Death by Force

Darryl M Peterson

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jun 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Darryl M. Peterson, a 24-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on June 16, 2007. The incident was one of many homicides that contributed to a year of heightened violence across the city, especially affecting young residents.…

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Alvis Harris

Male, age 40 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jun 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, the city of Baltimore was grappling with a significant wave of violence. On June 16th of that year, this grim reality touched the life of Alvis Harris, a 40-year-old African-American man. His body was discovered in the 3300 block of…

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Preston Matthew Angelo

Male, age 15 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Jun 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On June 16, 2007, 15-year-old Preston Matthew Angelo was fatally shot in Greensboro, North Carolina. Preston had sneaked out of his home in the middle of the night, and the circumstances leading to his shooting remain unclear. He was transported to Moses Cone…

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Samuel Winston

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On June 16, 2007, Samuel Winston, a 27-year-old man, was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1360 Phale D. Hale Drive, in Fairfield County. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, but despite their efforts, no suspects have…

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Mariano Vega

Male, age 28 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Jun 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 16, 2007, a dispute in Camden, New Jersey, turned deadly, claiming the life of 28-year-old Mariano Vega Jr. The fatal encounter unfolded on the 300 block of Chestnut Street, where Vega and his younger brother, Eduardo…

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Augusto Zapata

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Augusto Emiliano Zapata, a 26-year-old Latino man, was tragically shot in the chest on June 16, 2007, at 1019 Spence Street in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 3:16 a.m., and Zapata succumbed to his injuries shortly after, at 3:05 a.m.…

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Jason Joseph Steklachick

Male, age 44 · Hayward, California

Killed Jun 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

Jason Joseph Steklachick, aged 44, tragically lost his life on June 16, 2005, in Hayward, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing for his family and the local community. According to reports, Jason was the victim of a…

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Aaron Darrell Sanders

Male, age 48 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

Aaron Darrell Sanders was 48 years old when he died on Thursday, June 16, 2005, somewhere in Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds. His death was ruled a homicide. Unlike most entries in the…

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Victoria L. Senchyshyn

Female, age 45 · Coppell, Texas

Killed Jun 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

Victoria L. Senchyshyn, a 45-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on June 14, 2004, in Coppell, Texas. Her lifeless body was discovered by her 14-year-old son, Austin, in the couple's bedroom. Victoria's 47-year-old second husband, Theodore…

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Pamela Lee

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

On June 16, 2003, 41-year-old Pamela Lee was killed in a house fire that occurred at her residence on East Morrill Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The fire that led to her death was ruled a homicide, suggesting that it was deliberately set. Pamela Lee lived in the…

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Tiana Lee

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

On June 16, 2003, Tiana Lee, a seven-year-old girl from Columbus, Ohio, tragically died in a house fire. The fire occurred at 322 E. Morrill Avenue in Franklin County. Tiana was caught inside the burning house, and despite efforts to respond to the incident…

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Andrew Rocha

Male, age 15 · Rowland-heights, California

Killed Jun 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

Andrew R. Rocha, a 15-year-old from Rowland Heights, California, tragically lost his life on June 16, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Andrew was fatally shot, marking a devastating event for his family and community. The incident…

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Mustafa Little Mu Merritt

Male, age 19 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

Mustafa Little Mu Merritt, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on June 16, 2003, in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a lifelong resident of Chester and was well-known in the community. Mustafa passed away at Crozer-Chester Medical…

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Gregg Adamec

Male · San Diego, California

Found Jun 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

On June 16, 2002, Gregg Adamec was fatally shot while walking on the 5000 block of Voltaire Street in San Diego, California. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. A witness reported hearing a gunshot and then saw Adamec lying on the sidewalk. The shooter…

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Thomas Allen Lubchenco

Male, age 56 · Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Killed Jun 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the quiet mountain town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a sense of unease settled over the community in the summer of 2002. Thomas Allen Lubchenco, a 56-year-old white male, was found dead on June 16th of that year. His life was abruptly ended by a gunshot…

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Ruth K Davison

Female, age 90 · Bremerton, Washington

Killed Jun 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the quiet community of the Illahee Shores Mobile Home Park in Bremerton, Washington, a shocking act of violence shattered the peace on June 16, 2000. Ruth K. Davison, a 90-year-old Caucasian female, was discovered brutally murdered in her own home. The…

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John Hogan

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

John Hogan was 54 years old when he died on Friday, June 16, 2000, in Venice. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 3130 Washington Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed…

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Jill Ann Ermellini

Female, age 34 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the summer of 1997, the life of Jill Ann Ermellini, a 34-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short in Springfield, Massachusetts. Having recently moved to the area from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Jill was working as a waitress. On June 16, 1997…

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Maria Reyna Navarro

Female, age 32 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Jun 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

