Death by Force

Larone Anderson

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Larone Anderson, aged 35, was shot and killed on February 25, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a period marked by heightened violence across the city. In 2007, Chicago faced a significant number of homicides, which were largely fueled…

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Robert Henderson

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the heart of Philadelphia, a young life was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire, leaving a family and community searching for answers that have yet to come. Khallid Henderson, a 21-year-old male, was enjoying a game of basketball on a Wednesday…

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Carrie J Hicks

Female, age 25 · Acworth, New Hampshire

Killed Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet town of Acworth, New Hampshire, the life of a young woman named Carrie Hicks, a 25-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically cut short on a cold winter day. On February 24, 2007, she was found deceased, resting on a couch in a home located at 146…

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Spurgeon McClendon III

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Spurgeon McClendon III, a 19-year-old from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on February 25, 2007. McClendon was a passenger in a car traveling near the University of Southern California (USC) when another vehicle began following them. The…

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Devaughn Debo Stevens

Male, age 21 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Devaughn Debo Stevens, a 21-year-old male from Springfield, Ohio, tragically passed away on February 25, 2007. Born on January 20, 1986, Stevens was known affectionately as "Debo" and left behind a young daughter, Damaria C. Stevens, and his girlfriend…

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Lester Hust Freeman

Male, age 31 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

On February 25, 2007, Lester "Hust" Freeman, a 31-year-old man from Chester, Pennsylvania, lost his life to gun violence, marking another tragic moment in the city’s ongoing struggle with crime and loss. Lester Freeman was more than just a statistic; he was a…

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Obadiah Carlisle

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

On February 25, 2005, Obadiah Carlisle, a 31-year-old male, was fatally shot inside a building located at 100 E. McMicken Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The homicide occurred in the early hours of the morning, leaving Carlisle dead at the scene. He was known by…

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Lisa Susan Wood Mooers

Female, age 40 · Deerwood, Minnesota

Killed Feb 25, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the quiet community of Deerwood, Minnesota, a tragic event unfolded on February 25, 2004, ending the life of 40-year-old Lisa Susan Wood Mooers, a White female. A flight attendant for Ryan International Airlines and a mother to three sons, her life was cut…

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Terrence Halsey

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 2003 · 23 years ago

On February 25, 2003, Terrence Halsey was tragically killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was shot at 134 Glenridge Place, a location within the city's Hamilton County, and died on the same day. Terrence was 43 years old at the time of his death. The Cincinnati…

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Billy Wayne Knox Sr.

Male, age 61 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Feb 25, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 25, 2003, a dispute over a CD player at a Huntsville, Alabama, employment agency escalated into a burst of violence that left four people dead, including 61-year-old Billy Wayne Knox Sr. and his son, 22-year-old Billy…

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Matthew Bruce Kirkbride

Male, age 42 · Unincorporated Santa Susana Mountains, California

Killed Feb 25, 2002 · 24 years ago

Matthew Bruce Kirkbride was 42 years old when he died on Monday, February 25, 2002, in the Santa Susana Mountains of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at…

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Ralph Mitchell

Male, age 29 · Riverside, California

Found Feb 25, 1999 · 27 years ago

On February 25, 1999, Ralph Mitchell, aged 29, and his wife Shivany Mitchell, aged 27, were tragically found shot to death in their Riverside, California apartment. The couple had been married for only eight months. Their bodies were discovered by a concerned…

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Shivany Mitchell

Female, age 27 · Riverside, California

Found Feb 25, 1999 · 27 years ago

On February 25, 1999, Shivany Mitchell, age 27, and her husband, Ralph Mitchell, were found shot to death inside their apartment in Riverside, California. The couple had been married for just eight months before their tragic deaths. Their bodies were…

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Kendrick J. Jones

Male, age 21 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Feb 25, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, a young life was abruptly cut short on the streets of Aurora, Colorado. On the evening of February 25th, 21-year-old Kendrick J. Jones, a Black male, was riding his bicycle near the intersection of 13th Avenue and Del Mar Parkway. As he…

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Kenneth Wallace

Male, age 29 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Feb 25, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, the city of Hampton, Virginia, was rocked by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of one of its own. Hampton Police Officer Kenneth Wallace, a 29-year-old man and a seven-year veteran of the force, was ambushed and fatally…

