Death by Force

Cornell Thomas

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

On February 4, 2007, Cornell Thomas, a 29-year-old male, was found deceased in Houston, Texas. This case remains one of the many unsolved homicides that have puzzled investigators and community members alike. Details surrounding his death were scarce, and…

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Richard Latty

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 4, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late hours of a winter evening, on February 4, 2005, Richard Don Latty was shot twice outside his condominium in the 2900 block of East 51st Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was discovered after being seen talking to individuals in front of his home. The…

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Alexander Gonzales

Male, age 32 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 4, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a cold winter day in Boston, tragedy struck a 32-year-old Hispanic man named Alexander Gonzales. On February 4, 2005, at 969 Commonwealth Avenue, Gonzales was shot. The Boston Police Department responded to a call about the shooting and found him at the…

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Anthony Dwight Lucas

Male, age 32 · French-camp, Mississippi

Killed Feb 4, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the quiet corners of Mississippi, a dedicated lawman's life was tragically cut short, leaving a community in mourning and a family shattered. Anthony Dwight Lucas, a 32-year-old male, served his community with a passion that had been ingrained in him since…

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William Wally Rolniak Jr.

Male, age 39 · Riverdale, Illinois

Killed Feb 4, 2004 · 22 years ago

Detective William "Wally" Rolniak Jr., a 39-year-old white male, was tragically killed on February 4, 2004, in Riverdale, Illinois. Rolniak, who had served with the Riverdale Police Department for 14 years, was taken hostage and shot execution-style by a…

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Rodger Starks

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 2003 · 23 years ago

Rodger Starks, aged 71, was tragically murdered on February 4, 2003, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and Rodger was found with fatal injuries that led to his death. Despite efforts by the Dayton Police Department and the Ohio…

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Frances Jones

Female, age 62 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 2002 · 24 years ago

On February 4, 2002, Frances Jones, a 62-year-old resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was tragically murdered outside her home. The incident occurred at approximately 7:45 P.M. when Jones arrived at her residence on Sandusky Avenue. After parking her vehicle and as…

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Thelma Cornett

Female, age 67 · Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Killed Feb 4, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the small city of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, a sense of unease settled over the community in February of 2000. Thelma Cornett, a 67-year-old woman, was found dead in her apartment on the fourth day of that month. The circumstances of her death were violent…

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Amadou Diallo

Male, age 23 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 4, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 4, 1999, Amadou Diallo, a 23-year-old male immigrant from Guinea, stood on the stoop of his Bronx apartment building. His life was about to come to a sudden and violent end in a hail of police gunfire that would ignite a…

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David Pickett

Male, age 59 · New Castle, New Hampshire

Killed Feb 4, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a cold February morning in 1993, the quiet, seaside town of New Castle, New Hampshire, was disturbed by a grim discovery. The body of 59-year-old David Pickett, a male resident known for his solitary walks, was found on a beach. His death was not from…

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Joyce Marie Scarbrough

Female, age 61 · Hillsboro, Oregon

Killed Feb 4, 1993 · 33 years ago

Joyce Marie Scarbrough was a 61-year-old woman who was found dead inside her home in Hillsboro, Oregon, on February 4, 1993. Her death did not initially present investigators with an obvious crime scene. Authorities classified the cause of death as…

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Rickey Joe Simmons

Male, age 46 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Feb 4, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the winter of 1992, a veteran officer of the Jackson Police Department, Sergeant Rickey Joe Simmons, age 46, responded to what was dispatched as a burglary in progress. Upon his arrival at the scene, the situation quickly revealed itself to be a volatile…

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Kristen Grey

Female, age 8 · Miami, Florida

Found Feb 4, 1990 · 36 years ago

Kristen Grey, an 8-year-old girl, was tragically killed on February 4, 1990, in Miami, Florida. Kristen was last seen the day before, roller-skating at her stepfather's apartment complex in Southwest Miami-Dade. The next morning, her body was found in a canal…

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Lonnie Jones Jr.

