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Elvada King

Female, age 20 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Jun 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, the life of a promising young woman from Henrico, Virginia, was cut tragically short, leaving a void in the lives of her family and friends. Elvada Latrice King, a 20-year-old Black female, was killed by gun violence on June 9, 2007.…

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Eric Girard Jones

Male, age 36 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Jun 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the bright light of a Saturday afternoon in Suitland, Maryland, on June 9, 2007, the life of 36-year-old Eric Girard Jones, a male resident of the area, was brought to a violent and abrupt end. In an act that shattered the day's tranquility, multiple…

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Jairo Martinez

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jairo Martinez, a 19-year-old from Los Angeles, CA, tragically lost his life on June 9, 2007. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Martinez was found dead in a case that has since been…

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Rusty Seau

Male, age 16 · Oceanside, California

Killed Jun 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

Rusty Faatuiolemotu Seau, also known as "Big Swigg," was a 16-year-old resident of Oceanside, California, who tragically lost his life on June 9, 2005. Rusty was a beloved member of the community, known for his passion for hip-hop dancing and his involvement…

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Eric Lewis

Male, age 29 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Jun 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the summer of 2005, the life of 29-year-old Eric Jermaine Lewis, an African American man from Macon, Georgia, was tragically cut short. On June 9, 2005, Lewis was involved in a violent altercation that resulted in his death, leaving behind a loving family…

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Hamp Lewis

Male, age 77 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Jun 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

On a Wednesday in early June of 2004, concern grew for an African-American man named Hamp Lewis when his daughter was unable to reach him. This concern led her to his home at 2037 N Minneapolis in Wichita, Kansas, on June 9th, where she made a tragic…

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Rafeal Rosado

Male, age 26 · Biddeford, Maine

Killed Jun 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 9, 2004, the quiet of a Biddeford, Maine neighborhood was shattered by a grim discovery. Rafael Rosado, a 26-year-old Hispanic male, was found mortally wounded outside of his home on Guinea Road. Having been shot, his death…

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Yvonne Leila Torch

Female, age 31 · Newburgh, New York

Killed Jun 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

On a seemingly ordinary Wednesday morning, June 9, 2004, the life of Yvonne Leila Torch, a 31-year-old Caucasian wife and mother of two, was brutally cut short. The vibrant hairdresser was discovered murdered inside her own business, the 'His and Hers Hair…

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Rodney Massey

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jun 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

On June 9, 2004, Rodney Massey, a 41-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, was shot and killed at 535 East 13th Street in the Pendleton neighborhood of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Police Department responded to the incident, and the case was quickly classified…

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Michael Richard Arruda

Male, age 35 · Hacienda-heights, California

Killed Jun 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Michael Richard Arruda, a 35-year-old deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on June 15, 2004, following a critical incident that occurred on June 9, 2004, in Hacienda Heights, California. On that fateful…

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Molly Bish

Female, age 16 · Warren, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 9, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the summer of 2000, sixteen-year-old Caucasian Molly Anne Bish was working as a lifeguard at Comins Pond in her hometown of Warren, Massachusetts. On the morning of June 27th, her mother, Magi, dropped her off for her shift. It was only Molly's eighth day…

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David Slater Jr.

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

On June 9, 2002, David Slater Jr., a 22-year-old male, was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place on East 16th Avenue near Pearl Alley, close to the Ohio State University campus. Slater, a student at the university, was shot while…

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Joshua William Harber

Male, age 25 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jun 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early morning hours of a June weekend in 2002, Joshua William Harber, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot outside a bar in the Phoenix area. The incident occurred around 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2002, outside the Coyote Wild Bar & Grill.…

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Brenda E. Cendejas

Female, age 13 · Lancaster, California

Killed Jun 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

Brenda E. Cendejas, a 13-year-old girl from Lancaster, California, tragically lost her life on June 9, 2002. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Brenda was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to her young life. The incident occurred in…

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David Slater Jr.

Male, age 22 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

David Slater Jr., a 22-year-old male of White ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on June 9, 2002, in Columbus, OH. Slater was an Ohio State University senior and was involved in an argument with the suspect or suspects just before he was killed.…

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Guillermo Lugo

Male, age 21 · Carson, California

Killed Jun 9, 2000 · 26 years ago

Guillermo Enrique Ricky Lugo, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on June 9, 2000, in Carson, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lugo was fatally shot on that fateful Friday. The incident left the community in…

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Ivan Castineira de la

Male, age 22 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jun 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

On June 9, 1997, 22-year-old Ivan Castineira was found murdered at an apartment complex on SE Division Street in Portland, Oregon. Around 12:30 a.m., multiple gunshots were heard, and a resident discovered Castineira's body inside one of the units. Reports…

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Federico Gutierrez

Male, age 30 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jun 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

