Death by Force

Lawauna Triplet

Female, age 29 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jun 15, 1993 · 33 years ago

Lawauna Triplet, a 29-year-old Black woman, was last seen alive in the early morning hours of June 15, 1993, walking along Northeast Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon. Later that day, her body was discovered near the intersection of North Going Street and…

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Jimmie Lee Lewis

Male, age 23 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jun 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

Jimmie Lee Lewis, a 23-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on June 15, 1992. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply unsettling for the local community. Lewis was found dead under suspicious…

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Molintha Smith

Female, age 18 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jun 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

On June 15, 1992, the life of 18-year-old Molintha Smith, a vibrant and young individual from Inglewood, California, was tragically cut short. The community of Inglewood was struck with grief and disbelief as news of her death spread, leaving her family…

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Shane Wheeler

Male, age 23 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jun 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

Shane Wheeler, aged 23, tragically lost his life on June 15, 1992, in Inglewood, California. His death was part of a horrific quintuple murder that occurred during a drug transaction on the 3600 block of West 109th Street. This incident not only claimed…

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Joanne ORourke

Female, age 45 · Highland Park, Michigan

Killed Jun 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, the discovery of a woman's body in an abandoned building in Highland Park, Michigan, added another layer of fear to a community already on edge. On June 15, 40-year-old Joanne O'Rourke was found; she had been sexually assaulted and…

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Caroline Love

Female, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jun 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

Caroline Love, a 20-year-old Black female from Charlotte, North Carolina, was reported missing on June 15, 1992. She had been living in an apartment with her roommate, Sadie McKnight, who was also the girlfriend of Henry Louis Wallace. Caroline had recently…

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James Harry Mcknight

Male, age 39 · West-sacramento, California

Killed Jun 15, 1990 · 36 years ago

James Harry McKnight, a 39-year-old officer with the West Sacramento Police Department, tragically lost his life on June 15, 1990. Officer McKnight was fatally shot in the head while serving a warrant at a residence on Quincy Street in Madison, California. He…

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Megan Jiminez

Female, age 2 · Merrimack, New Hampshire

Killed Jun 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 15, 1989, a distressing call was made to the Merrimack Police in New Hampshire. On the other end of the line was Karen Jimenez, the mother of two-and-a-half-year-old Megan Jimenez. When officers arrived at their home at 15…

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Cynthia Lou Herrera Means

Female, age 30 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Jun 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

On a tragic day in June of 1989, the life of 30-year-old Cynthia Lou Herrera Means was violently cut short in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. A Hispanic female, Cynthia was discovered brutally murdered in her mother's home on June 15th. The scene was one of…

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Dale Walker

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jun 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

Dale L. Walker was the victim of an unsolved homicide that occurred in Dayton, Ohio, on June 15, 1987. He was 38 years old at the time of his death. The case has remained unsolved for several decades, with the Dayton Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of…

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Catherine Clampitt

Female, age 27 · Overland Park, Kansas

Killed Jun 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

In early 1987, a 27-year-old Asian woman named Catherine Clampitt sought a fresh start in Overland Park, Kansas. Of Korean descent, she moved from Texas to live with her brother's family, leaving her young son in the care of her parents. She was looking for a…

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Thomas Turney

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

On June 15, 1985, Thomas Turney, a 43-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found fatally wounded at 173 N. 21st Street, in Franklin County. He sustained wounds to his chest, which ultimately led to his death. The homicide remains unsolved to this day, and…

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Marcia Matthews

Female, age 25 · Richland County, Ohio

Killed Jun 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

On June 12, 1985, 25-year-old African American female Marcia Katherine Matthews was discovered unconscious along Interstate 71 near mile marker 162 in Richland County, Ohio. She had suffered severe head trauma, including a fractured skull, leading to…

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Juan Andino

Male, age 39 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jun 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the summer of 1984, a routine day on the beat for 39-year-old New York City Police Officer Juan Andino took a tragic and fatal turn in the Bronx. On June 15th, while patrolling near 3rd Avenue and 149th Street, a local shopkeeper approached him to report a…

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Debra Smith Taylor

Female, age 24 · Griswold, Connecticut

Killed Jun 15, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer day in 1982, the life of 24-year-old Debra Smith Taylor, a White female from Griswold, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. On June 15th, she and her husband found themselves in a vulnerable situation when their car ran out of gas near…

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Shannon Ray Stephenson

Male, age 28 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Jun 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

