Death by Force

Aaron Michael Knox

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Aaron Knox, a 33-year-old Black male, was found shot on the evening of Monday, February 11th. The incident occurred around 7:00 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Stricker…

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James Bettis

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

James Bettis, a 40-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died on February 11, 2013, in a homicide recorded in Philadelphia. The available online case summaries place his death in the city and describe the matter as a death by force, but they do…

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Emeal Washington

Male, age 58 · Marrero, Louisiana

Killed Feb 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet community of Marrero, Louisiana, the life of 58-year-old Emeal Washington was tragically cut short on February 11, 2013. A barrage of gunfire claimed him, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. The news of his violent death sent…

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Maisha Dorsey

Female, age 32 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

On February 11, 2012, Maisha Dorsey, a 32-year-old woman, was tragically killed in Oakland, California. Dorsey was shot during a violent incident, and her death became part of the city's rising homicide rates that year. Like many other unsolved murders in…

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Matthew D Zavala

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

Matthew D. Zavala, a 20-year-old Black/African American male from Chicago and a Private First Class in the Illinois Army National Guard, had recently begun charting a path that blended college plans at Harold Washington College with weekend drills and the…

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Bertha Garner Douglas Frye

Female, age 66 · Carthage, North Carolina

Killed Feb 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

Bertha Garner Douglas Frye, a 76-year-old woman from Carthage, North Carolina, tragically passed away on February 11, 2010. She was born on December 22, 1933, in Moore County, North Carolina, to James Alexander Garner and Virgie Ritter Garner. Bertha was…

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Deverelle Johnson

Male, age 22 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Feb 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

Deverelle Johnson, a 22-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 11, 2010, in Killeen, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Johnson's death was a…

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Tracy Darnell Kinchen

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early afternoon of a Wednesday in February, the sharp retort of gunfire echoed through a West Baltimore alley. When the sudden violence ceased, Tracy Darnell Kinchen, a 34-year-old African American man, lay mortally wounded. It was February 11, 2009…

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Salomon Mendoza

Male, age 19 · Lakewood, Colorado

Killed Feb 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

Nineteen-year-old Salomon Mendoza, a male resident of Lakewood, Colorado, was fatally wounded in a shooting on the night of Wednesday, February 11, 2009. The incident that claimed Mendoza's life unfolded in a residential area, where he was discovered inside a…

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Alonzo Dejesus Castro

Male, age 18 · San Diego, California

Found Feb 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

On February 11, 2008, 18-year-old Alonzo Dejesus Castro was shot and killed in San Diego, California. The incident occurred in a neighborhood struggling with gang-related violence, a trend that was prevalent in the region at the time. Castro’s death was part…

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Aquaylis Chavis

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

Aquaylis Chavis, a 28-year-old man from Oakland, California, was killed on February 11, 2008. Chavis’s death was part of a series of homicides that contributed to the city's total of 125 homicides in 2008, a year marked by persistently high rates of violence…

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Romeo Mendez-Martin

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

Romeo Mendez-Martin, a 19-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was shot and killed on February 11, 2008. His death was one of many homicides that occurred during a particularly violent year for Oakland. The city saw a total of 115 homicides that year…

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Djavad Smith

Male, age 20 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Feb 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

In Buffalo, New York, the life of a young man named Djavad L. Smith was tragically cut short on February 11, 2008. He was 20 years old at the time of his passing. Born on August 6, 1987, Djavad was a beloved son, brother, and friend to many in his community.…

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Willie Martin

Male · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Feb 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

The news of Willie Martin’s death settled over Richmond, Virginia, on February 11, 2008, with the kind of quiet finality that can leave a city feeling suddenly smaller. He was a man whose name mattered to the people who knew him, the kind that doesn’t just…

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Anthony Hunter

Null, age 24 · San Francisco, California

Found Feb 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

On February 11, 2007, 24-year-old Anthony Hunter was shot and killed in San Francisco. The circumstances surrounding his murder remain unresolved, and no suspects have been publicly identified. Hunter's death, which occurred in the Bayview neighborhood…

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Sung Park

Male, age 22 · San Francisco, California

Found Feb 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

On February 11, 2007, Sung Park, a 22-year-old man, tragically died as a result of injuries sustained in a violent altercation outside a San Francisco nightclub. The incident occurred on February 4, 2007, when Sung Park was leaving Club Boss, located at…

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Vincent Brown

Male, age 36 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Vincent Brown, a 36-year-old African-American man from Washington, DC, was killed on a Sunday night in early 2007, when gunfire broke the quiet along the 1500 block of 27th Street SE. It was February 11, just before 9 p.m., when reports of shots fired brought…

