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Deaths by Force on June 24

756 open cases in our database happened on June 24. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (531)

Joyce Volrie - Beaumont, Texas
Death by Force

Joyce Volrie

Female, age 62 · Beaumont, Texas
Killed Jun 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

Joyce Volrie, a 62-year-old woman from Beaumont, Texas, was tragically shot to death on June 24, 2004. She was found on the side of Walden Road, having been left for dead after the shooting. The investigation into her death revealed that her estranged…

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Trevon Dasha Gibson - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Trevon Dasha Gibson

Male, age 18 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

Trevon Dasha Gibson was 18 years old when he died on Thursday, June 24, 2004, in South Park, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 100 W. 52nd Place. His death was ruled a…

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Jose Perez - Los-angeles, California
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Jose Perez

Male, age 40 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jose Perez, aged 40, tragically passed away on June 24, 2002, in Los Angeles, California. His death was a result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. On that fateful day, Perez was found deceased in his residence, having suffered multiple…

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Melissa Sublett - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Melissa Sublett

Female · Akron, Ohio
Killed Jun 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

On June 24, 1998, 29-year-old Melissa Sublett was found stabbed to death on the sidewalk at 992 5th Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The Akron Police Department responded to the scene, but the circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear, and the investigation…

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Kevin Wayne Pinette - Portland, Maine
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Kevin Wayne Pinette

Male, age 22 · Portland, Maine
Killed Jun 24, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer evening in Portland, Maine, a dispute that began in a bar escalated into a fatal confrontation, leaving three young men dead. The events of June 24, 1997, cut short the life of 22-year-old Kevin Pinette, a male student at Southern Maine Technical…

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Nicholas Patenaude - Portland, Maine
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Nicholas Patenaude

Male, age 22 · Portland, Maine
Killed Jun 24, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer evening in Portland, Maine, on June 24, 1997, a dispute that began earlier in the day escalated into a fatal encounter that left three young men dead. Nicholas Patenaude, a 22-year-old male, along with his acquaintances Dana Matthews and Kevin…

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Tiffany Bresciani - New York City, New York
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Tiffany Bresciani

Female, age 22 · New York City, New York
Killed Jun 24, 1993 · 33 years ago

Tiffany Bresciani, 22, a White woman, vanished into the predawn streets of Manhattan on June 24, 1993, after getting into a tan Mazda pickup on Allen Street. She was working there with her boyfriend and pimp, punk musician Dave Rubinstein, and she told him…

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ZeWan Huang - Tucson, Arizona
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ZeWan Huang

Male, age 77 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Jun 24, 1992 · 34 years ago

On the night of June 24, 1992, 77-year-old ZeWan Huang, an Asian man, was at the El Grande Market in Tucson, Arizona, helping close up the small family grocery when violence tore through the routine end of the day. Known in official records as Zewan Huang or…

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Lisa Kuhns - Columbus, Ohio
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Lisa Kuhns

Female · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Jun 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

On June 24, 1988, 30-year-old Lisa Kuhns was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. The circumstances of her death remain undetermined. The incident took place near the Ohio River, in Adams County, but the case itself was handled by the Columbus Police Department.…

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Thomas Daines - Columbus, Ohio
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Thomas Daines

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Found Jun 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

On June 24, 1988, Thomas Daines was found dead in Columbus, Ohio, at a location behind 80 Main Street. Daines, a 33-year-old man, had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The exact circumstances surrounding his death have remained unclear, with the…

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James Blanchfield - New Castle, Delaware
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James Blanchfield

Male, age 32 · New Castle, Delaware
Killed Jun 24, 1987 · 39 years ago

James Blanchfield, a 32-year-old white male from New Castle, Delaware, was tragically killed on June 24, 1987, in what authorities described as a love-triangle murder. The incident occurred at 28 Prosperity Road in the DuRoss Heights neighborhood. According…

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Fred Griffis - West-palm-beach, Florida
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Fred Griffis

Male, age 40 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Jun 24, 1987 · 39 years ago

Correctional Officer Fred Sidney Griffis, a 40-year-old white male, was tragically killed on June 24, 1987, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Officer Griffis was shot during an escape attempt while transporting a prisoner. The incident occurred in front of a…

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Pearl Larson - San Leandro, California
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Pearl Larson

Female, age 76 · San Leandro, California
Killed Jun 24, 1987 · 39 years ago

Pearl Larson, a 76-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically murdered in her home in San Leandro, California, on June 24, 1987. She lived in a corner house on Wake Avenue with her teenage grandson. Late that evening, she was found lying on a bed with her hands…

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Ernestine Hurt - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Ernestine Hurt

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jun 24, 1982 · 44 years ago

On June 24, 1982, Ernestine Hurt, aged 48, was tragically stabbed to death on the sidewalk at 202 E. 6th Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had just finished her shift at a cleaning company and was walking towards a bus stop when she was attacked. Typically, she…

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Samuel Hicks - King, Washington
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Samuel Hicks

