Death by Force

Coleton Lee Tarpley Jr

Male, age 9 · King, North Carolina

Killed Feb 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Coleton Lee Tarpley Jr., a 9-year-old boy from King, North Carolina, tragically died on February 4, 2015. Coleton, along with his younger brother Charlie, aged 6, and their parents, Coleton Tarpley Sr. and Amanda Tarpley, were found dead in their home in what…

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Adrian Ruíz Ortiguera

Male, age 19 · Hilliard, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adrian Ruíz Ortiguera, a 19-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on February 4, 2015, in Hilliard, Ohio. According to reports, Adrian took his own life inside his vehicle at Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park. The incident prompted a brief…

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Tyrone Ballew

Male, age 28 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyrone Anthony Ballew, a 28-year-old African American male from Cincinnati, OH, tragically passed away on February 4, 2015. His death was not a result of natural causes but rather a violent incident that led to his untimely demise. The circumstances…

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Ryan Mangan

Male, age 16 · Jeannette, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ryan Mangan, a 16-year-old male from Jeannette, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on February 4, 2015. He was a student at Jeannette High School and a member of the Red Cross Youth Group. Ryan was employed at McDonald's in Hempfield Plaza, Greensburg, and…

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Samantha Elizabeth Dean

Female, age 29 · Bastrop, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Samantha Elizabeth Dean, a 29-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, was found shot to death in her car on February 4, 2015, in Bastrop, Texas. She was seven months pregnant at the time of her death. Samantha worked as a Victim Services coordinator for the…

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Wille B Buie

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Wille B. Buie, aged 20, was fatally shot on February 4, 2014, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period when Chicago's gun violence and homicide numbers were making headlines. The homicide was part of a string of violent incidents in 2014, which saw…

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Thomas Lebeaud

Male, age 21 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 21 year old Thomas Joseph LaBeaud III, a male resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, came to an end. He passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. The specific details surrounding the cause of his death are not publicly…

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Dionta Dixon

Male, age 14 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 14-year-old Dionte Dixon was tragically cut short on the east side of Detroit. The young male was found shot to death outside a home, a devastating end to a life that had become entangled in the complexities of the juvenile…

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Donald Bradshaw

Male, age 67 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 4, 2014, a violent incident unfolded on the east side of Detroit involving 67-year-old Donald Cecil Bradshaw, a White / Caucasian male known locally by the nicknames "Meat Man" or "Peanut Man." Around 1:40 a.m.…

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David Campos-Zacarias

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On February 3, 2014, David Campos-Zacarias, 30, was tragically shot and killed in an incident that police believe may have been a robbery. Campos-Zacarias and Tomas Campos-Cortes had parked and were socializing near their vehicle at the Renwick Apartments in…

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Tomas Campos

Male, age 41 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On February 3, 2014, Tomas Campos-Cortes, age 41, and another individual named David Campos-Zacarias were attacked in the parking lot of their apartment complex, The Renwick Apartments, located at 6768 Renwick Drive in southwest Houston. They had been…

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Luther Akpik

Male, age 13 · Barrow, Alaska

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On February 4, 2014, in Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow, 13-year-old Luther James Leavitt-Akpik tragically lost his life due to an accidental shooting. The incident occurred in the northernmost city of the United States, a community deeply rooted…

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Daniel Leonard Dechand

Male, age 25 · Hermiston, Oregon

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in February 2014, the life of 25-year-old Daniel Leonard Dechand came to an abrupt and violent end. Dechand was a passenger in a Chevrolet Blazer, driven by his friend David Wayne Newton, when they stopped to pick up 22-year-old Timothy…

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Elvin Jesse Johnson Jr.

