Deaths by Force on December 6

Deaths by Force (431)

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Dorothy Lang

Female, age 75 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 6, 1980 · 46 years ago

Dorothy Lang, a 72-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on December 6, 1980, in her second-floor apartment on Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland, California. That evening, around 9 p.m., her downstairs neighbors, Teresa and John Santos, heard a loud thump…

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Jo Ann Akins

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 6, 1978 · 48 years ago

Jo Ann Akins, a 27-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically killed on December 6, 1978. She was shot at her residence located at 1637 Hughes Street in Cincinnati. Despite an investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department, her case remains…

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Charles Dobbertin

Male, age 41 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 6, 1977 · 49 years ago

On December 2, 1977, off-duty Douglas County Deputy Sheriff Charles Edward Dobbertin, aged 41, was driving near downtown Omaha, Nebraska, when he noticed a man acting suspiciously near a delivery truck. Suspecting a theft in progress, Deputy Dobbertin…

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Allison Diggs

Female, age 16 · Teaneck, New Jersey

Killed Dec 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the quiet suburban town of Teaneck, New Jersey, a horrific tragedy unfolded on December 6, 1975, forever marking the community. Allison Diggs, a 16-year-old Black female, was found murdered in her home alongside her mother and three siblings. The gruesome…

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Audrey Diggs

Female, age 17 · Teaneck, New Jersey

Killed Dec 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a quiet Saturday afternoon in December 1975, the tranquility of a Teaneck, New Jersey neighborhood was shattered by a horrific discovery. Wesley Diggs, a successful Black entrepreneur who owned several bars in Harlem, returned to his suburban home to find…

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Jean Diggs

Female, age 39 · Teaneck, New Jersey

Killed Dec 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a cold December day in 1975, the quiet suburban life of the Diggs family in Teaneck, New Jersey, was horrifically shattered. Jean Diggs, a 39-year-old African-American mother, and her four children were found murdered in their home on December 6th. The…

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Roger Diggs

Male, age 12 · Teaneck, New Jersey

Killed Dec 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the quiet suburban town of Teaneck, New Jersey, the dream of a better life for the Diggs family turned into a chilling nightmare on December 6, 1975. The family, who had moved from Harlem seeking safety and better opportunities, became the center of a…

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Wesley Diggs

Male, age 12 · Teaneck, New Jersey

Killed Dec 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the quiet suburban town of Teaneck, New Jersey, a horrific tragedy shattered the lives of the Diggs family. On December 6, 1975, Wesley Diggs, a 40-year-old Black male and successful entrepreneur who owned several businesses in Harlem, returned to his home…

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Diocela Espino-Simpson

Female, age 22 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 6, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the winter of 1974, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in her own Denver apartment, a place that should have been her sanctuary. Diocela Espino-Simpson, a 22-year-old white female, had moved to Colorado from Texas two years prior, building a new…

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James Kirksey

Male, age 36 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 6, 1973 · 53 years ago

James Kirksey, a 36-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed on December 6, 1973, in a double shooting that unfolded suddenly and violently on the city’s streets. The shooting also took the life of Sudie Bell Green, age 39, who was struck down…

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Cynthia Elaine Coats

Female, age 3 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 6, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the winter of 1972, in Louisville, Kentucky, a young life was tragically cut short. Three-year-old Cynthia Elaine Coats, a white female, was found deceased in a barn on December 6th. The grim discovery was made by her own mother, Virginia McGinnis.…

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Margaret Harrison

Female, age 91 · London, Kentucky

Killed Dec 6, 1970 · 56 years ago

Margaret Harrison, a 91-year-old woman, was a patient at Marymount Hospital in London, Kentucky, during the period when hospital orderly Donald Harvey was secretly killing patients under his care. Online records conflict slightly on the precise date of her…

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Leroy Brown

Male, age 38 · Bisbee, Arizona

Killed Dec 6, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the quiet town of Bowie, Arizona, on December 6, 1969, the life of a dedicated lawman was tragically cut short. Deputy Sheriff Leroy Dale Brown, a 38-year-old White / Caucasian male, was off-duty and dining in a local restaurant. A man named Andres Griego…

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Katsuji James Kanegawa

Male, age 21 · Manzanar, California

Killed Dec 6, 1942 · 84 years ago

Katsuji James Kanegawa, a 21-year-old man, tragically lost his life on December 6, 1942, at the Manzanar concentration camp in California. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Kanegawa was among the Japanese Americans forcibly relocated and interned during World War…

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John Gaffney

Male, age 38 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 6, 1912 · 114 years ago

In the winter of 1912, a dedicated Newark police detective, John J. Gaffney, a 38-year-old white male, met a tragic and untimely end. His death came on the evening of December 6th, a Friday, a day that would be his last in a 12-year career of service to the…

