Death by Force

Jose Melendez

Male, age 53 · East-chicago, Indiana

Killed Jul 14, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jose Melendez, a 52-year-old Hispanic man, was a respected figure in his East Chicago, Indiana community. A retiree from Local #17 Heat and Frost Insulators of Chicago, he was an active member of the Harbor Lighthouse Church and a former East Chicago Little…

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Darren Williams

Male, age 39 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 14, 2009 · 17 years ago

Darren Douglas Williams, 39, a Black male from Columbia, South Carolina, came to his end in a dirt parking lot near Magnum Street beside the Georgia Dome on the morning of July 14, 2009, in a part of downtown Atlanta tucked under the Centennial Olympic Park…

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Kevin Johnson

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 14, 2009 · 17 years ago

On July 14, 2009, 12-year-old African American male Kevin Johnson died in Crete, Illinois, under circumstances that led to a criminal investigation. Kevin, who had a mental disability, was living in the home of his foster father, Fred D. Johnson II. Following…

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Anthony Rosenthal

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 14, 2009 · 17 years ago

On July 14, 2009, Anthony Rosenthal, aged 22, was killed in Chicago, Illinois. The details of his homicide are limited, but he was one of the numerous victims of gun violence that plagued the city. His death occurred in the context of a wider pattern of…

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Elliot R Thompson

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 14, 2009 · 17 years ago

On July 14, 2009, 21-year-old Elliot R. Thompson was fatally shot in the Lower West Side neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred while Thompson was in a vehicle, which became the target of a violent attack. The circumstances suggested that it was an…

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Javier Soto

Null, age 34 · Houston, Texas

Found Jul 14, 2009 · 17 years ago

Javier Soto, 34, was killed in a fatal shooting on July 14, 2009, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the 6700 block of Canal Street around 9:30 p.m. Soto was talking to a friend outside his residence when an altercation broke out, during which he was…

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Shereen Carol Terkelsen Beaulieu

Female, age 51 · Mcfarland, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 14, 2009 · 17 years ago

Shereen Carol Terkelsen Beaulieu, 51, a White female, was found shot to death in her McFarland, Wisconsin apartment on the night of July 14, 2009. Police had gone to check on her around 9:30 p.m. after attempts to reach her failed. Hours earlier, officers in…

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Jarquin Eliett

Unknown, age 28 · Miami, Florida

Found Jul 14, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jarquin Eliett, a 28-year-old man, was tragically killed on July 14, 2008, in Miami, Florida. He was one of many victims in a year that saw numerous violent crimes within Miami-Dade County. The Miami Police Department has classified his death as an unsolved…

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Mario J Lopez

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 14, 2008 · 18 years ago

Mario J. Lopez, a 19-year-old, was shot and killed on July 14, 2008, in Chicago. His death occurred during a year that was particularly violent for the city, as Chicago struggled with rising homicide numbers. Lopez's homicide adds to the grim tally that…

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Scott Pratter

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 14, 2008 · 18 years ago

On July 14, 2008, Scott Pratter, a 19-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed in the Morgan Park neighborhood. His death occurred on the street, and the circumstances surrounding the homicide have not been entirely resolved. The incident happened during a…

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Alex Burgos

Male, age 22 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 14, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 14, 2008, the life of 22-year-old Alex Burgos, a Hispanic/Latino male, was tragically cut short on a street in Boston. It was just after midnight, at approximately 12:05 a.m., when the sound of gunshots pierced the night on…

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Ray Anthony Suggs

Male · Kinston, North Carolina

Found Jul 14, 2008 · 18 years ago

On July 14, 2008, Ray Anthony Suggs, aged 35, was tragically shot and killed outside his home in Kinston, North Carolina. At approximately 2:30 a.m., Suggs was in his yard with a female friend when two unknown men approached them, both armed with handguns.…

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Amos Harold Johnson

Male, age 36 · San Diego, California

Found Jul 14, 2007 · 19 years ago

Amos Harold Johnson III, a 36-year-old Black male, passed away on July 14, 2007, in San Diego, California. Born on December 14, 1970, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was employed as a recruiter for the basketball event organization “Hoop It Up.” He was survived…

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Mohammad Khan

Male, age 37 · Houston, Texas

Found Jul 14, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the evening of July 14, 2007, a fatal shooting occurred at 9401 Harwin Drive in Houston, Texas, resulting in the death of a 37-year-old male victim. The incident took place around 9:50 p.m., and the Houston Police Department launched an investigation into…

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Christopher Wellington

Male, age 24 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Jul 14, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer Saturday, the quiet of a Fort Washington, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by violence. On July 14, 2007, 24-year-old Christopher Wellington, a male resident of the 6300 block of Stonewain Court, was found shot near…

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Deandre Johnson

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 14, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the fall of 2021, a police encounter in Southeast Washington, D.C. turned fatal for a 30-year-old Black man named Deandre Johnson. On the afternoon of Monday, October 18, 2021, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived at an apartment on…

