Deaths by Force on January 9

Deaths by Force (473)

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Aileen Pruitt

Female, age 27 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, the life of 26-year-old Frances Aileen Pruitt was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. A white female, Pruitt was navigating a difficult period in her life; estranged from her husband and battling a cocaine addiction that had…

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Jerry Hartless

Male, age 24 · San-diego, California

Killed Jan 9, 1988 · 38 years ago

Jerry L. Hartless, a 24-year-old patrolman with the San Diego Police Department, tragically lost his life on January 31, 1988, after succumbing to injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. The incident occurred on January 9, 1988, during a routine patrol in a…

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Theodore Haudenschild

Male, age 27 · Barberton, Ohio

Killed Jan 9, 1987 · 39 years ago

On January 9, 1987, Theodore Haudenschild, a 27-year-old resident of Barberton, Ohio, was found dead in his own bar, located on 2nd Street NW. The gruesome scene was discovered by an employee in the early morning hours. Haudenschild had suffered five stab…

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Billy King

Male, age 36 · West Peoria, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 1984 · 42 years ago

Billy A. King Sr. was a **36‑year‑old male**, identified as **Caucasian**, who was found shot to death in his van in West Peoria, Illinois, on **January 9, 1984**. His death remained an unsolved homicide for nearly two decades. Law enforcement considered…

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Earl Edward Pink Holland

Male, age 50 · Buffalo, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 9, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the small town of Buffalo, Oklahoma, the winter of 1983 was marked by a tragedy that has lingered for decades. On January 9th, Earl Edward 'Pinky' Holland, a 50-year-old male, was found deceased in his home. The grim discovery revealed that Holland had…

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Charles James

Male, age 31 · Pine-lawn, Missouri

Killed Jan 9, 1983 · 43 years ago

On January 9, 1983, a tragedy unfolded in Pine Lawn, Missouri, involving a dedicated law enforcement officer. Detective Sergeant Charles E. James, a 31-year-old male veteran of the Pine Lawn Police Department, was participating in a tactical operation to…

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Ronald Lampe

Male, age 40 · New-castle, Indiana

Killed Jan 9, 1980 · 46 years ago

On January 9, 1980, the Henry County Sheriff's Department in Indiana suffered a tragic loss during a narcotics investigation in the city of New Castle. Sergeant Ronald Lee Lampe, a 40-year-old veteran of the department, was killed in the line of duty while…

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L Hamilton

Male, age 64 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Jan 9, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the early evening of Thursday, January 9, 1975, the sound of several gunshots shattered the quiet of the 800 block of Shurney Lane in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Responding to a call at approximately 7:20 p.m., police and rescue personnel arrived to a grim…

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Leslie Roberts

Male, age 69 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 9, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Denver, Colorado, on January 9, 1975, the Burlington Hotel on Larimer Street became the scene of a tragedy that would remain a mystery for decades to come. Inside the hotel, 69-year-old Leslie Roberts, a Black male, was found…

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Casimir Strawinski

Male, age 58 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 9, 1975 · 51 years ago

Casimir Strawinski, a 58-year-old man, was found dead in his hotel room on January 9, 1975. His death was part of a series of murders attributed to Vaughn Orrin Greenwood, infamously known as the "Skid Row Slasher". Greenwood was a serial killer who targeted…

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Yvonne Shock

Female, age 25 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jan 9, 1965 · 61 years ago

In the early hours of January 9, 1965, White/Caucasian, Yvonne M. Shock—female, about 25 years old—was found dead inside her car in the parking lot of the Safeway at Northern Lights Boulevard and Spenard Road in Anchorage, Alaska. An autopsy determined she…

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Lorraine Schultz

Female, age 25 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Jan 9, 1954 · 72 years ago

In the winter of 1954, the life of a young woman from Alexandria, Virginia, was cut tragically short. Lorraine Evelyn Brown Schultz, a female just five days shy of her 26th birthday, died in her hometown on January 9th of that year. Born on January 14, 1928…