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James McVey

Male, age 39 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Feb 25, 1994 · 32 years ago

James Morrison "Jim" McVey, a 39-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was found shot to death on February 25, 1994, in Fort Worth, Texas. His body was discovered in a high-risk section of the city, and it was evident that he was a low-risk individual who…

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Roy Jones

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 1993 · 33 years ago

On February 25, 1993, Roy Jones was killed in Dayton, Ohio. His death is listed among the 1993 homicide victims memorialized in Montgomery County. The details surrounding his death remain scarce, and the case has not been solved. Local law enforcement and the…

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Joseph Cheshewalla

Male, age 69 · Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 25, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the winter of 1989, a prominent Osage couple, Joseph “Buck” Cheshewalla and his wife Maude, were found murdered in their home on an Indian allotment near Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Joseph Edward 'Buck' Cheshewalla was 69 years old at the time of his death. The…

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Steven J Kroll

Male, age 30 · Luray, Virginia

Killed Feb 25, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the quiet stretch of US Route 211, just west of Luray, Virginia, a gruesome discovery shattered the tranquility of a spring day. On March 15, 1988, a Virginia Department of Transportation employee stumbled upon a scene that would linger in the annals of…

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Robert Elliott

Male, age 36 · Troy, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 1987 · 39 years ago

Sergeant Robert L. Elliott, aged 36, of the Miami County Sheriff's Office in Troy, Ohio, tragically lost his life on February 25, 1987. He was shot and killed with his own weapon while guarding a prisoner inside Stouder Memorial Hospital. The incident…

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Robert Bates

Male, age 31 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 25, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, the community of Chester, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the discovery of the body of Robert Bates, a 31-year-old African American man. On February 25th, his remains were found in a secluded area near the Chester Creek, a location that…

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Carole DeFleice

Female · San Diego, California

Found Feb 25, 1984 · 42 years ago

Carole DeFleice, also known as “Nina Star,” had been in San Diego for about six weeks prior to her murder. During this time she had been working as a prostitute along El Cajon Boulevard. She was living at the Sea Point Motel and taking her dates to the Aztec…

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Veronica Hepworth

Female, age 20 · Loudon, Virginia

Killed Feb 25, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a frigid morning in Loudoun County, Virginia, the life of 20-year-old Veronica Hepworth, known to her friends as 'Roni,' came to a tragic end. On February 25, 1982, at approximately 7:00 a.m., a passerby discovered her partially clothed body along a…

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Frank X. Siemion

Male, age 39 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 25, 1982 · 44 years ago

On the evening of Thursday, February 25, 1982, Detroit Police Officer Frank X. Siemion, a 39-year-old male with a decade of service, was responding to a burglary in progress at a liquor store on East Lafayette Street. In a courageous and ultimately fatal…

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James Rutledge

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 1980 · 46 years ago

James Rutledge, 23, was found dead on February 25, 1980, in his apartment located in Dayton, Ohio. His death was ruled a homicide, and the case has remained unsolved for decades. James was discovered at his residence on North Gettysburg Avenue after police…

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James Ferguson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 1980 · 46 years ago

James Ferguson, a 65-year-old man, was found dead in his residence at 11 W. Starr Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, on February 25, 1980. He had suffered fatal head trauma, and despite initial investigations, the case remains unsolved. The Columbus Police Department…

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Allison Anne Craven

Null, age 12 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 25, 1972 · 54 years ago

Allison Anne Craven, aged 12, was reported missing from her home in Houston, Texas, on November 9, 1971. Her mother had left the apartment briefly for errands, and upon her return, Allison was nowhere to be found. The family lived near Interstate 45, an area…

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Morris R. Reagan

Male, age 49 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 25, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 25, 1910, a lone gunshot shattered the winter quiet in Oklahoma City. Morris R. Reagan, a 49-year-old police officer, was found shortly after, lying face down on North Broadway with a fatal gunshot wound to his forehead.…

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William Lucy

Male · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 25, 1910 · 116 years ago

On February 25, 1910, Deputy Sheriff W. H. Lucy was serving with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office when a routine warrant service turned into a deadly ambush. William “W. H.” Lucy, a White male, joined two fellow deputies in tracking down a man wanted on a…

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Lewis Keller

Male · South-bend, Indiana

Killed Feb 25, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the late hours of the evening, Patrolman Lewis Keller, a dedicated officer with the South Bend Police Department, was dutifully walking his beat, checking the security of the local businesses under his watch. A veteran of the Civil War, having served with…

