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Madison Dolford

Female, age 1 · Hartsville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet town of Hartsville, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of a young child. Madison Dolford, a 21-month-old girl, was fatally shot on December 2, 2013. The incident, which stemmed from an argument between two adults…

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Gary Pace

Male, age 63 · Coshocton, Ohio

Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

Gary Pace, a 63-year-old man from Coshocton, OH, tragically died on December 2, 2013. He was involved in a hunting accident on his property in Warsaw, Ohio, where he accidentally shot himself. Gary was born on April 29, 1950, in Cortland, NY, to the late…

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Keith Nabors

Male, age 53 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

Keith Nabors, aged 53, was shot and killed on December 2, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a time when Chicago was experiencing a significant surge in homicides. In 2012, the city saw its highest homicide count in several years…

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Deshawn Ponder

Male, age 17 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold winter day in Detroit, Michigan, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Seventeen-year-old Deshawn Ponder, an African American male, was killed on December 2, 2012. The incident that claimed his life also resulted in the death of another…

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Deonte Tarver

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold winter day in Detroit, Michigan, tragedy struck, leaving a community grasping for answers that remain elusive over a decade later. It was on December 2, 2012, that 22-year-old Deonte Tarver, an African American male, lost his life in a devastating…

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Rhonda Baxter

Female, age 45 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

Rhonda Baxter, 45, a Black female, was killed in Philadelphia on December 2, 2012, after an early-morning shooting that turned into both a homicide investigation and a crash scene. Around 3 a.m., police said the victim was inside a black 2000 GMC Yukon on the…

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Keith Anderson

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

Keith Anderson, 25, a Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is listed in online homicide-related records as a victim whose case has only limited public detail available. The available information does not provide a full narrative of the hours before his…

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Sammy Tidwell

Male, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of a December morning in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 26-year-old Sammy Tidwell was tragically cut short. On Sunday, December 2, 2012, at approximately 12:05 a.m., police responded to a call of a shooting at 2827 Glasgow Street. Upon…

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Abdal McBride

Male, age 18 · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

An 18-year-old Sicklerville man, Abdal McBride, was found fatally shot in Atlantic City on the night of December 2, 2012. A Black male, McBride was discovered by Atlantic City Police on the 500 block of Hobart Avenue around 9:30 p.m. after they responded to…

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Marquis S. Terry

Male, age 23 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, a house party on Highland Avenue in Portsmouth, Virginia, turned tragic, ending the life of 23-year-old Marquis S. Terry. On the night of December 2nd, an argument erupted over a dice game, escalating quickly into violence. Marquis, a…

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Darnisha Diana Harris

Female, age 16 · Breaux-bridge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the small community of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, a tragic event unfolded on the night of December 2, 2012, forever altering the lives of those involved. Darnisha Diana Harris, a 16-year-old African American female, was fatally shot by a police officer, an…

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Roderick Donelson

Male, age 18 · San Francisco, California

Found Dec 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

Roderick Donelson, an 18-year-old from San Francisco, was shot and killed on December 2, 2010. The incident took place in the Bayview-Hunters Point area, a neighborhood that has been historically plagued by violent crime and gang activity. The San Francisco…

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Arthur Burgess

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

Arthur Burgess, age 19, was fatally shot on December 2, 2010, in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His death added to the high number of homicides that occurred in Chicago during that year, particularly in areas struggling with gang…

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Arthur Williams

Null, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

Arthur Williams, age 19, was killed on December 2, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. Williams was shot in an incident that was emblematic of the wave of violence that swept across the city during that period. Chicago, in 2010, was experiencing an increase in…

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Justin A Handcox

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

Justin A. Handcox, aged 22, was fatally shot on December 2, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a year when Chicago was dealing with a steady rate of violent crimes, with the city seeing an increase in homicides compared to previous years.…

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Anthony Mitchell

Male, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

In early 2023, the life of Anthony 'Tony' Mitchell, a 33-year-old man, came to a tragic end while in custody at the Walker County Jail in Alabama. His death, which occurred on January 26, 2023, was the culmination of a harrowing two-week period of neglect and…

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Alicia Jackson

Female, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 2, 2010, Alicia Jackson, a 25-year-old mother, was brutally murdered in her Columbus, Ohio apartment. Alicia had just returned home after picking up her two-year-old son Jeremiah and setting him up in his highchair before making dinner. Her…

