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Deaths by Force on December 3

701 open cases in our database happened on December 3. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (501)

Death by Force

Stephano Woo

Male, age 40 · Glenview, Illinois
Killed Dec 3, 2019 · 7 years ago

Stephano Woo, a 40-year-old man from Glenview, Illinois, was found dead in his home on December 3, 2019. The incident began when Glenview police received a call around 8:30 p.m. reporting that Woo had pointed a gun at a neighbor in the Deerlove Cove…

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Angelica Gabriela Rodriguez

Female, age 46 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Angelica Gabriela Rodriguez, a 46-year-old Latina, tragically lost her life on December 3, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. On that fateful day, Rodriguez was a passenger in a vehicle traveling south on South Broadway. The car began experiencing mechanical…

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Chris Jones

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Chris J. Jones, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 3, 2018, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in an area known for its high crime rates, and his death added to the city's growing…

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Christopher Davis

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Christopher Davis was 33 years old when he was stabbed to death in the 6400 block of South Kedzie Avenue in the Chicago Lawn community area on the city's Southwest Side on Monday, December 3, 2018. The Chicago Police Department investigated his death, and the…

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Jontreeal Jerome Gainous

Male, age 22 · Tampa, Florida
Killed Dec 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jontreeal Jerome Gainous, a 22-year-old resident of Tampa, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 3, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and have left a lasting impact on the community. Gainous was found dead in what…

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David Shorter

Male, age 32 · Green Bay, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 32-year-old David Shorter was abruptly and violently cut short in Green Bay, Wisconsin. On the evening of December 3rd, what began as a verbal dispute over a burglary escalated into a fatal confrontation. Shorter, a male…

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Kevin Belser

Male, age 58 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Dec 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Henry Belser was 58 years old when his life was cut short on a cold December night in 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. He had come from Prosperity, a small town where people tend to know one another by name, and nothing in the rhythm of that Thursday…

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David Languillette

Male, age 54 · West-chester, Ohio
Killed Dec 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

David De Languillette, a 54-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 3, 2015, in West Chester, Ohio. The circumstances surrounding his death were quite unusual and involved a police pursuit. De Languillette was driving…

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Luis Meraz

Male, age 27 · Oakland, California
Killed Dec 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Luis Meraz, a 27-year-old resident of East Oakland, California, was tragically shot and killed on the evening of December 3, 2014. The incident occurred outside his home on the 1100 block of 107th Avenue around 7:08 p.m. Despite immediate efforts, Meraz…

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Clendon Sims

Male, age 51 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Dec 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In December of 2014, a 51-year-old Atlanta man named Clendon L. Sims, a male, died after being shot during what police described as a burglary attempt at a townhome in Brookhaven, Georgia. The incident took place on a Wednesday morning at a residence in a…

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Jamel Monee McCoy

Female, age 19 · Selma, North Carolina
Killed Dec 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jamel Monee McCoy, a 19-year-old woman from Selma, North Carolina, was tragically murdered on December 3, 2014. The incident occurred at her home on Condary Road near Selma. Johnston County Sheriff's deputies arrested 47-year-old Howard Wood in connection…

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Joe Ray Rumfelt

Male, age 71 · Alleghany, Virginia
Killed Dec 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

In December of 2013, the quiet community of Selma, Virginia, was shaken by the discovery of 71-year-old Joe Ray Rumfelt's body in his home. A concerned relative, unable to reach him, asked a neighbor to check on him, leading to the grim finding in the living…

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Gerardo Santos

Male, age 51 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Dec 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

Gerardo Santos was 51 years old when he died on Monday, December 3, 2012, in Downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near the corner of San Julian Street and East 6th…

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Lonnie Foote

Male, age 58 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Lonnie Foote was 58 years old when his death on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, was recorded in the 2800 block of West North Avenue in Baltimore. He died of blunt force injuries. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database…

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Pasqual Santiago Cruz

Male, age 29 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Dec 3, 2000 · 26 years ago

Pasqual Santiago Cruz was 29 years old when he died on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 256 S. Serrano Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case…

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Birchard Sprick

Male, age 52 · Portland, Oregon
Found Dec 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a winter's day in Portland, Oregon, the life of a 52-year-old Caucasian male named Birchard Sprick came to an end on December 3, 1977. Publicly available information and online sources are sparse regarding the specific circumstances surrounding his…

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Billie Jean Henry Nolan

Female, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 3, 1964 · 62 years ago

On a tragic day in Detroit, Michigan, a young woman's life was cut short in a shocking act of violence. Twenty-two-year-old Billie Jean Henry Nolan was at her friend's home, babysitting, when the unthinkable occurred. The date was December 3, 1964, a day that…

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Cathy S. Burgan

Female, age 3 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 3, 1964 · 62 years ago

In the winter of 1964, a wave of shock and sorrow washed over a Detroit neighborhood as the tragic story of the Burgan family unfolded. On December 3rd, three-year-old Cathy S. Burgan, a young girl, became an innocent victim in a horrific act of violence that…

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Robert Burgan

Male · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 3, 1964 · 62 years ago

In a tragic and violent outburst on December 3, 1964, in Detroit, Michigan, Robert 'Bobbie' Burgan, a young male, was killed. The horrific event was set in motion by his father, James D. Burgan, a 28-year-old factory worker. Reports from the time indicate…

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Roger A. Hill

Male, age 6 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 3, 1964 · 62 years ago

On December 3, 1964, a tragic sequence of events unfolded at a residence in Detroit, Michigan, resulting in the deaths of seven individuals, including a young child named Roger A. Hill. The incident, which shocked the local community, was a mass…

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L Q Roberson

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Dec 3, 1958 · 68 years ago

On December 3, 1958, in Louisville, Kentucky, a 17-year-old African American male named L.Q. Roberson was killed while performing duties for his employer. He worked in the laundry department at the Central Overall Company and had been entrusted with the task…

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