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Isaac Big Ike Stern

Male, age 47 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Friday night in New Orleans, February 15, 2013, Isaac 'Big Ike' Conrad Stern, a 47-year-old male, was gunned down on the sidewalk in front of his home near the Fair Grounds. He was outside waiting for a friend to bring him a cigarette when a car…

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Lewis Dixon

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold evening in Washington, D.C., a young man's life was cut short by gunfire. Twenty-one-year-old Lewis Dixon, a Black male, was shot and killed on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The fatal incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. in the 1300 block of Saratoga…

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Geraldine Parham

Female, age 94 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Feb 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the quiet life of a 94-year-old Caucasian woman, Geraldine Parham, came to a tragic end in her Albuquerque, New Mexico, home. On February 15th, the nonagenarian was found deceased, and while her passing was initially noted in a standard…

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Noel Osborne

Male, age 26 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Feb 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the life of Noel Elvin Osborne, a 26-year-old male, was abruptly ended by an act of violence in Norfolk, Virginia. On the evening of February 15th, Osborne was fatally shot, becoming another victim of gun violence in the city. The…

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Anthony VanBuren

Male, age 29 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Feb 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the life of Anthony Wayne VanBuren, a 29-year-old man from Kansas City, Missouri, was tragically cut short. On February 15th, he was killed by gun violence in his hometown. Remembered by some with the nickname 'Ant-Dog,' his death left…

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James Lamar Tidwell

Male, age 58 · Mount Enterprise, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

James “Jimmy” Lamar Tidwell Jr., a 58-year-old white male electrician from Mount Enterprise, Texas, was last seen on February 15, 2012. After completing his night shift at an electrical company in Longview, Texas, where he had been employed for about a…

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Antonio T Melton

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 15, 2010, Antonio T. Melton, age 25, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a year when the city faced significant challenges with gun violence, with many homicides being concentrated in neighborhoods that were…

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Adam Phillip Thomas

Male, age 40 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Feb 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 15, 2010, Adam Phillip Thomas, a 40-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, was found dead in what appeared to be a homicide. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning, with police responding to a report at a local address. Thomas was…

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Michael Vogt

Male, age 56 · Chattahoochee-hills, Georgia

Killed Feb 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the rural quiet of Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, a routine day for 56-year-old Police Lieutenant Michael Vogt took a tragic turn. On February 15, 2010, while en route to another call, Lt. Vogt spotted a suspicious vehicle parked on Vernon Grove Road, a…

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Carrie Stroope

Female, age 42 · Gatesville, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

Carrie Dean Hobby Stroope, a 42-year-old woman from Gatesville, Texas, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2010. She was born on December 14, 1967, in Pahokee, Florida, to Bobby and Lydia Graham Hobby. Carrie worked for McLane Company as a cycle counter…

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Peter Azadian

Male, age 47 · San Francisco, California

Found Feb 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

On February 15, 2009, Peter Azadian, aged 47, was attacked and beaten by a group of men while living as a homeless individual in the South of Market (SOMA) area of San Francisco. The incident took place on Stillman Street, between Second and Third Streets, at…

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Ken Townsend

Male, age 16 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Feb 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Ken Townsend, a 16-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically killed on February 15, 2009. He was shot outside a party on the north side of Jacksonville, in what authorities have described as an unprovoked attack. The shooting occurred late in…

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Milton Andrade

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

On February 15, 2009, 33-year-old Milton Andrade was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois, becoming one of many victims of gun violence in the city during that year. His death occurred in a period when Chicago was struggling with a high rate of homicides…

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Lorenzo C Horton

Male, age 23 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a brazen daylight shooting that has remained a mystery for over a decade. Lorenzo C. Horton, a 23-year-old male, was standing near the corner of 19th Avenue North and Herman…

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Nakeia Mccafferty

Female, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

Nakeia McCafferty, aged 32, was found dead on February 15, 2008, in Philadelphia. Her body was discovered lying behind a chain-link fence near a vacant rowhouse on 5440 Market Street. She had suffered multiple stab wounds to her face and neck, and was…

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Kenny Stainback

Male, age 37 · East-st-louis, Illinois

Killed Feb 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

Kenny Stainback, a 37-year-old male from East St. Louis, Illinois, was found shot to death on February 15, 2008. His body was discovered on a street in East St. Louis, and the circumstances surrounding his death were initially shrouded in confusion.…

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Yazzie Plentywounds

Male, age 26 · Boise, Idaho

Killed Feb 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of Yazzie Billie Plentywounds, a 26-year-old Indigenous / Native American man, was tragically cut short in Boise, Idaho. On the evening of February 15th, residents near the Red Rock Christian Church on the Boise Bench reported…

