Death by Force

Louise Bocuzzo

Female, age 87 · Kennebunkport, Maine

Killed Jul 12, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the quiet seaside town of Kennebunkport, Maine, the summer of 1994 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that left a family torn apart and a community in disbelief. On July 12, 87-year-old Louise Bocuzzo, a female, was found murdered in the home she…

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Buffy Mayo

Female, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 12, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 12, 1994, 25-year-old white female Buffy Sue Mayo stepped out of the small Tulsa home she shared with her husband on South Utica Avenue, saying she was going to buy cigarettes and would be right back. It was sometime between…

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Reginald Basnight Jr

Male, age 15 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Jul 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 12, 1992, a single argument shattered the quiet of a Virginia Beach neighborhood and ended the life of 15-year-old Reginald 'Reggie' Basnight Jr. A light-skinned Black male with green eyes and black hair, Reggie was…

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Reginald Basnight

Male, age 15 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Jul 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer Sunday in Virginia Beach, a young life was tragically cut short. On July 12, 1992, at approximately 12:30 a.m., 15-year-old Reginald “Reggie” Basnight, Jr., a Black male and a student at Salem High School, was gunned…

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Joseph Ray

Male, age 26 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Jul 12, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the summer of 1988, the discovery of a young man's body on a Chesapeake highway on-ramp began a mystery that has lingered for decades. Joseph Alex Ray, a 26-year-old white male, was last seen alive on July 12, 1988. A week later, on July 19, his decomposed…

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Julie Love

Female, age 27 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 12, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 11, 1988, the life of 27-year-old Julie Love, a white female preschool fitness teacher, was tragically cut short. Recently engaged, Love was driving her red Mustang convertible in the upscale Buckhead…

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Dorothy Hightower

Female, age 41 · Milledgeville, Georgia

Killed Jul 12, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 12, 1987, a quiet street in Milledgeville, Georgia, became the scene of a tragic discovery. Dorothy Hightower, a 41-year-old woman, was found shot to death in her home at 115 McKinley Street. Alongside her were her two…

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Evelyn Reaves

Female, age 19 · Milledgeville, Georgia

Killed Jul 12, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, a horrific act of violence shattered the peace of a Milledgeville, Georgia community. On July 12th, 19-year-old Evelyn Reaves, an African American female, was brutally shot inside her home on McKinley Street. The attack also claimed the…

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Sandra Reaves

Female, age 22 · Milledgeville, Georgia

Killed Jul 12, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, a horrific act of violence shattered the quiet of a Milledgeville, Georgia neighborhood and ended the life of 22-year-old Sandra D. Reaves. On July 12th, Sandra, her 19-year-old sister Evelyn Reaves, and their 41-year-old mother…

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Jacqueline Brown

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 12, 1985 · 41 years ago

Jacqueline Brown, a 38-year-old resident of Dayton, Ohio, was tragically murdered on July 12, 1985. Jacqueline had gone out with her coworkers to celebrate payday, a routine they often followed. After cashing their checks and having drinks, she was found shot…

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Wayne King

Male, age 53 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 1985 · 41 years ago

Detective Wayne G. King, aged 53, was a dedicated officer of the Chicago Police Department, having served for 24 years. On July 12, 1985, Detective King was fatally shot during an arrest attempt in the 100 block of East 51st Street. He was investigating…

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Rex Wright Winchester

Male, age 54 · Irondale, Alabama

Killed Jul 12, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short in Irondale, Alabama. Sergeant Rex Wright Winchester, a 54-year-old Caucasian male, had devoted fifteen years of his life to the Irondale Police Department, earning the respect…

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Leslie Fitzgerald

Female, age 36 · North Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Jul 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

Leslie Richard Fitzgerald, born on April 2, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, was a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. On July 12, 1980, at the age of 36, he was fatally shot during an altercation involving two couples outside a Hells Angels party in North…

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Marion Guthrie

Male · Canadian, Texas

Killed Jul 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

Marion Lee "Corky" Guthrie, a 52-year-old white male, was a Deputy Sheriff in Hemphill County, Texas. He was tragically killed on July 12, 1980, while responding to a silent alarm at Lad's Pharmacy in Canadian, Texas. Guthrie was ambushed and shot twice with…

