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Deaths by Force on January 20

684 open cases in our database happened on January 20. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (486)

Rosalie Rose Miller - Auburn, New Hampshire
Death by Force

Rosalie Rose Miller

Female, age 36 · Auburn, New Hampshire
Killed Jan 20, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a cold winter day, January 20, 1997, the body of a Caucasian woman was discovered in a partially wooded area along the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn, New Hampshire. The deceased was later identified as 36-year-old Rosalie Miller of Manchester. An autopsy…

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Todd W Sanseverino - Sand Springs, Oklahoma
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Todd W Sanseverino

Male, age 32 · Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 20, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer day in 1997, a visit with an acquaintance turned fatal for Todd W. Sanseverino. The 32-year-old man was at a residence at 500 North Franklin in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, on July 20th when he was shot. The circumstances surrounding the shooting…

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Martha Jane Maxwell - Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Death by Force

Martha Jane Maxwell

Female, age 51 · Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Found Jan 20, 1994 · 32 years ago

Martha Jane Maxwell was last seen alive on Thursday, January 20, 1994 at about 8:45 a.m. at her home in Elizabethtown when her daughter Hilda Faye Mckoy had left for work. Later that same day around 12:30 p.m., her husband Johnny Maxwell arrived home and…

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Louis Cappello - Aldan, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Louis Cappello

Male, age 49 · Aldan, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 20, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, the life of 49-year-old Louis 'Gee Gee' Cappello came to a violent and abrupt end in the quiet suburban town of Aldan, Pennsylvania. On January 20th, Cappello, a male with known ties to the Philadelphia criminal underworld, was found…

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Albert Brown - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Albert Brown

Male · San Antonio, Texas
Killed Jan 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

Albert Brown, aged 34, was found dead on January 20, 1992, in San Antonio, Texas. His body was discovered in a parked vehicle on the 4300 block of SW Loop 410. The vehicle, a 1971 blue Oldsmobile, was reported as suspicious, prompting the dispatch of police…

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Rakesh Patel - Marietta, Georgia
Death by Force

Rakesh Patel

Male, age 25 · Marietta, Georgia
Killed Jan 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

In January of 1992, a 25-year-old man named Rakesh Patel was killed during a robbery at his convenience store located on Franklin Road in Marietta, Georgia. His death marked the beginning of a violent crime spree that would terrorize Cobb County for two and a…

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William Gunn - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

William Gunn

Male, age 32 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Jan 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

On a cold January morning in 1989, New York City Police Officer William Gunn, a 28-year-old male, was part of a team of detectives investigating a pair of murders in Brooklyn. Their search for a suspect led them to an apartment building in the…

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Gene Ronald Simpson - San-jose, California
Death by Force

Gene Ronald Simpson

Male, age 46 · San-jose, California
Killed Jan 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

Gene Ronald Simpson, a dedicated police officer with the San Jose Police Department, tragically lost his life in the line of duty on January 20, 1989, at the age of 46. Officer Simpson had served the department for 19 years, demonstrating unwavering…

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Gordon A. Silva - San-jose, California
Death by Force

Gordon A. Silva

Male, age 39 · San-jose, California
Killed Jan 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

On January 20, 1989, Officer Gordon A. Silva, aged 39, tragically lost his life in San Jose, California. Officer Silva, along with his colleague Officer Gene Simpson, responded to a disturbance call involving a homeless man causing trouble near Fifth and East…

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Sherry Higgins - Wilson, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Sherry Higgins

Female, age 25 · Wilson, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, a chilling discovery was made in the small town of Wilson, Oklahoma, shattering the community's sense of peace. On the morning of January 20th, twenty-five-year-old Sherry LaNell Higgins was found deceased inside her home. The scene…

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Clifford Parenteau - San Francisco, California
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Clifford Parenteau

Male, age 23 · San Francisco, California
Killed Jan 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

Clifford Raymond Peranteau, a 23-year-old white male, vanished on January 20, 1985, in San Francisco, California. Standing at 6'1' and weighing approximately 185 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes, Peranteau was employed at Dennis Moving Company. He was…

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Randall Koger - Manchester, Missouri
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Randall Koger

Male, age 15 · Manchester, Missouri
Killed Jan 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

On January 20, 1983, a tragedy unfolded at Parkway South Junior High School in Manchester, Missouri, involving 15-year-old Randall Allen Koger. It was a Thursday morning, just minutes before the lunch hour, when the quiet atmosphere of a study hall was…

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Lisa Au - Tantalus, Hawaii
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Lisa Au

Female, age 19 · Tantalus, Hawaii
Killed Jan 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

Lisa Au was a 19-year-old Asian/Pacific Islander woman whose last ordinary evening on Oahu dissolved into a mystery that has never stopped echoing through the island. On a night of heavy winter rain in January 1982, she finished her shift as a Kailua…

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Henry Lee Johnson - Idabel, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Henry Lee Johnson

Male, age 15 · Idabel, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 20, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the winter of 1980, the quiet town of Idabel, Oklahoma, became the setting for a tragedy that would expose deep-seated racial tensions. On the cold night of January 19th, 15-year-old Henry Lee Johnson, an African American male, along with his younger…

