Death by Force

Amanda Kathern McCaig

Female, age 16 · St-marys, Georgia

Killed Feb 14, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet town of St. Marys, Georgia, a teenage love story took a tragic and violent turn, culminating in the death of 16-year-old Amanda Kathern McCaig. Her life was cut short on Valentine's Day in 1995, a day that would forever be marked by heartbreak…

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Kimberly Thompson

Female, age 24 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Feb 14, 1994 · 32 years ago

On February 14, 1994, Kimberly Thompson, age 24, was found shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 504 Holloway Street in Durham, North Carolina. She was discovered shortly after 5 a.m. and was rushed to Duke University Hospital, where she died…

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Michael Wayne Tracy

Male, age 50 · Palos-verdes-estates, California

Killed Feb 14, 1994 · 32 years ago

Captain Michael Wayne Tracy, a dedicated officer with the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 14, 1994. Tracy, who had served the department for 28 years, was attending a department staff training seminar at the…

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Vernon Thomas Vanderpool

Male, age 57 · Palos-verdes-estates, California

Killed Feb 14, 1994 · 32 years ago

Sergeant Vernon Thomas Vanderpool, a dedicated officer with the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 14, 1994, at the age of 57. The incident occurred during a department staff training seminar at the Holiday Inn in…

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Mary Haskins Ferguson

Female, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 14, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a cold Valentine's Day in 1994, the body of 29-year-old Mary Haskins Ferguson was discovered on a baseball field at Hamilton Junior High School in Northeast Washington, D.C. A passerby found the partially clothed young woman at approximately 9 a.m. near…

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William Billy Trimback

Male, age 26 · Wiggins, Colorado

Killed Feb 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the cold of February 1993, the life of 26-year-old William 'Billy' Trimbach, a White male, came to a violent and mysterious end. On Valentine's Day, a day that also marked his first wedding anniversary, his body was discovered discarded along a desolate…

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Christopher Hernandez

Male, age 15 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, a tragic event unfolded on the eve of Valentine's Day in 1993, resulting in the death of 15-year-old Christopher Hernandez and five others. The brutal killings, which would become known as the 'St. Valentine's Day…

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Edwin Santiago

Male, age 17 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, a tragic and violent event unfolded on Valentine's Day in 1993, resulting in the death of 17-year-old Edwin Santiago and five other individuals. The victims were discovered in an apartment on Prospect Avenue, all having…

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Julia Santana

Female, age 44 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a wave of shock and horror washed over a Bronx neighborhood, leaving a lasting scar on the community. On what should have been a day of love, Valentine's Day turned into a scene of brutal violence. Inside an apartment on Prospect…

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Maria Santana

Female, age 26 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a brutal act of violence extinguished the life of 26-year-old Maria Santana in her Bronx apartment. The events leading to her death were rooted in a neighborhood feud that escalated into a meticulously planned execution. Maria, a driven…

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Miguel Camacho Rivera

Male, age 23 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a brutal act of violence cut short the life of 23-year-old Miguel Camacho Rivera in the Bronx, New York. On the night of February 14th, Rivera was one of six individuals who were methodically executed in an apartment on Prospect Avenue.…

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Carolen Marie Wallace

Female, age 23 · Fairfax County, Virginia

Killed Feb 14, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the winter of 1990, the discovery of a young woman's body in a Fairfax County storm sewer began a mystery that has lingered for decades. Carolen Marie Wallace, a 22-year-old white female from Forestville, Maryland, was found on Valentine's Day by a highway…

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Deborah Kisor

Female, age 31 · Monterey, California

Killed Feb 14, 1988 · 38 years ago

Deborah Kisor, a 31-year-old mental patient, met a tragic and violent end on February 14, 1987, in St. Petersburg, Florida, rather than Monterey, CA, as the incident did not occur there. Her body was discovered by children playing in the woods near Roser…

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John Thomas Scanlon

Male, age 35 · Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Killed Feb 14, 1985 · 41 years ago

On a cold Valentine's Day in 1985, the life of John Thomas Scanlon, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in an act of sudden violence. A dedicated police officer with the Robbinsdale, Minnesota Police Department, Scanlon was a veteran…

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Thomas Ruotolo

Male, age 30 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a cold Valentine's Day in 1984, 30-year-old New York City Police Officer Thomas Ruotolo was tragically killed in the line of duty in the Bronx. That evening, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Officer Ruotolo and his partner were on patrol in the 41st Precinct…

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Robert Capretti

Male, age 19 · Upper-darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 14, 1983 · 43 years ago

Robert Capretti, a 19-year-old male, died from gun violence on February 14, 1983, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The available online record places his death on Valentine’s Day and identifies him as a young man lost to a fatal shooting. One online memorial…