Maria Reyna Navarro, a 32-year-old Hispanic woman and mother of three, was found dead on June 17, 1995, in Buck Sansom Park in Fort Worth, Texas. At the time of her death, she had been visiting friends in the area from her home in Corpus Christi. Her sister…

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Dennis Lavelle Lund

Male, age 37 · Taylorsville, Utah

Killed Jun 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a summer day in 1993, the life of Dennis Lavelle Lund, a 37-year-old Caucasian male, was cut short in the line of duty. On June 16, 1993, Lund, a Trooper with the Utah Highway Patrol, was involved in a high-speed chase on Interstate 70. The pursuit began…

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Bobby Booth

Male, age 27 · Stratford, Texas

Killed Jun 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

Trooper II Bobby Steve Booth, aged 27, was a dedicated officer with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol. On June 16, 1993, while responding to a disturbance call at a roadside park north of Stratford, TX, Trooper Booth encountered a…

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Michael Wilkins

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jun 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

A 27-year-old loving father and football coach, James Wilkins, was reported missing by his concerned friends and family on June 9, 2023. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance immediately raised suspicions of foul play, prompting a thorough…

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Alexander Eugene Sztanko

Male, age 15 · Dumfries, Virginia

Killed Jun 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a June day in 1990, 15-year-old Alexander Eugene Sztanko, a male, left his Manassas, Virginia, home to go riding on his dirt bike. He was planning to meet up with friends in a wooded area of Prince William County known as 'the power lines,' a popular spot…

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Pamela Hartney

Female · Akron, Ohio

Killed Jun 16, 1989 · 37 years ago

On June 16, 1989, a tragic arson fire claimed the lives of 25-year-old Carrie Hartney, her two-year-old daughter Pamela Hartney, and her eight-month-old son Benjamin Hartney in Akron, Ohio. The fire occurred at their residence on Andrus Street in Summit…

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Benjamin Hartney

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Jun 16, 1989 · 37 years ago

On June 16, 1989, Benjamin Hartney, an eight-month-old infant, tragically died in a house fire at 1283 Andrus Street in Akron, Ohio. The fire also claimed the lives of his mother, Carrie Hartney, aged 25, and his sister, Pamela Hartney, who was just two years…

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Carrie Hartney

Female · Akron, Ohio

Killed Jun 16, 1989 · 37 years ago

On June 16, 1989, Carrie Hartney, a 25-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, tragically died alongside her two young children, Pamela (aged two) and Benjamin (eight months old), in a house fire. The incident took place at 1283 Andrus Street, and the fire was…

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Jose Martinez

Male, age 29 · Portland, Oregon

Found Jun 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, the life of Jose Martinez, a 29-year-old Hispanic man, was violently cut short in his Portland, Oregon apartment. On June 16th, concern began to grow among residents of the apartment complex at 230 NE 100th Avenue when they realized…

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Harold Rogers

Male, age 46 · Terre-haute, Indiana

Killed Jun 16, 1984 · 42 years ago

On June 16, 1984, Harold Lee 'Sonny' Rogers, a 46-year-old White male and detective with the Terre Haute Police Department, was shot and killed in Terre Haute, Indiana. The incident occurred at the Wagon Wheel Night Club located at 3rd and Walnut Streets…

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Dewayne Surls

Male, age 15 · Nezperce, Idaho

Killed Jun 16, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late spring of 1982, the story of 15-year-old Dewayne Surls, a White male, took a tragic and mysterious turn. On June 14, he and his 18-year-old friend, Michael Coffin, embarked on a journey from Moscow, Idaho, with plans to travel to Pocatello. Coffin…

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Mary Bagwell

Female, age 40 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jun 16, 1982 · 44 years ago

Mary Elizabeth 'Betsy' Monroe Bagwell, a 40-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on June 16, 1982. She was found dead in her Mercedes in the airport parking lot at Love Field, having been shot in the head. The weapon used was a stolen .22…

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Mac J. Donnelly Jr.

Male, age 35 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Jun 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

In a heroic act on June 16, 1977, Police Officer Mac J. Donnelly, Jr., a 35-year-old White / Caucasian male, lost his life in Lansing, Michigan. A nine-year veteran of the Lansing Police Department and a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, Officer Donnelly was fatally…

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Donna Emmel

Female, age 15 · Newport, North Carolina

Killed Jun 16, 1975 · 51 years ago

Donna Emmel spent her summer day of June 16, 1975 at the America Service Station and Grill, also known as Grice's Grill, a popular teenager hangout spot, according to her friend. Later that evening, when Donna's mother called the store to have Donna come…

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Wilbur Jones

Male, age 58 · Portland, Oregon

Found Jun 16, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the early afternoon of a summer day in Portland, Oregon, on June 16, 1975, the manager of an apartment complex on the 6800 block of NE Union Avenue, now known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, grew concerned. He hadn't seen or heard from one of his…

