Death by Force

Jesus Alvarez

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Indiana

Killed Mar 27, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jesus P. Alvarez, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on Saturday, March 27, 2010, in East Chicago, Indiana. A student at East Chicago Central High School, Alvarez was remembered as a regular attendee of the New Freedom Church. His death was later…

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Lamonte Wright

Male, age 20 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Mar 27, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 27, 2010, a young man's life was abruptly ended on a Jersey City street in what authorities would describe as a 'premeditated attack.' Lamonte Wright, a 20-year-old male, was walking with his girlfriend to her car…

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Tony Sanders

Unknown, age 49 · Miami, Florida

Found Mar 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

Tony Sanders, age 49, was killed on March 27, 2009, in Miami, Florida. His homicide remains unsolved, adding to the large number of open cases in Miami-Dade County. According to police reports, Sanders' death is classified as one of the many unsolved…

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Larry Daniels

Null, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Mar 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

Larry Daniels, aged 26, was shot and killed on March 27, 2009, outside his home on Chicago's West Side. The shooting took place at approximately 8:00 p.m. on the 4100 block of West Taylor Street. Daniels was reportedly approached by an unknown assailant and…

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Thomas Frye

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Mar 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

On March 27, 2009, Thomas Frye, a 20-year-old man, was shot and killed in Philadelphia. The incident occurred on the 200 block of South 55th Street, which is located in an area of the city that had been plagued by frequent violent crime during that period.…

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Rodolfo Carreon

Male, age 71 · San Francisco, California

Found Mar 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rodolfo Carreon, a 71-year-old man, was beaten to death on March 27, 2008, in San Francisco while he was about to have a smoke. The incident occurred in the Tenderloin neighborhood, an area with a history of crime and violence. Authorities responded to…

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Richard White

Male, age 23 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late afternoon of a Thursday in March 2008, the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh was shaken by a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a young man. Richard White, a 23-year-old male, was gunned down just a half-hour after students at the nearby…

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Jerald Depaul Little

Male, age 37 · Tyler, Texas

Found Mar 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jerald Depaul Little, age 37, was found dead on March 27, 2008, in his residence in Tyler, Texas. His aunt discovered his body and called authorities around 1:34 p.m. Upon arrival, police determined that Jerald had been shot to death. There were no signs of…

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Randy Nicole Nikki Coontz

Female, age 10 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Mar 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

In a quiet, middle-class neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, the lives of ten-year-old Randy Nicole 'Nikki' Coontz and her fourteen-year-old brother, Gregory Louis Coontz, were tragically cut short. On March 27, 2008, the siblings, a fourth-grader at…

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Marvin Speights

Male, age 46 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Tuesday in late March of 2007, a resident of a boarding house in Birmingham, Alabama, grew concerned after not seeing a fellow tenant for a while. The concerned resident decided to check on their neighbor, Marvin Speights, a 46-year-old male. Upon…

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Anthony D Turner

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Anthony D. Turner, age 20, was shot and killed on March 27, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred in the West Englewood neighborhood, a part of the city that, at the time, was plagued by a high incidence of violent crime, especially shootings. The…

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Loreal Bow

Female, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Loreal Bowman, aged 18, was tragically shot and killed on March 27, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. Her homicide was part of a violent trend that plagued Chicago during that time, with the city seeing an alarming number of gun-related deaths. Loreal's death took…

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Eric C. Russell

Male, age 28 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Eric C. Russell, a 28-year-old male, was tragically killed on March 27, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio. The case remains unsolved, and law enforcement agencies continue to seek information from the public to assist in solving the homicide. Russell was found deceased…

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Eric Russell

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On March 27, 2007, 28-year-old Eric Russell was found dead from a gunshot wound in Columbus, Ohio. The homicide took place in front of 739 Fairwood Avenue in Franklin County. Columbus Police Department was in charge of the investigation, but the case remains…

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Michael White

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On March 27, 2007, a 32-year-old Black / African American man named Michael White died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death was classified as a homicide. The location associated with the incident was in the 1800 block of West 67th Avenue. Information…

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Jose Garcia

Null, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Found Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On March 27, 2007, 19-year-old Jose Garcia was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Bissonnet Street. Houston Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire and found Garcia with…

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Calvin Simpson

Male, age 46 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Mar 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a late March day in 2007, the life of Calvin Simpson, a 46-year-old African-American man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, came to an end. Information surrounding the specific circumstances of his passing on March 27, 2007, remains limited in available online…

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Lionel Richie

Male, age 19 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Mar 27, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the spring of 2005, a wave of sorrow washed over a Louisville, Kentucky family and community. On March 27th, a young life was abruptly and violently cut short. Lionel E. Richie, an 18-year-old African-American male, was found murdered at 3813 Riverpark…

