Death by Force

Marvin Martinez

Male, age 42 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 7, 2010, 42-year-old Marvin Martinez was shot and killed in Durham, North Carolina. The shooting occurred during a time when Durham was experiencing high levels of violent crime, and his case is one of many homicides that remain unsolved in the…

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Dawann T. Jones

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 7, 2010, 24-year-old Dawann T. Jones was shot and killed at an after-hours club in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred during the early hours of the morning, marking a tragic end to his life in what was described as a sudden and violent…

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Ronnie Medina-Giron

Male, age 21 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 7, 2010, Ronnie Medina-Giron, 21, was shot and killed during an altercation near a bar located on West Mount Houston Road in Houston, Texas. According to police reports, Medina-Giron got into an argument with an unknown suspect when the suspect…

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LeRico Beasley

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early evening of February 7, 2009, the life of 21-year-old LeRico M. Beasley, a Black male, was tragically cut short on a street in Birmingham, Alabama. The city's daily rhythm was shattered by the sound of gunfire, and when the echoes faded, Beasley…

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William B. Douglas

Male, age 57 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

William B. Douglas, aged 57, was found dead on February 7, 2009, in Oakland, California. Douglas, who was well-known in his community, became one of the victims of violence that marked Oakland's particularly difficult period in 2009, during which the city saw…

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Heladio A Vasquez-Ruiz

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Heladio A. Vasquez-Ruiz, a 55-year-old male, was murdered on February 7, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred amidst a climate of increasing violent crime rates in Chicago, where homicides were a significant concern. Vasquez-Ruiz’s death was a…

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Otha Fowler

Male, age 17 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold winter day in St. Louis, tragedy struck the community. Otha Fowler, a 17-year-old Black male, lost his life on Saturday, February 7, 2009. The circumstances surrounding his death left a lasting impact on those who knew him and the wider…

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Christian A. Lodge

Male, age 28 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Feb 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Christian A. Lodge, a 28-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was killed in the early hours of February 7, 2009. The incident occurred along East 13th Avenue in Columbus. According to reports, Lodge was assaulted by a group of people and was later found dead in…

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Connie Karr

Female, age 51 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

The Caucasian, 51-year-old female victim, Connie Karr, was a dedicated public servant and former journalist whose life was tragically cut short on February 7, 2008, inside the City Hall of Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of Saint Louis. Serving in her second…

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Kenneth Yost

Male, age 61 · Kirkwood, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the quiet suburb of Kirkwood, Missouri, the evening of February 7, 2008, was shattered by an eruption of violence that claimed the life of Kenneth Yost and four others. Yost, the 61-year-old Public Works Director for the city, was attending a city council…

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Mayor Michael Emil Mike

Male, age 69 · Kirkwood, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold February evening in Kirkwood, Missouri, the familiar drone of a city council meeting was shattered by a sudden and brutal eruption of violence. It was February 7, 2008, when a local man, Charles Lee 'Cookie' Thornton, unleashed a deadly assault…

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Michael Lynch

Male, age 63 · Kirkwood, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of February 7, 2008, the quiet suburb of Kirkwood, Missouri, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 63-year-old Michael H. T. Lynch. A well-regarded member of the community and a City Councilman, Lynch was attending a…

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Thomas Frederick Ballman

Male, age 37 · Kirkwood, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of February 7, 2008, tragedy struck the city of Kirkwood, Missouri, during a regularly scheduled city council meeting at City Hall. The meeting, which had just begun with the Pledge of Allegiance, was violently interrupted when a gunman entered…

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William Biggs

Male, age 50 · Kirkwood, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

William King Biggs Jr., a 50-year-old White man, was a sergeant with the Kirkwood Police Department who had spent decades building a steady, public-facing life: he’d grown up around St. Louis, graduated from Webster Groves High School, worked for years on a…

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Randal David Simmons

Male, age 51 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Randal David Simmons, a 51-year-old veteran officer of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), tragically lost his life on February 7, 2008, during a SWAT operation in Winnetka, Los Angeles. Officer Simmons, who had served with the LAPD for 27 years, was…

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Mike Emil Swoboda

Male, age 69 · Kirkwood, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of February 7, 2008, a chilling scene unfolded within the Kirkwood City Hall in Missouri, forever altering the community. Mike Emil Swoboda, a 69-year-old White male serving as the city's mayor, was presiding over a public council meeting. The…

