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David M. Pops Walterick

Male, age 47 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

David M. 'Pops' Walterick, a 47-year-old male, was tragically killed in a violent home invasion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2008. The incident unfolded in the early morning hours as Walterick was preparing to leave for his job as a truck driver.…

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Janet Frame

Female, age 37 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, the life of Janet Devora Frame, a 37-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On July 15th of that year, Frame was killed in an act of gun violence. Her death was part of a double homicide that also…

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Eddie Lee Jackson

Male, age 42 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 24, 2020, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in the Tom Brown Village housing community in Birmingham, Alabama, leaving a family and community in mourning. The life of 43-year-old Eddie Tillman Jackson Jr., a Black…

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Eliseo Salas

Male · Rancho Cucamonga, California

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Eliseo Salas, an 18-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 15, 2007, in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The incident occurred during a party on London Avenue, where Salas got into an argument with another attendee, described as a Hispanic male. The altercation…

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Christian Delgadillo

Male, age 19 · Long Beach, California

Found Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Christian Delgadillo, a 19-year-old from Long Beach, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 15, 2007. The incident took place in the city's 5900 block of Lime Avenue, where multiple gunshots were heard. Responding officers found Delgadillo with…

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Joshua Lynch

Male, age 20 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 15, 2007, 20-year-old Joshua Lynch was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident took place in the Arlington area, where Lynch was found with gunshot wounds. Despite initial investigations by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the case…

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Anthony Essie

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Anthony Essie, a 30-year-old man, was killed on July 15, 2007, in Chicago. Although the details surrounding his death are limited, it is known that his passing added to the ongoing violence that plagued the city during that time. Chicago, particularly in the…

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Leon Johnson

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Leon Johnson, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 15, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death is listed among many other homicides in the city that have occurred in recent decades, reflecting the ongoing struggle Chicago faces with gun violence. The…

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Conrad Strange

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 15, 2007, a sense of unease settled over the 1800 block of North Gay Street in Baltimore. It was here, at approximately 4 a.m., that the life of Conrad Strange was tragically cut short. Strange, a 25-year-old…

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Jerry L Fisher

Male, age 34 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 15, 2007, the life of 34-year-old Jerry L. Fisher came to a violent end in Kansas City, Missouri. The incident, classified by authorities as a homicide, involved the victim being shot and killed. The sudden nature of the event marked it as a death by…

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Anthony Pointer

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a wave of violence cast a shadow over Memphis, Tennessee, and in the midst of this turbulent period, 19-year-old Anthony Pointer, a male resident of the city, lost his life. On Sunday, July 15, 2007, Pointer was killed in what has since…

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Ammar Simmons

Male, age 18 · Franklin, New Jersey

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a summer evening in July 2007, a house party in Franklin Township was winding down after a noise complaint brought police to the scene. For 18-year-old Ammar Malik Simmons, the night was far from over, as he and a group of others made their way to the…

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Ryan Lil

Male, age 19 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, the life of a promising young artist was tragically cut short on the streets of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ryan Thomas L. Heard, a 19-year-old African American male known to many by his nickname 'Lil Sticky,' was shot and killed on July…

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Brian Allen

Male, age 46 · Orland, Maine

Killed Jul 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the quiet coastal town of Orland, Maine, the morning of July 15, 2005, brought with it a grim discovery that would leave a family searching for answers for years to come. Brian Allen, a 46-year-old White male, was found deceased in the bed of a trailer…

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Brian L. Walker

Male, age 23 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Jul 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early evening hours of Friday, July 15, 2005, a sense of normalcy was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 23-year-old Brian L. Walker, a Black male. At approximately 7:08 p.m., Omaha police officers responded to a call of a…

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Rogelio Roy Gonzalez Jr.

Male, age 47 · Franklin-parish, Louisiana

Killed Jul 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a summer day in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, Sergeant Rogelio 'Roy' Gonzalez Jr., a nine-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, responded to a call that would tragically be his last. On July 15, 2005, a crop duster pilot reported being shot at from a…

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Esther Perez

Female, age 37 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

Esther Perez was 37 years old when she died on Friday, July 15, 2005. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Pomona Police Department case. The record does…

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Julie Nieto

Female, age 24 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the summer of 2004, a 24-year-old Hispanic woman named Julie Nieto vanished from the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her disappearance on July 15, 2004, marked the beginning of a long and painful chapter for her family, one that would eventually…

