Death by Force

Vernon Marconnet

Male, age 51 · Maricopa, Arizona

Killed Jun 30, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a late evening in Maricopa County, Arizona, Deputy Vernon P. Marconnet, a 19-year veteran of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, was on patrol when he came across two suspicious vehicles parked near a canal bank off S. Carver Road. As he stopped to…

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Scott Richard Rakow

Male, age 29 · Miami-beach, Florida

Killed Jun 30, 1988 · 38 years ago

Scott Richard Rakow, a 29-year-old white male police officer, tragically lost his life on June 30, 1988, in Miami Beach, Florida. Officer Rakow was engaged in a high-stakes undercover drug operation when he was fatally shot. The operation involved an…

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Lydia Bonham

Female, age 82 · Aldrich, Missouri

Killed Jun 30, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the small, quiet community of Aldrich, Missouri, the summer of 1985 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that remains a mystery to this day. Lydia Bonham, an 82-year-old Caucasian woman, was found murdered on the back porch of her modest farmhouse on…

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Assistant Warden Virdeen Willis

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 30, 1985 · 41 years ago

Assistant Warden Virdeen Willis, a 45-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on June 30, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois. Willis, who served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for 19 years, was off duty at the time of his death. He…

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Detention Guard Adrian Salazar

Male, age 21 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jun 30, 1985 · 41 years ago

Detention Guard Adrian Salazar Aguilar, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on June 30, 1985, in San Antonio, Texas. Salazar was returning to the Bexar County Detention Center after completing a shift guarding a prisoner at University…

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Louis Perry Bryant

Male, age 37 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jun 30, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a summer day in Arkansas, what began as a routine traffic stop tragically ended the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Louis Perry Bryant, a 37-year-old male Arkansas State Trooper, was shot and killed on June 30, 1984. He was a United States Air…

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Robert Gutkaiss

Male, age 15 · Stephentown, New York

Killed Jun 30, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the summer of 1983, a sense of unease settled over the small town of Stephentown, New York, following the disappearance and death of 15-year-old Robert 'Bobby' Gutkaiss. A white male, Robert was last seen on June 30, 1983, after completing his first day of…

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Robert Camden

Male, age 35 · Camden, Alabama

Killed Jun 30, 1982 · 44 years ago

On June 30, 1982, 35-year-old Robert Camden died in Camden, Alabama, a small Wilcox County town where news often traveled by word of mouth long before it ever reached anything like a searchable database. Today, the trail that should exist behind a violent or…

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Ernest Coleman

Male, age 31 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jun 30, 1982 · 44 years ago

Patrol Officer Ernest Coleman, aged 31, was shot and killed on June 30, 1982, while working a uniformed off-duty security detail at a local convenience store in Charlotte, NC. He was shot by a man he had ejected from the store earlier in the evening for being…

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Gary Nolen Roo

Male, age 25 · Pulaski County, Virginia

Killed Jun 30, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a summer day in 1980, a construction worker discovered a blue 1977 Chevrolet pickup truck parked on the shoulder of Interstate 81 South in Pulaski County, Virginia. Inside, 25-year-old Gary Nolen Romano, a White male, was found deceased. An investigation…

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Hiram A. Ritchie

Male, age 29 · Hazard, Kentucky

Killed Jun 30, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the summer of 1980, on June 30th, a 29-year-old White/Caucasian male named Hiram A. Ritchie, a deputy sheriff from Hazard, Kentucky, met a tragic and untimely end. His death unfolded near Buckhorn Lake while he was in the line of duty, serving papers for…

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Marnette Comer

Female, age 17 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 30, 1980 · 46 years ago

Marnette Comer, a 17-year-old girl from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on June 30, 1980. Her death was part of a series of gruesome murders committed by the infamous "Sunset Strip Killers," Douglas Clark and Carol Bundy. Marnette's body was…

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Kenneth Grier

Male, age 32 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jun 30, 1979 · 47 years ago

Kenneth Grier, 32, male, Black, spent the early minutes of June 30, 1979 at the King Cole Bar on 1082 Broadway in Denver, where a disturbance flared among multiple patrons. In the confusion, gunshots exploded; Grier was struck and rushed to a local hospital…

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Roscoe Lee

Male, age 46 · Jacksonville, Texas

Killed Jun 30, 1979 · 47 years ago

On June 30, 1979, Patrol Officer Roscoe Lee, aged 46, of the Jacksonville Police Department in Texas, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. Officer Lee, a dedicated officer with 13 years of service, responded to a disturbance call at a pool hall…

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Lowell Evans Jr.

