Deaths by Force on February 5

Deaths by Force (422)

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Brian Gibson

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early hours of February 5, 1997, a dedicated Master Patrol Officer, Brian T. Gibson, a 27-year-old male, was senselessly murdered while on duty in Washington, D.C.. He was in his marked patrol car, stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of…

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Berisford Wayne Anderson

Male, age 37 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 5, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, on the cold afternoon of February 5, 1994, the life of 37-year-old Berisford Wayne Anderson, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. Anderson, a 14-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, had…

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Michael Greene

Male, age 43 · Marion, Indiana

Killed Feb 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a Friday afternoon, February 5, 1993, a seasoned Indiana State Police officer, Master Trooper Michael Earl Greene, was on routine patrol along Interstate 65 in Marion County. The 43-year-old trooper, a man who had dedicated over 16 years of his life to law…

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Sheila McIndoe Henry

Female, age 26 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Killed Feb 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

Sheila McIndoe Henry was a 26-year-old woman who had grown up in Kimberley, British Columbia, where she enjoyed skiing and the outdoors before leaving home for school. She met her future husband, David Henry, while studying in Victoria and later went to…

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Donald Price

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 5, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the winter of 1992, the life of Donald Rodney Price, a Black/African American man, was cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the evening of February 5th, a dispute between rival gang members escalated to a fatal conclusion. Price, along with two associates, had…

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Maria Ramos

Female, age 26 · New York City, New York

Killed Feb 5, 1989 · 37 years ago

Maria Ramos, a 26-year-old Hispanic woman, was killed on February 5, 1989, in a case that would haunt investigators for decades. In the cold aftermath, her body was discovered in Yonkers—left nude, her hands bound, and positioned on her back in a grim tableau…

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George M. Montoya

Male · Pasadena, California

Killed Feb 5, 1988 · 38 years ago

George M. Montoya, a Special Agent with the United States Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), tragically lost his life on February 5, 1988, in Pasadena, California. Montoya, along with his colleague Special Agent Paul Seema, was…

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Keith Robert Anderson

Male, age 22 · Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado

Killed Feb 5, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Grand County, Colorado, the story of Keith Robert Anderson, a 22-year-old white male, came to an abrupt and unsettling end on February 5, 1984. Anderson was last seen at a horse barn in Hot Sulphur Springs where he boarded his…

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James Doyle

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 5, 1982 · 44 years ago

On February 5, 1982, James E. Doyle, a 34-year-old male police officer of the Chicago Police Department, was tragically shot to death aboard a South Side CTA bus. Officer Doyle had served with the Chicago Police Department for just one year. The incident…

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Thomas Gloser

Male, age 31 · Red Bluff, California

Killed Feb 5, 1979 · 47 years ago

The homicide of Thomas Gloser, a 31-year-old man from Red Bluff, California, occurred on February 5, 1979, amidst a period marked by increased homicide rates in the state. During this time, homicide statistics showed an overall rise in violent crime, with…

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Corazon Cabug

Female, age 26 · Murray, Utah

Killed Feb 5, 1978 · 48 years ago

On the evening of February 4, 1978, Corazon Frandsen, a 26-year-old female, shared a meal with her in-laws. After dinner, she stopped to pick up a few groceries before heading to her apartment at 5272 S. Cobble Creek Road in Murray, Utah. It was in the…

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Linda Pagano

Female · Strongsville, Ohio

Killed Feb 5, 1975 · 51 years ago

Linda Pagano was a 17-year-old girl from Akron, Ohio, who disappeared on September 1, 1974, following an argument with her stepfather. After leaving the stepfather's apartment that evening, she was never seen alive again. Months later, on February 5, 1975…

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Jack Lyndon King

Male, age 50 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 5, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a cold February evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of fifty-year-old Jack Lyndon King was cut tragically short in a meticulously planned ambush. The events of February 5, 1975, began with a deceptive phone call to the King residence. A man, identifying…

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Geraldine Martin

Female, age 28 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 5, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the winter of 1975, a palpable sense of fear gripped the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, following the disappearance and brutal murder of a vibrant young woman. Geraldine Cornwell Martin, a 28-year-old white female, was an art student at Tulsa Junior College with…

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Alice Liu

Female, age 21 · Santa-cruz, California

Killed Feb 5, 1973 · 53 years ago

Alice Helen Allison Liu, a 21-year-old student from Santa Cruz, California, tragically lost her life on February 5, 1973. Alice, who was in her senior year at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), was known for her dedication to her studies and her…

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Rosalind Heather Thorpe

Female, age 23 · Santa-cruz, California

Killed Feb 5, 1973 · 53 years ago

Rosalind Heather Thorpe, a 23-year-old student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was tragically murdered on February 5, 1973. She was one of the victims of the notorious serial killer Edmund Kemper, also known as the "Co-Ed Killer." Kemper, who was…

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Johnny Ray Swindle

Male, age 20 · San-diego, California

Killed Feb 5, 1964 · 62 years ago

Johnny Ray Swindle, a 20-year-old Navy radioman, was tragically murdered on February 5, 1964, in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California. Johnny and his newlywed wife, Joyce Ann Swindle, were enjoying a stroll along the beach when they were attacked by a sniper.…

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Joyce Swindle

Female, age 19 · San-diego, California

Killed Feb 5, 1964 · 62 years ago

Joyce Ann Swindle, aged 19, tragically lost her life on February 5, 1964, in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California. Joyce and her husband, Johnny Ray Swindle, were newlyweds on their honeymoon when they were brutally murdered. The couple was walking along a…