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 1990 · 36 years ago

On February 4, 1990, 21-year-old Lonnie Jones Jr. was found fatally shot near 1991 Parsons Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and his homicide has since remained unsolved. The Columbus Police Department took over the investigation…

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Andre Williams

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 1990 · 36 years ago

On February 4, 1990, Andre Williams, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot in the chest at 1991 Parsons Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in the early hours, and details surrounding the events leading to the shooting are scarce. The Columbus…

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Anthony Fat Anthony DiLapi

Male, age 53 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 4, 1990 · 36 years ago

Anthony "Fat Anthony" DiLapi, aged 53, was murdered on February 4, 1990, in Los Angeles, California. DiLapi, a member of the Lucchese crime family, had relocated to the West Coast after falling out of favor with his bosses in New York. On that fateful day, as…

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Brian Sutfield

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 1989 · 37 years ago

Brian Sutfield, a 31-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on February 4, 1989. The incident took place at 1287 South Wark Lane in Columbus, where he was found deceased with a gunshot wound to the temple. The Columbus Police Department…

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Johnnie Mae Martin

Female, age 79 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 4, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the winter of 1989, the Vine City neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, was rocked by a brutal and unsettling crime that has remained a mystery for decades. On February 4th, 79-year-old Johnnie Mae Martin, an African American female, was found deceased in the…

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George Danny Nash

Male, age 23 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Feb 4, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the quiet early days of February 1983, a life of service was tragically cut short on a Mississippi highway. Trooper George Danny Nash, Jr., a 23-year-old male, had only been with the Mississippi Highway Patrol for three months when he was killed in the…

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Charles Jordan

Male, age 23 · Pegram, Tennessee

Killed Feb 4, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the quiet town of Pegram, Tennessee, the night of February 4, 1982, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of a young law enforcement officer. Charles Frank Jordan, a 23-year-old white male, had been with the Cheatham County Sheriff's…

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Billy Baumgartner

Male, age 17 · San-mateo, California

Killed Feb 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

On February 4, 1979, Billy Baumgartner, a 17-year-old resident of San Mateo, California, was tragically killed during a robbery at the Payless Drug Store located at 666 Concar Avenue. Billy, along with two other employees, Tracy Anderson, 16, and Michael…

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Michael Olson

Male, age 24 · San-mateo, California

Killed Feb 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

On February 4, 1979, Michael Olson, aged 24, tragically lost his life in a brutal incident that shocked the community of San Mateo, California. Olson, along with two other employees, Tracy Anderson and Billy Baumgartner, was working at a Payless Drug Store…

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Tracy Anderson

Male, age 16 · San-mateo, California

Killed Feb 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

On February 4, 1979, Tracy Anderson, a 16-year-old from San Mateo, California, was tragically killed in what has become one of the most notorious unsolved cases in the region's history. Tracy, along with 23-year-old Michael Olson and 17-year-old William…

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David Jones

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 4, 1975 · 51 years ago

On February 4, 1975, David Jones was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in what was determined to be a homicide. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and despite investigation efforts, the case remains unsolved to this day. The Dayton Police Department was in…

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Anderson Brooks

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Feb 4, 1973 · 53 years ago

On February 4, 1973, Anderson Brooks was found dead at the bottom of a staircase on Cottage Grove Avenue in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 53-year-old had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and the discovery occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Despite the…

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Maureen Sterling

Female, age 12 · Santa Rosa, California

Killed Feb 4, 1972 · 54 years ago

Maureen Louise Sterling, a 12-year-old girl, disappeared on February 4, 1972, alongside her friend Yvonne Lisa Weber, 13. Both were students at Herbert Slater Middle School in Santa Rosa, California. That evening, they had visited the Redwood Empire Ice Arena…

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Yvonne Lisa Weber

Female, age 13 · Santa Rosa, California

Killed Feb 4, 1972 · 54 years ago

Yvonne Lisa Weber, a 13-year-old girl, was one of the victims of the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders, a series of unsolved homicides that occurred in Sonoma County, California, between 1972 and 1973. On the evening of February 4, 1972, Weber and her friend…

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Ina Lachney

Female, age 28 · Marksville, Louisiana

Killed Feb 4, 1967 · 59 years ago

Ina Desoto Lachney was a 28-year-old woman who died on February 4, 1967, in Marksville, Louisiana, a small Avoyelles Parish community where news traveled fast and grief tended to settle close to home. In the records that remain easy to find today, her death…

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Robert Gene Bobby

Male, age 27 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Feb 4, 1959 · 67 years ago

In the winter of 1959, the city of Alexandria, Virginia, was rocked by the violent death of one of its own. Private Robert Gene 'Bobby' Padgett, a 27-year-old White male, had been a dedicated officer with the Alexandria Police Department for two years. His…

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Father Hubert Dahme

Male, age 56 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Feb 4, 1924 · 102 years ago

On the chilly evening of February 4, 1924, Father Hubert Dahme, a 56-year-old White/Caucasian male, was taking his customary stroll through downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. A respected and beloved priest at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, he was a familiar…

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Noah Morris

Male, age 27 · Millboro---nimrod, Virginia

Killed Feb 4, 1923 · 103 years ago

In the quiet, rolling hills of Millboro, Virginia, the life of a young man named Noah Harmon Morris came to a sudden and tragic end on February 4, 1923. He was a male of 27 years, born on August 19, 1895, to William George and Delilia M. Shiflett Morris.…

