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Deaths by Force on January 16

692 open cases in our database happened on January 16. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (459)

Angel Rafael Sandoval - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Angel Rafael Sandoval

Male, age 20 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet evening hours of a Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of a young man named Angel Rafael Sandoval was tragically cut short. On January 16, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the 20-year-old male was found lying in the street in the area of…

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Lashawn Pearson - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Lashawn Pearson

Male, age 32 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of January 16, 2020, a shooting occurred in Phoenix, Arizona, that claimed the life of Lashawn Pearson. The 32-year-old male was in the area of 2100 N. 87th Drive when the incident took place at approximately 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Police Officers…

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Jennifer Salcido-Barreda - Jacksonville, Arkansas
Death by Force

Jennifer Salcido-Barreda

Female, age 21 · Jacksonville, Arkansas
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday, on January 16, 2020, the life of 21-year-old Jennifer Salcido-Barreda, a Hispanic female from Little Rock, Arkansas, was tragically cut short. Responding to a call about a gunshot victim, officers from the Jacksonville Police…

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Josh Couser - Crossett, Arkansas
Death by Force

Josh Couser

Male, age 17 · Crossett, Arkansas
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 2020, the body of 17-year-old Josh Couser, a Black male, was discovered in a ditch on Ashley 16 in Crossett, Arkansas. A passerby found the young man around 8 a.m., and it was determined that he had sustained multiple…

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Reuben Tata Baca - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Reuben Tata Baca

Male, age 63 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a winter day in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the life of 63-year-old Reuben Tata Baca came to a sudden and violent end. The tragic events of January 16, 2020, also claimed the life of his beloved dog. Investigations into their deaths revealed that Baca was a…

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Deborah Hisel - Chickasha, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Deborah Hisel

Male, age 67 · Chickasha, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet town of Chickasha, Oklahoma, a grim discovery was made on Thursday, January 16, 2020, marking a sudden and violent end for a beloved couple. Deborah Hisel, a 67-year-old female, and her husband, Stanley Hisel, were found deceased in their home.…

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Stanley Hisel - Chickasha, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Stanley Hisel

Male, age 66 · Chickasha, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet town of Chickasha, Oklahoma, the morning of January 16, 2020, was shattered by the sound of gunfire, leading to the tragic deaths of Stanley Robert Hisel and his wife, Deborah. Stanley, a 66-year-old male, was known throughout the community for…

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Phillip Duron Adkins - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Phillip Duron Adkins

Male, age 40 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of January 16, 2020, a tragic event unfolded in a quiet residence on Sandpiper Drive in Henrico, Virginia, forever altering the lives of those involved. Inside the home he shared with his mother, 40-year-old Phillip Duron Adkins, a male, was…

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Albert Gant - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Albert Gant

Male, age 38 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On January 16, 2020, authorities in St. Louis County, Missouri, began investigating the homicide of Albert Gant Jr., a 38-year-old male resident of the area. Police officers responded to a call at approximately 6:00 p.m. regarding a shooting in the suburb of…

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Christopher Dylan Patterson - Anderson, South Carolina
Death by Force

Christopher Dylan Patterson

Male, age 17 · Anderson, South Carolina
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Anderson, South Carolina, the life of 17-year-old Christopher Dylan Patterson was tragically cut short on the evening of January 16, 2020. The young man, a male, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in the breezeway of an…

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LaMonte Marquise Simmons - Berea, South Carolina
Death by Force

LaMonte Marquise Simmons

Male, age 29 · Berea, South Carolina
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Berea, South Carolina, a life was tragically cut short on the evening of January 16, 2020. LaMonte Marquise Simmons, a 29-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded by gunfire at the Spring Grove apartments, a place he called home. The…

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Seth Coleman - Charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Seth Coleman

Male, age 34 · Charleston, South Carolina
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the life of Seth Carlos Coleman, a 34-year-old man from Charleston, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Thursday, January 16th, events transpired that resulted in Coleman suffering a fatal gunshot wound. The…