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Wesley Powaserys

Male, age 52 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Wesley Powaserys, age 52, was found dead on February 15, 2007, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was discovered sitting in a green Chrysler Concorde on the 2900 block of B Street in Kensington, having been shot in the head. According to police, the incident…

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Andrew Johnson

Null, age 48 · St Bernard, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

On February 15, 2005, Andrew Douglas Johnson, a 48-year-old male, was found fatally wounded along Interstate 75 in St. Bernard, Ohio. Officers were called to the scene, located at the 7.0-mile marker of southbound I-75, at around 6:40 p.m. They initially…

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Billy Drumm

Male, age 22 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed Feb 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the winter of 2005, a grim discovery by squirrel hunters in a wooded area near Doddridge, Arkansas, brought to light a brutal crime that had unfolded miles away in Texarkana. In the back of a burned-out car lay the remains of 22-year-old Billy Drumm and…

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Patrick Alan Dickey

Male, age 21 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed Feb 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

Patrick Alan Dickey, a 21-year-old man from Texarkana, Arkansas, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2005, in a brutal crime that shocked the community. Dickey, along with Billy Drumm, aged 22, fell victim to a heinous act of violence that culminated in…

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Andrew Johnson

Male · Saint-bernard, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

Andrew Douglas Johnson, a 48-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2005, in Saint Bernard, Ohio. Johnson was driving his white 2002 Ford Taurus SES on Interstate 75 when he was involved in what appeared to be an auto accident. However…

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Marlene Magee

Female · Rincon-indian-reservation, California

Killed Feb 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

Marlene Magee, a 22-year-old resident of the Rincon Indian Reservation in California, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2004. Born on July 2, 1981, in Fallbrook, she was a homemaker and mother to several children. Her death was the result of a violent…

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Natalie Magee

Female · Rincon-indian-reservation, California

Killed Feb 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

Natalie Magee, who died on February 15, 2004, on the Rincon Indian Reservation in California, was a victim of a tragic and violent incident. The case surrounding her death involved significant legal proceedings and investigations. Natalie Magee, also known as…

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Nikki Nicholas

Female, age 19 · Brighton, Michigan

Killed Feb 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the winter of 2003, the life of a 19-year-old woman named Nikki Nicholas, who was born Anthony Lionel Nicholas, was tragically cut short. On February 21st of that year, her body was discovered in a desolate, abandoned farmhouse in Green Oak Township…

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Subir Kumar Chatterjee

Male, age 42 · Oak-ridge-north, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

Subir Kumar Chatterjee, a 42-year-old male of Indian descent, was tragically shot and killed on February 15, 2002, at the Coastal gas station and convenience store he co-owned and operated in Oak Ridge North, Texas. The incident occurred during a robbery…

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Christopher Nicholas Hodrick

Male, age 5 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

On Friday, February 15, 2002, five-year-old Christopher Nicholas Hodrick died in Los Angeles County, California. The young Latino boy’s life was cut short before he ever had the opportunity to reach grade school, leaving behind an enduring mystery that has…

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Lamont Coleman

Male, age 24 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Feb 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

On the evening of February 15, 1999, the promising life of Lamont Coleman, a 24-year-old male American rapper known professionally as Big L, was tragically cut short. He was in his native Harlem, on West 139th Street, not far from his home, when he became the…

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Carole Evon Sund

Female, age 42 · Yosemite National Park, California

Killed Feb 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Carole Evon Sund, a 42-year-old white woman from Eureka, California, was tragically murdered on February 15, 1999, during a sightseeing trip to Yosemite National Park. She was traveling with her 15-year-old daughter, Juli Sund, and their 16-year-old family…

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Juliana Juli Sund

Female, age 15 · Yosemite National Park, California

Killed Feb 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Juliana “Juli” Sund, a 15-year-old white female from Eureka, California, was one of three victims in a series of murders that shocked the nation in early 1999. Juli, her mother Carole Sund and their family friend Silvina Pelosso were visiting Yosemite…

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Silvina Pelosso

Female, age 16 · Yosemite National Park, California

Killed Feb 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Silvina Pelosso, a 16-year-old female exchange student from Argentina, was tragically murdered on February 15, 1999, during a sightseeing trip near Yosemite National Park in California. She had been staying with the Sund family in Eureka, California, and was…

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Thomas Randall

Male, age 17 · Franklin Township, New Jersey

Killed Feb 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

Thomas Randall, a 17-year-old African-American male from Franklin Township, New Jersey, was spending the night of February 15, 1998, in the company of his friend Tanon Fitzpatrick when a series of small, ordinary choices led them toward an intersection that…