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Alexander Smith

Male, age 55 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Feb 4, 1909 · 117 years ago

Alexander S. Smith, 55, male, was a railroad policeman for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Tacoma, Washington. On the afternoon of February 4, 1909, he was working in the company's yards near South 2nd Street when a simmering dispute with his partner flared…

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Private Homer White

Male, age 23 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 1908 · 118 years ago

Private Homer White, a 23-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on February 4, 1908, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a member of the Texas Rangers, having been appointed to Company A on December 1, 1907. His untimely death occurred just…

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John Wofford

Male · Quitman, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 1907 · 119 years ago

Constable John S. Wofford, aged 32, of the Wood County Constable's Office - Precinct 3 in Texas, was fatally shot on February 4, 1907, in Quitman, TX. He and his brother, Deputy Sheriff Amos Wofford, were attempting to arrest a father and son for liquor…

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Amos R. Wofford

Male, age 35 · Quitman, Texas

Killed Feb 4, 1907 · 119 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Amos R. Wofford, aged 35, was fatally shot on February 4, 1907, in Winnsboro, Texas. He and his brother, Constable John Wofford, were attempting to arrest a father and son for liquor violations at the intersection of Elm and Bowery Street .…

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Ahmad Xavier Lee

Male, age 30 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

Ahmad Xavier Lee, a 30-year-old male, died in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 4, 2024, after a shooting on the north side of Indianapolis, Indiana. The incident unfolded shortly after 1 a.m. when officers were dispatched to the 9300 block of Ditch…

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Kenneth Evans

Male, age 37 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the afternoon of Saturday, February 4, 2023, a violent dispute between siblings turned fatal in the Carondelet neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Kenneth James Evans, a 37-year-old male, became the victim of a shooting following a heated argument with…

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Deashia Gilkey

Female · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

Deashia Gilkey, a woman from Detroit, Michigan, was found dead on the night of February 4, 2022, after firefighters were sent to what initially sounded like a routine call: a “building fire” on the city’s east side near Young Street and Chalmers Street. When…

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Johnnie Thomas

Male, age 49 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

Johnnie Thomas, a 49-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on February 4, 2022. The incident occurred in the Watts neighborhood, specifically near the 11400 block of Alvaro Street. According to the Los Angeles County Medical…

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Stephen Andrew Meller

Male, age 66 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Stephen Andrew Meller, a 66-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically passed away on February 4, 2020. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred on January 29, 2020. On that evening, Meller was involved in an argument outside…

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James Dearman

Male, age 48 · Meridian, Mississippi

Killed Feb 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 4, 2018, a dispute between roommates in Meridian, Mississippi, turned deadly, leaving one man dead and the other facing a murder charge. James Dearman, a 48-year-old male, was tragically shot twice in the chest…

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Alonzo Dukes

Male, age 53 · Leland, Mississippi

Killed Feb 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In early February 2017, concern grew among the friends and business associates of Alonzo Dukes when he became uncharacteristically unreachable. For hours, he hadn't been to either of his offices, prompting one of his partners to check on him at his residence…

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Jose Manuel Reyes

Male, age 42 · Miami, Florida

Killed Feb 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Manuel Reyes, a 42-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically murdered on February 4, 2017, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred in the Little Havana neighborhood, specifically in the area of NW 10th Avenue and NW 4th Street. The City of Miami Police…

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Bryan Stewart

Male, age 23 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Feb 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in Shreveport, Louisiana, a dispute tragically escalated, claiming the life of Bryan DeSean Stewart, a 23-year-old African American man. On February 4, 2017, in the Queensborough neighborhood, Stewart was involved in a heated…

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John Williams

Male, age 43 · Fresno, California

Killed Feb 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

John Williams, a 43-year-old man from Fresno, CA, tragically lost his life on February 4, 2014. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Williams was shot while riding his bicycle near G Street and Florence Avenue in Southwest Fresno.…

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Tomas Chocoj

Male, age 45 · Bell, California

Killed Feb 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Tomas Chocoj was 45 years old when he died on Monday, February 4, 2013, in Bell, a small city in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near Flora Avenue and Live…

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Daniel Neiswonger

Male, age 48 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday in New Orleans, on February 4, 2010, the life of 48-year-old Daniel Neiswonger was brought to a violent and abrupt end. He was inside a vehicle when he was fatally shot, a single act that would unravel a complex and calculated…

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Daniel Contreras

Male, age 18 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

Daniel Contreras was 18 years old when he died early on Sunday, February 4, 2007, in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 650 W. Alondra Blvd. His death was ruled a…

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