Deaths by Force on June 12

Deaths by Force (511)

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Gina Marano

Female, age 15 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

Gina Marano, a 15-year-old girl from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on June 12, 1980. Her death was part of a series of gruesome murders that shocked the community. Gina and her 16-year-old half-sister, Cindy Chandler, were found near…

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Bobby Gene Powell

Male, age 33 · Swainsboro, Georgia

Killed Jun 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the summer of 1980, the community of Swainsboro, Georgia, was shaken by the loss of its Chief of Police, Bobby Gene Powell. A 33-year-old white male, Powell had dedicated eight years of his life to the Swainsboro Police Department, where he was a respected…

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Holly Davidson

Female, age 24 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

Holly Davidson, a 24-year-old white female from Boston, was reported slain on June 12, 1979. Publicly available case summaries list her death as “by force,” with few contemporaneous details released to the press at the time, and the file remained a cold case…

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Nelson Hess

Male, age 35 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Jun 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, a domestic disturbance call on Conner Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee, turned deadly, claiming the life of Police Officer Nelson I. Hess, V. The 35-year-old male officer, a six-year veteran of the Chattanooga Police Department, was…

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Angela Tucker

Female, age 5 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jun 12, 1974 · 52 years ago

On June 12, 1974, Angela Tucker, a five-year-old girl, tragically lost her life in a fire at 1525 Pleasant Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The fire was deliberately set, and authorities subsequently ruled it as arson. Angela's body was found in the building after…

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Joanne Dunham

Female, age 15 · Charlestown, New Hampshire

Killed Jun 12, 1968 · 58 years ago

Joanne Dunham left her home at the Raiche Mobile Homes in Charlestown, New Hampshire, around 7:10 a.m. on June 11, 1968, heading for her school bus to Fall Mountain High School and never arrived. She vanished along the short walk from her neighborhood to the…

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Medgar Wiley Evers

Male, age 37 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jun 12, 1963 · 63 years ago

On the night of June 12, 1963, Medgar Wiley Evers, a 37-year-old male civil rights activist, returned to his home in Jackson, Mississippi. An African American World War II veteran and the first NAACP field secretary for Mississippi, he had spent the evening…

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Hugh Craft

Male, age 55 · Madison, Alabama

Killed Jun 12, 1929 · 97 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of June 12, 1929, the life of Deputy Sheriff Hugh Craft of Madison County, Alabama, was brought to a violent and sudden end. As he drove from his farm in Gurley towards Huntsville, an ambush was sprung. Assailants concealed…

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William Stanley

Male, age 33 · Dickenson, Virginia

Killed Jun 12, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the summer of 1902, the community of Dickenson County, Virginia, was shaken by the tragic death of its Sheriff, William P. Stanley. A 33-year-old male, Stanley was a dedicated lawman in a rugged and often unforgiving region. His death was not a sudden…

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James Ellis

Male, age 22 · Carter, Tennessee

Killed Jun 12, 1902 · 124 years ago

On a June day in 1902, in the town of Roan Mountain, located in Carter County, Tennessee, a lawman's life was tragically cut short. Policeman James Ellis, a Caucasian male officer with the Elk Park Police Department in neighboring North Carolina, was shot and…

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Carolyn Renee Brown

Female, age 66 · Richmond, California

Killed Jun 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of June 12, 2025, Carolyn Renee Brown, 66, a female from Richmond, was found gravely wounded on the sidewalk near Market Avenue and Sixth Street in North Richmond. First responders arrived around 10 a.m. after a medical call; despite attempts…

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Bobby Trammell

Male, age 44 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jun 12, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of June 12, 2023, a fatal shooting in Milwaukee claimed the life of 44-year-old Bobby Trammell. The incident unfolded around 5:45 p.m. near North 33rd Street and West Lisbon Avenue. After being shot, Trammell drove his vehicle a short distance…

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Enrique Jacinto Vicente

Male, age 20 · Oakland, California

Killed Jun 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

Enrique Jacinto Vicente, a 20-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on June 12, 2022. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and East 19th Street in East Oakland. Enrique was…

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Randy Tyson

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

Randy Tyson, a 25-year-old resident of Los Angeles, tragically lost his life on June 12, 2022, during a violent incident at a warehouse party in Boyle Heights. The event, which featured a performance by rapper MoneySign $uede, turned deadly when gunfire…

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Derrick Williams-Scott

Male, age 32 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Jun 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

Derrick Williams-Scott, a 32-year-old African American man from Joliet, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on June 12, 2020. The incident occurred just after midnight in the 1100 block of Richards Street. Williams-Scott was found with multiple gunshot…

