Death by Force

Myrtle Thomas

Female, age 82 · Portland, Oregon

Found Jan 3, 1980 · 46 years ago

Myrtle Thomas, an 82-year-old African-American female, lived a quiet and reclusive life in Portland, Oregon. On the morning of January 3, 1980, a disturbing and anonymous phone call prompted her caregiver and landlord to check on her at her residence located…

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James Columbus Roberts

Male, age 79 · Mars-hill, Alabama

Killed Jan 3, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of Mars Hill, Alabama, a horrific crime shattered the peace on January 3, 1980. James Columbus 'Lum' Roberts, a 79-year-old man, was found murdered in the modest farmhouse he shared with his siblings. The brutal discovery was…

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Walter Mack Roberts

Male, age 72 · Mars-hill, Alabama

Killed Jan 3, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of Mars Hill, Alabama, a gruesome discovery shattered the winter calm on January 3, 1980. A concerned family member, Verlin Roberts, arrived at the modest farmhouse of her elderly siblings to find a scene of unimaginable horror.…

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Leonard Clifford Miller

Male, age 21 · Apollo, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 3, 1980 · 46 years ago

On January 3, 1980, Leonard Clifford Miller, a 21-year-old Black male, was tragically killed in the line of duty just three days after achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a full-time police officer with the Apollo Borough Police Department. His death was…

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Charles Dickerson

Male · Lake Tahoe, California

Killed Jan 3, 1980 · 46 years ago

Charles Dickerson was murdered on January 3, 1980, in a motel in South Lake Tahoe, California. His body was discovered beneath a bed, bound and gagged, and he had died of asphyxiation. The crime was part of a series of violent offenses committed by Donald…

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Eula Mae Love

Female, age 39 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 3, 1979 · 47 years ago

Eula Mae Love, a 39-year-old African-American mother and widow, tragically lost her life on January 3, 1979, in the front yard of her home in the West Athens area of South Los Angeles, California. The incident began when a utility worker from the Southern…

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John Franklin Sr.

Male, age 35 · Eddyville, Iowa

Killed Jan 3, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the small town of Eddyville, Iowa, a tragic event unfolded on January 3, 1978, forever altering the lives of a local family. John Franklin Sr., a 35-year-old White male factory worker, and his 22-year-old wife, Michelle, were found shot to death in their…

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Michelle Franklin

Female, age 22 · Eddyville, Iowa

Killed Jan 3, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the small town of Eddyville, Iowa, a grim discovery was made on a cold January day in 1978. Inside their home, 22-year-old Michelle Franklin, a White female, and her 35-year-old husband, John Franklin, Sr., were found shot to death. The couple had been…

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Steven Johns

Male, age 31 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 3, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a cold evening in Denver, Colorado, the High Rise Bar on West Colfax Avenue became the scene of a tragedy that would linger for decades. It was January 3, 1978, when 31-year-old Steven Johns, a white male, was inside the establishment. The night took a…

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Edgardo Kramer

Male, age 29 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jan 3, 1978 · 48 years ago

Edgardo Kramer, a 29-year-old Peruvian airline employee, tragically lost his life on January 3, 1978, in Inglewood, California. Kramer, along with his colleague Guillermo Bulnes, had driven to the Holly Aire Motel to visit a woman named Chris. Upon arrival…

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Edward Neal

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

Eduardo Arcia, aged 53, was found dead on February 19, 2014, at a residence on Critchfield Road on the east side of Columbus, Ohio. Initially reported as a cardiac arrest, Arcia's death was later ruled a homicide by the Franklin County Coroner. Columbus…

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Louis Doris Maxfield

Female, age 46 · Thetford, Vermont

Killed Jan 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a cold January morning in 1977, the quiet town of Thetford, Vermont, was unsettled by a tragedy that would linger for decades. On January 3rd, 46-year-old Louis "Doris" Maxfield, a female resident, was found deceased in her Post Mills apartment. Her…

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Cindy Rader

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1975 · 51 years ago

On January 3, 1975, Cindy Rader, a young woman from Dayton, Ohio, was found dead in her apartment. The 17-year-old victim was discovered at her residence on Westmont Avenue in Montgomery County. Cindy's homicide has remained unsolved for decades, making it…

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Kimberly Pitchford

Female, age 16 · Pasadena, Texas

Killed Jan 3, 1973 · 53 years ago

Kimberly Raye Pitchford, a 16-year-old girl from Pasadena, Texas, disappeared on January 3, 1973, after attending a driver's education class. Her body was discovered two days later in a ditch in Angleton, Texas. She had been strangled. Her case remains…

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Timothy McCoy

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 3, 1972 · 54 years ago

Timothy Jack McCoy, a 16-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on January 3, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was caused by multiple stab wounds to the chest. McCoy was the first known victim of John Wayne Gacy, a notorious serial killer who…

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George Davis

Male, age 35 · Alhambra, California

Killed Jan 3, 1964 · 62 years ago

George Everett Davis, a 35-year-old sergeant with the Alhambra Police Department, tragically lost his life on January 3, 1964, while responding to a robbery in progress at the American Mutual Savings & Loan on East Main Street in Alhambra, California.…

