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Deaths by Force on March 18

654 open cases in our database happened on March 18. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (449)

Bennie Whitfield - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force20th anniversary

Bennie Whitfield

Male, age 41 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Mar 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Bennie Whitfield, a 41-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on March 18, 2006, in Charlotte, NC. The circumstances surrounding his death were investigated as a murder case. Bennie Whitfield was found stabbed to death at his residence…

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Anthony Benesh - Austin, Texas
Death by Force20th anniversary

Anthony Benesh

Male, age 44 · Austin, Texas
Killed Mar 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Anthony William Benesh III, a 44-year-old man from Austin, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on March 18, 2006. Benesh, his girlfriend, and his two young sons were leaving Saccone's Pizza in Northwest Austin when a single bullet from a high-powered rifle…

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Efrain Hernandez German - Long Beach, California
Death by Force25th anniversary

Efrain Hernandez German

Male, age 48 · Long Beach, California
Killed Mar 18, 2001 · 25 years ago

Efrain Hernandez German was 48 years old when he died on Sunday, March 18, 2001, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near Anaheim Street and Pacific Avenue. His death was…

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Theodore Carleton - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force30th anniversary

Theodore Carleton

Male · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Mar 18, 1996 · 30 years ago

Theodore C. Carleton, a 41-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically murdered in the early hours of March 18, 1996, in Fort Worth, Texas. Carleton worked as a stationary engineer at Cook Children’s Hospital and had clocked out of work at 11:34 p.m. on March 17…

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Ricky Allen - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force35th anniversary

Ricky Allen

Male, age 36 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Mar 18, 1991 · 35 years ago

On the evening of March 18, 1991, a friend discovered the body of Ricky L. Allen on the floor of his residence in the 800 block of Zion Drive in Colorado Springs. A 36-year-old White male, Mr. Allen was found with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. At…

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Frank Finch - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force35th anniversary

Frank Finch

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 18, 1991 · 35 years ago

On March 18, 1991, Frank Finch, a 20-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found fatally shot in his home on South Ohio Avenue. The incident occurred in Franklin County, and Finch was discovered with a gunshot wound. Despite efforts by law enforcement, the…

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Ricky L. Allen - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force35th anniversary

Ricky L. Allen

Male, age 36 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Mar 18, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the late evening hours of March 18, 1991, a friend of Ricky L. Allen made a grim discovery at his Colorado Springs residence. The 36-year-old White male was found unresponsive on the floor, the victim of an apparent gunshot wound to his head. Emergency…

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Anthony Riggs - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force35th anniversary

Anthony Riggs

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Mar 18, 1991 · 35 years ago

Anthony Riggs, a 22-year-old male Army Specialist, returned to his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, in March 1991, after serving seven months in the Persian Gulf War with a Patriot missile battery. His homecoming, however, was tragically short-lived. In the…

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Edward Highley - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force45th anniversary

Edward Highley

Male · Akron, Ohio
Killed Mar 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

On March 18, 1981, Edward L. Highley, a 21-year-old, was tragically killed in a robbery at his workplace, the Clark Oil Station on Diagonal Road in Akron, Ohio. While he was working at the gas station, an assailant entered with the intent to rob the…

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Wendy McDade - Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Death by Force45th anniversary

Wendy McDade

Female, age 29 · Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Killed Mar 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

Wendy McDade was a 29-year-old White/Caucasian woman and Broadway chorus performer whose life became intertwined with former Broadway dancer and New York construction executive William Callahan during the final months of both of their lives. Callahan had left…

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William Callahan - Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Death by Force45th anniversary

William Callahan

Male, age 54 · Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Killed Mar 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

William Callahan, a 54-year-old White/Caucasian man, was found murdered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, on March 18, 1981, alongside 29-year-old Wendy McDade. The two had been shot repeatedly and left in a field in the Chiwaukee Prairie area of Kenosha…

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Avilla Romine - Pickens, Georgia
Death by Force45th anniversary