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Ida Bodreaux

Female, age 78 · LaPlace, Louisiana

Killed Jul 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

Ida Bodreaux, a 78-year-old woman from LaPlace, Louisiana, died on February 12, 1980, after a fire that later became viewed through a darker lens than an ordinary house blaze. In the years that followed, the death was repeatedly described online as an arson…

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Carmine Cigar Galante

Male, age 69 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a scorching summer afternoon in Brooklyn, New York, the life of Carmine 'The Cigar' Galante, a powerful and feared figure in the Bonanno crime family, came to a violent and abrupt end. The 69-year-old male, of Italian-American descent, was enjoying a final…

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Leonardo Nardo Coppola

Male, age 40 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

Leonardo “Nardo” Coppola, a 40-year-old man, died on July 12, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York, when a midday meal turned into a carefully staged execution at Joe & Mary’s Italian-American Restaurant on Knickerbocker Avenue. He was there in the orbit of Carmine…

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Harold McIver

Male, age 27 · Doraville, Georgia

Killed Jul 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Harold McIver, a 27-year-old African American man working as a manager at a Taco Bell in Doraville, Georgia. On July 12th, while on duty, McIver was fatally shot through a restaurant…

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Harold McIver

Male, age 29 · Doraville, Georgia

Killed Jul 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a summer evening in Doraville, Georgia, Harold McIver, a 27-year-old African American man, was working his shift as the manager of a Taco Bell. The date was July 12, 1979, a day that would end in a senseless act of violence that cut his life short. From a…

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William Smith

Male, age 54 · Franklin, Virginia

Killed Jul 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, the town of Franklin, Virginia, was shaken by the cold-blooded murder of a respected local businessman. On a July morning, William Jackson Smith Jr., a 54-year-old man, was shot and killed inside his own business, Smith Jewelers. The…

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Virginia Lee Witte

Female, age 51 · Marion, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

Virginia Lee Witte, a 51-year-old woman, was found dead in her Marion home on May 12, 1978. She had been strangled to death and suffered a severe knife wound. Her husband, David Witte, discovered her body. The investigation into her murder eventually linked…

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Merlin E. Brune Jr.

Male, age 37 · Jefferson-parish, Louisiana

Killed Jul 12, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a Tuesday in July of 1977, a domestic disturbance call led to the untimely death of a dedicated public servant. Sergeant Merlin Eugene Brune Jr., a 37-year-old male officer with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life in the line of…

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John Manning Johnny Sellars

Male, age 17 · Pasadena, Texas

Killed Jul 12, 1973 · 53 years ago

John Manning "Johnny" Sellars, a 17-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on July 12, 1973, in Pasadena, Texas. Sellars was one of the victims of the notorious serial killer Dean Corll, also known as "The Candy Man." Corll, along with his teenage…

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John Sellars

Male, age 17 · Orange County, Texas

Killed Jul 12, 1973 · 53 years ago

John Manning Sellars, a 17-year-old white male from Orange County, Texas, was tragically killed on July 12, 1973, just two days before his 18th birthday. His death was part of a series of murders committed by Dean Corll, a notorious serial killer active in…

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Harvey Williams

Male, age 82 · London, Kentucky

Killed Jul 12, 1970 · 56 years ago

Harvey Williams, an 82-year-old man, died on July 12, 1970, while he was a patient at Marymount Hospital in London, Kentucky. His death occurred during the earliest period of what would eventually be exposed as the long series of suspicious patient deaths…

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Richard Rumley

Male, age 35 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 12, 1968 · 58 years ago

Richard Dalton Rumley, a 55-year-old man living in Tulsa, spent a warm July evening in 1968 at a dinner party high above the city in the Liberty Tower apartments at 1502 South Boulder Avenue. The gathering in apartment 24-E was the kind of casual social event…

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Thomas Osullivan

Male, age 30 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 12, 1907 · 119 years ago

On the night of July 12, 1907, Constable Thomas J. O'Sullivan, a 30-year-old white male, was fatally shot while performing his duties in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had been alerted by fellow Constable John O'Brien about two suspicious individuals near…

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Fermin Frito

Male, age 74 · New-york, New York

Killed Jul 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a summer morning in New York City, 74-year-old Fermin Frito, a male of Hispanic/Latino descent, was fatally shot in what police believe was a targeted attack. The incident occurred on July 12, 2024, at the chess tables in Tompkins Square Park in the East…

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Terrell Chambers

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

Terrell Chambers was 30 years old when he was found dead on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, inside a dwelling in the 3400 block of Spelman Road in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of South Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists the cause of his death as…

