Death by Force

Jonathan Silver

Male, age 34 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a summer day in the nation's capital, a life was violently cut short, leaving behind a lingering mystery. On Monday, July 23, 2007, Jonathan Lamont Silver, a male, was inside his vehicle in the 3000 block of South Dakota Avenue…

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Travis Odol

Male, age 19 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

Travis Joseph Odol, a 19-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically killed on July 23, 2007. Odol's death is listed among the many homicides recorded in Jacksonville that year, which was marked by a surge in violent crime. The incident occurred in…

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William Flournoy

Male, age 17 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 23, 2007, William Flournoy, a 17-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was the victim of a tragic homicide. Known to his friends and family as "Buddy," William was described as a vibrant and well-liked young man, who was actively involved in his…

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Edward L Sullivan

Male, age 33 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a life was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. Edward L. Sullivan, a 33-year-old Black male, was murdered on Monday, July 23, 2007. The incident that claimed his life unfolded at 3701 S 7th Street, a location that would become…

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Jeffrey Branson

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, amidst a wave of violence gripping Philadelphia, 26-year-old Jeffrey Branson, an African-American male, became one of the city's many homicide victims. On July 23rd, he was fatally shot, his death adding to the grim statistics of a city…

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Trevor Greer

Male, age 18 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

Trevor Greer, an 18-year-old from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed on July 23, 2007, while walking home in the Mexican War Streets area of Pittsburgh’s North Side. Trevor was shot by an assailant who fired at least 16 shots from an…

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Daniel Svoboda

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

Daniel Svoboda, a 43-year-old security guard, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2007, after enduring months of suffering from gunshot wounds. The incident that led to his death occurred on December 23, 2006, at a nightclub located on Manchester Avenue in…

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Brandie Michelle Coleman

Female, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

Brandie Michelle Coleman was an 18-year-old female from Indianapolis, Indiana, whose life was tragically cut short in the summer of 2003. A young mother with a two-month-old daughter, Brandie was known for her kindness and singing ability. On the evening of…

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Nireah Johnson

Female, age 17 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the summer of 2003, a chance encounter at an Indianapolis gas station set in motion a tragic chain of events that would end in the deaths of two teenagers. Nireah Johnson, a 17-year-old African American transgender female, and her 18-year-old friend…

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Michael White

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 23, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a Tuesday morning, July 23, 2002, tragedy struck in the 5100 block of B Street, SE in Washington, D.C. At approximately 11:46 am, a male individual named Michael White was fatally stabbed. The Metropolitan Police Department has since been seeking…

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David Shannon

Male, age 40 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 2002 · 24 years ago

David Shannon, a 40-year-old Army Major, was found dead on July 23, 2002, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The investigation into his death revealed a chilling and complex plot involving his wife, Joan Shannon, and his stepdaughter, Elizabeth Shannon. David…

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Nancy Mae Gregory

Female, age 66 · Lancaster, California

Killed Jul 23, 2002 · 24 years ago

Nancy Mae Gregory was 66 years old when she died on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, in Lancaster, in the Antelope Valley of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 5711…

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Laura Morales

Female, age 35 · Riverside, California

Killed Jul 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

On July 23, 2000, 35-year-old Laura Elena Morales was found deceased in her home in Riverside, California. The tragic discovery was made by her husband and children when they returned home shortly after 5 p.m. that day. Laura was found with clear signs of…

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Walter Procyk

Male, age 40 · Stratford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 23, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a warm Friday evening, July 23, 1999, the life of a beloved local businessman was tragically cut short in what remains a bewildering and unsolved crime. Walter Procyk, a 40-year-old male, was the well-liked owner of Honeyspot News and Variety in Stratford…

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Duriel Lamar Ryans

Male, age 17 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Jul 23, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a life full of promise was tragically cut short on the streets of Syracuse, New York. Duriel Lamar Ryan, a 17-year-old male, was shot and killed in broad daylight on July 23rd. The incident occurred near the corner of West Newell and…

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Stephen Gerard Gilner

Male, age 32 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Jul 23, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a tragic series of events unfolded in Marietta, Georgia, culminating in the death of 32-year-old Cobb County Police Officer Stephen Gerard Gilner. A seven-year veteran of the department and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Gilner was part…

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Steve Matthew Reeves

Male, age 35 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Jul 23, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a violent confrontation in a quiet Marietta neighborhood tragically cut short the life of Cobb County Police Sergeant Steve Matthew Reeves. A 14-year veteran of the department and a U.S. Army National Guard veteran, the 35-year-old…

