Deaths by Force on January 21

Deaths by Force (459)

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Melissa Gregoroff

Female, age 3 · Kodiak, Alaska

Killed Jan 21, 1969 · 57 years ago

Melissa Gregoroff, a 3-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on January 21, 1969, in Kodiak, Alaska. Her death was the result of a shooting incident that also claimed the lives of her siblings, Kathy Gregoroff, aged 22, and Genai Gregoroff, a…

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Genai Gregoroff

Female, age 1 · Kodiak, Alaska

Killed Jan 21, 1969 · 57 years ago

Genai Gregoroff, a 10-month-old white female from Kodiak, Alaska—whose immediate family was identified in contemporary accounts as white—died on January 21, 1969, in a shooting that also claimed the lives of close family members that day. Reports naming the…

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Carl Dean Alfalfa Switzer

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 21, 1959 · 67 years ago

Carl Dean Switzer, famously known as "Alfalfa" from the "Our Gang" series, met a tragic end on January 21, 1959, at the age of 31 in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. Switzer's death was the result of a violent altercation that culminated in a fatal…

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Ronald Caruana

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 21, 1959 · 67 years ago

Ronald Caruana, a 27-year-old photographer from Los Angeles, California, was found dead on January 21, 1959. His death was a result of a violent incident that led to a significant investigation and subsequent legal proceedings. The case quickly garnered…

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Dorothy Waterstreet

Female, age 46 · Amsterdam, New York

Killed Jan 21, 1958 · 68 years ago

In the winter of 1958, the city of Amsterdam, New York, was shaken by a brutal crime that would linger in the community's memory for decades. On the evening of January 21st, 46-year-old Dorothy Waterstreet was walking home from church, just a block and a half…

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Joe W. Meeks

Male, age 39 · Ajo, Arizona

Killed Jan 21, 1913 · 113 years ago

In the early morning hours in the town of Ajo, Arizona, on January 21, 1913, Deputy Sheriff Joe W. Meeks, a 39-year-old male, was awakened from his sleep. He was called to duty at 2:00 a.m. to address a disturbance caused by a man named Calistro Villareal and…

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Eugene Dickson Hubbard

Male, age 28 · Mendenhall, Mississippi

Killed Jan 21, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the winter of 1910, a tragic event unfolded in the small town of Mendenhall, Mississippi, that would claim the life of a dedicated lawman. On January 21st, Simpson County Sheriff Eugene Dickson Hubbard, a 28-year-old male, was killed in the line of duty.…

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Eugene C. Robinson

Male, age 36 · San-francisco, California

Killed Jan 21, 1902 · 124 years ago

Eugene C. Robinson, a 36-year-old patrolman with the San Francisco Police Department, met a tragic end on January 21, 1902. On that fateful day, Robinson was on duty when he encountered three burglars attempting to break into a hardware store on Valencia…

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Javon Marcus Clark

Male, age 33 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Jan 21, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of January 21, 2026, the life of 33-year-old Javon Marcus Clark was tragically cut short by gun violence in Portsmouth, Virginia. The incident that claimed his life was part of a distressing spike in violent crime that gripped the city…

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Darian Hilson

Male, age 26 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jan 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the winter of 2025, a birthday celebration in Gary, Indiana, turned into a scene of tragedy. On the evening of January 21st, gunfire erupted inside a residence in the 2100 block of Delaware Street. When police officers arrived around 10:28 p.m., they…

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Adrian Avila

Male, age 31 · Arvin, California

Killed Jan 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 21, 2024, at approximately 9:46 p.m., 31-year-old Adrian Avila was fatally shot at the intersection of Walnut Drive and Sycamore Road in Arvin, California. Emergency responders arrived on the scene, but Avila was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.…

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Michael James Robinson

Male, age 40 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the winter of 2023, the life of Michael James Robinson, a 40-year-old White male, came to a tragic end in Las Vegas, Nevada. On January 21st, his body was discovered inside a restroom at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The cause of death was later…