Avilla Romine

Female, age 50 · Pickens, Georgia
Killed Mar 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the quiet of Pickens County, Georgia, a grim discovery was made on Friday, March 20, 1981, shattering the peace of the community. Concerns arose when Avilla R. Romine, a 50-year-old woman, failed to show up for her carpool. Her concerned friends, unable to…

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Denson Hudson - Apopka, Florida
Death by Force85th anniversary

Denson Hudson

Male, age 48 · Apopka, Florida
Killed Mar 18, 1941 · 85 years ago

Denson L. Hudson, a 48-year-old police officer from Apopka, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 18, 1941. On that fateful day, Officer Hudson, along with Police Chief Fred L. Risener, was conducting routine patrol duties when they noticed an open…

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Alexander Alex Marengo - Galt, California
Death by Force100th anniversary

Alexander Alex Marengo

Male · Galt, California
Killed Mar 18, 1926 · 100 years ago

Alexander Alex Marengo, a resident of Galt, California, passed away on March 18, 1926. His death was a significant event in the local community, drawing considerable attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Marengo's demise was not a natural one; it…

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Florence Goins - Stockton, California
Death by Force100th anniversary

Florence Goins

Female, age 37 · Stockton, California
Killed Mar 18, 1926 · 100 years ago

Florence L. Podesta Goins, aged 37, met a tragic end on March 18, 1926, in Stockton, California. Her death was a result of a violent altercation with her husband, John M. Goins, who was known for his abusive and vengeful nature. On that fateful day, John…

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Mary McNoble - Stockton, California
Death by Force100th anniversary

Mary McNoble

Female · Stockton, California
Killed Mar 18, 1926 · 100 years ago

Mary McNoble, born on August 4, 1884, passed away on March 18, 1926, in Stockton, California. Her death was a significant event in the local community, and it sparked a series of investigations and legal proceedings. Mary McNoble's death was not a natural…

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Mary Marengo Dutra - Galt, California
Death by Force100th anniversary

Mary Marengo Dutra

Female · Galt, California
Killed Mar 18, 1926 · 100 years ago

Mary Marengo Dutra, born in 1899, tragically passed away on March 18, 1926, in Galt, California. Her death has been a subject of much speculation and investigation over the years. Initial reports indicated that Mary died under mysterious circumstances, which…

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Matilda Marengo - Galt, California
Death by Force100th anniversary

Matilda Marengo

Female · Galt, California
Killed Mar 18, 1926 · 100 years ago

Matilda Marengo, a resident of Galt, California, tragically passed away on March 18, 1926. Her death was a result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. Matilda was found deceased under suspicious circumstances, leading to an immediate…

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Minnie Edna Podesta Clark - Stockton, California
Death by Force100th anniversary

Minnie Edna Podesta Clark

Female, age 39 · Stockton, California
Killed Mar 18, 1926 · 100 years ago

Minnie Edna Podesta Clark, aged 39, tragically lost her life on March 18, 1926, in Stockton, California. Her death was the result of a brutal murder that shocked the local community. Minnie was killed by her sister's estranged husband, John M. Goins, in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kaelen Warren

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Mar 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kaelen Justin Warren, a 21-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on March 18, 2016. The incident occurred in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to reports, Warren was riding a minibike west on 76th Street around…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Mary Sydara

Female, age 31 · Sacramento, California
Killed Mar 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mary Sydara, aged 31, was found dead on March 18, 2016, in her Sacramento, California home. The tragic incident was discovered when officers conducted a welfare check after family members reported they had not heard from her. Upon entering the residence…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deon Ellis

Male, age 45 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Mar 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of March 18, 2016, the life of 45-year-old Deon Ellis, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ellis was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the driver's seat of his vehicle, which had crashed into a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tyler Morzell

Male, age 19 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Mar 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyler Morzell, a 19-year-old male from Shreveport, Louisiana, was fatally shot on March 18, 2016, in a burst of violence that struck without warning while he was inside a vehicle. Late that Thursday night, gunfire erupted and multiple rounds tore into the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Oscar Daniel Sanchez