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Walter S. Wilkins

Male · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Feb 25, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the early hours of Monday, February 25, 1907, a dedicated officer of the Augusta Police Department, Walter S. Wilkins, met an untimely and tragic end. While on his patrol, Officer Wilkins was diligently checking the security of local businesses. As he…

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Alfred Shelton

Male, age 77 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

Alfred Shelton, a 77-year-old man, was fatally shot inside his home in the West Roseland neighborhood of Chicago on February 25, 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 3:10 a.m., when officers on patrol heard gunfire and…

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Cristhian Zelaya

Male · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On February 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas, 30-year-old Cristhian Zelaya was fatally shot under circumstances that remain unclear. After sustaining gunshot wounds at an unknown location, Zelaya managed to drive to a gas station in the 10400 block of Veterans…

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William Hackney

Male, age 31 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Feb 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the morning of February 25, 2023, at approximately 7:35 a.m., 31-year-old William Hackney was discovered unresponsive inside a vehicle parked in front of a residence on the 700 block of Dunbar Drive in Akron, Ohio. The vehicle, found by a woman who noticed…

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Harold Johnson

Male · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 25, 2020 · 6 years ago

Harold Leonard Johnson, a 76-year-old white male, passed away on June 22, 2020, following a long illness. Born on January 8, 1944, in Temple, Texas, Harold was the great-great-grandson of Charles Johnson, one of Austin's earliest citizens. His father, Leonard…

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Daniel David Cortez

Male, age 15 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Daniel David Cortez, a 15-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on February 25, 2019, in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. while Daniel was walking home from school. According to the…

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Sergio Armando Vargas

Male, age 54 · Bell, California

Killed Feb 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Sergio Armando Vargas was 54 years old when he died on Monday, February 25, 2019, in the city of Bell, in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 6517 Vinevale…

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Larry D. Barnes

Male, age 51 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the afternoon of Saturday, February 25, 2017, police officers in St. Louis, Missouri, were dispatched to a residence in the 4300 block of Obear Avenue in the northern part of the city. Upon arrival at the scene, first responders discovered the body of…

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Jacinto Magana

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jacinto Magana, a 27-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on February 25, 2017, in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Magana was walking through a residential area near…

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Jonathan Valentin Valdovinos

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jonathan Valentin Valdovinos, a 23-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on February 25, 2017, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, the incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. while Valdovinos was walking…

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Samuel Head

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On February 25, 2017, Samuel D. Head, a 37-year-old African American man, lost his life in a senseless act of violence in Chicago, Illinois. His death was not just another statistic in the city’s rising gun violence epidemic but a devastating tragedy that…

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Jennifer Oda

Female, age 31 · Beverly-hills, California

Killed Feb 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jennifer Oda, a 31-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on February 25, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Jennifer was shot and killed in what was later identified as a murder-suicide. The incident…

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Billy Joel Woolford

Male, age 48 · Ecorse, Michigan

Killed Feb 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Tuesday in the late winter of 2014, a confrontation in Ecorse, Michigan, ended in the death of 48-year-old Billy Joel Woolford. The male resident became involved in a standoff with the Ecorse Police Department on February 25th of that year. Reports from…

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Hector Valdez

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Hector Valdez, an 18-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on February 25, 2014, in Pacoima, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, the incident occurred near Remick Avenue and Hoyt Street…

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Doreen Kay Powell

Female, age 46 · Garner, North Carolina

Killed Feb 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

Doreen Kay Powell, a 46-year-old woman from Garner, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on February 25, 2010. The incident occurred in her home at 217 Whithorne Drive, where she was found alongside her husband, Daniel Jonathan Powell, aged 52. The police…

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Donte Owens

Male, age 18 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Donte Owens was 18 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Sunday, February 25, 2007. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Terry Mills

Male, age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Terry Mills was 25 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Sunday, February 25, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017…

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Miguel Angel Rubinos-Peri

Male, age 25 · Alondra-park, California

Killed Feb 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

Miguel Angel Rubinos-Peri, a 25-year-old resident of Alondra Park, California, tragically lost his life on February 25, 2005. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Rubinos-Peri was fatally shot in Alondra Park. The incident occurred on a…

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