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Sean Michael Stennett

Male, age 25 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Dec 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a tragic evening in Saginaw, Michigan, the life of 25-year-old Sean Michael Stennett was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On December 2, 2010, Stennett was at a friend's apartment on Hancock Street when he was fatally shot multiple times through…

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Christopher Lander

Null, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

Christopher Lander, a 20-year-old male, was shot and killed on December 2, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place during a time when Chicago was grappling with widespread issues of gun violence and crime. The circumstances of Lander's death are…

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Greg Collins

Male, age 53 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Dec 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 2, 2009, Gregory Collins, a 53-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed at his residence on Highland Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at approximately 2013 Highland Avenue. Collins was pronounced dead shortly after being…

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Gregory Collins

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 2, 2009, Gregory Collins, aged 53, was shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 2013 Highland Avenue, located in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati. Collins was found with a gunshot wound, and despite efforts from the…

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Steven Guzman

Male, age 21 · Paramount, California

Killed Dec 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

Steven Guzman, a 21-year-old Latino, was tragically shot on the night of December 1, 2009, in the 16600 block of Eureka Avenue in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's officials, Guzman was shot at a residence around 10 p.m. and…

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Travis Briscoe

Male, age 29 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009, the life of Travis Sentell Briscoe, a 29-year-old African American man, was cut short in Macon, Georgia. On December 2nd, Briscoe passed away at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. His death was a result of gun violence, a tragic…

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Leroy Boxdale

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early evening of a Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. On December 2, 2008, Leroy Boxdale, a 19-year-old Black male, was shot in the city. The incident that led to his death occurred in the Park Heights…

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Thuan Truong

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

On December 2, 2008, 25-year-old Thuan Truong was found dead in Houston, Texas. Truong was discovered at around 2:20 a.m. near the 12000 block of Bellaire. Reports indicate that Truong suffered a gunshot wound that ultimately led to his death. He was found in…

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Edgar Armenta

Male, age 35 · Paramount, California

Killed Dec 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

Edgar Armenta, a 35-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2008, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Armenta was shot and killed on that fateful day. The incident occurred in the afternoon…

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Esther Rubio

Female, age 11 · King-city, California

Killed Dec 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

Esther Rubio, an 11-year-old girl from King City, California, tragically lost her life on December 2, 2008. Esther was attending a youth soccer game at King City High School when she and her 15-year-old brother were struck by gunfire while sitting in the…

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Ronald J Phillips

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Ronald J. Phillips, aged 22, was fatally shot on December 2, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred in the South Side of Chicago, where violence has been a persistent issue for years. Phillips was shot in the West Englewood neighborhood, an area that…

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Raymonte Conner

Male, age 36 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Raymonte Connor, 36, a Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, was discovered late Sunday night, December 2, 2007, lying in an alley in the 5200 block of Highland Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head. When officers and homicide detectives arrived, they found…

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Dermon Lee Tray Brown

Male, age 17 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Dec 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Henrico, Virginia, a promising young life was tragically cut short. Dermon Lee 'Tray' Brown, a 17-year-old male, was a talented and well-liked student at John Marshall High School. He was known for his skills on the basketball court…

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Douglas Mercereau

Male, age 38 · Staten-island, New York

Killed Dec 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Douglas Mercereau, a 38-year-old male, was a supervising fire marshal with the New York City Fire Department, considered a 'rising star' within the Bureau of Fire Investigation. His life was cut tragically short on the morning of December 2, 2007, when he was…

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Jason Allen Alvarez

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jason Allen Alvarez, a 29-year-old Latino man, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2007, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Houston Street in the LAPD's Hollenbeck area. Alvarez and a companion had stopped on a street…

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Elexuis Woodland

Female, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 2, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 2, 2005, Elexuis Woodland, a 23-year-old transgender woman, was walking home with a male friend in Washington, D.C.. The pair had just purchased food from a carryout and were in the 2000 block of Savannah Terrace, SE, at…

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Paul Mullen

Male, age 37 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 2, 2005 · 21 years ago

Paul Mullen, a 37-year-old White male, found his life tragically cut short on the cold morning of December 2, 2005, in Brockton, Massachusetts. A dedicated father, fiancé, son, and friend, Mullen was known for a sense of humor and a smile that could light up…

