Death by Force

Sharon Cole

Female, age 33 · San Francisco, California

Found Feb 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

On February 19, 2008, Sharon Cole, age 33, was fatally shot while riding in a car at the intersection of 3rd and Paul Streets in the Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco. The incident took place around 1 p.m., and authorities believe it was likely…

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Michael Zeno

Male, age 38 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

On February 19, 2008, Michael Zeno, age 38, was found dead in Oakland, California, as part of a particularly violent period in the city's history. Zeno's death was among the 115 homicides that occurred in Oakland that year. The killing took place in East…

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Travis E. Newsom

Male, age 33 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Feb 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

On February 19, 2008, Travis E. Newsom, a 33-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed. The incident occurred in the 400 block of 17th Avenue, where Newsom was found by police with fatal gunshot wounds. The Columbus Division of…

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Chris Stafford

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

Christopher Andrew Stafford, a 23-year-old from Dayton, Ohio, was tragically killed on February 19, 2008. The incident occurred in Dayton, Montgomery County, and remains unsolved to this day. The Dayton Police Department has been investigating the case, which…

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Thomas O. Hudson

Male, age 38 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Feb 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

Thomas O. Hudson, a 38-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, died on February 19, 2008. His death is part of the archive of homicide cases recorded by the City of Columbus. Details surrounding his death remain under the investigation of local authorities, as…

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Adriane Clowney

Female, age 36 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

Adriane Clowney was a 36-year-old African American/Black woman whose death was recorded as a murder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The case was reported on February 19, 2008, with the incident location listed as 617 N. Braddock Avenue in the city’s 15208 ZIP…

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Terrance Young

Male, age 15 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold Tuesday evening in Brockton, Massachusetts, the life of 15-year-old Terrance Young, a Black male, was tragically cut short. It was February 19, 2008, when gunfire erupted on Essex Street, a sound that would forever alter the lives of those who knew…

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John Donaldson

Male, age 44 · San Francisco, California

Found Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

John Donaldson, a 44-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on February 19, 2007, in San Francisco, California. The incident took place in the Mission District, a neighborhood that has been historically prone to violent crime. According to reports, John…

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Joshua Glasser

Male, age 26 · San Francisco, California

Found Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Joshua Glasser, aged 26, was found dead on February 19, 2007, in an apartment in San Francisco, California. His death contributed to the sharp increase in homicide rates in the city at that time, reflecting broader concerns about the escalating violence that…

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Ignacio Cordova

Male, age 50 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In February 2007, a quiet Cuban immigrant named Ignacio Cordova was found brutally murdered in his Northwest Washington, D.C. apartment, a place he had considered a safe haven after fleeing the Castro regime. His body was discovered on Monday, February 19…

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Lazarus Jones

Male, age 13 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Lazarus Jones, age 13, was tragically killed on February 19, 2007, in Chicago. Lazarus was brutally beaten to death in the Albany Park neighborhood, an area located on the city's Northwest Side. The attack, believed to have been carried out by gang members…

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Charles Marcus Pace

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the intricate and often brutal narrative of Baltimore's street violence, the story of Charles Marcus Pace, a 22-year-old Black male, unfolds with a grim symmetry. His life concluded on February 19, 2007, a chapter closed just as another violent story in…

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Brian Jackson

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Nineteen-year-old Brian Jackson, a male, was in the 1000 block of North Broadway on the evening of February 19th when he was fatally shot. The circumstances…

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Brian Lessane

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 19-year-old Brian Lessane came to a violent end on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. A Black male, Lessane was found on February 19, 2007, at 1000 Broadway. His death, which occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m., was…

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Darnell Cornelius Cain

Male, age 37 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Darnell Cornelius Cain, a 37-year-old male, passed away at his Baltimore, Maryland home on Monday, February 19, 2007. Born in Cambridge on September 8, 1969, he was the son of Jacqueline and Early Cain Sr. and spent his formative years in Petersburg, where he…

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Barry Billups

Male, age 43 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold evening in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of Barry Billups, a 43-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On Monday, February 19, 2007, at approximately 7:20 p.m., in the city's Mark Twain neighborhood, a single gunshot shattered the night's…

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Pablo Mercado

Male, age 60 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Pablo Mercado, a 60-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was tragically murdered on February 19, 2007. The incident took place on Hope Street, and like many other homicides in Philadelphia, Pablo's case remains unsolved with no arrest made. His death…

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Anthony Jon Holly

Male, age 24 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Feb 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 19, 2007, a routine traffic stop in Glendale, Arizona, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 24-year-old Police Officer Anthony Jon Holly. A two-year veteran of the Glendale Police Department and a U.S. Air Force…