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Homer R. Spaulding

Male, age 45 · Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 9, 1922 · 104 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold January day in 1922, a seemingly routine encounter on the streets of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, spiraled into a violent shootout that would claim the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Captain Homer R. Spaulding, a…

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Moses Dykes

Male, age 32 · Panama-city, Florida

Killed Jan 9, 1915 · 111 years ago

Moses Dykes, a 32-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 9, 1915, in Panama City, Florida. Constable Dykes was performing his duties as a law enforcement officer when he was fatally shot. The incident occurred while he was…

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Henry Rickey

Male · Clarence, Missouri

Killed Jan 9, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the winter of 1909, the town of Clarence, Missouri, was shaken by the loss of its City Marshal, Henry R. Rickey. A dedicated lawman, Marshal Rickey was investigating a recent break-in at a local clothing store with his son, who also served as his deputy.…

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W. D. Turner

Male · Ripley, Tennessee

Killed Jan 9, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the winter of 1900, a violent encounter in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, resulted in the death of Constable W. D. Turner. The male constable, along with Deputy Constable Marvin Durham, was in the process of transporting an inmate from the town jail in…

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Marvin Durham

Male, age 21 · Ripley, Tennessee

Killed Jan 9, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the winter of 1900, a young White / Caucasian man named Marvin H. Durham, at the age of 21, served as a Deputy Constable in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. On January 9th, he was tasked with assisting Constable W. D. Turner in transporting an inmate from the…

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Russell Ricou Jr.

Male, age 41 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in New Orleans, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a family devastated and a community on edge. Russell Brewster Ricou Jr., a 41-year-old man, was in the historic French Quarter on January 9, 2022, when an argument…

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Darrin White

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a cold winter day in Baltimore, merely nine days into the new year, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Darrin White, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 9, 2020. The incident that claimed his life unfolded in the 4600 block of…

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Michael Richardson

Male, age 51 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Jan 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

Michael Richardson, aged 51, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2020, in Hollywood, Florida. The incident occurred in the Liberia neighborhood, where Richardson was fatally shot in an alley along Simms Street, between North 23rd Avenue and J.A. Ely…

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Brandi Allen

Female, age 39 · Bagley, Alabama

Killed Jan 9, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Bagley, Alabama, a tragic event unfolded, leaving a family and community in mourning. On a Wednesday morning in January 2019, 39-year-old Brandi Michelle Allen was found deceased inside a vehicle at her home on Old Bagley Road. The…

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Alan Silva

Male, age 24 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jan 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

Alan Silva, a 24-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, was tragically killed on January 9, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Silva was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his neck and head in the 600 block of Hardin Drive.…

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Jamarcus Palmer

Male, age 28 · Compton, California

Killed Jan 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jamarcus Palmer, a 28-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Palmer was fatally shot, marking another instance of gun violence in the area. The incident…

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Ricardo Daniel Fernandez

Male, age 43 · Vernon, California

Killed Jan 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ricardo Daniel Fernandez, a 43-year-old Latino, was tragically killed on January 9, 2018, in Vernon, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Fernandez was shot multiple times while sitting in his pickup truck in the driveway of an…

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Isaiah Clark

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

On January 9, 2018, the life of Isaiah D. Clark, a 28-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois, was tragically cut short in an act of violence that left his loved ones grieving and searching for answers. The city, which has seen its share of heartbreak, lost…

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Dwain Fore

Male, age 40 · England, Arkansas

Killed Jan 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Dwain Freeman, a 40-year-old man, was killed on January 9, 2015, in England, Arkansas, after a dispute inside a home on Southeast 3rd Street where he lived with a relative. A witness told authorities that during the argument, Jimmy Freeman retrieved a Colt.…

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Trevon D. Townsend

Male · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, in Madison, Wisconsin, a violent encounter set in motion a chain of events that would ultimately lead to the death of Trevon D. Townsend. On January 9th of that year, Trevon was present during an attempted robbery. The man attempting…

