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Deaths by Force on January 27

710 open cases in our database happened on January 27. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (492)

Christopher Thomas Fitzgerald II - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Christopher Thomas Fitzgerald II

Male, age 33 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On the evening of January 27, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana, 33-year-old Christopher Thomas Fitzgerald II was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. inside an apartment in the 7200 block of Hatteras Lane, located on the city's west…

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Colton Drake Peralta Vallerga - Rancho Cordova, California
Death by Force

Colton Drake Peralta Vallerga

Male, age 13 · Rancho Cordova, California
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In a quiet Rancho Cordova neighborhood, the morning of January 27, 2026, was shattered by the sounds of gunfire and screaming, leading to a tragic discovery inside a home on Mill Water Circle. Responding to the disturbance, Sacramento County Sheriff's…

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Jacqueline Neill - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Death by Force

Jacqueline Neill

Female, age 40 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On January 27, 2026, a distressing 911 call led Grand Rapids police to a home where they discovered a grim scene. Inside, they found 40-year-old Jacqueline Neill, a White female, deceased from gunshot wounds. Also found slain were her two teenage sons…

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James Pettigrew - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

James Pettigrew

Male, age 31 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of January 27, 2026, the life of James C. Pettigrew Jr., a 31-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. The incident unfolded in the South Central Hilltop neighborhood, a community that would soon be…

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Jamie Portillo - Portales, New Mexico
Death by Force

Jamie Portillo

Male, age 29 · Portales, New Mexico
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the small community of Portales, New Mexico, the life of 29-year-old Jamie Portillo was tragically cut short on January 27, 2026. The young man was a victim of gun violence, a sudden and brutal event that sent ripples of shock and grief through the area.…

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Jennifer Bridgette Lantz - Vaughn, Washington
Death by Force

Jennifer Bridgette Lantz

Female, age 47 · Vaughn, Washington
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On January 27, 2026, Jennifer Bridgette Lantz, a 48-year-old woman, was tragically found dead in her Vaughn, Washington, home. Her death was the result of multiple gunshot wounds, a devastating event that also claimed the life of her son and the family dog.…

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Jermaine Fields - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Jermaine Fields

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

Jermaine Fields, a 20-year-old man, was fatally shot on the night of Tuesday, January 27, 2026, inside a Houston, Texas, apartment. The incident occurred at approximately 10:50 p.m. at a residence located at 10350 Lands End Drive. Responding to a call about a…

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Jonathan Hymes - North Charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Jonathan Hymes

Male, age 35 · North Charleston, South Carolina
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the quiet afternoon of January 27, 2026, a tragedy unfolded in a North Charleston, South Carolina neighborhood that would cut a man's life short. Jonathan Hymes, a 35-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the 7600 block of Rosin Drive. First responders…

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Jose M. Tip Barrera - Saginaw, Michigan
Death by Force

Jose M. Tip Barrera

Male, age 41 · Saginaw, Michigan
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhoods of Saginaw, Michigan, a story of unexpected violence shattered the winter calm. Jose M. Tip Barrera, a 41-year-old man, was found dead on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. His life was cut short by a gunshot wound, an act that marked the…

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Lindsey Peralta Vallerga - Rancho Cordova, California
Death by Force

Lindsey Peralta Vallerga

Female, age 49 · Rancho Cordova, California
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On January 27, 2026, Lindsey Peralta Vallerga, a 49-year-old woman, was found deceased in her Rancho Cordova, California, home in what authorities have described as a tragic murder-suicide. Also discovered at the residence on Mill Water Circle were her two…

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Lynse Luther - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Lynse Luther

Female, age 46 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the quiet hours of a Tuesday evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a tragedy unfolded that would mark the city's first homicide of the year. On January 27, 2026, 46-year-old Lynse Luther was found with a gunshot wound in her home. Alongside her was her boyfriend…

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Marquise Tillman - Beaumont, Texas
Death by Force

Marquise Tillman

Male, age 23 · Beaumont, Texas
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the life of 23-year-old Marquise Leondre Tillman was tragically cut short in Beaumont, Texas. Responding to reports of multiple gunshots just before 10 p.m., Beaumont police discovered Tillman unresponsive with…

