Death by Force

Isaac Miller

Male, age 14 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, a tragic event unfolded in Lansing, Michigan, resulting in the death of 14-year-old Isaac Ward Miller. The young male was found deceased on December 4, 2013, alongside his mother, Christine Keith. The circumstances of their deaths were…

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Samuel McFail

Male, age 29 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of Samuel Lee McFail, Jr. came to an untimely end in Richmond, Virginia. At the age of 29, the young man, who was born on March 28, 1984, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013. A graduate of Powhatan High School, Samuel was…

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Jamal Jones

Male, age 26 · Gladeview, Florida

Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jamal Jones, a 26-year-old resident of Gladeview, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2013. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local law enforcement. Jones was found with multiple…

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William Herbert Letman

Male, age 46 · Gentilly, Louisiana

Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the community of Gentilly, Louisiana, William Herbert Letman, a 46-year-old African American man, was found shot to death inside his car on December 5, 2013. The discovery marked the tragic end to a life and the beginning of a homicide investigation that…

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Genevieve Smith

Female, age 42 · Ripley, Ohio

Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Genevieve Smith, a 42-year-old woman from Ripley, Ohio, tragically died on December 5, 2013. Her death was part of a disturbing incident that also involved her estranged husband, Andrew Smith, who was 55 years old. The couple was found deceased in a vehicle…

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Eric Anderson

Male, age 47 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 5, 2012, authorities in Detroit, Michigan, were called to a residence on the city's west side regarding a deceased person. Upon arrival at the 19908 block of Salem Street, near Pembroke Avenue, law enforcement officers discovered the lifeless body…

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David Turner

Male, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

David Turner, 29, was found dead on December 5, 2012, in downtown Las Vegas. His body was discovered in the Fremont Street corridor near North 11th Street, and authorities classified the case as a homicide under the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s…

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Robert Myers

Male, age 48 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Dec 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 5, 2012, 48-year-old Robert Myers was shot and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred during an altercation near the 400 block of State Street in the northwest part of the city. Despite immediate investigations by the…

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Arthur L. McElwee III

Male, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, a young man's life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a loss that remains an open wound. Arthur L. McElwee III, a 23-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on December 5, 2012. Born on October…

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Kedrick Stokes

Male, age 36 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kedrick Stokes, a 36-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, died on December 5, 2010, under tragic circumstances. While specific details about the homicide remain limited, Kedrick's death was part of an unfortunate pattern of violent crime in the area.…

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Cornelio Farfan

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Cornelio Farfan, a 17-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on December 5, 2010. The incident took place in the Little Village neighborhood, an area on Chicago's Southwest Side that has often struggled with gang violence and related crimes. Cornelio…

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Demetrius Brown

Male, age 30 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 5, 2010, in Detroit, Michigan, police responded to a reported homicide in the 14900 block of Troester Street, located in the city's 48205 zip code area. The victim was identified as Demetrius Brown, a 30-year-old African American male. The…

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Raymond Jackson

Male, age 41 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a cold winter day in St. Louis, Missouri, Raymond Jackson, a 41-year-old Black/African American male, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Born on January 12, 1969, he was a resident of Florissant, a suburb of St. Louis. Details surrounding the…

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Phillip Galczynski

Male, age 35 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 5, 2010, thirty-five-year-old Phillip A. Galczynski Jr. passed away at Barnes-Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Born in St. Louis and a resident of Herculaneum at the time of his death, Galczynski was a father and worked as a tile…

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John Wilson

Null, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 5, 2009, 20-year-old John Wilson was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. His death was among the many recorded in the city during a year when violence remained a significant issue. The homicide occurred at a time when Chicago was experiencing…

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Rana Jones

Female, age 40 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold December day in 2009, the life of Rana Jones, a 40-year-old African-American single mother, was tragically cut short. On December 5th, she was found murdered inside her apartment on Vassar Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. The…

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Vanessa Thomas

Female, age 31 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold December day in Omaha, Nebraska, the life of 31-year-old Vannessa Kay Thomas was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2009, the African American mother was shot and killed in her own front yard. The sudden and violent nature of her death left her…

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Dwayne Palmer

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Dwayne Palmer, a 32-year-old man from Philadelphia, was killed on December 5, 2009. The incident occurred in the context of a particularly violent year in Philadelphia, during which the city witnessed a significant increase in homicides. In December alone, 46…

