Death by Force

E. Sue McKinney Marshel

Female, age 38 · Wayne-city, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 1995 · 31 years ago

E. Sue McKinney Marshel, a 38-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on July 4, 1995, in Wayne City, Illinois. Sue and her 13-year-old daughter, Melinda, were reported missing after failing to attend a family Fourth of July celebration. The next…

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Melinda Kay Marshel

Female, age 13 · Wayne-city, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 1995 · 31 years ago

Melinda Kay Marshel, a 13-year-old girl from Wayne City, Illinois, tragically lost her life on July 4, 1995. The events surrounding her death were both shocking and gruesome. On that fateful day, Melinda and her mother, Sue Marshel, were reported missing…

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Rudolph Thomas

Male, age 27 · New-york, New York

Killed Jul 4, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Fourth of July in 1993, a celebration of love and life took a tragic turn for 27-year-old Police Officer Rudolph P. Thomas Jr. He and his girlfriend were marking the fourth anniversary of their first date, a joyous occasion…

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Tomas Lannert

Male, age 44 · Saint-john, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 4, 1990, police officers in Saint-John, Missouri, were dispatched to a residence in the 3700 block of Eminence Boulevard following a report of a deceased individual. Upon arrival, authorities discovered the body of…

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Kathleen Patricia Gouldin

Female, age 23 · La-porte, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the morning of July 4, 1989, the life of 23-year-old Kathleen Patricia Gouldin, a white female, was tragically cut short in her Elkridge, Maryland apartment. The previous evening, she had enjoyed a family meal, unaware of the violence that would soon…

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Sally Ann McNelly

Female, age 18 · San-angelo, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 1988 · 38 years ago

Sally Ann McNelly, an 18-year-old white female from San Angelo, Texas, was tragically murdered on July 4, 1988. She and her 17-year-old boyfriend, Shane Paul Stewart, had gone to Lake Nasworthy to watch the annual fireworks display. After they didn't return…

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Shane Paul Stewart

Male, age 16 · San-angelo, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 1988 · 38 years ago

Shane Paul Stewart, a 16-year-old male from San Angelo, Texas, was murdered on July 4, 1988. Shane and his girlfriend, Sally Ann McNelly, 18, went to watch the annual fireworks display at Lake Nasworthy on the evening of their deaths. They were last seen…

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Ronald Slockett

Male, age 31 · Sugar-land, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 1987 · 39 years ago

Sergeant Ronald D. Slockett, aged 31, was a dedicated officer with the Sugar Land Police Department in Texas. On the night of July 4, 1987, he was fatally shot while conducting a routine traffic stop. As he exited his patrol car, the suspects in the vehicle…

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Karolyn Walker

Female, age 18 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Jul 4, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, the life of 18-year-old Karolyn Walker was tragically cut short in Aurora, Colorado. A recent graduate of St. Mary's Academy in Englewood, she was known for her physical strength, having excelled in gymnastics and swimming. She was a…

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Alisha Cooks

Female · Houston, Texas

Went missing Jul 4, 1985 · 41 years ago

Alisha "Lisa" Marie Cooks, a 16-year-old from Houston, was reported missing on July 4, 1985. Months later, on December 16, 1985, hunters discovered skeletal remains near the intersection of County Road 59 and County Road 90 in Pearland, Texas, south of…

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James Thompson

Male, age 62 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 4, 1985 · 41 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 1985, a day meant for celebration, tragedy struck a Denver family. James Thompson, a 62-year-old Black male, was enjoying the holiday on his patio in the 2600 block of Dexter Street. It was a festive atmosphere, with the sounds of…

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Penny Krajeski

Female, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a hot July day... Penny Krajeski was found brutally murdered in her Chicago apartment. Penny was living there alone, and had just been emancipated from her family. Her body was in the apartment alone for days, until police discovered her. The apartment had…

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George Clark

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 4, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the heat of the Fourth of July in 1983, a grim discovery was made in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, home that would mark the beginning of a long and frustrating mystery. On that day of national celebration, George Washington Clark, a male, was found deceased inside…

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Anthony Romano

Male, age 64 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 4, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, the streets of Brooklyn were the backdrop for a brutal act of retribution rooted in the city's criminal underworld. On the Fourth of July, the bodies of two men, 64-year-old Anthony Romano and 36-year-old John Romano, were discovered in…

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John Romano

Male, age 36 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 4, 1982 · 44 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 1982, the lives of 36-year-old John Romano and his father, 64-year-old Anthony Romano, came to a violent and tragic end in Brooklyn, New York. Their deaths were not a random act of violence but a calculated execution orchestrated by…

