Death by Force

Allard Winfield Jr.

Male, age 15 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, the life of 15-year-old Allard Winfield Jr. was tragically cut short. A student at John Ehret High School, the young man was reported missing for several days before his body was discovered on Friday, July 20, 2012. The grim discovery…

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Robert Fleming

Male, age 23 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, Robert Fleming, a 23-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot in a violent act that remains a painful, unsolved chapter in Boston's history. The evening of July 20th had been ordinary. Fleming spent time with his mother…

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Richard Laub

Male, age 48 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

On July 20, 2010, police in Detroit, Michigan, recorded the homicide of a 48-year-old White male named Richard Laub. The incident occurred in the area of Gratiot Avenue and Lappin Street on the city's east side, a location that had seen other violent crimes…

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Freda Lagarde

Female, age 44 · Hollis, Maine

Killed Jul 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, the quiet town of Hollis, Maine, was shaken by the tragic death of 44-year-old Freda Lagarde. A white female, Freda's life was cut short on July 20, 2010, in what was determined to be a murder-suicide. Her death was the eighth domestic…

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Lonnie Howie Jr

Male, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Lonnie Howie Jr. was 42 years old when he was stabbed in Baltimore on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. The attack happened in the 300 block of North Schroeder Street. The Baltimore Police Department investigated his death, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database…

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Dewayne Johnson

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the summer of 2009, a wave of violence was washing over the city of Philadelphia, a tide that would tragically sweep up a young man named Dewayne Johnson. A 29-year-old African-American male, Dewayne became one of the many victims in a year marked by a…

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Andrea Arrington

Female, age 23 · Ridley-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the summer of 2009, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. Twenty-three-year-old Andrea Arrington, a female, was fatally shot on July 20, 2009, in a brutal act of domestic violence. The man responsible was her…

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Andre D Gorsuch

Male, age 28 · San Diego, California

Found Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

On July 20, 2008, 28-year-old Andre Darel Gorsuch was shot and killed in San Diego, California. The incident occurred around 9:17 p.m. in the Emerald Hills neighborhood on Bollenbacher Street. Gorsuch and a companion had just arrived at the location and were…

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Jakeem Tully

Male, age 15 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of July 20, 2008, just after 2 a.m., 15-year-old Jakeem Tully, an African-American male, was standing with a group of young men in front of a 24-hour store at 485 Albany Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. A vehicle carrying several men drove…

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Dalon Russell

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Dalon Russell, 32, was fatally shot on July 20, 2008, in Chicago while sitting in his car near Garfield Park. Another vehicle approached Russell's car, and occupants opened fire, hitting him multiple times. Despite efforts to save him, Russell succumbed to…

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Nicole Medina

Female, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Nicole Medina, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically shot and killed on July 20, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the South Lawndale neighborhood, an area known for its struggles with violence and systemic challenges. Nicole was found…

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Margarita Banuelos

Female, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Margarita Banuelos, aged 39, was killed on July 20, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place in the Brighton Park neighborhood, an area that has seen both residential growth and challenges related to crime. Banuelos was found dead as a result of a…

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Gary Andre Cooper

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, the life of 29-year-old Gary Andre Cooper, a Black male from Baltimore, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On the evening of July 20th, Cooper was at the 200 block of North Hilton Street when violence erupted, and he became another…

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Shawneal Boggus

Male, age 21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Shawneal Boggus, a 21-year-old Black male from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was reported killed on July 20, 2008, in a homicide recorded at 2435 Chauncey Drive in the city's 15219 ZIP code, in Allegheny County. The listed incident location places the case in the…

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Michelle Anna Marie Blum

Female, age 38 · San-dimas, California

Killed Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Michelle Anna Marie Blum, a 38-year-old resident of San Dimas, California, tragically lost her life on July 20, 2008. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Michelle was shot and killed in the 500 block of her neighborhood. The incident…

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Jordan Holden

Male, age 22 · San-angelo, Texas

Killed Jul 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jordan Holden, a 22-year-old male tragically died on July 20, 2008, in San Angelo, Texas. Holden was fatally shot while helping his cousin, Jeremy Zapata, and their close friend, Lee White, fend off intruders at a residence on West Harris Avenue. The incident…

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Eulin Matthews

Male, age 19 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, the life of 19-year-old Eulin Matthews III was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. On Friday, July 20th, Matthews was inside an apartment located at 1028 10th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, when he was fatally shot. The…

