Death by Force

Larry Romine

Male, age 27 · Dayton-view, Ohio

Killed Jul 15, 1975 · 51 years ago

Larry Romine, a 27-year-old male from Dayton-view, OH, tragically died on July 15, 1975. His death was part of a series of racially motivated attacks carried out by Neal Long, also known as "The Shotgun Slayer." Long was responsible for at least 21 attacks…

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Robert Hoard

Male, age 21 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 15, 1975 · 51 years ago

Robert Hoard, a 21-year-old male from Dayton, OH, tragically died on July 15, 1975. He was shot twice in the back while taking out the trash at his home on Cincinnati Street. The incident was part of a series of racially motivated killings carried out by Neal…

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Christine Chubbuck

Female, age 29 · Sarasota, Florida

Killed Jul 15, 1974 · 52 years ago

Christine Chubbuck, a 29-year-old television news reporter, tragically died by suicide on July 15, 1974, in Sarasota, Florida. She was working for WXLT-TV, now known as WWSB, and was hosting her community affairs talk show, "Suncoast Digest," when the…

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Carolyn Davis

Female, age 15 · Garberville, California

Killed Jul 15, 1973 · 53 years ago

Carolyn Davis, a 15-year-old girl, was last seen hitchhiking on Highway 101 in Garberville, California, on July 15, 1973. Her body was discovered on July 31, 1973, less than ten feet from the location where two other victims, Maureen Sterling and Yvonne…

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Patricia Ann Moore

Female, age 10 · Prince William County, Virginia

Killed Jul 15, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the summer of 1970, a sense of unease settled over the community of Clifton, Virginia, following the disappearance of 10-year-old Patricia Ann Moore. A Caucasian female, Patricia, also known as Patty, was last seen on the morning of July 15th, when she…

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Leon Mercer Jordan

Male, age 65 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 15, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 15, 1970, the vibrant life of Leon Mercer Jordan, a 65-year-old African-American politician and civil rights leader, was violently extinguished on the sidewalk outside his Green Duck Tavern in Kansas City, Missouri. Jordan…

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James Edwards

Null, age 53 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 15, 1969 · 57 years ago

On July 15, 1969, James Edwards, a 53-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot while standing next to his car at 2211 Ridgeway in Franklin County. He was shot once in the upper abdomen and succumbed to his injuries at 11:50 p.m. The Columbus…

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Gilbert Byrd Burchfield

Male, age 35 · Benton, Arkansas

Killed Jul 15, 1947 · 79 years ago

In the quiet corners of a life dedicated to service, tragedy unfolded for Sergeant Howell 'Hal' Burchfield, a 37-year-old male correctional officer. His life was abruptly ended on June 8, 1985, within the stark walls of San Quentin State Prison in California…

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William Lewis

Male · New-bern, North Carolina

Killed Jul 15, 1927 · 99 years ago

William T. Lewis, a prohibition agent, was born in 1889 and died on July 15, 1927, in New Bern, North Carolina. He was involved in an undercover operation targeting bootleggers in Kingston, NC. Alongside fellow agents, Lewis attempted to make a purchase from…

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Francis McDonnell

Male, age 8 · Staten Island, New York

Killed Jul 15, 1924 · 102 years ago

Francis McDonnell, an 8-year-old white boy, vanished from the Port Richmond area of Staten Island on July 15, 1924, after an ordinary day of neighborhood play turned suddenly hollow. He had been outside near home with other children when a strange, elderly…

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Joseph Perkins

Male, age 78 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 15, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the summer of 1900, a dedicated Memphis Police Detective named Joseph A. Perkins, a 78-year-old male, found himself in a fatal confrontation. On July 15th, he and his partner were tasked with apprehending a suspect wanted for murder in Marshall County…

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Lamar Alston

Male, age 43 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

Lamar Alston, a 43-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was shot on the night of Saturday, July 15, 2023, in North Philadelphia. Police were called to the 3000 block of Page Street at about 10:06 p.m., where they found him lying in the street near 30th and…

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Byron Turner Jr.