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Roy Curtis

Male · Presley Junction, Arkansas

Killed Feb 5, 1944 · 82 years ago

In the winter of 1944, the community of West Memphis, Arkansas, was shaken by the loss of one of its own. Deputy Sheriff Roy Curtis, a male officer with the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, was shot on Saturday, February 5, 1944, while attempting to arrest…

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William Burch

Male, age 41 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Feb 5, 1925 · 101 years ago

William Hazelton “Haze” Burch was a Phoenix police officer who, at age 41, was fatally shot in the line of duty on February 5, 1925, becoming the first officer of the Phoenix Police Department to die while serving; contemporary records identify him as male…

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William Robert Draper

Male, age 37 · Dallas, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 5, 1909 · 117 years ago

William Robert Draper, a 37-year-old male, served as a Deputy Constable in the early 20th century. His duty brought him to the small community of Dallas, Oklahoma, a place that would become the final chapter in his life's story. On February 5, 1909, while in…

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John Holzapfel

Male · Jackson, Michigan

Killed Feb 5, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the winter of 1907, a long-serving police captain in Jackson, Michigan, met a sudden and violent end within the very walls of the station where he worked. On the morning of Tuesday, February 5th, Captain John G. Holzapfel was at his desk when a 14-year…

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David Crawford

Male, age 45 · Harrison, Georgia

Killed Feb 5, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the small town of Harrison, Georgia, a lawman's sense of duty would tragically cost him his life. Sheriff David Algerine Crawford, a 45-year-old male, had only been the Johnson County Sheriff for a brief period before he found himself in a fatal…

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Gregory Lee Scott

Male, age 63 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 5, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of February 5, 2024, a life was tragically cut short on Green Springs Highway in Birmingham, Alabama. Gregory Lee Scott, a 63-year-old male, was struck and killed by a vehicle in a devastating hit-and-run incident. The preliminary…

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Carlos Cardenas Ome

Male, age 33 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Feb 5, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of February 5, 2024, the city of Phoenix was marked by a violent tragedy that claimed the life of 33-year-old Carlos Cardenas Ome. Just before 10:00 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting near 76th Avenue and Thomas Road. Upon…

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Philip Mercado Mendoza

Male, age 37 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Feb 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a busy Saturday night, February 5, 2022, the El Perla del Mar restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, was filled with the sounds of customers enjoying their meals and a band playing at various tables. Among the patrons was 37-year-old Philip Mercado Mendoza, a…

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Eddie Antonio Thomas

Male, age 42 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Feb 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that began with a dispute, 42-year-old Eddie Antonio Thomas, a male from Macon, Georgia, lost his life. On February 5, 2022, Thomas was involved in an altercation at a residence on Bob White Road, during which he was shot. He was…

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Michael E. Bryan

Male, age 40 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Feb 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the morning of February 5, 2019, tragedy struck in the Crossroads District of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, when 40-year-old male Michael E. Bryan was found deceased on a sidewalk. Shortly after 5:00 a.m., police officers were dispatched to a Windstar…

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David Robert Walker Jr.

Male, age 46 · Panama-city, Florida

Killed Feb 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

David Robert Walker Jr., a 46-year-old male from Panama City, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 5, 2014. His death was the result of a violent confrontation outside his home, where he sustained four gunshot wounds. The fatal shot pierced his…

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Michael Buckley

Male, age 62 · Hamilton-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Buckley, a 62-year-old male, was recorded as having been lost to gun violence on February 5, 2014, in Hamilton Township, Pennsylvania, though the full tragedy was not uncovered until weeks later. State police went to the home after a family member…

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Charles Sawyer

Male, age 15 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of February 5, 2010, the city of New Orleans was stirring with anticipation for the Saints' historic Super Bowl appearance. But in the Hollygrove neighborhood, a tragedy unfolded that would cut a young life short. Fifteen-year-old…

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Cornell Bollinger

Male · Coolidge, Arizona

Killed Feb 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the small community of Coolidge, Arizona, a tragic event unfolded in early 2009 that resulted in the death of a newborn male infant, Cornell Bollinger. His life, which lasted only a week, was inextricably linked to the violent death of his mother…

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Jerry Ray Thede

Male, age 42 · Quartz Hill, California

Killed Feb 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

Jerry Ray Thede was 42 years old when he died on Saturday, February 5, 2005, in Quartz Hill. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 55th Street West and Avenue L-2. His death was ruled a…

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Gloria Ozuna

Female, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

On February 5, 2004, 18-year-old Gloria Ann Ozuna, a Hispanic female from Houston, Texas, was found with fatal gunshot wounds to her head. The tragic incident occurred at the residence of her boyfriend, Juan Salinas, who was also 18 years old at the time.…

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Lisa Renee Pfirrman

Female, age 43 · Avocado Heights, California

Killed Feb 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

Lisa Renee Pfirrman was 43 years old when she died on Thursday, February 5, 2004, in Avocado Heights, an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 13736 Valley…

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Carolyn Jackson

Female, age 43 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 5, 2003 · 23 years ago

Carolyn Jackson, a 43-year-old Black woman, was found dead on Feb. 5, 2003, on the sidewalk in the 4400 block of West 111th Place in Hawthorne. Local reporting and homicide records list the cause of death as asphyxia — described variously as strangling or…

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Carmelo Valdez

Male, age 73 · Florence-Firestone, California

Killed Feb 5, 2003 · 23 years ago

Carmelo Valdez was 73 years old when he died on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003, in Florence-Firestone, an unincorporated community in South Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 8725 Grape St. His…

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Christopher Lynn

Male, age 35 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Feb 5, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the winter of 1920, a tragic event unfolded in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, leading to the death of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Detective C.C. Lynn, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian male, lost his life in the line of duty on February 5th of that…

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