Shannon Ray Stephenson, a 28-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on June 15, 1980, in Gainesville, Florida. Officer Stephenson was serving with the Gainesville Police Department at the time of his death. The incident occurred when he responded to a…

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Arthur Smothers

Female, age 22 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

Arthur Dale Smothers, a 22-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on June 15, 1980, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He and his 16-year-old white girlfriend, Kathleen Mikula, were shot by Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist, as they walked…

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Kathleen Mikula

Female, age 16 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

Kathleen Mikula, a 16-year-old girl from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life on June 15, 1980. She was walking across the Washington Street Bridge with her boyfriend, Arthur Dale Smothers, when they were both shot by a sniper. Kathleen, who was…

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Diane Burks

Female, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jun 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

Diane Burks, a 22-year-old Black/African American woman, left her sister's boyfriend's home on Littlefield Avenue on the evening of June 15, 1980, with the intention of returning to her own residence in Montrose. A young mother who had recently moved to…

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Christopher Michael Finney

Male, age 6 · Isla Vista, California

Killed Jun 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

Christopher Michael Finney, a 6-year-old boy, disappeared on June 15, 1980, in Isla Vista, California. Witnesses reported seeing the young boy in the company of a man with blond hair, wearing shorts, and riding a red motorcycle. His skeletal remains were…

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Ted Donald

Male, age 32 · New-york, New York

Killed Jun 15, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, a dedicated New York City Housing Authority Police Officer lost his life in the line of duty. Ted Donald, a 32-year-old male officer with nine years of service, was a husband and a father. On Friday, June 15, 1979, he and his partner…

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Marita Choquette

Female, age 27 · Alaiedon Township, Michigan

Killed Jun 15, 1978 · 48 years ago

Marita Choquette, a 27-year-old female, was an editorial assistant at WKAR-TV in East Lansing, Michigan. On June 15, 1978, she disappeared. Her mutilated body was discovered nearly two weeks later, on June 27, 1978, by a farmer in Alaiedon Township. She had…

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Raymond Stanley Blackburn

Male, age 20 · Pasadena, Texas

Killed Jun 15, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the summer of 1973, a young man named Raymond Stanley Blackburn, aged 20, found himself in Texas, having recently arrived from Louisiana for a construction project. He was a married man, with a newborn child he was anxious to see. On June 15, 1973, while…

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Victor Decaro

Male, age 28 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 15, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the spring of 1972, the life of 28-year-old Victor Decaro came to a violent and mysterious end. A resident of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and a man with ties to the criminal underworld, he was last seen alive on the evening of May 22, 1972. On that night…

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Adam Hein

Male, age 43 · Allegheny-city, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 15, 1905 · 121 years ago

On a Thursday in June of 1905, Allegheny City Police Officer Adam Hein, a 43-year-old man, was walking his beat with his partner. An 18-year veteran of the force, Hein made a stop at a hardware store located at 865 East Ohio Street, near Chestnut Street. He…

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Abraham Garland Byler

Male, age 63 · Gassville, Arkansas

Killed Jun 15, 1892 · 134 years ago

In the small town of Gassville, Arkansas, a respected lawman met a violent and untimely end. Abraham Garland Byler, a 63-year-old male, served as the first sheriff of Baxter County. A veteran of the Confederate Army, he was a well-regarded figure in the…

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Keizawn Randall

Male, age 31 · Palmdale, California

Killed Jun 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

Keizawn Randall, a 31-year-old Black male from Palmdale, California, was shot on the night of June 15, 2025, and died at the scene. Deputies were dispatched around 10:40 p.m. to the 1200 block of East Avenue S on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon…

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Martisha Hobson

Female, age 45 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Jun 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of June 15, 2025, authorities in St. Louis County, Missouri, were alerted to a distressing situation in the Norwood Court neighborhood. Around 9:50 p.m., police officers responded to a call regarding a person slumped over inside a vehicle near…

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Jeffrey Robert Lowder

Male, age 46 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Jun 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

On June 15, 2024, a 46-year-old man named Jeffrey Robert Lowder was fatally shot in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred in the 500 block of 18th Street, near the intersection of 18th Street and Beautiful Drive, at approximately 10:15 a.m.…

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Keyon Taylor

Male, age 17 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jun 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early evening of June 15, 2023, a dispute at a Mobil Crown Mart gas station on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, tragically escalated, claiming the life of 17-year-old Keyon Taylor. The male teenager was at the gas station when a…

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David Randall Wooley

Male, age 43 · Huntingdon, Tennessee

Killed Jun 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday in June 2023, a violent altercation in Huntingdon, Tennessee, tragically ended the life of 43-year-old David Randall Wooley. The male victim was discovered deceased in the front yard of a residence on Westport Road, prompting…