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William Ross

Male, age 42 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

William Robert Ross, a 42-year-old man, came to Birmingham from Cullman, and whatever brought him to the 3900 block of 36th Avenue North on July 20, 2007, has never been clearly explained in public reporting. By the time the night turned violent, he was in…

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Ralph Campbell

Male, age 63 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Ralph D. Campbell, a man from the St. Louis area, died on Sunday, July 22, 2007. In the days that followed, the formal notice of his passing laid out the quiet logistics of goodbye: a funeral service set for Wednesday morning at Kriegshauser West Mortuary on…

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Tito Alonzo Jimenez

Male, age 18 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In a neighborhood known for criminal activity in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 18-year-old Tito Alonzo Jimenez was cut short on July 20, 2007. The Caucasian male was fatally shot following a confrontation involving several individuals, according to…

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Freddie Ybarra

Male, age 36 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Jul 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Freddie Ybarra, age 36, was tragically killed on July 20, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas. He was found lying in the street in the 1100 block of West Mulberry Avenue, covered in blood and with an apparent gunshot wound. Despite efforts by law enforcement and…

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Taiwan Sadler

Male, age 31 · Camp-springs, Maryland

Killed Jul 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a summer afternoon in 2007, a verbal dispute tragically escalated, leading to the death of 31-year-old Taiwan Sadler. The incident unfolded on July 20th, at approximately 3:40 p.m. in the 2300 block of Shadyside Avenue in Suitland, Maryland. Patrol…

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Antwane Gibbs

Male, age 26 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the summer of 2005, a wave of violence was being felt across Indianapolis, a trend that would tragically touch the life of 26-year-old Antwane Gibbs. On the morning of Wednesday, July 20th, Gibbs was discovered in the bedroom of his home, having been…

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Henry McMillian

Male, age 69 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

Henry McMillian was 69 years old when he died on Wednesday, July 20, 2005, in Central-Alameda, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1265 E. 27th St.…

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Michael Hillian

Male, age 41 · Matthews, North Carolina

Killed Jul 20, 2004 · 22 years ago

On July 20, 2004, 41-year-old Michael Lorenzo Hillian was found dead at his business, Audio Lab, located at the Matthews Village Business Center in Matthews, North Carolina. Police responded to the scene at 10:30 p.m., where Hillian was discovered…

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Steven Robert Leclerc

Male, age 35 · Long Beach, California

Killed Jul 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

Steven Robert Leclerc was 35 years old when he died on Sunday, July 20, 2003, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 3751 Cherry Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of…

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Walter Curry

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 20, 2002 · 24 years ago

On July 20, 2002, Walter Curry was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the case has been investigated by the Dayton Police Department. Despite ongoing efforts, no leads have led to…

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Francisco Cruz Galan

Male, age 44 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 20, 2002 · 24 years ago

Francisco Cruz Galan was 44 years old when he died on Saturday, July 20, 2002. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 341 Harbor Hills. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Bernard Sowells

Male, age 36 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the summer of 2000, a 36-year-old Black man named Bernard Sowells tragically lost his life in Brooklyn, New York. On July 20th, Sowells' life was cut short, leaving behind questions and a community searching for answers. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Thomas Layton Jeffries

Male, age 35 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jul 20, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the summer of 1997, a tragic event unfolded in Portland, Oregon, that led to the death of 35-year-old Caucasian male, Thomas Layton Jeffries. On July 20th, Jeffries, a Portland Police Bureau officer, was involved in the pursuit of a suspect wanted in…

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Timothy Swick

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 20, 1993 · 33 years ago

On July 20, 1993, Timothy Swick was the victim of a homicide in Dayton, Ohio. He was killed on that date, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unsolved. The Dayton Police Department, which has jurisdiction over the case, classified it as a…

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Lorenzo Satayal

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jul 20, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the late evening hours of July 20, 1993, a single gunshot shattered the ordinary sounds of Old Town Portland, marking the tragic end for a man known on the streets as "El Pelon." Lorenzo Satayal, a Hispanic/Latino male immigrant from Guatemala, was the…

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Carlos Garcia

Male, age 18 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 20, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a street in Denver, Colorado. On the evening of July 20th, residents near East 33rd Avenue and Locust Street were startled by the sound of gunfire piercing the night. When police officers…