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Ruben Roy Farmer - Idabel, Oklahoma
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Ruben Roy Farmer

Male, age 35 · Idabel, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 20, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the winter of 1980, the city of Idabel, Oklahoma, was a community on edge. On January 20th, this tension erupted into violence that would claim the life of 35-year-old Ruben Roy Farmer, a male auxiliary officer with the Idabel Police Department. A United…

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John Szyc - Norwood Park Township, Illinois
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John Szyc

Male, age 19 · Norwood Park Township, Illinois
Killed Jan 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

John Szyc, a 19-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on January 20, 1977, in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois. His death was a result of the heinous crimes committed by John Wayne Gacy, one of the most infamous serial killers in American…

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Bill Patrick - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Bill Patrick

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jan 20, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of January 20, 1974, a horrific scene unfolded at a charred house on Princeton Drive in New Whiteland, a community near Indianapolis. Inside, authorities discovered the bodies of a young married couple, William Patrick, age…

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Ann Patrick - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Ann Patrick

Female, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jan 20, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the quiet community of New Whiteland, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis, the morning of January 20, 1974, brought a horrific discovery that would shatter the neighborhood's sense of peace. Firefighters and police were called to a house on Princeton Drive…

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Heidi Patrick - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Heidi Patrick

Female, age 1 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jan 20, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the winter of 1974, a quiet home on Princeton Drive in New Whiteland, Indiana, became the scene of a horrific crime that claimed the lives of a young family. In the early morning hours of January 20th, fire and police officials were called to a house…

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Clifford Mutum - Davenport, Iowa
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Clifford Mutum

Male, age 63 · Davenport, Iowa
Killed Jan 20, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the winter of 1972, a retired foundry worker named Clifford Mutum, a 62-year-old male, lived a quiet life in Davenport, Iowa. On a January night, he left his home to go to the nearby Shamrock Tavern for a beer for himself and a soda for his wife. This…

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LeRoy Drier - Davenport, Iowa
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LeRoy Drier

Male, age 45 · Davenport, Iowa
Killed Jan 20, 1972 · 54 years ago

On the night of January 20, 1972, LeRoy Drier, a 45-year-old man, was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was one of three men who lost their lives during a violent armed robbery at the Shamrock Tavern in Davenport, Iowa. The incident was part of a…

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Russell Clinton Pettie - Arlington, Virginia
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Russell Clinton Pettie

Male, age 30 · Arlington, Virginia
Killed Jan 20, 1954 · 72 years ago

In the winter of 1954, a tragedy unfolded in Arlington, Virginia, forever marking a dark day for the local law enforcement community. Russell Clinton Pettie, a 30-year-old white male and a dedicated detective with the Arlington County Police Department, lost…

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Sean Johnson Jr.

Male, age 30 · Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of January 20, 2025, violence shattered the quiet of a home on Commonwealth Avenue in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, leaving 30-year-old Sean Johnson Jr. dead. Another individual, 39-year-old Catherine Lawing, was also critically injured…

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Charmaine Lynn Jobe

Female, age 50 · Lakeland, Florida
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

Charmaine Lynn Jobe, a 50-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, lost her life to gun violence on January 20, 2024. At the time of her death, Charmaine was 50 years old, born on August 12, 1973. Charmaine had a background that included residence in multiple…

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Euel Moran

Male, age 22 · Pomona, California
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 20, 2024, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Pomona Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 500 block of North Claremont Place. Upon arrival, they discovered 22-year-old Emanuel Moran, a resident of Pomona, deceased in an alley…

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Gael Wirth

Female, age 82 · Spokane, Washington
Killed Jan 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 20, 2023, in Spokane, Washington, 85-year-old Gael Wirth, a female, was found deceased in her home in the Latah Valley Neighborhood. Her death was the result of a tragic event that also involved her partner, 84-year-old Donald Wirth. Emergency…

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Anthony Soloc

Male, age 50 · Inglewood, California
Killed Jan 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 20, 2023, 50-year-old Anthony Soloc was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at his residence in Inglewood, California. The Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled his death a homicide. In January 2024, authorities charged 37-year-old…

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John Reed

Male, age 29 · San-diego, California
Killed Jan 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 20, 2023, at approximately 4:25 a.m., San Diego Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire near the 600 block of L Street in downtown San Diego. Upon arrival, they discovered John Reed, a 29-year-old resident of San Diego, lying on…

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Mahamed Hassan Mahamud

Male, age 27 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Jan 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

On January 20, 2022, Mahamed Hassan Mahamud, a 27-year-old resident of St. Cloud, Minnesota, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting in Minneapolis. The incident occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. in the 500 block of 15th Avenue South. Mahamud was…

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Stipe Moisses De Leon-Tzu

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

Stipe Moisses De Leon-Tzul, a 19-year-old male, tragically lost his life on January 20, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Stipe was fatally shot near East 25th and Trinity streets in the…

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Than Khai

Male, age 49 · Fort-wayne, Indiana
Killed Jan 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a sense of unease settled over a Fort Wayne neighborhood when a man was found slain inside his own home. Than Khai, a 49-year-old man, became the city's third homicide victim of the year on January 20, 2020. He was discovered in his…