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Samuel Thompson

Male, age 54 · Wood-river, Illinois

Killed Dec 6, 1912 · 114 years ago

Samuel T. Thompson, a 54-year-old white male, served as the Chief of Police in Wood River, Illinois. On December 6, 1912, Chief Thompson was tragically killed in the line of duty. The incident occurred when he attempted to arrest a man who was threatening his…

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James Manie

Male · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 6, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the annals of Atlanta's history, the life of Police Officer James A. Manier, a White/Caucasian male, was cut tragically short on a winter's day. On December 6, 1907, while on duty, Officer Manier encountered an intoxicated man on Haynes Street, near Peters…

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Everett Johns

Male, age 35 · Nassau, Florida

Killed Dec 6, 1905 · 121 years ago

Everett E. Johns, a 35-year-old white male, was tragically killed on December 6, 1905, in Nassau County, Florida. Chief Deputy Johns was lured out of town by a suspect who had sworn out a bogus warrant, claiming that a man had stolen his fishing nets. Johns…

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Frank Milby

Male, age 52 · Edna, Texas

Killed Dec 6, 1903 · 123 years ago

Frank Milby, a 52-year-old Deputy Sheriff from Edna, Texas, tragically died on December 6, 1903. The incident occurred when his pistol accidentally discharged after falling and striking a chair. The bullet entered the right side of his back, and despite his…

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Emeline Cigrand

Female, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 6, 1892 · 134 years ago

Emeline Cigrand, a young woman born in 1868 in Lafayette, Indiana, met a tragic fate in December 1892 in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of her death, she was approximately 24 years old. Emeline was employed as a stenographer and later became the personal…

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Sergio Carillo Salinas

Male, age 33 · San-pedro, California

Killed Dec 6, 2024 · 2 years ago

Sergio Carrillo Salinas, a 33-year-old resident of San Pedro, California, passed away on December 6, 2024. His family is currently mourning his unexpected death and has initiated a fundraiser to cover funeral expenses, expressing their deep love and the…

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Jonathan Jamal Williams

Male, age 28 · District-heights, Maryland

Killed Dec 6, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a December evening in District Heights, Maryland, a violent altercation in a parking lot left two men dead. The incident, which unfolded on Friday, December 6, 2024, claimed the life of 28-year-old Jonathan Jamal Williams of Washington, D.C. Prince…

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Sofia Rose O’Hotto

Female, age 26 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 6, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 6, 2024, a confrontation in a quiet Richfield, Minnesota neighborhood led to the tragic death of 26-year-old Sofia Rose O’Hotto of Minneapolis. The series of events began around 3:30 a.m. when Luke Joshua Cain, a…

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Michael Hart

Male, age 49 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 6, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early afternoon of December 6, 2023, a life was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood. Michael L. Hart, a 49-year-old man, was fatally shot near the intersection of Southeast Main Street and Southeast Water Avenue. The…

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Isaiah L. Cole

Male, age 20 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Dec 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

Based on the information you provided, there are no online sources that detail the death of a male named Isaiah L. Cole, age 20, on December 6, 2022, in Saint Paul, MN. A thorough search for this individual and the circumstances of his death, including any…

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Christopher Lewis

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

Christopher Vashon Lewis, a 40-year-old African American male from Chicago, Illinois, passed away on December 6, 2022. Born on December 4, 1982, Christopher was known by his family and friends as "Peep" or "Gotti." He was a dedicated worker, serving as a…

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Demetres Lewis

Male, age 34 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of December 6, 2022, the life of 34-year-old Demetres Lewis was tragically cut short in York, Pennsylvania. Responding to a report of shots fired at approximately 11:50 p.m., York City Police arrived in the area of West Poplar Street and…

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Miguel Angel Flores-Delarosa

Male, age 37 · Magnolia, Texas

Killed Dec 6, 2020 · 6 years ago

Miguel Angel Flores-Delarosa, a 37-year-old Hispanic man, tragically lost his life on December 6, 2020, in Magnolia, Texas. Flores-Delarosa was the owner of a taqueria stand and was working at a portable storage building behind a food trailer when the…

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Joanne Perhacs

Female, age 77 · Woodbridge, New Jersey

Killed Dec 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Woodbridge, New Jersey, a distressing event unfolded on the morning of December 6, 2019. Authorities were called to a residence on Kilfoyle Avenue in the Fords section of the township, where they made a grim discovery. Inside the…

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John Patrick Guerin

Male, age 70 · Grants Pass, New Mexico

Killed Dec 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

John Guerin, 76, male, died on December 6, 2018, in Bluewater Village near Grants in Cibola County, New Mexico. Late that morning, Cibola County sheriff’s deputies went to his residence to serve an arrest warrant. As they approached the front door, at least…