Male, age 38 · King, Washington
Killed Jun 24, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a summer day in June of 1982, a dedicated officer's life was tragically cut short in a secluded area of King County, Washington. Detective Sergeant Samuel A. Hicks, a 38-year-old White male, was an 18-year veteran of the King County Sheriff's Office. On…

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Lucinda Lynn Shaefer - Los Angeles, California
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Lucinda Lynn Shaefer

Female, age 16 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

Lucinda Lynn 'Cindy' Schaefer, a 16-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically murdered on June 24, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. Cindy had recently moved to the area to stay with her grandparents and planned to spend the summer working and enjoying the…

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Brenda Judd - Hallelujah Junction, California
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Brenda Judd

Female, age 14 · Hallelujah Junction, California
Killed Jun 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

Brenda Lynne Judd, a 14-year-old Caucasian girl, tragically lost her life on June 24, 1979, in Hallelujah Junction, Lassen County, California. Brenda and her friend, Sandra Kaye Colley, a 13-year-old Caucasian girl, were abducted from the Nevada State…

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Sandra Colley - Reno, Nevada
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Sandra Colley

Female, age 13 · Reno, Nevada
Killed Jun 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

On June 24, 1979, 13-year-old white female Sandra Kaye Colley and 14-year-old white female Brenda Lynne Judd were abducted from the Washoe County Fair in Reno, Nevada. Charlene Gallego lured the girls into a van under the pretense of offering them jobs…

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Anna Marie Hlavka - Portland, Oregon
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Anna Marie Hlavka

Female, age 20 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Jun 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, twenty-year-old Anna Marie Hlavka was settling into her life in Portland, Oregon. She shared an apartment with her sister, Rose Ann, and worked at a nearby McDonald's. On the evening of July 24th, Rose Ann returned to their modest brick…

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Lucinda Lynn Schaefer - Redondo Beach, California
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Lucinda Lynn Schaefer

Female, age 16 · Redondo Beach, California
Killed Jun 24, 1979 · 47 years ago

Lucinda Lynn Schaefer, a 16-year-old White/Caucasian female, was last seen on June 24, 1979, in Redondo Beach, California. She had attended a Christian youth meeting at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and was walking back to her grandmother's house when she…

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Paul Olsen - Madison, New Hampshire
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Paul Olsen

Male, age 20 · Madison, New Hampshire
Killed Jun 24, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the summer of 1973, the quiet, wooded landscape of Madison, New Hampshire became the scene of a somber discovery. On June 24, the body of 20-year-old Caucasian male Paul Olsen was found submerged in a stream off Route 113. He was wrapped in blankets, a…

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George Edward Mcmurren - Bagdad, Arizona
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George Edward Mcmurren

Male, age 43 · Bagdad, Arizona
Killed Jun 24, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a summer night in 1973, the community of Bagdad, Arizona, was irrevocably changed by an act of violence that cut short the life of a dedicated lawman. George Edward McMurren, a 43-year-old White male, had been with the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office for…

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Steve Renacs - Dayton, Ohio
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Steve Renacs

Null · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jun 24, 1969 · 57 years ago

On June 24, 1969, Steve John Renacs was tragically killed in Dayton, Ohio. At 44 years old, Renacs was a resident of Dayton’s Zephyr Drive and left behind his family, including his wife Jacqueline and two sons. Details surrounding his death remain limited…

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Vivian Strong - Omaha, Nebraska
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Vivian Strong

Female, age 14 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Jun 24, 1969 · 57 years ago

On a summer evening in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 24, 1969, the life of a 14-year-old Black / African American female named Vivian Strong was cut short. She and a group of other teenagers were enjoying a small party, dancing to music in a vacant apartment…

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Jack Mcarthur - Antigo, Wisconsin
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Jack Mcarthur

Male, age 40 · Antigo, Wisconsin
Killed Jun 24, 1905 · 121 years ago

Jack McArthur, a 40-year-old man who served as chief of the Antigo Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on June 24, 1905. Historical records also identify him as John McArthur. The events that led to his death began after authorities learned that…

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Enrique Rodriguez

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jun 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

Enrique Rodriguez Jr., a 19-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, was fatally shot on June 24, 2024. The incident occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood, a community on Chicago's West Side. North Lawndale has faced challenges with gun violence, and…

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Amir Abdillahi Osman

Male, age 30 · Seattle, Washington
Killed Jun 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

Amir Abdillahi Osman, a 30-year-old man from Seattle, was fatally shot on June 24, 2024, in the University District neighborhood of Seattle. The shooting occurred around 9:45 PM near the intersection of NE 42nd Street and Pasadena Place NE. Osman died from a…

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Raul Martin Ruiz

Male, age 54 · Rialto, California
Killed Jun 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

On June 24, 2024, at approximately 10:30 PM, 54-year-old Raul Martin Ruiz was fatally shot in Rialto, California. The incident occurred near a marijuana dispensary in the Inland Empire area. Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find Ruiz suffering…

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Giovanni E. Hernandez

Male, age 28 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jun 24, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a summer morning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Giovanni E. Hernandez, a 28-year-old Hispanic man, was tragically cut short. On June 24, 2022, Hernandez and another man, Melvin A. López, were found fatally shot in an alley on the 3700 block of West…

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Willie Grant Jr.

