Death by Force

Jaime Rojas

Male, age 28 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jaime Rojas, aged 28, was killed on July 28, 2007, in San Francisco, California. His homicide occurred during a period of heightened violent crime in the city. San Francisco, like many urban areas, was experiencing an increase in violence in certain…

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Brandon C Woodard

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Brandon C. Woodard, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 28, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a South Side neighborhood, an area often struggling with high levels of violence and gang activity. Brandon was shot multiple times in…

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Archie Hill

Male, age 49 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 28, 2007, Archie Hill, aged 49, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place during a year when the city was grappling with high levels of violence, particularly in neighborhoods dealing with socio-economic challenges and…

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Kenneth Stuart Mitchell

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, a violent encounter on a street in Baltimore would ultimately lead to the death of 44-year-old Kenneth Stuart Mitchell, a Black male. On March 20, 2007, in the 2900 block of Mosher Street, Mitchell was shot. The initial incident…

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Demetris Donnell Sr. Downing

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, the life of Demetris Donnell Sr. Downing, a 25-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. On July 28, 2007, at approximately 6:52 p.m., Downing was fatally shot in the 2100 block of McHenry Street. The…

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James Charles Fulcher-Shortz

Male, age 18 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

James Charles Fulcher-Shortz, an 18-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, was tragically murdered on July 28, 2007. Despite the passage of time, his case remains unsolved, leaving his family and the community searching for answers. Little information has been made…

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Lockey M Mitten

Female, age 64 · Williamstown, New Jersey

Killed Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a quiet mobile home park in Williamstown, New Jersey, became the scene of a grim discovery that would leave a community in shock and a family searching for answers. On the evening of Saturday, July 28th, a neighbor went to check on…

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Gerald Red Buffalo

Male, age 43 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

A search for online sources provides limited information regarding the death of Gerald Red Buffalo of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Available information does not indicate that his death was the result of a homicide, and therefore there are no details regarding…

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Enrique Rincon

Male, age 44 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Enrique Rincon, a 44-year-old Latino man, was tragically shot multiple times on the night of July 28, 2007, at 12726 Crenshaw Blvd in Hawthorne, California. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. that same night. The incident was a…

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Jeffrey Nicola

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jeffrey Nicola, a 22-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 28, 2007. The incident occurred at a party in the Melrose Hill neighborhood, an area north of Koreatown. The gathering, initially a peaceful event involving…

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Randall Clayton

Male, age 19 · Colton, California

Killed Jul 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

On July 28, 2004, Randall Clayton, a 19-year-old resident of Colton, California, was shot and killed at the Nova Pointe Apartments located at 800 E. Washington Street. At approximately 9:05 p.m., officers from the Colton Police Department responded to reports…

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Lillian Denise Bryant

Female, age 34 · Kenly, North Carolina

Killed Jul 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

Lillian Denise Bryant, a 34-year-old African American woman, was found dead on July 28, 2004, in her home in Kenly, North Carolina. The tragic incident was classified as a murder-suicide, with both Lillian and her husband, David Christopher Bryant, aged 41…

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James Antowan Williams

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Jul 28, 2003 · 23 years ago

On July 28, 2003, James Antowan Williams, age 28, was shot and killed in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Holt Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Williams suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed…

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Robert Anthony Marcucci

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 28, 2003 · 23 years ago

Robert Anthony Marcucci was 38 years old when he died on Monday, July 28, 2003, in Mid-City Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 4809 St. Elmo Drive. His death was ruled a…

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Richard Henson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 28, 2002 · 24 years ago

Richard Henson, a 41-year-old male, was found dead on July 28, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was discovered at the rear of 235 North 4th Street in Franklin County. He sustained fatal lacerations to the head. The case was classified as a homicide, and…

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Jessica Ann Nagle-wilson

Female, age 26 · Hazel-park, Michigan

Killed Jul 28, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a summer evening in Hazel Park, Michigan, 26-year-old Jessica Ann Nagle-Wilson, a dedicated police officer, responded to what seemed like a routine disturbance call. The date was Sunday, July 28, 2002, and the complaint concerned a man walking his dog…

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Paul Howell

Male, age 45 · Edmond, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 28, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a summer evening in 1999, Paul Howell, a 45-year-old man, was returning to his parents' home in Edmond, Oklahoma, after a back-to-school shopping trip with his two young daughters and his sister. As he pulled into the driveway, the joyous outing turned…

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Matthew David Barton

Male, age 11 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 28, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, in the Atlanta suburb of Stockbridge, the life of 11-year-old Matthew David Barton, a white male, was tragically cut short. On the night of July 28th, Matthew and his 8-year-old sister, Mychelle, were bludgeoned to death with a hammer…

