Deaths by Force on March 5

Deaths by Force (419)

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Linette Hillig

Female, age 34 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Mar 5, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the early days of March 1998, the city of Norfolk, Virginia, became the final chapter in the life of 34-year-old Linette Hillig. On March 5th, her body was discovered discarded behind a local bingo parlor, a grim end to a life that had seen its share of…

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Dejon Bow

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Mar 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

On March 5, 1997, Dejon Bowman, a 33-year-old male, was found with fatal head injuries at 879 E. Long Street in Columbus, Ohio. The incident was classified as a homicide by the Columbus Police Department, and it remains unsolved to this day. Bowman was…

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Harmon Samuel Fenton

Male, age 33 · Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Killed Mar 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early days of March 1997, a grim discovery was made in a shed near Melrose, Kansas, just a few miles north of the Oklahoma border. The bodies of 33-year-old Harmon Samuel Fenton and his girlfriend, Sarah Palmer, were found in the bed of a pickup truck.…

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Sarah Monique Palmer

Female, age 19 · Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Killed Mar 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early spring of 1997, a grim discovery was made in an isolated shed just across the state line in Melrose, Kansas, bringing a week-long search to a tragic close. The bodies of 19-year-old Sarah Monique Palmer and 33-year-old Harmon Samuel Fenton, both…

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Daniel Fulton

Male, age 1 · Waterford, Ohio

Killed Mar 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

On March 5, 1995, 17-month-old Daniel Fulton was tragically killed along with his mother, 28-year-old Kimberly Fulton, in Waterford, Ohio. Their bodies were discovered inside their burned-out mobile home located at Route 2, Box 194 in Waterford. The fire was…

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Lillian Ann Lewis

Female, age 35 · Senoia, Georgia

Killed Mar 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet, rural town of Senoia, Georgia, the tranquility was shattered on March 5, 1995, by an act of violence that would leave the community in shock. Inside their trailer home, nestled amongst poplar trees, 35-year-old Lillian Ann Lewis and her…

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Harleen Singh

Female, age 26 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Mar 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, the life of a bright and personable 26-year-old accountant from Virginia Beach was tragically cut short, leaving behind a mystery that has puzzled investigators for years. Harleen Singh, a woman of Indian descent, was known for her…

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Joseph Thomas Aversa

Male, age 31 · New-york, New York

Killed Mar 5, 1990 · 36 years ago

On March 5, 1990, Investigator Joseph Thomas Aversa, a 31-year-old male, was killed in New York, NY, during a chaotic 'buy-bust' operation. A six-year veteran of the New York State Police, Aversa was part of the New York City Drug Enforcement Task Force at…

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Marta Reeves

Female, age 36 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Mar 5, 1990 · 36 years ago

Marta Reeves, a 36-year-old Caucasian woman, was last heard from on March 5, 1990, when she made a phone call to her estranged husband. At the time of her disappearance, she was a mother of four who was separated from her family and struggling with a crack…

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Sharon Jones

Female, age 21 · Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Killed Mar 5, 1984 · 42 years ago

Sharon Jones, 21, was found murdered inside her dorm room inside Mitchell-Lewis Dormitory on the campus of Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, NC, on the morning of March 5, 1984. She had returned to the campus early during spring break to…

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Elizabeth Ann Kenyon

Female, age 23 · Coral Gables, Florida

Killed Mar 5, 1984 · 42 years ago

Elizabeth Ann Kenyon, a 23-year-old Caucasian female from Coral Gables, Florida, vanished on March 5, 1984, under deeply troubling circumstances. She was last seen in the parking lot of Coral Gables High School, where she worked as a special education…

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Samarra Cribbs

Female, age 31 · Pasadena, Texas

Killed Mar 5, 1977 · 49 years ago

On March 5, 1977, Samarra Kaye Cribbs, a 31-year-old woman residing in Pasadena, Texas, was murdered in the parking lot of the Parkside Place Apartments at 3101 Spencer. Early that morning, shortly before 3 a.m., Pasadena police responded to a call about a…

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Elizabeth Heavenridge

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Mar 5, 1974 · 52 years ago

On March 5, 1974, 67-year-old Elizabeth Heavenridge was tragically murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The case details reveal that she was killed in her Montgomery County home under circumstances that remain unsolved. Although significant efforts have been made by the…

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Helen Truitt

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Mar 5, 1974 · 52 years ago

On March 5, 1974, Helen Truitt, aged 73, was murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the investigation was led by the Dayton Police Department. Truitt’s homicide is classified as an unsolved cold case, with little…

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Mabel Manley

Female, age 68 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Mar 5, 1972 · 54 years ago

Mabel Ruth Bloom McIntyre Manley, a 68-year-old white woman, was last seen on March 2, 1972, working as a bartender at the Bigger Jigger No. 2 Tavern in Kansas City, Missouri. She and Jake Green, a 69-year-old janitor at the same establishment, disappeared…

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Robert Ray Anderson

Male, age 49 · Multnomah, Oregon

Killed Mar 5, 1969 · 57 years ago

On March 5, 1969, in Multnomah, Oregon, a male by the name of Robert Ray Anderson, age 49, is documented to have lost his life. However, publicly available online sources offer conflicting and sparse details regarding the circumstances surrounding his death.…

