Death by Force

Darrell Lance Abbott

Male, age 38 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

Darrell Lance Abbott, better known as "Dimebag" Darrell, was a legendary heavy metal guitarist and a founding member of the influential band Pantera. On December 8, 2004, Abbott, aged 38, was performing with his new band Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa…

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Erin Halk

Male, age 29 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

On December 8, 2004, Erin Alexander Halk, a 29-year-old white male from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed during a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus. Halk, a former U.S. Marine and an employee of the venue, was working security and…

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Jeffery Thompson

Male, age 40 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jeffery Allan "Mayhem" Thompson, a 40-year-old Caucasian male, tragically lost his life on December 8, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. Mayhem was the head of security for the band Damageplan and was known for his towering stature and kind-hearted nature. He was…

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Nathan Bray

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

Nathan Anthony "Nate" Bray, a 23-year-old male from Circleville, Ohio, tragically lost his life on December 8, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. Bray was an avid sports player and fan, particularly passionate about basketball, and had a vast sports card collection. He…

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Janine Rene Wesaquate-Oakes

Female, age 20 · Regina, Saskatchewan

Killed Dec 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

Janine René Wesaquate-Oakes was a 20-year-old Indigenous woman living in Regina, Saskatchewan, whose life ended in a deliberately set house fire on December 8, 2004. She was a young mother with a two-year-old son, Landen, and was working toward a future in…

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Death by Force

Donald Ouzts

Male, age 63 · Abbeville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the winter of 2003, a dispute over a small piece of land in Abbeville, South Carolina, escalated into a violent standoff that left two law enforcement officers dead. Donald 'Donnie' Ouzts, a 63-year-old male Constable with the Abbeville County Magistrate's…

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Danny Wilson

Male, age 37 · Abbeville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the winter of 2003, a dispute over a small piece of land in Abbeville, South Carolina, escalated into a violent and tragic confrontation that resulted in the death of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Sergeant Danny Wilson, a 37-year-old male deputy…

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Qua-Aron Rich

Male, age 33 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

The early morning quiet in Northeast Washington, D.C., broke just before dawn on December 8, 2000. At about 4:50 a.m., gunfire shattered the stillness along the 300 block of 50th Street NE. When officers arrived, they found Qua-Aron Rich mortally wounded, the…

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Jackie Robinson

Female, age 30 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Dec 8, 1998 · 28 years ago

African-American / Black woman Jackie Robinson, age 30, was at home in her Anchorage apartment at 5601 Taku Drive when, in the early hours of December 3, 1998, someone hurled an accelerant through a back window and turned the unit into an inferno. Fire crews…

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Death by Force

Randell Two Crow

Male, age 48 · Rapid City, South Dakota

Killed Dec 8, 1998 · 28 years ago

Randell Two Crow, a 48-year-old Native American man, was found dead on December 8, 1998, near Rapid Creek by the East Boulevard bridge in Rapid City, South Dakota. Contemporary accounts place his body in a pool of water along the bank beneath the bridge, one…

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Latisha Thomas

Female, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 8, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the winter of 1997, the life of a young African-American woman, 21-year-old Latisha Thomas, was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. On the morning of Monday, December 8th, police responded to a call about an unconscious person in an alley. Behind a…

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Vicky Silves

Female, age 44 · Concrete, Washington

Killed Dec 8, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the quiet, rural setting of Concrete, Washington, the morning of December 8, 1997, brought a grim discovery that would shatter the community's sense of peace. In the driveway of her home, located in the 4800 block of Concrete Sauk Valley Road, the body of…

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Death by Force

Evan Leigh Foster

Male, age 7 · Inglewood, California

Killed Dec 8, 1997 · 29 years ago

Evan Leigh Foster, a seven-year-old boy from Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on December 8, 1997. The incident occurred at Darby Park, where Evan was with his family to sign up for a basketball program. As they were leaving the park, gang…

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Shawn Simmons

Male · Champaign, Illinois

Found Dec 8, 1995 · 31 years ago

Shawn Simmons, aged 39, was found dead on December 8, 1995, in his apartment located at Gentry Square Lane, Champaign, Illinois. The discovery was made by the apartment manager, who, after not seeing any recent footprints in the fresh snow and hearing…

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Henry Hudon

Male, age 35 · Northampton, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 8, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a cold December day in 1995, Henry Hudon, a 35-year-old White male and an Air Force veteran, found himself back at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was suffering from the flu and complications from his schizophrenia…

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Kelly Sue Bunting

Female, age 28 · Long Island, New York

Killed Dec 8, 1995 · 31 years ago

On December 11, 1995, the body of a woman was discovered by a worker in a dumpster behind a sheet metal contracting company in Melville, New York. The victim was later identified as 28-year-old Kelly Sue Bunting of Hollis, Queens. An investigation revealed…

