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Sheroid C Liggins

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 22, 2012 · 14 years ago

Sheroid C. Liggins, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot on February 22, 2012, in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of Chicago. Liggins was struck by gunfire while walking along the sidewalk, becoming yet another tragic victim of gun violence in an area…

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Devonte Snowden

Male, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 22, 2012 · 14 years ago

Devonte Snowden, a 19-year-old from the Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood of Pittsburgh, was tragically killed on February 22, 2012. The incident occurred at around 1 a.m. on the 7200 block of Somerset Street, where Devonte was found inside a vehicle, having…

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Stephan Hamilton

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 22, 2012 · 14 years ago

Stephan Hamilton, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed on February 22, 2012, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His body was discovered by police officers who responded to reports of gunfire. Hamilton was a Black male, and his death remains unsolved, with no…

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Jevon Sturdivant

Male, age 18 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 22, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late winter of 2012, the life of a young man from Chattanooga was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jevon Montrel Sturdivant, an 18-year-old male, was found deceased on February 22nd in an alleyway situated in the 3400 block of Ashland…

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James Lee

Male, age 59 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Feb 22, 2012 · 14 years ago

In a parking lot in Richmond, Virginia, a violent encounter cut short the life of James Stephenson Lee. On February 22, 2012, in the parking area of the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veteran Administration Medical Center, a man named Cornelius I. Hayes approached Lee…

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Jevon Montrel Sturdivant

Male, age 18 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 22, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jevon Montrel Sturdivant, an 18-year-old Black male, was found deceased in Knoxville, Tennessee, on February 22, 2012. A Chattanooga native, his body was discovered in an alley located in the 3400 block of Ashland Avenue near Andes Street. An autopsy…

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John Williams

Male, age 46 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Feb 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the high desert city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the life of 46-year-old John Williams came to a violent and mysterious end on February 22, 2010. On that Monday, Mr. Williams was found murdered, leaving behind a case that has puzzled investigators for…

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John Collamore

Male, age 46 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Feb 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 22, 2010, 46-year-old John Collamore was found dead in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a case that has yet to be solved. Despite initial investigations, little progress has been made, and the case has since become one of the many cold cases in…

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Keith Whitworth

Male, age 47 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Feb 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

Keith Whitworth, a 47-year-old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, was tragically killed on February 22, 2010. His death occurred at 16136 Strollaway Road, marking yet another case in the long list of unsolved homicides in the area. Details regarding the…

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Daton Boyd

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late winter evening of February 22, 2010, tragedy struck in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. A young man, 22-year-old Daton Boyd, was found suffering from gunshot wounds in Elmore Square. The call came into city police at 7:48 p.m., reporting the…

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Rocarlton Ferguson

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

Rocarlton Ferguson, aged 29, was killed on February 22, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The details surrounding his death indicate that it was a homicide, with his body discovered in an area known for criminal activity. The case was classified as unsolved and has…

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Charles Archille

Male, age 31 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

On February 22, 2009, Charles Archille, age 31, was killed in a drive-by shooting near Bushrod Park in Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the evening, and as of the following day, no suspects had been identified. Archille's death was one of the…

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Juan Ro

Male, age 18 · Long Beach, California

Found Feb 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Juan Francisco Roman, an 18-year-old Latino male, was fatally shot on February 22, 2009, in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. in the 2600 block of East Anaheim Street. Roman sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso and was…

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David L Haynes

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

David L. Haynes, age 28, was fatally shot on February 22, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Near West Side neighborhood, specifically in a parking lot where Haynes was targeted and killed. The circumstances of his death reflected the…

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Maricela Morquecho Sanchez

Female, age 29 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Feb 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Maricela Sanchez-Morquecho, a 25-year-old Hispanic woman from Fort Worth, Texas, had her life tragically cut short on February 22, 2009. She was a daughter, possibly a mother, and a cherished presence in the lives of those who knew her. What should have been…

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Everardo Molina

Male, age 24 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Feb 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Everardo Molina, aged 24, was killed in a shooting on February 22, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred in an area that had seen increased violence, and despite initial investigations, no significant breakthroughs have been made in the case.…

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Taraha Shenice Nicholson

Female, age 28 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Killed Feb 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Taraha Shenice Nicholson, a 28-year-old African-American woman, was reported missing on February 22, 2009. Her remains were discovered on March 7 in a wooded area near Seven Bridges Road in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. An autopsy later determined that…

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Freddie Miller

Male, age 44 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Freddie Miller was 44 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Sunday, February 22, 2009. The Atlanta Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it…

