. His death added to the alarming number of homicides in Oakland that year, where over 115 homicides were recorded. While details surrounding the…

View case

Death by Force

Constance Hounsell

Female, age 65 · Rockford, Illinois

Found Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Constance Hounsell, aged 65, was tragically murdered on December 27, 2008, in her home in Rockton, Illinois, a rural area just outside of Rockford. She was found in her basement with a stab wound to the neck, and there were no signs of forced entry at the…

View case

Death by Force

Lawrence Williams

Null, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Lawrence Williams, age 21, was fatally shot on December 27, 2008, in Chicago. The incident occurred during a time when Chicago faced significant challenges in dealing with increasing rates of gun violence. Lawrence's homicide took place on the city's South…

View case

Death by Force

Anthony Curtis

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Anthony Curtis, a 26-year-old male from Chicago, was fatally shot on December 27, 2008. Curtis, who resided in the 2700 block of West 99th Street, was attacked while sitting on his porch in the 4900 block of South Indiana Avenue at approximately 4:15 p.m. He…

View case

Death by Force

Rickie Coleman

Male, age 51 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rickie Leon Coleman, a 51-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically passed away on December 27, 2008. He was found at his residence at 3822 Ajax #5 around 10 p.m. on December 22, 2008, suffering from a contusion to the back of his head and was pronounced…

View case

Death by Force

Raylene Jaramillo

Female, age 14 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Raylene Jaramillo, a 14-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on December 27, 2008. Born on February 27, 1994, Raylene was a young individual whose life was tragically cut short. Despite the availability of detailed information about…

View case

Death by Force

Jermaine Powell

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jermaine Powell, aged 21, was fatally shot on December 27, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. Powell was found dead from gunshot wounds, adding to the number of tragic homicides that occurred in the city during a particularly challenging time. The circumstances of…

View case

Death by Force

Taron M Adams

Male, age 27 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Taron M. “Twink” Adams, 27, a male from Kansas City, Missouri, died on December 27, 2007, after a sudden burst of gunfire cut short what had started as an ordinary trip. According to memorial information later shared publicly, he was headed to a local market…

View case

Death by Force

Kellie Owens

Unknown · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kellie Owens, 30, was tragically shot and killed on December 27, 2007, in her Charlotte apartment. Her 2-year-old daughter was found unharmed in the apartment, and the call to 911 came from Owens' boyfriend. Despite extensive investigations, the case remains…

View case

Death by Force

Tina Whitener

Female, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold winter night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the life of 32-year-old Tina Whitener was tragically cut short. On December 27, 2007, police responded to reports of gunfire and discovered Whitener mortally wounded. The incident was a grim addition to…

View case

Death by Force

Darryl E Goldthreet

Male, age 24 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Just before 10:00 p.m. on December 27, 2007, Darryl Eugene Goldthreate, a 24-year-old male, was walking along Dellway Drive, just past the…

View case

Death by Force

Ajif Antao

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Ajif Antao, aged 23, was tragically shot and killed on December 27, 2007, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at approximately 10:50 p.m. at the K.K. Food Store located on Bellfort Avenue. Customers who entered the store found Antao, who was working as…

View case

Death by Force

Steven Decorte

Male, age 46 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Steven Troy Decorte, aged 46, was fatally stabbed on December 27, 2007, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at around 6 a.m. at his residence located at 5510 Beverly Hill. Decorte managed to call 9-1-1, reporting that he was bleeding and needed immediate…

View case

Death by Force

Rebecca Ruth Torres

Female, age 35 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold December morning in Flint, Michigan, just two days after Christmas in 2007, Rebecca Ruth Torres, a 35-year-old Caucasian woman, was found dead in her home on LeErda Avenue. The discovery, made by Flint police at approximately 9 a.m. on December…

View case

Death by Force

Juan Diego Rivas

Male, age 23 · Riverdale, Maryland

Killed Dec 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 23-year-old Juan Diego Rivas was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Riverdale, Maryland. On the evening of December 27th, in the 5400 block of Haig Drive, Rivas was fatally shot. This act of violence ended the…

View case

Death by Force

Michelle P Asher

Female, age 37 · Knox County, Indiana

Killed Dec 27, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the winter of 2004, 37-year-old Michelle P. Asher, a Caucasian woman, vanished from Knox County, Indiana. She was officially reported missing on December 27, 2004, sparking concern among her family and the local community. The search for Michelle stretched…

View case

Death by Force

Jerome Mushatt

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 27, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jerome Mushatt, aged 23, was tragically killed on December 27, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 2271 Parkville Court in Franklin County. On that day, Jerome was found with a gunshot wound, which led to his death. Despite efforts by the…

View case

Death by Force

Donald Leroy Clark

Male, age 36 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 27, 2004 · 22 years ago

Donald Leroy Clark III, a 36-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2004. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Clark was fatally shot in the Hyde Park neighborhood. The incident occurred on a…

View case

Death by Force

Charles Wilson Jr.

