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Deaths by Force on January 2

604 open cases in our database happened on January 2. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (412)

Tyrese Carter - Savannah, Georgia
Death by Force

Tyrese Carter

Male, age 17 · Savannah, Georgia
Killed Jan 2, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2019, the life of a promising 17-year-old male from Savannah, Georgia, was tragically cut short. Tyrese Carter, an aspiring rapper known by his stage name 'Honcho Ree,' was shot and killed shortly after performing at a New…

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Jalyn Jackson - Harvey, Illinois
Death by Force

Jalyn Jackson

Female, age 20 · Harvey, Illinois
Killed Jan 2, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 2, 2019, Jalyn J.M. Jackson, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically killed in Harvey, Illinois. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. as Jalyn and his pregnant 18-year-old girlfriend, Nazaree Lambert, were entering her home near 146th…

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William Guillard - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

William Guillard

Male, age 26 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jan 2, 2019 · 7 years ago

William Guillard, a 26-year-old male, was a fun-loving young man, known for always smiling. A graduate of Apostolic Lighthouse Academy, he was a certified home renovator who had worked in carpentry since his teenage years. On January 2, 2019, at approximately…

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Joaquim Cadell - Middletown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Joaquim Cadell

Male, age 7 · Middletown, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 2, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a quiet neighborhood in Middletown, Pennsylvania, became the scene of a heart-wrenching tragedy. Seven-year-old Joaquim Cadell, a young boy described as his mother's 'miracle baby,' was found deceased in his home. The discovery was made…

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Nightflower Staats - Middletown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Nightflower Staats

Female, age 44 · Middletown, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 2, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nightflower Staats, a 44-year-old woman from Middletown, PA, tragically lost her life on January 2, 2019, in a murder-suicide incident. The incident also claimed the life of her 7-year-old son. The gunman was identified as Staats' estranged husband, Marvin…

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Richard Grajeda - Mineral-springs, Texas
Death by Force

Richard Grajeda

Male, age 26 · Mineral-springs, Texas
Killed Jan 2, 2019 · 7 years ago

Richard "Ricki" Grajeda, a 26-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on January 2, 2019, in Mineral Wells, Texas. He was a longtime resident of Pampa, Texas, and had moved to Mineral Wells prior to his death. The circumstances surrounding…

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Ronald Wayne Matheney - New Haven, Connecticut
Death by Force

Ronald Wayne Matheney

Male, age 37 · New Haven, Connecticut
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold January night in 2018, the life of Ronald Wayne Matheney, a 37-year-old Black / African American man from Hamden, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 2nd, police were called to Wadley Street in New Haven to investigate…

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Charmaine Crunk - Medford, Oregon
Death by Force

Charmaine Crunk

Female, age 50 · Medford, Oregon
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

White / Caucasian Charmaine Crunk, 50, was found dead on January 2, 2018, after Medford police conducted a welfare check at a home on the 1200 block of Covina Avenue when she didn’t arrive at work that morning. Officers saw someone unresponsive through the…

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John Schmidt - Bay-saint-louis, Mississippi
Death by Force

John Schmidt

Male, age 65 · Bay-saint-louis, Mississippi
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a man's life was unexpectedly cut short in a tragic incident. John Schmidt, a 65-year-old male, died on January 2, 2018, from what was determined to be an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Having…

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Davon R. Daniels - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Davon R. Daniels

Male, age 30 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the Mosby Court neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, on January 2, 2018, the life of 30-year-old Davon R. Daniels was tragically cut short. Daniels, a male resident of the city, was found on Coalter Street with fatal gunshot wounds. The Richmond Police…

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Joshua Williams - Hampton, Virginia
Death by Force

Joshua Williams

Male, age 32 · Hampton, Virginia
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold winter day in Hampton, Virginia, the life of 32-year-old Joshua Williams was tragically cut short. On January 2, 2018, Williams, a male, was fatally shot, leaving a community in mourning and a family seeking justice. The Hampton Police Division…

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Matthew Haylock - Independence, Missouri
Death by Force

Matthew Haylock

Male, age 17 · Independence, Missouri
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of January 2, 2018, 17-year-old Matthew Haylock, a male resident of Independence, Missouri, was found fatally shot in the parking lot of the Independence Center. Police officers responded to reports of gunfire around 8:30 p.m. at the shopping…

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Robert Moore - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Robert Moore

Male, age 50 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Robert Moore’s last night began on January 2, 2018, in north Baltimore, where gunfire drew police into the 500 block of Richwood Avenue near York Road close to midnight. When officers arrived around 11:45 p.m., they found him wounded by multiple gunshots and…

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Jermaine Crumpton - Clearwater, Florida
Death by Force

Jermaine Crumpton

Male, age 44 · Clearwater, Florida
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jermaine Crumpton, a 44-year-old African American man from Clearwater, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2018. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the Super 8 Motel on U.S. 19 in Clearwater, where he had been living. The incident…

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Noah Pettit - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Noah Pettit