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Mark Peak - Utica, New York
Death by Force

Mark Peak

Male, age 33 · Utica, New York
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 2020, the life of 33-year-old Mark Allen Peak was tragically cut short in Utica, New York. Peak, a Black male, was seated in a vehicle on the 900 block of Lenox Avenue when he was fatally shot multiple times. The…

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Daniel Ruiz - Artesia, California
Death by Force

Daniel Ruiz

Male, age 22 · Artesia, California
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Daniel Ruiz, a 22-year-old resident of Artesia, California, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2020. The incident occurred around 10:20 p.m. in the 11700 block of East 166th Street. Ruiz was fatally wounded by gunfire and subsequently succumbed to his…

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Zoila Reyna Ramirez - Santa-maria, California
Death by Force

Zoila Reyna Ramirez

Female, age 58 · Santa-maria, California
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Zoila Reyna Ramirez, aged 58, tragically passed away on January 16, 2020, in Santa Maria, California. Her death was part of a suspected murder-suicide incident involving her husband, Roberto Alcala Ramirez, aged 64. The Santa Maria Police Department responded…

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Daniel Moore - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Daniel Moore

Male, age 21 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Daniel Moore, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2020, in Orlando, Florida. Daniel was the victim of a drive-by shooting that occurred in front of his home on City Park Avenue in the Pine Hills neighborhood. The…

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Sergio Sanchez - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Sergio Sanchez

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sergio Sanchez, a 23-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Sergio was walking with a 22-year-old woman when two masked…

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David Burns - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

David Burns

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

David Burns, a 19-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on January 16, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred around midnight on Holland Avenue, where David was found inside a vehicle with fatal gunshot wounds. Two other individuals…

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Dwayne Smith - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Dwayne Smith

Male, age 44 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Dwayne Robert G. Smith, a 44-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Chester, PA, tragically passed away on January 16, 2020. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger investigation involving multiple arrests and legal…

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Michael Coover Jr - New-kensington, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Michael Coover Jr

Male, age 33 · New-kensington, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic January evening in 2020, 33-year-old Michael Coover Jr., a male resident of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot while he was at a townhouse in the neighboring community of Arnold. The incident, which cut short a life remembered for a big…

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Juanisha Wanique Fortune - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Juanisha Wanique Fortune

Female, age 32 · Houston, Texas
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Juanisha Wanique Fortune, a 32-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on January 16, 2020, in Houston, Texas. She was found with multiple gunshot wounds in an empty lot on Cullen Boulevard and Larkspur Street around 7:55 p.m. Fortune was…

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Kendrick Freeman - Amarillo, Texas
Death by Force

Kendrick Freeman

Male, age 23 · Amarillo, Texas
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Kendrick Freeman, a 23-year-old male from Amarillo, Texas, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2020. He was found with gunshot wounds at the Eddison Apartments near the 4100 block of SW 45th Avenue. Despite the efforts of emergency medical personnel…

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Sylvester Veal Jr. - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Sylvester Veal Jr.

Male, age 33 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Jan 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sylvester Veal Jr., a 33-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, was found dead on the morning of January 16, 2020, in the South Dallas neighborhood. Veal was discovered lying on the side of the road in the 1600 block of Pine Street around midnight. Detectives…

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Roy Brown Sr - Huntsville, Alabama
Death by Force

Roy Brown Sr

Male, age 56 · Huntsville, Alabama
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a tragic Wednesday evening in Huntsville, Alabama, the life of 56-year-old Roy Brown Sr. was cut short in a violent encounter at his place of work. The incident, which unfolded on January 16, 2019, at the International House of Pancakes on Memorial…

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Megan Brooke Rivera - West Memphis, Arkansas
Death by Force

