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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)

Willie Addison - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Willie Addison

Male, age 25 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Willie Addison, a 25-year-old aspiring rapper from Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically killed in a mass shooting on January 16, 2019. Known by his stage name "Boss Goon," Addison had performed at a strip club just hours before the incident. The shooting…

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Michelle Olivia Dickerson - Covington, Georgia
Death by Force

Michelle Olivia Dickerson

Female, age 23 · Covington, Georgia
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of January 16, 2019, a domestic argument in a Covington, Georgia home on Usher Street escalated into a tragic outburst of violence. The dispute involved 37-year-old Cedrick Cook and his 41-year-old wife, Tijuana Cook. During the altercation…

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Roberta Robinson - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Roberta Robinson

Female, age 17 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of a young woman from Riverdale, Georgia, was tragically cut short in southeast Atlanta. Seventeen-year-old Roberta Robinson, a female who was just a month shy of her eighteenth birthday, was fatally wounded by a gunshot to the…

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Tijuana Cook - Covington, Georgia
Death by Force

Tijuana Cook

Female, age 41 · Covington, Georgia
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a domestic dispute, 41-year-old Tijuana Cook of Covington, Georgia, was killed on January 16, 2019. The incident, which also resulted in the death of her 23-year-old daughter, Michelle Olivia Dickerson, unfolded at…

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Cal Culver Bills - Granite-falls, North Carolina
Death by Force

Cal Culver Bills

Male, age 29 · Granite-falls, North Carolina
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cal Culver Bills, a 29-year-old male from Granite Falls, North Carolina, tragically passed away on January 16, 2019. Born on May 29, 1989, in Corning, New York, Cal was the son of Randy Bills and Sandy Wuensch. He was known for his big heart and was deeply…

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Jacob Pfeifer-Johnson - Levittown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jacob Pfeifer-Johnson

Male, age 24 · Levittown, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jacob Pfeifer-Johnson, a 24-year-old male of Philadelphia, tragically died on January 16, 2019, from a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred inside the home of his lifelong friend, Cory Lei Ray, in the 80 block of Indigo Road in Bristol Township…

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Charles Shelton - Johnson-city, Tennessee
Death by Force

Charles Shelton

Male, age 31 · Johnson-city, Tennessee
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a violent encounter in Johnson City, Tennessee, claimed the life of 31-year-old Charles Shelton. On the evening of January 16th, law enforcement responded to a call of shots fired in the Cash Hollow Road area. Upon their arrival, they…

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Catrina Royshell Polk - Lake-jackson, Texas
Death by Force

Catrina Royshell Polk

Female, age 39 · Lake-jackson, Texas
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Catrina Royshell Polk, a 39-year-old woman from Lake Jackson, Texas, tragically passed away on January 16, 2019. She was identified as a victim in an apparent murder-suicide incident at her home. According to authorities, Catrina and her husband, Schubert…

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Jimmy Hernandez Rodriguez - Lubbock, Texas
Death by Force

Jimmy Hernandez Rodriguez

Male, age 41 · Lubbock, Texas
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jimmy Hernandez Rodriguez, a 41-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on January 16, 2019, in Lubbock, Texas. The incident occurred in the 1500 block of 37th Street, where Rodriguez was found on the ground by police responding to a shots fired call. He…

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Skyler Butler - Little-elm, Texas
Death by Force

Skyler Butler

Female, age 20 · Little-elm, Texas
Killed Jan 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 16, 2019, Skyler Butler, a 20-year-old woman from Little Elm, Texas, was tragically found dead in her apartment on McCord Way. She had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and the Tarrant County medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. The…

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Joshua Todd Smith - Stevenson, Alabama
Death by Force

Joshua Todd Smith

Male, age 38 · Stevenson, Alabama
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a January morning in 2018, the life of 38-year-old Joshua Todd Smith came to a violent end in a house in Stevenson, Alabama. An acquaintance, Brittany Smith, had picked him up the previous day after he called her saying he had nowhere to…

