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Deaths by Force on December 9

645 open cases in our database happened on December 9. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (468)

Howard Eubank - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Howard Eubank

Male, age 54 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Dec 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Howard Eubank, a 54-year-old man from Akron, OH, was tragically killed on June 13, 2017. His wife, Marcia Eubank, 50, was later found guilty of his murder. The couple had been married for over 23 years and lived in Coventry Township, a quiet area in Akron.…

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Seth Burdette - Portsmouth, Ohio
Death by Force

Seth Burdette

Male, age 37 · Portsmouth, Ohio
Killed Dec 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Seth Burdette, a 37-year-old man from Portsmouth, Ohio, tragically lost his life on December 9, 2017. He was shot at the Columbia Theatre Bar in Portsmouth around 2:30 a.m. Burdette was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, where he…

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Marquise Martin - Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Marquise Martin

Male, age 13 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 9, 2017, 13-year-old Marquise Martin, also known as "Bam," was tragically shot and killed in the Hornerstown section of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Marquise was walking home from Sheetz with friends when shots were fired, and he was found dead on a…

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Jimmy Walker - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Jimmy Walker

Male, age 43 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Dec 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Binghampton neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather's life was cut short in a tragic act of violence. Jimmy Walker, a 43-year-old Black male, was shot and killed just before midnight on December 9, 2017. The…

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Keosha Miller - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Keosha Miller

Female, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Dec 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. Keosha Miller, a 22-year-old female, was expecting a child when she was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, December 9, 2017. The incident occurred at the Faronia…

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Aubrey Bree Kate Dawson - North-richland-hills, Texas
Death by Force

Aubrey Bree Kate Dawson

Female, age 5 · North-richland-hills, Texas
Killed Dec 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Aubrey Bree Kate Dawson, a 5-year-old girl of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 9, 2017, in North Richland Hills, Texas. She was a vibrant and curious child who loved playing with her baby dolls and dressing up in pretend clothes. Aubrey…

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Luke Christopher Dawson - North-richland-hills, Texas
Death by Force

Luke Christopher Dawson

Male, age 9 · North-richland-hills, Texas
Killed Dec 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Luke Christopher Dawson, a 9-year-old boy from North Richland Hills, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 9, 2017. The incident was part of a devastating murder-suicide carried out by his father, Dr. Christopher Dawson. Luke, along with his 5-year-old…

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Miguel Alvarez - San Francisco, California
Death by Force

Miguel Alvarez

Male, age 17 · San Francisco, California
Found Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 9, 2015, 17-year-old Miguel Alvarez was shot and killed in San Francisco. The incident took place in the early morning hours on Holladay Avenue, just outside the Mission District. Alvarez's friends rushed him to San Francisco General Hospital, but…

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Ricardo Mccalop - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Ricardo Mccalop

Male, age 26 · Tampa, Florida
Found Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 9, 2015, Ricardo McCalop, a 26-year-old from Tampa, Florida, was fatally shot. He was known as a devoted family man, and his death left a profound impact on his loved ones and the community. Authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding…

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Michael Holmes - Savannah, Georgia
Death by Force

Michael Holmes

Male, age 33 · Savannah, Georgia
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael James Holmes, 33, a Black man, was killed in Savannah on December 9, 2015, after what began as an ordinary morning of moving out of an apartment turned into a burst of gunfire on Skidaway Road. According to police and later court findings, Holmes was…

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Kenneth S Turner - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Kenneth S Turner

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kenneth S. Turner, aged 28, was fatally shot on December 9, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Austin neighborhood on the city’s West Side. Turner was shot multiple times, and he was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where…

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Brian Keith Tchiyuka - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Brian Keith Tchiyuka

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of Brian Keith Tchiyuka, a 46-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of December 9th, Tchiyuka was fatally shot in the 2400 block of Guilford Avenue. A U.S. Air Force…

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Wellington Ruiz - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Wellington Ruiz

Male, age 25 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 9, 2015, the life of 25-year-old Wellington Ruiz, a Hispanic man, was tragically cut short on a street in Boston's South End. Originally from Bani in the Dominican Republic, Ruiz was a resident of Dorchester. The…

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Mustafa Guyton - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Mustafa Guyton

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the afternoon of December 9, 2015, Philadelphia Police responded to a report of gunfire on the 200 block of West Apsley Street. Upon arrival, officers found 31-year-old Black male Mustafa Guyton lying in the street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.…

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Marcus Lee Roberts - Tofte, Minnesota
Death by Force

Marcus Lee Roberts

Male, age 35 · Tofte, Minnesota
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 9, 2015, the life of 35-year-old Marcus Lee Roberts of Bloomington, Minnesota, was tragically cut short by gun violence at the Bluefin Bay Resort in Tofte, Minnesota. Roberts, a father of five, was working for a gaming…

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Leon Jackson - Manchester, Kentucky
Death by Force