Megan Brooke Rivera

Female, age 32 · West Memphis, Arkansas
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a young woman's life was cut tragically short in West Memphis, Arkansas. Megan Brooke Rivera, a 22-year-old female, was fatally shot in an encounter with police on the evening of January 16th. The events that led to her death unfolded…

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Wiley Lamont Carr - Little Rock, Arkansas
Death by Force

Wiley Lamont Carr

Male, age 43 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of Wiley Lamont Carr, a 43-year-old man, was tragically cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. On the evening of January 16th, the sharp report of gunfire prompted a response from the Little Rock Police Department to West 29th…

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Valerie A. Peterson - Bend, Oregon
Death by Force

Valerie A. Peterson

Female, age 58 · Bend, Oregon
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Valerie Ann Peterson, a 58-year-old resident of the Bend area in Oregon, was fatally shot on January 16, 2019. Her death was a tragic event that shocked the community, particularly given her remembered positivity and passion. Valerie Peterson would have…

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Isaac Candelaria - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Isaac Candelaria

Male, age 43 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 16, 2019, a tragic incident occurred in Albuquerque, New Mexico, resulting in the death of Isaac Candelaria, a 43-year-old Navy veteran. The event unfolded at a bus stop near Old Town, where Candelaria was fatally shot during a confrontation. The…

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Gerald David - Reno, Nevada
Death by Force

Gerald David

Male, age 81 · Reno, Nevada
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 16, 2019, Gerald David, 81, and his wife Sharon David, 80, were found shot dead in their home in Washoe Valley, south of Reno, Nevada. This tragic event was part of a series of brutal murders that shook the communities in the Reno area. The…

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Sharon David - Reno, Nevada
Death by Force

Sharon David

Female, age 80 · Reno, Nevada
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 16, 2019, Sharon David, 80, and her husband Gerald David, 81, were found shot dead in their home in the Reno, Nevada area. This tragic event was part of a series of brutal murders that shook the communities in and around Reno. The investigation…

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Gary Medlin - Gray, Kentucky
Death by Force

Gary Medlin

Male, age 25 · Gray, Kentucky
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 2019, the life of 25-year-old Gary Wayne Medlin was tragically cut short. A resident of Barbourville, Kentucky, Medlin was at the A&B Quick Stop in Gray when a man named Phillip Lee Lewis entered the convenience store…

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Johnnie Hayes - Rosine, Kentucky
Death by Force

Johnnie Hayes

Male, age 59 · Rosine, Kentucky
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Rosine, Kentucky, the life of 59-year-old Johnnie Hayes was cut short in a violent act that unfolded on the evening of January 16, 2019. Hayes was discovered deceased inside a vehicle on Bluff Street, the victim of two gunshot wounds…

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Martin A Burton - Seattle, Washington
Death by Force

Martin A Burton

Male, age 53 · Seattle, Washington
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Martin A. Burton, aged 53, tragically passed away on January 16, 2019, in Seattle, WA. His death was the result of a gunshot wound to the abdomen, which he sustained in the White Center area of Seattle. The incident occurred along the 10400 block of 15th…

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Christopher Eugene Collins - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Christopher Eugene Collins

Male, age 25 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 2019, the life of 25-year-old Christopher Eugene Collins was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident unfolded around 8 a.m. near the intersection of Robinson Street and Green Avenue, in close…

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James Wilson - Florence, Mississippi
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James Wilson

Male, age 65 · Florence, Mississippi
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

A 65-year-old man, James Wilson, lost his life in a shooting incident that unfolded on January 16, 2019, in Florence, Mississippi. The events that led to his untimely death culminated in the arrest of a suspect who was subsequently charged in connection with…

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Mack Pope - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Mack Pope

Male, age 59 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the community of Jackson, Mississippi, was shaken by the violent death of a local man. Mack Pope, a 59-year-old male, was discovered lifeless inside his vehicle on January 16th of that year. The cause of his untimely demise was grimly…

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Mutota Amon - Camden, New Jersey
Death by Force