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Kauko Aho

Male, age 42 · San Diego, California

Found Jul 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

Kauko Aho, age 42, was fatally attacked on July 15, 2003, in San Diego, California. He was found collapsed in the front lobby of his apartment building at 3535 Monroe Avenue, with his bicycle lying nearby. Aho suffered a deep stab wound to the chest and a…

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Aaron Brooks

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

On July 15, 2003, Aaron Ulysees Brooks, an African-American male from Washington, D.C., was found murdered in the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue NE. Police described the discovery simply but starkly: his body lay along Saratoga Avenue, in the city's Northeast…

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Jason Maurice Odom

Male, age 19 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jul 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jason Maurice Odom, a 19-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Jason was fatally shot, and his death was classified as a homicide. The incident occurred in…

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Andrea Harris

Female, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

Andrea Harris, a 22-year-old Black female, was killed in Chicago, Illinois, on July 15, 2003, during a burst of gang-related gunfire on the city's West Side. According to court records, Harris was sitting on a porch with her boyfriend, Alonzo Walker, and…

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Dominick Concepcion

Male, age 22 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

Dominick Anthony Concepcion, a 26-year-old male, was found shot to death on the afternoon of July 15, 2002, inside a condominium on the 5000 block of Spencer Street near Hacienda Avenue in Las Vegas. He was discovered alongside his brother, Eric Concepcion…

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David Butler

Male, age 42 · Arlington, Virginia

Killed Jul 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 15, 2000, David L. Butler, a 42-year-old African American man, was found dead in the parking lot of a car dealership in the 1800 block of Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia. Butler, an assistant managing…

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Todd Jeffrey Stamper

Male, age 38 · Crandon, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the small community of Crandon, Wisconsin, a neighborhood dispute over a dog on a summer evening escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of a dedicated police officer. Sergeant Todd Jeffrey Stamper, a 38-year-old White male, was fatally shot on July…

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Cindy Richards

Female · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a quiet Phoenix, Arizona apartment became the scene of a tragic and brutal crime that claimed the life of Cindy Richards. On the morning of July 15th, she was discovered murdered alongside her boyfriend, Roscoe Merchant, and his sister…

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Mary Hayes

Female, age 46 · Woodloch, Texas

Killed Jul 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Mary Evelyn Hayes, a 46-year-old woman from Woodloch, Texas, tragically lost her life on July 15, 1999. She was murdered by her husband, Larry Allen Hayes, in a violent spree that also claimed the life of 18-year-old Rosalyn Ann Robinson. Larry Hayes shot…

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Rosalyn Ann Robinson

Female, age 18 · Woodloch, Texas

Killed Jul 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Rosalyn Ann Robinson, an 18-year-old African American female, tragically lost her life on July 15, 1999, in Woodloch, Texas. On that fateful day, Larry Allen Hayes, a spree killer, embarked on a violent rampage that resulted in the deaths of two women…

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James Evans Jr

Male, age 19 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the summer of 1998, the life of a young man was cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee, leaving a community unsettled and a family searching for answers. On July 15th of that year, the body of 19-year-old James Evans Jr. was discovered on Martin Luther King Jr.…

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Ailsa Heihsohn

Female, age 61 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

Ailsa Heihsohn, 61, was tragically found dead on July 15, 1998, in her San Antonio, Texas, residence. Heihsohn, also known as "Scottie," was discovered after police received a welfare call from concerned neighbors who had not seen or heard from her for…

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Alfred Sayles

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

On July 15, 1997, 47-year-old Alfred Sayles was found fatally wounded in front of 1060 Stanley Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Sayles had suffered multiple stab wounds, leading to his untimely death. Despite initial investigative efforts, this homicide remains…

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Rita Demers

Female, age 58 · Lebanon, Maine

Killed Jul 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer day in Lebanon, Maine, the life of 58-year-old Rita Demers came to a tragic end. On July 15, 1997, Rita, a female resident of the small town, was killed in an act of domestic violence that shocked the community. Her death was one of 19 homicides…

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Giovanni Versace

Male, age 50 · Miami-beach, Florida

Killed Jul 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace, a 50-year-old Italian fashion designer, was tragically murdered on July 15, 1997, outside his mansion in Miami Beach, Florida. Versace, who was renowned for his luxurious and innovative fashion designs, had just returned from…

