Death by Force

Abdul Bland

Male, age 17 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Jul 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 13, 2007, 17-year-old Abdul Bland was tragically killed in Jacksonville, Florida. His death is one of many unsolved homicides in the city, which has struggled with gun violence and an increasing homicide rate during that period. Despite ongoing…

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Homer G Hassam

Male, age 60 · Immokalee, Florida

Killed Jul 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

On Friday afternoon, July 13, 2007, two black males walked in the Fiesta Supermarket on Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee, FL, looking for work. Mr. Homer Hassam, owner of the Supermarket, was in the store remodeling, along with several of his employees. Mr.…

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Alvaro Ballestero-Arias

Male, age 37 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Found Jul 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

Alvaro Ballesteros-Arias, 37, a Hispanic/Latino man, was shot to death on Friday, July 13, 2007, in Las Vegas. Police were called just after sunrise to an apartment complex near downtown, where they found him in the 1700 block of Palm Street, south of…

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Victor Hugo Mendez

Male, age 25 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late hours of a warm Friday evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of Victor Hugo Mendez, a 25-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. Just before midnight on July 13, 2007, Mendez was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Sunrise…

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Jose Joaquin Sanchez

Male, age 46 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a wave of violence connected to organized crime swept through Nashville, Tennessee, leaving a trail of unresolved cases and grieving families. Among the victims was Jose Joaquin Sanchez, a 46-year-old Caucasian man whose life was cut…

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James Thompson

Male, age 66 · Tyler, Texas

Found Jul 13, 2005 · 21 years ago

On July 13, 2005, James Thompson, aged 66, was tragically killed in a double homicide in Tyler, Texas. The incident took place at Wayne's Car Wash located at 1120 W. Bow Street around midnight. Tyler police were called to the scene in response to reports of…

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Cassius Robinson

Male, age 58 · Tyler, Texas

Found Jul 13, 2005 · 21 years ago

Cassius Robinson, age 58, was killed on July 13, 2005, in Tyler, Texas, in a double homicide that also claimed the life of James Thompson. The incident took place at Wayne's Car Wash located on West Bow Street around midnight. When police responded to the…

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Benjamin Briseno

Male, age 13 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 13, 2003 · 23 years ago

Benjamin Briseno, a 13-year-old boy from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2003. He was shot in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles, as confirmed by the Los Angeles County coroner's records. Benjamin was in his front yard when…

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Bich Cau Thi Tran

Female, age 25 · San-jose, California

Killed Jul 13, 2003 · 23 years ago

Bich Cau Thi Tran, a 25-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, was fatally shot by a San Jose Police officer on July 13, 2003, in her home. Tran, who had a history of mental health issues and had stopped taking her antipsychotic medication, was wielding an Asian…

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Baby Noah

Male · Rockford, Illinois

Found Jul 13, 2002 · 24 years ago

On July 13, 2002, the body of a newborn, later named "Baby Noah," was found at a recycling center in Roscoe, near Rockford, Illinois. The infant was discovered on a conveyor belt, indicating that he had likely been abandoned and subsequently transported with…

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Leslie Brooks

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 13, 2002 · 24 years ago

Leslie Brooks, aged 39, was killed on July 13, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 577 Kimball Place in the Franklin County area, where Brooks sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the torso. Despite investigations by the Columbus Police…

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Gerald Monroe Bubba Gibson

Male, age 53 · Petersburg, Tennessee

Killed Jul 13, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the quiet community of Treadway, Tennessee, a dedicated law enforcement officer's life was tragically cut short in a tense and prolonged standoff. Deputy Sheriff Gerald Monroe 'Bubba' Gibson, a 53-year-old white male, was a respected veteran of the Hawkins…

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Ethel Springer

Female, age 51 · Mercer, Maine

Killed Jul 13, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a summer day in Mercer, Maine, the troubled history of a couple culminated in a tragic and violent end. Ethel Springer, a 51-year-old woman, was shot and killed on July 13, 1999. The place of her death was the town hall, a public space that became the…

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Jesus Rosales

Male, age 24 · Yuma, Arizona

Killed Jul 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the summer of 1998, the life of a young Hispanic man, Jesus Frailes Rosales, was tragically cut short, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. On July 13th of that year, 24-year-old Rosales was reported missing from his home in Yuma…

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Armondo Casteneda

Male · Rancho Cucamonga, California

Found Jul 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

On July 13, 1998, Armando Casteneda Rojas, aged 29, was found deceased along the I-15 Freeway at Highland Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He had been last seen alive a few days earlier in Lynwood, California. His death was classified as a homicide…

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Gloria Jean Barnes

Female, age 35 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Jul 13, 1997 · 29 years ago

On July 13, 1997, the body of 35-year-old Gloria Jean Barnes, a white female, was discovered by four truck drivers at the Seven Gables truck stop in Springfield, Missouri. Her body, wrapped in blue furniture blankets, was found lying in the open on the…

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Kerby R. Acosta

Male, age 17 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 13, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Denver, Colorado, 17-year-old Kerby R. Acosta was with friends outside 4500 Mariposa Street when a vehicle approached them on July 13, 1997. The young man, identified in one report as Hispanic/Latino, was unaware of the imminent…