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Vince Foster

Male, age 48 · Fairfax, Virginia

Killed Jul 20, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a summer day in 1993, Vincent W. Foster Jr., a 48-year-old male who served as the Deputy White House Counsel for the Clinton administration, was found deceased in Fort Marcy Park, a federal park located in Fairfax County, Virginia. His death, which…

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Roy Frakes

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

Marshal Roy L. Frakes, a 30-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on July 20, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois. Frakes, who was serving as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, was killed in a shootout outside the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. The incident occurred…

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Harry Belluomini

Male, age 58 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

Marshal Harry A. Belluomini, a 58-year-old white male, was tragically killed on July 20, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois. Belluomini, who had served with the U.S. Marshals Service for three years following a distinguished 32-year career with the Chicago Police…

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Donna Gene Ferguson

Female, age 18 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jul 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, the life of 18-year-old Donna Gene Ferguson, a White / Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in her Southeast Portland, Oregon mobile home. On July 20th, she and her 28-year-old boyfriend, Todd A. Rudiger, were discovered murdered…

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Todd Alexander Rudiger

Female, age 29 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jul 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

Todd Alexander Rudiger, a 29-year-old white male from Portland, Oregon, was murdered on July 17, 1992, alongside his partner, 18-year-old white female Donna Gene Ferguson. The couple lived together in a trailer home in Portland. Their families became…

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Brenda L. Whiteside

Female, age 20 · Middletown, New York

Killed Jul 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

Brenda L. Whiteside, a 20-year-old Black woman, vanished on July 20, 1992, after what began as an ordinary night out in the Hudson Valley. She and her cousin, Angelina Hopkins, were in Poughkeepsie when they crossed paths with a man who seemed like just…

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John Ramsay IV

Male, age 34 · Mancester, New Hampshire

Killed Jul 20, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 20, 1990, the quiet of a Manchester, New Hampshire neighborhood was shattered by a single act of violence. John Ramsay IV, a 34-year-old African-American male, was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest at 540…

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Elston Morris Howard

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 20, 1988 · 38 years ago

Elston Morris Howard, a 24-year-old African American male, was a dedicated officer with the Houston Police Department's Vice Division. On the night of July 19, 1988, Officer Howard was inside the Empire Adult Bookstore on Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX, to…

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Lela Kneiding

Female, age 66 · Glendale, California

Killed Jul 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

Lela Ellen Reed Kneiding, born on August 20, 1918, in Iowa, lived a significant portion of her life in Glendale, California. She married Maxson Carl Kneiding on August 29, 1938, and together they built a life in the Los Angeles area. Tragically, Lela Ellen…

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Maxon Kneiding

Male, age 68 · Glendale, California

Killed Jul 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

Maxon Carl Kneiding, aged 68, tragically lost his life on July 20, 1985, in Glendale, California. His death was a result of a violent crime that shocked the local community. Maxon and his wife, Lela Kneiding, were both shot to death during a burglary at their…

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Maxson Kneiding

Male, age 68 · Glendale, California

Killed Jul 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

Maxson Kneiding, a 68-year-old man, was tragically killed on July 20, 1985, in his Glendale, California home. His wife, Lela Kneiding, 66, was also murdered in the same attack. The couple was shot to death in what was later identified as part of a series of…

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Ernest Calvillo

Male, age 37 · Picture-rocks, Arizona

Killed Jul 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the quiet expanse of Avra Valley, near Picture Rocks, Arizona, a life of service was cut tragically short. Ernest Calvillo, a 37-year-old male, was a deputy with the Pima County Sheriff's Department. On the night of July 20, 1983, he was working an…

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Robert W. Yesucevitz

Male, age 26 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer evening in Boston, Massachusetts, a dedicated 26-year-old male, Officer Robert W. Yesucevitz, was carrying out his duties. On July 20, 1982, while patrolling the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the four-year veteran of the…

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Edith Harris

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 20, 1979 · 47 years ago

On July 20, 1979, Edith Harris, aged 21, was found dead behind a house located at 323 S. 22nd Street in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, where Harris was discovered lying in tall grass. The investigation revealed that she…

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Kenneth Arnder

Male, age 18 · Kibler-valley, Virginia

Killed Jul 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, the life of 18-year-old Kenneth Arnder was tragically cut short in a brutal murder that would lead to a decades-long legal battle for the man convicted of the crime. A young male who had fallen in with a rough crowd, Arnder found…

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