Male, age 47 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jun 24, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a domestic dispute, Willie Grant Jr., a 47-year-old male, lost his life in Detroit. On the evening of June 24, 2022, at approximately 8:03 p.m., Detroit police responded to a call reporting a shooting at a residence on…

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Tajanae Alicelynn Nelson

Female, age 28 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tajanae Alicelynn Nelson, a 28-year-old mother of three, tragically lost her life on June 24, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred near South Figueroa and West 49th streets in the Vermont Square neighborhood. Tajanae was walking through the…

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Ray David Valencia

Male, age 34 · East Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ray David Valencia was 34 years old when he died on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 3707 E. Medford St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed…

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Raymond Johnson

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jun 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 44-year-old Raymond Johnson was tragically cut short. On June 24, 2019, Johnson became a victim of fatal gun violence. The incident that led to his death unfolded under circumstances that remain part of…

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Harold Amos

Male, age 45 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jun 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Harold Amos was 45 years old when he died on Monday, June 24, 2019, after he was found injured near the 2000 block of Whittier Avenue in Baltimore. He died of blunt force injuries. The Baltimore Police Department investigated his death, and the Baltimore…

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Julian Ramirez Ramirez

Male, age 45 · Petaluma, California
Killed Jun 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Julian Ramirez Ramirez, a 45-year-old resident of Richmond, California, tragically lost his life on June 24, 2018, in Petaluma, CA. His death occurred during an illegal cockfighting event held at a ranch located on the 6500 block of Lakeville Highway. The…

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Brenda Sykes Buttram

Female, age 46 · Trussville, Alabama
Killed Jun 24, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Trussville, Alabama, the life of 46-year-old Brenda Sykes Buttram came to a tragic end on June 24, 2015. Her death, which was initially a shock to those who knew her, was later revealed to be the result of a violent encounter that…

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Jean Innocent

Female, age 42 · Fort-washington, Maryland
Killed Jun 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jean Innocent, 42, a woman, died on June 24, 2010, in Fort Washington, Maryland, after a shooting that left her as one more name on a day suddenly split into “before” and “after.” In the late afternoon, at about 4:30 p.m., violence found her on Corning Avenue…

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Janet Harris

Female, age 58 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Jun 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

Janet Elaine Jessup Harris, a 58-year-old woman from Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on June 24, 2009, at her home. She was a homemaker and an active member of the Westside Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Janet was well-loved in her community and remembered…

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Matthew Perez

Male, age 24 · East Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

Matthew Perez was 24 years old when he died on the night of Sunday, June 24, 2007, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 6631 Ferguson Drive. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Martin Nicolas Figueroa

Male, age 65 · Inglewood, California
Killed Jun 24, 2005 · 21 years ago

Martin Nicolas Figueroa was 65 years old when he died on Friday, June 24, 2005, in Inglewood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1050 S. Prairie Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Miguel Rafael Gomez

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

Miguel Rafael Gomez, a 34-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on June 24, 2004, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gomez was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred…

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Alfredo Javier Evangelista

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

Alfredo Javier Evangelista was 41 years old when he died on Saturday, June 24, 2000, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 223 W. 8th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Turiya Lovejoy Johnson

Female, age 21 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

Turiya Lovejoy Johnson was 21 years old when she died on Saturday, June 24, 2000. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's…

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Priscilla Culberson

Female, age 48 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jun 24, 1997 · 29 years ago

On June 24, 1997, 48-year-old Priscilla Culberson was reported missing from Atlanta, Georgia, when she failed to appear for her job. The search for her began, led by concerned family members after they were unable to get in touch with her. The initial…

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Ron Stadt

Male, age 20 · San Diego, California
Killed Jun 24, 1993 · 33 years ago

Ron Stadt, a 20-year-old white male, was last seen alive on June 24, 1993, in San Diego, California. At the time, he had recently separated from his wife, Debra Stadt, and was entangled in a contentious custody dispute. Ron had discovered that his former best…

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Fred Gee

Male, age 45 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Jun 24, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a Wednesday night in June of 1992, the familiar sounds of a Tucson neighborhood were shattered by what one resident mistook for firecrackers. In reality, it was the sound of gunfire that ended three lives at the El Grande Market. Inside the family-owned…

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Raymond Arriola

Male, age 32 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Jun 24, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, a chilling triple murder at a local grocery store stunned the city of Tucson, Arizona, and took the life of 32-year-old Raymond F. Arriola. On the night of June 24th, police were called to the El Grande Market on East 36th Street…

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Wes Burks

Male, age 48 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Jun 24, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the summer of 1985, a shadow of fear stretched over Shreveport, Louisiana, as a series of brutal and seemingly random killings began to terrorize the community. It was during this time, on June 24, 1985, that 48-year-old Wes Burks was found dead. His death…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.