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Calvin Dean

Male · Queens, New York

Killed Mar 5, 1963 · 63 years ago

Calvin Dean, a Black man, died on March 5, 1963, in Queens, New York, after violence erupted around a craps game in Ozone Park. The surviving record of what happened that day is spare, but consistent in its outline: Dean was running the game when the…

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Edward Red Phillips

Male, age 38 · Green River, Wyoming

Killed Mar 5, 1955 · 71 years ago

Edward “Red” Phillips, a 38-year-old White male deputy sheriff, was drawn into a desperate manhunt that tore across southwest Wyoming on March 4, 1955, and ended with his death in Green River the next day. Public historical accounts describe the violence as…

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William H. Mathews

Male, age 53 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Mar 5, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the annals of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, the evening of Friday, March 5, 1909, is marked by a tragic and unforeseen event that transpired within the walls of the Fifth Precinct station house. Captain William H. Mathews, a…

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Crispus Attucks

Male, age 47 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Mar 5, 1770 · 256 years ago

On the cold evening of March 5, 1770, a man of mixed African and Native American descent named Crispus Attucks, a 47-year-old male, found himself at the center of a brewing storm in Boston, Massachusetts. Tensions in the city were already high, with British…

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Diego Sierra

Male, age 20 · Whittier, California

Killed Mar 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Diego Sierra, a 20-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on March 5, 2025, in Whittier, California. The young man was pronounced dead at 10:35 p.m. while in an ambulance after suffering a gunshot wound to the neck. Authorities have classified his…

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Johnia Ishan Wilson

Male, age 33 · Antioch, Tennessee

Killed Mar 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet neighborhood in Antioch, Tennessee, a dispute between roommates escalated into a fatal encounter, claiming the life of 33-year-old Johnia Ishan Wilson. The tragic events unfolded on the evening of Wednesday, March 5, 2025, inside the Birchmill…

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Maximilian Myers

Male, age 26 · Boise, Idaho

Killed Mar 5, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 5, 2024, the life of 26-year-old Maximilian Myers, a male resident of Boise, Idaho, was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded at an apartment complex in the city, where police responded to reports of a shooting. Upon…

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Michael Cooks

Male, age 19 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Mar 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the city of Louisville, Kentucky, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a violent act that continues to baffle investigators. On the 5th of March in 2022, the Louisville Metro Police Department received a call that led them to a grim discovery in…

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Henry D Gordon III

Male, age 26 · Urbana, Illinois

Killed Mar 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Henry D. Gordon III, a 26-year-old African American male from Urbana, Illinois, tragically lost his life on March 5, 2022. The incident occurred on the 900 block of Welch Drive, where Urbana police responded to reports of multiple gunshots at approximately…

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Efren Quiroz Jr.

Male, age 35 · Donna, Texas

Killed Mar 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Efren Quiroz Jr., a 35-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on March 5, 2022, in Donna, Texas. The incident occurred at a Stripes convenience store located off Expressway 83 and Val Verde Road. The suspect, Fidencio Castillo, a 38-year-old…

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Jorge Vasquez

Male, age 26 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Mar 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of an April evening, a 35-year-old Hispanic male named Jorge Vazquez from Tampa, Florida, was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside the Extended Stay America hotel on South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage, New York. The incident occurred…

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Daniel Mwanche

Male, age 66 · Houston, Texas

Killed Mar 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Daniel Mwanche, a 66-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically died on March 5, 2019, after being shot in the park at 6855 Harbor Town Drive. He was walking alone when an unknown suspect or suspects shot him and fled the scene. Despite his injuries…

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Andres Ramos

Male, age 39 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Mar 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andres Ramos was 39 years old when he died on Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near the 3500 block of Wilshire Boulevard. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed…

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Manuel Gonzalez

Male, age 26 · Visalia, California

Killed Mar 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Manuel Gonzalez, a 26-year-old resident of Visalia, California, tragically lost his life on March 5, 2015, after being shot in the head by unknown assailants who entered his home. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of North Jacob Court, where Gonzalez…

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Marty Thomas

Male, age 45 · Oakland, California

Killed Mar 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Marty Thomas was 45 years old when he was killed in Oakland on Thursday, March 5, 2009. The Oakland Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Oakland from 2008 through 2017, lists it as a…

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Marvin Mcdaniel

Male, age 55 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Mar 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Marvin McDaniel was 55 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Monday, March 5, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017…

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Mauro Lujano Lopez

Male, age 26 · Hermosa-beach, California

Killed Mar 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

Mauro Lujano Lopez, a 26-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on March 5, 2005, in Hermosa Beach, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Lopez was shot and killed on that fateful Saturday. The incident occurred in the 700…

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Gene Robert Scott

Male, age 55 · Pomona, California

Killed Mar 5, 2002 · 24 years ago

Gene Robert Scott was 55 years old when he died on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, in Pomona. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at Garey Avenue and Artesia Street. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as…

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James Lewis

Male, age 38 · Senoia, Georgia

Killed Mar 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

James Donald Lewis, 38, a White male, was killed on March 5, 1995, in the rural Senoia-Sharpsburg area of Coweta County, Georgia, in a crime that stunned the community because the violence came from inside his own home. Reports from the time say Lewis and his…

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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.