Death by Force

Joseph Beatty

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 29, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009, a life was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of December 29th, Joseph Beatty, a 38-year-old Black male, was found at approximately 9:15 p.m. in the 2300 block of Greenmount Avenue. He had sustained…

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Dwight Gibson

Male, age 37 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 29, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold winter’s night in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 29, 2009, the life of a Black / African American man named Dwight Gibson was tragically cut short. Inside a residence in the 5900 block of Cypress Place, gunshots erupted, leaving Gibson, a male…

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Michael McIntyre

Male, age 20 · Tallassee, Alabama

Killed Dec 29, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the small town of Tallassee, Alabama, the life of 20-year-old Michael McIntyre, a Black male, was cut short on December 29, 2009, in a fatal encounter with a local police officer. The incident unfolded when police were reportedly serving a warrant at a…

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Thomas Ford

Male, age 45 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

Thomas Ford, a 45-year-old man, was killed on December 29, 2008, in Jacksonville, Florida. According to homicide records from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, his death was categorized as a homicide, but the specifics of the investigation remain part of an…

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Jermaine Perry

Male, age 17 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the African-American community of Boston, the end of 2008 was marked by a tragedy that has yet to find resolution. On Monday, December 29, 2008, Jermaine Perry, a 17-year-old male, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of 7 Hosmer Street…

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Shayah Muhammad

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

Shayah Muhammad, a 29-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was killed on December 29, 2008, in Philadelphia. The available online records place his death on the 3900 block of North Reese Street, a residential stretch in the city’s Hunting Park…

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Kaster Mckee

Male, age 55 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the cold of a Milwaukee winter, the life of Kaster Darrell McKee, a 55-year-old African-American man, was cut short. On December 29, 2008, he was found deceased in what authorities would come to treat as a homicide. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Jeffrey Davis

Male, age 43 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 43-year-old Jeffrey Davis, a Black male from Birmingham, Alabama, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, December 29, 2007, Davis was killed in Birmingham. His death was the result of gun violence, marking another grim…

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Roger Harris

Male, age 37 · Fresno, California

Found Dec 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

Roger Harris, a 37-year-old man from Fresno, was shot and killed on December 29, 2007, while attending a party at a friend’s house. According to reports, two males approached Harris during the gathering, asked for his name, and then proceeded to shoot him…

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Kevin Noble

Male · Winter Garden, Florida

Found Dec 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kevin Wayne Noble, aged 30, was found murdered on December 29, 2007, in Winter Garden, Florida. His body was discovered in an abandoned residence on West Colonial Drive. The circumstances surrounding his death have led investigators to classify it as a…

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Robin Sims

Female, age 52 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

Robin Sims, age 52, was killed on December 29, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. Her death was a part of the persistent issue of violent crime that has plagued Chicago over the years, especially during the late 2000s when the city faced a significant number of…

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Tsung Su

Male, age 68 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Dec 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 29, 2007, Tsung Y. Su, a 68-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, was tragically killed. The details surrounding his death remain sparse, with limited public information about the circumstances or suspects involved. Despite efforts from…

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Brandon Salazar

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Dec 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 29, 2007, 19-year-old Brandon Salazar was fatally shot in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a gathering, escalating into violence. Brandon was struck by gunfire and succumbed to his injuries. Despite the efforts of local law…

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Marco Carillo

Male, age 28 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a tragic evening in Phoenix, Arizona, a 28-year-old Hispanic male named Marco Carillo became an unfortunate victim of a senseless act of violence. On December 29, 2005, his life was cut short when he was fatally shot. The incident that led to Carillo's…

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Emily Anderson

Female, age 49 · Lenoir, North Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

Emily Anderson, a 49-year-old Caucasian woman from Lenoir, NC, was reported missing on December 29, 2005. Her body was discovered on January 7, 2006, in a truck bed toolbox in Duncan, South Carolina. The investigation revealed that her husband, Jerry…

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Jose Ortis

Male, age 44 · Pheonix, Arizona

Killed Dec 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the winter of 2005, a wave of terror gripped the city of Phoenix as a series of random, senseless shootings plagued the community. Among the innocent lives tragically cut short was that of Jose Ortiz, a 44-year-old man who was fatally shot on the night of…

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Christopher Lee Ruse

Male, age 45 · Pendergrass, Georgia

Killed Dec 29, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the winter of 2004, the community of Pendergrass, Georgia, was shaken by the tragic death of 45-year-old Christopher Lee Ruse, a dedicated police officer. On the evening of December 29th, what began as a high-speed chase turned into a fatal encounter for…