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Kevin Scott Kight

Male, age 34 · Panama-city-beach, Florida

Killed Mar 27, 2005 · 21 years ago

Sergeant Kevin Scott Kight, a dedicated officer with the Panama City Beach Police Department, tragically lost his life on March 27, 2005. At approximately 10:30 p.m., Sergeant Kight was conducting a routine traffic stop at the intersection of Beckrich and…

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Stephan Ellis

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Mar 27, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 27, 2004, a life was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. Stephan Ellis, a male, was fatally shot after leaving the New Market Club, a venue located in the 1300 block of 5th Street in the Northeast quadrant of…

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Dalton Mesarchik

Male, age 7 · Streator, Illinois

Found Mar 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Dalton Mesarchik, a 7-year-old boy from Streator, Illinois, was tragically murdered on March 27, 2003. He was last seen waiting for a church van in his front yard on the evening of March 26, but the van never arrived. His mother reported him missing later…

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Jack Lynn Jackie Myers

Male, age 51 · Darke, Ohio

Killed Mar 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jack Lynn "Jackie" Myers, a 51-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically murdered on March 27, 2003, in Darke County, Ohio. He and his 55-year-old wife, Linda Myers, were shot to death at close range while they slept in their home. Their bodies…

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Linda Myers

Female, age 55 · Darke, Ohio

Killed Mar 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Linda Carol Thompson Myers, a 55-year-old woman, was tragically killed on March 27, 2003, in Darke County, Ohio. She and her husband, Jack Myers, were shot to death while sleeping in their farmhouse. The couple's great-grandson, Dameon Huffman, discovered…

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Karl M Rogers Jr

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Mar 27, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a spring evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Karl M. Rogers Jr., a male, was cut short. On Saturday, March 27, 1999, at the intersection of 45th and Eads Street in the Northeast quadrant of the city, Rogers was killed in a violent incident that would…

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George Sonny Stevenson Jr

Male · Salisbury, Maryland

Killed Mar 27, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 27, 1997, a sense of unease settled over the 600 block of Baker Street in Salisbury, Maryland. Behind a residence at 618 Baker St., a sequence of events unfolded that would leave a lasting scar on the community and a family…

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Francisco Gonzales

Male, age 56 · South-bend, Indiana

Killed Mar 27, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 27, 1997, the quiet of a South Bend, Indiana neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Inside his home at 637 East Indiana Street, 56-year-old Francisco Gonzales, a White / Caucasian male, was fatally wounded. His…

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Giles Henderson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Mar 27, 1992 · 34 years ago

On March 27, 1992, Giles Henderson, a 49-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed at his residence located at 93 S. Champion Avenue. He sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. The incident was investigated by the Columbus Police…

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Cherish Fountain DeSantis

Female, age 16 · Thomasville, Georgia

Killed Mar 27, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the spring of 1992, 16-year-old Cherish Fountain DeSantis and her best friend, Megan Carr, also 16, were looking forward to their spring break. The two inseparable friends from Thomasville, Georgia, decided to take a day trip to the serene and secluded…

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Larry Hudnell

Male, age 41 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 27, 1990 · 36 years ago

Larry 'Cheeks' Hudnell, a 41-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, lost his life to gun violence on March 27, 1990. Hudnell was known to law enforcement and had been involved in criminal activities prior to his death. Hudnell had a history of involvement…

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Gary Williams

Male, age 37 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Mar 27, 1989 · 37 years ago

Gary Lee Williams, a 37-year-old male officer of the San Antonio Police Department, tragically lost his life on March 27, 1989. He was shot and killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle call on NE Loop 410 at around 3 am. Patrolman Williams was…

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Gregory Payne

Male, age 35 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 27, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a street in Chester, Pennsylvania, the life of 35-year-old Gregory Payne, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short on March 27, 1987. Payne was the victim of a shooting, a violent end to a life that would become another statistic in the…

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Maxine Levenia Zazzara

Female, age 44 · Whittier, California

Killed Mar 27, 1985 · 41 years ago

Maxine Levenia Zazzara, aged 44, tragically lost her life on March 27, 1985, in Whittier, California. Her death was part of a series of brutal murders committed by the notorious serial killer Richard Ramirez, also known as the "Night Stalker." Maxine and her…

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Vincent Charles Zazzara

Male, age 64 · Whittier, California

Killed Mar 27, 1985 · 41 years ago

Vincent Charles Zazzara, aged 64, was tragically murdered on March 27, 1985, in Whittier, California. He and his wife, Maxine Zazzara, were victims of the notorious serial killer Richard Ramirez, also known as the "Night Stalker." The couple was found…

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Ronald Turek

Male, age 26 · Blair-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 27, 1985 · 41 years ago