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Veronica Gallegos

Female, age 31 · Greenfield, California

Killed Dec 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 5, 2009, Veronica Gallegos, a 31-year-old Hispanic woman from Greenfield, California, was found fatally shot in a motel room alongside 30-year-old Hispanic woman Yliza Marie Martinez. The incident shocked the local community and prompted an…

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Yliza Marie Martinez

Female, age 30 · Greenfield, California

Killed Dec 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Yliza Marie Martinez, aged 30, tragically passed away on December 5, 2009, in Greenfield, California. Her death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. On that fateful day, authorities discovered her body alongside another…

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Robert King

Male, age 52 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a snowy Friday afternoon in Minneapolis, Robert Lenzy Freeman King, a 52-year-old man, left his home, promising his girlfriend of ten years that he would be right back. It was December 5, 2008, and he was taking a short break from his preparations to work…

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Antonio Bowen

Male, age 27 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Antonio Bowen was 27 years old when his life ended violently in Oklahoma City on December 5, 2008, a Black / African American male whose name now appears in homicide records as a “death by force,” with his body listed as having been found in the city that had…

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Zack Johnson

Male, age 52 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Zack “Third” Johnson III, a 52-year-old Black man, was living in Memphis, Tennessee, when he died on December 5, 2008. In the days that followed, the public notice of his passing focused on the rituals of goodbye rather than the circumstances of how his life…

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Alexander Reaves

Male, age 46 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 4, 2007, authorities in Indianapolis, Indiana, were alerted to a grim discovery near the Central Canal. The body of 46-year-old Alexander Reaves, a Black male, was found in a condition that immediately suggested foul play. Reports from the scene…

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Terri Lynne Lawrence

Female, age 42 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the cold of a St. Louis winter, a horrific act of violence occurred that would ultimately claim the life of Terri Lynne Lawrence, a 42-year-old Black / African American woman. On December 5, 2007, she was discovered inside a desolate, abandoned building at…

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Isiah Mitchell

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Isiah Mitchell, a 19-year-old, was shot and killed on December 5, 2007, in Philadelphia. He was found dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, with the incident occurring in a residential area of the city. Details surrounding his death point to an…

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Angella C. Angie Schuster

Female, age 36 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a tragic Wednesday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska, the life of Angella C. "Angie" Schuster, a 36-year-old White female, was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On December 5, 2007, Schuster was at her job as a department manager at the Von Maur…

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Beverly J. Vasholz Flynn

Female, age 47 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the midst of the holiday rush on December 5, 2007, Beverly J. Vasholz Flynn, a 47-year-old female, was working at the Von Maur department store in Omaha, Nebraska. Known for her warmth and personal touches, such as planting a rose bush in the yard of new…

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Dianne Marie Clavin Trent

Female, age 53 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Dianne Marie Clavin Trent, a 53-year-old White woman, found her life tragically cut short on December 5, 2007, during a horrific mass shooting at the Von Maur department store in Omaha, Nebraska. Remembered by a neighbor as an "incredibly sweet person,"…

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Gary Eugene Scharf

Male, age 48 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold December day in 2007, the life of Gary Eugene Scharf, a 48-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On a business trip from his home in Lincoln, Nebraska, Scharf had stopped at the Von Maur department…

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Janet D. Jorgensen

Female, age 66 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Janet D. Jorgensen, a 66-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was among the victims of a tragic shooting at the Von Maur department store in Westroads Mall on December 5, 2007. She was a longtime employee in the store's gift department and was well-liked by…

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John Vincent McDonald

Male, age 65 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

John Vincent McDonald, 65, a White male, was a customer shopping at the Von Maur department store in Omaha�s Westroads Mall on December 5, 2007, when his ordinary afternoon was cut short by gunfire. Born in Omaha in 1942 and residing in nearby Council Bluffs…

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Maggie Laine Webb

Female, age 24 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Maggie Laine Webb, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian female, had a promising career ahead of her. Originally from Moline, Illinois, she had recently been promoted to the role of store manager at the Von Maur department store in Omaha, Nebraska, a testament to her…

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Carl Edwards

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold December day in Washington, D.C., a man named Carl Edwards became the victim of a fatal shooting. On Monday, December 5, 2005, at approximately 1:10 a.m., gunfire erupted in the 1200 block of Bladensburg Road, Northeast…

