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Deaths by Force on January 8

708 open cases in our database happened on January 8. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (490)

Death by Force

Lorena Cedillo

Female, age 34 · Freeport, Texas
Killed Jan 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lorena Cedillo, a 34-year-old woman from Freeport, Texas, tragically died on January 8, 2014. The incident was determined to be a murder-suicide. Lorena's husband, Moses Cedillo, shot her before taking his own life. The couple had been experiencing marital…

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Matthew Mathias

Male, age 37 · Washington, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Matthew Mathias, a 37-year-old man from Washington, PA, tragically died on January 8, 2013. He was a mechanic earlier in his life and an avid gun collector. Matthew is survived by his father, stepmother, three daughters, two brothers, and a stepbrother. He…

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Hector Antonio Hernandez

Male, age 42 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jan 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

The early days of January in Los Angeles carry the quiet routine of a new year taking shape, but for one family and community, the start of 2012 was shattered by sudden violence. On January 8, 2012, forty-two-year-old Hector Antonio Hernandez, a Hispanic…

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Adilson Pires

Male, age 24 · Brockton, Massachusetts
Killed Jan 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the cold evening of January 8, 2008, in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, a confrontation outside a liquor store turned fatal for 24-year-old Adilson Pires. That night, Pires, a male, entered the store with two companions. Inside, Shane Bester was…

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Deneen Neals Johnson

Female, age 42 · Washington, North Carolina
Killed Jan 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Deneen Neals Johnson, a 42-year-old African American woman from Washington, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on January 8, 2007. She was a graduate of Washington High School and Pitt Community College and worked as a technician at Asmo Company in…

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Donald Ray Jeter

Male, age 45 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jan 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

Donald Ray Jeter was 45 years old when he died on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4831 Pickford St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Phillip Leonard Piazza

Male, age 80 · Inglewood, California
Killed Jan 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

Phillip Leonard Piazza was 80 years old, according to coroner's records, when he died on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, in Inglewood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 3541 W. 117th St. His death was ruled a…

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Michael Ralston

Male, age 15 · Wayne, Georgia
Killed Jan 8, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a quiet community in Wayne, Georgia, was shaken by the tragic deaths of 15-year-old Michael Ralston and his mother. On January 8, the young man and his 37-year-old mother, Terry Ralston, were at their family-owned laundromat on Macon…

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Terry Ralston

Male, age 37 · Wayne, Georgia
Killed Jan 8, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the quiet town of Jesup, Georgia, a tragic event unfolded on the evening of January 8, 1993, forever altering the lives of a local family. Terry Ralston, a 37-year-old mother, was working at her family's laundromat on Macon Street with her 15-year-old son…

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Charles Hegarty

Male, age 46 · West-goshen, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 8, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 8, 1989, a tragedy unfolded at a McDonald's restaurant in the Parkway Shopping Center in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, that would claim the lives of two employees. Charles Hegarty, a 46-year-old man from East…

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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.