Male, age 45 · Antioch, California

Killed Jul 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 15, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a violent altercation erupted outside Monica's Riverview restaurant near the 200 block of H Street in downtown Antioch, California. The incident began with a heated exchange among several patrons, which quickly…

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Jacob Holmes

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jacob Holmes, 46, was fatally stabbed on the evening of Saturday, July 15, 2023, in the 4600 block of North Sheridan Road in Uptown, on Chicago's North Side. The Chicago Police Department investigated. The Chicago Sun-Times homicide tracker, which lists every…

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Aaron Carter

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, a young man's life was cut tragically short on the east side of Detroit. Aaron Carter, a 22-year-old male, was murdered on Friday, July 15, 2022. The fatal incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the 19000 block of Eureka, near East Outer…

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Shaun Hunt

Male, age 38 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the morning of July 15, 2022, tragedy struck in the Kingsway East neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri. At approximately 7:45 a.m., police officers responded to a call in the 4800 block of Leduc Street, located a few blocks east of Kingshighway Boulevard.…

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Christopher Marcell Johnson

Male, age 37 · Vicksburg, Mississippi

Killed Jul 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late afternoon of July 15, 2020, a heated encounter in Vicksburg, Mississippi, brought a tragic end to the life of 37-year-old Christopher Marcell Johnson. The male victim was fatally shot in a parking lot situated in the 2100 block of Clay Street…

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Alberto Armenta-Sanchez

Male · Pomona, California

Killed Jul 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

Alberto Armenta-Sanchez, a 22-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2020, in Pomona, California. The incident occurred in the 300 block of East Phillips Boulevard, where he was found wounded from gunfire shortly before 11 p.m. on July 14.…

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Jean Paul Camara

Male, age 72 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jean Paul Camara was 72 years old when he died on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near the corner of San Pedro and Fourth streets. His death was ruled a…

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Fahim Abdul-Raheem

Male, age 48 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the evening hours of a summer day in Philadelphia, the life of Fahim Abdul-Raheem, a 48-year-old Black male, was brought to a sudden and violent end. On July 15, 2019, Abdul-Raheem was on the 7400 block of Devon Street in the city's Mt. Airy neighborhood.…

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John Wilson

Male, age 30 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of 30-year-old John Wilson was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence in Memphis, Tennessee. On the evening of Sunday, July 15th, Wilson was fatally shot in the city's Medical District, a bustling area known for its…

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William Alfred Pohto

Male, age 62 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

William Alfred Pohto, aged 62, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2017, in Fort Myers, Florida. The incident occurred on Palm Beach Boulevard, where an argument escalated into a fatal shooting. According to reports, the altercation took place around 9:20…

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Icrish Bostic

Male, age 33 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Jul 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in 2015, the life of 33-year-old Icrish Bostic was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that stemmed from a dispute with a childhood friend. Bostic, a male from Irvington, New Jersey, became involved in a heated verbal argument that…

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Arthur Ratcliff

Male, age 41 · Independence, Missouri

Killed Jul 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a life was abruptly cut short in Independence, Missouri. Arthur L. Ratcliff, a 41-year-old male, was shot and killed on July 15th of that year. His death was the result of gun violence, a fact that would be noted in public records of…

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Eric Alexander Melgar

Male, age 20 · Silver-spring, Maryland

Killed Jul 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a fatal encounter unfolded in a Metro parking garage in Wheaton, Maryland, claiming the life of 20-year-old Eric Alexander Melgar of Silver Spring. On the evening of July 14, Melgar was on the third level of the Wheaton Metro station…

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Paul MacLeod

Male, age 70 · Holly-springs, Mississippi

Killed Jul 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the peculiar story of Paul MacLeod, a 71-year-old Caucasian male, came to a startling and tragic end in Holly Springs, Mississippi. MacLeod was a local legend, known far and wide as the eccentric and obsessive proprietor of 'Graceland…

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Terry Nathaniel

Male, age 23 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Jul 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of July 15, 2014, Terry Nathaniel, a 23-year-old man, was sitting in a car on Lexington Avenue in East Harlem when the night suddenly fractured into gunfire. Police said he was inside a parked Honda Accord along the stretch of Lexington…