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Anna Ewing

Female, age 42 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 14, 2004 · 22 years ago

Anna Rose Ewing, 42, a Black woman from Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead on July 14, 2004, in the Prospect corridor area, a stretch of streets where sex work was an open secret and vacant properties could swallow a person whole. Police located her body…

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Maurice Dobson

Male, age 41 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 14, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a summer night in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a family and a community with more questions than answers. It was on Monday, July 14, 2003, at approximately 11:30 p.m., that Maurice “Moe Dob” Dobson, a 41-year-old…

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Victor Stanley Nibley

Male, age 47 · Compton, California

Killed Jul 14, 2003 · 23 years ago

On July 14, 2003, Victor Stanley Nibley, a 47-year-old Black man, died after being strangled at a residence listed as 2721 W. Bennett Street in Compton, California, according to Los Angeles County coroner records. The death was recorded as a homicide and was…

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Robert Frank Jr

Male, age 33 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Killed Jul 14, 2002 · 24 years ago

Native American/Indigenous man Robert Frank Jr., a 33 year old male resident of Fairbanks, was last seen stepping out of the Arctic Bar and into the cool July night, walking alone on foot. Hours later, on July 14, 2002, he was discovered beneath the Steese…

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Bernard Johnson

Male, age 45 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 14, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a summer night in Washington, D.C., tragedy struck when a life was violently cut short. In the late hours of July 14, 2002, gunshots shattered the peace in the 600 block of Raleigh Place, SE. Responding to the call, officers from the Metropolitan Police…

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Jose Ortiz

Male, age 25 · Paramount, California

Killed Jul 14, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jose Inez Ortiz Jr., a 25-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 14, 2002, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ortiz Jr. was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The incident…

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Kevin Johnson

Male, age 22 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 2002 · 24 years ago

Kevin Johnson, a 22-year-old Black male, was tragically killed in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 28, 2002. His death was classified as a homicide, as he was fatally shot at 260 West McMicken Street in Cincinnati. The circumstances surrounding his murder remain…

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Robert Edward Belton

Male · San Diego, California

Found Jul 14, 2000 · 26 years ago

On July 14, 2000, Robert Edward Belton was found dead in his residence on Ashford Street in San Diego, California. Neighbors had expressed concerns as they had not seen Belton for several days, prompting a welfare check by local police. Upon arrival, officers…

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Russell Lee Roberts

Male, age 45 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 14, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the summer of 2000, the quiet life of Russell Lee Roberts, a 45-year-old man, came to a violent and mysterious end in his Tulsa, Oklahoma, home. On July 14th of that year, his body was discovered inside his residence at 1539 E. 56th St. North. The scene…

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Shynelle Marie Mason

Female, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 14, 2000 · 26 years ago

On the evening of July 14, 2000, Shynelle Marie Mason, a 21-year-old female Detroit Police Officer, was enjoying an off-duty evening with several female friends near a Mobil Mart station at Fenkell and Schaefer Streets in Detroit, MI. An encounter with three…

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Regina Granville

Female, age 34 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 14, 2000 · 26 years ago

Regina Granville was a 34-year-old Black woman whose death is dated July 14, 2000, in Brooklyn, New York. In the public record that is easiest to locate online today, her name does not appear consistently alongside the best-documented homicide investigations…

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Steven Ivory

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 1999 · 27 years ago

Steven Ivory was tragically shot and killed on July 14, 1999, while working on a rehabilitation project at a barber shop located at 701 Dearborn Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. Ivory, a 33-year-old contractor, was reportedly assisting in renovating the barber shop…

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Robert Fields

Null, age 32 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 1997 · 29 years ago

Robert Fields, aged 32, was found dead on July 14, 1997, in Hamilton, Ohio. The incident occurred at an apartment located at 215 Village Street #1. Officers responded to reports of gunshots in the area and found Fields deceased on the floor of the apartment…

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Curtis Moore

Male, age 35 · Tyler, Texas

Found Jul 14, 1994 · 32 years ago

Curtis Moore, age 35, was found dead in Tyler, Texas, on July 14, 1994. The incident occurred at approximately 12:40 a.m. when officers responded to a call at the Corner Market, located at the intersection of Lake Placid Road and Old Jacksonville Highway.…

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David Russo

Male, age 43 · Riverdale, California

Killed Jul 14, 1994 · 32 years ago

David Russo, a 43-year-old US Navy Chief Petty Officer, was found dead on July 14, 1994, in Riverdale, California. His body was discovered inside his abandoned white Dodge Intrepid near the Kings River. The autopsy revealed that David had died from a single…

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Robert Richards

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

On July 14, 1993, Robert Richards, a 30-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was killed by a gunshot wound to the torso. The incident occurred at 1831 Aberdeen Avenue in Franklin County. Richards was found at the scene with the fatal injury, and despite…

