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Deaths by Force on December 29

651 open cases in our database happened on December 29. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (449)

Death by Force

Morad Awad

Male, age 24 · Clifton, New Jersey

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, a young man's life came to a tragic end in a quiet corner of Clifton, New Jersey. Morad Awad, a 24-year-old male, was discovered in his Nissan Maxima on the morning of Saturday, December 29th, at the BP gas station on Route 3. He was…

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Steward Makeba Woodruff

Male, age 62 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steward Makeba Woodruff was 62 years old when he died on Friday, December 29, 2017, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 522 S. San Pedro St. His death was ruled…

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Richard DeShawn Barnes

Male, age 43 · Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of December 29, 2015, Richard DeShawn Barnes, a 43-year-old man from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was caught up in a quiet, late-December evening that turned suddenly violent. Shortly before midnight, a pickup truck rolled into the emergency bay at…

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Ian Antonio Davis-Alexander

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ian Antonio Davis-Alexander, a 23-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 30, 2015, after being shot the previous evening. The incident occurred in the Green Meadows neighborhood, specifically in the 900 block of East…

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Isaac Cole

Male, age 22 · Clairton, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of December 29, 2015, a 22-year-old male from Glassport, Pennsylvania, named Isaac Cole, was fatally shot in Clairton. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Maple Alley near a gas station. Cole was with his mother…

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Janet Sulcer

Female, age 65 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Dec 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet days following Christmas in Huntsville, Alabama, a tragedy unfolded that left a neighborhood in shock. On December 29, 2014, police were called to a home on Hale Drive where they made a grim discovery. Inside, they found the bodies of 65-year-old…

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Susan Marie James

Female, age 59 · Plymouth, Minnesota

Killed Dec 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 29, 2014, Susan Marie James, a 59-year-old female, was found deceased in her Plymouth, Minnesota, home. Concerned when she and another occupant of the house did not show up for work, colleagues requested a welfare check. Upon their arrival, police…

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Dimetrius Reed

Male, age 17 · Inkster, Michigan

Killed Dec 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December night in Inkster, Michigan, the life of 17-year-old Dimetrius Reed was tragically cut short. On December 29, 2014, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the young man was found lying in the street at the intersection of Beech and Harriet streets…

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Eric Gladden

Male, age 42 · Wellston, Missouri

Killed Dec 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 29, 2014, authorities in Wellston, Missouri, were alerted to the presence of a motionless individual in a local park. Responding to the scene around 4:45 a.m., a police officer discovered the body of a male victim. The…

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Jesus Ebiliardo Vazquez

Male, age 41 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jesus Ebiliardo Vazquez, a 41-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2014, in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Vazquez was fatally shot, marking another somber entry in the city's…

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R.C. Brown

Male, age 56 · Clearwater, Florida

Killed Dec 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 29, 2014, R.C. Brown Jr., a 56-year-old resident of Clearwater, Florida, was found deceased. According to his obituary, he passed away on that date, and funeral services were held on January 10, 2015, at New Destiny Worship Center.…

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Kendall Alexander

Male, age 34 · Breaux-bridge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 29, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the life of 34-year-old Kendall Creighton Alexander was brought to a tragic end on Sunday, December 29, 2013. A male resident of the area, his death would unravel a complex story of a troubled marriage and a…

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Anthony Townsend

Male, age 44 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2013 · 13 years ago

Anthony Samuel Townsend, age 44, affectionately known as 'Mr. T' or 'Pappy,' passed away on December 29, 2013, in Chester, PA. Born and raised in Chester on Potter Street, Anthony was well-known and loved in his community. His death was reported in local…

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Arthur Taaloloma Kuaea

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

Arthur Taaloloma Kuaea was 46 years old when he died on Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, in San Pedro, at the southern tip of the city of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1017 S. Centre St. His death…

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Barbara Ann Young

Female, age 26 · Hall, Georgia

Killed Dec 29, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a December morning in 1994, in Gainesville, Georgia, the life of Barbara Ann Young, a 26-year-old female, was tragically cut short in a violent outburst that also claimed the life of her friend, Tonya Woods, who was 21. The horrific events unfolded inside…

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Damien Cuomo

Male, age 27 · Watertown, New York

Killed Dec 29, 1989 · 37 years ago

On December 29, 1989, the life of 27-year-old Damien James Cuomo came to a violent end. For years, his disappearance from Watertown, New York, was shrouded in mystery, with initial assumptions being that he had fled to evade a burglary warrant. The truth…

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Wilma Ida Woods

Female, age 49 · Pasco County, Florida

Killed Dec 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

Wilma Ida Woods, a 49-year-old woman, was found deceased on December 29, 1973. Her nude body was discovered behind a sand dune in Pasco County, Florida, approximately 100 feet from the highway. Woods had been strangled, and her death was one of several…

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