Deaths by Force on December 8

Deaths by Force (464)

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William Brinson

Male, age 37 · Midville, Georgia

Killed Dec 8, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the small town of Midville, Georgia, a public servant's life was tragically cut short, leaving a lasting mark on the community. Town Marshal William J. Brinson, a 37-year-old man, was carrying out his duties when he encountered a man being loud and…

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Jesse Whitfield Morris

Male, age 46 · Mountain View, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 8, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the small town of Mountain View, Oklahoma, Deputy Sheriff Jesse Whitfield Morris, a 46-year-old White/Caucasian man, found himself in a fatal confrontation on a December day in 1900. On December 8th, he and another deputy responded to a disturbance call at…

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Karl Wesley

Male, age 44 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 8, 2024, 44-year-old Karl Wesley passed away in a Los Angeles hospital. The Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified him, but the official manner and cause of death are still under investigation and have not yet been determined. In 2010…

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Rodney Jackson

Male, age 53 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 8, 2024 · 2 years ago

Rodney Jackson, a 53-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, was found deceased on December 8, 2024. His death was reported as a fatal shooting, and he was among several individuals who lost their lives to gun violence in Dallas on that date. As of now, there have…

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Kadeerm J Moore

Male, age 34 · Urbana, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 8, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Urbana, Illinois, resulting in the death of 34-year-old Kadeem J. Moore. The Urbana Police Department received a report of a shooting in the 2000 block of Vawter Street. Upon arrival at the scene, officers…

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John B Zamora

Male, age 25 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Dec 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, December 8, 2023, the life of 25-year-old John B. Zamora of Kansas City, Kansas, was tragically cut short. At approximately 3:30 a.m., law enforcement officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Greeley Avenue following…

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Yin Min Jiang

Female, age 46 · Mcallen, Texas

Killed Dec 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 8, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded at Coast Asian Bistro and Bar in McAllen, Texas, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and serious injury to another. The McAllen Police Department identified the deceased as 46-year-old McAllen resident…

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Carol Lynne Rossi

Female, age 73 · Washougal, Washington

Killed Dec 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Washougal, Washington, a tragic event unfolded on the afternoon of December 8, 2022, ending the life of 73-year-old Carol Lynne Rossi. A female resident of the town, her death sent ripples of shock through the otherwise peaceful…

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Reynord Orr

Male, age 37 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Reynard Orr, 37, a male from Bessemer, was killed on December 8, 2020, after gunfire erupted inside a home on the 2800 block of 21st Street Ensley in Birmingham. Police were called that evening to the residence, where Orr was found suffering from gunshot…

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Daniel Garcia III

Male, age 25 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 8, 2019, a tragic confrontation in an east Las Vegas neighborhood resulted in the death of 25-year-old Hispanic male Daniel Garcia III. The incident unfolded around 6 a.m. on the 5700 block of Shinyleaf Circle, near…

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William Jimmy Graham

Male, age 61 · Newton-grove, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

William Jimmy Graham, a 61-year-old man from Newton Grove, NC, was reported missing by his family on December 15, 2019. His family last saw him on December 12, 2019, at his residence on Goldsboro Highway. Graham's gray 1991 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck was…

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Richard Wayne Shipp

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 8, 2018, 54-year-old Richard Wayne Shipp lost his life in Los Angeles, California. Shipp, a Caucasian male, was pronounced dead following an incident that prompted an official investigation into the circumstances of his passing. The Los Angeles…

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Donald Cruse

Male, age 77 · Clarkridge, Arkansas

Killed Dec 8, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Clarkridge, Arkansas, the morning of December 8, 2017, was shattered by a grim discovery. Donald Cruse, a 77-year-old male, was found deceased in the small travel trailer he called home. The discovery was made by his son, who had…

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Manuel Godinez

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 2017 · 9 years ago

Manuel Godinez, a 35-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 8, 2017, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of various investigations and legal proceedings. According to available information…

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Anthony Scott Beers

Male, age 30 · Longwood, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Scott Beers, a 30-year-old man from Longwood, North Carolina, was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 2017. The incident occurred in an area known as "the quarters" in the Longwood community of Brunswick County. Anthony was found lying on the…

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Sabrena Defreece

Female, age 18 · Puyallup, Washington

Killed Dec 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in Puyallup, Washington, 18-year-old Sabrena Defreece was at a friend's house, listening to music and dancing as they prepared for the day. Moments later, on December 8, 2015, her life was tragically cut short. She was in a bedroom with…