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Rosemarie Feria

Female, age 55 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 2, 2005 · 21 years ago

Rosemarie Feria was 55 years old when she died on Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 206 W. 6th St. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Kevin Van Goldston

Male, age 44 · Downtown, California

Killed Dec 2, 2000 · 26 years ago

On December 2, 2000, emergency personnel and law enforcement officers responded to an incident in the Downtown district of Los Angeles, California. There, authorities discovered Kevin Van Goldston, a 44-year-old Black man who had suffered fatal trauma. First…

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L Marbury

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 2, 1999 · 27 years ago

On December 2, 1999, Marshall L. Marbury, a resident of Dayton, Ohio, was found dead in Montgomery County. The homicide occurred at an unknown location in Dayton, and the investigation has remained unresolved since that time. The Dayton Police Department took…

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Jenai Douglas

Female, age 19 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 2, 1998 · 28 years ago

On December 2, 1998, 19-year-old Jenai Douglas was found dead in her apartment in Kansas City, Missouri. A roommate discovered her body later that day, revealing a brutal crime scene where Douglas had been fatally stabbed multiple times in her bedroom. The…

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Wilfred Jocelyn

Male, age 35 · Naples, Florida

Killed Dec 2, 1994 · 32 years ago

The van was traveling to Miami with nine people on board. Somewhere along SR 29, the van's driver stopped and picked up four additional men who were along the roadway. Just north of I-75, one of the new passengers pretended to be sick, and the driver pulled…

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Marcus Lujan

Male, age 17 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 2, 1994 · 32 years ago

Marcus Lujan, a 17-year-old White/Caucasian male, was killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the night of December 2, 1994. At approximately 9:30 p.m., Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a reported shooting in the 2400 block of Rio…

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Raymond Cannon

Male, age 26 · New-york, New York

Killed Dec 2, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a Friday afternoon, December 2, 1994, Police Officer Raymond Cannon, a 26-year-old male with four years of service with the New York City Police Department, was involved in a fatal encounter in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. He and his partner were…

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Melinda Mack

Female, age 30 · Upper-darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 2, 1994 · 32 years ago

On December 2, 1994, 30-year-old Melinda Mack was tragically lost to gun violence in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of the shooting and the events leading up to it, remain scarce. Public records do not…

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Anna Velasco

Female, age 18 · El-monte, California

Killed Dec 2, 1993 · 33 years ago

Anna Velasco, aged 42, was one of the victims in a tragic mass shooting that occurred on December 2, 1993, in Oxnard, California. The perpetrator, Alan Douglas Winterbourne, a 33-year-old computer analyst, carried out the attack as an act of revenge after a…

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James Obrien

Male · Oxnard, California

Killed Dec 2, 1993 · 33 years ago

James Edward O'Brien, a dedicated detective with the Oxnard Police Department in California, tragically lost his life on December 2, 1993. Born on July 30, 1958, in Long Beach, California, O'Brien had a distinguished career in law enforcement, having served…

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Phillip Villegas

Male, age 43 · Oxnard, California

Killed Dec 2, 1993 · 33 years ago

Phillip Villegas, aged 43, tragically lost his life on December 2, 1993, in a mass shooting at the California Employment Development Department office in Oxnard, California. The incident was perpetrated by Alan Douglas Winterbourne, a chronically unemployed…

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Richard Bateman

Male, age 65 · Oxnard, California

Killed Dec 2, 1993 · 33 years ago

On December 2, 1993, Richard Bateman, aged 65, was tragically killed in a shooting spree at the California Employment Development Department office in Oxnard, California. Bateman, who was visiting the office on behalf of a nonprofit organization that assisted…

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Patrick Testa

Male, age 35 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 2, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a cold December day in 1992, the life of 35-year-old Patrick 'Patty' Testa came to a violent end. The male mobster was in the garage of his Brooklyn used car lot on December 2nd when a gunman approached and fired multiple shots into his head and back…

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Christopher Conan Milke

Male, age 4 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 2, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the winter of 1989, a young boy named Christopher Conan Milke, at the tender age of four, was reported missing in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother, Debra Jean Milke, and her roommate, James Lynn Styers, initially told authorities that the boy had vanished…

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