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Sherry Eyerly

Female, age 18 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Jul 4, 1982 · 44 years ago

On the evening of July 4, 1982, Sherry Eyerly, an 18-year-old White/Caucasian female, was working her part-time job as a pizza delivery driver for Domino's in Salem, Oregon. She had recently graduated from high school and was called into work on a day she…

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Bridgette Suzanne Midget Benfield

Female, age 17 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

Bridgette Suzanne "Midget" Benfield, a 17-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on July 4, 1979, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bridgette was among five individuals who were fatally shot in a house on Allen Road South in what became known as the…

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Leonard Terrible Terry Henderson

Male, age 29 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

Leonard "Terrible Terry" Henderson, a 29-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 4, 1979, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His death was part of a horrific massacre at the Outlaw Motorcycle Club's clubhouse on Allen Road…

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Randall Stewart Feazell

Male, age 28 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

Randall Stewart Feazell, a 28-year-old male, was tragically killed on July 4, 1979, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Feazell was one of five victims found shot to death inside an Outlaw Motorcycle Clubhouse on Allen Road South. The other victims included William…

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William Waterhead Allen

Male, age 43 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

William Waterhead Allen, a 22-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was tragically killed on July 4, 1979, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Allen was a member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Gang and was on guard duty at the gang's clubhouse on Allen Road when he…

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Christopher Phillips

Male, age 17 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a tragic Fourth of July in 1979, the life of 17-year-old Christopher Phillips, an African American male, was brutally cut short in Richmond, Virginia. The perpetrators were the notorious Briley brothers: Linwood, James, and Anthony. The fatal encounter…

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Joyce Ramey

Female, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 4, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the evening of July 4, 1979, the holiday's celebrations were pierced by a grim discovery in an isolated area of Denver's Montbello Industrial Park District. Police responded to a report of a body and found 23-year-old Joyce Ramey on a dirt road near East…

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Patricia Moore

Female, age 17 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 4, 1978 · 48 years ago

Seventeen-year-old Patricia Ann Moore—referred to in court filings simply as a female teenager, with no official record specifying her ethnicity—vanished from a Redding, California motel in early August 1978. Investigators would later connect her…

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Michele Baker

Female, age 18 · McHenry, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 1975 · 51 years ago

On July 4, 1975, Michele Baker, an 18-year-old white female, was found drowned in a creek in McHenry, Illinois. Her death was initially treated as suspicious, but no immediate arrests were made. The case remained unsolved for years, with limited public…

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Dana Paladini

Male, age 25 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 4, 1972 · 54 years ago

Dana Everett Paladini, a 25-year-old officer with the California Highway Patrol, tragically lost his life on July 4, 1972. The incident occurred while Officer Paladini and a local sheriff's deputy were assisting at the scene of an accident involving a horse…

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Andy Downs

Male, age 35 · Somerset, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the line of duty, Deputy Sheriff Andy Downs, a 35-year-old male, lost his life on a Thursday, the 4th of July, in 1907. He was attempting to arrest a man who was suspected of operating an illegal drinking establishment in Somerset, Kentucky. During the…

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Samuel Elgin Sam Roberts

Male, age 49 · Porum, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 4, 1907 · 119 years ago

On the sweltering Fourth of July in 1907, a day of celebration turned tragic near the town of Porum, in what was then the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. Special Deputy Marshal Samuel Elgin 'Sam' Roberts, a 49-year-old lawman, was attending a community picnic…

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Hendry Gurholdt

Male, age 35 · La Porte, Indiana

Killed Jul 4, 1905 · 121 years ago

In the summer of 1905, Henry Gurholdt, a 35-year-old White male from Scandinavia, Wisconsin, traveled to La Porte, Indiana, carrying approximately $1,500 in cash and high hopes for a new future. He had responded to a matrimonial advertisement placed by a…

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John J. Smith

Male, age 59 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 4, 1904 · 122 years ago

John Jacob Smith, a 59-year-old Caucasian male police officer, was shot on the evening of the Fourth of July in 1904 in Washington, D.C. A veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department for over thirty years, Smith was on duty at the Aqueduct Bridge, managing…

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James King

Male · Stonega, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the rugged terrain of Black Mountain, near the Virginia-Kentucky border, the life of Stonega Chief of Police James King was tragically cut short on July 24, 1903. A male, King was in the process of serving an arrest warrant to a known moonshiner at his…

