Death by Force

Markelle Roston

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

On July 31, 2008, Markelle Roston was tragically murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the homicide was reported to the Dayton Police Department. Markelle Roston was 33 years old at the time of his death. Despite the…

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Keith Grace

Male, age 43 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of July 31, 2008, a deadly and calculated ambush unfolded in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood, claiming the life of 43-year-old Keith Grace. Grace, a male who had reportedly relocated to Maryland from the Pittsburgh area, was back in his old…

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Free Mitchell

Male, age 45 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Freeman Mitchell, aged 45, was shot and killed on July 31, 2008, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His death was one of the many homicides that occurred in Allegheny County during a period when the city was struggling with significant levels of violent crime. The…

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Ricky V Hanlon

Male, age 50 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, a visit to friends in Nashville, Tennessee, turned tragic for Ricky Vincent Hanlon. A 50-year-old Caucasian male from the nearby city of Smyrna, he was at a residence located at 3219 Torbett Avenue on the evening of Thursday, July 31st.…

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Paul Trevon Blackwell

Male, age 26 · Landover, Maryland

Killed Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, Paul Trevon Blackwell, a 26-year-old male, was enjoying a quiet evening playing spades with four friends in the backyard of his family's home in the Capitol Heights area of Maryland. It was just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 31st, in…

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Zaire Washington

Male, age 24 · Oakland, California

Killed Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Zaire Washington, a 24-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically killed on June 30, 2008. Washington was standing with a group of friends on his mother's front steps in the 8000 block of MacArthur Boulevard when a silver SUV pulled up across…

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Raymond White

Male, age 18 · San Diego, California

Found Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Raymond White, an 18-year-old resident of San Diego, California, was fatally shot on July 31, 2007. This tragedy was one of several incidents of violence that took place in the area that year, as the community dealt with a spike in gang-related homicides. The…

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Juan Rico Walls

Male, age 22 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Juan Rico Walls, a 22-year-old Black male, died on July 31, 2007, in St. Louis, Missouri. His death left his family with many unanswered questions and began a long and difficult journey for justice. For years, they have sought information and closure…

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Anthony K Douglas

age 44 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Anthony Keith 'Tony' Douglas, Sr., a 44-year-old resident of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on July 31, 2007. He died at his home in the central part of the city. Following his death, services were held at Duane E. Harvey Funeral Directors on Blue Ridge…

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Darryle L Thomas

Male, age 39 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a summer evening in Kansas City, Missouri, tragedy struck the life of 39-year-old Darryle L. Thomas. On July 31, 2007, Thomas was found deceased, leaving behind questions and a community searching for answers. The circumstances surrounding his death were…

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Aron Buck

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Aron Ray Buck, a 28-year-old freelance welder, tragically lost his life on July 31, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aron was known for his work in the Las Vegas area and was deeply loved by his family, especially his parents, Michael and LaRee Buck. While the…

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Robert Smith

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

In a tragic turn of events in Washington, D.C., a five-week-old infant boy, Robert Smith Jr., lost his life in August 2015. The devastating incident unfolded inside a home in the Petworth neighborhood, where the young child was found unconscious and…

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Debbie Smith

Female, age 43 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the summer of 2005, a sense of unease settled over a Knoxville community when the life of a 43-year-old woman, Debbie Smith, was tragically cut short. On the final day of July, her body was discovered lying in the grass near a parking lot on Summit Avenue.…

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Corey McKoy AKA Corey

Male, age 21 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the summer of 2005, a young Black/African American man's life was cut tragically short on the streets of Brockton, Massachusetts. Corey McKoy, a 21-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on July 31, 2005. His death marked another instance of gun violence in…

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Lamont Pierce

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

On July 31, 2004, 24-year-old Lamont Pierce was killed in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and Pierce was pronounced dead on the same day. Authorities classified the case as a homicide, and the Dayton Police Department was tasked…

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Donald Norris

Male, age 30 · Wichita-falls, Texas

Killed Jul 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

Donald Norris, a 30-year-old male from Wichita Falls, TX, tragically lost his life on July 31, 2004. His death was part of a double murder-suicide incident that also claimed the life of his wife, Tamatha Beganovic, aged 28, and critically injured their…

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Tamatha Beganovic

Female, age 28 · Wichita-falls, Texas

Killed Jul 31, 2004 · 22 years ago

Tamatha Anne Gilmore Beganovic, a 28-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on July 31, 2004, in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was fatally shot by her husband, Damir Beganovic, who was 24 years old at the time. The incident occurred at a…