Male, age 18 · Bell Gardens, California
Killed Mar 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Oscar Daniel Sanchez was 18 years old when he was stabbed to death on Friday, March 18, 2011, in Bell Gardens. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 5619 Watcher St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Andre Darnell Richardson

Male, age 21 · Seat-pleasant, Maryland
Killed Mar 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a tragic Saturday, March 18, 2006, the life of 21-year-old Andre Darnell Richardson was cut short by gun violence in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. In the same incident, another man, Norman J. Walker II, also lost his life, marking a grim day for the community…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Ricky Moses Walters

Male, age 20 · El Monte, California
Killed Mar 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Ricky Moses Walters was 20 years old when he died on Saturday, March 18, 2006, in El Monte. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 11044 Dodson St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

William Burnham

Male, age 32 · Pensacola, Florida
Killed Mar 18, 1906 · 120 years ago

William B. Burnham, a 32-year-old police officer from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 18, 1906. Officer Burnham was responding to a call about shots being fired near the southeast corner of Wright and Tarragona Streets, close to the…

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Alexis Diaz-Vasquez - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Alexis Diaz-Vasquez

Male, age 26 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In a tragic and calculated act of violence, 26-year-old Alexis Diaz-Vasquez was shot and killed on March 18, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, over a dispute involving counterfeit money. The series of events that led to his death began when he was lured to a trailer…

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Corvarius Taylor - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Corvarius Taylor

Male, age 22 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In the heart of Nashville, a visit to a sick relative on a Wednesday afternoon turned fatal for 22-year-old Corvarius Taylor. On March 18, 2026, at the intersection of South 6th and Fatherland Streets, an exchange of gunfire erupted between Taylor and another…

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DaVonte Williams - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

DaVonte Williams

Male, age 17 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

DaVonte Williams, a 17-year-old male from Baton Rouge, was shot on Ozark Street on March 18, 2026, in an attack that began as a breaking news report about a teen wounded by gunfire and then turned into something far more devastating. In the first public…

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Davon Goslin - Petersburg, Virginia
Death by Force

Davon Goslin

Male, age 29 · Petersburg, Virginia
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of March 18, 2026, the life of 29-year-old Davon L. Goslin was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting at the Summit Point Apartments in Petersburg, Virginia. The incident, which unfolded just before 5 a.m. on Oak Lane, marked…

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Emanuel James Harrison - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Emanuel James Harrison

Male, age 38 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

On the morning of March 18, 2026, Emanuel James Harrison, a 38-year-old man, was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Alvernon Way and Silverlake Road. When Tucson police officers arrived at…

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Esther Rubin - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Esther Rubin

Female, age 69 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

An initial investigation into the death of 69-year-old Esther Rubin in Los Angeles, California, on March 18, 2026, is underway, though authorities have released limited information. Details surrounding the circumstances of her passing have not been made…

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Jennifer Sue Marsaw - Circle Pines, Minnesota
Death by Force

Jennifer Sue Marsaw

Female, age 44 · Circle Pines, Minnesota
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of March 18, 2026, the life of 44-year-old Jennifer Sue Marsaw was tragically cut short in her Circle Pines, Minnesota home. The violence that unfolded also claimed the life of her 5-year-old son, Marzai Andrew Dawson. Responding to…

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Juliez Mosley - Jamul, California
Death by Force

Juliez Mosley

Male, age 25 · Jamul, California
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

A 25-year-old man, Juliez Mosley, was fatally shot on March 18, 2026, in Jamul, California. The incident occurred just after midnight at a party on Loose Creek Road. Mosley, a resident of San Diego and a father of two, was remembered by his family as a…

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Ladae Barnes - Sumter, South Carolina
Death by Force

Ladae Barnes

Female, age 22 · Sumter, South Carolina
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Sumter, South Carolina, a gathering of acquaintances took a tragic turn on the evening of March 18, 2026, ending in the death of 22-year-old Ladae Barnes. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a shooting at a…

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Lucila Albares Lara - Trenton, Texas
Death by Force

