Death by Force

Debra Medeiros

Female, age 30 · New Bedford, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 2, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late spring of 1988, a 30-year-old woman named Debra Medeiros vanished from New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was last seen on May 27th after having an argument with her boyfriend. As days turned into weeks, her absence became a growing concern. The…

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Shamira Bello

Female, age 14 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jul 2, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the summer of 1988, the Bronx became the backdrop for a tragedy that would haunt the community for years. A 14-year-old Hispanic female named Shamira Bello disappeared from her neighborhood on July 2nd. The search for the young girl came to a grim end the…

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Diane Decker

Female, age 31 · Port Orchard, Washington

Killed Jul 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, the quiet community of Port Orchard, Washington, was unsettled by the tragic death of Diane Decker, a 31-year-old Caucasian female. On July 2nd, a day that began like any other, ended in a devastating discovery. Diane, a dedicated…

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Gerry Lanell Ivie

Male, age 51 · Duchesne, Utah

Killed Jul 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, Gerry Lanell Ivie, a 52-year-old White male, served as a Lieutenant with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Department in Utah. On July 2nd of that year, an incident unfolded that would tragically end his life. Law enforcement had…

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Mary Louise Cannon

Female, age 75 · Arcadia, California

Killed Jul 2, 1985 · 41 years ago

Mary Louise Cannon, a 75-year-old woman, was tragically murdered in her home in Arcadia, California, on July 2, 1985. She was attacked while she was sleeping, and her assailant brutally beat and strangled her to death. Her home was ransacked during the…

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Kenneth Chancellor

Male, age 34 · Will, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 1983 · 43 years ago

Kenneth Chancellor, a 34-year-old businessman from Lockport, Illinois, was tragically found shot to death on July 2, 1983, in a rural area near the Will-Cook County line. On that fateful day, he was discovered alongside Terri Lynn Johnson, a 19-year-old…

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Terri Lynn Johnson

Female, age 19 · Will, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 1983 · 43 years ago

Terri Lynn Johnson, a 19-year-old white female from Joliet, Illinois, was tragically found shot to death on July 2, 1983, near the Will-Cook County line. Her body was discovered alongside that of Kenneth Chancellor, a 34-year-old Lockport businessman. Both…

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Deborah Sexton

Female, age 18 · Thompson Falls, Montana

Killed Jul 2, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer day in Thompson Falls, Montana, a horrific series of events unfolded, forever marking the date of July 2, 1982. Deborah Sexton, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, was one of several victims in a family tragedy. Her life was cut short when her own…

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Frances Dorthy Cook Cunningham

Female, age 65 · Thompson Falls, Montana

Killed Jul 2, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer day in Thompson Falls, Montana, the quiet community was shattered by a horrific and tragic event. On July 2, 1982, 65-year-old Frances Dorothy Cook Cunningham was found murdered in her home. A beloved member of the community, her violent death…

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Linda Sexton

Female, age 39 · Thompson Falls, Montana

Killed Jul 2, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer day in Thompson Falls, Montana, the life of 39-year-old Linda Sexton was tragically cut short in a devastating act of violence. On July 2, 1982, Linda, along with four other family members, was killed by her estranged husband, Loxley Sexton, in a…

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Michael Duval Sexton

Male, age 8 · Thompson Falls, Montana

Killed Jul 2, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, the small community of Thompson Falls, Montana, was shattered by a crime that would haunt its residents for decades. On the 2nd of July, an eight-year-old boy named Michael D. Sexton vanished, sparking a frantic search by his family and…

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Robert George Sexton

Male, age 16 · Thompson Falls, Montana

Killed Jul 2, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the quiet town of Thompson Falls, Montana, a shadow fell over the summer of 1982, forever marking the date of July 2nd with a tragic event. On that day, 16-year-old Robert George Sexton, a young man with his life ahead of him, was killed. His death was not…

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Donna Mraz

Female, age 23 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 2, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of July 2, 1982, the life of 23-year-old Donna Mraz, a female student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was tragically cut short. Having just finished her shift at The Bittersweet restaurant on State Street, she was making her way…

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Eklutna Annie

Female, age 20 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jul 2, 1980 · 46 years ago

Eklutna Annie was a young woman whose skeletal remains were discovered in July 1980 in a wooded area near Eklutna, Anchorage, Alaska. She was estimated to be between 16 and 25 years old at the time of her death and was believed to be of European descent…

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John Lilly

Male, age 27 · Golden, Colorado

Killed Jul 2, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the evening of July 2, 1979, the body of 27-year-old John Lilly, a White male, was discovered lying in the road by drivers along West 64th Avenue in Golden, Colorado. An investigation determined that Lilly had died from multiple gunshot wounds, and his…

