Death by Force

Grayr Podrumyam

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 3, 2002 · 24 years ago

Grayr Podrumyam, a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 3, 2002. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Podrumyam was fatally shot in East Hollywood. The incident occurred under circumstances…

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Herbert J. Strehl

Male, age 75 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Dec 3, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, the life of Herbert J Strehl, a 75-year-old Caucasian male, came to a violent and mysterious end. An immigrant from Germany who had built a successful tool and die company in Salt Lake City, Utah, Strehl had recently stepped back from…

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Justine Maria Kaposy

Female, age 14 · Altadena, California

Killed Dec 3, 2000 · 26 years ago

On Sunday, December 3, 2000, a devastating fire erupted inside a residential home in the 1700 block of North Oxford Avenue in Altadena. Inside the home at the time were three family members: a mother and her two children. While the mother and her son were…

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Julius Dubouse

Male, age 45 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Dec 3, 1998 · 28 years ago

On December 3, 1998, in Anchorage, Alaska, 45-year-old Julius Dubouse, an African-American/Black male, was killed when his apartment at 5601 Taku Drive was set ablaze by an arsonist who hurled an accelerant through a back window. Firefighters reached the…

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Gary Smith

Male, age 43 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 3, 1998 · 28 years ago

On the evening of December 3, 1998, in Portland, Oregon, the life of 43-year-old Gary Lamont Smith, an African-American male, was cut short in a violent encounter. Around 6:00 p.m., police officers pulled over a 1998 teal green Hyundai Accent that was being…

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Gary Lamont Smith

Male, age 43 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 3, 1998 · 28 years ago

On the evening of December 3, 1998, the life of 43-year-old Gary Lamont Smith, a Black / African American male, was cut short in Portland, Oregon. Around 6:00 p.m., police officers pulled over a 1998 teal green Hyundai Accent that was being driven erratically…

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Gregory Bryant

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 3, 1997 · 29 years ago

Gregory Bryant, aged 34, was found fatally shot on December 3, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was discovered at 1832 Fairwood Avenue, with authorities identifying the case as a homicide. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and the case…

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Diane Patisso

Female, age 28 · Bartow, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 1997 · 29 years ago

Diane Patisso, a 28-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on December 3, 1997, in Bartow, Florida. Diane, who worked as a state prosecutor, had gone to the Erie Manufacturing plant to pick up her brother, Frank Dosso, and her husband, George Patisso.…

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Frank Dosso

Male, age 35 · Bartow, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 1997 · 29 years ago

On December 3, 1997, Frank Dosso, a 35-year-old white male, was found dead in Bartow, Florida. He was one of four victims in a mass murder that took place at the Erie Manufacturing plant. The other victims included Diane Patisso, a 28-year-old white female…

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George Gonsalves

Male, age 69 · Bartow, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 1997 · 29 years ago

George Gonsalves, a 69-year-old male, was tragically murdered on December 3, 1997, in Bartow, Florida. He was one of four victims in a brutal execution-style killing at the Erie Manufacturing plant. The other victims included Frank Dosso, 35, Diane Patisso…

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George Patisso

Male, age 27 · Bartow, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 1997 · 29 years ago

George Patisso Jr., a 27-year-old male from Bartow, Florida, was tragically murdered on December 3, 1997. The incident occurred at the Erie Manufacturing plant, where George worked alongside his brother-in-law, Frank Dosso, and their business partner, George…

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Adrianne Jessica Jones

Female, age 16 · Mansfield, Texas

Killed Dec 3, 1995 · 31 years ago

Adrianne Jessica Jones, a 16-year-old girl from Mansfield, Texas, was tragically murdered on December 3, 1995. Adrianne was an athletic and fun-loving high school sophomore who was well-liked by her peers. She was also a gifted runner and an honor student who…

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William Avis Pettit Jr

Male, age 39 · Millersburg, Oregon

Killed Dec 3, 1995 · 31 years ago

On December 3, 1995, the body of William Avis Pettit Jr., a 39-year-old white male, was discovered in a boxcar in Millersburg, Oregon. Authorities determined that he had been bludgeoned to death. Pettit, who was described as a transient at the time, was…

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Richard Marbury

Male, age 63 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 1994 · 32 years ago

On December 3, 1994, Richard Marbury, a 63-year-old man from Gainesville, Florida, was found dead in his home at 1222 NE 15th Street. Marbury, who was legally blind, had been reported missing earlier that day by his pastor. He was last seen alive at around…

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Tracy Lee Lawrence

Male, age 19 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 3, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a promising life was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tracy Lee Lawrence, a 19-year-old African-American male, found his life abruptly ended in an act of violence that remains a mystery to this day. The fatal encounter…

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Nanette Miller

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 3, 1993 · 33 years ago

On December 3, 1993, Nanette Miller, aged 31, was found dead in her apartment located on Rand Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Miller was discovered by her sister, who had not heard from her for several days and became concerned. Upon visiting Miller's apartment…