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Amy Parrish

Female, age 25 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Feb 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 19, 2005, a quiet street in Kokomo, Indiana, was shattered by the horror of a house fire that would claim the lives of a young mother and three children. Amy Parrish, a 25-year-old Caucasian woman, perished in the blaze…

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Casey Parrish

Male, age 11 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Feb 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the quiet town of Kokomo, Indiana, a horrific tragedy unfolded in the early morning hours of February 19, 2005, forever scarring the community. Eleven-year-old Casey Parrish, a Caucasian male, perished in a deliberately set house fire that also claimed the…

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Caleb Parrish

Male, age 2 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Feb 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late hours of a February night in 2005, a quiet home on Bell Street in Kokomo, Indiana, was tragically transformed into a scene of immense loss. Inside, two-year-old Caleb Parrish was asleep along with his family. A devastating fire, later determined…

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Dacota Rasmussen

Male, age 4 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Feb 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

On February 20, 2005, a devastating house fire claimed the lives of four family members in Kokomo, Indiana, in a tragedy that authorities would later classify as a quadruple homicide. The blaze broke out in the early morning hours at a residence located at…

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Rodney Wallace

Male, age 32 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 20, 2005, a man's life was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rodney Wallace, a male resident of the city, succumbed to a fatal stab wound he had sustained the previous evening. The events leading to his death…

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Corene Davis

Female, age 48 · East-bend, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

Corene Ellen Bryant Davis, a 48-year-old woman from East Bend, North Carolina, tragically passed away on February 19, 2005. Corene was born on July 3, 1956, in Forsyth County, and was a dedicated member of Richmond Hills Baptist Church. She was also an…

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Richard Carns

Male, age 40 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Feb 19, 2002 · 24 years ago

White/Caucasian male Richard James Carns, 40, was staying at a residence on the 1900-block of Orca Street in Anchorage when, just after dawn on February 19, 2002, the quiet of the house broke. Around 6 a.m., an intruder forced entry. Carns rose to confront…

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Jennifer Elizabeth Lowe

Female, age 27 · Lake-forest, California

Killed Feb 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jennifer Elizabeth Lowe, aged 27, tragically lost her life on February 19, 2000, in Lake Forest, California. Jennifer had aspirations of becoming a doctor but had recently decided to pursue a career in nursing. Her life was cut short in a devastating incident…

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William James

Male, age 35 · Bloomfield, New Mexico

Killed Feb 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

On February 19, 2000, William James, a 35-year-old African American male from Bloomfield, New Mexico, was found deceased under suspicious circumstances. The San Juan County Sheriff's Office initiated an investigation to determine the cause and manner of…

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Farrah RaeDawn Armstrong

Female, age 22 · Three-points, Arizona

Killed Feb 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, in the quiet area of Three Points, Arizona, the lives of 22-year-old Farrah RaeDawn Armstrong and her fiancé, Frank Williams, were brought to a violent and tragic end. The person responsible for this heinous act was Farrah's own…

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Corey Campbell

Male, age 18 · Paducah, Kentucky

Killed Feb 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early evening of February 19, 1997, a sense of unease settled over the neighborhood near North 12th and Harrison Streets in Paducah, Kentucky. Eighteen-year-old Corey Campbell, a male, was seen fleeing from an unidentified Black male subject. The…

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Brendan Neal Abernathy

Male, age 12 · Hercules, California

Killed Feb 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

On February 19, 1997, Brendan Neal Abernathy, a 12-year-old boy from Hercules, California, was tragically murdered along with his father, Neal Abernathy. The crime took place in their home on Dunham Court, a quiet cul-de-sac in the upscale Hercules by the Bay…

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Neal Edwin Abernathy

Male, age 43 · Hercules, California

Killed Feb 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

Neal Edwin Abernathy, aged 43, tragically lost his life on February 19, 1997, in Hercules, California. Abernathy, who owned Precision Tune in Pinole, was found dead at his home from gunshot wounds. The incident also claimed the life of his 12-year-old son…

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Reyes Valenzuela

Male, age 56 · Socorro, New Mexico

Killed Feb 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a quiet Sunday morning, February 19, 1995, the community of Socorro, New Mexico, was shaken by the discovery of the death of 56-year-old Hispanic male, Reyes Valenzuela. He was found deceased in his home, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. The initial…

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Sherry Mansur

Female, age 34 · Guilford County, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