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Allen Shannon

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 2003 · 23 years ago

Allen Shannon, a 30-year-old male, was tragically killed on December 29, 2003, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was shot at a residence located at 1403 Carolina Avenue in Hamilton County. The Cincinnati Police Department responded to the scene, but despite the…

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Daniel White

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 2003 · 23 years ago

On December 29, 2003, 21-year-old Daniel White was shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1415 Hafer Alley in the city’s Hamilton County. The Cincinnati Police Department responded to the scene, but no suspects have been identified, and…

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Joseph Mcgarry

Male, age 28 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early hours of December 29, 2002, a male Myrtle Beach police officer, 28-year-old Joseph John 'Joe' McGarry, was shot and killed in the line of duty. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. in the parking lot of a Dunkin' Donuts on North Kings Highway.…

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Raymond H. McGivern

Male, age 86 · Rockville, Maryland

Killed Dec 29, 2002 · 24 years ago

Raymond H. McGivern, 86, a White man, died on December 29, 2002, in Rockville, Maryland. By the time his name surfaced publicly in connection with that date, it wasn’t as a quiet line in a family record, but as one thread in a grim question that rippled…

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Mark Welcher

Male, age 38 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a cold Friday evening in Washington, D.C., just two days before he would have celebrated his thirty-ninth birthday, Mark Welcher’s life was tragically cut short. The 38-year-old African-American man was in the 4200 block of 4th Street in the Southeast…

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Michael F. Johnson

Male, age 26 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

Michael F. Johnson, a 26‑year‑old Black male, was killed by gunfire in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 29, 2000. The surviving public record paints only the faint outline of his final night, offering his name, age, city, and the date his life ended. What remains…

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Tremayne Vaughn

Male, age 24 · Racine, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Racine, Wisconsin, the life of 24-year-old Tremayne Vaughn, a Black male known to his friends and family as "Bumper," was tragically cut short. On December 29, 2000, Vaughn was killed by gun violence, a stark and sudden end to a…

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James Wesley Gore

Male, age 80 · Nocona, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

James Wesley Gore, an 80-year-old man, passed away on December 29, 2000. His death was later linked to a series of suspicious fatalities at Nocona General Hospital in Texas, where multiple elderly patients died under unusual circumstances. Investigations…

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Melvin Avent

Male, age 19 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

On December 29, 1999, 19-year-old Melvin Avent was shot and killed at the intersection of Luper and Mullins streets in Rocky Mount, NC. Melvin, who was African American, was on the phone with his brother when he was chased and shot. His brother heard Melvin…

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Thomas Alford

Male, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 1997 · 29 years ago

On December 29, 1997, 21-year-old Thomas Bruce Alford was shot and killed in his home located at 4240 The Plaza in Charlotte, North Carolina. Alford had been at home with two witnesses when he answered a knock at the door. After a brief conversation with the…

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Aaron Black

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 29, 1995 · 31 years ago

On Friday, December 29, 1995, just after 12:40 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 1200 block of 8th Street Northwest in Washington, DC, leaving Aaron “Ernie” Black fatally wounded on the street. Aaron “Ernie” Black, a male victim, was struck by the shots in that…

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Kojak Lewis

Male, age 19 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 29, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, the life of 19-year-old Kojak M. Lewis was cut short in a burst of violence that would mark a grim milestone for the city of Knoxville. On the evening of December 29th, Lewis was standing on a sidewalk at 1929 E. Fifth Avenue when he…

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Tonya Woods

Female, age 21 · Hall, Georgia

Killed Dec 29, 1994 · 32 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on December 29, 1994, in Hall County, Georgia, 21-year-old Tonya Woods was killed in a violent rampage. Her life was cut short when Scotty G. Morrow shot and killed her and her friend, 26-year-old Ann Young. Another woman was also…

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Edward Robinson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 1990 · 36 years ago

On December 29, 1990, Edward Robinson, a 30-year-old man, was found dead from a gunshot wound at 1325 E. Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The homicide remains unsolved, and it is currently listed in the Ohio Attorney General's database of unsolved…

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Sarah Jo DeLeon

Female, age 18 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Dec 29, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the cold winter of 1989, a young Caucasian woman named Sarah Jo DeLeon, aged 18, was brutally murdered in Kansas City, Kansas. Her life was cut tragically short on December 29, 1989, when her body was discovered by a train crew alongside railroad tracks.…

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Damien James Cuomo

Female, age 27 · Watertown, New York

Killed Dec 29, 1989 · 37 years ago

Damien James Cuomo was a 27-year-old man whose disappearance at the end of 1989 concealed a murder for nearly a decade. Cuomo had become involved with Gary Charles Evans, a career burglar and thief who operated throughout upstate New York. The two men…