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Marvin Rodriguez Sanchez - Springfield, Missouri
Death by Force

Marvin Rodriguez Sanchez

Male, age 26 · Springfield, Missouri
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the final moments of a Tuesday night in Springfield, Missouri, tragedy struck in the 1900 block of N. Burton. Just before midnight on January 27, 2026, police responded to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered Marvin Rodriguez Sanchez, a…

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Merris Kelley - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Merris Kelley

Male, age 31 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On a Tuesday evening in Cincinnati, Ohio, the life of 31-year-old Merris Kelley was tragically cut short. On January 27, 2026, Kelley was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 4900 block of Ridge Avenue. Despite the immediate response and…

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Michael Kilpatrick - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Death by Force

Michael Kilpatrick

Male, age 13 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On a winter morning in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the life of 13-year-old Michael Kilpatrick was tragically cut short. On January 27, 2026, the young male, his 15-year-old brother Cameron, and their mother, Jacqueline Neill, were found fatally shot inside their…

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Morris Edwards III - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Morris Edwards III

Male, age 43 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of January 27, 2026, the quiet of a Shreveport street was broken by the discovery of a man lying unresponsive in the roadway. That man was 43-year-old Morris Edwards III, a Black male, who was found by Shreveport Police Department officers…

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Patricia Kelley - Albany, New York
Death by Force

Patricia Kelley

Female, age 65 · Albany, New York
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In a quiet Albany neighborhood, a story of generosity and tragedy unfolded, leaving a community in mourning. Patricia Ann Kelley, a 65-year-old woman known for her immense capacity for love and her willingness to help others, was tragically killed in her…

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Ronald Eugene Edwards - Goldsboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ronald Eugene Edwards

Male, age 61 · Goldsboro, North Carolina
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 27, 2026, a ShotSpotter alert prompted Goldsboro police to canvass a neighborhood on West Oak Street, but they found nothing amiss. Later that morning, at approximately 10:26 a.m., officers were dispatched to an apartment…

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Sydney Peralta Vallerga - Rancho Cordova, California
Death by Force

Sydney Peralta Vallerga

Female, age 11 · Rancho Cordova, California
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In a quiet suburban neighborhood in Rancho Cordova, California, the life of 11-year-old Sydney Peralta Vallerga was tragically cut short on January 27, 2026. On that Tuesday morning, law enforcement responded to a chilling 911 call from a man who identified…

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Thomas O’Neil - Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Death by Force

Thomas O’Neil

Male, age 37 · Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On January 27, 2026, a quiet street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, became the scene of a heart-wrenching discovery. Officers from the Hattiesburg Police Department, responding to a request for a welfare check at a residence in the 500 block of 7th Avenue…

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Timothy Elbert - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Timothy Elbert

Male, age 36 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of January 27, 2026, the life of 36-year-old Timothy Elbert was cut short in a fatal shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. in the 2500 block of North Street. Responding to a call, Baton Rouge Police…

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TJ ONeil - Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Death by Force

TJ ONeil

Male, age 3 · Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

On a tragic day in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the life of a three-year-old boy was cut short in a devastating act of violence. On January 27, 2026, officers from the Hattiesburg Police Department arrived at a home in the 500 block of 7th Avenue to conduct a…

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Zane Wesley Lantz - Vaughn, Washington
Death by Force

Zane Wesley Lantz

Male, age 24 · Vaughn, Washington
Killed Jan 27, 2026 · this year

In an apparent murder-suicide in Vaughn, Washington, 24-year-old Zane Wesley Lantz was found deceased on January 27, 2026. The grim discovery was made by his father, Brad Lantz, when he returned home from work. Inside a bedroom, he found his wife, Jennifer…

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Damian Dawson - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Damian Dawson

Male, age 47 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of January 27, 2025, the life of Damian Dawson, a 47-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. Known as a kind-hearted father of five, Dawson was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the driveway of a relative's…

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Juan Chapman - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Juan Chapman

Male, age 32 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the winter of 2025, the life of 32-year-old Juan Chapman was tragically cut short. A resident of Huntsville, Alabama, he had been visiting Birmingham when his family lost contact with him over the weekend. A sense of dread grew with each passing hour that…