Leon Jackson

Male, age 64 · Manchester, Kentucky
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a grim Wednesday in December of 2015, the quiet of Burchell Road in Manchester, Kentucky, was shattered by a tragic discovery. Leon Jackson, a 64-year-old male, and his wife, Shirley Jackson, 65, were found deceased outside their home, both victims of…

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Shirley Jackson - Manchester, Kentucky
Death by Force

Shirley Jackson

Female, age 65 · Manchester, Kentucky
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Manchester, Kentucky, the tranquility was shattered in December 2015 with the discovery of a beloved couple's violent deaths. Shirley Jackson, a 65-year-old White/Caucasian female, and her husband, Leon Jackson, aged 64, were found…

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Rosetta Fradella - Staten-island, New York
Death by Force

Rosetta Fradella

Female, age 68 · Staten-island, New York
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet borough of Staten Island, a long-term relationship came to a tragic and violent end, leaving a community in shock. Rosetta Fradella, a 68-year-old woman, was found deceased in her home on Spruce Street on the morning of December 9, 2015. Her life…

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Mitchell Maya Morales - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Mitchell Maya Morales

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Mitchell Maya Morales, a 20-year-old resident of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on December 9, 2015. On the evening of December 8, Morales had just stepped out of his home to run errands when gunshots rang out in the neighborhood.…

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Wayne Sapp - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Wayne Sapp

Male, age 47 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In late 2015, a dispute over money and mounting tension led to the tragic death of 47-year-old Wayne Sapp, a male resident of Atlanta, Georgia. The man responsible for his death was his 63-year-old wheelchair-bound caregiver, Anthony Thompson, with whom Sapp…

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James Smith-Woodward - Hoffman-estates, Illinois
Death by Force

James Smith-Woodward

Male, age 31 · Hoffman-estates, Illinois
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Smith-Woodward, a 31-year-old man, tragically died on December 9, 2015, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. According to reports, James, who was staying at the Hawthorn Suites in the 2800 block of Greens Point Parkway, accidentally shot himself while cleaning…

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Oswal Migdonio Andrade - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Oswal Migdonio Andrade

Male, age 22 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of December 9, 2015, the life of 22-year-old Oswal Migdonio Andrade was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was fatally shot in what authorities would come to investigate as a violent encounter that left a community searching…

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Celjka Sekulic - Canton, Ohio
Death by Force

Celjka Sekulic

Female, age 37 · Canton, Ohio
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Zeljka Sekulic, a 37-year-old woman of Croatian ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on December 9, 2015, in Canton, Ohio. She was walking to her car after finishing her shift at the Astoria Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation facility when she was…

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Phabion Kemarion Runnels - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Phabion Kemarion Runnels

Male, age 11 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 9, 2015, in Dallas, Texas, 11-year-old Phabion Kemarion Runnels tragically lost his life in an incident involving a firearm. The young boy was handling a gun when it accidentally discharged, leading to his untimely death. This heartbreaking event…

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Randall Scott Lozano - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Randall Scott Lozano

Male, age 43 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Dec 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Randall Scott Lozano, a 43-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on December 9, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. Randall was born on May 17, 1972, to Rudolfo and Teodora Lozano in Spring Branch, Texas. He grew up in East Bernard, Texas, where he actively…

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Koiderrius Bedgood - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Koiderrius Bedgood

Male, age 29 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Koiderrius Bedgood, a 29-year-old male, was found fatally shot on December 9th of that year. His body had been left in the street, a stark and brutal end to a young…

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Keith Sterling - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Keith Sterling

Male, age 36 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Keith Sterling, a 36-year-old man, was shot and killed on December 9, 2014, at a home on Jacksonville's Westside. His body was found on the porch of a residence on Lane Avenue South. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) described a suspect as a middle-aged…

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Jakia Evans - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jakia Evans

Female, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of Jakia Evans, a 23-year-old Black female, was tragically cut short in New Orleans. On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, Evans was killed in a shooting incident that took place at the intersection of Dwyer and Shalimar. Details…

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Carlos Grant - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Carlos Grant

Male, age 40 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of Carlos Grant, a 40-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, came to a sudden and tragic end. On December 9th of that year, Grant, a Black male born on February 16, 1974, was killed under circumstances that remain shrouded in…

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Brandi Lewis - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Brandi Lewis

Female, age 20 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of December 9, 2014, 20-year-old African-American Brandi Lewis was found shot to death in St. Louis, Missouri. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. in the rear of a vacant lot located at 5029 Emerson Avenue in the Walnut Park East…

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Milton Gregory - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Milton Gregory

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 9, 2014, Milton T. Gregory, a 26-year-old man, was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place in the early hours, at approximately 5:16 AM, on East Dublin-Granville Road. Responding officers discovered Gregory at the scene…

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Dewayne Henley - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Dewayne Henley

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of a young Black man from the North Side of Pittsburgh was tragically cut short. On December 9th, 22-year-old Dewayne Henley was at a home in the 900 block of Woodlow Street in the city's Crafton Heights neighborhood when he…