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., the life of 32-year-old Elvin Jesse Johnson Jr. was tragically cut short. On February 4, 2014, at approximately 11:52 p.m., the African-American man was shot in the chest while in the hallway of an…

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Craig Moritz

Male, age 21 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of February 4, 2014, the life of 21-year-old Craig C. Moritz Jr. was tragically cut short in Vancouver, Washington. His body was discovered in a field near Vancouver Mall just before 3 a.m. by police responding to a call about a man who was…

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Royon Price

Male, age 19 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the city of Camden, New Jersey, a young man's life was violently cut short, leaving a family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. Royon Price, a 19-year-old Black male, was the son of a local boxer who had tried to instill in him the…

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Bertha Crabtree

Female, age 71 · Cleveland, Virginia

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small town of Cleveland, Virginia, a tragedy unfolded that would leave the community in disbelief. On February 4, 2014, Bertha Crabtree, a 71-year-old White female, was found dead in her home from a gunshot wound. The discovery of her violent death…

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John Hancock

Male, age 50 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

The death of John David Hancock, a 50-year-old male from Springfield, Missouri, shocked the local trucking industry and the wider community in early February 2014. A prominent figure in the region, Hancock served as a longtime executive at Prime Inc., one of…

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Tresvon Coker

Male, age 29 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 29-year-old Tresvon Atriel Coker was tragically cut short in Columbia, South Carolina. On the night of February 4th, Stanley Pernell Jones and his co-defendants forcibly entered Coker's residence on Brookfield Road. The…

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Nicholas Walton

Male, age 19 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm on February 4, 2014. When police arrived at E. 93rd Street between Avenues K and L shortly after 6 p.m., they found 19-year-old Nicholas Walton on the ground with two…

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Norman David Benavidez

Male, age 41 · Montebello, California

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Norman David Benavidez, a 41-year-old resident of Montebello, California, died on July 13, 2015, after being in a vegetative state for over a year due to severe injuries sustained during a violent home invasion on February 4, 2014. The incident occurred at…

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Anne Pastizzo

Female, age 66 · Plains, Georgia

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Plains, Georgia, the lives of 66-year-old Anne Marie Moss Pastizzo and her husband, Edward Frank Pastizzo, Sr., came to a peaceful end at their home in early February of 2014. The couple, who passed away together on Tuesday, February 4th…

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Willie Buie

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Willie Buie, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on February 4, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 2:10 a.m., in an alley located in the 7600 block of South Wallace Street…

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Paul D. Devitt

Male, age 49 · Washington-township, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Paul D. Devitt, a 49-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on February 4, 2014, in Washington Township, Ohio. Devitt, who had recently started a livery service called Black Car of Columbus, was found dead in a mobile-home park.…

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Radee Williams

Male, age 31 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of Radee J. Williams Sr., a 31-year-old man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was cut short. He passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center. At the time of his death, Radee was a father to two sons.…

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Alfonzia Garland

Male, age 64 · Henderson, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Alfonzia Garland, a 64-year-old African American male, passed away on February 4, 2014, in Henderson, Texas. His death was the subject of a thorough investigation by the Rusk County Sheriff's Office. On the day of his death, the authorities conducted a…

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Julio Jimmy Garcia

Male, age 57 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Julio Jimmy Garcia was 57 years old when he died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, in Green Meadows, a neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near East 116th…

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Anis Valentine

Male, age 26 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, a grass-cutting crew made a grim discovery on the afternoon of Monday, February 4, 2013. On a lot near the intersection of North Miro and Benton streets, they found the body of a man who had been shot to death. The victim…

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Glynn Coston

Male, age 54 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, the discovery of a fire in an abandoned house on Deslonde Street on Monday, February 4, 2013, led to a grim finding. After extinguishing the blaze, firefighters uncovered the burned remains of a man inside the gutted…

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Darius Parks

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of a cold morning in Baltimore, tragedy struck in the heart of the city. On February 4, 2013, a violent altercation at 200 E. Fayette Street left three people stabbed and one young life extinguished. Darius Parks, a 22-year-old Black male…

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Ramiro A Guzman

Male, age 28 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the evening chill of a February night in Kansas City, Missouri, a man's life was abruptly cut short. Twenty-eight-year-old Ramiro A. Guzman was spending his time working on a car with another man near Seventh Street and Brighton Avenue when the power…

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Odell Greenwood

Male, age 28 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the morning of February 4, 2013, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, were alerted to a grim discovery in the northern section of the city. Around 10:00 a.m., police officers arrived at an alley situated near the 4225 block of Obear Avenue, located within…

