Death by Force

Richard Lavaurn Thomas

Male, age 20 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the Walnut Park East neighborhood of St. Louis, a simmering frustration between roommates tragically boiled over on a Saturday afternoon, leaving one man dead and the other facing a murder charge. On September 6, 2025, police responded to a call for a…

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Kascey Mcclellan

Male, age 19 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Kascey McClellan was a 19-year-old African American man from Oklahoma whom friends knew by the nickname “Kayswiss.” Born on September 29, 1988, he grew up into young adulthood with the promise and restlessness that often mark the late teenage years, moving…

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Lenny Williams

Male, age 29 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

In Memphis, Tennessee, a 29-year-old Black male named Lenny Williams passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Formerly of Somerville, Tennessee, he was a resident of Memphis at the time of his death. Details regarding the circumstances of his passing…

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Pedro Sierra

Male, age 56 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Feb 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Pedro Sierra, aged 56, was killed on February 9, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. According to reports, Sierra died under suspicious circumstances, and his case was noted as one of many unsolved homicides in the San Antonio area. He was found deceased in his…

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Joseph Harrison

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the heart of Philadelphia, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence that unfolded within the bustling aisles of a downtown department store. Eric Harrison, a 27-year-old security guard, was killed on a Monday morning in…

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Marquis Robinson

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Found Feb 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Marquis Robinson, a 24-year-old from Houston, Texas, was killed on February 9, 2007. He is remembered by his family, including his two daughters, parents, grandparents, and siblings. His funeral was held at East Houston Trinity Walk of Faith Church, with many…

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Ronald Smith Jr.

Male, age 19 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold winter day in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 19-year-old Ronald Smith Jr. was tragically cut short. On Friday, February 9, 2007, the young man, a resident of the city, was killed by an act of gun violence. The specific circumstances surrounding…

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Joseph Bell

Male, age 79 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

In a tragic and unsettling turn of events, a simple trip to a hospital ended in the death of Joseph W. Bell Jr., a 79-year-old retired auditor and World War II veteran from Washington, D.C. The male victim had gone to Providence Hospital on the morning of…

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Wayne Koester

Male, age 33 · Lake, Florida

Killed Feb 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

Wayne J. Koester, a 33-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on February 9, 2005, in Lake County, Florida. Deputy Koester was ambushed and fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call in the Ocala National Forest. He was accompanied by…

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Lamonty Harris

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 9, 2003 · 23 years ago

On February 9, 2003, 22-year-old Lamonty Harris was fatally shot at 867 Reynolds Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in Franklin County, and it remains an unsolved homicide. The Columbus Police Department investigated the shooting, but no…

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Jacky Hay

Male, age 38 · West Hollywood, California

Killed Feb 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jacky Hay was 38 years old when he died on Saturday, February 9, 2002, in West Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 8264 Sunset Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Skip Til

Male · Yucaipa, California

Found Feb 9, 2000 · 26 years ago

On February 9, 2000, the bodies of Skip Tillman, 55, and his wife Joni, 51, were discovered buried in a shallow grave in a remote area of Yucaipa, California. The couple had been reported missing after last being seen at their home in La Cañada Flintridge on…

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Joni Til

Female · Yucaipa, California

Found Feb 9, 2000 · 26 years ago

Joni Tilman, age 51, was tragically found dead along with her husband, Harold "Skip" Tilman, in a shallow grave on February 9, 2000, near Yucaipa, California. The couple was last seen at their home in La Canada on February 6, 2000. Their disappearance raised…

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William Chandler Bean

Male, age 28 · Sacramento, California

Killed Feb 9, 1999 · 27 years ago

William Chandler Bean Jr., a 28-year-old police officer with the Sacramento Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 9, 1999. Officer Bean was fatally shot during a traffic stop while attempting to apprehend a suspect wanted on an outstanding…

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Jeremy Hubbard

Male, age 23 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Feb 9, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the quiet residential neighborhood of Glen Park in Gary, Indiana, a grim discovery was made on a cold February morning. The lives of 23-year-old Jeremy Joe Hubbard and 18-year-old Lauren Axley were tragically cut short in what appeared to be a violent…

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Kenneth Corzell Bailey

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 9, 1998 · 28 years ago

Kenneth Corzell Bailey, a 24-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on February 9, 1998. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation by local law enforcement. Bailey's…

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Tammy Beetler

Female, age 31 · Lorain, Ohio

Killed Feb 9, 1995 · 31 years ago

On February 9, 1995, Tammy Delores Beetler, aged 31, was found deceased in her home at 404 West 21st Street in Lorain, Ohio. Tammy was discovered by family members in the master bedroom, covered in bed linens and clothing. The investigation revealed that she…

