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Christopher Dorch

Male, age 19 · Blackville, South Carolina

Killed Jan 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 17, 2009, the community of Blackville, South Carolina, was struck by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of a young man. Christopher Dorch, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the…

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Cristina Rosales

Female, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Shortly before one o’clock in the morning on Friday, January 16, 2009, an emergency operator with the Los Angeles Police Department answered an urgent 911 call from a single-family home on South Redondo Boulevard in the lower Baldwin Hills and Crenshaw…

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Darius Jones

Male, age 23 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, a wave of violence rippled through the streets of Boston, and in its wake, the life of a young African-American man, 23-year-old Darius Jones, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of January 16th, Jones, a resident of Dorchester…

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Kenneth Murphy

Male, age 50 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 16, 2008, Kenneth Murphy, aged 50, was found dead in Houston, Texas, after being shot multiple times. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, and authorities classified the case as a homicide. According to the Houston Police…

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Antonian Young

Male, age 35 · South-bend, Indiana

Killed Jan 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, the life of 35-year-old Antonian Larmar 'Dinky' Young was cut short in South Bend, Indiana. A Black male, Young passed away on January 16, 2008, leaving behind a grieving family, including his mother, Elnora Patton, and a daughter…

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Eric Cecil Barker Sr.

Male, age 33 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late hours of a January night in Decatur, Georgia, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in tragedy for two families and a community. On January 16, 2008, 33-year-old male, Eric Cecil Barker Sr., a DeKalb County Police Officer, was working an…

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Ricky Bryant

Male, age 26 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, a tragic event unfolded in Decatur, Georgia, that cut short the life of a dedicated public servant. Ricky Bryant, a 26-year-old male DeKalb County Police Officer, was killed in the line of duty on the evening of Wednesday, January 16…

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James Stanley-Dewayne Whisenant

Male, age 42 · Connelly-springs, North Carolina

Killed Jan 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

James Stanley-Dewayne Whisenant, a 42-year-old man from Connelly Springs, NC, tragically died on January 16, 2008. He was born on June 28, 1965, and was a beloved father, grandfather, and brother. James owned and operated J & W Auto in Hickory for several…

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Francisco Javier Soto

Male, age 54 · Long Beach, California

Found Jan 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Francisco Javier Soto, a 52-year-old Latino male, was fatally stabbed on January 16, 2007, in Long Beach, California. According to records from the Los Angeles County coroner, the incident occurred in the morning hours, leading to his untimely death. The…

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Gloria Padilla

Female, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On January 16, 2007, Gloria Padilla, a 28-year-old resident of Chicago, was found tragically murdered in her apartment located near 24th Street and St. Louis Avenue. She had been stabbed to death, and the case has remained unsolved for many years, becoming a…

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Katie Nicole Key

Female, age 17 · Afton, Tennessee

Killed Jan 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet town of Afton, Tennessee, the life of 17-year-old Katie Nicole Key was tragically cut short in a harrowing murder-suicide. The devastating events unfolded on a Monday night when 29-year-old Jason Lynn McCamey of Morristown forcibly entered the…

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Christine Mary Boone

Female, age 43 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Killed Jan 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Christine Mary Boone, a 43-year-old African-American woman, was reported missing by her family on January 16, 2007. Her disappearance was part of a larger pattern of missing and murdered women in the Rocky Mount area of North Carolina, many of whom shared…

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Charles Gregory Markham

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

The second search has provided some crucial context and a few more specific details. We now know that Charles Gregory Markham was also known as Charles Summers and Charlie Woo. His death on January 16, 2004, is explicitly linked to a series of gang-related…

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Roberta Orduno

Female, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

Roberta Orduno was 45 years old when she died on Friday, January 16, 2004, in Boyle Heights, on the east side of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 1113 N. Stone St. Her death was ruled a…

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Sheila Herring

Female, age 39 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jan 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early hours of January 16, 2003, a call about a shooting at a bar on East Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, set in motion a tragic chain of events. Among the officers responding to the scene was 39-year-old Sheila Herring, a dedicated member of…

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Angela Denice Dales

Female, age 33 · Grundy, Virginia

Killed Jan 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a tragic winter day, the life of 33-year-old Angela Denice Dales, a White/Caucasian law student and single mother, was cut short. On January 16, 2002, a former student at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia, named Peter Odighizuwa, opened…

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Lewis Anthony Sutin

Male, age 42 · Grundy, Virginia

Killed Jan 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

On January 16, 2002, the small community of Grundy, Virginia, was shaken by a tragic shooting at the Appalachian School of Law. Lewis Anthony Sutin, the 42-year-old White male Dean of the law school, was among the victims who lost their lives that day. Sutin…