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Kenwania Brooks

Male, age 29 · Elsmere, Delaware

Killed Feb 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kenwania Brooks, a 29-year-old Black male from Elsmere, Delaware, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 11, 2007. The incident occurred outside the Elsmere Skating Center, located at 215 New Road, while an event was taking place…

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Danielle Wilson

Female, age 25 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Feb 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Henrico, Virginia, a tragic and legally complex story unfolded, culminating in the death of 25-year-old Danielle Dawn Wilson. On the night of February 11, 2007, Wilson, a recent graduate of James Madison University with plans for…

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Courtney Manning

Male, age 16 · Clinton, Maryland

Killed Feb 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the night of February 11, 2007, 16-year-old Courtney Lawrence Manning Jr. was driving his mother's green Cadillac CTS in Clinton, Maryland. He was taking his friends home from a birthday party held at the Neon teenage nightclub. As he waited at a traffic…

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James Cordell Booker

Male, age 31 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Feb 11, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the winter of 2005, the community of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, mourned the loss of one of its own, James Cordell Booker. A 31-year-old African American man, Booker was a dedicated public servant, wearing the badge of a New Roads police officer and having…

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Maximino Martinez Prado

Male, age 34 · Vernon, California

Killed Feb 11, 2004 · 22 years ago

Maximino Martinez Prado was 34 years old when he died on Wednesday, February 11, 2004, in Vernon, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 5728 Santa Fe Ave. His death was ruled…

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John Byard

Male, age 76 · Queens, New York

Killed Feb 11, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Hollis, Queens, the life of 76-year-old John Byard, a male, came to an abrupt and violent end on February 11, 1999. A renowned and talented jazz musician, Byard was discovered in his home, the victim of a single gunshot wound. The…

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Allen Ripka

Male, age 33 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Feb 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Henrico, Virginia, a brutal act of violence shattered the community on February 11, 1998. On that day, 33-year-old Allen J. Ripka, a male, and his housemate, 36-year-old Shelly T. Schantz, were discovered deceased inside their…

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Shelly Schantz

Female, age 36 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Feb 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Henrico, Virginia, a chilling discovery was made on February 11, 1998, that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Inside a home on Sleepy Duck Road, 36-year-old Shelly T. Schantz, a White female, was found brutally murdered…

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Rosemary A. Downs

Female, age 42 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, the life of 42-year-old Rosemary A. Downs, a female resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, came to a tragic and violent end. A mother and a nurse's aide, she was battling a personal struggle with drug addiction. On the evening of…

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David Clark

Male, age 33 · Dewitt, New York

Killed Feb 11, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a cold February evening in 1987, the town of Dewitt, New York, became the scene of a tragedy that would leave a lasting scar on its law enforcement community. Thirty-three-year-old Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputy David R. Clark, a Caucasian male, was a…

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James Franklin Harris

Male, age 44 · York County, Virginia

Killed Feb 11, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the winter of 1984, the quiet community of York County, Virginia, was unsettled by a grim discovery. On February 11th, the body of James Franklin Harris, a 44-year-old white male, was found in a wooded area. An investigation into his death determined that…

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Delos Gedzius Jr.

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 11, 1984 · 42 years ago

Delos Gedzius Jr. was born in 1981 and tragically passed away on February 11, 1984, at the age of two. His death was part of a series of suspicious fatalities involving multiple children in his family. His mother, Debbie Gedzius, had lost six children over…

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Michelle Hart

Female, age 20 · Fort Myers, Florida

Killed Feb 11, 1983 · 43 years ago

Michelle Hart was a 20 year old woman who was taken far too soon. Michelle was a daughter, a girlfriend, and was known to enjoy shooting pool. At the time of her death, Michelle was living in a van parked on Main Street in Fort Myers Beach, FL with her…

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James Carragher

Male, age 55 · New-york, New York

Killed Feb 11, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the line of duty, Police Officer James G. Carragher, a 55-year-old male, lost his life on a Thursday, the 11th of February, 1982. A veteran of the United States Navy who served in World War II, he had been with the New York City Housing Authority Police…

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Janet Agosto

Female, age 20 · New York City, New York

Killed Feb 11, 1982 · 44 years ago

Janet Agosto was a 20-year-old woman from New York City who vanished at the edge of the holiday season, when her family expected her home and the city was already settling into winter’s long, dark routine. She never made it to Thanksgiving dinner in 1981, and…

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Deon Yancy

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 11, 1980 · 46 years ago

On February 11, 1980, Deon Yancy, a 30-year-old female, was found dead in a vacant field located east of 1850 East 25th Street in Columbus, Ohio. Her death was classified as a homicide, though the specific cause of death was left undetermined after the…