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

On December 27, 2003, Charles Wilson Jr., a 54-year-old man, was killed in Dayton, Ohio. The homicide took place in Montgomery County, and the case remains unsolved. Charles Wilson Jr. was found on the day of the incident, and his death was reported to be a…

View case

Death by Force

Benjamin Medina Jr.

Male, age 29 · Santa-monica, California

Killed Dec 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

Benjamin Medina Jr., a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2000, in Santa Monica, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Benjamin was fatally shot, marking a somber end to his life. The incident…

View case

Death by Force

Katherine Kleinkauf

Female, age 43 · Guilford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the quiet shoreline town of Guilford, Connecticut, the morning of December 27, 2000, brought a horrific discovery that shattered the community's sense of peace. Katherine "Kitty" Kleinkauf, a 43-year-old Caucasian woman, was found brutally murdered in her…

View case

Death by Force

Rachael Crum

Female, age 6 · Guilford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the quiet shoreline town of Guilford, Connecticut, the holiday season of 2000 was shattered by a horrific act of violence that claimed the life of 6-year-old Rachael Crum, a White female. On December 27, 2000, Rachael, her 4-year-old brother Kyle Redway…

View case

Death by Force

Kyle Redway

Female, age 4 · Guilford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the quiet shoreline town of Guilford, Connecticut, the holiday season of 2000 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 4-year-old Kyle Redway, a young female. On December 27, 2000, Kyle, her 6-year-old sister Rachael Crum, and…

View case

Death by Force

Martin Ganz

Male, age 29 · Manhattan-beach, California

Killed Dec 27, 1993 · 33 years ago

On December 27, 1993, Officer Martin L. Ganz, a respected member of the Manhattan Beach Police Department, was tragically killed during a routine traffic stop. At around 11:15 PM, Ganz, accompanied by his 13-year-old cousin, signaled a vehicle to pull over…

View case

Death by Force

Sylvester Walton

Male, age 44 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 27, 1993 · 33 years ago

Sylvester Walton, a 44-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, was tragically killed on December 27, 1993. Walton was shot in the face with a .32-caliber pistol by Desmond Dominique Jennings during a robbery at Walton's residence. Jennings, along with an…

View case

Death by Force

Wonda Matthews

Female, age 27 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 27, 1993 · 33 years ago

Wonda Matthews, a 27-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 27, 1993. Her death was part of a series of violent incidents carried out by Desmond Domnique Jennings, a serial killer who was later executed for his crimes. On…

View case

Death by Force

Richards Butts

Male, age 61 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 27, 1989 · 37 years ago

Shortly after midnight on December 27, 1989, security guard Richards Butts, a 61-year-old male whose race or ethnicity was not specified in available public records, was working the overnight shift at the Short Stop convenience store at 48th Street and…

View case

Death by Force

Walter Simon Notheis Jr.

Male, age 40 · St-peters, Missouri

Killed Dec 27, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the winter of 1983, the life of Walter Simon Notheis Jr., a 40-year-old male singer from St. Peters, Missouri, came to a tragic and mysterious end. Known by his stage name Walter Scott, he was the lead singer of the 1960s band Bob Kuban and The In-Men. On…

View case

Death by Force

Kerry Patterson

Female, age 15 · Brea, California

Found Dec 27, 1980 · 46 years ago

Kerry Patterson, a 15-year-old girl from Fullerton, California, was last seen on June 26, 1980. She had left her home to buy ice cream and never returned. Witnesses reported seeing her near her neighborhood, but she disappeared without a trace. Six months…

View case

Death by Force

David Crowther

Male, age 27 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

On December 13, 1979, Officer David Wayne Crowther of the Portland Police Bureau was fatally shot while attempting to serve a narcotics warrant at the clubhouse of the Outsiders Motorcycle Club located at 9014 North Lombard Street in Portland, Oregon.…

View case

Death by Force

Peter Levato

Male, age 49 · Saltsburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, a 49-year-old man named Peter A. Levato's life was violently cut short in what would become known as the 'Kill for Thrill' murder spree. On December 29, 1979, his body was discovered in a wooded area near the Loyalhanna Dam and…

View case

Death by Force

Steven Craig Little

Male, age 7 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

In late December 1979, **Steven Craig Little**, a **7-year-old white male child**, was tragically murdered in Dallas, Texas. His body was discovered on **December 27, 1979**, discarded inside a garbage can and set ablaze. Investigators determined that the…

View case

Death by Force

Lorraine Ann Rodriguez

Female, age 21 · Ventura, California

Killed Dec 27, 1977 · 49 years ago

Lorraine Ann Rodriguez, a 21-year-old woman, was found dead on December 27, 1977, in Ventura County, California. Her death was part of a series of murders that occurred in the area during that year. Lorraine, along with two other women, Kimberly Carol Fritz…

View case

Death by Force

Clara Birdlong

Female, age 44 · Jackson County, Mississippi

Killed Dec 27, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the winter of 1977, the skeletal remains of a woman were discovered by hunters near a construction site for Interstate 10 in Jackson County, Mississippi. For more than four decades, her identity remained a mystery, and she was known only as 'Escatawpa Jane…

View case

Deaths by Force on December 27

Deaths by Force (409)