On March 27, 1985, 26-year-old Patrolman Ronald Jeffery Turek of the Blair Township Police Department in Pennsylvania was fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute on Swinging Bridge Road. Patrolman Turek was attempting to prevent a suspect from…

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Jeffrey Davis

Male, age 16 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Mar 27, 1985 · 41 years ago

On March 27, 1985, 16-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Davis, a white male from Fort Worth, Texas, disappeared. His nearly decapitated, mutilated, and castrated body was discovered in April of that year in a swamp near the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. The brutal…

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James Kenneth Kennedy

Male, age 29 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Mar 27, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer was tragically cut short. On March 27, 1984, Detective James Kenneth Kennedy, a 29-year-old male serving with the Knox County Sheriff's Office, was killed…

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Artiss Ann Wick

Female, age 20 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Mar 27, 1984 · 42 years ago

Artiss Ann Wick, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on March 27, 1984. Her skeletal remains were discovered months later, on November 22, 1984, in rural southern Hillsborough County, Florida. The circumstances surrounding her death were part of a…

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Edith Anna Ledet

Female, age 34 · Galveston, Texas

Killed Mar 27, 1982 · 44 years ago

On March 27, 1982, Edith Anna Ledet, a 34-year-old white female from Galveston, Texas, was brutally murdered in the early morning hours. A promising medical student, Edith was scheduled to graduate from the University of Texas Medical Branch later that…

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Bonita Raye Morgan

Female, age 27 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Mar 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the spring of 1979, the life of Bonita Raye Morgan, a 27-year-old White woman, was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. On March 27, 1979, her body was discovered behind the Dewitt Hotel, in an alley located in the 1500 block of Glenarm and Tremont…

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Julie Speerschneider

Female, age 20 · Dunn, Wisconsin

Killed Mar 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the spring of 1979, the life of 20-year-old Julie Ann Speerschneider, a young female working two jobs as a day-care worker and in a restaurant, took a tragic and mysterious turn. On the evening of Tuesday, March 27, she was last seen leaving the 602 Club…

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Andrew Heindreich

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Mar 27, 1973 · 53 years ago

On March 27, 1973, Andrew Heindreich was tragically killed in Dayton, Ohio. Heindreich’s case remains unsolved to this day and is part of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation's (BCI) efforts to bring visibility to cold cases. The homicide occurred in…

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Larry Joe Phebus

Male, age 14 · Alexander, North Dakota

Killed Mar 27, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the autumn of 1962, 14-year-old Larry Jo Phebus, a male, had recently relocated to Tioga, North Dakota, with his older brother, Chester. Originally from Indiana, the brothers were seeking opportunities in the booming oil fields. On the evening of October…

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Francis Konen

Male, age 33 · Kelso, Washington

Killed Mar 27, 1948 · 78 years ago

On a Saturday evening in Kelso, Washington, the life of 33-year-old Francis P. Konen came to a tragic end. On March 27, 1948, Patrolman Konen of the Kelso Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call at a local hotel. After the initial situation…

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burr Robertson

Male, age 47 · Harrison, Arkansas

Killed Mar 27, 1935 · 91 years ago

In the quiet town of Harrison, Arkansas, a dedicated lawman met a tragic and untimely end. Burr Robertson, the 47-year-old Chief of Police, was a man who had dedicated two decades of his life to law enforcement, having served in both California and Colorado…

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Thomas E Wright

Male, age 36 · Decatur, Alabama

Killed Mar 27, 1930 · 96 years ago

On a spring night in Decatur, Alabama, Officer Thomas E. Wright, a 36-year-old male with the Decatur Police Department, was working patrol with fellow officer Wade Moore when the pair noticed a traffic violation near the Bee Line Highway. They followed the…

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Herman Odom

Male, age 22 · Checotah, Oklahoma

Killed Mar 27, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the early spring of 1909, a young lawman named Herman Odom, a 22-year-old male, lost his life in the line of duty near Checotah, Oklahoma. On March 27th, Deputy Sheriff Odom, who had served with the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office for two years, joined a…

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Marshal Greer

Male, age 51 · Bloomfield, Missouri

Killed Mar 27, 1904 · 122 years ago

On March 27, 1904, 51-year-old white male City Marshal George Greer was patrolling the streets of Bloomfield, Missouri, when he encountered a local man who was intoxicated. Marshal Greer ordered the individual to return to his home, and the man initially…

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Solomon Rollins

Male, age 47 · Okolona, Arkansas

Killed Mar 27, 1897 · 129 years ago

Solomon W. Rollins, male, 47, served as a deputy sheriff in Clark County, Arkansas. On the morning of March 27, 1897, about five miles south of Okolona near the old town of Rome, he rode up beside a wagon occupied by Charles Clyburn and Clyburn’s younger…

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