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Andrea Marie Padilla - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Andrea Marie Padilla

Female, age 39 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning of January 27, 2025, the city of Tucson, Arizona, was met with a grim discovery. A 9-1-1 call reporting a deceased person in the area of East 22nd Street and South Park Avenue brought officers from the Operations Division South to the…

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Cynthia Gregory - Little Rock, Arkansas
Death by Force

Cynthia Gregory

Female, age 47 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Monday, January 27, 2025, a tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock, Arkansas. Cynthia Gregory, a 47-year-old woman, was discovered suffering from gunshot wounds. First responders were called to the scene at…

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Bryana Raye - New Britain, Connecticut
Death by Force

Bryana Raye

Female, age 37 · New Britain, Connecticut
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of January 27, 2025, a domestic disturbance shattered the peace on Prospect Street in New Britain, Connecticut, leaving a young woman dead and her mother critically injured. Bryana Raye, a 37-year-old female, was found…

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Pattie Guthrie - Spring-hill, Florida
Death by Force

Pattie Guthrie

Female · Spring-hill, Florida
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of January 27, 2025, tragedy struck in Spring Hill, Florida, when 45-year-old Pattie Guthrie lost her life in what authorities have determined to be a murder-suicide. According to reports, Pattie Guthrie, a woman whose ethnicity was not…

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Annasue Rocha - Elkhart, Indiana
Death by Force

Annasue Rocha

Female, age 19 · Elkhart, Indiana
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Annasue 'Annie' Rocha, a 19-year-old female, was fatally shot on January 27, 2025, while working at the Martin's Supermarket on East Jackson Boulevard in Elkhart, Indiana. The incident unfolded at approximately 5:45 p.m. when a lone gunman, identified as…

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Benjamin S Jeffrey - Elkhart, Indiana
Death by Force

Benjamin S Jeffrey

Male, age 49 · Elkhart, Indiana
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Benjamin S. 'Ben' Jeffery, a 49-year-old male, was tragically killed on Monday, January 27, 2025, in what authorities have described as a senseless act of violence. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. at a Martin's Super Market in Elkhart…

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Dacaris Carr - Statesboro, Georgia
Death by Force

Dacaris Carr

Male, age 22 · Statesboro, Georgia
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, January 27, 2025, a quiet apartment in the 300 block of South Zetterower Avenue in Statesboro, Georgia, became the scene of a grim discovery. Responding to a call at approximately 8:02 a.m., officers from the Statesboro…

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Jesse Singh Jandra - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Jesse Singh Jandra

Male, age 33 · Sacramento, California
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jesse Singh Jandra, a 33-year-old man from Sacramento, California, was found dead on January 27, 2025, in what authorities have determined to be a murder-suicide. Deputies from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at a residence…

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Maneia Stephens - Statesboro, Georgia
Death by Force

Maneia Stephens

Female, age 17 · Statesboro, Georgia
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a Statesboro, Georgia, apartment on the morning of January 27, 2025, the lives of two young people were tragically cut short. Responding to a call at approximately 8:00 a.m., officers from the Statesboro Police Department arrived at an apartment complex in…

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Marisol Chavez Figueroa - Santa Rosa, California
Death by Force

Marisol Chavez Figueroa

Female, age 30 · Santa Rosa, California
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of January 27, 2025, Marisol Chavez Figueroa, a 30-year-old Hispanic woman from Santa Rosa, California, was fatally shot in the city's Roseland neighborhood. At approximately 6:50 p.m., police responded to a 911 call reporting an injured woman…

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Richard Molica - Santa Rosa, California
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Richard Molica

Male, age 80 · Santa Rosa, California
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 27, 2025, 80-year-old Richard Molica, a male resident of Santa Rosa, California, was found dead in his home with a gunshot wound. Authorities responded to a call from his son, 38-year-old Cody Molica, who reported that he had shot and killed his…

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Matthew Skye Keister - Hollywood, Maryland
Death by Force