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Jody Fogle - Glenwood, Arkansas
Death by Force

Jody Fogle

Male, age 18 · Glenwood, Arkansas
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 16, 2018, the small community of Glenwood, Arkansas, was disturbed by a violent crime. It was then that the body of 18-year-old Jody Chance Fogle was discovered outside an apartment complex on Smokey Bear Lane.…

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Jawaun Green - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Death by Force

Jawaun Green

Male, age 21 · Bridgeport, Connecticut
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Just after midnight on January 16, 2018, Jawaun Green, a 21-year-old Black male from Bridgeport, Connecticut, made a quick stop at The Snack Shop on Newfield Avenue to buy a cigar. This seemingly ordinary act would tragically be his last. As he stepped out of…

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Jamar Jermaine Taylor - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Jamar Jermaine Taylor

Male, age 35 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, a dispute over the volume of music tragically cut short the life of a 35-year-old Black man, Jamar Jermaine Taylor. The fatal encounter unfolded on January 16th in the parking lot of the Kensington Suites, a long-term rental property on…

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Cole George Passafiume - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Cole George Passafiume

Male, age 22 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 2018, in the Hikes Point neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a domestic dispute culminated in the tragic death of 22-year-old Cole George Passafiume. A male, Cole was a graduate of Ascension Catholic School and…

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Jason R. Gabbard - Mckee, Kentucky
Death by Force

Jason R. Gabbard

Male, age 44 · Mckee, Kentucky
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold January day in the small town of McKee, Kentucky, the life of 44-year-old Jason R. Gabbard was tragically cut short. On January 16, 2018, Gabbard, a man known for his kind heart and deep love for his family and the outdoors, was shot and killed. His…

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Tyler Hilinski - Pullman, Washington
Death by Force

Tyler Hilinski

Male, age 21 · Pullman, Washington
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On January 16, 2018, the promising life of 21-year-old White/Caucasian male, Tyler Hilinski, came to a tragic end in his apartment in Pullman, Washington. A quarterback for the Washington State University football team, Hilinski had been expected to be the…

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Bobby Ray Smith - Mooreville, Mississippi
Death by Force

Bobby Ray Smith

Male, age 60 · Mooreville, Mississippi
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small community of Mooreville, Mississippi, the life of Bobby Ray Smith, a 60-year-old man, was cut short on a Tuesday in January of 2018. Smith, a truck driver by trade, was fatally shot at a residence on January 16th. The incident prompted an…

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Tony Lee Brown - Carthage, Mississippi
Death by Force

Tony Lee Brown

Male, age 25 · Carthage, Mississippi
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Carthage, Mississippi, the life of Tony Lee Brown, a 25-year-old male, was tragically cut short on January 16, 2018. Remembered as his mother's only child and a graduate of Carthage High School, his death left a void in the community. The…

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John D Campbell - Albion, Michigan
Death by Force

John D Campbell

Male, age 31 · Albion, Michigan
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold January day in 2018, the life of 31-year-old John D. Campbell was tragically cut short in Albion, Michigan. A resident of the small city, Campbell, a male, became the victim of a violent encounter that would later be determined to be a homicide. The…

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Terrence McKinney - Trenton, New Jersey
Death by Force

Terrence McKinney

Male, age 46 · Trenton, New Jersey
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a cold Tuesday morning, the city of Trenton was marked by its first homicide of the year. On January 16, 2018, Terrence James McKinney, a 46-year-old Black male, was found dead in a parking lot on West State Street. He had suffered…

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Mike Doty - York, South Carolina
Death by Force

Mike Doty

Male, age 37 · York, South Carolina
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the community of York, South Carolina, was shaken by the loss of one of its own. Detective Michael R. Doty, a 37-year-old male, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, after being shot in the line of duty. A 12-year veteran of the York…

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Hunter Dean Giordano - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Hunter Dean Giordano