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Mychelle Elizabeth Barton

Female, age 8 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 28, 1999 · 27 years ago

Mychelle Elizabeth Barton, an 8-year-old girl, was tragically killed in her home in a suburban Atlanta apartment in Stockbridge, Georgia. Her life was cut short on the night of Wednesday, July 28, 1999, a day after her stepmother, Leigh Ann Vandiver Barton…

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Tyrone Jennings

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Tyrone Richard Jennings, a male also known by his nickname 'Tyde,' was cut short. On Monday, July 28, 1997, at approximately 10:35 p.m., Jennings was murdered in the 300 block of Oglethorpe Street…

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Cindy Benson

Female, age 34 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Jul 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

Cindy L. Benson, a 34-year-old woman from Joliet, Illinois, tragically lost her life on July 28, 1997. Her death was part of a horrific incident that also claimed the lives of her 16-year-old daughter, Erica Benson, her sister Jymme Murphy, 28, and her…

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Erica Benson

Female, age 16 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Jul 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

On July 28, 1997, 16-year-old Erica Benson from Joliet, Illinois, tragically lost her life. The circumstances surrounding her death were part of a larger incident that shocked the community. The case was linked to a man from Joliet who went on a violent…

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James Murphy

Male, age 27 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Jul 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

On June 28, 1997, James Murphy, a 27-year-old man from Joliet, Illinois, was tragically killed in a violent incident that claimed the lives of four people. The events unfolded in Marseilles, a small town in north-central Illinois, approximately 30 miles west…

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Jymme Murphy

Female, age 28 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Jul 28, 1997 · 29 years ago

Jymme L. Benson Murphy, a 28-year-old woman from Joliet, Illinois, tragically lost her life on July 28, 1997. She was the sister of Cindy Benson, who was killed by her estranged boyfriend, Charles Smith, earlier that day. Smith then drove to Jymme's home in…

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Charles Randall Boyd

Male, age 46 · Ellsworth County, Kansas

Killed Jul 28, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the summer of 1995, a sense of unease settled over Ellsworth County, Kansas, following the discovery of a man's body at Kanopolis State Park. The victim was identified as Charles Randall Boyd, a 46-year-old male. His life had been brought to a violent and…

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Crystal Watkins

Female, age 23 · Upper-darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 28, 1994 · 32 years ago

A young woman’s life was tragically cut short in the summer of 1994 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Crystal Watkins, a 23-year-old female, was killed by an act of gun violence on July 28, 1994. The incident that led to her untimely death remains shrouded in…

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Diane Morse

Female, age 40 · Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 28, 1994 · 32 years ago

Diane Morse, a 40-year-old woman, was working as a teacher at the Ardmore Child Care Center in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, when an ordinary lunchtime routine turned into something unthinkable. The center operated out of a wing of Lower Merion High School, a place…

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Louis Roth

Male, age 43 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 28, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a violent incident cut short the life of 43-year-old Louis Roth, a White/Caucasian male. On the evening of July 28th, residents in the area of East Montview Boulevard and Niagara Street in Denver, Colorado, were startled by the sound of…

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Suytton Thomas

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 28, 1992 · 34 years ago

On July 28, 1992, Suytton Thomas, aged 26, was fatally shot during a home invasion robbery at his apartment located at 2020 H Sutter Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning, and it was reported that three…

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Joseph Mackanesi

Male, age 32 · Stratford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 28, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 28, 1990, a distressing scene unfolded on the streets of Stratford, Connecticut. At approximately 2:00 a.m., 32-year-old Joseph Mackanesi, a local truck driver and food salesman, managed to flag down a passing police patrol…

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Barbara Smith

Female, age 38 · Prescott, Arkansas

Killed Jul 28, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the summer of 1988, the life of 38-year-old Barbara Ann Parker Smith was tragically cut short. On July 28, the convenience store clerk was shot and killed during a robbery at the Best Stop in Prescott, Arkansas. The incident shook the community and set in…

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Karen Sue White Ross

Female, age 37 · Hope, Arkansas

Killed Jul 28, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a summer evening in Hope, Arkansas, the life of 37-year-old Karen Sue White Ross was tragically cut short. On July 28, 1988, she was found dead, a victim of gun violence. The quiet community was left shaken by the loss of the white female resident, and an…

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Jeffrey Charles Horwith

Male, age 37 · North-whitehall, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 28, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a summer evening in 1988, Jeffrey Charles Horwith, a 37-year-old male and heir to a successful trucking business, returned to his home in North Whitehall, Pennsylvania, with his wife after dinner at a local restaurant. The date was July 28th, and the…

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Mary ODonnell

Female, age 53 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Killed Jul 28, 1988 · 38 years ago