Male, age 20 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Noah I Pettit, a 20-year-old male from Akron, OH, tragically died on January 2, 2018. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a victim of a shooting incident. Noah was found in his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds, which led to his untimely…

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Kristin Eberhardt - Easton, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kristin Eberhardt

Female, age 42 · Easton, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

In a quiet Northampton, Pennsylvania neighborhood, the life of 42-year-old Kristin D. Stump Eberhardt was tragically cut short on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. A senior regulatory analyst for a New Jersey life sciences company, she was a graduate of Toms River…

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Dimitri Manick - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Dimitri Manick

Male, age 39 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dimitri Manick, 39, a Black male known to some people as “D,” was found dead on the sidewalk at 96 Broad Street SW in Atlanta on the morning of January 2, 2017, after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. His killing unfolded almost at the very start of the…

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Jacob Williams - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Jacob Williams

Male, age 17 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early part of 2018, a wave of gun violence in Detroit claimed the life of 17-year-old Jacob Williams. The young man was in a stolen van with a 16-year-old friend in southwest Detroit when the incident occurred. As they sat in the vehicle on Proctor…

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Robin McBride - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Robin McBride

Male, age 42 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cool January evening in Las Vegas, the life of Robin McBride, a 42-year-old Caucasian man, was tragically cut short. On January 2, 2017, an argument erupted in front of his apartment on Exeter Drive. The heated exchange with a small group of men…

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Natanael Rodriguez - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Natanael Rodriguez

Male, age 22 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 2, 2017, 22-year-old Natanael Rodriguez was shot and killed at the M Station Apartments on Monroe Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. This marked the city’s first homicide of 2017. Rodriguez was found with gunshot wounds just after midnight and was…

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David Hill - Fairfax, Vermont
Death by Force

David Hill

Male, age 57 · Fairfax, Vermont
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold winter day in Georgia, Vermont, the life of a 57-year-old White male named David M. Hill of Fairfax was tragically cut short. On January 2, 2017, Hill was in a tractor-trailer on Georgia Mountain Road with another man, Mark Brito, when a…

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Bilal Cochrane - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Bilal Cochrane

Male, age 27 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 2, 2017, the life of 27-year-old Bilal Cochrane was tragically cut short in what Tucson police have described as a targeted shooting. The incident unfolded at approximately 1:15 a.m. at a residence in the 4000 block of…

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Eric Cherry - Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Death by Force

Eric Cherry

Male, age 43 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early afternoon of January 2, 2017, the life of Eric Cherry, a male resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was tragically cut short in what became the city's first homicide of the year. The fatal encounter unfolded in the 3100 block of Almetta Street, where…

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Janette Bivens - Quitman, Arkansas
Death by Force

Janette Bivens

Female, age 71 · Quitman, Arkansas
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Quitman, Arkansas, Janette Bivens, a beloved 71-year-old woman, was tragically killed on Monday, January 2, 2017. Her life was cut short by a violent act that also left her husband injured. On that Monday afternoon, the Faulkner…

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Brenda Marie Flues - Molalla, Oregon
Death by Force

Brenda Marie Flues

Female, age 53 · Molalla, Oregon
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of January 2, 2017, the life of 53-year-old Brenda Marie Flues was brought to a sudden and tragic end in her Molalla, Oregon home. The incident unfolded in the 800 block of June Drive, where law enforcement responded to a distressing 911 call…

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Hugo Rodas-Ramirez - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Hugo Rodas-Ramirez

Male, age 35 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the cold of a January evening in Denver, Colorado, a burst of gunfire shattered the calm, leaving a family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. Hugo Rodas-Ramirez, a 35-year-old man, was tragically killed on January 2, 2017, in a shooting…

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Robin Dion McBride - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Robin Dion McBride

Male, age 42 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 2, 2017, Robin Dion McBride, a 42-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, was fatally shot, leading to a homicide investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The incident occurred after reports of an argument and gunshots.…

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David Bauspies - East Troy, Wisconsin
Death by Force

David Bauspies

Male, age 36 · East Troy, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

David Bauspies, aged 36, tragically died on January 2, 2017, in East Troy, Wisconsin. His death was the result of a fatal gunshot wound to the face, which occurred during a drunken game of Russian roulette. The incident took place at an apartment on Emery…

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Horatio Hunt Sr. - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Horatio Hunt Sr.

Male, age 37 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold January night in Jackson, Mississippi, the life of 37-year-old Horatio Hunt Sr. was tragically cut short. On January 2, 2017, the Black/African American man was shot multiple times on Center Street and died at the scene. The fatal encounter also…

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Roman Kellough - Evansville, Indiana
Death by Force

Roman Kellough

Male, age 15 · Evansville, Indiana
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the community of Evansville, Indiana, was struck by a tragedy involving a 15-year-old boy named Roman Matthew Kellough. His body was discovered on the grounds of Central High School on the morning of Tuesday, January 3, 2017.…

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Nolan Karch - Aurora, Missouri
Death by Force

Nolan Karch

Male, age 82 · Aurora, Missouri
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 2, 2017, law enforcement officers in Lawrence County, Missouri, were dispatched to a residence near Aurora to conduct a welfare check after receiving reports of a possibly deceased person. Upon arriving at the home, deputies discovered the body of…