In a back bedroom in Denver, a conversation between two men took a fatal turn on June 9, 1997. The exchange, seemingly ordinary at first, led them into the confines of a crawl space. It was in that cramped, dark area that the sound of several gunshots…

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Louis Pompei

Male · Glendora, California

Killed Jun 9, 1995 · 31 years ago

Louis A. Pompei, a dedicated police officer with the Glendora Police Department, tragically lost his life on June 9, 1995, in San Dimas, California. Pompei, who was off-duty at the time, had stopped at a local Vons supermarket to pick up some dog food. While…

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Willie Jordan

Female, age 56 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jun 9, 1993 · 33 years ago

Willie Lee Jordan, a 56-year-old woman, was killed on June 9, 1993, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at her residence located at 255 McGregor Avenue, Apartment #11. Jordan's homicide has remained unsolved for decades, with few details available…

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George Mitchell

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 9, 1990 · 36 years ago

On June 9, 1990, George Mitchell was found dead from a gunshot wound to the abdomen in his residence on South Hampton Road in Columbus, Ohio. The circumstances surrounding his death have remained unsolved, and his case is included in Ohio's cold case…

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Kellie Ford

Female, age 20 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jun 9, 1987 · 39 years ago

Kellie Ford, a 20-year-old woman from Kansas City, Missouri, was White. In the early hours of June 9, 1987, her life ended violently, and whatever moments led up to it vanished into the city’s shadows—leaving behind only what was found where she was…

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Lia Elizabeth Szubert

Female, age 22 · Mountain Home, Idaho

Killed Jun 9, 1987 · 39 years ago

Lia Elizabeth Szubert, a 22-year-old White/Caucasian female, was traveling from Twin Falls to Boise, Idaho, on June 9, 1987, with plans to meet her fiancé at the airport. Her journey was tragically interrupted when she experienced car trouble on Interstate…

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Hank Gafforio

Male, age 22 · Staten Island, New York

Killed Jun 9, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 9, 1984, a young man named Hank Gafforio vanished from his Staten Island neighborhood, leaving behind a mystery that would endure for decades. The 22-year-old white male, who was known to have a low IQ and functioned at the…

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Tammie Liles

Female, age 16 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jun 9, 1983 · 43 years ago

Tammie Liles, a 16-year-old White female from Everett, Washington, disappeared from downtown Seattle on June 9, 1983. For years, her family lived with the uncertainty of what had happened to her. The investigation into her disappearance would eventually…

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Alfred Helton

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jun 9, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the summer of 1980, the life of Alfred Helton, a male resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On Monday, June 9, 1980, Helton was found deceased at 303 Locust Street. The circumstances surrounding his death were immediately deemed…

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Christopher Richardson

Male, age 12 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jun 9, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the summer of 1980, a shadow of fear had already begun to stretch across the city of Atlanta. A then-unidentified predator was preying on the city's African-American children, leaving a trail of grief and terror. On June 9th of that year, 12-year-old…

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Paul E. Marston

Male, age 31 · Chino-valley, Arizona

Killed Jun 9, 1969 · 57 years ago

On a summer day in 1969, the life of 31-year-old Paul E. Marston, a White male, was tragically cut short in Chino Valley, Arizona. Marston, an officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for five years, was killed in the line of duty on June 9, 1969.…

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Miles Ferguson

Male, age 46 · Albion, Michigan

Killed Jun 9, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the small town of Albion, Michigan, the summer of 1963 was marked by a violent tragedy that has since faded into obscurity, leaving behind more questions than answers. On June 9th of that year, a 46-year-old man named Miles Ferguson lost his life.…

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Lynne Harper

Female, age 12 · Clinton, Ontario

Killed Jun 9, 1959 · 67 years ago

Lynne Harper was a 12-year-old girl living with her family at Royal Canadian Air Force Station Clinton in southwestern Ontario in June 1959. Her father was an RCAF flying officer, and Lynne attended Grade 7 at A.V.M. Hugh Campbell School on the air base. On…

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James Robbins

Male, age 48 · Crawfordsville, Arkansas

Killed Jun 9, 1944 · 82 years ago

In the small town of Crawfordsville, Arkansas, a sudden and violent encounter cut short the life of Deputy Sheriff James Edward Robbins. On a Monday, June 12, 1944, the 48-year-old lawman was in the midst of his duties when he responded to a heated argument…

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Oliver Ollie Mitts

Male, age 28 · Batesville, Arkansas

Killed Jun 9, 1937 · 89 years ago

Oliver Edward “Ollie” Mitts, 28, male, White/Caucasian, was a game warden with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission patrolling the White River near Batesville on June 9, 1937. With a federal game warden, he went to serve an arrest warrant related to fishing…