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Jessie Thomas Ball

Male, age 31 · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Feb 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

Caucasian / White Jessie Thomas Ball, age 51, was discovered in a garage at 110 North Lawrence Street in Eugene, Oregon, a spot known to offer shelter to people without housing. Investigators fixed the window of the killing between the early afternoon of…

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Trent R Olsen

Male, age 22 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Feb 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the early hours of Valentine's Day in 1982, the life of a young Caucasian man, 22-year-old Trent R. Olsen, was tragically cut short in Salt Lake City, Utah. The night began at a local establishment, the One More Time Club, where Olsen was reportedly…

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Marylou Gant

Female · Huber Heights, Ohio

Killed Feb 14, 1980 · 46 years ago

On February 14, 1980, Marylou Gant was tragically murdered in Huber Heights, Ohio. Marylou, who was 55 years old at the time of her death, was found in her home under circumstances that have remained mysterious for decades. Despite the efforts of local…

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Frederick Holmes

Male, age 55 · New-rochelle, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1977 · 49 years ago

On what began as an ordinary Valentine's Day in 1977, a tragic and violent event unfolded in New Rochelle, New York, claiming the life of 55-year-old Frederick Holmes. Holmes, a Black man, was an employee at the Neptune Worldwide Moving Company, the site of a…

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James Green

Male, age 45 · New Rochelle, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a cold Valentine's Day morning in 1977, a tragic event unfolded in New Rochelle, New York, forever altering the lives of many. James Green, a 45-year-old Black man from Mount Vernon, went to his job as a mover at the Neptune Worldwide Moving Company…

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Joseph Hicks

Male, age 60 · New-rochelle, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1977 · 49 years ago

Joseph Hicks, a 59-year-old African-American man, walked into work on the morning of February 14, 1977, expecting an ordinary start to the day at Neptune World Wide Moving in New Rochelle. Instead, the warehouse turned into a killing ground when a suspended…

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Pariyarathu Varghese

Male, age 32 · New-rochelle, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1977 · 49 years ago

Pariyarathu Varghese was a 32-year-old man who had only just begun to find his footing in New Rochelle, New York, when violence found him first. A native of India, he had come to America the year before to marry, and he was in only his second week as an…

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Allan Mcleod

Male, age 29 · New Rochelle, New York

Killed Feb 14, 1977 · 49 years ago

Allan Bruce McLeod, a 29-year-old white male patrolman with the New Rochelle Police Department, started Valentine’s Day 1977 the way working cops often do—moving from the quiet routines of shift change into whatever the radio brings next. Not long after the…

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Merrel Kissinger

Male, age 39 · Sacramento, California

Killed Feb 14, 1965 · 61 years ago

Merrel L. Kissinger, a 39-year-old officer with the California Highway Patrol, tragically lost his life on February 14, 1965. On that fateful day, Officer Kissinger was transporting a prisoner he had arrested for suspicion of drunk driving near Carlsbad…

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Joseph Calloway

Female, age 41 · Lake-charles, Louisiana

Killed Feb 14, 1940 · 86 years ago

In the winter of 1940, a chilling crime unfolded in Lake Charles, Louisiana, forever etching the names of Joseph P. Calloway and Toni Jo Henry into the annals of the state's criminal history. On Valentine's Day, February 14th, the life of 41-year-old Joseph…

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Wilford Winn Thomasson

Male, age 36 · Austin, Texas

Killed Feb 14, 1937 · 89 years ago

Investigator Wilford Winn Thomasson, age 36, was shot and killed on February 14, 1937, near Austin, Texas. Thomasson, a federal agent with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, was involved in a raid along…

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Adam Frank Heyer

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

Adam Frank Heyer, a 39-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was killed on February 14, 1929, during the infamous Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois. Heyer worked as an accountant for the Moran gang, a rival faction to Al Capone's Chicago…

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Albert Weinshank

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

Albert Weinshank, a 35-year-old male of Russian descent, was one of the seven victims of the infamous Saint Valentine's Day Massacre on February 14, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. Weinshank, who managed several cleaning and dyeing operations for the North Side…

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Albert Kalchellek

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

Albert Kalchellek, also known as James "Jim" Clark, was a 41-year-old German-American gangster working for George "Bugs" Moran. He was one of the seven victims of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which occurred on February 14, 1929, in Chicago…

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Frank Gusenberg

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

Frank Gusenberg, a 35-year-old American contract killer of German descent, died on February 14, 1929, in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. He was a member of the North Side Gang and was known for his involvement in the violent gang wars of Prohibition-era…

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George Moran

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

George "Bugs" Moran, born Adelard Leo Cunin on August 21, 1893, was a prominent American gangster during the Prohibition era. He was a key figure in the North Side Gang in Chicago, Illinois. Moran, a white male of French-Canadian descent, was deeply involved…