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Marcus Anderson

Male, age 43 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

In a tragic series of events that unfolded in Memphis, Tennessee, 43-year-old Marcus Anderson was killed on December 6, 2018. His death was part of a violent episode that also resulted in the deaths of two other individuals, Koehler Ramsey and Brittany…

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Kenneth Smith

Male, age 36 · Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Killed Dec 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

A respected member of the Hattiesburg community, Kenneth W. Smith, an 81-year-old male, passed away on March 15, 2021. Known to his friends as Ken, he had a long and distinguished career in the military. Smith was a retired Colonel in the Mississippi Army…

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Timeshia Franklin

Female, age 34 · Huntsville, Texas

Killed Dec 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 6, 2015, the community of Huntsville, Texas, was shaken by the tragic loss of Timeshia Roshandra Franklin, a 34-year-old Black woman whose life was cut short by gun violence. Known affectionately as "Nuk" to those close to her, Timeshia's untimely…

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Charles Graham

Male, age 79 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 6, 2014, a violent incident unfolded on the 9300 block of Woodlawn Street in Detroit, Michigan, claiming the life of Charles Graham. The 79-year-old male from Westland had traveled to the area during the early morning hours, allegedly to…

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Binia Bexara Maldonado

Female, age 35 · Swannanoa, North Carolina

Killed Dec 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Binia Bexara Maldonado, a 35-year-old woman from Swannanoa, North Carolina, tragically passed away on December 6, 2014. Born on July 18, 1979, in Honduras, she was the daughter of Dilcia Maldonado Serrano of Bronx, New York, and Ray Cruz. Binia's unexpected…

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Jose David Banillo

Male, age 31 · Swannanoa, North Carolina

Killed Dec 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose David Banillo, a 31-year-old male, was found dead on December 6, 2014, in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The Buncombe County Sheriff's deputies determined that the deaths of Jose David Banillo and his neighbor, Binia Bexara Maldonado, a 35-year-old female…

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Steven Harrison Jr

Male, age 23 · Lorain, Ohio

Killed Dec 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Steven Harrison Jr., a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 6, 2014, in Lorain, Ohio. He was a college student who had a passion for football and music. Steven was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, on September…

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Harold Joseph Yeager

Male, age 58 · Carson, California

Killed Dec 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On Saturday, December 6, 2014, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the interchange of the Interstate 110 Harbor Freeway in Carson. A caller had contacted authorities to report seeing what appeared to be an unresponsive…

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Roderick Deshawne Powell

Male, age 31 · Lomita, California

Killed Dec 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roderick Deshawne Powell was 31 years old when he was killed early on Saturday, December 6, 2014, in the Lomita area of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 26000 block of South…

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Jonte Stewart

Male, age 18 · Desert-view-highlands, California

Killed Dec 6, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jonte Lamar Stewart, an 18-year-old resident of Desert View Highlands, California, tragically lost his life on December 6, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Jonte was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his young life. The…

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James Edwin Hill

Male, age 58 · Lakewood, California

Killed Dec 6, 2000 · 26 years ago

James Edwin Hill was 58 years old when he died on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000, in Lakewood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4124 1/4 Pixie Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Rene Sailing

Female, age 30 · Santa-cruz, California

Killed Dec 6, 1980 · 46 years ago

Rene Sailing, a 30-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, California, tragically lost her life on December 6, 1980. Her death was a result of a brutal murder that shocked the local community. Rene was last seen alive leaving a bar in Watsonville, California, with…

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Sudie Green

Female, age 39 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 6, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a cold December day in 1973, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was rocked by a brutal act of violence that claimed two lives and left a community in fear. On December 6th, 39-year-old Sudie Bell Green, a female resident of the city, was found dead, the…

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James Ito

Male, age 17 · Manzanar, California

Killed Dec 6, 1942 · 84 years ago

James Ito, a 17-year-old Japanese American, tragically lost his life on December 6, 1942, at the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California. His death occurred during a period of significant unrest within the internment camp, known as the Manzanar Riot.…

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Cubrit Dixon

Male · Perry, Florida

Killed Dec 6, 1922 · 104 years ago

Cubrit Dixon, a Black man, was killed on December 6, 1922, in Perry, Florida, during a period of intense racial violence known as the Perry massacre. This event was part of a broader pattern of racially motivated attacks in the Jim Crow era. Dixon was…

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John A. Staley

Male, age 36 · Witchita, Kansas

Killed Dec 6, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the winter of 1910, a domestic disturbance call on December 6th would end in tragedy for the Wichita County Sheriff's Department in Texas. Deputy Sheriff John A. Staley, a 36-year-old male officer, responded to the report of a man assaulting his wife. The…

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Tom Holton

Male, age 38 · Nicholls, Georgia

Killed Dec 6, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the small town of Nicholls, Georgia, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded on a December day, leaving a law enforcement officer and a young boy dead. Town Marshal Tom Holton, a 38-year-old male, was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, December…

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