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Tyrone Sharp

Male, age 39 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 9, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the winter of 1994, the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, was marked by a wave of violence that included the tragic death of Tyrone Sharp. On February 9th of that year, the 39-year-old male was found deceased, having sustained apparent gunshot wounds. His body…

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Jason B Walker

Male, age 23 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Feb 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, on February 9, 1992, the life of 23-year-old Jason B. Walker was tragically cut short in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A Black male, Walker was a United States Marine Corps reservist and a student at Norfolk State…

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Terry Morgan

Male, age 30 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Feb 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the winter of 1992, a gathering of friends at a party in Denver, Colorado, was irrevocably shattered by a sudden act of violence. On the night of February 9th, 30-year-old Terry Morgan, a Black male, was among a group of people when a vehicle drove by.…

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Jason B. Walker

Male, age 23 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Feb 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 9, 1992, a promising life was tragically cut short in the parking lot of the Newpoint Shopping Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Jason B. Walker, a 23-year-old black male, was fatally shot while leaving a…

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William Arthur Robinson

Male · San Diego, California

Found Feb 9, 1988 · 38 years ago

William Arthur Robinson, a retired Navy Captain residing in Coronado, California, was killed on February 9, 1988, in San Diego. He had been surveying undeveloped land in an empty canyon in the North Park area, a prospective site for development, when the…

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Patricia Cuticchia

Female, age 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 9, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the winter of 1985, the life of a young girl from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. Twelve-year-old Patricia Cuticchia, a Caucasian female, was killed by gun violence on February 9, 1985. The shooting left a community in mourning and a…

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Elamari Magdud

Male, age 25 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Feb 9, 1983 · 43 years ago

On the cold morning of February 9, 1983, the body of a 25-year-old Caucasian male, Elamari Magdud, was discovered in the parking lot of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in North Portland, Oregon. Magdud, a student from Libya studying machine design at the…

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Ada Johnson

Female, age 19 · Tallahassee, Florida

Killed Feb 9, 1983 · 43 years ago

Ada Mildred Johnson, a 19-year-old white female from Tallahassee, Florida, was last seen alive on February 9, 1983. That morning, she was at home when her mother left for work. Ada was reported missing nine days later, on February 18. Her disappearance deeply…

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Craig A. Scott

Male, age 28 · Ingham, Michigan

Killed Feb 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the winter of 1982, on February 9th, a dedicated Michigan State Trooper named Craig A. Scott, a 28-year-old male, was patrolling US-127 in Ingham County. Around 1 p.m., he observed a red 1974 Camaro speeding and initiated a traffic stop just south of…

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Richard Obrien

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

Patrolman Richard James O'Brien, aged 33, was a dedicated officer of the Chicago Police Department. On February 9, 1982, he was tragically killed in the line of duty. O'Brien and his partner, Patrolman William Peter Fahey, were conducting a routine traffic…

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William Fahey

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

William P. Fahey, a 34-year-old white male, was a dedicated patrolman with the Chicago Police Department. On February 9, 1982, he was tragically killed in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop. The incident occurred at approximately 2:00 PM at the…

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William Lawrence McNew

Male, age 26 · Andrews, Texas

Killed Feb 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

William Lawrence McNew, a 26-year-old white male, died on February 9, 1982, in Andrews, Texas. Born on October 15, 1955, in Crockett, Texas, he was the son of Lawrence Dale McNew and Flora Elizabeth “Beth” Graham. His death was officially classified as a…

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Tammy Lea Davis

Female, age 21 · Andrews, Texas

Killed Feb 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

Tammy Lea Davis, a 21-year-old white female, died on February 9, 1982, in Andrews, Texas. According to publicly available memorial records, she was born on September 9, 1960, in California. Her full name is listed as Tammy Lea Nugent Davis. She was cremated…

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James Flesher

Male, age 45 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Feb 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

On February 9, 1979, James Lester Flesher, age 45, was found dead inside his vehicle parked along the I-85 connector road heading toward US 29 North in Charlotte, North Carolina. Flesher, who lived in Concord with his wife and two daughters, had been shot…

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Gene Williamson

Male, age 23 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Feb 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, the life of Gene W. Williamson, a 23-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in Des Moines, Iowa. On the evening of February 9th, Williamson was discovered in his car, having been fatally shot in the head. He…

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John Seward

Male, age 68 · Muskogee, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, a quiet rural area of Muskogee County, Oklahoma, was rocked by a brutal and senseless crime that ended the lives of a beloved couple. On February 9th, 68-year-old John Seward and his 62-year-old wife, Roxie, made a fateful trip to check…

