Death by Force

Fredric Rogers

Male, age 31 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

In a tragic and violent turn of events, a dispute within a small motorcycle club known as the 'Seven Deadly Sins' led to the deaths of seven individuals in Valhermoso Springs, Alabama, in June 2020. Frederic Rogers and his accomplice, John Michael Legg, were…

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Daniel Rivera

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Daniel Rivera, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 12, 2008, in Chicago. His death occurred amid a period of heightened violence in the city, particularly in neighborhoods heavily affected by gang-related activities. Rivera was gunned down in what…

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Tyrone Hicks

Male, age 20 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, a 20-year-old African-American man named Tyrone Hicks was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 12, 2008. The incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. in the vicinity of 1443 Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner, where…

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Eric Byrd

Null, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Jan 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 12, 2008, Eric Richard Byrd, a 21-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, was shot and killed during a robbery attempt. Byrd and three associates went to Lake Point Apartments on Point Lake Drive, intending to purchase marijuana. While there, one…

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Fredric Micky Rogers

Male, age 31 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, the life of Fredric Micky Rogers, a 31-year-old Black male, was cut short by violence in Birmingham, Alabama. On the night of Saturday, January 12, 2008, Rogers was fatally wounded by gunfire. The specific circumstances surrounding the…

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Jamir Whitaker

Male, age 2 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Jan 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 12, 2008, two-year-old Jamir Whitaker, an African American toddler, was tragically killed in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 8:30 PM when shots were fired into his home on 2805 Pelham Road. Jamir was struck by a stray…

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Flor Guz-vasquez

Female, age 28 · San Francisco, California

Found Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Flor Guzman-Vasquez, age 28, was tragically shot and killed on January 12, 2007, in San Francisco, California. Flor was with her partner, Jose Antonio Delacruz, when both of them were shot inside their pickup truck on Still Street in the Mission Terrace…

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Jose Delacruz

Male, age 31 · San Francisco, California

Found Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jose Delacruz, 31, was tragically killed alongside Flor Guzman-Vasquez, 28, on January 12, 2007, in San Francisco, California. The couple was attacked while inside their pickup truck. A gunman approached their vehicle and fatally shot both individuals. Their…

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Vontre Norton

Unknown · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

The homicide of Vontre Norton, who died on January 12, 2007, in Miami, Florida, remains unsolved. Norton's case is listed among the many cold cases that Miami law enforcement continues to investigate. Despite efforts to resolve the investigation, no suspects…

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Najja Denton

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

On January 12, 2007, Najja Denton, a 31-year-old male, was killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was part of a larger pattern of violence that the city was facing during the mid-2000s, a time when Chicago continued to struggle with a high rate of…

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Corey Anthony Parker

Male, age 30 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Corey Anthony Parker, 30, an African-American male from Minneapolis, died on January 12, 2007, after being transported to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. Public memorial records list his full name and confirm the date and place of death, while noting…

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Michael Jeter

Male, age 38 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2003, the accomplished actor Michael Jeter, a man of 50 years, was found deceased in his Hollywood Hills home in California. His companion, Sean Blue, made the discovery on March 30, 2003. Friends had been in contact with the male actor as…

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Harold Moye

Male, age 52 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Harold Wendell Moye II, a 52-year-old male, passed away on January 12, 2007. Born in Fort Benning, Georgia on December 30, 1954, he was the eldest son of Harold and Rose Thompson Moye of Prince George County, Virginia. His life was marked by a period of…

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Nicholas Sottile

Male, age 48 · Lake-placid, Florida

Killed Jan 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Nicholas G. Sottile, a 48-year-old white male, was a sergeant with the Florida Highway Patrol. On January 12, 2007, he was tragically killed during a routine traffic stop on U.S. 27 north of Lake Placid, Florida. During the stop, one of the vehicle's…

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Frank Jones

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 12, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a cold winter's night in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a case that remains a mystery. On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at approximately 11:15 pm, Frank Jones, an African-American male, was shot and killed. The incident…

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Reece Stamper

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

Reece Stamper, aged 41, was found dead in his home on January 12, 2004, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred at his residence on South Smithville Road, where officers discovered Stamper lying on the floor. The house was securely locked when authorities…

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Jimmy G. Gomez

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jimmy G. Gomez was 23 years old when he died on Monday, January 12, 2004, in Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled a homicide. The Los Angeles…

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Karen Duncan

Female, age 62 · Spencer, Iowa

Killed Jan 12, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet town of Spencer, Iowa, a sense of unease began to ripple through the community on January 13, 2003. Sixty-two-year-old Karen Kay Duncan, a dependable manager at a local Subway restaurant, failed to arrive for her shift. Her uncharacteristic…

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Gary Collins Sr.

