Death by Force

Ira Adams

Male, age 29 · Queens, New York

Killed Mar 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

Ira Adams, a 29-year-old Black man from Queens, New York, was found shot to death on March 19, 1984, inside a parked U-Haul truck that police determined had been stolen. The discovery began with a call from a concerned citizen, and when officers arrived they…

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Karen Jefferson

Female, age 21 · Queens, New York

Killed Mar 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

Karen Jefferson was a 21-year-old woman from Queens, New York. In the early hours of March 19, 1984, the case broke open in a grim, disjointed way—first with a body discovered inside a parked U-Haul truck. The truck was determined to be stolen, and the man…

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Christine Castiglione

Female, age 19 · Oak Grove, Michigan

Killed Mar 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the spring of 1983, a sense of unease settled over Redford Township, Michigan, when 19-year-old Christina Castiglione was reported missing by her mother on March 21st. The young woman had vanished, leaving her family gripped with worry. The search for…

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Lawrence Mike Lavieri

Male, age 38 · Carson, California

Killed Mar 19, 1983 · 43 years ago

Deputy Lawrence "Mike" Lavieri, a 38-year-old veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on March 19, 1983, in Carson, California. Lavieri, who had served the department for 16 years, was responding to a report of a…

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Amon Jamiel

Male, age 60 · Warren, Rhode Island

Killed Mar 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the small town of Warren, Rhode Island, Amon Jamiel, a 60-year-old male, was a well-known and beloved figure. A prominent member of a large family with deep roots in the community, he was the proprietor of a popular local business. However, the months…

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Nino Martini

Male, age 38 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Mar 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

On March 19, 1978, Nino Martini, a 38-year-old man, was found dead in Brooklyn, New York, alongside Michael Mandelino, after their bodies were discovered stuffed into the trunk of a car left in the East New York area. The scene carried the unmistakable chill…

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Arthur E. Pelino

Male, age 50 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

Arthur E. Pelino, a Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on March 19, 1978, at the age of 50. Deputy Pelino was stationed at the Gorman Station, a rural area in Los Angeles County, where he served as the…

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Irene Thirkield

Female, age 32 · Benning, Georgia

Killed Mar 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In March of 1978, the body of 32-year-old Irene Thirkield, a Black woman, was discovered on the grounds of the Fort Benning military reservation. Her death was the result of a brutal beating that was so severe, her head was reportedly missing from her body.…

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Letitia Fagot

Female, age 25 · Walnut Creek, California

Killed Mar 19, 1975 · 51 years ago

Letitia Fagot, a 25-year-old woman, was found dead in her Walnut Creek home on March 19, 1975. Her coworkers had requested a welfare check after she failed to show up for work. Upon entering her residence, authorities discovered her nude body, revealing that…

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Patricia Howk

Female, age 28 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Mar 19, 1972 · 54 years ago

In March of 1972, 28-year-old Patricia Howk, a female resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan, embarked on a shopping trip with her 17-month-old son, Cory. It was a routine outing that took a tragic turn, leaving a family shattered and a community in fear. When…

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Bernard Louis Poelman

Male, age 13 · Manhatten, Minnesota

Killed Mar 19, 1967 · 59 years ago

On a spring day in March of 1967, a young Caucasian boy named Bernard Louis Poelman, aged 13, was playing with a friend on the Nixon Bridge over the Gallatin River in Manhattan, Montana. The day took a tragic turn when Bernard fell from the bridge into the…

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James Arthur Kinne

Male, age 25 · Independence, Missouri

Killed Mar 19, 1960 · 66 years ago

On a seemingly ordinary day in Independence, Missouri, March 19, 1960, the life of 25-year-old James Arthur Kinne was cut short by a fatal gunshot to the back of the head. Initially, his death was portrayed as a tragic accident. His wife, Sharon Kinne, told…

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Coke Buchanan

Male, age 53 · Borger, Texas

Killed Mar 19, 1927 · 99 years ago

Coke Buchanan, a 53-year-old male officer of the Borger Police Department in Texas, tragically lost his life on March 19, 1927. Buchanan was shot and killed while attempting to assist a fellow officer who was being attacked by several men. The incident…

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John Ryan

Male, age 76 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Mar 19, 1910 · 116 years ago