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Michelle O’Neal

Female, age 55 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, the life of 55-year-old Michelle O'Neal was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. On the evening of July 12th, police officers were dispatched to a wooded area near the intersection of Hyde Street and Helen Street. There, they made…

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Allen Miller

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Allen G. Miller, a 35-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 12, 2018, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred on the sidewalk, and the circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject…

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Curley James Woods

Male, age 57 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet early hours of a Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of a young man was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the hearts of his family that remains to this day. Quindell Woods, a 24-year-old father, was found shot to death inside…

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Jose Montes Vasquez

Male, age 54 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Montes Vasquez, aged 54, tragically died on July 12, 2017, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA. His death occurred during a standoff with police officers from the North Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. The incident began when…

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Andre Taylor

Male, age 27 · Mantachie, Mississippi

Killed Jul 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the small town of Mantachie, Mississippi, a community was shaken by an act of violence that broke a decades-long period of peace. Andre' Stephone 'Dre'' Taylor Jr., a 27-year-old male who had recently moved to the area, became the town's first murder…

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Bobby Harris Sr.

Male, age 53 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Jul 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 12, 2015, the life of 53-year-old Bobby Lee Harris Sr. was tragically cut short. The Black male was inside his apartment at 1239 36th Street in Gulfport, Mississippi, when he was fatally shot at approximately 12:57…

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Daryl Sylvester King Jr.

Male, age 20 · Accokeek, Maryland

Killed Jul 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 12, 2015, a large party at a residence in the 15700 block of Hickory Knoll Road in Accokeek, Maryland, was coming to an end. Among the attendees was 20-year-old Daryl Sylvester King Jr. of Waldorf. Shortly after…

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Darrell Hines

Male, age 38 · Compton, California

Killed Jul 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Darrell Everett Hines, a 38-year-old man from Compton, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 12, 2015. The incident occurred in the 16300 block of South Caress Avenue in East Compton. According to reports, Hines had just attended a vigil for…

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Eliseo Lopez

Male, age 42 · El Jebel, Colorado

Killed Jul 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of El Jebel, Colorado, a tragedy unfolded on a summer night, forever altering the lives of a local family. On July 12, 2014, 42-year-old Eliseo Lopez and his 40-year-old wife, Mayra Lorena Lopez, were fatally shot in their home in the…

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Anthony K. Hill Jr.

Male, age 22 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Anthony K. Hill Jr., 22, a Black male from Atlanta, was killed in the early-morning hours of July 12, 2014, at a music studio operating inside a warehouse on Lakewood Avenue in southeast Atlanta. Police said officers were called to the building around 2 a.m.…

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Harrell Slade

Male, age 62 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Harrell Slade was 62 years old when he died on Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 230 W. 23rd St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Antwone Chatman

Male, age 33 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Antwone Chatman, 33, was shot and killed in a vacant lot in north St. Louis in the early morning of Thursday, July 12, 2012. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings…

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Catrell Churchman

Male, age 20 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Catrell Churchman was 20 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Israel Ortiz-Santos

Male, age 31 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Israel Ortiz-Santos was 31 years old when he died on Saturday, July 12, 2008, in North Hills, in the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 9229 Sepulveda Blvd. His death was ruled a…

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Timothy Johnson

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Timothy Johnson was 30 years old when he was stabbed in the 200 block of South Herring Court in Baltimore on Thursday, July 12, 2007. The Baltimore Police Department investigated his death, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists it as a homicide.…

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Enedino Perez

Male, age 20 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

Enedino Perez was 20 years old when he died on Monday, July 12, 2004, in Boyle Heights. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 2514 E. 1st St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of the…

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Vladimir Paley

Male, age 50 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

Vladimir Paley was 50 years old when he died on Monday, July 12, 2004, in Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 7364 Hollywood Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of the…

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Armando Sanchez

Male, age 26 · Hacienda Heights, California

Killed Jul 12, 2003 · 23 years ago

Armando Sanchez was 26 years old when he died on Saturday, July 12, 2003, in Hacienda Heights, an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at…

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Johnny Wiliams

Male, age 40 · Lennox, California

Killed Jul 12, 1984 · 42 years ago

Johnny Williams, aged 40, was tragically killed on July 12, 1984, in a motel room in Lennox, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly harrowing. On that fateful day, Williams was staying at the motel when two men, one of whom was…

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