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Victor Vega

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Victor Vega, aged 15, was tragically shot and killed on January 11, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of two teenagers killed on that day in separate incidents, both victims of a violent period that marked the city's bloodiest January in a decade. Vega…

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Rey Dorantes

Male, age 14 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Rey Dorantes, a 14-year-old boy, was killed on January 11, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. Rey was sitting on the front porch of his home when he was shot six times. The shooting occurred while he was reportedly talking on his phone, a seemingly ordinary activity…

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Marcus J Wallace

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Marcus J. Wallace, aged 23, was the victim of a homicide in Chicago, Illinois, on January 11, 2013. He was among the numerous victims of gun violence that marked a particularly violent year for the city. Chicago was experiencing a high homicide rate at the…

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Arnaz M Fowler

Male, age 26 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, January 11, 2013, a grim discovery was made on the far east side of Indianapolis. The body of Arnaz M Fowler, a Black male in his 20s, was found in front of an in-home daycare in the 3500 block of Roseway Drive, near the…

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Darius Shields

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Darius Shields, an 18-year-old male, became the first homicide victim of 2013 in Baltimore on the evening of Friday, January 11th. The tranquility of the New Year was shattered when violence erupted, claiming the lives of three individuals in separate…

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Delroy Davis

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Delroy Davis, a 23-year-old male, was making his way home from work on the evening of January 11, 2013. As he walked along the 2300 block of West Lanvale Street…

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Diane Ward

Female, age 62 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Frayser in Memphis, Tennessee, a retired U.S. Navy Reservist's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Diane Ward, a 62-year-old woman, was shot and killed on the morning of January 11, 2013, while she was…

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Travis Lee Bryant

Male, age 21 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the city of Norfolk, Virginia, a young man's promising future was tragically cut short on the cold night of January 11, 2013. Travis Lee Bryant, a 21-year-old Black male, was standing outside with friends in the 4900 block of East Princess Anne Road when…

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Ashwin Kumar Vaghjibhai Patel

Male, age 62 · Mount-holly, North Carolina

Killed Jan 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ashwin Kumar Vaghjibhai Patel, a 62-year-old Indian-American man, was found dead on January 11, 2013, in his home in Mount Holly, North Carolina. The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. His body was discovered by family members who had been unable to…

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Lashown Fils

Male, age 26 · Long Beach, California

Found Jan 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

On January 11, 2012, Lashown Fils, a 26-year-old man from Long Beach, California, was fatally shot in the early morning hours near the 200 block of West 14th Street. Long Beach police responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 3:55 a.m., and upon…

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Antwain S. Watson

Male, age 36 · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

On January 11, 2012, 36-year-old Antwain Shante Watson was shot and killed in Miami, Florida. The homicide occurred in the early hours, as Watson was found fatally shot inside his car in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood. Despite initial investigations, the…

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Cory Campbell

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

Cory Campbell, an 18-year-old Chicago resident, was fatally shot on January 11, 2012, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The incident occurred while Cory was outside a home in the 8400 block of South Peoria. He was shot during an altercation that escalated…

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Randy Gardner

Male, age 59 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

In a grim Detroit-area case, a four-year-old boy named Robert Byrd tragically lost his life on Mother's Day in 2011. The young male was found deceased in the Highland Park home of his legal guardians, his aunt and uncle, Matilda and Randy Gardner. The…

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Rodney Curiel

Male, age 34 · San Francisco, California

Found Jan 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

Rodney Curiel, age 34, was found dead on January 11, 2010, in his room at the Mission Hotel, located on South Van Ness Avenue in the Mission District of San Francisco. Curiel's body was discovered by the hotel manager during a routine pest control inspection…

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Lonell Franklin

Male, age 21 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a cold January night in Denver, Colorado, the life of 21-year-old Lonell Franklin, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On January 11, 2010, what began as a night out with friends ended in a hail of bullets at a city…

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DeShon Lee

Male, age 19 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the cold night of January 11, 2010, a verbal altercation at a liquor store in Denver, Colorado, set in motion a tragic chain of events that would end in the death of 19-year-old DeShon Lee. Lee, a Black male, was with his friend, Lonell Franklin, when the…

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Jeffery Turner

Male, age 44 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of Jeffery Dewayne Turner, a forty-four-year-old man, was brought to an abrupt and violent end in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the evening of January 10th, the sound of gunshots echoed through the McKinley Apartments, drawing the…