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Thomas Francis Blackwell

Male, age 41 · Grundy, Virginia

Killed Jan 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the quiet town of Grundy, Virginia, the Appalachian School of Law became the scene of a tragedy that claimed the life of 41-year-old professor Thomas Francis Blackwell. On January 16, 2002, a student named Peter Odighizuwa opened fire on the campus…

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Miguel Angel Palomera

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

Miguel Angel Palomera, a 23-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2002, in Sun Valley, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Palomera was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The incident…

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Pamela Gayle Cunha

Female, age 47 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

On Wednesday, January 16, 2002, forty-seven-year-old Pamela Gayle Cunha lost her life in Los Angeles County, California. Her death was formally determined by county coroner officials to be a homicide, cutting short the life of a white woman who was only in…

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Cedric Lamont Crutcher

Male, age 17 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Jan 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, in Huntsville, Alabama, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Cedric Lamont Crutcher, a 17-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on Sunday, January 16th. The devastating event unfolded in the parking lot of the Northwest…

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Devinn Rennie Howard

Male, age 2 · Compton, California

Killed Jan 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

On Sunday, January 16, 2000, the life of Devinn Rennie Howard came to a tragic end in Compton, California. Devinn was a 2-year-old Black male whose death was documented in Los Angeles County coroner's records. The location associated with his death was 219…

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Terry Love

Male, age 20 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

Terry Love, a 20-year-old man from Oakland, California, was tragically killed on January 16, 1999. His death was part of a violent spree carried out by Mervin Ray Hughes, a 41-year-old man whom authorities described as a "cold-blooded predator." Hughes was…

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Mariana Redrovan

Female, age 15 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Jan 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, a young life full of promise was tragically cut short in a West Des Moines hotel. Mariana Redrovan, a 15-year-old female of Ecuadorian descent, was working diligently as a housekeeper at the Walnut Creek Inn, a job she had held for…

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Ennis William Cosby

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

Ennis William Cosby, the only son of comedian Bill Cosby, was tragically murdered on January 16, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. Ennis, who was 27 years old at the time, was shot in the head by 18-year-old Mikhail Markhasev during a failed robbery attempt.…

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Maxine T. Bitomski

Female, age 73 · Kittery, Maine

Killed Jan 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the quiet coastal town of Kittery, Maine, Maxine T. Bitomski, a 73-year-old White / Caucasian woman, lived a life centered around her cherished family. She had resided in her home on Colonial Road for four decades, a place filled with the memories of…

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Christopher Henry

Male · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

Christopher “Sweets” Henry, a male from Chester, Pennsylvania, died on January 16, 1993, in a shooting that left behind far more questions than answers. His death is one of those cases where the publicly available details are painfully limited, but the…

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Deborah Pleasant

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

On January 16, 1992, 27-year-old Deborah Pleasant was found dead in her residence located at 1269 E. 17th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Deborah was discovered on the couch, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the neck. The Columbus Police Department has…

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Nathan McMurry Thomas

Male, age 12 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 1992, the life of 12-year-old Nathan McMurry Thomas, a White male, was tragically cut short in his Portland, Oregon home. The night began with police investigating a burglary in the neighborhood. A police dog tracked…

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James Doxtator

Male, age 14 · West Allis, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

James Edward Doxtator was 14 years old, a Native American male whose disappearance in January 1988 would not be fully explained until more than three years later. His death is commonly recorded as January 16, 1988, although some accounts based on Jeffrey…

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Robert Allen Seller

Male, age 30 · Eugene, Oregon

Found Jan 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, the city of Eugene, Oregon, became the backdrop for a tragedy that would remain unresolved for decades. On the evening of January 16th, a 30-year-old man named Robert Allen Seller was making his way from the Eugene Mission, a place that…

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Lita Sullivan

Female, age 35 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a cold January morning in 1987, Lita McClinton Sullivan, a 35-year-old Black socialite, answered the door of her upscale Atlanta townhouse. A man stood on her doorstep holding a box of a dozen long-stemmed pink roses. As she reached for the flowers, the…

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Edith Cook

Female, age 98 · Walker, Michigan

Killed Jan 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet setting of the Alpine Manor Nursing Home in Walker, Michigan, the long life of 98-year-old Edith Cook came to a sudden and unnatural end on January 16, 1987. A white female, her death was initially recorded as the result of coronary artery…