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Cornell Hunter

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cornell James Hunter, a 27-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on January 22, 2019, after being shot on January 20, 2019. The incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. near West 81st Place and Budlong Avenue in the Vermont Knolls…

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Anthony Thompson

Male, age 29 · Holton, Indiana
Killed Jan 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet woods of Holton, Indiana, a day of hunting turned into a tragedy on the morning of January 20, 2018. Anthony 'Tony' Michael Thompson, a 29-year-old male from Columbus, Indiana, was fatally wounded in what was determined to be a hunting accident.…

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Aaron Holt

Male, age 28 · Torrance, California
Killed Jan 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Aaron Joshua Holt, a 28-year-old man from Torrance, California, tragically lost his life on January 20, 2017. Holt was a front-seat passenger in a car traveling north on the 110 Freeway between the Sepulveda Boulevard and 223rd Street exits in West Carson…

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Jesus Silva Hernandez

Male, age 18 · Salinas, California
Killed Jan 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jesus Silva Hernandez, a 15-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on January 22, 2017, after being shot multiple times on January 20, 2017. The incident occurred around 12:50 PM on the 700 block of Mae Avenue. Hernandez was using…

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Donald Black

Male, age 49 · Klamath Falls, Oregon
Killed Jan 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On January 20, 2015, a homicide occurred in Klamath Falls, Oregon, resulting in the death of 49-year-old Donald Clinton Black. The incident took place in the 2000 block of Montelius Street, where Black's body was discovered early in the morning. Several 911…

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Johnny Singleton

Male, age 65 · Rembert, South Carolina
Killed Jan 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold January morning in 2015, the quiet community of Rembert, South Carolina, was disturbed by what initially appeared to be a single-car accident. First responders discovered 65-year-old Johnny Singleton deceased behind the wheel of his vehicle along…

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Leon Jason Brown

Male, age 38 · Queens, New York
Killed Jan 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Leon Jason Brown, a 38-year-old man born in Kingston, Jamaica, was shot and killed on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in Queens, New York. A resident of Far Rockaway for 19 years, Brown worked in construction and was a father of five children. He was also a member…

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Jesus David Molina

Male, age 26 · Whittier, California
Killed Jan 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jesus David Molina, a 26-year-old resident of Chino Hills, was tragically shot and killed on January 20, 2015, in Whittier, California. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. at Broadway Park, located in the 12800 block of Broadway Avenue. According to the…

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Thomas McCellan

Male, age 53 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the cold of a Homewood day, 53-year-old Thomas McClellan of East Liberty was gunned down outside a convenience store at the corner of Frankstown and Homewood Avenues. The investigation into his death has since grown as cold as the day he was killed. Just…

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Sambo Chhoy

Male, age 33 · Long-beach, California
Killed Jan 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sambo Chhoy, a 33-year-old Cambodian man, was tragically shot and killed on January 20, 2014, in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred around 9:55 p.m. in the 1000 block of East New York Street. When Long Beach police officers responded to reports of…

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Lesley Lloyd Ralson

Male, age 84 · Fort-myers, Florida
Killed Jan 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lesley Lloyd Ralson, aged 84, passed away on January 20, 2014, in Fort Myers, Florida. His death was not due to natural causes but was the result of a violent crime. Ralson, a retired executive from Prudential, was found dead in his home, having been the…

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Marshall Jones

Male, age 26 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Jan 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marshall Jones, a 26-year-old male from Akron, OH, tragically passed away on January 20, 2014. His death was ruled a homicide. On that fateful day, Marshall was picked up by Ronald L. Bishop, Jr., Charles Fortson, and Devante Scurry. While in the back seat of…

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Cotteras Wilburn

Male, age 32 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Jan 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a violent act shattered the life of a Memphis family. Cotteras Wilburn, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 20th in his hometown. The incident, which cut his life short, prompted an investigation by local law enforcement. In…

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Kathy Pellegrin

Female, age 55 · Beaumont, Texas
Killed Jan 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On January 20, 2014, 55-year-old Kathy Pellegrin of Beaumont, Texas, was tragically lost to gun violence. Details surrounding the circumstances of her death are limited, and public records do not provide comprehensive information about the incident. Notably…

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Paul Wright

Male, age 33 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jan 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a dispute over drugs tragically cut short the life of 33-year-old Paul Wright. On January 20th, Wright was lending a hand to a relative and her boyfriend, Alex Senegal, as they moved between trailers on Plains…

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Antonio Miller

Male, age 21 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Jan 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the heart of New Orleans, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a dispute that spiraled into violence. Antonio Marlin Miller, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot on Friday, January 20, 2012, outside of Mondo, a restaurant in the Lakeview…

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Anira Yurizta Nolasco

Female · Long Beach, California
Killed Jan 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

On January 20, 2009, the life of infant Anira Yurizta Nolasco came to an abrupt end in Long Beach, California. The child, listed as under one year of age and of Hispanic ethnicity, was determined by county authorities to have died under circumstances…

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