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Michael Sacripante

Male, age 23 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Jan 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

Michael Sacripante, a 23-year-old man from Florida, was found dead on January 11, 2010, during a visit to San Antonio, Texas. His body was discovered by construction workers at the site of the former Big Tex Grain Company in the 400 block of Blue Star.…

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Lonell Emauel Franklin

Male, age 21 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the cold winter night of January 11, 2010, in Denver, Colorado, the life of 21-year-old Lonell Emauel Franklin, a Black male, was tragically cut short. Franklin, accompanied by his 19-year-old friend DeShon Lee and a female companion, had an unfortunate…

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Jack Roerink

Male, age 79 · Eubank, Kentucky

Killed Jan 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Eubank, Kentucky, the life of 79-year-old Jack E. Roerink, Sr. came to a violent and tragic end in January 2010. A retired General Motors welder, Roerink was found deceased in his home, the victim of a brutal stabbing. The initial…

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Bobby Guss

Male, age 26 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

Bobby Guss, 26, a man shot to death in Las Vegas on Friday night, January 11, 2008, was found in an alley just north of the 6400 block of Casada Way, near Torrey Pines Avenue and Charleston Boulevard. He was pronounced dead after the gunfire erupted around 10…

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Kenyon Morrison

Male, age 34 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Jan 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 11, 2008, Kenyon Lemonte Morrison, age 34, was shot and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and his case is still unsolved. Morrison's death adds to the long list of homicides in the city…

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Jody Johnson

Female, age 47 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jody Johnson, a 47-year-old female, was found murdered on January 11, 2008, in the 3600 block of Piety Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound, and her body was subsequently set on fire. For years, the case remained…

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Kenneth Stewart

Male, age 53 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Jan 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kenneth Stewart, aged 53, was murdered on January 11, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. His case remains unsolved and is part of the cold cases under investigation in the Jacksonville area. Kenneth was found dead at his residence, and the specifics of his death…

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Jamaal A Williams

Male, age 19 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the cold of a January night in Indianapolis in 2007, the life of 19-year-old Jamaal A. Williams was tragically cut short. On January 10th, the young African-American man was discovered in the 2200 block of North Gable Drive, having been fatally shot. His…

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Muriel Robinson

age 45 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jan 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, a homicide in Kansas City left behind a name and an address, but few public answers. On January 11, 2007, Muriel Robinson, 45, gender unknown, was killed, and the case has remained unsolved ever since. The incident was documented at 906…

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Clifton Jovar Holloway

Male, age 28 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Jan 11, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the cold night air of January 11, 2005, Clifton Jovar Holloway, a 28-year-old Black male, was leaving the Montview Bar & Grill in Aurora, Colorado, with his girlfriend. The evening took a tragic turn when he was shot. The incident, which occurred in the…

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Jerry Wayne Hopper

Male, age 61 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Jan 11, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the winter of 2005, a wave of violence shattered the community of Jackson, Tennessee, culminating in the tragic death of 61-year-old Jerry Wayne Hopper. A Caucasian male, Hopper was a respected Forestry Technician for the Tennessee Department of…

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Corey Weaver

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 11, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the winter of 2004, the body of an African-American male, Corey Weaver, was discovered in a seldom-traveled underground complex at Dupont Circle, NW in Washington, D.C. The discovery was made at approximately 10:30 p.m. on the evening of Sunday, January…

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David Gonzales

Male, age 24 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 11, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the winter of 2004, a night out at a house party in Denver took a tragic and fatal turn for 24-year-old David Gonzales. The young man, a White male, was with a friend at a gathering near the intersection of East Harvard Avenue and South Sherman Street on…

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Helen Kinegak

Female, age 37 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jan 11, 2000 · 26 years ago

Alaska Native woman Helen Kinegak, 37, female, was found in the early morning hours of January 11, 2000, lying outside her home on North Lane Street in Anchorage. The scene was quiet and bitterly cold, a winter morning that kept most neighbors indoors; by the…

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Isaac Dawkins

Male, age 20 · Rome, Georgia

Killed Jan 11, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a January evening in 2000, what initially appeared to be a single-vehicle accident on Highway 27 between Rome and Cedartown, Georgia, quickly turned into a homicide investigation. The driver, 21-year-old Isaac Dawkins, was found seriously injured and…

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Edward Smith

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Friday in Washington, D.C., a domestic dispute escalated to a fatal conclusion. The victim was a 60-year-old male named Edward Smith. The events unfolded in the 2100 block of 36th Place, Southeast, where police were initially…

