Deaths by Force on March 26

Deaths by Force (421)

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Shawn Thompson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Mar 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

On March 26, 1997, Shawn Thompson, a 29-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed in an incident that took place at 561 Elida Street. The Columbus Police Department, which responded to the case, classified it as a homicide, and despite the…

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Aaron Shelton

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Mar 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

On March 26, 1997, Aaron Shelton, aged 28, was found shot to death in his residence located at 4724 Carahan Road, Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, and Shelton was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound. The incident is…

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Joyce Wilson

Female, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Mar 26, 1995 · 31 years ago

On March 26, 1995, Joyce Wilson, a 28-year-old African American woman, was found murdered in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Her death was part of a series of homicides targeting women involved in sex work and struggling with drug addiction.…

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Marcus Collins

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Mar 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

Marcus Collins, a 33-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on March 26, 1994. The incident occurred after an argument at the intersection of Cunard Square and Coburg, located in Franklin County. Marcus was fatally shot in the torso during…

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Renee Holston

Female, age 14 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Mar 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

Renee Holston, a 14-year-old girl from Dayton, Ohio, tragically lost her life on March 26, 1994. She was shot in the back of the head, and her death was ruled a homicide. The circumstances surrounding her death were particularly shocking as she reportedly…

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Floyd Davis

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Mar 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

On March 26, 1992, Floyd Davis, a 23-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, was fatally shot in the basement of his home at 3455 Jay Street. The shooting took place in the late evening, and Davis was found with a gunshot wound in the residence. According to…

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James Rodriguez

Male, age 32 · New-york, New York

Killed Mar 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the borough of Queens, a captain with the New York City Health and Hospitals Police Department tragically lost his life in a senseless act of violence that has remained unresolved for decades. James Rodriguez, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot on the…

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Vivian Potter

Female, age 39 · Chester-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

On March 26, 1992, 39-year-old Vivian Potter was tragically lost to gun violence in Chester Township, Pennsylvania. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of her death and any information about potential suspects or arrests, are scarce.…

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Brion Oakley

Male, age 16 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 26, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the late winter of 1990, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on the streets of Chester, Pennsylvania. Brion Oakley, a 16-year-old male, was killed by an act of gun violence on March 26, 1990. The specific circumstances surrounding the…

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Jack Parker

Male, age 72 · Fort Myers, Florida

Found Mar 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

Jack Parker was a long-time native to the Fort Myers area who lived there all of his life. Jack, who was 72 years old at the time of his death, was unfortunately unhoused in Florida and seemed to travel from place to place around the Fort Myers area.…

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Stanley Schirmer

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Mar 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

Stanley Schirmer, a 45-year-old male, was a victim of homicide on March 26, 1989, in Dayton, Ohio. His death occurred under tragic circumstances when he was shot outside a bar in the early morning hours. The incident took place at the New Orleans bar located…

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Anita Lukander

Female, age 22 · Atlantic Beach, Florida

Found Mar 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

On March 17, 1988, Anita Mae Carter Lukander, a 22-year-old US Navy Airman, vanished from her Atlantic Beach home in Florida. She was last seen alive that evening, and her disappearance sparked an intensive search effort. Tragically, nine days later, on March…

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Jacqueline Martarella

Female, age 19 · Oceanside, New York

Killed Mar 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the spring of 1985, a sense of unease settled over the community of Oceanside, New York, following the disappearance of a local teenager. Nineteen-year-old Jacqueline Martarella was just beginning to find her way in the world. A 1984 graduate of Oceanside…

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Tommie Lou Whiddon

Female, age 19 · Okaloosa Island, Florida

Killed Mar 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

On March 26, 1985, 19-year-old white female Tommie Lou Whiddon was murdered while sunbathing alone on Okaloosa Island, Florida. She had planned to meet a friend that day, but the friend canceled, leaving Tommie Lou by herself on the beach. She was a junior…

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Cynthia Sue Condra

Female, age 19 · Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Killed Mar 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

Cynthia Sue Condra, a 24-year-old white female from Wright, Florida—a community near Fort Walton Beach—was brutally murdered on September 16, 1986. Her body was discovered in a wooded area off Lewis Turner Boulevard, having suffered 21 stab wounds. The nature…

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Melissa Moore

Female, age 22 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Mar 26, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the spring of 1984, the life of twenty-two-year-old Melissa Ann Moore was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that has endured for decades. On the evening of March 25th, Melissa, a young woman with her whole life ahead of her, enjoyed a night out with…

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Marvin Lee Bell Sr

Male, age 47 · Boynton Beach, Florida

Killed Mar 26, 1982 · 44 years ago

Marvin Lee Bell Sr., also known as "Bobo," was killed on March 26, 1982, in Boynton Beach, Florida. He was 46-47 years old at the time of his death. Marvin was laid to rest at the Boynton Beach Memorial Park and Mausoleum, located in Palm Beach County…

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Thomas Lee Campbell

Male, age 28 · Maxwell-heights, Alabama

Killed Mar 26, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in March of 1978, the life of a young, White male named Thomas Lee Campbell was tragically cut short. At 28 years old, Campbell was serving as a Technical Sergeant with the United States Air Force Security Forces. On the evening…

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Fleming Johnson

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Mar 26, 1973 · 53 years ago

On March 26, 1973, 22-year-old Fleming Johnson, a male from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was found dead at the ball fields in Crawford Park, a neighborhood park located at 600 East Young Street on the city’s north side. His body lay near the ball fields, an open public…

