Death by Force

John Rafter

Male, age 28 · Harrisonburg, Virginia

Killed Feb 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a cold day in February 1983, a dedicated law enforcement officer's act of kindness tragically led to his own death. Deputy Sheriff John E. Rafter, a 28-year-old white male, was a respected six-year veteran of the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office. On…

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Elena Semander

Female, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 1982 · 44 years ago

Elena Semander, a 20-year-old white female from Houston, Texas, was tragically murdered on February 7, 1982. A student at the University of Houston and previously a field hockey scholarship recipient at the University of Denver, Elena was known for her…

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Donald Teague

Male, age 37 · Pencil Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Feb 7, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the small community of Pencil Bluff, Arkansas, a routine stop for gas on February 7, 1980, turned into a fatal encounter for Donald Lee Teague. At approximately 2:00 p.m., Teague, a 37-year-old male Wildlife Technician for the Arkansas Game and Fish…

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Michael Spangler

Male, age 24 · North Baltimore, Ohio

Killed Feb 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

On February 7, 1978 at 9:30am, the owner (and an occupant) of the apartments at 109 ½ South Main St., North Baltimore, OH reported to police that his apartment had been broken into and guns stolen. The method of entry was a square or rectangular object used…

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Stella McLean

Female, age 45 · Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Killed Feb 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

Stella Ellen McLean, a 45-year-old Caucasian woman, was a schoolteacher living in Gering, Nebraska. Her life took a tragic and mysterious turn on the evening of February 7, 1978, when she vanished from a restaurant in the neighboring city of Scottsbluff.…

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Zdenka Kalendovsky

Female, age 40 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Feb 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the winter of 1977, the city of Denver was shaken by the senseless murder of a brilliant female neurologist, a woman who had escaped the iron fist of communism to build a new life in America. Dr. Zdenka Kalendovsky, a 40-year-old physician, was a beacon of…

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Joseph G. Baillargeon

Male, age 79 · Biddeford, Maine

Killed Feb 7, 1968 · 58 years ago

On a cold winter day in Biddeford, Maine, the body of a 79-year-old White man named Joseph Baillargeon was discovered. It was February 7, 1968, and the elderly man's life had been ended by what authorities would rule a homicide. His body was found…

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Nancy Carol Parris

Female, age 20 · GAffney, South Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 1968 · 58 years ago

In the winter of 1968, the town of Gaffney, South Carolina, was gripped by a series of terrifying events that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Among the victims of this reign of terror was a 20-year-old woman named Nancy Carol Parris. Her…

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Evelyn Grace Shank

Female, age 45 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 7, 1959 · 67 years ago

In the winter of 1959, the city of Las Vegas was rattled by the disappearance and subsequent murder of a 45-year-old Caucasian female named Evelyn Grace Shank. On the night of February 4th, Shank was working her shift as the night clerk at the Travelodge…

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Andrew Michael Hagerman

Male, age 6 · Medina, New York

Killed Feb 7, 1949 · 77 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of February 7, 1949, in Medina, New York, six-year-old Andrew Michael Hagerman, a young male, was shot and killed. The devastating incident unfolded at his family's home at 133 Elizabeth Street. That evening, Andrew's…

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Bessie Amy Bacon Hagerman

Female, age 61 · Medina, New York

Killed Feb 7, 1949 · 77 years ago

Bessie Amy Bacon Hagerman, a 61-year-old woman, met a tragic and violent end on the evening of February 7, 1949, in her hometown of Medina, New York. A lifelong resident of the area, Bessie was born in the Town of Ridgeway on August 10, 1887. She had been a…

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Nancy Ann Hagerman

Female, age 7 · Medina, New York

Killed Feb 7, 1949 · 77 years ago

In a Medina, New York home in early February of 1949, a shocking act of violence shattered a family. Seven-year-old Nancy Ann Hagerman, a young girl, was tragically killed. The person responsible for her death was her own father, 28-year-old Carl Hagerman, a…

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Clarence Dotson

Male, age 43 · Wickenburg, Arizona

Killed Feb 7, 1945 · 81 years ago

In the quiet town of Wickenburg, Arizona, a dedicated male night watchman named Clarence N. Dotson, aged 43, met a tragic and untimely end. His death, a result of gun violence, occurred on the 7th of February, 1945, while he was dutifully making his rounds.…

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Robert Harmon

Male · Clinton, Tennessee

Killed Feb 7, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the midst of escalating tensions between union and non-union laborers in the small mining town of Coal Creek, Tennessee, Deputy Sheriff Robert Harmon, a male, lost his life on Sunday, February 7, 1904. The fatal encounter was a grim culmination of a day…

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William Withers

Male, age 45 · Walton, Oregon

Killed Feb 7, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the cold, clear light of February 5, 1903, Lane County Sheriff William Withers, a 45-year-old White male, set out for Walton, Oregon, on a mission to apprehend an escaped prisoner. The fugitive was Elliott Lyons, a known embezzler and horse thief, who was…

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Vannak Yun

Male, age 53 · Randle, Washington

Killed Feb 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet area of Randle, Washington, a dramatic scene unfolded on February 8, 2024, culminating in the death of 53-year-old Vannak Yun of Seattle. Mr. Yun, a male, was being sought by the Kent Police Department as a suspect in an attempted murder and…

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Michael Harp

age 63 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Feb 7, 2023 · 3 years ago

Michael Andre Harp, born on November 8, 1959, passed away on February 7, 2023, at the age of 63. He was a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. There are no detailed accounts of the circumstances surrounding his death available in the provided sources. However…

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Jose Bojorquez

Male, age 24 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Feb 7, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a case that remains a mystery, 24-year-old Jose Bojorquez, a male, was found shot to death in a Phoenix residence in what investigators have described as a double homicide. The grim discovery was made sometime between the evening of Sunday, February 6…