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Byron Boyce

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

On January 11, 1998, Byron Boyce, a 20-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot at a residence located on East 8th Avenue. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting, and Boyce was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite efforts to…

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Sabas Arellano

Male, age 22 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Jan 11, 1998 · 28 years ago

On January 11, 1998, Sabas Arellano, 22, was found dead in San Antonio, Texas. Arellano's body was discovered in the 10000 block of Quintana Road, and he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) has classified his death…

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Robin June Trainor

Female, age 43 · Bonita Springs, Florida

Killed Jan 11, 1997 · 29 years ago

On January 11, 1997, Robin June Trainor, aged 43, was found murdered in Bonita Springs, Florida. She was discovered in her home on a quiet residential street, having died from multiple stab wounds. The crime scene showed signs of violence, but no suspects…

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Allen Kyles

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 11, 1994 · 32 years ago

On January 11, 1994, 26-year-old Allen Kyles was found shot at his residence located at 3246 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio. Kyles sustained a gunshot wound to the torso, which ultimately led to his death. Despite efforts by the Columbus Police…

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Steven Robert Rutherford

Male, age 28 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Jan 11, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a cold January night in 1994, Newport News Police Officer Steven Robert Rutherford, a 28-year-old male, embarked on a dangerous undercover assignment that would tragically be his last. He was posing as a pizza delivery driver in an attempt to put a stop to…

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Connie Luther

Female, age 29 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jan 11, 1993 · 33 years ago

On January 11, 1993, the body of Connie Lynne Luther, a 29-year-old White female, was discovered in Kansas City, Missouri. A motorist driving to work in the early morning hours spotted her remains in a snowdrift near the intersection of 25th Street and Allen…

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Pedro Pacheco

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 11, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 11, 1992, a gathering of friends enjoying some beers in a downstairs dining room was shattered by sudden and unexpected violence. Pedro Pablo Venegas Pacheco, a Hispanic male, was with several others in a rental unit at…

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Pedro Pablo Venegas Pacheco

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 11, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 11, 1992, Pedro Pablo Venegas Pacheco, a Hispanic male, was socializing with several friends. They were gathered in the dining room of a two-story rental unit located at 6826 NE Killingsworth Street in Portland, Oregon…

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Janette Thompson

Female, age 25 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 11, 1990 · 36 years ago

On January 11, 1990, 25-year-old African American female Jeanette Thomas disappeared after leaving a bar in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Her remains were discovered in 1990 or 1991, and William Kelly, a 31-year-old man, confessed…

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Louis J. Buchta

Male, age 76 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

Louis J. Buchta, a 76-year-old male, was killed on January 11, 1988, during a violent burglary at the home he shared with his wife, Lillian Buchta, in the Milwaukee area. The attack came during a terrifying stretch in which elderly residents were being preyed…

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Lillian Buchta

Female, age 75 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

Lillian Buchta, a 75-year-old female, was killed on January 11, 1988, during a violent home invasion and burglary involving her and her husband, Louis Buchta, in the Milwaukee County area of Wisconsin. Online court records describe the attack as occurring…

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Ramon Irizarry

Male · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 11, 1983 · 43 years ago

Ramon Irizarry Jr., a dedicated officer with the Oakland Police Department, tragically lost his life on January 18, 1983, after being shot in the head on January 11, 1983. Officer Irizarry was part of a team serving a search warrant at a house in West…

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Thomas Abbott

Male, age 48 · Grove City, Ohio

Killed Jan 11, 1982 · 44 years ago

On January 11, 1982, Thomas Abbott, a 48-year-old man, was found dead in his apartment located at 3561 Paul Street, Grove City, Ohio. The Grove City Division of Police responded to the report of a homicide and discovered that Abbott had been the victim of a…

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Karen Mandic

Female, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 11, 1979 · 47 years ago

Karen Lauretta Mandic, a 22-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on January 11, 1979. She was a student at Western Washington University and was found dead alongside her roommate, Diane Wilder, aged 27, in Bellingham, Washington. Both women were discovered…

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Diane Wilder

Female, age 27 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 11, 1979 · 47 years ago

Diane Wilder, a 27-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically murdered on January 11, 1979, in Bellingham, Washington. Diane, along with her friend Karen Mandic, was last seen alive when they went to check out a potential house-sitting job. The contact for this…

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