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Pedro Castellanos

Unknown, age 22 · Miami, Florida

Found Feb 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On February 7, 2007, Pedro Castellanos, a 22-year-old male, was brutally murdered in Miami, Florida. His death was the result of a violent shooting in broad daylight. The homicide occurred in a residential area, and the circumstances of the crime drew…

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Damian Lackland

Male, age 26 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 7, 2007, the body of a 26-year-old African-American male named Damian Lackland was discovered in Boston, Massachusetts. Police responded to a call for an unknown problem at approximately 6:34 a.m. at 399 Walk…

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Rodney Poindexter

Male, age 32 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Rodney Darnell Poindexter, aged 32, was killed on February 7, 2007, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was reportedly shot at a bar named "7101" located in the Homewood area. Poindexter was a talented musician and a dedicated father of five children—Tichina…

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Emmy Shirley Torres

Female, age 26 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Feb 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Emmy Shirley Torres, a 26-year-old resident of San Antonio, Texas, died on February 7, 2007. She was found deceased under circumstances that remain unresolved, contributing to the city's list of unsolved homicides. The details surrounding her death indicate…

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Edgardo Carlos Fuentes

Male, age 36 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Feb 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 36-year-old Edgardo Carlos Fuentes was cut short in Hyattsville, Maryland. On February 7th, Fuentes, a male, became the victim of a violent incident that resulted in his death. The circumstances surrounding his passing…

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Sandip Patel

Male, age 25 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

A native of India, Sandip Patel was a young man who had come to Pittsburgh to be with family and find work as an accountant. His life, however, took a tragic and unforeseen turn, setting him on a path of struggle and ultimately ending in his untimely death.…

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Holland Raulston Brown

Male, age 28 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Feb 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

Holland Raulston Brown, a 28-year-old Black male from Wilmington, Delaware, was killed on February 7, 2005, in a double shooting that also took the life of 19-year-old Marquita Smith. That day, Wilmington police responded to the 2600 block of Jefferson Street…

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Marquita Smith

Female, age 19 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Feb 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

Marquita LaShone Smith, a 19-year-old Black / African American female, died suddenly on Monday, February 7, 2005, in Wilmington, Delaware. She had been born in Salem, New Jersey, on September 25, 1985, and had moved to Wilmington about nine years before her…

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Ryan Curtis

Male, age 29 · Leominster, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

On February 7, 2005, a tragic incident occurred in Leominster, Massachusetts, resulting in the death of 29-year-old Ryan F. Curtis. Curtis was shot and killed at his home, which he shared with his live-in boyfriend, Stephen M. CampoBasso, a prominent lawyer…

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David Miguel Garcia

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

David Miguel Garcia, a 31-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2005, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Garcia was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident…

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Audrey Medley

Female, age 43 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 7, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the winter of 2004, the life of a Washington, D.C. woman was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains a mystery to this day. Audrey Medley, a 43-year-old African-American female, was found inside her residence at 1216 I Street, SE, on…

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Brian Robert Litz

Male, age 36 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Feb 7, 2004 · 22 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz, a 36-year-old white male, was tragically killed on February 7, 2004, in Ocala, Florida. Deputy Litz was performing a routine well-being check on Ivan K. Gotham, a 74-year-old man living alone in a retirement community.…

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Troy Lee Roy Gordon

Male, age 82 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2004 · 22 years ago

Troy Lee Roy Gordon was 82 years old when he died on Saturday, February 7, 2004, in Vermont Vista, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 854 W. 97th…

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Shawny Lee Hatch Smith

Female, age 32 · Weld County, Wyoming

Killed Feb 7, 2003 · 23 years ago

Shawny Lee Hatch Smith was a 32-year-old white woman from Cheyenne, Wyoming, whose life was cut short on a frozen stretch of the Colorado–Wyoming border in early February 2003. In the days before her death she was juggling work and motherhood, raising a young…

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Shawny Lee Hatch Smith

Female, age 32 · Weld County, Colorado

Killed Feb 7, 2003 · 23 years ago

Shawny Lee Smith, age 32, of Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming, was found dead on February 7, 2003, in a field just off U.S. Highway 85 in Weld County, Colorado, approximately a quarter mile south of the Wyoming state line. Investigators determined the…

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Shawny Lee Hitch Smith

Female, age 32 · Weld County, Wyoming

Killed Feb 7, 2003 · 23 years ago

On February 7, 2003, a 32‑year‑old white female named Shawny Lee Hitch Smith was discovered dead in a field in Weld County, Colorado, approximately a quarter‑mile from the Wyoming state line. She had been beaten and sexually assaulted. The homicide occurred…