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Lane Ortiz

Male, age 32 · Gallup, New Mexico

Killed Feb 7, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of February 7, 2022, the city of Gallup, New Mexico, was unsettled by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 9:14 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a call reporting that shots had been fired in the 500 block area of Clark Street. The caller…

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Arturo Pecina-Rodriguez

Male, age 38 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2022 · 4 years ago

Arturo Pecina-Rodriguez, a 38-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2022, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred during an argument with his brother-in-law, Samuel Ibarra-Cleto, 33, who is also Hispanic. The altercation took place…

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Phil Clark

Male, age 82 · Corsicana, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2022 · 4 years ago

Phil Clark, an 82-year-old man from Corsicana, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on February 7, 2022. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Bonner Avenue in Angus, Navarro County. Clark was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The…

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Davon Evans

Male, age 40 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a Friday afternoon, February 7, 2020, the life of 40-year-old Davon Evans, a male resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was tragically cut short. The fatal incident unfolded around 4:40 p.m. in the 1700 block of West Lanvale Street. When police officers arrived…

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Montez Watson

Male, age 31 · Hoschton, Georgia

Killed Feb 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In early 2018, the life of a 31-year-old Black / African American man, Montez Watson, was tragically cut short in Walton County, Georgia. On February 7, 2018, while at his girlfriend's home, Watson was fatally shot in the chest and the back of the head. The…

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Teena Hughes

Female, age 55 · Thornton, Arkansas

Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the small town of Thornton, Arkansas, the community mourned the loss of Teena Rene Purvis Hughes, a 55-year-old woman who passed away at her home on Saturday, February 7, 2015. Born in Houston, Texas, on October 18, 1959, she was a daughter to the late…

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Donald Smith

Male, age 56 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

On February 7, 2015, Donald Smith, a 56-year-old male, was fatally shot in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident occurred on the city's East Side during the early morning hours. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire and discovered Donald Smith with gunshot…

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Billy Don Law

Male, age 47 · Paso-robles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Billy Don Law, aged 47, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2014, in Paso Robles, California. The incident occurred during a heated altercation at the home he shared with his girlfriend, Christine Ruda, and her son, John Steven Danner. The confrontation…

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Ruben Rios

Male, age 44 · Walnut-park, California

Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ruben Rios, a 44-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2014, in Walnut Park, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Rios was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in a…

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Necole DeMont Horne

Male, age 26 · Monroe, North Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Necole DeMont Horne, a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2014, in Monroe, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the Sunoco gas station on Franklin Street, where Horne was shot multiple times. Surveillance footage…

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Keith M. Leverone

Male, age 19 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 7, 2009, a young man's life was cut short in Brockton, Massachusetts. Keith M. Leverone, a 19-year-old male, was found in the parking lot of a convenience store at 662 Belmont Street, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound…

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Clyde Lewis

Male, age 30 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Clyde Lewis was 30 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Thursday, February 7, 2008. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it…

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Gerard Hernandez

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gerard Hernandez, a 27-year-old Latino man, was tragically killed on February 7, 2007, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The incident occurred at 2830 Lancaster Avenue, where Hernandez was struck by multiple gunshots. According to police reports, the assailants…

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Curtis Glenn Dutton

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

Curtis Glenn Dutton was 38 years old when he died on Monday, February 7, 2005. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Long Beach Police…

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Pauline Church

Female, age 66 · West-jefferson, North Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 2004 · 22 years ago

Pauline Blevins Church, a 66-year-old woman from West Jefferson, North Carolina, tragically died on February 7, 2004. She was the victim of a homicide committed by her husband, Alvious Fred "Jack" Church, who was 65 years old at the time. The murder weapon…

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Tracey Chandler

Female, age 28 · Henrico-county, Virginia

Killed Feb 7, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, a violent encounter in Henrico County, Virginia, brought a tragic end to the life of 28-year-old Tracey L. Chandler. On February 7th, police responded to a call at a local residence, where they discovered Tracey, a female, deceased on a…

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James A. Adams

Male, age 57 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Feb 7, 1994 · 32 years ago

James A. Adams, aged 57, passed away on February 7, 1994, in Fort Myers, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. Adams was found deceased in his home under suspicious…

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William Dix

Male, age 34 · Halifax, Virginia

Killed Feb 7, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of William Howard “Billy” Dix, a 34-year-old man from Halifax County, Virginia. On the evening of February 7th, Dix was working as a clerk at a small convenience store near South Boston…

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Vasile Ballios

Male, age 44 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 7, 1992 · 34 years ago

Vasile Ballios, a 44-year-old male Greek immigrant, was shot and killed late on February 7, 1992, outside the Private Eyes Too Club at 61st Street and Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia. Although his death occurred in Philadelphia, the available reporting…

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John Shelton

Male, age 43 · Queens, New York

Killed Feb 7, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the winter of 1990, the life of 43-year-old John Shelton was violently cut short in the borough of Queens, New York. On February 7th, Shelton was gunned down by a ski-masked assailant wielding an M-1 rifle outside a dry cleaners. This brazen act was not a…

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Peter Waring

Male, age 30 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Feb 7, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, the life of 30-year-old Peter Waring, a male cocaine dealer from Brooklyn, NY, came to a brutal and grisly end. His death on February 7th was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution orchestrated by the notorious DeMeo…

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George W. Lockhart

Male, age 32 · St-johns, Arizona

Killed Feb 7, 1887 · 139 years ago

George W. Lockhart, a 32-year-old male of unknown ethnicity, served as a deputy sheriff for the Apache County Sheriff’s Office in the Arizona Territory during the 1880s. On February 7, 1887, he was killed near St. Johns, Arizona, while involved in a violent…

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