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Adeyinka Aderemi

Male, age 55 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July, 2026, the life of 55-year-old Adeyinka Aderemi was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. At approximately 5:54 a.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District responded to a call…

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Dennis Collins

Male, age 41 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

A holiday weekend was shattered by violence when 41-year-old Dennis Collins was shot and killed in his Birmingham, Alabama, home on July 4, 2026. The fatal incident unfolded in the early morning hours, around 2 a.m., in the 100 block of 69th Place North. When…

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Joshua Primus

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

On the evening of the Fourth of July, 2026, amidst the sounds of celebration in the nation's capital, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of 29-year-old Joshua Primus. A resident of Southwest Washington, D.C., Primus became the victim of a fatal…

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Dion Butler

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

Dion Butler, a 34-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on July 4, 2024. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 1 a.m., in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street in the Englewood neighborhood. Butler was…

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Pero Malone

Male, age 63 · Greenville, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the Fourth of July in Greenville, Mississippi, a late-night shooting shattered the holiday festivities, leaving 63-year-old Pero Malone dead. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Theobald Street, where officers discovered Malone on the ground with a…

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Hector Alvarez Rosales

Male, age 46 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of July 4, 2024, at approximately 9:55 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting incident in the 2100 block of 52nd Street, near South Lancaster Road in East Oak Cliff. Upon arrival, officers discovered 46-year-old Hector Alvarez Rosales…

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Tyesa Shawtae Smith

Female, age 42 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday evening, the life of Tyesa Shawtae Smith was tragically cut short in a hit-and-run incident in west Birmingham. The 42-year-old woman was crossing the 1500 block of 3rd Avenue West at 11:44 p.m. on July 4, 2023, when she was…

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Gregory Lamont Evans

Male, age 52 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 4, 2023, 52-year-old Gregory Lamont Evans was fatally shot in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred in a local neighborhood, where Evans was found with gunshot wounds. Despite prompt medical attention, he succumbed to his injuries. Evans's…

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Tommie Stevenson

Male, age 23 · East-saint-louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

Tommie Stevenson, a 23-year-old African American male from Belleville, Illinois, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2022. The incident occurred in the parking lot of Pop's Liquor Store located at 4607 Bond Ave in Cahokia Heights, East St. Louis. On that…

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Jonathon Jones

Male, age 22 · De Witt, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer day in DeWitt, Arkansas, the life of Jonathon Jones, a local male resident, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, July 4, 2020, authorities received a distressing call about a shooting incident that had occurred at the local Piggly Wiggly. Upon…

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Nicko Chase

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Baltimore, a domestic dispute turned fatal, leaving a family shattered and a community searching for answers. On June 30, 2025, police were called to a residence on North Kenwood Avenue. Inside, they discovered…

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Paul James Assaf

Male, age 34 · Mountain Home, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Mountain Home, Arkansas, the life of 34-year-old Paul James Assaf, a male, came to a tragic end on the evening of July 4, 2017. The events of that night unfolded at the residence of his 79-year-old grandmother, Paula Robins. The evening…

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Shahid Solomon Zamar

Male, age 40 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the morning of July 4, 2017, Shahid Solomon Zamar, a 40-year-old African American male, was working his shift as a clerk at the Marathon gas station located at 8 South Parkway East in Memphis, Tennessee. It was early in the morning when the ordinary course…

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Edison Javier Vasquez Naranjo

Male, age 27 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Jul 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July in 2014, the life of 27-year-old Edison Javier Vasquez Naranjo, a male resident of Newark, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. He was found on a city street, the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident…

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Darrell Wright

Male, age 49 · Clio, South Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July in 2014, a sense of unease settled over the small town of Clio, South Carolina. Darrell Wright, a 49-year-old man, was found dead on a street corner, a discovery that would send ripples of concern through the…

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Christopher Lipsy

Male, age 46 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christopher Lipsy, a 46-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2014. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lipsy was fatally shot in Gramercy Park. The incident occurred on a Friday, marking a somber…

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Corey Hudson

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Corey Hudson, a 34-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on July 4, 2014, in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred when a car pulled up and someone inside opened fire, striking both Hudson and a friend who were…

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Roberto Bustos

Male, age 39 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roberto Bustos, a 39-year-old Hispanic male, was found unresponsive and lying in front of 3011 Apartment B, Broadbay Drive, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, around 9 p.m. on July 4, 2014. The police identified him as Roberto Bustos, and upon arrival, they…

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