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Ricardo A Ware

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 8, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, a man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Washington, D.C. Ricardo A. Ware, a male, was killed on Thursday, December 8, 1994, at the intersection of 1st and U Street, Northwest. The exact circumstances surrounding his…

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Nathan Baldwin III

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 1993 · 33 years ago

Nathan Baldwin III, a forty-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 1993. His body was discovered at 2376 Delavan Drive #F, located in Franklin County, Columbus. The incident, categorized as a homicide, involved a…

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Ernest Taylor

Male, age 66 · Kansas City, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the autumn of 1993, the quiet life of a Kansas City resident was brought to a violent and tragic end. On October 10, 66-year-old Ernest Taylor, a male, was discovered stabbed to death inside his apartment at the Royal Towers. The gruesome discovery marked…

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Richard Epps

Male, age 33 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 8, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 8, 1990, the quiet of a Portland, Oregon neighborhood was broken by the sound of popping noises. A resident near the intersection of SE Harney and 65th Avenue peered out their window around 4:40 a.m. to see a gray van…

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Eugene W Pierce

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Dec 8, 1989 · 37 years ago

On December 8, 1989 at 2:30 pm, Eugene W. Pierce, an NC Au0026T State University student, was discovered behind the counter area of the Circle K convenience store, 2303 N. Church St. Pierce died as a result of a gunshot wound during a robbery, at which a…

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Loys Flournoy

Male, age 64 · Mustang, Nevada

Killed Dec 8, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a cold December day in 1988, the life of 64-year-old Loys Flournoy, a male cab driver, came to a tragic and mysterious end. On December 8th, his body was discovered alongside a roadway in the vicinity of Mustang, Nevada, a small community east of Reno. The…

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John Wayne Freeman

Male, age 27 · Mooresville, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the rural landscape of Mooresville, Missouri, the life of 27-year-old John Wayne Freeman, a white male, came to a brutal end on December 8, 1988. His death was not an isolated act of violence but a chilling chapter in the story of an elderly couple, Ray…

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Robert Samuels

Male, age 40 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 1988 · 38 years ago

Robert Samuels, a 40-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, met a tragic end on December 8, 1988. He was found dead in his Northridge home, having been both bludgeoned and shot. The investigation revealed that Robert was in the midst of a contentious…

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Sandra Botelho

Female, age 24 · New Bedford, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 8, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late summer of 1988, a shadow fell over the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, as a string of women began to disappear, their fates unknown. Among them was Sandra Botelho, a 24-year-old Caucasian woman, who vanished into the night on August 11, 1988.…

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Donald Crump

Male, age 31 · Riverhead, New York

Killed Dec 8, 1988 · 38 years ago

Donald J. Crump, a 31-year-old Black male, was at home in Riverside on the evening of December 8, 1988, settling in to watch television with his mother when a single shot shattered the ordinary quiet. A. 22-caliber round tore through the window and struck him…

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George Gaitan

Male, age 36 · Williamson County, Texas

Found Dec 8, 1987 · 39 years ago

On December 8, 1987, George Javier Gaitan, aged 36, was found dead in a field at the corner of Highway 620 and Cornerwood Drive in Williamson County, Texas. Gaitan, a resident of San Antonio, was in the area on business at the time of his death. His body was…

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John Pennington

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 1985 · 41 years ago

On December 8, 1985, John Pennington, aged 26, was murdered in Columbus, Ohio, while sitting in his car at the drive-thru of a Taco Bell located on West Broad Street. The incident took place late at night, involving an altercation between individuals in…

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Jefferson Littlejohn

Male, age 32 · Portland, Oregon

Found Dec 8, 1984 · 42 years ago

Jefferson Littlejohn, a 32-year-old African-American man, found his life tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. Originally from San Diego, California, he was a single father to four children. The events leading to his death began to unfold on the evening…

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John Utlak

Male, age 26 · Niles, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

John A. Utlak, a 26-year-old male police officer of the Niles Police Department in Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 1982. He was killed during an undercover narcotics investigation in the parking lot of the Gibraltar Steel Corporation in…

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Lance Taggs

Male, age 19 · Wilsonville, Oregon

Killed Dec 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the winter of 1982, the life of 19-year-old Lance Trenton Taggs was tragically cut short, his body discovered on December 9th beside a road in Wilsonville, Oregon. A former resident of Hawaii, the Caucasian male had moved to Oregon to live with his…

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Paul Avakian

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 1980 · 46 years ago

On December 8, 1980, Paul Avakian, a 55-year-old male, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 941 Brice Road, where Avakian was discovered with three gunshot wounds—one on his left side and two on his chest. These injuries led to his…

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John Winston Lennon

Male, age 40 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Dec 8, 1980 · 46 years ago

John Winston Lennon, a 40-year-old White man, spent December 8, 1980 moving through Manhattan with a sense of ordinary purpose—work, home, and the quiet routines of family life that had started to matter more than the chaos of fame. Earlier that day, outside…