In May of 2023, the city of Memphis lost a beloved figure, John Materna, a 76-year-old white male affectionately known as the 'Watermelon Man.' For three decades, Materna was a familiar and welcome presence in his community, selling watermelons from the back…

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Willie Langston

Male, age 24 · Spring-hill, Florida

Killed Mar 19, 1909 · 117 years ago

Willie M. Langston, a 24-year-old white male, served as the Sheriff of Leon County, Florida. On March 19, 1909, he was tragically killed while attempting to apprehend an escaped convict from Georgia. The incident occurred at a turpentine camp near Spring…

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Enos McCracken

Male, age 44 · Kiowa-city, Alabama

Killed Mar 19, 1908 · 118 years ago

Enos L. “Bud” McCracken, a 44-year-old man, was the sheriff of Barber County, Kansas, when a warrant turned into a killing on the night of March 19, 1908. Contemporary accounts place the shooting in Kiowa, Kansas, not Kiowa City, Alabama. McCracken and Kiowa…

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Charles Jones

Male, age 42 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Mar 19, 1908 · 118 years ago

Inspector Charles E. Jones, a 42-year-old male of English ethnicity, served with the United States Customs Service for seven years. On the night of March 19, 1908, he and Mounted Inspector Charles Logan were patrolling the riverbank near the intersection of…

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Stanley J Lerebours

Male, age 35 · High Point, North Carolina

Killed Mar 19, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of March 19, 2026, the life of 35-year-old Stanley J. Lerebours was tragically cut short in High Point, North Carolina. Authorities responded to a call at approximately 10:40 p.m. regarding a car that had crashed into a residence on Anaheim…

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Tyrone Luster

Male, age 43 · Pikesville, Maryland

Killed Mar 19, 2026 · this year

Before dawn on March 19, 2026, violence shattered a quiet stretch of Scotts Level Road in Pikesville, Maryland. Tyrone Luster, a 43-year-old man, was found outside a residence in the 8300 block suffering from a gunshot wound after Baltimore County police were…

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Ernst Valcourt

Male, age 20 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Mar 19, 2024 · 2 years ago

Ernst Valcourt, a 20-year-old, was fatally shot on March 19, 2024, just a day after his 20th birthday. The incident occurred outside a home in the 3200 block of Southwest 66th Way in Miramar, Florida. Valcourt was visiting acquaintances at the residence when…

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Silian M Jimenez Bobadilla

Female, age 27 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Mar 19, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 19, 2024, the life of 27-year-old Silian M. Jimenez Bobadilla was tragically cut short in North Las Vegas, Nevada. A female of Salvadoran origin, she was discovered alongside another woman, 24-year-old Odaly E. Lopez-Diaz…

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Charles Johnson

Male, age 55 · Pasadena, California

Killed Mar 19, 2024 · 2 years ago

On March 19, 2024, at approximately 10:23 AM, Pasadena Police Department officers responded to a "Shots Fired" call in the 900 block of North Hudson Avenue. Upon arrival, a witness identified an adult male in a nearby driveway as the shooter. Officers…

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Ro Ze Ma

Female, age 24 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Mar 19, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of a young woman. Ro Ze Ma, a 24-year-old female of Burmese descent, was fatally shot in her apartment on the evening of March 19, 2022. The incident, which took place in the…

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Juan Carlos Sanchez

Male, age 24 · Commerce, California

Killed Mar 19, 2020 · 6 years ago

Juan Carlos Sanchez, a 24-year-old resident of Commerce, California, tragically lost his life on March 19, 2020. The incident occurred shortly after midnight in a commercial neighborhood located in the 4600 block of Washington Boulevard. According to the Los…

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Tadesse Mekrai

Male, age 21 · San-diego, California

Killed Mar 19, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tadesse Mekrai, a 21-year-old resident of San Diego, California, tragically lost his life on March 19, 2020, due to a gunshot wound. The incident occurred in the Otay Mesa West area, where Mekrai was found unresponsive in a car at the intersection of Palm…

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Victor Gonzalez

Male, age 36 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 19, 2020 · 6 years ago

Victor Elliot Gonzalez, a 36-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on March 19, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Gonzalez was fatally shot near 217 W. 56th St. in the South Park…