Male, age 65 · Visalia, California

Killed Jan 12, 2003 · 23 years ago

Gary Collins Sr., aged 65, passed away on January 12, 2003, in Visalia, California. His death was a result of a violent incident that led to a significant investigation and subsequent legal proceedings. Collins was found deceased in his home, and the…

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Steven Richard Salveta

Male, age 41 · Mid-City, California

Killed Jan 12, 2003 · 23 years ago

On January 12, 2003, Steven Richard Salveta, a 41-year-old white male, died after being strangled in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to Los Angeles County coroner records summarized in the Los Angeles Times Homicide Report, Salveta was…

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John Joseph McMillan

Male, age 30 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 12, 2002 · 24 years ago

John Joseph McMillan, a 30-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on January 12, 2002. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, McMillan was fatally shot in Wilmington, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. The incident…

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Steve Thomas

Male, age 16 · Harvey, Louisiana

Killed Jan 12, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the bustling atmosphere of the Platinum Club in Harvey, Louisiana, a tragic event unfolded on January 12, 2002, forever altering the lives of many. That night, 16-year-old Steve Thomas, a male who was an aspiring rapper, was caught in a violent altercation…

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Betty Jo Martin

Female, age 79 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 12, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the quiet city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a seventy-nine-year-old woman named Betty Jo Martin, who was legally blind, lived a life that was tragically cut short on January 12, 1999. On that day, a sound from her daughter's house next door drew her attention.…

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Michelle Riley

Female, age 38 · Bossier-city, Louisiana

Killed Jan 12, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the winter of 1999, a tragedy born from a long history of domestic turmoil unfolded in a hospital parking lot in Bossier City, Louisiana. Michelle Riley, a 38-year-old Caucasian woman, became a fatal victim of domestic violence on January 12th of that…

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Miranda Salley

Female, age 3 · Bossier-city, Louisiana

Killed Jan 12, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the winter of 1999, a tragic event unfolded in Bossier City, Louisiana, forever marking the community. On January 12th, three-year-old Miranda Salley, a female, was fatally shot by her father, Charles Salley. The incident, rooted in a domestic dispute…

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Chancrahas Patel

Male · New Port Richey, Florida

Killed Jan 12, 1998 · 28 years ago

On January 12, 1998, Chancrahas Patel, a hotel owner in New Port Richey, Florida, was murdered while working at the Green Key Beach Hotel. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. when Patel was in the front office, and two unidentified white males approached…

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Kyle Wayne Dinkheller

Male, age 22 · Dudley, Georgia

Killed Jan 12, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a stretch of road near Dudley, Georgia, the life of 22-year-old male Deputy Sheriff Kyle Wayne Dinkheller was cut tragically short on January 12, 1998. What began as a routine traffic stop for speeding escalated into a violent confrontation that would be…

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Gregory Delane Barnhardt

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Jan 12, 1995 · 31 years ago

On January 12, 1995 around 2:30 am, in the 1800 Block of Carver Dr., the Morningside Homes, Gregory Delane Barnhardt was shot. Barnhardt was transported to Moses Cone Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. There is a Governor’s reward of $5,000 for…

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Rhonda Dunn

Female, age 21 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jan 12, 1995 · 31 years ago

Rhonda Dunn, a 21-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on January 12, 1995. Her death was the result of a brutal murder committed by Rory E. Conde, who was later identified as the 'Tamiami Trail Strangler.' Rhonda Dunn, whose ethnicity is not explicitly…

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Tiffany Paige Schultz

Female, age 20 · San Diego, California

Killed Jan 12, 1990 · 36 years ago

Tiffany Paige Schultz, a 20-year-old White female, was murdered on January 12, 1990, in San Diego, California. She was a student at San Diego State University and also worked as a nude dancer. Tiffany lived in the Clairemont area of San Diego, sharing an…

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Hugo Long

Male, age 52 · Arlington, Virginia

Killed Jan 12, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a cold January morning in Arlington, Virginia, the life of 52-year-old Hugo Long was tragically cut short in a sudden and violent encounter. In the pre-dawn hours of January 12, 1988, as Long and his wife were preparing to leave their home, they were…

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Grover Clifton Cooper

Male, age 31 · Fort-pierce, Florida

Killed Jan 12, 1987 · 39 years ago

Grover Clifton Cooper, a 31-year-old lieutenant with the Fort Pierce Police Department, tragically lost his life on January 12, 1987, during a drug raid in White City, near Fort Pierce, Florida. Lieutenant Cooper, along with Sergeant James Wouters and another…

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James Wouters

Male, age 33 · Fort-pierce, Florida

Killed Jan 12, 1987 · 39 years ago

Sergeant James Adrian Wouters, a dedicated officer with the Fort Pierce Police Department in Florida, tragically lost his life on January 12, 1987, during a drug raid. At the age of 33, Sergeant Wouters, along with Lieutenant Grover C. Cooper III and another…