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Jamie Foster

Male, age 68 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Dec 29, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the winter of 1988, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the life of 68-year-old Jamie Foster, a male military retiree, came to a violent and tragic end. On December 29, 1988, he was discovered in his home, having been fatally shot. An investigation revealed he…

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Ernest Malatinka

Male, age 47 · Hammond, Indiana

Killed Dec 29, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet of the Robertsdale substation on December 29, 1984, a tragedy unfolded that would cut short the life of a dedicated officer. Ernest J. Malatinka, a 47-year-old Caucasian male and a respected sergeant with the Hammond Police Department, was found…

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Iva Myrtle Watson

Female, age 81 · Ellicott City, Maryland

Killed Dec 29, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the winter of 1984, the quiet community of Ellicott City, Maryland, was unsettled by the disappearance of a long-time resident. Iva Myrtle Watson, an 81-year-old woman, was reported missing on December 29th. The following day, a grim discovery was made.…

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Roger Adams

Male, age 31 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 29, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the bitter cold of a late December evening in Buffalo, New York, a life was tragically cut short, adding another name to a growing list of victims that had the city on edge. On December 29, 1980, 31-year-old Roger Adams, a Black man, was fatally stabbed…

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Roger Parent Jr

Male, age 34 · St. Marys Township, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 1978 · 48 years ago

Roger Parent Jr., age 34, was tragically killed on December 29, 1978, during an armed robbery at P&S Carryout, located on Celina Road in St. Marys Township, Ohio. The incident occurred just before midnight, around 11:50 PM, and involved Parent being shot…

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Timothy L. Willard

Male, age 22 · Paris, Maine

Killed Dec 29, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a cold December day in 1978, the life of Timothy L. Willard, a 22-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Paris, Maine. A rookie officer with the Paris Police Department, Willard was known for his kind-hearted and gentle disposition. The…

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Ambrose Edward Griffin

Male, age 51 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 29, 1977 · 49 years ago

Ambrose Edward Griffin, a 51-year-old engineer and father of two, was tragically killed on December 29, 1977, in Sacramento, California. Griffin was helping his wife unload groceries from their car when he suddenly collapsed. Initially, his wife thought he…

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Reserve George A. Pfeil

Male, age 57 · Lake-mary, Florida

Killed Dec 29, 1977 · 49 years ago

Reserve Deputy George A. Pfeil, a 57-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on December 29, 1977, in Lake Mary, Florida. Deputy Pfeil, who had a distinguished career as a retired New York City police officer and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was…

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Vincent Cruz Mestas

Male, age 23 · San Bernardino, California

Killed Dec 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

Vincent Cruz Mestas, a 23-year-old Hispanic male, was found murdered in San Bernardino County, California, in late December 1973. His body was discovered at the bottom of a ravine in a mountainous area, a grim and isolated location that suggested a deliberate…

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Dorothy Armand Lee Eggers

Female, age 42 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Dec 29, 1945 · 81 years ago

Dorothy Armand Lee Eggers, aged 42, was tragically murdered on December 29, 1945. Her body was discovered by hikers in the San Bernardino Mountains, wrapped in a blanket. The gruesome scene revealed that her head and hands had been severed, making initial…

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Lillian Lynch

Female, age 26 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 29, 1919 · 107 years ago

Lillian E. Lynch, a 26-year-old White female resident of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on December 29, 1919. Born Lillian Morguelan in Poland on March 2, 1893, she had immigrated to the United States with her family, who became prominent members of the…

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Samuel Teas

Male, age 41 · Lockhart, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 1904 · 122 years ago

Constable Samuel B. Teas, aged 41, was a Caldwell County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 officer in Lockhart, Texas. On December 29, 1907, Teas and three county deputy sheriffs went to Dale to arrest a man for arson. The suspect initially refused to open the…

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Darien Joseph Ahwee

Male, age 28 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 29, 2023 · 3 years ago

Darien Joseph Ahwee, a 28-year-old resident of Hialeah, Florida, passed away on December 29, 2023. He was born on February 17, 1995. Darien is deeply missed by his loved ones, including his precious daughter, his loving mother, his beloved partner, and his…

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Arthur Johnson

Male, age 37 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 29, 2020 · 6 years ago

Arthur Johnson was a 37-year-old male whose race or ethnicity was not specified in publicly available reports, from Phoenix, Arizona. On the afternoon of December 29, 2020, Phoenix police were dispatched to a report of a family fight at a residence near the…

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Ivan Antonio Zarraga Martinez

Male, age 20 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ivan Antonio Zarraga Martinez, a 20-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred in the 9900 block of Rhoda Lane, where Zarraga Martinez was fatally shot. The investigation…

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