Death by Force

Randy Cedeno

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

Randy Cedeno, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 19, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His homicide occurred during a particularly challenging period in Chicago, a city that was dealing with a high volume of gun violence, particularly affecting young…

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Chanelle D Walker

Female, age 24 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday in July 2008, the life of 24-year-old Chanelle D. Walker was tragically cut short in a violent home invasion in Indianapolis. Two intruders forced their way into the rear of her residence on Morningstar Drive, ransacking the…

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Reginald Malden Jr

Male, age 32 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of July 19, 2008, the life of 32-year-old African-American male Reginald Malden Jr. was tragically cut short in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Known affectionately as "Reggie," "Reg," or "Jr." by his loved ones, he was…

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Calvin Jackson

Male, age 46 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

Calvin Jackson, 46, an African-American man, was found dead on July 19, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Online records list his death as the result of violence, marking the day he was found and the day he was killed as the same date, a stark indication that…

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Robert Barnes

Male, age 20 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, a promising young life was abruptly cut short in the Sheraden neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Robert Lee Barnes Jr., a 20-year-old male who had once been a celebrated basketball star at Langley High School, was fatally shot on July 19…

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Jermias Perez

Male, age 30 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jermias Perez was a 30-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from Memphis, Tennessee. In the wake of his death, what remains most striking is how little has been preserved in the public record: a name, a life cut short, and the sense that whatever happened unfolded…

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Javier Cruz

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Found Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

Javier Cruz, age 23, was killed on July 19, 2008, during an incident that occurred in Houston, Texas. According to available reports, Cruz was involved in a violent encounter that ended tragically. Specific details about the incident remain sparse, and there…

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Chanelle Wells

Female, age 29 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, a palpable sense of fear lingered in an Indianapolis neighborhood recently struck by a series of violent home invasions. This anxiety was not lost on 29-year-old Chanelle Wells, a mother and beloved figure in her community. On the…

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Wayne Neal

Unknown, age 22 · Miami, Florida

Found Jul 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Wayne Neal, age 22, was killed on July 19, 2007, in Miami, Florida. His case remains an unsolved homicide, among many that continue to challenge investigators in Miami. The Miami Police Department's Homicide Unit initially responded to the scene of the crime…

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Dennis Lamar Jr. King

Unknown, age 22 · Miami, Florida

Found Jul 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 19, 2007, 22-year-old Dennis Lamar Jr. King was found dead in Miami, Florida, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident occurred in the Model City neighborhood, a location that has seen multiple unsolved cases over the years. Despite efforts…

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Donte Lamont Chase

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of July 19, 2007, in the Park Heights neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 27-year-old Donte Lamont Chase, a Black male, was tragically cut short. Responding to reports of a shooting, emergency services discovered Chase with…

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George Ezell

Male, age 32 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a 32-year-old African-American man named George Ezell lost his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the night of July 19th, Ezell was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred in the eastern part of the city. The incident took place at an…

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Kyle Holmes

Male, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kyle Holmes was a 27-year-old Black male whose life ended on July 19, 2007, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Online homicide records list the assault date and date of death as the same day, placing the fatal incident on the 2300 block of Wilder Street, a South…

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Peter Smith

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Peter Smith, aged 33, was fatally shot on July 19, 2007, in Philadelphia. His murder occurred in a neighborhood that was part of the city's ongoing struggle with violence at the time. Despite police efforts, the homicide remains unsolved, reflecting the…

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Jerome Hammonds

Male, age 33 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a violent incident cut short the life of 33-year-old Jerome Hammonds Sr. in Phoenix, Arizona. On Thursday, July 19, 2007, Hammonds was fatally wounded by gunfire. The specific circumstances surrounding the shooting, including the…

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Esayas Gebeyhu

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 16, 2005, a violent assault in the 1900 block of 12th Street, NW in Washington, D.C. left a man, Esayas Gebeyhu, with critical injuries. At approximately 3:00 a.m., an altercation occurred that resulted in Mr.…

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Steve Milford

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 19, 2004 · 22 years ago

On July 19, 2004, fifteen-year-old Steve Milford was tragically shot and killed at 3220 Moosewood Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unsolved. The…

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Carl Watson

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 19, 2004 · 22 years ago

Carl Watson, aged 74, was tragically killed on July 19, 2004, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1122 Elm Street, in an apartment marked as unit #6. Watson was found beaten to death in his residence, and the nature of the attack shocked the local…

