Death by Force

Sidney Jacobs

Null, age 31 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

Sidney Jacobs, age 31, was shot and killed on January 3, 2012, in Houston, Texas. The homicide occurred near an intersection in the city, and it was initially categorized as a potentially targeted attack involving suspicious circumstances. The Houston Police…

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Sidney Ross

Male, age 31 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

On January 3, 2012, Sidney Ross, aged 31, was fatally shot at the intersection of Ward and Foster in Houston, Texas. The shooting occurred around 7:20 p.m., and Ross was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Houston Police Department's Homicide…

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Jose Luis Hernandez

Male, age 19 · San Francisco, California

Found Jan 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jose Luis Hernandez, a 19-year-old resident of San Francisco, was shot and killed on January 3, 2010, in the Excelsior District of the city. The incident occurred between 1:35 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. as Hernandez was walking home in the area of Naples and Persia.…

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Maurice Litzsey

Male, age 49 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

Maurice Litzsey, aged 49, was shot and killed on January 3, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was one of the early homicides recorded in 2010, a year that witnessed a fluctuating homicide rate as Chicago struggled to address violent crime. The incident…

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Marcal Antwan Walton

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the afternoon of January 3, 2010, the life of 33-year-old Marcal Antwan Walton, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. His death was not a random act of violence but the result of a calculated kidnapping that ended in his murder.…

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Christopher Lewis

Male, age 47 · Binghamton, New York

Killed Jan 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early hours of a cold January morning in Binghamton, New York, Christopher J. Lewis, known to his friends as 'Louee,' was walking on the city's West Side. It was around 2:30 a.m. on January 3, 2010, near 161 Main Street, when the 47-year-old man's life…

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Wardell Edwards

Male · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early evening of January 3, 2010, the life of Wardell Edwards, a male, was tragically cut short by gun violence in New Orleans. The fatal incident unfolded just after 9 p.m. in the 4100 block of Cadillac Street. Responding to reports of a shooting…

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LeFenis Fen Raw Mays

Male, age 28 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of LeFenis Fen Raw Mays, a 28-year-old African American man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. Known in his community as the operator of a landscaping business, his death on January 3, 2010, was a result of…

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Jojuan Miller

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jojuan Miller, aged 34, was shot and killed on January 3, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a period of heightened violence in Chicago, with the city grappling with an increase in homicides, particularly in neighborhoods already…

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Robin Wibstad Dunwoody

Female, age 39 · Wausau, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold winter morning in Wausau, Wisconsin, the life of Robin Wibstad Dunwoody, a 39-year-old Caucasian female, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On January 3, 2009, as she arrived for her shift as a nurse at the Wausau Manor nursing home, she was…

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Alexio Bello

Unknown, age 66 · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 3, 2008, Alexio Bello, aged 66, was found murdered in his Miami apartment by his housekeeper. Bello's body was discovered in his ransacked condominium, located in the 5500 block of Northwest 7th Street. He had been stabbed to death, and evidence at…

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Shepale Gray

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

Shepale Gray, a 27-year-old man, was shot and killed on January 3, 2008, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in a neighborhood that has struggled with a significant level of gun violence over the years. Chicago Lawn…

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Anthony S Johnson

Male, age 39 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, a family and community in Indianapolis were left to grieve the loss of Anthony S. Johnson, a 39-year-old African-American man. On January 3, 2008, Johnson was tragically killed in the city. The specific details surrounding the…

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William Moore

Null, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jan 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

William Moore, aged 20, was murdered on January 3, 2007, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death was part of the troubling surge of violent crime in the city at the time. The incident occurred during a year when Philadelphia saw a high number of homicides…

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Kevin Cummings

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the Kensington area of Philadelphia, a 21-year-old Caucasian male named Kevin Cummings was fatally shot on January 3, 2007. The incident occurred inside his residence on the 3000 block of Amber Street. Cummings sustained gunshot wounds to his face and head…

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Charles Peterson

Male, age 26 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Jan 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Charles Peterson, age 26, was shot and killed on January 3, 2007, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shooting took place in the St. Clair Village neighborhood, where Charles was fatally shot in both the head and torso shortly after 1 a.m. He was found by…

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Daniel Escamilla

Male, age 34 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Jan 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Daniel Escamilla, aged 34, was found dead on January 3, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas. He was the victim of a homicide, and the case has remained largely unsolved. According to available records, his body was found under suspicious circumstances, but specific…

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Samnang Kok

Male, age 17 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Jan 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the chill of a January morning in Tacoma, Washington, on the day students returned to Foss High School from winter break, tragedy irrevocably altered the lives of many. On January 3, 2007, 17-year-old Samnang Kok, a male student known for his joyful nature…

