Death by Force

Lionell Johnson

Male, age 1 · Vermont Square, California

Killed Jan 22, 2000 · 26 years ago

On January 22, 2000, tragedy unfolded in the South Los Angeles community of Vermont Square when one-year-old Lionell Johnson lost his life. The victim was a Black male toddler, barely beginning his early developmental milestones, when circumstances took his…

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Luina Schidlowski

Female, age 87 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 22, 1997 · 29 years ago

Luina Schidlowski, an 87-year-old white female, died on January 22, 1997, in Los Angeles County, California. Her death was later linked to a series of suspicious fatalities at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where she had been a patient. Schidlowski was…

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James Lee Coon Jr.

Male, age 19 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 22, 1995 · 31 years ago

James Lee Coon Jr., a 19-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 22, 1995. The events leading to his death began when he was last seen leaving a Jacksonville hospital. His red Honda Civic was discovered abandoned behind a…

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Rhett Forrester

Male, age 37 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 22, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 22, 1994, the vibrant life of Rhett Forrester, a 37-year-old White male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia. Forrester, a musician renowned for his powerful vocals as the former lead singer of the…

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Arthur Paul Parga

Male, age 31 · Stockton, California

Killed Jan 22, 1993 · 33 years ago

Arthur Paul Parga, a 31-year-old officer with the Stockton Police Department, tragically lost his life on January 22, 1993, while participating in a high-risk operation. Officer Parga was part of a special weapons and tactical unit assisting the countywide…

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Harold Lee Hammons

Male, age 29 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 22, 1992 · 34 years ago

Harold Lee Hammons, a 28-year-old African American male, was a dedicated officer with the Dallas Police Department. Tragically, he lost his life on January 22, 1992, while serving a search warrant at an apartment complex in the 8500 block of Park Lane.…

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Robert Dwyer

Male, age 47 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 22, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, the political career of Robert 'Budd' Dwyer, a 47-year-old Caucasian male, came to a tragic and shocking end in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dwyer, who served as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania, had been embroiled in a scandal that would…

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Stanley Keith Guffey

Female, age 40 · Horseshoe-bay, Texas

Killed Jan 22, 1987 · 39 years ago

Stanley Keith Guffey, a 40-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on January 22, 1987, in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. Guffey, a dedicated Texas Ranger, was involved in a high-stakes rescue operation to save a two-year-old girl named Kara-Leigh Whitehead, who…

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Priscilla Lee Yazza

Female, age 18 · Fort Defiance, Arizona

Killed Jan 22, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a cold January night in 1984, in the quiet community of Fort Defiance, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, the life of a young mother was violently cut short. Priscilla Lee Yazza, an 18-year-old Native American woman, was at home with her mother, Aliene Lee…

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Julia Critchfield

Female, age 36 · Saucier, Mississippi

Killed Jan 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the winter of 1978, the life of 36-year-old Julia Critchfield was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that would haunt her family and investigators for four decades. A mother of four, Julia was last seen on a Saturday night at Chris's Lounge on…

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Dwight Dees

Male, age 20 · Rochester, New York

Killed Jan 22, 1975 · 51 years ago

Dwight Dees, a 20-year-old Black / African American man from Rochester, New York, had been trying to steady his life—taking classes at a community college and, for a time, living under the roof of his sister and her husband, James Turner. In the months before…

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Barbara Grimes

Female, age 15 · Burr Ridge, Illinois

Found Jan 22, 1957 · 69 years ago

Barbara Grimes, aged 15, and her younger sister Patricia, aged 13, disappeared on December 28, 1956, after attending a screening of "Love Me Tender," starring Elvis Presley, at the Brighton Theater in Chicago. The disappearance of the Grimes sisters prompted…

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John Thompson Hamilton

Male, age 38 · Hope, Arkansas

Killed Jan 22, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the small city of Hope, Arkansas, a dedicated lawman named John Thompson Hamilton served as the City Marshal. At 38 years old, he was a figure of authority and commitment in his community. On a fateful day, Wednesday, January 22, 1908, Marshal Hamilton's…

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John Parsons

Male, age 54 · Woodville, Texas

Killed Jan 22, 1904 · 122 years ago

On January 22, 1904, in Woodville, Texas, Special Deputy Sheriff John Wheat Parsons, a 54-year-old white male, suffered a fatal gunshot wound at the Griffith Hotel. The incident occurred when his pistol accidentally fell from his pocket, discharged, and…

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Alexander Mckinney

Male · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jan 22, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the annals of Kansas City's history, the story of Patrolman Alexander R. McKinney serves as a somber reminder of the perils faced by those who don the badge. A five-year veteran of the Kansas City Police Department, he had also dedicated a portion of his…

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James Adam Jackson

Male, age 40 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jan 22, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet, pre-dawn hours of January 22, 2025, a residence on South Valley Street in Kansas City, Kansas, became the scene of a tragedy that would mark the city's first homicide of the year. Inside his home, 40-year-old James Adam Jackson, a male resident…

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Ardo Eusebio Saldana

Male, age 39 · Watsonville, California

Killed Jan 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 22, 2023, 39-year-old Armando Eusebio Saldana of Watsonville, California, was fatally shot during an argument in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 200 block of Sunnyhills Drive. Following the incident, Saldana's family transported him…

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Deshawn Barnes

Male, age 26 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Jan 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the night of January 22, 2022, a fatal encounter unfolded at The Estates apartments on Celanese Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Deshawn Barnes. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 11:30 p.m. and discovered…

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Jonathan Miller

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, a dispute over the care of a child escalated to a fatal conclusion on the streets of Baltimore. On the morning of January 22nd, police responded to the 4000 block of Walther Avenue, where they discovered the body of 30-year-old Jonathan…