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Glenn Mark Kopitske

Male, age 37 · Fremont, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 31, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet, rural town of Fremont, Wisconsin, the summer of 2003 was shattered by a brutal and unsettling crime. Glenn Mark Kopitske, a 37-year-old male, was found dead in his home on August 2, 2003. Described by those who knew him as a gentle, eccentric…

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David Cobb Jr

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 31, 2002 · 24 years ago

David Antonio Cobb Jr., a 19-year-old African-American man from Washington, D.C., stepped into the humid stillness of the early morning on Wednesday, July 31, 2002, unaware that his life was approaching its final hour. In the 800 block of Maryland Avenue NE…

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Alex Garay

Male, age 15 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 31, 2000 · 26 years ago

Alex Garay, a 15-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 31, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Alex was shot and succumbed to his injuries on that fateful Monday. The incident occurred…

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Mary Shields

Female, age 61 · St Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 31, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the summer of 2000, the St. Louis area was gripped by a tragedy that would take years to fully unravel. On the morning of July 31, the body of Mary E. Shields, a 61-year-old African-American woman from East St. Louis, Illinois, was discovered in a desolate…

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J.B. Hilton Green Beasley

Female, age 17 · Ozark, Alabama

Killed Jul 31, 1999 · 27 years ago

On the night of her seventeenth birthday, July 31, 1999, J.B. Hilton Green Beasley, a White female, and her best friend, Tracie Hawlett, also 17, vanished after getting lost on their way to a party. The two high school seniors from Dothan, Alabama, had…

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Stephanie Judson

Female, age 31 · Grand Rapids, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the summer of 1997, on the last day of July, the remains of a woman were discovered in a roadside park east of Ada, Michigan. For nearly a quarter of a century, her identity remained a mystery, a silent testament to a life cut short. Her death was ruled a…

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Jose Luis Delacruz

Male, age 31 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Jul 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Jose Luis Delacruz, aged 31, tragically lost his life on July 31, 1994, in San Bernardino, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were shrouded in mystery and prompted a thorough investigation by local law enforcement. Delacruz was found deceased…

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Richard Douglas Hamilton

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 31, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a young man named Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr. vanished from Indianapolis, Indiana. The 20-year-old was last seen on July 31, 1993. At the time of his disappearance, he was working as a telephone marketer. Richard, who was known to…

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Charles William Sparboe

Male, age 60 · Billings, Montana

Killed Jul 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a hot afternoon in Billings, Montana, on July 31, 1990, the life of 60-year-old Charles William Sparboe, a male, came to a violent and tragic end. Sparboe, the owner of the Treasure State Silver & Gold coin shop, was a self-made millionaire with interests…

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Troy Eugene Burress

Male, age 50 · Marion-county, Florida

Killed Jul 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

Troy Eugene Burress, a 50-year-old white male, was reported missing on July 31, 1990, in Marion County, Florida. Burress, who worked as a sausage salesman in Ocala, Florida, was last seen leaving his office to make sales calls. His disappearance prompted a…

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Deanna Willener

Female, age 29 · Allegany, New York

Killed Jul 31, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the late summer of 1989, a grim discovery was made along the Allegheny River in the town of Allegany, New York. The body of 29-year-old Deanna Sue “Sonny” Willener was found on August 17 in an advanced state of decomposition. An investigation determined…

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John Austin Johnny Mac

Male, age 36 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 31, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, the life of John Austin 'Johnny Mac' Macomber Jr., a 36-year-old white male, was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. On the night of July 31st, Macomber was found shot and killed inside the Five Paces Inn, the Buckhead bar where…

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Helen Mary Kotrys Asmuth

Female, age 62 · Neenah, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 31, 1984 · 42 years ago

Helen Mary Kotrys Asmuth was a 62-year-old White/Caucasian woman living in Neenah, Wisconsin, when she was killed on July 31, 1984. Her death occurred outside the Asmuth family’s home on Nicolet Boulevard, near the Lake Winnebago shoreline. Helen was found in…

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Helen Burton

Female, age 59 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Jul 31, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, a day of play in a Littleton, Colorado park took a dark turn when a father and his child made a grim discovery. On July 31, the nude body of 59-year-old Helen Burton was found in the park located on Deer Creek Canyon Road. The discovery…

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Colleen Gill

Female, age 33 · Des Peres, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a sweltering summer day in the Midwest, a tragic discovery unfolded that would haunt the St. Louis, Missouri, area for decades. On July 31, 1983, 33-year-old Colleen Gill and her four-year-old daughter, Tiffany, were found dead inside their home on…

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Tiffany Gill

Female, age 4 · Des Peres, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a horrific crime cut short the life of 4-year-old Tiffany Gill, a white female, and her mother, Colleen Gill. The family had recently settled into a new home in St. Louis, Missouri, and were known in the community as the proprietors of…