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William Clendenning

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

William Eugene Clendenning Jr., aged 52, was shot and killed on July 19, 2003, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in the early hours at around 2:00 AM in front of The Dock nightclub, located at 603 West Pete Rose Way. A 911 call was placed, reporting…

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Darryl McGee

Male, age 49 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the summer of 2003, a violent incident cut short the life of Darryl McGee, a 49-year-old Black male from Denver, Colorado. On the evening of July 19th, police responded to reports of gunfire in the 2600 block of East Bruce Randolph Avenue. Upon their…

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Brian Banks

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 19, 2002 · 24 years ago

Brian Banks, a 21-year-old man, spent the evening of July 19, 2002, in Southeast Washington, D.C., moving through a neighborhood that, like much of the city at the time, was wrestling with persistent violence and uncertainty. Shortly before midnight, at…

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Jeffery Alan Baxley

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 19, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jeffery Alan Baxley was 46 years old when he died on Friday, July 19, 2002, in Highland Park, in northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 140 S. Ave 53. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Steven Anderson

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 19, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a summer evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of Steven Peter Anderson was tragically cut short. On July 19, 1999, Anderson, a male, was shot and killed on North Frankfort Avenue. The incident was not the result of a direct confrontation, but rather a…

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Dale Hoerst

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

Dale Hoerst was a 27-year-old male who was tragically killed on July 19, 1998, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His death remains an unsolved homicide and has been classified as a cold case by the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Dale was fatally shot at 1041 Cutter…

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Lois Luttrell

Female, age 39 · Portland, Oregon

Found Jul 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the afternoon of July 19, 1997, a man searching for bottles and cans in the 600 block of NE Everett in Portland, Oregon, made a grim discovery. He found the body of 39-year-old Caucasian female, Lois Marilee Luttrell, and quickly located a police officer.…

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William Gerome Hardy

Male, age 49 · Homewood, Alabama

Killed Jul 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 19, 1995, William Gerome Hardy, a 49-year-old African American male and a 23-year veteran of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, was shot and killed. He was working an off-duty security detail at the Crown Sterling Suites…

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Anthony Gain

Male, age 78 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

Anthony J. Gain, aged 78, tragically lost his life on July 19, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. Gain, who had dedicated 53 years of his life to working for the city of Los Angeles, was one of four victims in a devastating shooting incident at the Piper…

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James Walton

Male, age 60 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

James Walton, aged 60, tragically lost his life on July 19, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. Walton was one of four victims in a shocking workplace shooting at the Piper Technical Center, a city office building that houses various municipal services. The…

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Marty Wakefield

Male, age 57 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

Marty Wakefield, aged 57, tragically lost his life on July 19, 1995, in Los Angeles, California, during a violent incident at his workplace. Wakefield was one of four victims in a shooting spree carried out by Willie Woods, a disgruntled city electrician. The…

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Neil Carpenter

Male, age 61 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

Neil Carpenter, aged 61, tragically lost his life on July 19, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. He was one of four victims in a shocking shooting incident at the Piper Technical Center, a city office building. The perpetrator, Willie Woods, a 42-year-old city…

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Glen Ritchie

Male, age 33 · Hackettstown, New Jersey

Killed Jul 19, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a summer evening in July 1994, a violent clash between two rival motorcycle clubs at an Elk's Lodge in Hackettstown, New Jersey, ended in the death of 33-year-old Glen Ritchie. The event, a poker run hosted by the Tri-County Motorcycle Club, took a fatal…

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Shawn Cassidy Forbes

Male · San Diego, California

Found Jul 19, 1992 · 34 years ago

Shawn Cassidy Forbes, a 19-year-old security guard, was tragically killed on July 19, 1992, while on duty at the Evergreen Condominiums in San Diego, California. He was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the grassy area of the complex, where he was…

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Arthur Worrix

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 19, 1992 · 34 years ago

On July 19, 1992, Arthur Worrix, a 42-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed during an incident that remains unsolved to this day. The shooting took place at 2165 Court Right Road in Franklin County, Columbus. Arthur was found…

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Jocelyn Marie Harden

Female, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 19, 1992 · 34 years ago