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Lewis Hartless

Male, age 20 · Tysons-corner, Virginia

Killed Mar 26, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the spring of 1970, a violent episode cut short the life of 20-year-old Lewis T. Hartless in Tysons Corner, Virginia. On March 26, he and another young man, 19-year-old Richard Newland, were targeted in a deadly dispute between rival motorcycle gangs. The…

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L.C. Hilton

Male · Columbus, North Carolina

Killed Mar 26, 1905 · 121 years ago

Deputy Sheriff L.C. Hilton, aged 33, of Polk County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina, was shot and killed on March 26, 1905. Hilton was shot by a man he had arrested for carrying concealed weapons. When the suspect was taken before a magistrate, he bolted…

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Francisco Cruz

Male, age 32 · Vista, California

Killed Mar 26, 2020 · 6 years ago

Francisco Cruz, a 32-year-old resident of Oceanside, California, tragically lost his life on March 26, 2020, in a fatal shooting incident in Vista. His body was discovered by a security guard in a parking lot on South Santa Fe Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m.…

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Larry Jones

Male, age 38 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Mar 26, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that began with a dispute over a parking incident, Larry Jones, a 38-year-old man from Atlanta, was shot in the back on the evening of March 26, 2019. The altercation occurred at an apartment complex on Vanira Avenue in southeast…

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Jamil Howell

Female, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 26, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jamil Howell, a 32-year-old man from Philadelphia, PA, tragically died on March 26, 2019. The incident occurred in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, where Howell was involved in a violent altercation. The altercation began when Howell's…

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Phillip Crews

Male, age 62 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Mar 26, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the early morning of March 26, 2018, a tragic incident occurred within the John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, involving the death of 62-year-old White male Phillip H. Crews. A veteran of the Marine Corps who served during the Vietnam War era…

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Francisco Altamirano

Male, age 34 · Franklin, North Carolina

Killed Mar 26, 2018 · 8 years ago

Francisco Altamirano, a 34-year-old male of Mexican descent, was found dead on March 26, 2018, in Franklin, North Carolina. His body, along with that of his 39-year-old brother Diego Altamirano, was discovered in the bed of a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado truck…

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Charles Tinnie

Male, age 27 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Mar 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early evening of March 26, 2017, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet at the Broadmoor Arms Apartments in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. When police arrived at the complex located at 801 South Wisconsin Street, they found a male victim suffering from a…

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Preston Bookman

Male, age 52 · Houston, Texas

Killed Mar 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Preston Bookman, a 52-year-old African American male, was born on June 24, 1964, in Houston, Texas. He passed away on March 26, 2017. Funeral services were held on April 15, 2017, at Duncan Mortuary Chapel in Houston. Public records indicate that Preston…

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Santos Rafael Zelaya

Male, age 64 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Mar 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Thursday evening in March 2015, 64-year-old Santos Rafael Zelaya was in his home in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Virginia, when his life was brought to a violent and abrupt end. Three men, armed with guns, forced their way into the residence…

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Jonathan Thomas

Male, age 24 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Mar 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a burst of violence in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn claimed the life of a young man, leaving a community grasping for answers that seem to have never come. On the evening of March 26, 2015, Jonathan Thomas, a 24-year-old…

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Victor Chafla

Male, age 43 · Bronx, New York

Killed Mar 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon in the Bronx, 43-year-old Victor Chafla, a hardworking father of seven, was diligently stocking fruits and vegetables outside the VZ Deli Grocery on Morrison Avenue. This ordinary task on March 26, 2015, was violently interrupted when…

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Khaili Fadel

Male, age 34 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Mar 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the morning of March 26, 2014, a violent confrontation erupted at a residence on Talbot Street near the border of Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. The incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. at a home located between Conant Street and Mound Road. According to…

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Helen Strubbe

Female, age 40 · Glyndon, Minnesota

Killed Mar 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the quiet town of Glyndon, Minnesota, a devastating event shattered the community on March 26, 2004. Helen Strubbe, a 40-year-old female, lost her life in a tragic and violent incident that unfolded within the walls of her own home. She was a dedicated…

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Donna Lee Sinnett Daley

Female, age 49 · Corydon, Indiana

Killed Mar 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On March 26, 2000, a tragic series of events unfolded in a quiet rural home in Corydon, Indiana, resulting in the deaths of four family members. Donna Lee Sinnett Daley, a 49-year-old female, was discovered deceased inside the residence she shared with her…

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Carl Thomas

Male, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

On March 26, 1993, Carl Thomas, a 23-year-old male, was tragically lost to gun violence in Chester, Pennsylvania. Specific details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of his death, have not been widely documented in publicly available…

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Richard Newland

Male, age 19 · Tysons-corner, Virginia

Killed Mar 26, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the spring of 1970, a rivalry between two Northern Virginia motorcycle clubs culminated in the brutal murder of 19-year-old Richard Newland. A male resident of Alexandria, Newland was a member of a biker gang known as the Saints. The Saints had formed in…

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Lucien C. Adams Jr.

Male, age 29 · Miller, Arkansas

Killed Mar 26, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the quiet spring of 1930, the life of a young man, Lucien C. Adams Jr., came to an untimely end in Miller County, Arkansas. At the age of 29, his death on March 26 of that year is shrouded in the passage of time, with few available records to recount the…

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