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Johanna Weaver

Female, age 29 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 13, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the summer of 1995, the life of 29-year-old Johanna Weaver, an African-American mother of two from the Brightwood neighborhood of Indianapolis, came to a tragic and violent end. On July 13, a maintenance crew mowing grass in the median of the 'north…

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Beth Hill

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 13, 1995 · 31 years ago

On July 13, 1995, Beth Hill was found murdered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place during a period when the city was grappling with increasing levels of violent crime. Hill's death added to the list of unsolved homicides that plagued Cincinnati…

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Randolph L. LeBeau

Male, age 36 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Jul 13, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the summer of 1995, a tragic event unfolded on a street in Colorado Springs that would leave a family grieving and a community with unanswered questions. On the afternoon of July 13th, the Colorado Springs Police Department received a call about a man…

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Jerry Hutchings

Male, age 54 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 13, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the summer of 1994, a Knoxville, Tennessee community was struck by a tragedy that remains a mystery to this day. On July 13th, 54-year-old Jerry L. Hutchings was found deceased at 1400 Cline Street. Authorities discovered that the male victim had sustained…

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Arnett Bartlett

Male, age 38 · Arlington, Virginia

Killed Jul 13, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the summer of 1994, the life of 38-year-old Arnett Bartlett, a male resident of Arlington, Virginia, came to a brutal and mysterious end. Bartlett, who worked as a delivery driver for a company that serviced various restaurants, lived a quiet life alone in…

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Robert James Ingram

Male, age 24 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Jul 13, 1993 · 33 years ago

Robert James Ingram, a 24-year-old White male, was a Cobb County police officer whose life ended just after midnight on July 13, 1993, in Marietta, Georgia, during what began as a routine check on a suspicious person near the railroad tracks in the Elizabeth…

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Philip Jackson

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 13, 1992 · 34 years ago

On July 13, 1992, Philip D. Jackson was found dead in Dayton, Ohio. Philip was among several homicide victims memorialized in Montgomery County for the year 1992. His death, like many other homicides from that year, remains a cold case, with no new…

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Ricarda Jackson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 13, 1990 · 36 years ago

On July 13, 1990, 22-year-old Ricarda Jackson was killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at the intersection of North High Street and East 15th Avenue. Ricarda suffered severe head injuries after being struck by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on…

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Thomas Arlen Richmond

Male, age 54 · Mesilla, New Mexico

Killed Jul 13, 1988 · 38 years ago

On July 13, 1988, Sergeant Thomas Arlen Richmond of the Mesilla Marshal's Office was tragically shot and killed during a routine traffic stop on Snow Road, just outside the town limits of Mesilla, New Mexico. At the time of the stop, Sergeant Richmond was…

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Carol Alford

Female, age 41 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 13, 1987 · 39 years ago

Carol Alford, a 41-year-old African-American woman, was found dead in an alley in Los Angeles on July 13, 1987. Her body was discovered partially clothed, with signs of trauma indicating she had been struck in the head and strangled to death. Investigators…

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Leonard E. Cross

Male, age 40 · Cotton Plant, Arkansas

Killed Jul 13, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet town of Cotton Plant, Arkansas, a routine stop on a summer day in 1984 turned into a tragedy that would claim the life of its police chief. Leonard E. Cross, the 40-year-old Chief of Police, was a two-year veteran of the force and had also served…

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Marlene Walters

Female, age 44 · Norwood, Ohio

Killed Jul 13, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the summer of 1984, a wave of terror swept across the Midwest, leaving a trail of devastation and fear. At the center of this maelstrom of violence were Alton Coleman and his accomplice, Debra Brown. Their crime spree, which spanned six states, ultimately…

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James Harris

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 13, 1982 · 44 years ago

On July 13, 1982, Officer James D. Harris, aged 29, was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of Edgewood Street and Walker Street in Houston, Texas. Officer Harris had stopped the vehicle after receiving complaints…

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Darrell Gene Moon

Male, age 28 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jul 13, 1980 · 46 years ago

Darrell Gene Moon, a 28-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on July 13, 1980, in Fort Worth, Texas. Officer Moon was a dedicated member of the Fort Worth Police Department, serving in the Vice Unit. On the fateful day, Officer Moon was involved in a…

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Rhonda Higdon Crump

Female, age 16 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 13, 1980 · 46 years ago

Rhonda Higdon Crump, a 16-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically murdered on July 13, 1980, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She had been married to Thomas Wayne Crump, a man over two decades her senior, whom she met while working at a KFC restaurant where he…

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Glenda Richmond

Female, age 17 · Ann Arbor, Michigan

Killed Jul 13, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of July 13, 1980, the quiet of an Ann Arbor, Michigan morning was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 26-year-old Glenda Richmond. A female, Richmond, had just finished her shift as the night manager at the…

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Esther Sophia Wendler Sepmeyer

Female, age 83 · Caseyville, Illinois

Killed Jul 13, 1979 · 47 years ago

Esther Sophia Wendler Sepmeyer, an 83-year-old white female, was found dead on July 13, 1979, in her rural Madison County farmhouse in Caseyville, Illinois. Her grandson, Rodney Sepmeyer, discovered her body upon returning home from work. Esther had suffered…