Male, age 24 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 24-year-old Hunter Dean Giordano was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. On January 16, he sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. For eight days, he fought for his life, but ultimately succumbed to his injuries…

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Melvin Batties - Bronx, New York
Death by Force

Melvin Batties

Male, age 33 · Bronx, New York
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, on the evening of January 16, 2018, the life of a 33-year-old Black man named Melvin Batties was tragically cut short. Just before 7:10 p.m., in the courtyard of the Sedgwick Houses on West 174th Street, a single…

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Omaree Morrison - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Omaree Morrison

Male, age 19 · Queens, New York
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Tuesday night in Queens, New York, 19-year-old Omaree Morrison was walking along 135th Avenue in South Richmond Hill when his life was abruptly ended. It was around 9:30 p.m. on January 16, 2018, when a Mercedes Benz stopped on 105th Street. A man…

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Joseth Ochoa Jr. - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Joseth Ochoa Jr.

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joseth Ochoa Jr., a 23-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Joseth was shot in Elysian Park, a popular recreational area in the city. The…

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Bernice Jefferson - Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Death by Force

Bernice Jefferson

Female, age 55 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Bernice Jefferson, aged 55, tragically lost her life on January 16, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jefferson was fatally shot inside her home, a place where she was known to be a loving and motherly figure to her neighborhood. The incident occurred while…

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Raekwon Allen - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Raekwon Allen

Male, age 21 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Raekwon Allen, a 21-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, was found fatally shot on January 16, 2018. The tragic incident occurred in the driveway of a home located at 5200 Shakar Circle. Orange County deputies responded to a "man down" call around 12:15…

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Jordan Devante Gibbons - Rome, Georgia
Death by Force

Jordan Devante Gibbons

Male, age 17 · Rome, Georgia
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 17-year-old Jordan Devante Gibbons was cut tragically short in Rome, Georgia. A Black male, Gibbons was fatally shot on January 16, 2018. The incident that led to his death involved another teenager, pointing to a story of…

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Maurice Stargell - Decatur, Georgia
Death by Force

Maurice Stargell

Male, age 19 · Decatur, Georgia
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Maurice Stargell was tragically cut short in a Decatur, Georgia motel. On the evening of January 16th, police responded to a call at the Candler Inn and discovered Stargell's body; he had sustained at least one…

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Ernest Sherman - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Ernest Sherman

Male, age 55 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ernest Sherman, a 55-year-old man from Akron, Ohio, tragically passed away on January 16, 2018. He was involved in a fatal incident at a home on Gold Street in Akron, where he was shot in the head by Hedy Moss, a 52-year-old woman. The incident occurred…

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Linda Myles - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Linda Myles

Female, age 62 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Linda Myles, a 62-year-old woman from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically passed away on January 16, 2018. She was a loving mother to two sons, James Sheridan and Jason Sheridan, and a devoted daughter to her late parents, Theodore and Marie Myles. Linda was also a…

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Jason Roberts - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jason Roberts

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jason Roberts, a 25-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA. He was shot multiple times on the 2200 block of Woodland Avenue. Philadelphia Police Officers responded to the scene and found Jason lying in the…

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Willie Ray Howard - Temple, Texas
Death by Force

Willie Ray Howard

Male, age 59 · Temple, Texas
Killed Jan 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Willie Ray Howard, a 59-year-old African American male from Temple, Texas, tragically passed away on January 16, 2018. He was born on July 29, 1956, and was a resident of Texas at the time of his death. Willie Ray Howard was a member of New Wine Worship…

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Chauncey Mcnair - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Chauncey Mcnair

Male, age 32 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Chauncey McNair, aged 32, was shot and killed on January 16, 2017, in the Tallulah neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred around 2:20 a.m. on Lynton Street, off Norwood Avenue. McNair was discovered by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office…

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Garry T Jr Chrycy - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Garry T Jr Chrycy