Mary O'Donnell, a 53-year-old woman who was also known as Marie, was living alone in East Vancouver in the summer of 1988. She had previously used the names Patricia Marie Rafferty and Marie Patricia Janulus. Her husband of 14 years had died from a heart…

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Cheryl Vasquez

Female, age 19 · El Paso, Texas

Killed Jul 28, 1987 · 39 years ago

Cheryl Lynn Vasquez, a 19-year-old White female, disappeared on June 28, 1987, in El Paso, Texas. She was last seen at a Circle K store on McCombs Street, where she had gone to buy cigarettes for a friend. Witnesses reported that Cheryl was speaking with a…

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Arthur Koch

Male, age 34 · Fairfield, California

Killed Jul 28, 1984 · 42 years ago

Arthur W. Koch, a 34-year-old sergeant with the Fairfield Police Department, tragically lost his life on July 29, 1984, after being shot the previous day. Koch, who had recently been promoted to sergeant, was responding to a disturbance call at the home of…

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Carrie Anne Wayne

Female, age 28 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Jul 28, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a grim discovery brought a horrifying crime to light in Salt Lake City, Utah. On July 28th, the nude body of 28-year-old Caucasian female Carrie Anne Wayne was found floating in a surplus canal near the Kennecott smelter. Her life had…

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Alfred Evans

Male, age 13 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 28, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, a dark chapter in Atlanta's history began to unfold with the death of a young boy. Thirteen-year-old Alfred Evans, an African American male, disappeared on July 25, 1979. He was last seen by a young man who gave him a ride to a bus stop…

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Michael Haen

Male, age 38 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jul 28, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a summer evening in Kansas City, Kansas, the life of 38-year-old Michael Haen, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. On July 28, 1978, Haen, a dedicated Reserve Police Officer, was dispatched to the scene of a traffic accident to assist with…

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Jerry Hance

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 28, 1975 · 51 years ago

Jerry Hance was tragically killed on July 28, 1975, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and despite ongoing efforts by law enforcement, the case remains unsolved. Hance's death has been classified as an unsolved homicide, and it…

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Obie Wynn

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 28, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the summer of 1975, a fatal encounter in a Detroit parking lot cut short the life of 18-year-old Obie Wynn. On the evening of July 28th, Wynn, an African American male, was in the parking lot of Bolton's Bar on Livernois Avenue. The bar's owner, Andrew…

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Ben Gilbert

Male, age 81 · London, Kentucky

Killed Jul 28, 1970 · 56 years ago

Ben Gilbert, an 81-year-old man, died on July 28, 1970, after being attacked while he was a patient at Marymount Hospital in London, Kentucky. His death would not be publicly tied to a murderer until many years later. The person eventually identified as…

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Doris Wayne Barber

Male, age 33 · Sitka, Alaska

Killed Jul 28, 1960 · 66 years ago

White/Caucasian male Doris Wayne Barber, age 33, was a Sitka Police Department officer killed on July 28, 1960, while attempting to serve legal papers at a mobile home in Sitka, Alaska. When he knocked at the door, the occupant fired from inside with a rifle…

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Thomas Hill

Male, age 28 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jul 28, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the early morning hours, the Mott Haven section of the Bronx was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of a 28-year-old man. Kevin Thomas was discovered outside the Mott Haven Houses on East 143rd Street with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso.…

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Ludwig Johnsen

Male, age 44 · Leavenworth, Washington

Killed Jul 28, 1928 · 98 years ago

Ludwig P. Johnsen, 44, a White male, was a federal Prohibition agent working a backcountry lead near Leavenworth, Washington, when a routine search for a hidden still turned deadly on July 28, 1928. He and fellow agents Arthur Means and Gerald Church had…

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George Wilson

Male, age 50 · Council Bluffs, Iowa

Killed Jul 28, 1907 · 119 years ago

On a summer night in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the peace was shattered by gunfire that would ultimately claim the life of a veteran police officer. George W. Wilson, a 50-year-old White/Caucasian male and a detective with the Council Bluffs Police Department, was…

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John Daugherty

Male, age 52 · Crisfield, Maryland

Killed Jul 28, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the summer of 1907, a sudden act of violence shattered the peace in the bayside town of Crisfield, Maryland, leading to the tragic death of a dedicated lawman. Night Chief John Henry 'Jack Hen' Daugherty, a 52-year-old officer with the Crisfield Police…

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Martin Mayo

Male, age 46 · Galveston, Texas

Killed Jul 28, 1905 · 121 years ago

Martin Mayo, a 46-year-old male, was a Special Officer with the Galveston Police Department in Texas. On July 28, 1905, he was tragically killed while responding to a domestic disturbance involving a man and a woman who were fighting over a jewelry box.…

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