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Cedric Laure Horn

Male, age 59 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 59-year-old Cedric Laure Horn of Detroit, Michigan, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On the evening of December 8th, while driving on Interstate 94 near the French Road exit, Horn was fatally shot.…

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Willie Lora

Male, age 21 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Willie Lora, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Bronx on December 8, 2014. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of an apartment building at 1566 Macombs Road, near West Mount Eden Road. Lora sustained a single gunshot wound to the…

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Raji Winnetoul Guyton

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Raji Winnetoul Guyton was 46 years old when he died on Monday, December 8, 2014, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near the northbound side of the 101 Freeway, under the Hill Street…

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Buenaventura Ramos Nolasco

Male, age 62 · Palmdale, California

Killed Dec 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Buenaventura Ramos Nolasco was 62 years old when he died on Sunday, December 8, 2013, in Palmdale. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 37850 20th St. East. His death was ruled a…

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Phillmon Smith

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 8, 2012, Phillmon Smith, a 27-year-old Black male, died in Kansas City, Missouri. Further details regarding the circumstances of his death, including the specific cause and location, are not available in publicly accessible online records.…

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Evonne Coleman

Female, age 56 · Roxboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Evonne Coleman, a 56-year-old woman from Roxboro, NC, tragically lost her life on December 8, 2010. The incident was a murder-suicide involving her husband, William Coleman Sr., aged 55. On that fateful day, Evonne Coleman called authorities at 2:22 p.m. to…

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James L Brown

Male, age 36 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

James L Brown was 36 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Damone Jackson

Male, age 30 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 30-year-old Damone Mahogany Jackson was abruptly and violently cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On the evening of December 8th, a violent confrontation unfolded that resulted in his death, leaving a wife and four children to…

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Lawrence Holmes

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Lawrence Holmes, 18, was shot and killed on Saturday, December 8, 2007, in the courtyard of the Wilcrest Meadows Townhomes in southwest Houston. The Houston Police Department investigated. According to the Houston Chronicle, Holmes died after being shot by an…

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Rosa Speagle

Female, age 23 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

Rosa Speagle, a 23-year-old woman from Sanford, NC, tragically lost her life on December 8, 2003, in a murder-suicide incident. Rosa, who was a student at Central Carolina Community College, was abducted by her ex-boyfriend, Gregory Schultz, from the college…

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Daniel Vincent Mcquarie

Male, age 32 · Arcadia, California

Killed Dec 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

Daniel Vincent Mcquarie was 32 years old when he died on Monday, December 8, 2003, in Arcadia, in the San Gabriel Valley east of Pasadena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 100 block of East Foothill…

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Cheryl Cross

Female, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 1998 · 28 years ago

Cheryl Cross was a 38-year-old African-American woman whose killing became one of the cases ultimately attributed to Chicago serial killer Andre Crawford. Her decomposing body was discovered on December 8, 1998, in the attic of an abandoned house at 1220 West…

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Leroy Hightower

Male, age 54 · Kansas City, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, the discovery of a body in an apartment building in Kansas City, Missouri, would become a piece of a much larger and more sinister puzzle. Leroy Hightower, a 54-year-old Marine veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired officer for the…

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Michael Onodera

Male, age 24 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Dec 8, 1983 · 43 years ago

On December 8, 1983, a quiet home in Honolulu’s Hawaii Kai neighborhood became the scene of a sudden, intimate violence. Michael Onodera, 24, was inside his house asleep when a shot rang out and ended his life where he should have been safest.  Investigators…

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Moses Yakanac

Male, age 47 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 1974 · 52 years ago

On December 8, 1974, Moses Yakanac, a 47-year-old Native Alaskan man, was found brutally murdered in a Skid Row alley in downtown Los Angeles. Yakanac, who was reportedly homeless and likely struggling with alcoholism, became an easy target for a killer who…

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Tom Smith

Male · Cochise, Arizona

Killed Dec 8, 1883 · 143 years ago

On the evening of December 8, 1883, a male Deputy Sheriff named D. Tom Smith was killed in the town of Bisbee, in Cochise County, Arizona. His death was part of a violent robbery that would come to be known as the Bisbee Massacre. Five armed men rode into…

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