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Chavis Hargro

Male, age 40 · Shelby, North Carolina

Killed Jun 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

Chavis Leon Hargro, a 40-year-old African American male, passed away on June 12, 2020, in Shelby, North Carolina. His death has been the subject of various legal proceedings and investigations. Chavis Leon Hargro had a history of legal issues, including a…

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Tony Anthony Jordan

Male, age 58 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jun 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

On June 12, 2018, Tony Anthony Jordan, a 58-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, was fatally shot outside his home located on the 3800 block of San Angelo Avenue in the central valley of Las Vegas. The incident occurred on a Tuesday, and Jordan succumbed…

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Ronald L Miles

Male, age 22 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jun 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 12, 2018, the life of 22-year-old Ronald L. Miles was tragically cut short on Grimes Street in Buffalo, New York. Responding to a call, police discovered Miles inside a vehicle, the victim of a fatal shooting. The violent…

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Curtis Crear

Male, age 50 · Alberta, Alabama

Killed Jun 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of June 12, 2017, a violent home invasion shattered the peace of the small, unincorporated community of Alberta, Alabama. Inside the home, 50-year-old Curtis Crear and his girlfriend were met with unexpected violence. The…

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Gabriel Vargas

Male, age 19 · Montebello, California

Killed Jun 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Gabriel Vargas Jr., a 19-year-old resident of Montebello, California, tragically lost his life on June 12, 2015. The incident occurred in the 500 block of Via Altamira, where Vargas was found with multiple gunshot wounds. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Dennis Hoosier

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Dennis Hoosier, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on June 12, 2015, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked significant attention from both the public and law enforcement. Dennis…

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Sotai Jamin Jackson

Female, age 38 · Willowbrook, California

Killed Jun 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sotai Jamin Jackson, a 38-year-old woman from Willowbrook, California, was tragically shot and killed on June 12, 2014. The incident occurred around 10:53 p.m. in the 700 block of East 137th Street. Jackson was in a dark-colored SUV with a 66-year-old man…

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Jose Maria Barrueta

Male, age 21 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On Thursday, June 12, 2008, 21-year-old Jose Maria Barrueta died in Los Angeles County, California. His death was officially classified as a homicide by county authorities, marking another sudden loss during a summer in Southern California where violence…

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Corey Kermaine Smith

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jun 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

On June 12, 2007, Corey Kermaine Smith, a 21-year-old man from Birmingham, was killed in the city’s West End area in a burst of violence that seemed to rise out of a confrontation and then end almost as quickly as it began. Publicly available reporting places…

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Francisco Aguilar

Male, age 19 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Jun 12, 2003 · 23 years ago

On June 12, 2003, 19-year-old Francisco Aguilar, a Hispanic/Latino male from Tucson, went along with an acquaintance, Johnathon Summey-Montaño, to what seemed like a casual gathering of young people getting high at a friend's house on the south side of the…

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Rosal Ramon Castro

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 12, 2002 · 24 years ago

Rosal Ramon Castro, a 37-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on June 12, 2002, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Castro was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred…

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Millicent Peanut Jones

Female, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 12, 1995 · 31 years ago

On June 12, 1995, Millicent 'Peanut' Jones, a 25-year-old Black woman, was found deceased in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. She was one of several victims in a series of homicides that occurred between December 1994 and June 1995. Jones, along with other…

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Eddie Frazier

Male, age 31 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jun 12, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a summer evening in Denver, Colorado, the life of Eddie Frazier, a 31-year-old Black man, was cut short by gunfire. On June 12, 1993, police responded to reports of shots fired in the 8000 block of East 12th Avenue. Arriving at the scene, officers…

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Charles Rouse

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jun 12, 1927 · 99 years ago

Charles Carroll Rouse, a 34-year-old man, was working as a federal Prohibition agent in Baltimore when a tip drew him and two fellow agents into the city’s back-alley world of nighttime liquor deliveries. Word had reached the agents that illegal alcohol was…

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Emmet Haskins

Male, age 56 · Greenfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 12, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the quiet town of Greenfield, Massachusetts, the summer of 1910 was shattered by an act of violence that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On Sunday, June 12th, Deputy Sheriff Emmet Haskins, a 56-year-old man, met a tragic and untimely end. A…

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William Russell

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 12, 1909 · 117 years ago

Detective Sergeant William J. Russell, a 34-year-old white male, was tragically killed on June 12, 1909, in Chicago, Illinois. He was a dedicated officer with the Chicago Police Department, having served for over 12 years. On the night of his death, Sergeant…

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