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John May

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

John May, a 34-year-old male of unknown ethnicity, was a member of Bugs Moran's crime gang in Chicago. He was one of the seven victims of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which occurred on February 14, 1929. The massacre took place at a garage on…

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Peter Goosey Gusenberg

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

Peter Goosey Gusenberg, a 40-year-old German-American gangster, was killed on February 14, 1929, during the infamous Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois. Gusenberg was a member of the North Side Gang, which was engaged in a violent conflict…

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Reinhardt Schwimmer

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 1929 · 97 years ago

Reinhardt H. Schwimmer, a 29-year-old male of German descent, was one of the seven victims of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre that occurred on February 14, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. Schwimmer, who was originally an optician, had turned to a life…

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Federal Prohibition Malcolm Malachi

Male, age 53 · Welch, West Virginia

Killed Feb 14, 1925 · 101 years ago

Malcolm Malachi “Mack” Day, a 53-year-old White man, was a federal Prohibition agent whose long career in law enforcement ended violently in McDowell County, West Virginia, on February 14, 1925. Day was an ordained minister as well as a lawman, and by the…

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Cyrus Shaeffer

Male, age 38 · Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 14, 1903 · 123 years ago

Cyrus Shaeffer, a 38-year-old male police officer in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, died on February 14, 1903. Officer Shaeffer was attempting to arrest a murder suspect named David Shaud, who had just killed a woman who had testified against him in a burglary trial.…

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Jimmy Tiger

Male · Saint-lucie, Florida

Killed Feb 14, 1889 · 137 years ago

Jimmy Tiger, a member of the Seminole community in Saint Lucie, Florida, met a tragic end on February 14, 1889. His death was part of a larger incident known as the Jim Jumper massacre, or Bluefields massacre, which occurred at a Seminole Indian camp…

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Nancy Bowlegs

Female · Saint-lucie, Florida

Killed Feb 14, 1889 · 137 years ago

Nancy Bowlegs was one of the victims of the tragic Jim Jumper massacre, which occurred on February 14 or 15, 1889, in St. Lucie County, Florida. This incident took place at a Seminole Indian camp northeast of Lake Okeechobee, known as Bluefields. Jim Jumper…

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Ernestine Frye

Male, age 49 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Feb 14, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening hours of Valentine's Day, a residence in the 2300 block of Montpelier Avenue in Macon, Georgia, became the scene of a fatal shooting. On February 14, 2024, at approximately 6:10 p.m., deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office were…

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Reginald Andre Moore

Male, age 55 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 14, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a late Tuesday evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 55-year-old Reginald Andre Moore, a male, was tragically cut short. On February 14, 2023, at approximately 10:53 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 900 block of 4th Court West following a report…

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Sarah Jane Willard

Female, age 29 · Ocean-springs, Mississippi

Killed Feb 14, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the fall of 2019, Sarah Jane Willard, a 29-year-old female from Coral Springs, Florida, embarked on a journey that would tragically be her last. She left her apartment on October 28, 2019, a detail her husband recounted to the police. It wasn't entirely…

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Eugene Johnson

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 14, 2019 · 7 years ago

Eugene E. Johnson, 27, was fatally stabbed in the neck inside a residential building in the 3500 block of West Fifth Avenue on Chicago's West Side early on Thursday, February 14, 2019, Valentine's Day. The area is known as Fifth City and lies in the East…

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Moises C. Rodriguez

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 14, 2018 · 8 years ago

Moises C. Rodriguez, a 26-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on February 14, 2018, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the 11500 block of Sylvan Street. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the shooting…

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Steven C. Oliger

Male, age 63 · Shelbyville, Indiana

Killed Feb 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steven Charles Oliger, a 63-year-old male, passed away at his home in Shelbyville, Indiana, on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Neighbors described him as a friendly and pleasant man, often seen smiling and waving. He was a veteran of the US Army and had recently…

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Raos Aole JaJa Peek

Male, age 32 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet southwest Atlanta neighborhood, the morning of February 14, 2015, was shattered by a brutal discovery that would leave a family and community searching for answers. Responding to a call just before 8:30 a.m., police entered a home on Mims Street to…

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James Allen Orgeron

Male, age 44 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Feb 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold Valentine's Day evening in 2015, the life of James Allen Orgeron, a 44-year-old male, was tragically cut short in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Lafayette, Louisiana. What began as a dispute escalated with terrifying speed, leaving Orgeron…

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Pedro Gomez

Male, age 37 · Downey, California

Killed Feb 14, 2014 · 12 years ago

Pedro Gomez, a 37-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 14, 2014, in Downey, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gomez was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in the…

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