Male, age 41 · Miami, Florida
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Garry T. Chrycy, aged 41, was murdered on January 16, 2017, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred in the Allapattah neighborhood near NW 10th Avenue and 34th Street. Miami Police responded to the scene and began investigating the homicide. Despite some…

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Garry Chrycyjr - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Garry Chrycyjr

Male, age 41 · Miami, Florida
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Garry T. Chrycy Jr., aged 41, was tragically murdered on January 16, 2017, in Miami, Florida. The incident took place in the Allapattah neighborhood, specifically near NW 10th Avenue and 34th Street. Despite efforts from law enforcement to solve the case, it…

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Marlon L Pollard - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Marlon L Pollard

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 16, 2017, Marlon L. Pollard, age 36, was fatally shot in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood. Pollard, originally from Evanston, was standing on the 2200 block of West Chicago Avenue around 1:10 a.m. when someone in a black SUV opened fire. He…

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Treston Tullos - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Treston Tullos

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Treston Tullos, age 39, was fatally shot on January 16, 2017, in Chicago. His death came during a month that saw an alarming continuation of the city's trend of high homicide rates following the extremely violent year of 2016. Tullos was one of the victims of…

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Allante J Elmore - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Allante J Elmore

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 16, 2017, 24-year-old Allante J. Elmore was shot and killed in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood. Elmore was one of the many victims of gun violence in the city that year. The incident occurred as he stood outside on a porch, where he was fatally…

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Edward Bruce - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Edward Bruce

Male, age 34 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Edward Bruce, a 34-year-old African-American man, spent the day of January 16, 2017, in Oklahoma City unaware that it would be his last. What began as an ordinary day turned violent when an altercation erupted, ending with Bruce being shot and fatally…

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Arturo Iii Zavala - Fort Worth, Texas
Death by Force

Arturo Iii Zavala

Male, age 18 · Fort Worth, Texas
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Arturo Zavala III, aged 18, died on January 16, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. Arturo was tragically killed in what appears to be a homicide, though the available sources focus primarily on his funeral and memorial information rather than the details of his…

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Breon Deshaun Robinson - Fort Worth, Texas
Death by Force

Breon Deshaun Robinson

Male, age 17 · Fort Worth, Texas
Found Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Breon Deshaun Robinson, a 17-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, was tragically found deceased in January 2017. His dismembered remains were discovered in a plastic container by employees conducting maintenance at an apartment complex. The chilling discovery led…

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Tobi Lynn Stanfill - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Tobi Lynn Stanfill

Female, age 20 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tobi Lynn Stanfill, a 20-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, tragically lost her life to gun violence on January 16, 2017. The incident occurred in Albuquerque, a city that has faced its share of violent crimes, and it marked a devastating loss for…

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Vivian Marrow - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Vivian Marrow

Female, age 68 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Monday morning, January 16, 2017, Vivian Marrow was on her way to the corner store in her Washington, D.C. neighborhood. A familiar and beloved figure, often described as a 'neighborhood mom,' the 68-year-old woman, who was a grandmother to eleven…

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Charles Christopher McClure - Fulton, Kentucky
Death by Force

Charles Christopher McClure

Male, age 43 · Fulton, Kentucky
Killed Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 43-year-old Charles Christopher McClure, a white male, came to a tragic end in Fulton, Kentucky. On January 16th, between 12:25 PM and 12:35 PM, the Fulton Police Department received multiple 911 calls about a disorderly man…

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Cara Brown - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Cara Brown

Female, age 52 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a cold January morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a residence on the city's north side became the scene of a brutal triple homicide. Inside the home, which had been ransacked, police discovered the bodies of 52-year-old Cara Brown, her…

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CiLina Teira Bell-Deloney - Lawton, Oklahoma
Death by Force

CiLina Teira Bell-Deloney

Female, age 21 · Lawton, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the heart of the Comanche Nation in Oklahoma, a young woman's life was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the lives of her loved ones that remains to this day. CiLina Teira Bell-Deloney, a 21-year-old female of Comanche, Pawnee, Kiowa, and African…

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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.