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Frank Collins

Male, age 94 · Ellenwood, Georgia

Killed Mar 19, 2020 · 6 years ago

Frank Collins, a 94-year-old White male and U.S. Air Force veteran from Ellenwood, was killed on March 19, 2020, after a brutal home invasion at his house on River Road in DeKalb County. The attack unfolded at night, when intruders forced their way into the…

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Angelo Robinson

Male, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Mar 19, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the residential streets of Saint Louis, Missouri, the life of 28-year-old Angelo Robinson was tragically cut short on March 19, 2019. A male resident of the city, he was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate response of emergency…

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Michael Porter

Male, age 53 · Fountain, Colorado

Killed Mar 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Fountain, Colorado, a domestic dispute on March 19, 2018, escalated into a tragedy that ended the life of 53-year-old Michael Porter. An argument, reportedly over something as trivial as a television show, became the catalyst for a fatal…

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John Gerald Williams

Male, age 24 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Mar 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the streets of Seattle, a violent feud between rival gangs set the stage for the tragic death of John Gerald Williams, a 24-year-old man, on March 19, 2015. The evening descended into chaos when Williams was shot multiple times in the city's downtown area.…

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Mary Green

Female, age 86 · Knoxville, Maryland

Killed Mar 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Knoxville, Maryland, a tragic event shattered the peace on a Thursday morning in March 2015. Mary Green, an 86-year-old woman, became a victim of a shocking act of violence that also claimed the lives of her husband and son. The…

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Arthur Allain

Male, age 30 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Mar 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Arthur Allain, a 30-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 19, 2014. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a residence on Neuse Avenue, west of Interstate 4 near Winter Park. According to reports, the…

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Roderick Simmons

Male, age 30 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Mar 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roderick Simmons, a 30-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 19, 2014. The incident occurred while Simmons was playing dominoes with friends outside his home. According to witnesses, a vehicle approached the group…

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Alfred Hill

Male, age 62 · Amite, Louisiana

Killed Mar 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Amite, Louisiana, a domestic dispute on March 19, 2014, escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 62-year-old Alfred Hill. The male victim was fatally shot, leading to a prolonged standoff with law enforcement. The sole suspect in…

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Dennis Davis

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas

Killed Mar 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dennis Davis, a 26-year-old male from Houston, TX, tragically passed away on March 19, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Dennis Davis was found deceased under suspicious…

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Hector Carrillo-Garcia

Male, age 35 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Mar 19, 2009 · 17 years ago

Hector Carrillo-Garcia was 35 years old when he died on Thursday, March 19, 2009, in the Historic South-Central area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at East Vernon…

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Albert Hurtado

Male, age 44 · Norwalk, California

Killed Mar 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

Albert Hurtado was 44 years old when he died on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, in Norwalk. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 11841 E. 164th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Emerson Espineli

Male, age 21 · Hacienda Heights, California

Killed Mar 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

Emerson Espineli was 21 years old when he died on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, in Hacienda Heights. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 17011 E. Shady Meadow Drive. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Jose De Jesus Herrera-Roldan

Male, age 28 · East Los Angeles, California

Killed Mar 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jose De Jesus Herrera-Roldan was 28 years old when he died on Sunday, March 19, 2000, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4952 Whittier Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Virgil Chiles Hayes

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Mar 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

Virgil Chiles Hayes was 36 years old when he died on Sunday, March 19, 2000, in Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1825 N. Cherokee Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case…

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Jamie Padnick

Male, age 20 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Mar 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the spring of 1979, a young man's search for his missing father came to a brutal and tragic end on the streets of Brooklyn. Jamie Padnick, a 20-year-old male, had traveled to New York in a desperate attempt to uncover the truth behind the mysterious…

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Michael Mandelino

Male, age 37 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Mar 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the criminal underworld of 1970s Brooklyn, a violent end met 37-year-old Michael Mandelino, a man identified as an associate of the Lucchese crime family. His life was cut short on March 19, 1978, when his body was discovered, the victim of multiple…

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Thomas Edward

Male, age 51 · Vesuvius, Virginia

Killed Mar 19, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the quiet stretch of Rockbridge County, Virginia, a grim discovery was made in the early morning hours of March 20, 1909. The body of Thomas Edward Drawbond, a 51-year-old man, was found mutilated on the Norfolk and Western railroad tracks in an area known…

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