Mutota Amon

Male, age 39 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the afternoon calm at a Camden, New Jersey intersection, leaving a man fatally wounded. On Wednesday, January 16th, at approximately 2:48 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at the corner of…

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Isaac Allen Chappell - Hampton, Virginia
Death by Force

Isaac Allen Chappell

Male, age 28 · Hampton, Virginia
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a life was tragically cut short in a convenience store parking lot in Hampton, Virginia. Isaac Allen Chappell, a 28-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on the morning of Wednesday, January 16th. Just moments before the fatal…

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Justin Ameer Garner - Michigan-city, Indiana
Death by Force

Justin Ameer Garner

Male, age 18 · Michigan-city, Indiana
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 18-year-old Justin Ameer Garner was tragically cut short in Michigan City, Indiana. On the evening of January 16th, Garner was discovered in his vehicle in the 200 block of Elston Street, having sustained a single gunshot…

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Barbara Harper - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Barbara Harper

Female, age 71 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 16, 2019, the quiet routine of a devoted postal worker was violently interrupted in Kansas City, Missouri. Barbara Mae Harper, a 71-year-old female, had just finished her night shift at the United States Postal Service, a job she had held since…

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Othel Moore - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Othel Moore

Male, age 57 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 8, 2023, Othel Moore Jr., a 38-year-old Black man, died while incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in Missouri. Originally from St. Louis, Moore was serving a 30-year sentence for charges including second-degree domestic assault…

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Danielle Morse - Hamburg, New York
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Danielle Morse

Female, age 25 · Hamburg, New York
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet town of Hamburg, New York, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of 25-year-old Danielle M. Morse. On January 16, 2019, the community was shaken by the news of her unexpected death, which was later determined to be a murder-suicide. Morse, a…

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David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona - Palmdale, California
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David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona

Male, age 24 · Palmdale, California
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona, a 25-year-old resident of Boyle Heights, was tragically killed on January 16, 2019, in Palmdale, California. Hernandez-Licona was one of four men shot on Rancho Center Drive at City Ranch Road, a remote and unlit area. The…

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Don Campbell - Long-beach, California
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Don Campbell

Male, age 60 · Long-beach, California
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Don Campbell, a retired Long Beach police sergeant, tragically took his own life on January 16, 2019, at the age of 60. Campbell was found with a gunshot wound to his upper torso in the parking lot of the Long Beach Police Department’s East Division…

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Olukayode A. Owolabi - Palmdale, California
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Olukayode A. Owolabi

Male, age 27 · Palmdale, California
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Olukayode A. Owolabi, a 27-year-old jewelry and fashion designer, was tragically killed on January 16, 2019, in Palmdale, California. Owolabi, along with two other men, Sean Cowen and David Hernandez-Licona, was fatally shot on Rancho Center Drive at City…

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Sean B. Cowen - Palmdale, California
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Sean B. Cowen

Male, age 24 · Palmdale, California
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Sean B. Cowen, a 24-year-old resident of Van Nuys, was tragically killed on January 16, 2019, in Palmdale, California. The incident occurred on Rancho Center Drive at City Ranch Road, a remote and unlit area. Cowen was one of four men shot that night, with…

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Toby Celeste Anderson - Red-bluff, California
Death by Force

Toby Celeste Anderson

Female, age 38 · Red-bluff, California
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Toby Celeste Anderson, aged 38, tragically passed away on January 16, 2019, in Red Bluff, California. Toby and her husband, Caleb Anderson, were found deceased in their home on River Heights Drive in what authorities have determined to be a murder-suicide.…

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James William Earl - Spring-hill, Florida
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James William Earl

Male, age 32 · Spring-hill, Florida
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

James William Earl, a 32-year-old resident of Spring Hill, Florida, was tragically found dead on January 16, 2019. Earl, a decorated United States Navy veteran, was discovered by his fiancée, Stephanie Harper, in the driveway of their home at 14838 Glenrock…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.