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Gianni Versace

Male, age 50 · Miami Beach, Florida

Killed Jul 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

Gianni Versace, an Italian fashion designer and businessman, was tragically murdered on July 15, 1997, outside his Miami Beach mansion, Casa Casuarina. At the time of his death, Versace was 50 years old, male, and of Italian ethnicity. He was shot twice in…

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Kelli Cox

Female, age 20 · Denton, Texas

Killed Jul 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

Kelli Ann Cox, a 20-year-old White female from Farmer’s Branch, Texas, was a student at the University of North Texas studying criminal justice. She was known for her outgoing personality, generosity, and deep love for her young child. On July 15, 1997, Kelli…

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Dynell Springer

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 15, 1994 · 32 years ago

Dynell Springer was tragically killed on July 15, 1994, in Dayton, Ohio. He was 26 years old at the time of his death. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the case remains unsolved, with no clear suspects having been identified. Springer, who…

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David Mair

Male, age 39 · Fryeburg, Maine

Killed Jul 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, the small town of Fryeburg, Maine, was unsettled by the discovery of the body of 39-year-old David Mair, a local man. His absence had begun to cause concern when he failed to show up for his job at Veno Electric in nearby Conway, New…

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Erica Espinoza

Female · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

On July 15, 1992, Erica Espinoza, aged 23, was killed in a drive-by shooting while standing at the front door of her home on Rita Street in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred around 11 p.m., and it was later determined that neither she nor her home…

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Janis Pulliam

Female, age 43 · Elephant Butte, New Mexico

Killed Jul 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the summer of 1989, Janis Pulliam, a 43-year-old Caucasian woman, mother, and secretary, was looking forward to a brief getaway. On July 10th, she left a note for her children, letting them know she was going on a short trip with a "special friend." She…

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Stanley Hall

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 15, 1988 · 38 years ago

Stanley Hall was a victim of a homicide that took place on July 15, 1988, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and like many other tragic cases from that era, it remains part of the community's painful history. Hall's death was one of…

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Anastasia Christou

Female · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Jul 15, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the evening of Friday, July 15, 1988, just as the sun was beginning to set, Anastasia Christou, a small, 4-foot-11-inch white female, returned to her home in the 300 block of 25 Half Street in Virginia Beach, a quiet residence just three blocks from the…

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Robert Williams

Male, age 38 · Spring Brook, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

Robert L. Williams, a 38-year-old White man from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was killed on July 15, 1985, in the Spring Brook area of Dunn County. Williams worked for a computer company and had become acquainted with Alvin Taylor, a traveling nightclub singer…

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Frank Powe

Male, age 26 · Bagdad, Florida

Killed Jul 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

On July 15, 1985, 26-year-old white male Frank Powe from Bagdad, Florida, was tragically killed in a violent incident that later revealed the presence of a serial killer operating across multiple states. Powe had been hitchhiking near Bagdad when he was…

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Michael Angel Rosa

Male, age 29 · Rock Springs, Wyoming

Killed Jul 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

Michael Angel Rosa, a 29-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was an undercover narcotics officer in Rock Springs, Wyoming, a boomtown whose sudden wealth had been shadowed by allegations of vice, corruption, and political protection. By the summer of 1978, Rosa had…

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Charles Burdsall

Male, age 29 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

On July 15, 1978, Charles D. Burdsall, a 29-year-old Caucasian male police officer with the Cincinnati Police Department, was shot and killed while on duty. Officer Burdsall, a Vietnam veteran, had served with the Cincinnati Police Division for over five…

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Joan Gray Rogers

Female, age 39 · Hardwick, Vermont

Killed Jul 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the quiet town of Hardwick, Vermont, the summer of 1977 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that has remained a haunting mystery for decades. On July 15th of that year, 39-year-old Caucasian female Joan M. Rogers, a local woman known for her friendly…

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Ellen Hover

Female, age 23 · New York City, New York

Killed Jul 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

Ellen Hover, 23, a White woman, was living in Manhattan in the summer of 1977 when an ordinary note in her datebook became the last breadcrumb anyone could follow. On July 15, 1977, she vanished from her apartment after writing down a name for that day—John…

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Edward Mitchell

Male, age 34 · New-york, New York

Killed Jul 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

In a violent struggle on a Manhattan street, New York City Police Officer Edward E. Mitchell was fatally shot. At the age of 34, the male officer had served with the New York City Police Department for three years, assigned to the 34th Precinct. The incident…

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