Sherry Mansur, a 34-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on February 19, 1995. Her death was the result of strangulation, and her body was discovered along Interstate 40 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Sherry, whose full name was Sherry Tew Mansur…

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Gloria White

Female · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Feb 19, 1994 · 32 years ago

On February 19, 1994, the body of 37-year-old Gloria Jean White was discovered in a wooded area of East Pleasant Street, located between South Belmont Avenue and Abbey Street in Springfield, Ohio. Gloria had been brutally murdered, and her death was…

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Thomas Rose

Male, age 42 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 19, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a cold February day in 1993, the life of 42-year-old White/Caucasian male, Thomas Rose, a Boston Police Officer, was tragically cut short. The events that unfolded on February 19th inside the booking area of the District A-1 station in downtown Boston were…

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Richard Newman

Male, age 48 · Crowley, Louisiana

Killed Feb 19, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the line of duty, Lieutenant Richard Earl Newman Sr., a 48-year-old male with the Crowley Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 19, 1993. A respected veteran of the department with ten years of service, Newman was participating in a drug…

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Shawna Hawk

Female, age 20 · Charlotte, South Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, Shawna Denise Hawk, a 20-year-old Black woman, was diligently building a future for herself in Charlotte, North Carolina. A paralegal student at Central Piedmont Community College, she also worked at a local Taco Bell to support herself…

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Kenneth Nelson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 19, 1989 · 37 years ago

Kenneth Nelson was the victim of a homicide that occurred on February 19, 1989, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was discovered behind 2701 McGuffey Road in Franklin County, Columbus. Kenneth Nelson, a Black male, had suffered multiple injuries, including gunshot…

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Renee Cuevas

Female, age 27 · El Toro, California

Killed Feb 19, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the morning of February 19, 1989, the body of Renee Cuevas, a 27-year-old Hispanic female, was discovered along Lambert Road near the now-defunct El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, California. The location and circumstances of her death raised immediate…

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Jeffry Kowalski

Male, age 50 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 19, 1987 · 39 years ago

On October 1, 2008, 51-year-old Sergeant Jeffry Kowalski passed away at his home in Harlingen, Texas, due to long-term complications from a gunshot wound he had sustained while serving as a police officer in Saint Louis, Missouri. Although his death occurred…

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Thomas Gonzales

Male · Yuma, Arizona

Killed Feb 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the late afternoon of February 19, 1985, the Yuma Police Department responded to a call concerning a deceased person in the vicinity of 160 east 1st street. Upon their arrival at around 5:30 p.m., officers discovered the body of a man identified as Thomas…

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Anthony Alan Giniewicz

Male, age 58 · Signal-hill, California

Killed Feb 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

Anthony Alan Giniewicz, a dedicated police officer with the Signal Hill Police Department, tragically succumbed to complications from gunshot wounds sustained during a violent encounter on February 19, 1985. On that fateful day, Giniewicz and his partner…

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Rebecca Darling

Female, age 21 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Feb 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

Rebecca Ann Darling, a 21-year-old white female from Salem, Oregon, disappeared during the early morning hours of February 19, 1984. She was working the overnight shift at an all-night convenience store when she vanished. A customer had seen her at…

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Dennis Hilliard

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

On February 19, 1983, Dennis Hilliard, a 40-year-old male, was found with a fatal head injury behind a building located at 1226 E. Long Street in Columbus, Ohio. He suffered a significant blow from an unknown weapon. After being discovered, Dennis was…

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Henning G. Chinn

Male, age 52 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Feb 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the cold, early hours of February 19, 1983, the vibrant life of 52-year-old Henning G. Chinn was tragically cut short in what would become a dark chapter in Seattle's history. Chinn was one of thirteen people brutally murdered inside the Wah Mee Club, a…

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Jean B. Mar

Female, age 46 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Feb 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the cold, early hours of February 19, 1983, the vibrant sounds of the Wah Mee gambling club in Seattle's International District fell silent, replaced by the echoes of a brutal and calculated massacre. Among the thirteen lives tragically cut short that…

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John Loui

Male, age 48 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Feb 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

John S. Loui, a 48-year-old male of Cantonese-speaking Chinese origin, was the manager of the Wah Mee Club, a popular though illegal gambling establishment situated in the basement of the Louisa Hotel in Seattle's International District. The night of February…

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Moo Min Mar

Male, age 52 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Feb 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the heart of Seattle's Chinatown International District, the night of February 19, 1983, descended into a scene of unimaginable horror. Inside the Wah Mee Club, a popular though illicit gambling den, a robbery turned into a massacre, leaving thirteen…

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