Lucila Albares Lara

Female, age 62 · Trenton, Texas
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In a quiet home on the outskirts of Trenton, Texas, the life of 62-year-old Lucila Albares Lara came to a tragic end on March 18, 2026. The Fannin County Sheriff's Office was called to a residence on County Road 4605 after a family member discovered two…

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Marzai Andrew Dawson - Circle Pines, Minnesota
Death by Force

Marzai Andrew Dawson

Male, age 5 · Circle Pines, Minnesota
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of March 18, 2026, a tragedy unfolded in a home in Lexington, a community in Anoka County, Minnesota, that claimed the lives of 5-year-old Marzai Andrew Dawson and his mother. The young boy and his 44-year-old mother, Jennifer Sue…

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Mitchell Ventress - Denham Springs, Louisiana
Death by Force

Mitchell Ventress

Male, age 26 · Denham Springs, Louisiana
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

On the evening of March 18, 2026, 26-year-old Mitchell Ventress of Denham Springs was found deceased in the driver's seat of his vehicle in the parking lot of a McDonald's on Highway 16 in Watson. An investigation by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office…

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Robert Johnson - Red Bluff, California
Death by Force

Robert Johnson

Male, age 18 · Red Bluff, California
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of March 18, 2026, the quiet of a Red Bluff, California, neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Responding to reports of shots fired on Oak Street, police arrived to a grim scene. They discovered 18-year-old Robert Johnson…

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Trevarius Cooper - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Trevarius Cooper

Male, age 18 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Mar 18, 2026 · this year

On the evening of March 18, 2026, tragedy struck in Jackson, Mississippi, when 18-year-old Trevarius Cooper, a Black male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred at the Rebelwood apartment complex located on Rebel Woods Drive. Responding to a call at…

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Nathan Hogan II - Montgomery, Alabama
Death by Force

Nathan Hogan II

Male, age 26 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Mar 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late winter of 2025, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on a street in Montgomery, Alabama. Nathan Hogan II, a 26-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on the evening of Tuesday, March 18, 2025. First responders were dispatched to…

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James Grind - Little Rock, Arkansas
Death by Force

James Grind

Male, age 18 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Killed Mar 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the life of 18-year-old James Grind III was tragically cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. Officers responded to an emergency call at a residence on Diamanitina Way shortly after midnight. Upon their arrival…

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Avery Rivera - New London, Connecticut
Death by Force

Avery Rivera

Male, age 20 · New London, Connecticut
Killed Mar 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

Avery Valentin Rivera, a 20-year-old Hispanic male from Ledyard, Connecticut, was fatally shot in New London on the evening of March 18, 2025. The shooting occurred around 6:18 p.m. in the vicinity of 22 Moore Avenue. When police officers arrived at the…

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Derrick Howard - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Derrick Howard

Male, age 39 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of Tuesday, March 18, 2025, a dispute outside a shoe store on the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, in Washington, D.C., turned fatal. Derrick Howard, a 39-year-old male from Baltimore, Maryland, was shot and killed at…

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Amie Porras - Dinuba, California
Death by Force

Amie Porras

Female, age 33 · Dinuba, California
Killed Mar 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

Amie Porras, a 33-year-old woman from Dinuba, California, tragically lost her life in what authorities have described as an apparent murder-suicide. The incident occurred in the early hours of March 18, 2025, at a residence on Hollow Way. Law enforcement…

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Kamari McMillen - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Kamari McMillen

Female, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Mar 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of March 18, 2025, Kamari McMillen, a 30-year-old Black woman from Chicago, was fatally shot on the 69th Street CTA Red Line platform in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. The incident occurred around 9:46 p.m. Prior to the shooting…

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Walter Trebolo III - London, Kentucky
Death by Force

Walter Trebolo III

Male, age 45 · London, Kentucky
Killed Mar 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of London, Kentucky, a life was abruptly cut short on the afternoon of March 18, 2025. Walter Trebolo III, a 45-year-old man, was found deceased outside a residence in the 500 block of Parker Road. Authorities were dispatched to the…

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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.