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James Machado

Male, age 30 · Auburn, California

Killed Jul 13, 1978 · 48 years ago

On July 13, 1978, Deputy James E. Machado, aged 30, tragically lost his life in Auburn, California. Deputy Machado was shot and killed with his own service weapon during a struggle with an escaped mental patient. The incident occurred at the intersection of…

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Lyla Poitras

Female, age 27 · Tiverton, Rhode Island

Killed Jul 13, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the summer of 1977, Lyla Poitras, a 27-year-old Caucasian woman, was looking forward to a two-week vacation to visit her parents in her hometown of Caribou, Maine. Having moved to Tiverton, Rhode Island, in 1972 and since divorced, she lived alone in her…

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Dominick Ciscone

Male, age 17 · Carroll-gardens, New York

Killed Jul 13, 1977 · 49 years ago

On the chaotic night of July 13, 1977, as New York City was plunged into darkness during a citywide blackout, 17-year-old Dominick Ciscone was fatally shot in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. A popular and friendly young man, he was with his…

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Patrick Alan Oliver

Male, age 21 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Jul 13, 1975 · 51 years ago

Patrick Alan Oliver, a 21-year-old honor-roll pre-med student, was tragically murdered on July 13, 1975, near Walla Walla, Washington. Oliver, who had recently returned from studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, was picnicking with his friend Susan Savage, a…

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Susan Patricia Savage

Female · Spokane, Washington

Killed Jul 13, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a summer day, July 13, 1975, 22-year-old Caucasian female Susan Patricia Savage and her childhood friend, 21-year-old Patrick Alan Oliver, ventured out for a picnic and a swim at a local spot along Mill Creek, about twelve miles southeast of Walla Walla…

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Dorothy Holmes

Female, age 43 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 13, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the autumn of 1975, the city of Detroit was gripped by a series of brutal slayings that targeted women. The final victim in this string of unsolved crimes was a 43-year-old African-American woman named Dorothy Holmes. Her life was tragically cut short on…

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Lester Schmidt

Male, age 24 · Aurora, Nebraska

Killed Jul 13, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the summer of 1974, a shadow fell over the small city of Aurora, Nebraska, with the death of Lester Schmidt, a 24-year-old Caucasian male. The circumstances surrounding his passing on July 13, 1974, remain shrouded in mystery, leaving a lingering sense of…

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Ursula Schulze

Female, age 19 · Saint-Philippe, Quebec

Killed Jul 13, 1972 · 54 years ago

Ursula Schulze was a 19-year-old woman living in Brossard, Quebec, when she was abducted in broad daylight on the morning of July 13, 1972. At approximately 7:15 a.m., she was waiting for a bus along the service road of Route 3, now Boulevard Marie-Victorin…

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Alabert Pitts

Male, age 24 · Monroe, Louisiana

Killed Jul 13, 1960 · 66 years ago

In the summer of 1960 in Monroe, Louisiana, a dispute over unpaid wages culminated in a tragic loss of life for Albert Pitts, an African-American man. On the morning of July 13, Pitts, his brother David, and their co-workers Marshall Johns, Earnest McFarland…

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David Lee Pitts

Male, age 24 · Monroe, Louisiana

Killed Jul 13, 1960 · 66 years ago

In the early morning quiet of July 13, 1960, in Monroe, Louisiana, the sound of multiple gunshots shattered the peace. When the violence subsided, four Black men were dead or dying, including 24-year-old David Lee Pitts. The brother of David, Albert Pitts…

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Ernest Lee McFarland

Male, age 19 · Monroe, Louisiana

Killed Jul 13, 1960 · 66 years ago

In the summer of 1960 in Monroe, Louisiana, a young, 19-year-old African American man named Ernest Lee McFarland worked a difficult job cleaning septic tanks for a white man, Robert Fuller, who owned a sanitation business. Fuller, who was 40 years old at the…

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Irving Washburn

Male, age 34 · Albany, New York

Killed Jul 13, 1928 · 98 years ago

On a summer night in Albany, New York, on July 13, 1928, a Prohibition agent by the name of Irving S. Washburn, a White / Caucasian male of 34 years, met a violent end. In an era defined by the flourishing bootlegging trade, Washburn and his partner, Wilfred…

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Frank Peak

Male, age 35 · Loveland, Colorado

Killed Jul 13, 1915 · 111 years ago

In the quiet hours of a summer night in Loveland, Colorado, a dedicated lawman's life was tragically cut short. Marshal Frank Peak, a man committed to his duty of protecting the community, was patrolling the sleeping town on July 13, 1915. Born on August 6…

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John Ringo

Male, age 32 · Cochise, Arizona

Killed Jul 13, 1882 · 144 years ago

In the summer of 1882, the notorious outlaw John Peters Ringo, a 32-year-old white male with distant Dutch ancestry, met a mysterious and lonely end in the Chiricahua range of Cochise County, Arizona Territory. His lifeless body was discovered on July 14…

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