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Rene Castro

Male, age 27 · Adams, Colorado

Killed Feb 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a cold winter day in Adams County, Colorado, the lives of two cousins were tragically cut short in a violent encounter that remains a mystery to this day. Twenty-seven-year-old Rene Castro, a White male, was found deceased on February 7, 2002, inside a…

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Jose Carlos Ortiz-Guzman

Male, age 43 · Compton, California

Killed Feb 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jose Carlos Ortiz-Guzman, a 43-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2002, in Compton, California. Ortiz-Guzman was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The incident occurred under circumstances that remain…

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Martin Moreno Ortiz

Male, age 32 · Compton, California

Killed Feb 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

Martin Moreno Ortiz, a 32-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2002, in Compton, California. Ortiz was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The incident occurred under circumstances that remain a poignant…

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Guanda Denise Turner

Female, age 41 · Long Beach, California

Killed Feb 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

The incident that claimed the life of Guanda Denise Turner unfolded on the streets of Long Beach, California, in the final days of January 2002. On January 31, 2002, officers with the Long Beach Police Department encountered the 41-year-old Black woman in the…

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Robert Curtis Fortenberry

Male, age 43 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

Robert Curtis Fortenberry was 43 years old when he died on Thursday, February 7, 2002, in San Pedro. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma on South Bonita Street in San Pedro. His death was…

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Bruce Allen Prothero

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 7, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a cold February evening in 2000, Bruce Allen Prothero, a 35-year-old Baltimore County police sergeant and devoted father of five, was working a second job as a security guard at J. Brown Jewelers in Pikesville. His life was cut tragically short when four…

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Jordon Diggins

Male, age 3 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 7, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jordon Diggins, 3, died on Monday, February 7, 2000, in Valley Glen. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 7148 Coldwater Canyon Avenue. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as…

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David Keels

Male, age 60 · Yonkers, New York

Killed Feb 7, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 7, 1997, the life of 60-year-old David Keels, a hardworking family man, was cut short in a senseless act of violence on a quiet street in Yonkers, New York. A married father of three grown children, Keels was a familiar…

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Joseph Tucker Fisher

Male, age 34 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Feb 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a fateful evening in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of a dedicated police detective was tragically cut short. Joseph Tucker Fisher, a 34-year-old Caucasian male and a 12-year veteran of the Little Rock Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on…

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James Madison Mcgee

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

James Madison Mcgee, a 26-year-old Black male, served as an officer with the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. On the night of February 7, 1995, while off-duty and dressed in civilian clothes, Mcgee witnessed a taxi driver being robbed at…

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Leonard Howard

Male, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Feb 7, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in what remains an unsolved mystery. Leonard Howard, a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in his own home in southeast Denver on the evening of February 7th. The sequence of events that…

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Mark Tyrone Vanstory

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Feb 7, 1993 · 33 years ago

On February 7, 1993 at 3:05 am, Greensboro officers were called to 2312 East Bessemer St., the Side Effects, in reference to a subject down. Upon arrival at the scene officers found Mark Tyrone Vanstory lying on the ground in the parking lot. Vanstory was…

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Juanita Hardy

Female, age 23 · Highland Park, Michigan

Killed Feb 7, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the winter of 1992, the community of Highland Park, Michigan, was gripped by a chilling series of events. Among the victims of this terrifying period was a 23-year-old African American woman named Juanita Hardy. On February 17, 1992, her life was…

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Berniece Olsen

Female, age 59 · Melrose, Florida

Killed Feb 7, 1988 · 38 years ago

Berniece Olsen, a 59-year-old woman, passed away on February 7, 1988, in Melrose, Florida. Initially, her death was attributed to Alzheimer's disease, and no further investigation was conducted at the time. However, her name later surfaced in connection with…

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Roberta Hayes

Female, age 21 · Enumclaw, Washington

Killed Feb 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Roberta Joseph Hayes, a 21-year-old Caucasian female, vanished on February 7, 1987, after her release from custody in Portland, Oregon, for prostitution. Known to her family as "Bobby Joe," she was expected to return to her life in Seattle, Washington, but…

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Cathryn Tighe

Female, age 17 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the winter of 1983, a sense of unease settled over Las Vegas as the community grappled with the mysterious disappearance of a young woman. On the afternoon of February 7th, 17-year-old Caucasian female Cathryn Tighe, a junior at Chaparral High School…

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