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Michael David Moore

Male, age 32 · Garland, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

Michael David Moore, a 32-year-old male police officer with the Garland Police Department in Texas, was tragically shot and killed on February 15, 1997. Officer Moore was responding to a bank robbery when he was shot multiple times, with one bullet…

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Robert Poulter

Male, age 19 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Feb 15, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the winter of 1995, the city of Gary, Indiana, was grappling with a surge of violence that saw it grimly dubbed the nation's murder capital. It was against this backdrop of pervasive danger that the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Robert…

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Henry Bonds

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 1994 · 32 years ago

On February 15, 1994, Henry Bonds, also known as Khalil Sami, was shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at 910 Race Street, located in Hamilton County. Bonds, who was 41 years old at the time, was found shot, and his death was…

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Gatha Bow

Female, age 37 · Delaware, Ohio

Found Feb 15, 1993 · 33 years ago

Gatha Diane Bowman, a 37-year-old healthcare professional from Richland County, Ohio, was last seen on February 15, 1993, as she left her office around 6:45 p.m., reportedly heading to a business meeting. Her disappearance prompted an investigation after she…

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Darlene Gervins

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

On February 15, 1992, Darlene Gervins, a 29-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead in her home on 546 Lilley Avenue. Darlene's death was caused by strangulation, and she was discovered by a friend who had come to her residence to bring back her…

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Elizabeth Clenor

Female, age 30 · Essex County, New Jersey

Killed Feb 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

Elizabeth Clenor was a 30-year-old Black woman from East Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, a daughter and mother of two who was trying to steady her life in the early months of 1992. On a cold February day she walked to a local McDonald’s, hoping a job…

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Stephen Franklin House

Male, age 36 · Titusville, Florida

Killed Feb 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

Stephen Franklin House, a 36-year-old white male, died on February 15, 1989, in Titusville, Florida. He was a police officer with the Titusville Police Department and was killed in the line of duty while serving a narcotics search warrant. On the day of his…

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John Dean Landrum

Male, age 52 · Paris, Illinois

Killed Feb 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

Deputy Sheriff John Dean Landrum, aged 52, was shot and killed on February 15, 1989, while responding to a domestic disturbance in Paris, Illinois. Landrum, who served with the Edgar County Sheriff's Department for 12 years, was fatally wounded in the chest…

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Robert Dawson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 1988 · 38 years ago

On February 15, 1988, Robert Dawson, a 19-year-old male, was found dead with a gunshot wound at 410 Rhodes Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. He was pronounced dead on arrival. Details about the events leading to Dawson’s death and any suspects remain unclear. The…

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Margaret Kuckro

Female, age 80 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

Margaret M. Mahoney Kuckro, a 78-year-old woman from Cincinnati, Ohio, was a patient at Daniel Drake Memorial Hospital when she became one of the victims of hospital orderly Donald Harvey, the serial killer later known as the “Angel of Death.” Although some…

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Dennis Sheffield

Male, age 23 · Troy, North Carolina

Killed Feb 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lee Sheffield, aged 23, was shot and killed on February 15, 1984, while serving a civil summons in Troy, North Carolina. Sheffield and two other deputies arrived at a residence on Page Street to seize property worth $78,000 to satisfy a…

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Henry Crabtree

Male · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 1979 · 47 years ago

On February 15, 1979, Henry Crabtree, a night manager at a Circle K Convenience Store located on Culebra Road in San Antonio, Texas, was found brutally murdered. He had been stabbed to death during the early morning hours while working at the store. Police…

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Edward Leroy Hickson

Male, age 32 · Council Bluffs, Iowa

Killed Feb 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

Edward Leroy Hickson, a 32-year-old man, died during the early morning hours of February 15, 1978, after a fire brought police officers and firefighters to the 1500 block of South Sixth Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At approximately 4:14 a.m., Council…

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Edwin Helfant

Male, age 51 · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Killed Feb 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

Edwin Helfant, a 51-year-old male lawyer and part-time municipal judge from Atlantic County, New Jersey, found his life cut short in a brazen, gangland-style execution on the evening of February 15, 1978. While seated with his wife, Marcie, and a business…

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Lorraine Hubble

Female, age 47 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 1972 · 54 years ago

On February 15, 1972, 47-year-old Loraine Hubble was found murdered in her residence at 2920 Ashland Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. Loraine was strangled to death, and the incident took place in Hamilton County. The crime scene provided little evidence that…

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Diane Cusick

Female, age 23 · Valley Stream, New York

Killed Feb 15, 1968 · 58 years ago

Diane Cusick was a 23-year-old white woman who left home on the evening of February 15, 1968, telling her family she was heading to Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream to buy dancing shoes after her day revolved around teaching and caring for her young child.…

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