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Stephen Mount

Male, age 23 · Portland, Oregon

Found Jul 2, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a summer day in Portland, Oregon, the life of a young man came to a tragic and mysterious end. Stephen Donald Mount, a 23-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased on July 2, 1979. His body was discovered partially submerged in the Willamette River, near…

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Sandra Kay Carter Davis

Female, age 35 · Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 2, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a June evening in 1978, Sandra Kay Carter Davis, a 35-year-old mother of five, visited Ray's Bar in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. This would be the last time she was seen alive. After she failed to return to her mother's home where she and her daughters were living…

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Donald Charles Cleveland

Male, age 26 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Jul 2, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 1977, Louisiana State Trooper Donald Charles Cleveland, a 25-year-old male, was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Louisiana 94, situated between Lafayette and Breaux Bridge. Trooper Cleveland, who had been with the…

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James Cutchall

Male, age 33 · Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 2, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a summer day in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, an explosion in the woods drew the attention of local residents. On July 2, 1977, what began as a response to a cabin fire would end in a tragic loss for the community and its fire department. Fayetteville…

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Karen ODonahue

Female, age 25 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 2, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the summer of 1969, a young White/Caucasian woman named Karen ODonahue, 25 years old, vanished from her life in Springfield, Massachusetts. On July 2nd, the engaged woman was there one moment and gone the next, leaving behind a mystery that would linger…

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Dorothy Gale Brown

Female, age 11 · Torrence, California

Killed Jul 2, 1962 · 64 years ago

Dorothy Gale Brown, an 11-year-old Caucasian female, disappeared on the evening of July 2, 1962, in Torrance, California. She had left her home at the Skylark trailer park around 7 p.m. to ride her bicycle to a nearby car wash to purchase sodas from a vending…

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Ambrose Donahue

Male, age 38 · Leavenworth, Kansas

Killed Jul 2, 1910 · 116 years ago

Ambrose Donahue, male, age 38, was a merchant policeman in Leavenworth, Kansas whose end of watch came on July 2, 1910. That evening he and three fellow officers moved into the Missouri Pacific rail yards to deal with a trespasser reported in a boxcar. When…

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Willis Zonk Foster

Male, age 36 · Greer, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the early 1900s, Willis T. 'Zonk' Foster, a 36-year-old male, served as a Night Policeman with the Greer Police Department in South Carolina. He was known to be the only Greer police officer to die in the line of duty. On the evening of July 2, 1904, a…

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George William Will Hardin

Male, age 25 · Greenville, Texas

Killed Jul 2, 1900 · 126 years ago

On the night of July 1, 1900, Deputy Constable George William "Will" Hardin, aged 25, was on duty in Greenville, Texas, along with Greenville Police Officers Lee Howard and Tom Ingram. The officers were investigating a potential violation of the Sunday…

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Darrell A. Cogdill

Male, age 62 · San Diego, California

Killed Jul 2, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2026, the quiet of a San Diego neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. A passing driver noticed a man lying unresponsive in the median of the 4400 block of Nimitz Boulevard in the Point Loma Heights area and promptly…

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William T Robinson

Male, age 20 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of July 2, 2024, the sound of gunfire shattered the summer calm in the 1000 block of Rugby Street in Norfolk, Virginia. When police officers arrived at the scene around 6:30 p.m., they discovered a chaotic and violent scene. Three men had…

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Victor Banks

Male, age 38 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

Victor Banks, 38, male, Black, was shot late on July 2, 2023, after gunfire erupted near the 1900 block of North 6th Street in Milwaukee; he was found a block south on the 600 block of West Vine Street and died from his injuries. The Milwaukee County Medical…

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Miguel Velasquez Recinos

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of July 2, 2023, at approximately 9:40 p.m., 25-year-old Miguel Velasquez Recinos was fatally shot in the Westlake District of Los Angeles. The incident occurred near the intersection of Eighth Street and Park View Avenue, close to MacArthur…

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Roberto Nicia

Male · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 2, 2023, at approximately 6:35 p.m., Houston police responded to reports of a shooting at 2200 Teague Road, near Gessner Road, in the Spring Branch area. Upon arrival, officers discovered a man, later identified as Roberto Nicia, deceased with gunshot…

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Jeret Perez Garcia

Male, age 20 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, a gathering of partygoers in Phoenix, Arizona, turned tragic. As a group was leaving a party in the area of 3600 W. Campbell Avenue at approximately 5:56 a.m., gunfire erupted. When the Phoenix Police Department…