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Roxie Seward

Female, age 62 · Muskogee, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the lives of Roxie Seward and her husband were violently cut short. It was February 9, 1979, when the 62-year-old female and her husband, John, stumbled upon a burglary in progress at a relative's home. The couple…

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Robert Hooper

Male, age 40 · San-francisco, California

Killed Feb 9, 1978 · 48 years ago

Robert E. Hooper, a 40-year-old officer with the San Francisco Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 9, 1978. Officer Hooper was fatally shot during an incident that began as a routine traffic stop. The suspect, who had a history of mental…

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Kimberly Leach

Female, age 12 · Lake City, Florida

Killed Feb 9, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a cold and rainy February morning in 1978, 12-year-old Kimberly Diane Leach, a white female, was dropped off at Lake City Junior High School by her mother. It was February 9th, and after a brief chat with a friend, Kimberly headed to her first-period…

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George Hook

Male, age 73 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 9, 1969 · 57 years ago

On February 9, 1969, 73-year-old George Hook was killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at his residence on Republic Street, and the case has remained unsolved for decades, making it one of Ohio's older cold cases. Little is publicly available…

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Charles M. Ross

Male, age 30 · Richmond, California

Killed Feb 9, 1964 · 62 years ago

On February 9, 1964, Patrolman Charles M. Ross of the Richmond Police Department in California tragically lost his life in the line of duty. At the age of 30, Ross was attempting to arrest two 19-year-old youths for public drunkenness on Bissell Avenue and…

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Adolph Coors III

Male, age 45 · Morrison, Colorado

Killed Feb 9, 1960 · 66 years ago

On the morning of February 9, 1960, Adolph Coors III, the 45-year-old male heir to the Coors brewing empire, left his home in Morrison, Colorado, for the brewery in Golden, but he would never arrive. A milkman later discovered Coors' station wagon abandoned…

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Leland Aster Haven

Male, age 16 · Watford City, North Dakota

Killed Feb 9, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the winter of 1930, near the small community of Watford City, North Dakota, a horrific event unfolded that would leave a lasting scar on the region. On February 9th, 16-year-old Leland Aster Haven, a male youth, tragically lost his life alongside his…

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Thomas Kane Wooten

Male, age 36 · Safford, Arizona

Killed Feb 9, 1918 · 108 years ago

In the cold dawn of February 10, 1918, a posse of four lawmen approached a remote cabin nestled in the Galiuro Mountains of Graham County, Arizona. Among them was 36-year-old White/Caucasian male, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Kane Wooten. They were there to serve…

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Robert Mcbride

Male, age 42 · Safford, Arizona

Killed Feb 9, 1918 · 108 years ago

In the rugged landscape of Graham County, Arizona, a deadly confrontation unfolded that led to the death of Sheriff Robert F. McBride. At the age of 42, the male sheriff was killed by gunfire on February 9, 1918, near Safford. His death was not a solitary…

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Martin R. Kempton

Male, age 39 · Safford, Arizona

Killed Feb 9, 1918 · 108 years ago

In the rugged landscape of Graham County, Arizona, a violent confrontation cut short the life of Undersheriff Martin R. Kempton. The 39-year-old lawman, along with Sheriff Robert McBride and Deputy Sheriff Kane Wooton, had been tasked with a difficult duty…

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Sencere D. Riley

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 9, 2026 · this year

On the morning of February 9, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the routine of a Chicago neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut short. Sencere D. Riley, a 25-year-old male, was the victim of a fatal shooting in the Austin area on the city's West Side.…

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David Hager

Male · Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Killed Feb 9, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the afternoon of February 9, 2024, David Hager, a man from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was shot at a home on Twin Oak Drive near Halls Hill Pike, and he was pronounced dead at the scene after deputies responded to the call. Investigators said the shooting…

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Alex Solorio

Male, age 17 · Sacramento, California

Killed Feb 9, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 31, 2023, 17-year-old Alex Solorio was shot at Edwin A. Smith Community Park in South Sacramento. He was declared brain-dead on February 9, 2023. In the wake of this tragedy, his family made the compassionate decision to donate his organs, ensuring…

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Earl Hatton

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

Earl Hatton, also known by his stage name Earl Swavey, was a 26-year-old rapper from Los Angeles, California. He tragically lost his life on January 9, 2022, after being shot near 3130 S. Hill St. in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los…

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Martha Sue Johnson

Female, age 81 · Henderson, Nevada

Killed Feb 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a quiet day in Henderson, Nevada, the lives of Martha Sue Johnson, an 81-year-old woman, and her husband came to a tragic end on February 9, 2018. The stillness of their home was shattered by an act of violence that would leave a lasting mark on their…

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