Matthew Skye Keister

Male, age 19 · Hollywood, Maryland
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In January of 2025, the life of 19-year-old Matthew Skye Keister, a male resident of Hollywood, Maryland, was tragically cut short. Family and friends grew concerned after the daily communication they shared with Keister abruptly ceased on January 21st. He…

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Eric St Julien - Church Point, Louisiana
Death by Force

Eric St Julien

Male, age 39 · Church Point, Louisiana
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Church Point, Louisiana, the night of January 27, 2025, was shrouded in an unusual darkness. A power outage had plunged a significant portion of the town into blackness, a circumstance that would become the grim backdrop for a tragic…

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Eric St.Julien - Church Point, Louisiana
Death by Force

Eric St.Julien

Male, age 39 · Church Point, Louisiana
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Church Point, Louisiana, the darkness of a widespread power outage on January 28, 2025, concealed a fatal act of violence. That night, 39-year-old Eric St. Julien, a male resident, was shot and killed outside his family's home at the…

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Jonathan Brookin - Marrero, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jonathan Brookin

Male, age 32 · Marrero, Louisiana
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Marrero, Louisiana, the life of 32-year-old Jonathan Brookin, a father of five, was abruptly ended on the evening of Monday, January 27, 2025. Remembered by his loved ones for a funny, energetic, and outrageous personality, Brookin…

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Rodriquez Pippin - Brooksville, Mississippi
Death by Force

Rodriquez Pippin

Male, age 20 · Brooksville, Mississippi
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the town of Brooksville, Mississippi, a grim discovery was made on a Monday night at the scene of a car crash on Highway 145. Responding to the accident, Brooksville Police found more than just a wrecked vehicle. Inside, they located 20-year-old Rodriquez…

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Aubreeyonna Muex - Saint Louis, Missouri
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Aubreeyonna Muex

Female, age 4 · Saint Louis, Missouri
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a heart-wrenching incident in St. Louis County, Missouri, a four-year-old girl named Aubreeyonna Muex tragically lost her life on January 27, 2025. The young female was at a residence in the 10500 block of Castle Drive when the fatal event occurred. On…

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Ashley Jean Gandolfi - Salem, Oregon
Death by Force

Ashley Jean Gandolfi

Female, age 35 · Salem, Oregon
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of January 27, 2025, a single-vehicle rollover crash in Independence, Oregon, led to a grim discovery and the unraveling of a homicide case. Responding deputies found the driver, 39-year-old Tyler Andrew Holman of Salem, injured and…

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Heather Thompson - High Point, Ohio
Death by Force

Heather Thompson

Female, age 24 · High Point, Ohio
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 27, 2025, 24-year-old Heather Thompson, a white woman, was fatally shot in her family’s home on 6th Avenue in Sycamore Township, Ohio. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Heather's 18-year-old sister returned home to find her unresponsive near the…

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Latoia Philpott - Stow, Ohio
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Latoia Philpott

Female, age 41 · Stow, Ohio
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Latoia Renee Philpott, a 41-year-old woman from Stow, Ohio, tragically lost her life on January 27, 2025. She was fatally shot multiple times in what authorities have confirmed as a murder-suicide. The perpetrator, identified as her partner, Benjamin Asiedu…

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Patrick Martin - Columbia, South Carolina
Death by Force

Patrick Martin

Male, age 50 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet neighborhood in Columbia, South Carolina, a family argument shattered the morning calm on January 27, 2025, leaving a man dead and a family torn apart. Patrick Martin, a 50-year-old male from the nearby town of Elgin, was shot during the dispute…

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Karen Liner - Cleveland, Tennessee
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Karen Liner

Female, age 51 · Cleveland, Tennessee
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of January 27, 2025, the life of Karen Anne Liner, a 51-year-old female realtor from Cleveland, Tennessee, was brought to a tragic and violent end. A frantic 911 call captured her final pleas for help, her voice filled with terror…

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Peggy White - Berryville, Virginia
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Peggy White

Female, age 72 · Berryville, Virginia
Killed Jan 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a tragic day in January 2025, the quiet community of Berryville, Virginia, was shaken by the discovery of a horrific scene. On January 27th, Peggy Lyn White, a 72-year-old white woman, was found deceased on the front porch of her residence. An…

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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.