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Gerard Vera Gonzalez

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, a grim discovery was made in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia that marked the violent end of a young man's life. Twenty-four-year-old Gerard Vera Gonzalez was found deceased on July 2nd of that year. The circumstances of his…

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Unborn Baby Ray

Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 2, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer evening in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of 35-year-old Amber Ray and her unborn son, to be named Ray, were tragically cut short. On July 2, 2020, at around 6:30 p.m., police responded to a shooting in the 5000 block of Poplar Level Road. Upon…

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Donte Ali Phillips

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 2, 2020 · 6 years ago

Donte Ali Phillips, a 24-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Phillips was shot near West 59th Street and 5th Avenue in the Hyde Park…

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James Terry Dowdy

Male, age 68 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 2, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a North Memphis neighborhood on a summer evening, a dispute between neighbors escalated into a fatal encounter for James Terry Dowdy. On July 2, 2020, the 68-year-old man was drawn out of his home on Lake Grove Street by the sight of his car engulfed in…

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Jerrell Arterberry

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jerrell Arterberry, 34, was stabbed to death inside an apartment in the 200 block of West Pershing Road in the Wentworth Gardens area of Armour Square, on Chicago's South Side, on the afternoon of Thursday, July 2, 2020. The Chicago Police Department…

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Ahmad Washington

Male, age 55 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ahmad Washington, a 55-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 2, 2018. The incident occurred in the 600 block of West 77th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s…

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Paul Montalbine

Male, age 42 · Palm-coast, Florida

Killed Jul 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Paul Montalbine, a 42-year-old high-rise construction worker from Palm Coast, Florida, passed away on July 2, 2018. His death was noted in several obituaries, but the specific cause of death was not detailed in the available sources. Paul Montalbine was born…

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Sanisha Johnson

Female, age 34 · Burlington, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2015, the quiet of an Extended Stay America hotel in Burlington, Massachusetts, was shattered by a woman's scream and the sound of a gunshot. Responding to a 911 call from the front desk, police conducted a room-by-room…

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Torrence Phillips

Male, age 30 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early evening of July 2, 2015, the life of 30-year-old Torrence Phillips, an African American man, was cut short by gunfire in Seattle's Central District. The shooting occurred just before 4:30 PM in the 900 block of 24th Avenue, a time when the…

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George Gaylor

Male, age 60 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 60-year-old George E. Gaylor Sr. was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. On July 2nd, Gaylor, a male resident of the city, was killed. His death was the result of gun violence, a fact that rippled through his…

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Rickey Baker

Male, age 26 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2015, Rickey Daniel Baker, a 26-year-old male, was walking to the bus stop on Longcreek Drive in Columbia, South Carolina, a daily routine to get to his job in public relations at Dick Smith Automotive Dealership.…

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Miguel Chavez Zavala

Male, age 18 · Salinas, California

Killed Jul 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

Miguel Chavez Zavala, an 18-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2013. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the bleachers at the baseball field in Closter Park. Despite being rushed to a local hospital, he…

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Saro Beglaryan

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

Saro Beglaryan was 46 years old when he died on Monday, July 2, 2012, four days after he was assaulted in North Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 5300 block of…

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Susan Linda Russell

Female, age 46 · Temple City, California

Killed Jul 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

On July 2, 2008, forty-six-year-old Susan Linda Russell died in Temple City, California. A white female residing in the area, her death was reported to county authorities and formally classified as a homicide by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical…

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Lonnie Ellingburg

Male, age 46 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jul 2, 2004 · 22 years ago

Lonnie Edward Ellingburg, a 46-year-old male from Kansas City, Kansas, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2004, as one of several victims in a mass workplace shooting at the ConAgra Foods processing plant in Kansas City, Kansas. He was at work in the plant's…

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Justo Marcel Zeledon

Male, age 30 · Huntington Park, California

Killed Jul 2, 2004 · 22 years ago

Justo Marcel Zeledon was 30 years old when he died on Friday, July 2, 2004, in Huntington Park. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Mountain View and Saturn avenues. His death was ruled…

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Timothy Riney

Male, age 36 · Prospect-park, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

Timothy Riney, a 36-year-old male from Prospect Park, PA, tragically died on July 2, 1987. The circumstances surrounding his death were linked to a murder case. Witnesses reported that the suspect, Belgiorno, went to Riney's home to collect $5,000 that Riney…

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Wilbur Brookens

Male, age 54 · Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 2, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a summer evening in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, the tranquility was shattered by the crackle of flames and the sharp report of rifle fire. It was July 2, 1977, when 54-year-old Wilbur Ernest Brookens, a local resident, was drawn to a fire that had been…

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