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Albert Louis Brown

Male · Modoc, California

Killed Jun 9, 1930 · 96 years ago

Federal Prohibition Agent Albert Louis Brown died on June 9, 1930, in Modoc County, California, under tragic circumstances. On that day, Agent Brown, along with his colleague Agent Robert Davis, was attempting to arrest Rodney Selby for violating the National…

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Margaret Lawrence

Female, age 39 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Jun 9, 1929 · 97 years ago

A promising career on the Broadway stage came to a tragic and violent end for the actress Margaret Lawrence. At the age of 39, the socially prominent performer was discovered in her Manhattan apartment, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. Her life was taken…

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Bailey Tiffany

Male · Salem, Oregon

Killed Jun 9, 1902 · 124 years ago

On a grim Monday, June 9, 1902, Correctional Officer Bailey T. Tiffany, a Caucasian male, met a violent end during a chaotic prison escape from the Oregon State Penitentiary. He, along with two of his fellow officers, Thurston Jones and Frank Ferrell, were…

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William Mox Mcquery

Male, age 38 · Covington, Kentucky

Killed Jun 9, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the summer of 1900, William 'Mox' McQuery, a 38-year-old patrolman with the Covington Police Department, met a tragic end. A former professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, McQuery had been an officer for four years. His life was cut short…

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Davin Copeland Jr.

Male, age 23 · Ypsilanti, Michigan

Killed Jun 9, 2026 · this year

Davin Lashan Copeland Jr., a 23-year-old male from Ypsilanti, Michigan, died in the early hours of June 9, 2026, after gunfire broke out near a business complex along Golfside Road in Ypsilanti Township. The shooting was reported around midnight, when…

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Gabriel Saninocencio

Male, age 29 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Jun 9, 2024 · 2 years ago

A wave of sorrow washed over the community of Newport News, Virginia, following the untimely death of Gabriel Saninocencio. On June 9, 2024, the life of the 29-year-old man was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence. The city was left to grapple with…

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Marlon Sanchez Flores

Male, age 30 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jun 9, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of June 9, 2024, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting incident in the 7400 block of Mohawk Drive, near Love Field airport. Upon arrival, officers discovered 30-year-old Marlon Sanchez Flores suffering from gunshot…

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Robert Tyler White

Male, age 32 · Gadsden, Alabama

Killed Jun 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

A 32-year-old man, Robert Tyler White, died on June 6, 2022, a Thursday morning in Gadsden, Alabama, after being shot by police outside of Walnut Park Elementary School. Originally from Bunnlevel, North Carolina, White had been living in the Gadsden area. On…

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Donald Jackson

Male, age 63 · Tar-heel, North Carolina

Killed Jun 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

Donald Lewis Jackson, a 63-year-old man from Tar Heel, North Carolina, passed away on June 9, 2022, at his residence. Born on November 5, 1958, in Robeson County, NC, Donald was the son of Asberry and Eula Jackson. He was preceded in death by his parents, a…

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Edward Lee Jenkins

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

Edward Lee Jenkins III, a 32-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on June 9, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Jenkins was shot near 11401 S. Vermont Ave. in the Athens…

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Kendrick Reeves

Male, age 25 · College Park, Georgia

Killed Jun 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Tuesday in College Park, Georgia, a 25-year-old man, Kendrick Reeves, was fatally shot in the chest. The incident occurred on June 9, 2020, at an apartment complex located in the 3100 block of Godby Road. When College Park…

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Santos Lopez

Male, age 36 · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Jun 9, 2019 · 7 years ago

Santos Benito López, a 36-year-old Hispanic man, was killed in a burst of gunfire outside an apartment building at 4952 Central Drive in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on the morning of June 9, 2019. DeKalb County police were called to the scene around 6:30 a.m.…

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Earl Jambura III

Male, age 52 · Falls City, Oregon

Killed Jun 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon, the 9th of June in 2018, events took a tragic turn on Black Rock Road near the small community of Falls City, Oregon. It was there that 52-year-old Earl Jambura III, a male resident of the area, lost his life. Polk County Sheriff's…

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Danny Lee Luster

Male, age 49 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Jun 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 9, 2014, a quiet street in Vancouver, Washington, became the scene of a domestic tragedy. Inside their home in the North Image neighborhood, 49-year-old Danny Lee Luster fatally shot his wife and critically wounded his son…

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Sandra Luster

Female, age 49 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Jun 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a tragic Monday morning, June 9, 2014, the life of 49-year-old Sandra Luster, a female resident of Vancouver, Washington, was brought to a violent end in her own home. The events unfolded at approximately 5:20 a.m. in the North Image neighborhood, when…

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Shawn Spencer

Male, age 21 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Jun 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a violent encounter on a street in Jersey City, New Jersey, claimed the life of 21-year-old Shawn Spencer. On the evening of June 9th, Spencer was inside a vehicle on Van Nostrand Avenue with his friend, 22-year-old Jamal Cooks, and at…

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