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Jose Jimenez

Null, age 54 · Lorain, Ohio

Killed Dec 3, 1993 · 33 years ago

Jose Jimenez, aged 54, was tragically murdered on December 3, 1993, in his one-room apartment located at 2108 East 28th Street in Lorain, Ohio. His landlord, who was attempting to collect overdue rent, discovered Jimenez deceased on the kitchen floor. The…

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Lea Mek

Male, age 18 · El-monte, California

Killed Dec 3, 1993 · 33 years ago

On December 3, 1993, 18-year-old Lea Mek, a Cambodian refugee and member of the Asian Boyz gang, visited a pool hall in El Monte, California—a known gathering spot for his gang. Mek was armed with a .45 caliber pistol and had a history of weapons-related…

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Portia Mitchell

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 3, 1990 · 36 years ago

Portia Mitchell, a 30-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, was found dead on December 3, 1990. Her remains were discovered in a field located southwest of 3737 E. Main St. in Columbus, and the cause of death has not been conclusively determined. This…

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Marcellus Ward

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 3, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a cold December evening in 1984, a decorated Baltimore Police Department detective named Marcellus Ward, a 36-year-old Black/African American male, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. A 13-year veteran of the force, Detective Ward was known for…

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Rebecca Marrero

Female, age 20 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Dec 3, 1982 · 44 years ago

On December 3, 1982, 20-year-old Rebecca Marrero, an African-American female, vanished from Seattle, Washington. Known to her loved ones as Becky, she was the mother of a young daughter. On the day she disappeared, she was last seen leaving a motel on Pacific…

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Anthony Jose Silveira

Male, age 29 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Dec 3, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the winter of 1982, the life of a young man named Anthony Jose Silveira, a 29-year-old White male, was tragically cut short. On December 3rd of that year, he was last seen hitchhiking, reportedly on his way to a National Guard drill in Medford, Oregon.…

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Joseph Landgraf

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 3, 1980 · 46 years ago

On December 3, 1980, Joseph Landgraf was found dead in Dayton, Ohio. The incident, which occurred in Montgomery County, remains unsolved, with limited details regarding the circumstances of his death available to the public. Law enforcement agencies continue…

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Arthur Amos

Male, age 40 · Vornado, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 1979 · 47 years ago

Arthur Allen Amos, a Deputy Sheriff with the Collier County Sheriff's Office in Florida, tragically lost his life on December 3, 1979, at the age of 40. On that fateful day, Deputy Amos and another deputy responded to a report of gunshots at the Immokalee…

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Terry Pahl

Male, age 21 · San Diego, California

Found Dec 3, 1978 · 48 years ago

At about 2 a.m. on December 3, 1978 Terry Pahl, 21, went to wash and dry his clothes at an all-night coin laundromat at 3519 30th Street. The laundromat was in an isolated residential-business area and Pahl went alone. About an hour later, the laundromat's…

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Halley Watson

Female, age 24 · San Diego, California

Found Dec 3, 1978 · 48 years ago

At about 2 a.m. on December 3, 1978 Terry Pahl, 21, went to wash and dry his clothes at an all-night coin laundromat at 3519 30th Street. The laundromat was in an isolated residential-business area and Pahl went alone. About an hour later, the laundromat's…

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James Joseph Mcconkey

Male, age 25 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

James Joseph McConkey, a 25-year-old male police officer with the Fayetteville Police Department in North Carolina, tragically lost his life on December 3, 1977. Officer McConkey was on foot patrol in downtown Fayetteville due to a recent increase in…

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Denise Stahlhut

Female, age 21 · Edwardsville, Illinois

Killed Dec 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

Denise Stahlhut, a 21-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on December 3, 1977. She had been married for just one week before her untimely death. Stahlhut worked as a waitress at a tavern in southern Illinois and was last seen leaving her workplace that…

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Richard Hyde

Male, age 34 · Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

Richard Hyde, a 34-year-old white male and elementary school principal, was murdered in his Moon Township, Pennsylvania home on December 3, 1977. At approximately 1 a.m., while speaking with a friend on the phone, Hyde reportedly heard the sound of breaking…

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Donna Hyde

Female, age 34 · Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

Donna Hyde, a 34-year-old white female beautician, was brutally murdered on December 3, 1977, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. She lived with her husband, Richard Hyde, and their two young daughters, Kelli and Kari. Richard was the principal of Fern Hollow…

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Obie Fay Ash

Female, age 32 · Mountain Home, Arkansas

Killed Dec 3, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the winter of 1969, in the small community of Cotter, Arkansas, the life of 32-year-old Obie Fay Ash was brutally cut short. A mother of three, she was described as having a petite figure with shoulder-length, dark auburn hair. On the morning of December…

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Joyce Marie Driver Burgan

Female, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 3, 1964 · 62 years ago

On a tragic day in Detroit, Michigan, the life of 22-year-old Joyce Marie Driver Burgan was cut short. On December 3, 1964, Joyce, a female, was found deceased in her home. The grim discovery was made after her husband, 28-year-old James D. Burgan, contacted…