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Darrell Nichols

Male, age 37 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jun 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

On June 15, 2023, 37-year-old Darrell Nichols was fatally shot in Sacramento, California. The incident occurred in the Oak Park neighborhood during the early morning hours. Sacramento police responded to reports of gunfire and discovered Nichols with…

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Tawanna Jordan

Female, age 37 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jun 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of June 15, 2020, a tragic sequence of events began in Kansas City, Missouri, involving 37-year-old female Tawanna Jordan. Shortly before midnight, police officers were dispatched to the vicinity of 26th Street and Denver Avenue following…

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Hakeem Funtua

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Hakeem Ibrahim Funtua, a 34-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on June 15, 2019. Born on June 15, 1985, Hakeem's life was cut short on his birthday when he was fatally shot in Downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los…

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Merrie Garcia Berrios

Female, age 35 · Winter-park, Florida

Killed Jun 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Merrie Garcia Berrios, a 35-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on June 15, 2019, in Winter Park, Florida. The incident occurred at The Park Apartments on Park Promenade Drive. According to reports, the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a distress…

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Joe Alfredo Gonzalez

Male, age 21 · Montebello, California

Killed Jun 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joe Alfredo Gonzalez, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on June 15, 2018, in Montebello, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gonzalez was fatally shot on that fateful Friday. The incident has been recorded as a…

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Jose Alberto Ramirez Lopez

Male, age 21 · Salinas, California

Killed Jun 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jose Alberto Ramirez Lopez, a 21-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on June 15, 2018. According to reports, Lopez was shot to death in the 400 block of Carol Drive. The incident occurred after he was approached by multiple…

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Dominic John Depetro

Male, age 52 · Lancaster, California

Killed Jun 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dominic John Depetro was 52 years old when he died on Friday, June 15, 2018, in Lancaster. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 43700 block of Ponderosa Street. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Emanuel Jenkins

Male, age 35 · Desert-hot-springs, California

Killed Jun 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Emanuel Jenkins, a 35-year-old resident of Desert Hot Springs, California, was tragically found dead in the early morning hours of June 15, 2017. His body was discovered in the 66200 block of Pierson Boulevard, near Cactus Drive. The cause of death was…

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David A. Mason

Male, age 38 · Arjay, Kentucky

Killed Jun 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Arjay, Kentucky, the summer of 2015 was marked by a tragedy that left a family searching for answers. On Monday, June 15, 38-year-old David A. Mason was reported missing by his concerned family. Their worst fears were realized later…

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Anthony L. Magnan

Male, age 24 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jun 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tragedy struck on June 15, 2014. Anthony L. Magnan, a 24-year-old male, was caught in a burst of gunfire in the north of the city. The incident, which unfolded around 4:15 p.m. near the 2700 block of Girard…

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Thomas Markland

Male, age 65 · Sebring, Florida

Killed Jun 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Thomas Markland, a 65-year-old white male from Sebring, Florida, tragically lost his life on June 15, 2014. The incident occurred during a family gathering, where tensions escalated between Thomas and his nephew, Phillip Justin Markland. According to reports…

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Lalo Padillo

Male, age 41 · North-hollywood, California

Killed Jun 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

Lalo Padillo, aged 41, tragically lost his life on June 15, 2012, in North Hollywood, CA. His death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. On that fateful day, Padillo was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his vehicle. The…

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Felipe Villarreal

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Felipe Villarreal, a 43-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on June 15, 2009, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's office, Villarreal was shot multiple times in the 3400 block…

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Alex Huh

Male, age 40 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

Alex Huh, a 40-year-old man, was tragically shot to death on June 15, 2008, inside his business, the Beverly Hot Springs Spa, located in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The incident occurred during an argument between Alex Huh and Howard Huh, a 67-year-old man who…

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Akira Collins

Male, age 23 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jun 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Akira Collins was 23 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Friday, June 15, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017…

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Guillermo Tomar Ramazini

Male, age 42 · Malibu, California

Killed Jun 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

Guillermo Tomar Ramazini was 42 years old when he died on Wednesday, June 15, 2005, in Malibu. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 30511 Morning View Drive. His death was ruled a…

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My Ngo

Female, age 82 · Baldwin Park, California

Killed Jun 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

My Ngo was 82 years old when she died on Sunday, June 15, 2003, in Baldwin Park, a city in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 14012 Ohio St. Her death was ruled…

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