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Suesan Knorr

Female, age 17 · Squaw-valley, California

Killed Jan 16, 1984 · 42 years ago

Suesan Knorr, a 17-year-old girl from Squaw Valley, California, met a tragic and horrifying end on July 17, 1984. Her death was the result of severe abuse and torture inflicted by her own mother, Theresa Jimmie Knorr, and her brothers. The events leading to…

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John R. Pasco

Male, age 27 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 16, 1983 · 43 years ago

On January 16, 1983, Officer John R. Pasco, a 27-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was shot and killed during a foot pursuit in Dallas, Texas. Officer Pasco, who served with the Dallas Police Department, was pursuing a suspect who had been shooting a…

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William Washington

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 16, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the late afternoon of January 16, 1980, a call regarding a domestic disturbance sent Philadelphia Police Officer William Washington to the 2200 block of South Bonaffon Terrace. A man had assaulted his wife and children and was now barricaded inside their…

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Gerald Lapierre

Male, age 50 · Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Quebec

Killed Jan 16, 1980 · 46 years ago

Gérald Lapierre, a White/Caucasian male in his fifties, was found dead on January 16, 1980, after police officers on patrol discovered his completely frozen body along Montée Saint-Victor in Saint-Janvier, Quebec. He was still fully clothed when he was found.…

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Marvin Fourt

Male, age 25 · East-saint-louis, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

Marvin Eugene Fourt, a 25-year-old male from East St. Louis, Illinois, was tragically killed on January 16, 1979. According to available records, he was born on June 11, 1953, in Granite City, Madison County, Illinois. His untimely death was the result of gun…

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Jessica Madison

Female · Blissfield, Michigan

Killed Jan 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, a horrific crime cut short the life of 11-month-old Jessica Madison in Adrian, Michigan. The infant girl died of smoke inhalation in a house fire deliberately set to conceal a brutal double murder. Her mother, 24-year-old Yolanda Torres…

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LaBrian Lovett

Male, age 20 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 1977, the life of 20-year-old Black man LaBrian Lovett was cut tragically short in Atlanta, Georgia. What began as a private encounter in a place known as a lover's lane ended in a frantic and futile race for…

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Veronica Hill

Female, age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 1977, a chilling discovery was made in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the beginning of a series of events that would terrorize the city. A car, driven erratically, crashed into a street sign, and when police investigated…

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George C. Williams

Male, age 36 · Chatham, Virginia

Killed Jan 16, 1928 · 98 years ago

In the quiet setting of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, a brave lawman's life was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence. Deputy Sheriff George C. Williams, Sr., a 36-year-old male, was off-duty at his tobacco farm on Monday, January 16, 1928, when a…

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Dewey Morris

Male, age 25 · Deschutes, Oregon

Killed Jan 16, 1924 · 102 years ago

In the winter of 1923, Dewey Morris, a 25-year-old male, along with his companions Edward Nickols, 50, and Roy Wilson, 35, ventured into the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. The three men from Bend, Oregon, planned to spend the season working as fur…

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Edward Nickols

Male, age 50 · Deschutes, Oregon

Killed Jan 16, 1924 · 102 years ago

In the winter of 1923-1924, 50-year-old Edward Nickols, a male fur trapper, was working in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon alongside his partners, Roy Wilson, 35, and Dewey Morris, 25. The men were reportedly having a successful season, with Nickols…

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Roy Wilson

Male, age 35 · Deschutes, Oregon

Killed Jan 16, 1924 · 102 years ago

In the cold winter of 1923, Roy Wilson, a 35-year-old male logger, embarked on a fur-trapping venture in the remote wilderness of Deschutes County, Oregon. He, along with his companions Edward Nickols, 50, and Dewey Morris, 25, settled into a log cabin near…

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E.M. Zeke Putnam

Male, age 45 · Allen, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 16, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the small town of Allen, Oklahoma, a respected lawman met a violent and untimely end. City Marshal E. M. 'Zeke' Putnam, a 45-year-old male, was inside a local store when the tranquility of the day was shattered by the blast of a shotgun. A shot, fired from…

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John T. Lynch

Male, age 27 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 16, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the winter of 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, a dedicated 27-year-old White/Caucasian male Boston Police Patrolman named John T. Lynch lost his life in the line of duty. On the evening of January 16th, a robbery occurred at a Washington Street store where…

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John Peterson

Male, age 51 · Red Wing, Minnesota

Killed Jan 16, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the winter of 1907, a tragedy unfolded in the small city of Red Wing, Minnesota, that would claim the life of a dedicated police officer. John Peterson, a 51-year-old White male, had served on the Red Wing police force for 14 years. Born in Orebro, Sweden…

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