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Linda K. Burgan

Female, age 1 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 3, 1964 · 62 years ago

On December 3, 1964, a residence in Detroit, Michigan, became the scene of a tragic mass shooting that claimed the lives of multiple individuals, including 1-year-old Linda K. Burgan. The young girl was one of several victims found deceased in the home…

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Marie Elizabeth Ridulph

Female, age 7 · Sycamore, Illinois

Killed Dec 3, 1957 · 69 years ago

Marie Elizabeth Ridulph, a 7-year-old Caucasian girl, was abducted on December 3, 1957, from her hometown of Sycamore, Illinois. She was last seen playing outside with her best friend, Kathy Sigman, when a man who introduced himself as 'Johnny' approached…

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Wilfred French

Male, age 37 · Cairo, Illinois

Killed Dec 3, 1910 · 116 years ago

Wilfred V. French, a 37-year-old white male, met a tragic end on December 3, 1910, in Cairo, Illinois. French, who served as a sergeant with the Cairo Police Department, was shot and killed by the Pulaski County Sheriff. The incident occurred after French had…

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Crit Bryant

Male, age 58 · Jellico, Tennessee

Killed Dec 3, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the winter of 1910, a male deputy sheriff by the name of Crit Bryant, age 58, lost his life in the line of duty in Jellico, Tennessee. On Saturday, December 3rd, Deputy Bryant encountered a man who had been drinking and was causing a disturbance by firing…

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George Lasonro Bryant

Male, age 48 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 1908 · 118 years ago

Deputy Sheriff George Lasonro Bryant, aged 48, tragically lost his life on December 3, 1908, in Gainesville, Florida. He was serving as a deputy sheriff for the Alachua County Sheriff's Office at the time of his death. The incident occurred while Deputy…

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Jefferson Davis Surratt

Male, age 39 · San Bois, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 3, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the early winter of 1900, the community of San-bois, then a part of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory, was rocked by the tragic death of its sheriff, Jefferson Davis Surratt. A man of Choctaw heritage, the 39-year-old lawman was a respected figure in…

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Katherine Kitty Ging

Female, age 34 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 3, 1894 · 132 years ago

On the cold evening of December 3, 1894, the body of a young white female, 29-year-old dressmaker Katherine "Kitty" Ging, was discovered on a desolate road near Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Initially, her death was believed to be the result of a…

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Jose Lopez

Male, age 43 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 3, 2023, a tragic shooting occurred in Dallas, Texas, resulting in the deaths of four individuals, including 50-year-old Jose Lopez. The incident took place at a residence on Royce Drive, where officers discovered the bodies of Jose Lopez…

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Ginger Wallace

Female, age 81 · Stuart, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ginger Wallace, aged 81, tragically lost her life on December 3, 2022, in Stuart, Florida, in a shocking incident that also claimed the life of her husband, Henry Wallace. The couple was fatally shot by their neighbor, Hugh Hootman, in what has been described…

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Henry Wallace

Male, age 81 · Stuart, Florida

Killed Dec 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

Henry Wallace, aged 81, tragically lost his life on December 3, 2022, in Stuart, Florida, in a shocking incident that also claimed the life of his wife, Ginger Wallace. The couple resided in the Cedar Pointe condominium complex, a community for residents aged…

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David Gadson

Male, age 41 · South-fulton, Georgia

Killed Dec 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet outskirts of South Fulton, Georgia, a grim discovery was made on December 3, 2022. The body of 41-year-old David Gadson, a local man, was found in a field off of Rock Hill Road. He had been shot multiple times. Authorities were called to the…

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Terrod Dejuan Stewart Sr.

Male, age 32 · Homewood, Illinois

Killed Dec 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

Terrod Dejuan Stewart Sr., a 32-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on December 3, 2022, in Homewood, Illinois. His death has left a profound impact on his family and community, who remember him fondly for his warm personality and the joy…

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Sheila Phillips

Female, age 43 · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Dec 3, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet city of Eugene, Oregon, a devastating event unfolded on December 3, 2020, ending the life of 43-year-old Sheila Marleen Phillips. On that Thursday afternoon, at approximately 2:36 p.m., Eugene Police were dispatched to a residence in the 2600…

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Tyrone Carter

Male, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 3, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis, a burst of gunfire on the morning of December 3, 2020, tragically ended the life of 25-year-old Tyrone Carter. The incident, which unfolded around 10:40 a.m. in the 3800 block of Bamberger Avenue, also left two…

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Judy Dyanne Burnett

Female, age 72 · Lexington, South Carolina

Killed Dec 3, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening hours of December 3, 2020, a dispute over the care of feral cats in Lexington, South Carolina, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 72-year-old Judy Dyanne Burnett. A resident of nearby Gilbert, Burnett was a woman known for her…

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James Riddick

Male, age 48 · Granbury, Texas

Killed Dec 3, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 3, 2020, James Bradley Riddick, a 48-year-old male, was fatally shot in Granbury, Texas. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death are limited, and specific information about the incident has not been widely reported. The available…

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