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Gilbert Richard Chavez

Male, age 22 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jun 16, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the summer of 1975, a young Phoenix police officer named Gilbert Richard Chavez, a 22-year-old male, responded to what he believed was a routine burglary call, a decision that would tragically end his life. On June 16, he and his partner were dispatched to…

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Alanna Bailey

Female, age 30 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Jun 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

Alana Bailey, a 30-year-old woman, was found dead on June 16, 1974, in a wooded area off the side of Nuuanu Pali Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii. The place where she was discovered was removed from the road, tucked into thick growth, and the reports summarized by…

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Geneva Sager

Female, age 74 · Pinellas Park, Florida

Found Jun 16, 1973 · 53 years ago

Geneva Sager, a 74-year-old woman, was brutally murdered on June 16, 1973, in Pinellas Park, Florida. Her body was discovered inside her residence at 7620 - 55th Street North. She was found partially clothed and had suffered blunt force trauma to the head…

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Jimmie Hugh Rutledge

Male, age 50 · Berkeley, California

Killed Jun 16, 1973 · 53 years ago

Jimmie Hugh Rutledge, a 50-year-old sergeant with the Berkeley Police Department, tragically lost his life on June 16, 1973, in Berkeley, California. Rutledge, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, had served with the Berkeley Police Department…

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Joseph Breen

Male, age 31 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 16, 1969 · 57 years ago

Joseph Breen, a 31-year-old White male, spent the evening of June 16, 1969 at the Novelty Bar in Boston’s Combat Zone, drinking with friends before a friendly game of shuffleboard drew him into conversation with another patron, Kenneth Harrison. Breen was a…

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Christine Fulghum

Female, age 21 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jun 16, 1960 · 66 years ago

In the summer of 1960 in Shreveport, Louisiana, a domestic dispute escalated into a tragic and fatal event, claiming the life of 27-year-old Christine Massey Fulghum. The night of June 16th ended in bloodshed at the home of Christine's parents, where she, her…

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George Reeves

Male, age 45 · Beverly-hills, California

Killed Jun 16, 1959 · 67 years ago

George Reeves, best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television series "Adventures of Superman," was found dead on June 16, 1959, in his home in the Benedict Canyon neighborhood of Beverly Hills, California. He was 45 years old at the time of his…

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Thomas Millet

Male · Beverly-hills, California

Killed Jun 16, 1953 · 73 years ago

Thomas E. Millet, a police officer with the Beverly Hills Police Department, tragically lost his life on June 16, 1953. The incident occurred at the police shooting range when another officer's weapon accidentally discharged. This inadvertent gunfire resulted…

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James Johnson

Male, age 28 · Bibb, Georgia

Killed Jun 16, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the confines of the Bibb County jail, a violent altercation erupted on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, leading to the death of 22-year-old Breele Jahiem Johnson. The male inmate was fatally stabbed just two days after his birthday. The incident, which occurred in…

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Frank J. Tucker

Male, age 35 · Provo, Utah

Killed Jun 16, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the summer of 1904, a local lawman's life was cut tragically short in Provo, Utah. Officer Franklin J. Tucker, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian male, died on June 16th of that year. His death, however, was not the result of a criminal act, but rather a fatal…

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W. Emory Hammon

Male, age 51 · Gunnison, Colorado

Killed Jun 16, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the rugged landscape of Gunnison County, Colorado, a lawman's dedication to his duty would ultimately cost him his life. Wilson Emory Hammon, a male Deputy Sheriff, had served his community for a decade, a familiar and respected figure who also held the…

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De’Ante Kidd

Male, age 34 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jun 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

De’Ante Kidd, age 34, a male from Cleveland, was shot and killed in the early hours of June 16, 2025. Shortly after 1 a.m., officers were called to the 10000 block of Parkgate Avenue near East 105th Street, where they found De’Ante Kidd, age 34, male, on the…

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Connie Calloway Anthony

Female, age 68 · Americus, Georgia

Killed Jun 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Americus, Georgia, the quiet of a residential street was broken by a grim discovery that would leave a family and community in mourning. On June 16, 2024, 68-year-old Connie Calloway Anthony was found deceased in her home on Apple…

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Kevin Ambriz

Male, age 24 · Elgin, Illinois

Killed Jun 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

On June 16, 2024, Elgin police responded to a report of a shooting in the 600 block of Villa Street around 11:30 p.m.. Upon arrival, officers found a man, later identified as 24-year-old Kevin Ambriz, a resident of Elgin (though some sources incorrectly state…

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Tyreek Ogarro

Male, age 32 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jun 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in June, the life of 32-year-old Tyreek Ogarro was tragically cut short in a hail of bullets in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. On June 16, 2024, at approximately 11:06 p.m., police were called to 254 Ralph…

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