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Gary Wayne Hayse

Male, age 30 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the heat of a Las Vegas summer, the life of Gary Wayne Hayse, a 30-year-old Caucasian male, came to a brutal and mysterious end. On the evening of July 23, 1998, a resident of the Bramblewood Mobile Home Park made a grim discovery in the desolate desert…

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Myron K. Nakao

Male, age 51 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Jul 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

Myron K. Nakao, a 51-year-old Asian / Pacific Islander man, spent the evening of July 23, 1997 in Honolulu’s Keeaumoku area, where he was last seen at a bar. Later that night, at about 9:45 p.m., he was found unconscious on the sidewalk near the…

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Calvin Strong

Male, age 32 · North of Fostoria, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

On July 23, 1997, the Fostoria Police Department was advised by a male subject that he had witnessed a shooting on Switzer Road north of Fostoria. The Wood County Sheriff's Office responded and found the body of 32 year old Calvin Strong lying in the front…

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Sheron Kaye Cheney

Female, age 50 · Ashland, Oregon

Found Jul 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

On July 23, 1997, Sheron Kaye Cheney, a 50-year-old woman from Idaho, was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Hyatt Lake in Ashland, Oregon. She had been camping in the area with her boyfriend, Glenn Keagle. The couple had checked into a campground…

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Calvin Strong

Male, age 32 · Wood, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

On July 23, 1997, Calvin B. Strong, a 32-year-old white male, was found shot to death in his vehicle on Switzer Road north of Fostoria, Wood County, Ohio. The incident occurred during what was believed to be a drug transaction. Strong was in his car with…

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James E. McLean

Male, age 50 · Albany, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1995 · 31 years ago

On July 23, 1995, 50-year-old male transient **James E. McLean ** was found murdered inside the plywood shack he occupied at a homeless encampment beside the railroad tracks near the Albany waterfront in Albany, Oregon. He had been stabbed repeatedly, struck…

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Tom Edward Hollar

Male, age 30 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a wave of violence was gripping Denver, and for one young couple, the escalating crime in the city would irrevocably shatter their lives. Tom Edward Hollar, a 30-year-old man, and his wife, Christine, had recently celebrated their first…

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James Jordan

Male, age 56 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

On July 23, 1993, James Jordan, a 56-year-old African American male and father of NBA star Michael Jordan, was tragically killed near Lumberton, North Carolina. After attending a friend's funeral in Wilmington, Jordan was en route to his home in Charlotte…

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Faith Davis

Female, age 17 · St. Louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

Faith Davis, a 17-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on July 23, 1993, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her death was part of a series of heinous crimes committed by Lorenzo Fayne, a convicted serial killer. Fayne, who was later linked to…

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Calvin Bush

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Calvin L. Bush, a 16-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on July 23, 1992. The incident occurred when Calvin was getting into a van located at 2643 Stanton Avenue. He was shot and subsequently ran to a nearby apartment at 2648…

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Fidel Aleman

Male, age 33 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Fidel Aleman, a 33-year-old California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer, tragically lost his life on July 23, 1992, in a senseless act of violence. On that fateful evening, Officer Aleman was driving to report for his shift at the Central Los Angeles CHP station.…

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Calvin Bush

Male, age 16 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Calvin L. Bush, a 16-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on July 23, 1992, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Calvin was shot as he attempted to get into a van at 2643 Stanton Avenue. After being shot, he managed to run to a nearby apartment at 2648 Stanton…

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Andrew Preston

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

On July 23, 1990, Andrew Preston, a 70-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life after suffering severe burn injuries in a fire. The incident occurred at his residence at 2251 Suncrest Drive in Franklin County. The circumstances…

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Verna ONeil

Female · Lake-worth, Florida

Killed Jul 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Verna O'Neil, a woman from Lake Worth, Florida, died on July 23, 1987, under circumstances that were initially reported as a suicide. Verna, who was married to James O'Neil, was found with a gunshot wound to her head. At the time, James O'Neil told the Palm…

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Frank DAlfonso

Male, age 56 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 23, 1985 · 41 years ago

Frank "Frankie Flowers" D'Alfonso, a 56-year-old male of Italian ethnicity, was a reputed organized crime figure in Philadelphia, PA. He was shot to death on July 23, 1985, in a gangland-style execution by two gunmen as he paused to light a cigarette on a…