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Boyd Powell

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 11, 1980 · 46 years ago

On February 11, 1980, Boyd Powell was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, marking a tragic and unsolved homicide. The incident took place in Montgomery County, with Powell's death officially classified as a homicide on the same day. The investigation into his death…

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Arthur P. Snyder

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 11, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the winter of 1980, Arthur P. Snyder, a 29-year-old White male police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., was working as part of a special detail to combat drug trafficking. On the evening of February 11th, he and his…

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Clinton Eugene Cunningham

Male, age 29 · Franklin, Kentucky

Killed Feb 11, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, a dedicated Kentucky State Trooper named Clinton Eugene Cunningham was on duty, serving the community as he had for three years. On February 11, the 29-year-old male officer, who had also previously served with the Lexington and…

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Robert Burns

Male, age 40 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 11, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late morning hours of a mid-October day in 2020, a prearranged meeting in the parking lot of a Nashville, Tennessee, Walmart would end in a flash of violence and a young man’s death. The man, a 23-year-old from Alabama, had driven to the Hamilton…

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Barbara Ann Derry

Female, age 18 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Feb 11, 1972 · 54 years ago

Barbara Ann Derry, an 18-year-old female, tragically lost her life on February 11, 1972. She was last seen hitchhiking along State Highway 14 East from Vancouver, Washington. Her body was discovered on March 29, 1972, at the bottom of a silo at the Grist Mill…

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Jennifer Judy

Female, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 11, 1969 · 57 years ago

Jennifer Judy, aged 18, was tragically murdered on February 11, 1969, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was found stabbed to death at 311 Pike Street, a location in the downtown area of the city. On that day, Judy had reportedly been in the area visiting a friend and…

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Harold Cohen

Male, age 38 · Jefferson County, Colorado

Killed Feb 11, 1950 · 76 years ago

In the autumn of 1949, a 38-year-old man named Harold Murphy Cohen, known to his friends as 'Murph,' vanished from the Denver area. A white male, Cohen was a familiar figure in the city's gambling circles and also worked as a fight referee. His disappearance…

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Billy Gaffney

Male, age 4 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Feb 11, 1927 · 99 years ago

On February 11, 1927, winter sat heavy over Brooklyn, and in the hallway outside an apartment building near 99 Fifteenth Street, William “Billy” Gaffney, a 4-year-old white male, was last seen in the ordinary blur of neighbor life—children playing where…

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Gabino Perez Martinez

Male, age 40 · Whittier, California

Killed Feb 11, 2024 · 2 years ago

On February 11, 2024, at approximately 1:33 a.m., 40-year-old Gabino Perez Martinez was fatally shot in a parking lot in Whittier, California. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner determined the manner of death to be homicide, caused by gunshot…

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Rodrigo Perez Almodovar

Male, age 33 · Whittier, California

Killed Feb 11, 2024 · 2 years ago

On February 11, 2024, at approximately 1:07 a.m., Whittier police responded to reports of a shooting at a trailer located near an auto repair shop in the 8100 block of Byron Road, Whittier, California. Upon arrival, officers discovered three male victims…

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Ronald A. Cruz Alvarado

Male, age 26 · Kent, Washington

Killed Feb 11, 2023 · 3 years ago

Ronald A. Cruz Alvarado, a 26-year-old resident of Renton, Washington, tragically lost his life on February 11, 2023, in Kent, Washington. The incident occurred at an apartment complex in Kent, where officers responded to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival…

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Jahiro Rodriguez-Perez

Male, age 34 · Austin, Texas

Killed Feb 11, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jahiro Rodriguez-Perez, a 34-year-old man from Austin, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 11, 2023. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred earlier that evening in the city. According to law enforcement, Rodriguez-Perez was found…

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Jonathan Molina

Male, age 22 · Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Killed Feb 11, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a cold Friday evening in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the life of 22-year-old Jonathan Molina was tragically cut short. On February 11, 2022, at approximately 5:24 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the evening calm near the NJ Transit train tracks close to…

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Alejandro Magana

Male, age 31 · Florence---firestone, California

Killed Feb 11, 2022 · 4 years ago

Alejandro Magana, aged 31, tragically passed away on February 11, 2022, in Florence-Firestone, CA. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation. Magana was found with multiple gunshot wounds, leading…

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Fernando Lopez

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 11, 2020 · 6 years ago

Fernando Lopez, aged 37, tragically passed away on February 11, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigations and legal proceedings. On the day of his death, Lopez…

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