On July 19, 1992, the city of Philadelphia was struck by a profound tragedy: the untimely death of 24-year-old Jocelyn Marie Harden. As a young African American woman, Jocelyn's life was cut short by an act of gun violence, a loss that resonated deeply within…

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John Kraicinsky

Male · Marion County, Ohio

Found Jul 19, 1989 · 37 years ago

On July 19, 1989, the body of John Kraicinsky was discovered in Flat Run Creek, located near the Marion and Morrow County line in Marion County, Ohio. Kraicinsky's remains were found behind a residence on Harding Highway East, and the circumstances of his…

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Sherry Perisho

Female, age 38 · Big Pine Key, Florida

Killed Jul 19, 1989 · 37 years ago

Sherry Perisho, a 38-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically murdered on July 19, 1989, in Big Pine Key, Monroe County, Florida. She was living on a boat at the time of her death. Her body was discovered with evidence of a brutal stabbing, and the case…

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Tracy Lynn Smith

Female, age 21 · Pasco, Washington

Killed Jul 19, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a summer day in July 1987, the community of Pasco, Washington, was shaken by the discovery of the body of 21-year-old Tracy Lynn Smith. A White/Caucasian female, Smith was found on July 19, 1987, near a reservoir west of the Tri-Cities Airport. The scene…

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Jailer Wesley Scott Alford

Male, age 22 · Anderson, Texas

Killed Jul 19, 1987 · 39 years ago

Jailer Wesley Scott Alford, aged 22, was tragically shot and killed on July 19, 1987, while working for the Grimes County Sheriff's Office in Anderson, Texas. Alford was the only officer on duty when he was shot by a 26-year-old inmate who had been convicted…

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Vivian Chaney

Female, age 34 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the summer of 1985, a horrific crime shattered the quiet of a Shreveport, Louisiana neighborhood, forever marking July 19th as a day of tragedy. On that day, 34-year-old Vivian Chaney was found murdered in her home, the victim of a brutal and senseless act…

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Billy Joe Harris

Male, age 28 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

Billy Joe Harris, a 29-year-old Black man, was found murdered in Shreveport, Louisiana, on the morning of July 19, 1985, inside the Cedar Grove home he shared with Vivian Chaney. When a relative arrived early to surprise the family, the house didn’t answer…

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Carlitha Culbert

Female, age 15 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the summer of 1985, a horrific scene was discovered in a Shreveport, Louisiana home that would leave the community in shock. On the morning of July 19th, fifteen-year-old Carlitha Culbert, a female, was found murdered in her family's residence. The…

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Jerry Culbert

Male, age 25 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

On a tragic day in July of 1985, the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, was rocked by a brutal crime that claimed the life of Jerry Culbert, a 25-year-old male. Culbert was one of four victims in a horrific quadruple homicide that unfolded inside a home on East…

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Eugenia Borda

Female, age 90 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

Eugenia Borda, a 90-year-old female resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died on July 19, 1983, inside the Kearsley Home at Christ Church Hospital, a nursing home where several deaths had begun to form a frightening pattern. What first might have been…

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Mildred Alston

Female, age 72 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a sense of unease settled over the Kearsley Home, a residence for elderly women in Philadelphia. Within its walls, a series of tragedies had begun to unfold, initially dismissed as the natural course of life for its aged residents.…

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Arthur Cashin

Male, age 37 · Chelsea, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 19, 1980 · 46 years ago

On July 19, 1980, Sergeant Arthur Cashin of the Chelsea Police Department in Massachusetts met a tragic end while performing his duties. Sergeant Cashin, who was 37 years old and had served with the department for nine years, was making a routine traffic stop…

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James Richardson

Male, age 34 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 19, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the summer of 1980, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Atlanta. Sergeant James E. Richardson, Jr., a respected 10-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War…

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Robert Mobley

Male, age 50 · Blythewood, South Carolina

Killed Jul 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

Robert Aaron Mobley, a 50-year-old male South Carolina Highway Patrol sergeant, had built a life around public service long before the summer evening when it was taken from him. Born on November 12, 1928, in Vina, Alabama, he grew up in Greenwood, South…

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Della Mae Liggens

Female, age 69 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

Della Mae Liggens was a 69-year-old Black/African American woman whose life ended violently in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 19, 1979. She was stabbed to death inside the city during what would later be recognized as the beginning of a series of killings…

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