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Michael Bowie

Male, age 32 · Mount Rainier, Maryland

Killed Dec 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a cold December day in 2005, the community of Mount Rainier, Maryland, was shaken by a violent crime that has remained a mystery for years. On December 5th, law enforcement was dispatched to the 3300 block of Buchanan Street where they made a grim…

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Lee Richardson Jr

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

Lee Richardson Jr., a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on December 5, 2005, during a robbery at his home in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred when Lee Richardson Jr. and his father, Lee Richardson Sr., were confronted by…

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Christopher Her

Male, age 22 · Chico, California

Killed Dec 5, 2003 · 23 years ago

Christopher Herrmann, a 22-year-old Chico State student, was tragically shot and killed on December 5, 2003, outside his residence in Chico, California. Herrmann was found face down in the driveway of his home after being shot in the head. Despite an…

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Nancy Dunning

Female, age 62 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Dec 5, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet city of Alexandria, Virginia, a story of profound loss and a decade-long quest for justice began to unfold on December 5, 2003. Nancy Dunning, a 56-year-old Caucasian woman and a prominent real estate agent, was found deceased in her home. Her…

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Willie Hamilton

Male, age 48 · San Diego, California

Found Dec 5, 2000 · 26 years ago

Willie Hamilton Jr., 48 years old, was brutally attacked on December 5, 2000, in the Reynolds Street area of San Diego. He was knocked to the ground and assaulted by two men who kicked him and beat him with a blunt object, causing a severe head injury.…

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Todd A. Schumacher

Male, age 35 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 5, 2000 · 26 years ago

Todd A. Schumacher, 35, a white male, was found shot outside his South Omaha home on December 5, 2000, after returning from work. Officers were called to the area near 29th and Q Streets�listed as 2907 Q Street in reports�where he lay next to his vehicle with…

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David M. Furrh

Male, age 40 · Caldwell, Texas

Killed Dec 5, 2000 · 26 years ago

Sergeant David M. Furrh, age 40, of the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office in Texas, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2000. He was shot and killed while participating in a warrant search of a home in a neighboring county. As Sergeant Furrh and officers…

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Jessica Frederick

Female, age 27 · Pittsburg, California

Found Dec 5, 1998 · 28 years ago

Jessica Frederick, a 27-year-old woman, was found murdered on December 5, 1998, in an industrial area of Pittsburg, California. She was one of several victims in a string of homicides that occurred in the city during late 1998 and early 1999, which included…

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Shawn Phillip Bandy

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 5, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a cold December day in Detroit, Michigan, the life of 23-year-old Shawn Phillip Bandy, a dedicated police officer with four years of service, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, December 5, 1998, Officer Bandy and his fellow officers were engaged in a…

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Daniel Pope

Male, age 35 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

On December 5, 1997, Daniel J. Pope, a 35-year-old Cincinnati Police officer, was tragically killed in the line of duty. Officer Pope, along with his partner, Police Specialist Ronald Jeter, was shot while attempting to serve a domestic violence warrant at an…

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Ronald Jeter

Male, age 34 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

Police Specialist Ronald D. Jeter, aged 34, of the Cincinnati Police Department, was tragically killed in the line of duty on December 5, 1997. He and his partner, Officer Daniel Pope, were attempting to serve a felony warrant for domestic violence at an…

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David Franks

Male, age 36 · Rockford, Illinois

Found Dec 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

David Eugene Franks, aged 36, was killed on December 5, 1995, in Rockford, Illinois. His body was discovered at the dead end of 1300 Collingswood, and the investigation revealed that he had been shot multiple times. Authorities believe that David Franks was…

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Tariq Hussain

Male, age 25 · Lakewood-park, Florida

Killed Dec 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

On December 5, 1995, Tariq Hussain, a 25-year-old Pakistani male, was tragically killed during a botched robbery at his family's convenience store, the Five Star Food Store, in Lakewood Park, Florida. The incident occurred when Lanadieal Ashe, then 17 years…

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Michael Andrew Clites

Male, age 24 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

Michael Andrew Clites, a 24-year-old white male from Portland, Oregon, was found bludgeoned to death on December 5, 1995. His murder was one in a string of violent killings that occurred along the railways of the western United States during the early to…

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