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Brandon Cole

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 22, 2008 · 18 years ago

Brandon Coleman, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot on February 22, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a time of heightened violence across the city, and Brandon became one of the many young lives lost to gun violence that year. He was…

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Michael Wright

Male, age 47 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 22, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold February day in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 47-year-old Michael Wright was tragically cut short. The African American male was found deceased on February 22, 2008, in the vicinity of 351 Hernando Street. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Ira Irvin

Male, age 38 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold February morning in 2007, tragedy struck a home on Suffolk Street in the North Side of Pittsburgh. Ira Irvin, a 38-year-old man, was fatally shot in the chest inside his own living room. The incident, which occurred at approximately 10 a.m., sent…

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Jose Duenez

Male, age 55 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Feb 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jose Borrego Dueñez, a 55-year-old Hispanic male from San Antonio, Texas, passed away on February 22, 2007. Born on January 25, 1952, Jose lived a life surrounded by love, family, and a deep sense of community. He was known for his kind heart, unwavering…

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Francisco Avellanedo

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

Francisco Javier Avellaneda, age 18, was tragically killed on February 22, 2007, during a home invasion at an apartment located on Gessner Drive in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. when the residents were abruptly woken by several armed men…

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Sherry Peaches Drinkard

Male, age 43 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Feb 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 43-year-old Sherry 'Peaches' Drinkard was tragically cut short in Gary, Indiana. On Thursday, February 22, 2007, Sherry, a female known affectionately to her friends and family as 'Mookie,' was found to have died from a…

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Trevia Cleaves

Female, age 36 · Whiteville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the small town of Whiteville, Tennessee, a tragedy unfolded on February 22, 2007, that left a family and community searching for answers. On that day, Trevia L. Cleaves, a 36-year-old Black/African American woman, was killed by an act of gun violence.…

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Matthew Gabriel Cook

Male, age 20 · Lakewood, Colorado

Killed Feb 22, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the winter of 2004, the life of Matthew Gabriel Cook, a 20-year-old white male, was tragically cut short in Lakewood, Colorado. On Sunday, February 22, just eleven days after his twentieth birthday, Cook became the victim of a homicide. The specific…

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Kenneth Dewayne Maxwell

Male, age 24 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 22, 2003 · 23 years ago

Kenneth Dewayne Maxwell, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian male from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was driving through a quiet midtown neighborhood in the early morning darkness of February 22, 2003, when he noticed flames licking at a house on South Yorktown Avenue. Drawn by…

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Rebecca Susan Becky Robinson

Female, age 42 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 22, 2003 · 23 years ago

Rebecca Susan 'Becky' Robinson, a 42-year-old White/Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on February 22, 2003, in a brutal act of violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On that day, she and her ex-husband, Fred Barney, were murdered by a man named James Lynn…

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Luzie Wilson

Female, age 67 · Port-orange, Florida

Killed Feb 22, 2003 · 23 years ago

Luzie Wilson, aged 67, tragically passed away on February 22, 2003, in Port Orange, Florida. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound inflicted by her husband, James Wilson, who subsequently took his own life. This incident was classified as a…

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James Edward Shead

Male, age 77 · Westmont, California

Killed Feb 22, 2003 · 23 years ago

On Saturday, February 22, 2003, seventy-seven-year-old James Edward Shead lost his life in the unincorporated community of Westmont in south Los Angeles County. Authorities were summoned to the 1400 block of West 95th Street, a residential corridor situated…

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Christopher Arrington

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 22, 2002 · 24 years ago

On February 22, 2002, Christopher Arrington, a 29-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was fatally shot in his apartment located at 3792 Westmont Avenue, Unit #204. The incident occurred late at night, and Arrington was found by authorities after reports of…

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Jerry Hensley

Male, age 57 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 22, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the winter of 2002, the discovery of a man's body under a bridge in Knoxville, Tennessee, began a long and unresolved homicide investigation. Jerry Odell Hensley, a 57-year-old male, was found beaten to death on February 26, 2002. His body was located…

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David Allen Voegeli

Male, age 20 · Duluth, Minnesota

Killed Feb 22, 2000 · 26 years ago

David Allen Voegeli, aged 20, was tragically shot on February 22, 2000, in an apartment located on East 4th Street in Duluth, Minnesota. The incident occurred during an alleged drug deal that escalated into a robbery. Voegeli was shot in the spine, which left…