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Robert Cawthon

Male, age 34 · Crestview, Florida

Found Jan 12, 1984 · 42 years ago

On January 12, 1984, Robert Cawthon, aged 34, was found murdered in a wooded area near Baker, Florida, roughly two miles west of Highway 4. His body was partially clothed, had suffered a fatal gunshot wound, and had been set on fire, indicating a violent and…

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Jon Charles Hellyar

Male, age 30 · Santa-rosa, California

Killed Jan 12, 1983 · 43 years ago

Jon Charles Hellyar, aged 30, tragically lost his life on January 12, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. His death was the result of a brutal murder committed by the infamous serial killers, Suzan and Michael Carson, also known as the "San Francisco Witch…

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Margaret Eckard

Female, age 92 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 12, 1983 · 43 years ago

Margaret Eckard, a 92-year-old female, was a resident of the Kearsley Home, a rest facility connected with Christ Church Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when she died on January 12, 1983. She was described in online accounts as a long-time resident…

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Ronald L. Heaps

Male, age 32 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Jan 12, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the quiet evening of January 13, 1982, a routine call about a suspicious person would irrevocably alter the lives of many in Salt Lake City. Thirty-two-year-old Ronald Heaps, a dedicated White/Caucasian male police officer, responded to the area of 1300…

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Caryn Campbell

Female, age 23 · Aspen, Colorado

Killed Jan 12, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the winter of 1975, a 23-year-old female nurse named Caryn Campbell was looking forward to a ski vacation in Snowmass Village, Colorado, with her fiancé and his children. On the evening of January 12th, after dinner at a restaurant near their lodge, the…

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Henry Adelbert Weber

Male, age 42 · Blytheville, Arkansas

Killed Jan 12, 1974 · 52 years ago

On January 12, 1974, Henry Adelbert “Harry” Weber, a 42-year-old White male truck driver from Brooksville, Florida, was found murdered at a highway rest area near Blytheville, Arkansas. Weber, who had served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1950 to 1953 and was…

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Joanne Pecheone

Female, age 19 · Utica, New York

Killed Jan 12, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the winter of 1972, the community of Utica, New York, was shaken by the discovery of the body of 19-year-old Joanne Pecheone. On January 12, 1972, her life was tragically cut short, leaving a lasting scar on her family and the city. Her body was found on a…

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William Fitzsimmons

Male, age 64 · Eggertsville, New York

Killed Jan 12, 1969 · 57 years ago

William Fitzsimmons, a 64-year-old White man, was found dead inside his home in Eggertsville, New York, on January 12, 1969. He lived there with his wife, Pearl, and in the weeks leading up to the violence their only child, George Kearon Joseph Fitzsimmons…

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Pearl Fitzsimmons

Female, age 60 · Eggertsville, New York

Killed Jan 12, 1969 · 57 years ago

Pearl Fitzsimmons, a 67-year-old White woman from Eggertsville, New York, was dead inside her home on January 12, 1969, in a scene that also claimed the life of her husband, William J. Fitzsimmons. Later records would frame her death as the start of a grim…

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Wilmer DeVinish

Male, age 31 · Leavenworth, Kansas

Killed Jan 12, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the afternoon hours of January 12, 1910, a disturbance at a saloon at the corner of Choctaw and Third Streets in Leavenworth, Kansas, set the stage for a fatal encounter. Policeman Wilmer Grant DeVinish, a 31-year-old officer with the Leavenworth Police…

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Andrew Lindquist

Male, age 28 · Berkeley, California

Killed Jan 12, 1910 · 116 years ago

Andrew W. Lindquist, a 28-year-old Deputy Sheriff with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life on January 12, 1910, in Berkeley, California. Lindquist was performing his routine rounds, checking businesses along San Pablo Avenue, when he…

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William Bagget

Male, age 35 · Claxton, Georgia

Killed Jan 12, 1910 · 116 years ago

William Bagget, a 35-year-old male and the town marshal of Claxton, Georgia, was killed on January 12, 1910, in what began as a routine attempt to stop a reckless speeder and ended in a burst of gunfire at a street corner that the town would remember for…

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Albert Al Holindrake

Male, age 43 · Park City, Utah

Killed Jan 12, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the winter of 1908, the life of Albert Holindrake, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian male, came to an abrupt and tragic end in Park City, Utah. Having moved to the bustling mining town at the age of 22, he had built a life as a respected and well-liked…

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Antwon Givands

Male, age 41 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of January 12, 2022, first responders in St. Louis, Missouri, were dispatched to the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood following a distress call. Around 7:20 p.m., police officers arrived at the 2500 block of Hodiamont Avenue, where they located…

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Barry Henderson

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the midst of a violent year for Baltimore, 26-year-old Barry Henderson, a male, was fatally shot on January 12, 2018. The incident occurred in the 2900 block of Mosher Street. This event was one of many that contributed to the city's high homicide rate…

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