Death by Force

Artie Ray Cherry

Male, age 31 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Jan 7, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a cold, chaotic night in early January 1982, Artie Ray Cherry, a 31-year-old male and founding member of the Charleston, South Carolina chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, walked into the Rock Hole nightclub outside Rock Hill carrying a long…

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William Comeans

Male, age 14 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 7, 1980 · 46 years ago

William "Bill" Comeans was a 14-year-old boy from Columbus, Ohio, whose mysterious death on January 7, 1980, remains unsolved to this day. On the evening of his death, William had been helping his father with a family car and then went out to get his sister…

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Joseph J. Rybka

Male, age 32 · Paramus, New Jersey

Killed Jan 7, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a cold January morning in 1979, the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer was tragically cut short. Joseph J. Rybka, a 32-year-old male, had served with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office for a decade, a tenure that spoke to his commitment to…

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John Shelkons

Male, age 54 · Baden, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

On January 7, 1978, 54-year-old male steelworker John Shelkons, of Lithuanian descent, was murdered in his home in Baden, Pennsylvania. The attack occurred in the early hours of the morning, in a ranch-style house located on McNair Street, which sat at the…

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Lois Jean Tatum

Female, age 34 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Jan 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a winter evening in Bessemer, Alabama, the lives of a family were irrevocably shattered by a man with a long and violent history. On January 7, 1977, 34-year-old Lois Jean Tatum, her 36-year-old husband John Tatum Jr., and her 60-year-old mother, Willie…

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Eddie Naifeh

Male, age 67 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 7, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a cold Tuesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of a local business owner was brought to a violent and tragic end. Sixty-seven-year-old Edwin Ellis 'Eddie' Naifeh, a male proprietor of a liquor store on Charles Page Boulevard, was found murdered on January 7…

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Stephen Snyder

Male, age 15 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 7, 1975 · 51 years ago

Stephen Snyder, a 15-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity from Chester, PA, tragically died on January 7, 1975. His death was the result of gunshot wounds sustained during a robbery at a gas station in Chester. Stephen was working as an attendant at the gas…

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Craig Jonaitis

Male, age 21 · Long Beach, California

Killed Jan 7, 1975 · 51 years ago

Craig Victor Jonaitis, a 21-year-old white male, was found dead on January 17, 1975, in Long Beach, California. His body was discovered in the parking lot of the Golden Sails Hotel near the Pacific Coast Highway and Loynes Drive. Jonaitis had been strangled…

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Louis Joseph Sirgo

Male, age 48 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a tragic day in New Orleans, January 7, 1973, a dedicated public servant, Deputy Superintendent Louis Joseph Sirgo, a 48-year-old male, lost his life in the line of duty. A 21-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department and a U.S. Army veteran of…

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Robert Steagall

Male, age 28 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a tragic day in New Orleans, January 7, 1973, Dr. Robert Vernon Steagall Jr., a 28-year-old male, and his 25-year-old wife, Elizabeth, were found dead in a hallway of the Downtown Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge. Their lives were cut short by Mark Essex, a…

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Elizabeth Newton Day Steagall

Female, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a cold day in New Orleans, January 7, 1973, the life of 25-year-old Elizabeth Newton Day Steagall was tragically cut short. She, along with her husband, Dr. Robert Vernon Steagall, Jr., were among the victims of a violent rampage carried out by a lone…

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Frank Schneider

Male, age 62 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the winter of 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana, a day of terror unfolded that would claim the life of Frank Schneider, a 62-year-old male. On January 7th, Schneider was at his job as the assistant manager of the downtown Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, a…

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Paul Arlynn Butch Persigo

Male, age 33 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the winter of 1973, a tragic event unfolded in New Orleans that claimed the life of Patrolman Paul Arlynn 'Butch' Persigo, a 33-year-old male officer of the New Orleans Police Department. On January 7th of that year, a sniper had taken up a position in the…

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Philip Coleman Sr.

Male, age 26 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the tumultuous year of 1973, New Orleans patrolman Philip Coleman Sr., a 26-year-old male with five years of dedicated service to the city's police department, met a tragic and untimely end. On January 7th, a day that would be etched in the city's memory…

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Walter Sherwood Collins

Male, age 56 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the heart of New Orleans, on January 7, 1973, a day of terror unfolded that would claim the life of Walter Sherwood Collins Sr. A 56-year-old male, Collins was the general manager of the Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel, a place that would become the…

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Nancy Anderson

Female, age 19 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Jan 7, 1972 · 54 years ago

On January 7, 1972, Honolulu police were called to an apartment at 2222 Aloha Drive in Waikiki, where Nancy Anderson, 19, a White woman, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene after being stabbed dozens of times. Only a short time earlier…