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jun 30, 1977 · 49 years ago

On June 30, 1977, Lowell Evans Jr. was killed in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and Evans' death has remained an unsolved homicide for decades. The Dayton Police Department has handled the investigation, but no significant leads…

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Kathleen Tennant

Female, age 24 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Jun 30, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a summer evening in Pueblo, Colorado, the life of a young woman was tragically cut short in a sudden and violent act that has remained a mystery for decades. Twenty-five-year-old Kathleen Tennant, a white female, was at her home on June 30, 1975, when a…

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Melodie Stankiewicz

Female, age 27 · Salem, New Hampshire

Killed Jun 30, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a summer day in 1975, the quiet of Captain's Pond in Salem, New Hampshire, was broken by a grim discovery. The body of 27-year-old Melodie Stankiewicz, a white female from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was found floating in the water on June 30th. An…

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Alberta Christine Williams King

Female, age 69 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jun 30, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a Sunday morning, June 30, 1974, the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, became the scene of a tragedy. Alberta Christine Williams King, a 69-year-old African American woman and the mother of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was shot…

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Edward Boykin

Male, age 69 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jun 30, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Atlanta, Georgia, the familiar hymns at Ebenezer Baptist Church were tragically silenced by gunfire. It was June 30, 1974, and Deacon Edward Boykin, a 69-year-old Black man, was attending the service as he had for thirty-nine years.…

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Josephine L. Thomas

Female, age 73 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Jun 30, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the summer of 1974, the community of Petersburg, Virginia, was shaken by a series of disturbing events that would ultimately reveal a chilling betrayal of trust. Among the victims was Josephine L. Thomas, a 73-year-old retired schoolteacher. On June 30…

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Lana Alice Torgerson

Female, age 23 · Austin, Minnesota

Killed Jun 30, 1973 · 53 years ago

Lana Alice Torgerson, a 23-year-old white female from Austin, Minnesota, was tragically murdered on June 30, 1973. Born on January 25, 1950, as Lana Alice Iverson, she was the daughter of Vernon Stanley Iverson and Darlene Sylvia Hare. She married David James…

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John David Torgerson

Male, age 1 · Austin, Minnesota

Killed Jun 30, 1973 · 53 years ago

John David Torgerson, a white male child aged 1, was born on April 5, 1972, in Olmsted County, Minnesota. He tragically died on June 30, 1973, in Rochester, Minnesota. His death was part of a horrific mass murder committed by David James Torgerson, a white…

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Rebecca Rathbun

Female, age 14 · Austin, Minnesota

Killed Jun 30, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a summer day in 1973, the life of a fourteen-year-old girl from Austin, Minnesota, was tragically cut short. Rebecca Ann Rathbun, a Caucasian female, was working as a live-in babysitter for the Torgerson family in Rochester, Minnesota, on June 30, 1973. In…

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Roxie Ann Phillips

Female, age 17 · Salinas, California

Killed Jun 30, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the summer of 1969, seventeen-year-old Roxie Ann Phillips, a high school student from Milwaukie, Oregon, was spending her time in Salinas, California, visiting family friends. On the afternoon of June 30th, she went out for a walk and vanished. For weeks…

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Joan Schell

Female, age 20 · Ann Arbor, Michigan

Killed Jun 30, 1968 · 58 years ago

In the summer of 1968, a palpable sense of fear began to creep into the idyllic college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, a fear that would escalate and grip the community for the next year. This growing anxiety was tragically underscored by the death of Joan…

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Jessica Minter

Female, age 15 · Lawrenceville, Ohio

Killed Jun 30, 1964 · 62 years ago

Jessica Minter, aged 15, was tragically killed on June 30, 1964, in her home in Lawrenceville, Ohio. The incident occurred at the Minter residence, located at 2801 Anita Drive in Clark County. Jessica was found in the living room of her home, having suffered…

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Nina Nichols

Female, age 68 · Brighton, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 30, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the summer of 1962, a palpable sense of unease began to creep into the city of Boston. It was a fear that would soon escalate into widespread panic, and for 68-year-old White female Nina Nichols, it would culminate in a brutal and untimely death. On June…

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Helen Blake

Female, age 65 · Lynn, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 30, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the summer of 1962, the community of Lynn, Massachusetts, was shaken by the discovery of a beloved resident's death. Helen Blake, a 65-year-old White female, was found in her apartment at 73 Newhall Street on June 30th. The scene that greeted investigators…

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Dovie Frances Hazel Weaver

Female, age 41 · Gadston, Alabama

Killed Jun 30, 1950 · 76 years ago

In the summer of 1950, in the small city of Gadsden, Alabama, the life of 41-year-old Dovie Frances Hazel Weaver was tragically cut short. On June 30th, the Caucasian woman died under circumstances that would later unravel a chilling tale of familial betrayal…

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King David Gray

Male, age 52 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 30, 1938 · 88 years ago

King David Gray, a prominent American cinematographer, met a tragic end on June 30, 1938, in Los Angeles, California. Gray, who was 52 years old at the time of his death, was found shot in his car parked in front of a post office on Wilcox Avenue in…

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John Shinberger

Male, age 63 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jun 30, 1904 · 122 years ago

In an attempt to apprehend a murder suspect, Captain John Shinberger, a 63-year-old male, was fatally wounded. The incident occurred at a house located at 1308 North Second Street, where Captain Shinberger had taken a position at the rear of the residence. As…