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Maurice Bruce

Male, age 32 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Maurice Bruce, a 32-year-old Black male from Pittsburgh, was found shot to death on February 4, 2013, in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood. His body was discovered in bushes near the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Sterrett Street by someone passing…

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Ashley Rowell

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ashley "Ash" Rowell, age 35, was fatally shot on February 1, 2013, at his home in the Montrose neighborhood of Houston, Texas. He was shot at around 7:45 p.m. when he answered a knock at his front door, with the bullet piercing his chest. At the time of the…

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Virgilio Torres

Male, age 43 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On February 4, 2013, 43-year-old Virgilio Torres was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours near the 5000 block of Ennis Street. According to reports, Torres was approached by an unknown assailant who fired…

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Edward Wyatt

Male, age 58 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the cold of a Milwaukee winter, a grim discovery was made on the evening of February 4, 2013. Edward Wyatt, a 58-year-old African-American man, was found lying on a snow-covered road in the 2700 block of N. 16th St. He had a significant three-inch cut on…

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Salaam Adams

Male, age 20 · Hillcrest-heights, Maryland

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 4, 2013, the body of 20-year-old Salaam Adams, a male resident of Durham, North Carolina, was discovered in Oxon Run Park in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland. At approximately 7:25 a.m., Maryland-National Capital Park Police…

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Curtis Mosley

Male, age 29 · Urbana, Illinois

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On February 4, 2013, 29-year-old Curtis L. Mosley, an African American male, was fatally shot in his apartment at 1101 E. Colorado Avenue in Urbana, Illinois. At approximately 8:30 p.m., an unidentified assailant forced entry into the residence and discharged…

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Vernon R Carney

Male, age 38 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Feb 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of a cold Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of Vernon Ray Carney Jr. was tragically cut short. On February 4, 2012, just four days after his 38th birthday, Carney was discovered inside a vehicle at the intersection of 57th and…

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Francisco Batres-Lopez

Male, age 29 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Francisco Batres-Lopez was 29 years old when he died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Valley Glen, in the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds on the east side of the Tujunga Wash, south of…

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Francisco Rodriguez

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a cold February day in 2010, the life of 19-year-old Hispanic male, Francisco Rodriguez, was tragically cut short in Philadelphia. On February 4th, in the area of the 3200 block of Potter Street, Rodriguez became a victim of homicide. The specific…

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Alecia Castillo

Female, age 15 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Alecia Aly Desirae Castillo, a 15-year-old girl of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on February 4, 2010, in Houston, Texas. She was a vibrant and caring teenager who loved making others laugh and always saw the good in people. Alecia was a student…

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Melissa Dawn Cole

Female, age 32 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Melissa Dawn Cole, a 31-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on February 4, 2010. She was fatally shot by her estranged husband, Jaime Piero Cole, during a heated argument at her apartment. Melissa's daughter, Alecia Desire Castillo…

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Yvette Ibarra

Female, age 40 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Yvette Ibarra, a 40-year-old woman from San Antonio, TX, tragically passed away on February 4, 2010. The circumstances surrounding her death were part of a complex and violent incident involving a love triangle. The investigation revealed that Yvette Ibarra…

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Darryl Crosby

Male, age 58 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009, a beloved and familiar figure in Pittsburgh's Hill District, Darryl Crosby, became the victim of a violent crime that left his community in shock. A 58-year-old Black male, Crosby was a well-known presence in his neighborhood, often…

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Ernest Jackson

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 4, 2008 · 18 years ago

On February 4, 2008, Ernest Jackson, aged 24, was fatally shot in the early morning hours at an apartment complex located at 10301 Sandpiper in Houston, Texas. Houston Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire and found Jackson lying at the…

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Robert Paul Jurado

Male, age 43 · Stockton, California

Killed Feb 4, 2008 · 18 years ago

Robert Paul Jurado, a 43-year-old resident of Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on February 4, 2008. Jurado, who was well-known in his community for his generosity and non-violent nature, was gunned down in the 700 block of Bedlow Drive. Despite…

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Cory Perossier

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

On February 4, 2007, Cory Perossier, aged 27, was killed in Houston, Texas, in what police have described as a homicide involving gunfire. The incident took place in a residential area, and officers responded to the scene following reports of gunshots. Upon…

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