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Mohamed Gaffar-Abdelkarim

Male, age 23 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Jan 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Mohamed A. M. Gaffar-Abdelkarim, 23, a male, spent his final hours on Tucker Road in Fort Washington, Maryland, a stretch that can feel quiet until it suddenly isn’t. At around 9 p.m. on January 3, police were dispatched to the 2400 block after a frantic call…

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Robert Byrd

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 2005 · 21 years ago

On January 3, 2005, Robert W. "Bobby" Byrd, a 51-year-old resident of Dayton, Ohio, was tragically murdered. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department was involved in the investigation. Byrd's case was classified as a…

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Cynthia Kudjick

Female, age 35 · Montreal, Quebec

Killed Jan 3, 2005 · 21 years ago

Cynthia Kudjick, a 35-year-old Inuk woman, was fatally beaten in Montreal in January 2005. Online accounts place the attack on January 3, 2005, with a later case review reporting that she died in hospital on January 4. She had suffered a severe beating, with…

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David Guion

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 3, 2004, violence shattered the quiet of a Washington, D.C. neighborhood. In a hallway at 3534 10th Street, NW, David L. Guion, a 28-year-old male, was found shot to death. The incident occurred at approximately…

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Juan Carlos Gutierrez

Male, age 18 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Jan 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

Juan Carlos Crisante Gutierrez, 18, was found dead on January 3, 2004, at the Dominion Pepper Tree Apartments on Central Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. A friend who came to visit discovered his body and notified the apartment management, who then called…

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Leroy J. George

Male, age 15 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the winter of 2004, the life of 15-year-old Leroy J. George, an African American male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A native and resident of the city, the young man was the victim of a drive-by shooting on January 3…

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Michelle Napier

Female, age 32 · Harrison Township, Ohio

Found Jan 3, 2003 · 23 years ago

On January 3, 2003, Michelle Napier, aged 32, was reported missing from her residence on Palisades Drive in Harrison Township, Ohio. The case remained unresolved for several months until, on May 7, 2004, her remains were found in a wooded area near Catalpa…

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Angel Manuel Arroyo

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 3, 2003 · 23 years ago

Angel Manuel Arroyo, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 3, 2003, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Arroyo was fatally shot, marking a somber start to the new year for his family…

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Joseph N. Mc Donald

Male, age 89 · Quartz Hill, California

Killed Jan 3, 2002 · 24 years ago

On January 3, 2002, eighty-nine-year-old Joseph N. McDonald lost his life in the unincorporated community of Quartz Hill, California. Situated in the Antelope Valley in the northern reaches of Los Angeles County, Quartz Hill is known as a relatively quiet…

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James Clinton Bryant

Male, age 35 · Broxton, Georgia

Killed Jan 3, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the small town of Broxton, Georgia, a dispute over the removal of a mobile home on January 3, 2000, escalated into a tragic event that claimed the lives of two law enforcement officers. James Clinton Bryant, a 35-year-old male Patrol Officer with the…

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Clyde Merritt

Male, age 53 · Douglas, Georgia

Killed Jan 3, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, a tragic series of events unfolded in Coffee County, Georgia, culminating in the death of Staff Sergeant Clyde Almond 'Tub' Merritt, a ten-year veteran of the Coffee County Sheriff's Office. The incident began on January 3, 2000, when…

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Theodore Alexander Trube

Male, age 74 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 3, 2000 · 26 years ago

Theodore Alexander Trube was 74 years old when he died on Monday, January 3, 2000, in North Hollywood, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining…

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Corey Blye

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1998 · 28 years ago

On January 3, 1998, Corey Blye, a 22-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was shot and killed on Sutter Avenue in the city's Avondale neighborhood. The incident occurred late at night, with Corey being found at 1974 Sutter Avenue. Emergency responders…

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James Johnson

Null · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1997 · 29 years ago

On January 3, 1997, James L. Johnson, aged 44, was fatally shot at an apartment located at 1329 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. Johnson's homicide remains unsolved, and his case is a part of the list of cold cases being investigated by the Ohio…

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Eric Bridgeford

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 3, 1997 · 29 years ago

Eric Bridgeford, a 23-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on January 3, 1998. His death was the result of a violent burglary gone wrong. On that fateful morning, Franklin DeWayne Alix, a 34-year-old man, accosted Eric's sister at…