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David Greenwood

Male, age 19 · Duluth, Minnesota

Killed Feb 22, 2000 · 26 years ago

David Greenwood, aged 19, was tragically killed on February 22, 2000, in Duluth, Minnesota. The incident occurred during a violent encounter in an apartment located in Duluth's Central Hillside neighborhood. Greenwood was one of two victims shot that night…

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Cynthia Annette Johnson

Female, age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 22, 1997 · 29 years ago

Cynthia Annette Johnson, a 30-year-old Black female, was found dead on February 22, 1997, in the Green Meadows neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Her death was later determined to be the result of strangulation. The circumstances surrounding her murder were…

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Christy Lynne Brondell-hamilton

Female, age 45 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 22, 1994 · 32 years ago

Christy Lynne Brondell-Hamilton, a 45-year-old rookie police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, tragically lost her life on February 22, 1994. Her death occurred just four days after her graduation from the Police Academy, marking a devastating…

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Toni Lynn Ingrassia

Female, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 22, 1994 · 32 years ago

Toni Lynn Ingrassia, a 28-year-old woman from Baltimore, Maryland, slipped out of her family’s day-to-day life as addiction tightened its grip, leaving long stretches where the people who loved her could only hope she would resurface. Accounts tied to her…

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Michael Shean Ensley

Male, age 17 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 22, 1993 · 33 years ago

Michael Shean Ensley, a 17-year-old from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on February 22, 1993. The incident occurred at Reseda High School, where Ensley was fatally shot by 15-year-old Robert Heard. The shooting took place in a school…

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James Wayne Macdonald

Male, age 24 · Compton, California

Killed Feb 22, 1993 · 33 years ago

James Wayne MacDonald, a 24-year-old reserve officer with the Compton Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 22, 1993, during a routine traffic stop in Compton, California. MacDonald, along with his partner Officer Kevin Michael Burrell, was…

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Kevin Burrell

Male, age 29 · Compton, California

Killed Feb 22, 1993 · 33 years ago

Kevin Michael Burrell, a 29-year-old officer with the Compton Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 22, 1993, in Compton, California. Officer Burrell, along with his partner, Reserve Officer James Wayne MacDonald, was conducting a routine…

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Michelle L. Halling

Female, age 28 · Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Killed Feb 22, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of February 22, 1990, the life of 28-year-old Caucasian female Michelle Larae Halling was tragically cut short in a horrifying act of violence in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. A fire, later determined to be arson, engulfed her home at…

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Annunciacion Lapio Imperial

Female, age 56 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Feb 22, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon, February 22, 1990, tragedy struck the Fil-Am Grocery Store in the Providence Square Shopping Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Annunciacion Lapio Imperial, a 56-year-old Asian woman, was working alone as the evening clerk when she…

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Anthony Acosta

Male, age 22 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 22, 1989 · 37 years ago

On February 22, 1989, a young male named Anthony Acosta lost his life in Springfield, Massachusetts. At 22 years of age, Acosta had been serving as a Correctional Officer with the Hampden County Sheriff's Office for two years. His death was the result of a…

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Docras Sue Hilton

Female, age 52 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 22, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a cold February day in 1988, the body of a woman named Dorcas Sue Hilton was discovered in the frigid waters of the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was at 5:32 p.m. on February 22nd, near the 3100 block of South Riverside Drive, that the grim finding…

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Edwyn Gorrell

Male, age 34 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Feb 22, 1988 · 38 years ago

Edwyn Joseph Gorrell, a 34-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was a dedicated officer with the San Antonio Police Department. On February 22, 1988, while attempting to arrest a suspect, Patrolman Gorrell was shot and critically injured. He succumbed to…

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John Arthur Carrillo

Male, age 27 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Feb 22, 1987 · 39 years ago

Officer John Arthur Carrillo, a 27-year-old member of the Albuquerque Police Department, was tragically killed in the line of duty on February 22, 1987. The incident occurred while he and another officer were investigating a domestic dispute at a residence…

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Richard Dick Kallman

Male, age 46 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Feb 22, 1980 · 46 years ago

Richard “Dick” Kallman, a 46-year-old White man, was killed on February 22, 1980, inside his Manhattan home, a place that doubled as a showcase for the antiques and art trade he’d built after stepping away from show business. By then, Kallman’s life had…

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Arnette Tukes

Female, age 19 · Broward County, Florida

Killed Feb 22, 1980 · 46 years ago

Arnette Tukes was a 20-year-old woman whose life was taken in Broward County on February 22, 1980. Contemporary and later accounts identify her death as a rape and strangulation. Her killing occurred during a terrifying period in northwest Fort Lauderdale…

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