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James Parsons

Male, age 55 · Centralia, Washington

Killed Jun 30, 1903 · 123 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 1903, in Centralia, Washington, the life of Deputy Marshal James C.A. Parsons, a 56-year-old man, was tragically cut short. The events leading to his death began with a complaint about a man, who identified himself as John…

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John Harrington

Male, age 52 · Monroeville, Alabama

Killed Jun 30, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the quiet town of Monroeville, Alabama, a dispute over a property line fence escalated into a tragic event that claimed the life of a lawman. On June 30, 1902, 52-year-old male, Sheriff John Harrington, was shot and killed as he tried to mediate a heated…

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John Cogburn

Male · Cheyenne, Oklahoma

Killed Jun 30, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the quiet expanse of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, a dedicated lawman named John Cogburn met a violent and untimely end. A male Deputy Sheriff, Cogburn was killed in the line of duty on June 30, 1902, near Cheyenne. His death unfolded on a tragic day when…

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Donte Chase

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jun 30, 2025 · 1 year ago

Donte Chase was 46 years old when he was stabbed late on the night of Monday, June 30, 2025, in the 700 block of North Kenwood Avenue in Baltimore. He died of his injuries at a hospital. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's…

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Robert Dean Lewis

Male, age 67 · Mc-dermott, Ohio

Killed Jun 30, 2024 · 2 years ago

On June 30, 2024, Robert Dean Lewis, a 67-year-old resident of McDermott, Ohio, was fatally shot in what authorities are investigating as a homicide. The incident occurred early in the morning at a residence on Euton Road. Emergency responders arrived shortly…

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Carlton Brown

Male, age 43 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 30, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Philadelphia, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a community searching for answers. On June 30, 2024, Carlton Brown, a 43-year-old man, was found with a fatal gunshot wound to his head on the 1400 block of…

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Curt Anderson

Male, age 51 · Opa-locka, Florida

Killed Jun 30, 2023 · 3 years ago

Curt Anderson, a 51-year-old man, was fatally shot in Opa-locka, Florida, on June 30, 2023. The incident occurred in the area of Caliph Street around 7 a.m. on that Friday. According to witnesses, Anderson was shot at 11 times, and his body was found in the…

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Phillip Wallace

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jun 30, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of June 30, 2022, 31-year-old Phillip Wallace, a Black male, was found shot to death in the driver's seat of an Acura RDX. The vehicle was located in the parking lot of Pimlico Elementary School in the 4800 block of Pimlico Road in Northwest…

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Carlos Discua

Male, age 20 · San-francisco, California

Killed Jun 30, 2022 · 4 years ago

Carlos Discua, a 20-year-old resident of San Francisco, was tragically shot and killed on June 30, 2022. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Rose Street between Buchanan and Webster streets in the Lower Haight neighborhood. Discua was transported to a…

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Lawrence Longstreet

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 30, 2022 · 4 years ago

Lawrence Longstreet, a 26-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on June 30, 2022, in the Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 10:40 p.m. when Longstreet and a 29-year-old woman were standing on the…

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William Hinson

Male, age 46 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 30, 2022 · 4 years ago

William Hinson, a 46-year-old Black man, tragically lost his life on June 30, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in the Linden area, specifically in the 1000 block of East Hudson Street. Hinson was driving away from an altercation outside the…

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Rodriguez Demetrius Salter

Male, age 25 · Prichard, Alabama

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Prichard, Alabama. Rodriguez Demetrius Salter, a 25-year-old male, was found with gunshot wounds at an intersection in the city on June 30, 2015. Despite efforts to save him, Salter…

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Harold Mullen Jr.

Male, age 57 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer day in Indianapolis, the life of 57-year-old Harold Mullen Jr. was cut short by an act of violence. On June 30, 2015, police were called to a home on the near east side of the city where they discovered Mullen had been fatally shot. The initial…

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Jose Henriquez

Male, age 40 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning, the quiet of a Kansas City, Kansas street was broken by the sound of gunfire. On June 30, 2014, in the 200 block of North 23rd Street, a Hispanic male named Jose Henriquez was found critically injured. The 40-year-old…

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Calvin Roy Cowen Jr

Male, age 30 · Danville, Illinois

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Calvin Roy Cowen Jr., a 30-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on June 30, 2014, in Danville, Illinois. Born on November 29, 1983, in Danville, Calvin was affectionately known as "C-Roy" among his family and friends. He was a beloved…

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Richard Bailey

Male, age 21 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 30, 2014, a young man from New Orleans named Richard Bailey, aged 21, was found shot to death on Kennedy Street in St. Rose, a community near New Orleans. Responding to reports of gunfire around 5 a.m., St. Charles Parish…

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Amari Findley

Female · Chesterfield Square, California

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Amari Findley was an infant girl, less than a year old, when she died on Monday, June 30, 2014, in the Chesterfield Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force…

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