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Terry Paul Crouse - Annapolis, Maryland
Death by Force

Terry Paul Crouse

Male, age 55 · Annapolis, Maryland
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a quiet Annapolis neighborhood, the life of Terry Paul Crouse, a 55-year-old male, was abruptly ended on January 2, 2017. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an electrical contractor, Crouse was found outside his home on Kimberwicke Place suffering from…

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Ricky Kalisaran - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Ricky Kalisaran

Male, age 31 · Queens, New York
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of January 2, 2017, what began as a night out for two brothers in Queens, New York, ended in a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of 31-year-old Ricky Kalisaran, a Guyanese man who had just arrived in the country days earlier…

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Donard Louis - Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Death by Force

Donard Louis

Male, age 27 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Donard Louis, a 27-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically passed away on January 2, 2017. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Donard Louis was of…

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Khalil Graves - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

Khalil Graves

Male, age 46 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Khalil Mustafa Graves, a 46-year-old African American male from Bradenton, FL, was found deceased on January 2, 2017. His body was discovered at a local motel, and it was determined that he had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The circumstances…

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Jason Atkins - Peoria, Illinois
Death by Force

Jason Atkins

Male, age 37 · Peoria, Illinois
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jason Atkins, a 37-year-old African American male from Peoria, Illinois, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2017. He was shot in the abdomen with a shotgun in the 1800 block of North Sheridan Road, just south of Nebraska Avenue. The incident occurred…

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William Radillo - Aurora, Illinois
Death by Force

William Radillo

Male, age 24 · Aurora, Illinois
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

William Radillo, a 24-year-old Hispanic male from Aurora, Illinois, was tragically killed on January 2, 2017. Radillo, who had been using a wheelchair due to injuries sustained in a 2011 shooting, was shot in a double shooting incident on Aurora’s Near East…

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Anthony Frazier - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Anthony Frazier

Male, age 14 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Frazier, a 14-year-old African American boy, was tragically shot and killed on January 2, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred while Anthony was in a car with his aunt, pulling up to a house on Finchley Drive after a birthday…

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Natanael Jose Rodriguez - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Natanael Jose Rodriguez

Male, age 22 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Natanael Jose Rodriguez, a 22-year-old male, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was found at the M-Station Apartments off Monroe Road suffering from gunshot wounds shortly after midnight. Despite being rushed to…

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Richard McJoe - Severn, North Carolina
Death by Force

Richard McJoe

Male, age 19 · Severn, North Carolina
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 2, 2017, Richard McJoe, a 19-year-old male from Severn, NC, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound at the residence of 57-year-old Robert Sears in Pendleton, North Carolina. The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 3:46…

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William Smith - Enon, Ohio
Death by Force

William Smith

Male, age 79 · Enon, Ohio
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

William A. Smith, a 79-year-old White male from Enon, Ohio, passed away on January 2, 2017. Born on December 13, 1937, in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Fred Smith and Hazel Lockhard. William honorably served in the United States Navy for 20 years…

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Darren Morris - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Darren Morris

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Darren Morris, Jr., a 23-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2017, in Philadelphia, PA. He resided on the 3300 Block of Bailey Street in Philadelphia. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unsolved, and the Philadelphia Police…

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Eric Williams - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Eric Williams

Male, age 24 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of January 2, 2017, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, marked a grim beginning to the new year with the death of Eric Williams, a 24-year-old African American male. Williams became the city's first homicide victim of the year, his life cut…

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Randal Kenneth Anderson - Killeen, Texas
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Randal Kenneth Anderson

Male, age 22 · Killeen, Texas
Killed Jan 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Pfc. Randal Kenneth Anderson, a 22-year-old male soldier of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on January 2, 2017, in Killeen, Texas. Anderson was a member of the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division…

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Davonte Stevenson - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Davonte Stevenson

Male, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Jan 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Davonte Stevenson, a 19-year-old from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was killed on January 2, 2015. The incident took place in the Manchester neighborhood, near the intersection of Manhattan Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Davonte was walking when a vehicle…

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Jaxon Christian Slaight - Montfort, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Jaxon Christian Slaight

Male, age 6 · Montfort, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jaxon Christian Slaight, a six-year-old boy from Montfort, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2015. The incident occurred in the small community of Montfort, where Jaxon was found dead alongside his mother, Morgan Slaight, and his…

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Michael Taylor - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Michael Taylor

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the cold beginning of a new year, tragedy struck in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On January 2, 2015, Michael Taylor, a 26-year-old Black man, was found deceased inside a residence near North Richards and East Burleigh. He was not alone; alongside him was…

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Jamie Lee Rappuhn - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Jamie Lee Rappuhn

Male, age 36 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Jan 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jamie Lee Rappuhn, a 36-year-old White/Caucasian male, was found deceased in his 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck on January 2, 2015, in Flint, Michigan. At first, it appeared to be a traffic accident, as his vehicle was discovered northbound on Stonegate Drive…

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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.