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Newton Harold Boutilier

Male, age 81 · French Village, Nova Scotia

Killed Jan 7, 1968 · 58 years ago

Newton Harold Boutilier was an 81-year-old man who lived alone in French Village, Nova Scotia, where his home also served as the small general store he owned and operated. He had run the store for approximately 30 years and was known as a quiet, unmarried man…

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James Carrier

Male, age 56 · Rosewood, Florida

Killed Jan 7, 1923 · 103 years ago

James Carrier, a 56-year-old resident of Rosewood, Florida, met a tragic end on January 7, 1923, during the infamous Rosewood Massacre. Carrier, an animal trapper who had suffered a stroke a few years earlier, was caught in the violent racial conflict that…

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John Greer

Male · Aberdeen, Washington

Killed Jan 7, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the damp, coastal air of Aberdeen, Washington, a town no stranger to the rough-and-tumble life of the early 20th century, the night of January 7, 1920, unfolded with a grim secret. Officer John Greer, a male of Caucasian descent with the Aberdeen Police…

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Benjamin F. Milligan

Male, age 61 · Boise City, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 7, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the small community of Boise City, Oklahoma, a dedicated lawman's life was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the hearts of those he served and the family he cherished. Deputy Sheriff Benjamin F. Milligan, a 61-year-old male, had only been with the…

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Thomas Gentleman

Male, age 49 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Jan 7, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the winter of 1904, the life of 49-year-old Thomas Gentleman, a Special Agent for the Union Pacific Railroad, was cut tragically short in Omaha, Nebraska. On the frigid day of January 7th, Gentleman was carrying out his duties near Fourteenth Street when…

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Benjamin Wilson

Male, age 75 · Lynchburg, South Carolina

Killed Jan 7, 1897 · 129 years ago

Benjamin Esau Wilson was a 75-year-old man living on a quiet farm near Lynchburg in Sumter County, South Carolina, when violence came to his door on the morning of January 7, 1897. A long-time resident and patriarch of a local family, he shared his home…

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Preston Smith

Male · Lynchburg, South Carolina

Killed Jan 7, 1897 · 129 years ago

Preston Smith, a Black man from Lynchburg, South Carolina, lost his life on January 7, 1897, in the middle of a killing spree that stunned the quiet farming communities stretching between Lynchburg, Magnolia, and Sumter. His name appears in surviving records…

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Samuel Wesley Wilson

Male, age 45 · Lynchburg, South Carolina

Killed Jan 7, 1897 · 129 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Lynchburg, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that would leave a lasting mark on the community. Samuel Wesley Wilson, a 45-year-old man, was met with a violent and untimely death. His life was cut short by an act of gun…

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Marion J. Miller

Male, age 79 · Wildwood, New Jersey

Killed Jan 7, 2026 · this year

In a quiet home on the 300 block of East Atlanta Avenue in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, the lives of a long-married couple came to a tragic end. On January 7, 2026, police officers were dispatched to the residence where they discovered the bodies of Marion J.…

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Donald Williams

Male, age 49 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

Donald Williams, a 49-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life to gun violence on January 7, 2024. The incident occurred in Chicago, adding to the city's ongoing struggle with firearm-related fatalities. Williams' untimely death serves…

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Xiano Ding Li

Male · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Xiao-Ding Li, a 31-year-old male of Chinese ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on January 7, 2020, while working at his father's store, JD Hoyu Grocery, located on the 900 block of Porter Street in South Philadelphia. Li was behind the counter at…

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Xiaoding Li

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of January 7, 2020, Xiaoding Li, a 31-year-old male, was working behind the counter of his family's small corner grocery store in South Philadelphia. It was a routine evening at JD Hoyu Grocery at Ninth and Porter Streets, a place where…

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Everardo Rosas Cardenas

Male, age 35 · Compton, California

Killed Jan 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Everardo Rosas Cardenas, a 35-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 7, 2019, in Compton, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Cardenas was fatally shot, marking another instance of gun violence in the area.…

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Gerald Hightower Jr.