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Jeremy Morris

Male, age 7 · Shingletown, California

Killed Jul 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

Jeremy Morris, aged 7, vanished from his mother's home in Shingletown, California, on July 23, 1983. For days, dozens of law enforcement officers and volunteers searched the surrounding woods in extreme heat, but they eventually called off the search. On…

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Daniel Miller

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 1982 · 44 years ago

On July 23, 1982, Daniel Miller was found dead in Dayton, Ohio. He was killed in an incident that occurred at his residence in Montgomery County. The Dayton Police Department investigated the scene, but despite efforts over the years, no suspect has been…

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Andrew Lane Walker

Male, age 23 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 23, 1977, a tragic event shattered the community of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Andrew Lane Walker, a 23-year-old male, was among six individuals who lost their lives in a mass shooting at a local nightclub, Uncle Albert's…

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Carrol Ann Seater

Female, age 23 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early minutes of July 23, 1977, Carrol Ann Seater—a 23-year-old female from Klamath Falls, Oregon—was spending a warm summer night with her husband at Uncle Albert's Lounge on South Sixth Street when the quiet in the parking area shattered. Around…

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Gary Lee Anderson

Male, age 27 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a tragic night in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the life of 27-year-old Gary Lee Anderson was cut short. On July 23, 1977, Anderson was one of six people killed in a mass shooting at Uncle Albert's Lounge. The devastating event left a lasting scar on the…

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James True

Male, age 25 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the summer of 1977, on the night of July 23rd, the lives of several people in Klamath Falls, Oregon, were irrevocably changed by an act of sudden and brutal violence. Among the victims was James L. True, a 25-year-old male who found himself in the wrong…

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Michael Gene Mortensen

Male · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a tragic summer evening in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the life of 23-year-old Michael Gene Mortensen was cut short. On July 23, 1977, Mortensen was one of six individuals killed in a mass shooting that would come to be known as the Uncle Albert's Lounge…

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Robert David Seater

Male, age 26 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

White/Caucasian Robert David Seater, age 26, died on July 23, 1977, in Klamath Falls, Oregon, when a gunman opened fire at Uncle Albert’s Lounge on South Sixth Street just after midnight. Contemporary and retrospective records place him among six people…

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Terry Thuma

Male, age 40 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

Investigator Terry N. Thuma of the Orlando Police Department tragically passed away on January 9, 1990, due to complications from a gunshot wound he sustained 13 years earlier. On July 23, 1977, while serving a drug warrant, Investigator Thuma was shot with a…

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James Trueman

Male, age 25 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Jul 23, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 23, 1977, a night of leisure turned into a scene of horror at Uncle Albert's Lounge in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Among the victims of the senseless violence that erupted was James L. Trueman, a 25-year-old White male from…

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Ronnie Gorlin

Female, age 27 · Dade County, Florida

Killed Jul 23, 1975 · 51 years ago

Ronnie Sue Gorlin, a 27-year-old White woman, was in South Florida in July 1975 visiting her family and preparing for an upcoming marriage. Online records place her disappearance on July 22, 1975, and the discovery of her body on July 23, rather than the July…

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Linda Miller

Female, age 19 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jul 23, 1973 · 53 years ago

Linda Ann Miller, a 19-year-old White female from San Rafael, California, vanished on July 1, 1973. Online case summaries and forum reconstructions agree that she was last seen in San Rafael before her trail went cold. Three weeks later, on July 23, 1973, her…

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John W. Ruggiero

Male, age 27 · Fall River, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 23, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 23, 1973, a sense of unease settled over the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, as a dedicated police officer's life was tragically cut short. John W. Ruggiero, a 27-year-old Caucasian male and a respected officer with the…

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Henry Michael Maser

Male, age 15 · Whitestown, Indiana

Killed Jul 23, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the summer of 1973, a visit to the Boone County Fair in Lebanon, Indiana, took a tragic turn for 15-year-old Henry Michael Maser of Whitestown. On July 23rd, the young man, known as Mike, was enjoying the fair with a friend when he wandered off alone. This…

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Karen Sue Beineman

Female, age 18 · Ann Arbor, Michigan

Killed Jul 23, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the summer of 1969, a palpable fear gripped the communities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. A series of brutal murders of young women had left the area on edge. It was in this climate of anxiety that 18-year-old Karen Sue Beineman, a female freshman…

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James Chapman

Male, age 35 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 1968 · 58 years ago

James Earl Chapman, a 35-year-old African American man from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on July 23, 1968. Chapman was killed during the infamous Glenville Riots, which erupted that evening and became the bloodiest day in the history of the…

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