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Stacey Ann Frobel

Female, age 24 · Streamwood, Illinois

Killed Jan 3, 1995 · 31 years ago

Stacey Ann Frobel, a 24-year-old white female from Carol Stream, Illinois, was last seen alive on January 4, 1995, after leaving a friend’s apartment in Streamwood. Her disappearance quickly raised concern, and her husband reported her missing later that same…

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Uel Carrillo

Male, age 54 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 3, 1993 · 33 years ago

Manuel “Uel” Carrillo was a 54-year-old man living in Tulsa, Oklahoma when his life was cut short at the very beginning of 1993. In the early hours of January 3, he ended up in a vacant lot tucked behind the Pit Stop convenience store on North Peoria Avenue…

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Jeanette Beaulieu

Female, age 38 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 3, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the winter of 1992, the life of 38-year-old Jeanette Beaulieu, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, came to a tragic and violent end. Believing she was embarking on a trip with her long-distance boyfriend, Anthony Spears, who lived near San Diego, California…

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Steven Ernest Bauer

Male, age 39 · North-miami, Florida

Killed Jan 3, 1992 · 34 years ago

Detective Sergeant Steven Ernest Bauer, a 39-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on January 3, 1992, in North Miami, Florida. Bauer was working an off-duty, uniformed security detail at a bank located at 13490 NW 7th Avenue. While escorting two bank…

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Patricia Cannon George

Female, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 3, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the autumn of 1991, a 36-year-old woman named Patricia Cannon George became the first victim of a man who would come to be known as 'The Woodward Corridor Killer.' Her disappearance in December of that same year prompted a missing person report, but her…

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Richard Porter

Male, age 24 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jan 3, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the winter of 1990, the life of Richard Porter, a 24-year-old man from Harlem, New York, came to a violent end in the Bronx. On January 3rd, his body was discovered near Orchard Beach, bearing multiple gunshot wounds to his head and chest. At the time of…

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Jerome Carter

Null · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1988 · 38 years ago

Jerome Carter, age 41, was tragically killed on January 3, 1988, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place in Hamilton County, where Jerome was found deceased. Despite investigations by law enforcement, the case remains unsolved. Jerome's homicide was…

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Elizabeth Medrano

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1987 · 39 years ago

On January 3, 1987, Elizabeth Medrano, a resident of Dayton, Ohio, was tragically murdered. Law enforcement discovered her death at a Montgomery County location, where Medrano was found with indications of foul play. The Dayton Police Department classified…

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Shirley Fox

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1987 · 39 years ago

On January 3, 1987, Shirley Fox was tragically killed in Dayton, Ohio. The homicide took place at her residence on Millcreek Road in Montgomery County. She was 65 years old at the time of her death. The initial investigation was conducted by the Dayton Police…

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Ann Bowlby

Female, age 21 · New Straitsville, Ohio

Found Jan 3, 1987 · 39 years ago

On January 4, 1987, Ann Bowlby, a 21-year-old woman, was found shot to death in her residence located on State Route 668 in New Straitsville, Ohio. The incident likely occurred sometime between January 3 and January 4, 1987. Ann was discovered by her sister…

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Lisa Dicello

Female, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 3, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 3, 1987, the life of 25-year-old Lisa Lynn Dicello was tragically cut short inside her own home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A man she was dating arrived at her residence at 6018 S. Madison Place and made the gruesome discovery at…

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Ann M. Bowlby

Female · New-straitsville, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1987 · 39 years ago

Ann M. Bowlby, a 21-year-old white female, was tragically found dead on January 3, 1987, in her residence located at 6568 State Route 668 in New Straitsville, Ohio. She was discovered facedown on her living room floor by her sister and brother-in-law, who…

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Wanda Line

Female, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1984 · 42 years ago

Wanda Line, a 21-year-old White woman from Columbus, Ohio, was living an ordinary winter week when she vanished into a quiet stretch of the Far West Side. On January 2, 1984, she was last seen alive by a co-worker, the kind of everyday sighting that only…

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Thomas Edward Gilson

Male, age 44 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 3, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a winter afternoon in Denver, Colorado, the casual atmosphere of a local pool hall was irrevocably shattered. On January 3, 1983, Thomas Edward Gilson, a 44-year-old Black male, was inside Roy Green's Place at 1616 E. 34th Ave. An unknown assailant entered…

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Michael Gray

Male, age 40 · Felton, California

Killed Jan 3, 1983 · 43 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Michael A. Gray, aged 40, tragically lost his life on January 13, 1983, after succumbing to gunshot wounds sustained ten days earlier. On January 3, 1983, while on patrol in Felton, California, Deputy Gray attempted to question a transient in…

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