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Lucy Celenia Perry

Female, age 67 · Suffolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet city of Suffolk, Virginia, a tragedy unfolded within the walls of a home on Nansemond River Drive, forever altering the lives of one family. It was here that 67-year-old Lucy Celenia Perry was found deceased in what authorities would later…

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Ricardo Torres

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ricardo Torres, a 37-year-old Latino male, was tragically shot and killed on July 15, 2013, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Torres was found with fatal gunshot wounds, marking another somber entry in the…

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Alrelio Parra Asanaza

Male, age 44 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Alrelio Parra Asanaza was 44 years old when he died on Monday, July 15, 2013, eight days after he was attacked in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 460 E. 110th…

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Marvin Pierson

Male, age 15 · Paramount, California

Killed Jul 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Marvin Pierson, a 15-year-old boy from Paramount, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 15, 2007. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at Ralph Dills Park, located at 6300 San Julian Street in Paramount. Marvin was pronounced dead at the scene.…

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Mario Ferreira

Male, age 20 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a summer evening in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of 20-year-old Hispanic/Latino male Mario O. Ferreira was tragically cut short. On July 15, 2005, Ferreira was fatally shot near his home in the city's South End, a neighborhood that was grappling with a…

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Tyrone Temple

Male, age 19 · Gretna, Louisiana

Killed Jul 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the summer of 2005, the life of 19-year-old Tyrone Temple was tragically cut short on a street in Gretna, Louisiana. On the evening of July 15th, Temple was fatally wounded by gunfire, marking another grim statistic in the scourge of gun violence. The…

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Eric Concepcion

Male, age 22 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

Eric Concepcion, a 22-year-old male, was found shot to death on the afternoon of July 15, 2002, inside his condominium in the 5000 block of Spencer Street, near Hacienda Avenue in Las Vegas. Police were called around 3:10 p.m. and discovered Eric and his…

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Richard Miskoviak

Male, age 53 · Crandon, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a summer evening in the small town of Crandon, Wisconsin, a dispute between neighbors over a dog escalated into a tragic and fatal encounter. On July 15, 2000, 53-year-old Richard Miskoviak, a male resident of Crandon, was shot and killed. The conflict…

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Levester Dowden

Male, age 59 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

Levester Dowden was 59 years old when he died on Saturday, July 15, 2000, in the Broadway-Manchester area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 11106 Broadway. His death was ruled a…

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Charles Renfro

Male, age 44 · Rankin, Texas

Killed Jul 15, 1983 · 43 years ago

Charles Albert Renfro, a 44-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on July 15, 1983, in Rankin, Texas. Renfro, who served as a Deputy Sheriff for Upton County, was responding to a burglary call at a local lumber and hardware store when he was fatally…

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John Stinson

Male, age 44 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jul 15, 1982 · 44 years ago

On July 15, 1982, authorities in Orlando, Florida, discovered the bodies of Edward Wise, a 47-year-old white male, and his live-in partner, John Stinson, a 44-year-old white male, in their home on Henry Balch Drive. Both men had been shot and stabbed to…

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Jack Kohen

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 15, 1960 · 66 years ago

Jack P. Kohen, a 26-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically passed away on July 15, 1960. His death has been a subject of considerable investigation and speculation over the years. According to available records, Kohen's death was initially…

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Dolphus Simeon Putman

Male · Chetopa, Alabama

Killed Jul 15, 1905 · 121 years ago

In the summer of 1905, a dedicated lawman named Dolphus Simeon Putman, a male Deputy Constable with the Jefferson County Constable's Office, met a violent and untimely end. His death occurred on July 15, 1905, in the mining community near Littleton, Alabama…

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B.W. Tierce

Male · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 15, 1894 · 132 years ago

In the heat of a bitter miners' strike in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 15, 1894, Deputy Sheriff B.W. Tierce, a male lawman, lost his life in a violent confrontation. The striking miners, angered by their replacement with non-union workers, had concealed…

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