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Louisa Holder

Female, age 74 · Lexington, North Carolina

Killed Jan 3, 1953 · 73 years ago

Louisa Emily 'Lou' Holder Hazel, a 74-year-old white woman, passed away on January 3, 1953, in Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. Her death was later revealed to be a result of poisoning, a method employed by her daughter, Nannie Doss, who was a…

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Leroy Thomas

Male, age 32 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 3, 1947 · 79 years ago

On a cold winter day in 1947, a dedicated law enforcement officer, 32-year-old male Agent Leroy H. 'Shorty' Thomas of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, was involved in a fatal encounter. The incident unfolded on January 3, near Sayreton, Alabama…

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James Nerison

Male, age 30 · Alhambra, California

Killed Jan 3, 1933 · 93 years ago

James H. Nerison, a 30-year-old police officer, tragically lost his life on January 3, 1933, in Alhambra, California. Officer Nerison was killed in the line of duty while responding to a robbery at the Alhambra Theater, located at the intersection of Atlantic…

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Harry Clinch Kavanaugh

Male, age 43 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jan 3, 1924 · 102 years ago

Male, age 43, white male, Harry C. Kavanaugh was the chief of police in Anchorage when a call came in about a man terrorizing his neighbors during a drunken rampage on January 2, 1924. Kavanaugh went to serve a warrant with another officer. Inside the…

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Jhonas Garcia Carbajal

Male, age 38 · Gretna, Louisiana

Killed Jan 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of January 3, 2024, a deadly encounter unfolded at the Boulevard Apartment Homes in Gretna, Louisiana, resulting in the death of 39-year-old Jhonas Armando Garcia Carbajal of Terrytown. What began as a rekindling of communication after…

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Michael Harper

Male, age 64 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

Michael Harper, 64, was stabbed to death inside a home in the 4600 block of South Laramie Avenue in Garfield Ridge, on Chicago's Southwest Side, on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. The Chicago Police Department investigated his death. Officers found him about…

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Jaron Monte

Male, age 35 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jan 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the summer of 2022, a violent altercation in Southwest Albuquerque set in motion a chain of events that would ultimately lead to the death of 35-year-old Jaron Monte. On July 2nd, a dispute between Jaron and a relative escalated tragically, resulting in…

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Antonio Lindsay

Male, age 34 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of January 30, 2018, the quiet grounds of the former Dominican Retreat House in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, became the scene of a fatal shooting. The victim was Joseph Kohler III, a 34-year-old man from Johnstown who had traveled to the…

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Robert Nagy

Male, age 44 · Paradise, Nevada

Killed Jan 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of January 3, 2022, the life of 44-year-old Robert Nagy, a male resident of Paradise, Nevada, was cut short by an act of violence. Police were initially called to the intersection of Viking Road and Topaz Street around 10:45 p.m. for what…

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Andrew Ayala

Male, age 28 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Jan 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a cold January night in Camden, New Jersey, the life of 28-year-old Andrew M. Ayala was irrevocably altered. On January 3, 2022, at approximately 10:28 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet at the intersection of North 20th…

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Robert Glasco

Male, age 19 · Clinton, Maryland

Killed Jan 3, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early evening of January 3, 2019, a tragic series of events unfolded in Clinton, Maryland, culminating in the death of 19-year-old Robert Glasco. Glasco, a resident of Capitol Heights, was fatally shot during what police determined to be an illegal…

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Raul Vargas Castro

Male, age 52 · South-gate, California

Killed Jan 3, 2019 · 7 years ago

Raul Vargas Castro, a 52-year-old Latino man, was found dead on January 3, 2019, in South Gate, California. His body was discovered next to the Los Angeles River, just north of the intersection of Tweedy Boulevard and Burtis Road. The discovery was made by a…

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Rafi Baghramian

Male, age 56 · Glendale, California

Killed Jan 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rafi Baghramian, a 56-year-old resident of Glendale, California, passed away on January 3, 2018. Born on August 24, 1961, in Tehran, Iran, Baghramian had made Glendale his home. His death was noted in local obituaries, but the circumstances surrounding his…

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Jashaad Boston

Male, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold January day in 2017, the life of 18-year-old Jashaad Boston, a Black/African American male, was cut short by gunfire in a West End park in Chester, Pennsylvania. The incident, which occurred on January 3, 2017, marked the city's second homicide in…

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Toney Banks

Male, age 43 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Blackberry Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 43-year-old Toney Banks was tragically cut short on January 3, 2012. Banks, a male, became a victim of gun violence, a grim reality that his community and family would have…

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Dameon T. Tiger Harris

Male, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

Dameon T. “Tiger” Harris, a 28-year-old male from Birmingham, Alabama, died on January 3, 2008, in a burst of violence that left more questions than answers. In the early hours of that Thursday, he was found shot on the 1300 block of 29th Street North, a…

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