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Lanny Skip Stevenson

Male, age 25 · Fresno, California

Killed Dec 8, 1979 · 47 years ago

Lanny "Skip" Stevenson, a 25-year-old officer with the Fresno Police Department, tragically lost his life on December 8, 1979. Officer Stevenson was off-duty at the time of his death, attending a party at 1228 P Street in Fresno, California. The incident that…

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Theresa Corley

Female, age 19 · Bellingham, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 8, 1978 · 48 years ago

Theresa Corley, a 19-year-old from Bellingham, Massachusetts, was tragically murdered in December 1978. On the night of December 4, Theresa left a bar in Franklin, known as The Train Stop, following an argument with her boyfriend. While attempting to walk…

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Christine Cashman

Female, age 33 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 8, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the cold early moments of a Denver morning, just after midnight on December 8, 1978, the sharp retort of gunshots shattered the quiet near West 7th Avenue and Kalamath Street. Worried residents who heard the disturbance quickly placed a call to 911…

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Max Leroy Duran

Male, age 34 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 8, 1978 · 48 years ago

Max Leroy Duran, age 34, white male, was found in the predawn hours of December 8, 1978, lying on the pavement near the intersection of West 32nd Avenue and Quivas Street in Denver. Responding officers from the Denver Police Department discovered that he had…

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Frieda Sophia Mueller

Male, age 78 · Millstadt, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 1978 · 48 years ago

On December 8, 1978, in Millstadt, Illinois, 78-year-old Frieda Sophia Mueller, a white female, was tragically murdered during a home invasion. The assailants fatally shot her before stealing her television set, billfold, and checkbook. This homicide was part…

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George Hardy

Male, age 67 · Thornton, Colorado

Killed Dec 8, 1977 · 49 years ago

George A. Hardy, 67, male, was at home in Thornton, Colorado, on the evening of December 8, 1977, when two armed men burst in wearing ski masks. Inside the house with him were his wife, who was preparing dinner, and their young granddaughter. What began as an…

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Nancy Fox

Female, age 25 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 8, 1977 · 49 years ago

The 25-year-old white female Nancy Fox was living alone in a duplex at 843 South Pershing Street, Wichita, when she caught the attention of serial killer Dennis Rader, later unmasked as “BTK.” Rader studied the young white woman's routines, even tracing her…

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Shirley Leona Washington

Female, age 33 · Prince William County, Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the winter of 1973, a grim discovery was made in the quiet woods of Conway-Robinson Memorial State Forest in Prince William County, Virginia. On December 8th, the body of 33-year-old Shirley Leona Washington, an African-American woman from Washington…

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Wendell Simmons

Male, age 27 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 8, 1970 · 56 years ago

Wendell Simmons, a young man of just 27 years, met an untimely and tragic end on December 8, 1970, in Chester, Pennsylvania. His life, full of potential and promise, was cut short in circumstances that remain significant in the memories of those who knew him.…

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Katheryn Cooper

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 1969 · 57 years ago

Katheryn Cooper, an 83-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically murdered on December 8, 1969. She was beaten to death at her home located at 3737 Isabella Avenue. The incident remains unsolved, and Katheryn's death has been listed as a cold case…

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Ruth Ann Whitman

Female, age 18 · Colonie, New York

Killed Dec 8, 1959 · 67 years ago

In the quiet town of Colonie, New York, a dark chapter in its history was written with the tragic death of a young woman named Ruth Ann Whitman. She was an 18-year-old White female whose life was brutally cut short on a cold December day in 1959. The details…

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Mary J. Cuvan Hogan

Female, age 54 · Bancroft, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 8, 1954 · 72 years ago

Patricia Marie Birmingham was a 16-year-old White/Caucasian female and a high school student from West Allis, Wisconsin, whose disappearance in February 1949 became one of Milwaukee’s most widely reported murder cases of the period. Although March 20, 1949…

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Charles Quincy Lukens

Male, age 35 · Rosedale, Kansas

Killed Dec 8, 1909 · 117 years ago

Charles Quincy Lukens, 35, male, was a Wyandotte County deputy sheriff in Rosedale, Kansas, on December 8, 1909, when a routine civil duty turned deadly. That afternoon he accompanied the town’s night marshal to serve divorce papers on a man named Charles T.…

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Albert Dolbow

Male, age 34 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 1908 · 118 years ago

On December 8, 1908, the streets of Kansas City, Missouri, became the setting for a violent confrontation known as the 'Adam God Riot.' The incident involved a religious sect led by James Sharp, a man who proclaimed himself to be 'Adam God' and the father of…

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Michael Mullane

Male, age 33 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 1908 · 118 years ago

On a December afternoon in 1908, a confrontation that began over the welfare of children with a street preacher would end in a hail of bullets, leaving multiple people dead, including a Kansas City police officer. Patrolman Michael P. Mullane, a 33-year-old…

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