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Jamie Rose

Male, age 23 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jan 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet Oklahoma town, a story of unimaginable horror unfolded, forever scarring the community and leaving a void in the heart of a family. Ten-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin's life was tragically cut short in April 2006, a victim of a monstrous act that defied…

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Franklin Dwayne Gant Smith

Male, age 52 · Northfield, New Jersey

Killed Jan 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a quiet morning in Northfield, New Jersey, the body of Franklin Dwayne Gant Smith, a 52-year-old male, was discovered on the front lawn of a Virginia Avenue residence on January 9, 2015. Smith, who also went by the name Kevin Charm, was found by…

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Manuel O’Neal

Male, age 22 · San-francisco, California

Killed Jan 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Manuel O'Neal, aged 22, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2015, in a drive-by shooting in San Francisco's Hayes Valley. The incident, which also claimed the lives of Harith Atchan, 21, David Saucier, 20, and Yalani Chinyamurindi, 19, occurred around 10…

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Bernard Lee

Male, age 40 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Thursday evening in New Orleans, January 9, 2014, the life of Bernard Lee, a 40-year-old man, was cut short by gun violence. The specific circumstances surrounding his death have not been widely publicized, leaving a gap in the narrative of that fateful…

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Danny Bolden

Male, age 61 · Rio-vista, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Danny Lee Bolden, a 61-year-old male, passed away on January 9, 2014, in Rio Vista, Texas. Born on November 30, 1952, in Dallas, Texas, he was laid to rest at Sand Flat Cemetery in Johnson County. Available records indicate that Danny Bolden was a victim of…

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Deonte Venus

Male, age 33 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 9, 2012 · 14 years ago

Deonte Venus was 33 years old when he died on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in the Baldwin Hills and Crenshaw area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 4100 block of Somerset Drive. His…

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Catarino Meza-Amaro

Male, age 45 · Compton, California

Killed Jan 9, 2009 · 17 years ago

Catarino Meza-Amaro was 45 years old when he died on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in the city of Compton in southern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1740 N. Santa Fe Ave. His death was ruled…

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Lonzel Davis

Male, age 57 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 9, 2008, Lonzel “Bobo” Davis Jr., a 57-year-old male from Birmingham, Alabama, was found shot to death inside his home in the Gate City area, in the kitchen of the house on Antwerp Avenue. In the days that followed, as his family and church…

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Rodney Beverly

Male, age 47 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rodney Beverly was 47 years old when he died early on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1246 W. 68th St. His death was…

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Wilfredo Saenz Cervantes

Male, age 28 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

Wilfredo Saenz Cervantes was 28 years old when he died on Sunday, January 9, 2005, in North Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 12100 Vanowen Street. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Gabriel Edwardo Reyes

Male, age 14 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

Gabriel Edwardo Reyes, a 14-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2002, in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gabriel was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his young life. The…

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Gloria McCullough

Female · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Jan 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a cold winter day in Wichita, Kansas, the body of Gloria McCullough, a female, was discovered, leaving a mystery that would linger for decades. It was January 9, 1982, when she was found behind a vehicle at the northwest corner of 9th and Mead. The scene…

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Marshall Hamilton

Male, age 64 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Jan 9, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the early evening of Thursday, January 9, 1975, a tragedy unfolded in Virginia Beach that would leave a lasting mark on the community. At approximately 7:20 pm, a local business owner, Marshall Hamilton, was discovered suffering from a grievous injury. It…

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Edna Brown

Female, age 46 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Jan 9, 1954 · 72 years ago

Edna Belle Brown, 46, female, was killed on January 9, 1954, inside the Old Telegraph Road home where her daughter, Lorraine E. Schultz, lived in Alexandria, Virginia. In the kitchen, a borrowed 16-gauge shotgun ended Brown’s life in seconds, a sudden, brutal…

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