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Alexander Keith Olenslager - Eagle Creek, Oregon
Death by Force

Alexander Keith Olenslager

Male · Eagle Creek, Oregon
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Eagle Creek, Oregon, a young man's life was tragically cut short in what was determined to be a devastating accident. Alexander Keith Olenslager, a 22-year-old Caucasian male, died on December 9, 2014, from a gunshot wound. The…

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Alonna Glovonni Thomas - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Alonna Glovonni Thomas

Female, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a young Black/African American woman's life was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Alonna Glovonni Thomas, a 23-year-old female, was killed on December 9, 2014, following a violent dispute. The incident that led to her death…

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Gloria Wright - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Gloria Wright

Female · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December evening in Detroit, a mother of twelve named Gloria Wright was fatally shot after answering a knock at her front door. The incident occurred on December 8, 2014, at her residence on Parkside Street, located between Linwood and Dexter on the…

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John Laco - Lake-station, Indiana
Death by Force

John Laco

Male, age 84 · Lake-station, Indiana
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the morning of December 9, 2014, a violent confrontation unfolded in the parking lot shared by the City Hall and the public library in Lake Station, Indiana, resulting in the death of 84-year-old John Laco. The incident began around 10:30 a.m. when…

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Wayne Best Jr. - Schenectady, New York
Death by Force

Wayne Best Jr.

Male, age 25 · Schenectady, New York
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December morning in Schenectady, New York, the life of Wayne Best Jr., a 25-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On December 9, 2014, Best was shot in the chest and killed in front of his Parkwood Boulevard home during what was later determined…

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Jonte Lee Reed - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Jonte Lee Reed

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jonté Lee Reed, a 19-year-old from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 9, 2014. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Reed was a passenger in a car traveling through the South Park neighborhood when an unknown…

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Antoine Davis - Tallahassee, Florida
Death by Force

Antoine Davis

Male, age 35 · Tallahassee, Florida
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antoine Davis, a 35-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 9, 2014, at a Marathon gas station on South Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida. The incident occurred late at night, and Davis was pronounced dead at the scene…

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Keith Lee Sterling - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Keith Lee Sterling

Male, age 36 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Keith Lee Sterling, a 36-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically killed on December 9, 2014. Sterling was visiting a friend in the 3900 block of South Lane Avenue when the incident occurred. According to reports, a man drove up to the…

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Leonardo Matias - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Leonardo Matias

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Leonardo Matias, a 21-year-old male, tragically lost his life on December 10, 2014, following a drive-by shooting near Truman College in Chicago, IL. Matias, who was of Hispanic descent, was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire. The incident occurred…

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William Andrew Alston - Goldsboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

William Andrew Alston

Male, age 65 · Goldsboro, North Carolina
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

William Andrew Alston, a 65-year-old man from Goldsboro, NC, tragically passed away on December 9, 2014. He was found at his residence on East Elm Street with multiple gunshot wounds, which led to his death. The incident was reported to Goldsboro…

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Mario Smith - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Mario Smith

Male, age 34 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mario Smith, a 34-year-old man from Toledo, OH, was tragically shot and killed inside a home in the 400 block of Third Street early on the morning of December 9, 2014. The incident occurred in the east side of Toledo, and Mario's fiancée, Shirley Speelman…

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Milton Gregory - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Milton Gregory

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Milton Gregory, a 26-year-old male from Columbus, OH, tragically passed away on December 9, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were investigated as a murder case. Two men, Chrystian Foster and Dwayne Cummings, were identified as suspects in the…

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Jose Tito Carrero - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jose Tito Carrero

Male, age 24 · Allentown, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 9, 2014, Jose Tito Carrero, a 24-year-old man from Allentown, PA, was tragically killed in a home invasion robbery. Carrero was shot in the chest while his 4-year-old daughter was sleeping next to him. The incident occurred at Carrero's West Pine…

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Omar Johnson - Port-arthur, Texas
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Omar Johnson

Male, age 26 · Port-arthur, Texas
Killed Dec 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Omar Ra Shard Handy Johnson, a 26-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on December 9, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. His death was the result of a shooting incident, and the case quickly drew significant attention from local law…

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Lamar Wilmer - Wilmington, Delaware
Death by Force

Lamar Wilmer

Male, age 17 · Wilmington, Delaware
Killed Dec 9, 2013 · 13 years ago

Lamar Wilmer, a 17-year-old Black / African American male from Wilmington, Delaware, was killed on December 9, 2013, in a shooting that began at the front door of his family home on the 2600 block of North Van Buren Street. That evening, shortly after 6:00…

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Geraldo Ayala - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Geraldo Ayala

Male, age 46 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Found Dec 9, 2013 · 13 years ago

Geraldo Ayala, 46, male, Hispanic/Latino, was found on December 9, 2013, slumped over the steering wheel of a van in a parking lot off the 6300 block of Lake Mead Boulevard near Torrey Pines Drive in Las Vegas. Responding officers said he was already dead…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.