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Alexander Graham

Male, age 54 · Washington-park, Illinois

Killed Jan 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

Alexander Graham, a 54-year-old male from Washington Park, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on January 22, 2022. The incident occurred around 12:44 a.m. in the 5700 block of Westmoreland Avenue. According to reports, Michael Wilmington, a 55-year-old…

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Gary Alexander Godinez

Male, age 22 · Gardena, California

Killed Jan 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

Gary Alexander Godinez was 22 years old when he died on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in Gardena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after being stabbed near 15103 S. Western Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Reginald Henry

Male, age 45 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of January 22, 2020, authorities in Saint Louis, Missouri, were alerted to a shooting incident in the northern section of the city. Officers responded to a call around 7:40 p.m. near the intersection of Walton Avenue and Page Boulevard. Upon…

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Thomas Wimmer

Male, age 64 · Falls-church, Virginia

Killed Jan 22, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic turn of events at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, a 64-year-old male patient, Thomas Wimmer of Ashburn, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 22, 2019. Wimmer was a patient at the hospital's Heart and Vascular…

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David Loyd Levy

Male, age 55 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 22, 2019 · 7 years ago

David Loyd Levy, a 55-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on January 22, 2019. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 2:15 a.m., in the 7500 block of South Grand Avenue in the Florence…

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Frank Johnson

Male, age 40 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 22, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the cold evening of January 22, 2018, a dispute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, turned deadly, claiming the life of 40-year-old Frank Johnson. The male victim was near 27th and Kilbourn at approximately 9 p.m. when an argument escalated to the point of gunfire.…

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Larry Jones

Male, age 63 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 22, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 22, 2017, police in St. Louis, Missouri, began a homicide investigation after the body of a 63-year-old male named Larry Jones was discovered in an alleyway. Officers were called to the scene where they found Jones unresponsive, having sustained…

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Raymond Jones

Male, age 58 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jan 22, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raymond Jones, a 58-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri. The incident occurred in the 8200 block of Troost Avenue following an interpersonal dispute earlier that evening. Police officers were dispatched to the area…

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Francisco Diaz

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 22, 2014 · 12 years ago

Francisco Diaz Jr., a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 22, 2014, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Diaz was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Kenny Hernandez

Male, age 31 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jan 22, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kenny Hernandez, aged 31, tragically lost his life on January 22, 2014, in Sacramento, California. The incident occurred during a confrontation at an apartment complex, where Hernandez was fatally shot by Montrell Woods, who was 19 years old at the time. The…

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Richard Dennis Gunderson

Male, age 69 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 22, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 22, 2013, a rapidly spreading fire tore through the Palos Verdes Inn, a two-story residential hotel located at 1001 South Palos Verdes Street in the coastal community of San Pedro. Firefighters returning from an unrelated…

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Humberto Lozano Pichardo

Male, age 42 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

Humberto Lozano Pichardo was 42 years old when he died on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles…

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Nancy M. Bradley

Female, age 39 · Dudleytown, Kentucky

Killed Jan 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the evening of January 22, 2009, the quiet community of Dudleytown was disturbed by a 911 call reporting a woman had been shot inside her home. When officers from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and the Indiana State Police arrived at the…

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Daniel Hinojosa

Male, age 53 · Lancaster, California

Killed Jan 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Daniel Hinojosa was 53 years old when he died on Thursday, January 22, 2009, in Lancaster. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1426 Boyden Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Aric Johnson

Male, age 26 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Jan 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

On an otherwise ordinary winter day, the life of Aric Avon Johnson, a 26-year-old male from Capitol Heights, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On January 22, 2007, Johnson became a victim of gun violence. The specific details of the events leading to his…

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Franco Hector Rodriguez

Male, age 1 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 22, 2005 · 21 years ago

On January 22, 2005, the life of one-year-old Franco Hector Rodriguez came to an abrupt and tragic end in Los Angeles, California. A male toddler of Hispanic descent, Franco was barely beginning to explore the world around him when his death occurred.…

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Joseph Champa

Male, age 59 · Beverly Grove, California

Killed Jan 22, 2003 · 23 years ago

On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, fifty-nine-year-old Joseph Champa lost his life in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles. Beverly Grove, situated in the Mid-City West section of the city between West Hollywood and the Fairfax District, is known…

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Miguel Garcia

Male, age 23 · Paramount, California

Killed Jan 22, 1989 · 37 years ago

Miguel Garcia, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot inside Las Playas restaurant in Paramount, California, on January 22, 1989, at approximately 5 a.m. The circumstances surrounding his death involved an argument between Garcia and another patron, Abelino…

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Cheryl Williams

Female, age 29 · Bibb-city, Georgia

Killed Jan 22, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the quiet evening of January 22, 1985, a shadow fell over Bibb City, Georgia, forever altering the lives of a young family. Cheryl Alleen Hadaway Williams, a 29-year-old woman, was working her part-time shift at the Premium Oil Service Station on River…

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Danny Williams

Male, age 41 · Bibb-city, Georgia

Killed Jan 22, 1985 · 41 years ago

On the evening of January 22, 1985, a husband and wife were discovered deceased inside the Bibb City gas station where the wife was employed. The victims were identified as 41-year-old Danny Williams and his 29-year-old wife, Cheryl. Danny had gone to the…

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George Mccammon

Male, age 45 · West-alexander, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 22, 1900 · 126 years ago

George W. McCammon, a 45-year-old man, died on January 22, 1900, in West Alexander, Pennsylvania. He was a Deputy Constable and a respected member of the community. McCammon was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect who had threatened to free a…

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