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John Avalos

Male, age 38 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

John Avalos, a 38-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on January 21, 2022, during a violent gun battle between rival gang members. Avalos, who had no known connections to the gangs involved, was an innocent bystander caught in…

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DeMario Dantrell Johnson

Male, age 19 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a life was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. DeMario Dantrell Johnson, a 19-year-old male, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. His death was the result of a violent encounter that unfolded near the Tudor House Inn, in the vicinity…

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Gerald Jerome Thomas

Male, age 47 · Cruger, Mississippi

Killed Jan 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

There is no information available in online sources regarding the death of a male named Gerald Jerome Thomas in Cruger, Mississippi. Searches for details about this individual, including the date of his death, his age, and his ethnicity, have yielded no…

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Anthony Martin

Male, age 34 · Pahokee, Florida

Killed Jan 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anthony Martin, a 34-year-old Black male, was fatally shot outside a nightclub in Pahokee, Florida, on January 21, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning near Ivy Lane and South Lake Avenue. According to witnesses, Taraus McKinley, a…

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Kenyond Brown

Male, age 40 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kenyond Tyrone Brown, a 40-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically killed on January 21, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Brown was riding his bicycle east on Hyde Park Boulevard around 1:14 p.m. when a…

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Jeffrey King

Male, age 49 · Melbourne, Florida

Killed Jan 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jeffrey King, aged 49, passed away on January 21, 2014, in Melbourne, Florida. His death was a result of a tragic incident where he was found with a gunshot wound to his head after his truck crashed into a restaurant. The incident occurred around 7:15 PM at…

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William Hopkins

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the tight-knit neighborhood of Olney in Philadelphia, the bond between 19-year-old William Hopkins and his best friend, Hector Echevarria, was well-known. The two were inseparable, sharing a love for pickup basketball and handball, and their friendship was…

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Huburt Wilburn

Male, age 77 · Mount-juliet, Tennessee

Killed Jan 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, a heartbreaking event unfolded on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, leaving a family and community in shock. On that day, 77-year-old Hubert Wilburn and his 80-year-old wife, Betty Wilburn, were found deceased in…

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Sheila Elaine Vandenalden

Female, age 65 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

Sheila Elaine Vandenalden was 65 years old when she died on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, in Sylmar. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 16079 Yarnell St. Her death was ruled a homicide…

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Craig Allen Carper

Male, age 21 · Unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains, California

Killed Jan 21, 2008 · 18 years ago

On Monday, January 21, 2008, twenty-one-year-old Craig Allen Carper was found dead at a residence located at 4085 Escondido Drive, situated in an unincorporated section of the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu, California. Craig was a young white man who had…

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Damien Clary

Male, age 15 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

On January 21, 2007, 15-year-old Damien Clary was fatally shot during an attempted home invasion in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to police reports, Clary and a group of young men approached a residence on Night Breeze Drive, near Vegas and Buffalo. After…

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James Powell

Male, age 74 · Union Grove, North Carolina

Killed Jan 21, 2005 · 21 years ago

James Powell, a 74-year-old white male, was found dead alongside his wife, Delet Powell, at their home in Union Grove, North Carolina, on January 21, 2005. Both had been fatally shot in what authorities described as a targeted double homicide. The couple was…

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David Franklin Wilson

Male, age 20 · Compton, California

Killed Jan 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

David Franklin Wilson was 20 years old when he died on Wednesday, January 21, 2004, in Compton. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1903 Long Beach Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Alissa Sologubova

Female, age 20 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 21, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, the life of Alissa Sologubova, a 20-year-old Caucasian woman, came to a tragic and violent end in Los Angeles, California. A student who had moved from Russia to the United States two years prior, Alissa was reported missing on the…

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Philip Fatch

Male, age 40 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Jan 21, 1909 · 117 years ago

On a January day in 1909, a dedicated lawman in Mobile, Alabama, met a violent and untimely end. Deputy Philip Fatch, a 40-year-old male, was attempting to serve a warrant for assault and battery alongside another deputy. As they approached the subject of the…

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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.