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Dedric Mason

Male, age 19 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Jul 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a young life was tragically cut short on a street in Virginia Beach. On the evening of July 14th, police responded to reports of gunfire in the 3700 block of Mainsail Court, within the Twin Canal apartment complex. Arriving at the scene…

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John Kaesik

Male, age 43 · Clear Creek, Colorado

Killed Jul 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

On July 14, 1993, the body of 43-year-old John Kaesik, a white male, was discovered off an embankment along Highway 103, approximately 7.7 miles south of Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado. An investigation determined that he had been fatally shot…

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Calvin Banks

Male, age 17 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 14, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the early evening hours of July 14, 1993, the life of 17-year-old Calvin Banks was tragically cut short on the streets of Chester, Pennsylvania. An African American male, Banks was fatally shot near the intersection of 9th and Madison Streets in an…

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Lester Fish

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 1990 · 36 years ago

Lester Fish, age 76, was found dead on July 14, 1990, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred at his residence in Montgomery County, where Fish was fatally shot. Despite efforts by law enforcement, including the Dayton Police Department, no suspects were…

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Hattie Davis Bonner

Female, age 79 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 14, 1990 · 36 years ago

Hattie Davis Bonner, a 79-year-old woman, was found suffocated in her bed on July 14, 1990. Her death was later linked to Linwood Earl Forte, an American serial killer known as 'The Nightstalker,' who was responsible for multiple murders in Goldsboro, North…

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Aree Hunt

Female, age 6 · St. Louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1989 · 37 years ago

Aree Hunt, a 6-year-old African American boy, tragically lost his life on July 14, 1989, in East St. Louis, Illinois. His death was a result of a heinous crime committed by Lorenzo Fayne, a serial killer who targeted children and young women in the Metro-East…

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Leo Cashatt

Male, age 45 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Jul 14, 1987 · 39 years ago

On July 14, 1987, the life of Leo Nordean Cashatt Jr., a 45-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Spokane, Washington. His wife made the grim discovery, finding him deceased inside their business, Cashatt Coins. An investigation revealed that he had been…

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Ernestine Griffin

Female, age 73 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 14, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, a 74-year-old woman named Ernestine Griffin was found murdered in her Indianapolis home. An investigation determined that her death was the result of a knife wound to her chest and a blow to her head. The crime scene yielded a…

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Marjorie Knox

Female, age 14 · El Paso, Texas

Killed Jul 14, 1987 · 39 years ago

Marjorie Knox, a 14-year-old White and Asian female of Thai descent, disappeared on February 14, 1987, while visiting friends in El Paso, Texas. She had attended a Valentine's Day party at Veterans Park and was last seen in the company of individuals familiar…

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Gerald W. Mork

Male, age 31 · Iola, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 14, 1985 · 41 years ago

Gerald W. Mork was a 31-year-old White/Caucasian male serving as a patrol officer with the Iola Police Department when he was murdered during the early morning hours of July 14, 1985. Mork had been with the police department for approximately eight months and…

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Graeme Cunningham

Male, age 13 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Jul 14, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a White / Caucasian male teenager named Graeme Cunningham, 13, was filled with excitement. He was eagerly anticipating a weekend camping trip scheduled for mid-July with a classmate and an adult chaperone named Roger Downs. His gear was…

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Peggy Donath

Female, age 22 · Boone County, Missouri

Killed Jul 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, the life of a young woman, Peggy Donath, a 22-year-old White female, was tragically cut short in Boone County, Missouri. She was last seen alive on July 14, 1982, at her residence in the Paddock Meadows trailer park. A week later, on…

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Cheryl Seiden

Female, age 33 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jul 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

Cheryl W. Seiden, a 33-year-old police officer with the Metro-Dade Police Department in Miami, Florida, tragically lost her life on July 28, 1982, following an incident that occurred on July 14, 1982. Officer Seiden was off duty and having dinner with friends…

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Willard C. Johnson

Male, age 48 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 14, 1980 · 46 years ago

The online sources provide information on several individuals named Willard C. Johnson from Denver, Colorado, with different dates and circumstances of death, making a single, detailed synopsis impossible without more specific information. The available…

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Abraham Walton

Male, age 38 · Queens, New York

Killed Jul 14, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 14, 1980, off-duty New York City Police Detective Abraham Walton, a 38-year-old Black male, was at the Desire Club, a social club in the Richmond Hill section of Queens. At approximately 4:15 a.m., the night took a violent…

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Leslie Wurm

Male, age 24 · Tiffin, Ohio

Found Jul 14, 1978 · 48 years ago

Leslie Wurm, aged 24, was found dead on July 18, 1978, in Tiffin, Ohio, following an apparent homicide that remains unsolved. Wurm was discovered in his Riverbend apartment, located at 184 East Market Street, several days after he was last seen. The exact…

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