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Edwin Roe

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 31, 1980 · 46 years ago

On October 31, 1982, 46-year-old Edwin Smith was fatally shot in Akron, Ohio, after an altercation with an unidentified individual. The incident occurred near the intersection of Laton Street and East Avenue. Despite extensive efforts by law enforcement, the…

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Lilli Marlene Dunn

Female, age 28 · Southgate, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 1980 · 46 years ago

Lilli Marlene Dunn, a 29-year-old white female, returned to her Southgate, Michigan home on Agnes Street in the early morning hours of July 31, 1980, after an evening of bowling with friends. The part-time model and former accountant for The Detroit News had…

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Christopher Lyons

Male, age 1 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, a young family's journey took a tragic and fatal turn near Quartzsite, Arizona. On July 31, 1978, 24-year-old Marine Sergeant John F. Lyons, his wife Donnelda, and their 22-month-old son, Christopher, were traveling from Yuma, Arizona…

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Donnelda Kay Donna Chadwick

Female, age 23 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, a young family's journey through the Arizona desert met a tragic and violent end. Donnelda Kay 'Donna' Chadwick, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian woman, was traveling near Quartzsite on July 31st with her husband, John Lyons, their…

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John F. Lyons

Male, age 24 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

John F. Lyons, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, was a Marine Sergeant with a young family. On July 31, 1978, what began as a journey from Yuma, Arizona, to visit relatives in Omaha, Nebraska, turned into a horrific tragedy for him and his loved ones. Traveling…

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Teresa-Jo Tyson

Female, age 15 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the vast and unforgiving desert landscape near Quartzsite, Arizona, a chilling chapter of violence unfolded in the summer of 1978, forever marking the life and tragic death of 15-year-old Teresa-Jo Tyson. Her story is interwoven with a brazen prison escape…

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Donnelda Lyons

Female, age 23 · Quartzsite, Arizona

Killed Jul 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, a young family's journey turned into a horrifying tragedy in the Arizona desert. Donnelda Lyons, a 23-year-old woman, was traveling with her husband, 24-year-old Marine Sergeant John Lyons, their 22-month-old son, Christopher, and their…

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Stacy Robin Moskowitz

Female, age 20 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 31, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a stifling night in the summer of 1977, with New York already rattled by a string of seemingly random shootings, Stacy Robin Moskowitz, a white 20-year-old woman from Brooklyn, New York, climbed into a car with Robert Violante for what was supposed to be…

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Harry M. Rose

Male, age 53 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the late evening of July 31, 1975, the life of Harry M. Rose, a 53-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on a street in Denver, Colorado. Though he resided in Omaha, Nebraska, Rose frequently visited Denver to spend time with his friends and…

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John Butkovich

Male, age 18 · Norwood Park Township, Illinois

Killed Jul 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

John Butkovich, an 18-year-old Croatian American male, tragically lost his life on July 31, 1975, in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois. His death was the result of strangulation, a heinous act committed by the infamous serial killer John Wayne…

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Maurice Kennedy Mike Chenoweth

Male, age 48 · Big-bay, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 1952 · 74 years ago

Maurice Kennedy 'Mike' Chenoweth, a 48-year-old man, was the owner and bartender of the Lumberjack Tavern in the small town of Big Bay, Michigan. His life came to an abrupt and violent end on the night of July 31, 1952. The events of that evening would not…

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Samuel Leeper

Male, age 50 · Marion, Tennessee

Killed Jul 31, 1940 · 86 years ago

In the summer of 1940, a violent confrontation in the hills of Marion County, Tennessee, led to the death of Investigator Samuel Leeper, a 50-year-old male agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. On July 31st, Leeper and his fellow…

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Eugene Jackson

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 31, 1932 · 94 years ago

Eugene Jackson, an African-American male born in 1898, was a Prohibition Agent who tragically lost his life on July 31, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois. Jackson, who had joined the Prohibition Unit in 1925, was actively involved in enforcing laws against the…

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Arthur Goeglein

Male, age 22 · Telluride, Colorado

Killed Jul 31, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the early 1910s, the town of Telluride, Colorado, was shaken by the murder of its young and popular Night Marshal, Arthur Goeglein. On a fateful night, the 22-year-old lawman was shot in the back and left for dead in the street of the town's red-light…

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Quirl Bailey Carnes

Male, age 26 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 31, 1910 · 116 years ago

Quirl Bailey Carnes, a 26-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a Texas Ranger who tragically lost his life on July 31, 1910. Carnes was part of a posse that included Constable Earl West and Special Deputy Henry Lawrence, lying in wait for Jacinto…

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