Male, age 33 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jan 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Gerald Hightower Jr., a 33-year-old Black male from Columbus, Georgia, was killed in a shooting in early January 2015, leaving behind a public record that feels both sudden and fragmented. Memorial and obituary records place him in Columbus and show that his…

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Juan Gabriel Espinosa

Male, age 37 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Juan Gabriel Espinosa, a 37-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on January 7, 2015, in Houston, Texas. He was found deceased inside his trailer home on Firnat Street, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred…

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Norman Luening

Male, age 79 · Cleveland, Washington

Killed Jan 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Norman A. Luening, a 79-year-old male, died on January 7, 2014, after gunfire at his home in the small community of Cleveland in Klickitat County, Washington. Deputies and medics found Luening deceased from a gunshot wound at the residence on Lee Street, a…

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Donald Donato

Male, age 21 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jan 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On January 7, 2014, a violent confrontation unfolded on a sidewalk near a Price Chopper grocery store at 5800 Wilson Road in Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in the death of 21-year-old Donald Donato. The afternoon incident began when 44-year-old Marcus T.…

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Barbara Fassett

Female, age 65 · Ettrick, Virginia

Killed Jan 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet community of Ettrick, Virginia, a tragic event unfolded on January 7, 2013, claiming the lives of two women. Barbara Fassett, a 65-year-old female, and her daughter, Elizabeth Shore Fassett, aged 42, were found deceased in their home, both…

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Elizabeth Fassett

Female, age 42 · Ettrick, Virginia

Killed Jan 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold winter day in Ettrick, Virginia, the lives of a mother and daughter were tragically cut short. Elizabeth Shore Fassett, a 42-year-old woman, and her 65-year-old mother, Barbara Lynn Fassett, were found dead from gunshot wounds on January 7, 2013.…

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Herbert C. Bland Sr.

Male, age 61 · Sutherland, Virginia

Killed Jan 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet community of Sutherland, Virginia, the life of 61-year-old Herbert C. Bland Sr. came to a tragic and violent end on January 7, 2013. A respected male figure in his community, Bland Sr. was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, deeply…

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Tyrone Smith

Male, age 36 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the evening of January 7, 2009, a tragic shooting in Dorchester claimed the life of 36-year-old Tyrone Smith, a male resident of Boston. The incident unfolded at approximately 9:21 p.m. in the vicinity of 96 Stanwood Street. Responding to a call for a…

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Charles Walker

Male, age 32 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Charles Walker was 32 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Sunday, January 7, 2007. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Edward Anthony Ramirez

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

Edward Anthony Ramirez, a 27-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 7, 2005, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ramirez was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The…

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Edgar J. Romero

Male, age 25 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 7, 2004 · 22 years ago

Edgar J. Romero was 25 years old when he died on Wednesday, January 7, 2004, in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at the rear of 2630 S. Corning St. His death was ruled a…

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Todd Festa

Male, age 28 · Wallingford, Connecticut

Killed Jan 7, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a cold January day in 1998, the life of 28-year-old Todd J. Festa was cut short in Wallingford, Connecticut. On January 7th, Festa was found fatally shot, having sustained several gunshot wounds to his head and body in what appeared to be a calculated act…

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Alex DeJesus Calle Soto

Male, age 28 · Queens, New York

Killed Jan 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of College Point, Queens, a story of jealousy and revenge culminated in a horrific act of violence on January 7, 1995. On that day, a 30-year-old man, identified in most online sources as Alex Gayasto, was among six people brutally…

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Melinda Wynns

Female, age 15 · Queens, New York

Killed Jan 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a cold January night in 1995, 15-year-old Melinda Wynns was at her friends' apartment in the Skyline Terrace complex in College Point, Queens, unaware of the horror that was about to unfold. She was with her friends, sisters Carla Lopez, 15, and Paola…

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Pablo Gomez

Male, age 30 · Queens, New York

Killed Jan 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

A tragic and violent encounter unfolded in the early morning hours in the Queens neighborhood of Elmhurst, culminating in the death of a teenage girl. The incident, which began with crude sexual propositions, quickly escalated, leaving a family shattered and…

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Paola Lopez

Female, age 17 · Queens, New York

Killed Jan 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the winter of 1995, a horrific act of violence cut short the life of 17-year-old Paola Andrea Lopez in the College Point neighborhood of Queens, New York. On January 7th, a dispute over money led to a brutal massacre inside an apartment, claiming the lives…

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Rod Colombo

Male, age 29 · Audubon, New Jersey

Killed Jan 7, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a cold January day in 1993, the violent world of organized crime made its presence felt in the quiet borough of Audubon, New Jersey. It was on January 7th that 29-year-old Rod Colombo was found deceased, slumped in the driver's seat of his Cadillac. His…

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Nicholas Nicky Black Grancio

Male, age 62 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jan 7, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the midst of a bloody internal war tearing apart the Colombo crime family, Nicholas 'Nicky Black' Grancio, a 62-year-old male captain, met a violent end on a Brooklyn street corner on January 7, 1992. Grancio, a loyalist to the faction led by acting boss…

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Adrian Hall

Male, age 10 · Barrow, Georgia

Killed Jan 7, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the winter of 1990, a family in Barrow County, Georgia, was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of a young boy. Ten-year-old Adrian Hall, a Black male, was shot and killed by his own father, Dennis Charles Hall, in their home on…

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Deaths by Force on January 7

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