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Deaths by Force on March 8

640 open cases in our database happened on March 8. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (441)

Phyllis Dantzer - Lovetown, Alabama
Death by Force

Phyllis Dantzer

Female, age 88 · Lovetown, Alabama
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Lovetown, Alabama, the long lives of Phyllis and Laurence Dantzer came to a tragic end in what authorities described as a planned and agreed-upon act. On March 8, 2014, 88-year-old Phyllis Dantzer, a female, and her 91-year-old…

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Christopher Jackson - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Christopher Jackson

Male, age 26 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a spring day in Colorado Springs, the life of 26-year-old Christopher R. Jackson was tragically cut short. On March 8, 2014, Jackson, a student at Pikes Peak Community College, was fatally shot in an incident that also claimed the life…

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Leroy Leonard Chavez - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Leroy Leonard Chavez

Male, age 51 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet neighborhoods of Colorado Springs, the life of Leroy Leonard Chavez, a 51-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically cut short on a late winter's night. On March 8, 2014, Chavez became a victim of gun violence in what was reported as a triple…

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Patrick Roberts - Lawrence, Kansas
Death by Force

Patrick Roberts

Male, age 39 · Lawrence, Kansas
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 8, 2014, the life of Patrick Daniel Roberts, a 39-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in his Lawrence, Kansas, home. Roberts, a stay-at-home father, was fatally shot during what authorities described as…

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Anthony Lee Fairbanks - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Anthony Lee Fairbanks

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold March evening in 2014, a young man's life was cut short on a Minneapolis street. Anthony Lee Fairbanks, a 23-year-old male, was discovered lying against a snowbank on the 2700 block of Longfellow Avenue South, having been shot multiple times. The…

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Donald May Jr. - Red Lake, Minnesota
Death by Force

Donald May Jr.

Male, age 58 · Red Lake, Minnesota
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of March 8, 2014, the community of Red Lake, Minnesota, was shaken by the unexpected death of Donald "Dudie" May Jr., a respected 58-year-old male member of the Red Lake Tribal Council. Tribal police responded to a 911 call at approximately…

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Jerome Turner - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Jerome Turner

Male, age 35 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in North Minneapolis, police were called to a home on the 1800 block of Hillside Avenue. Inside, they discovered 35-year-old Jerome D. Turner, a Black/African American male, suffering from a gunshot wound. The incident, which…

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Mickey Ellenbecker - Pickwick, Minnesota
Death by Force

Mickey Ellenbecker

Male, age 72 · Pickwick, Minnesota
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Pickwick, Minnesota, the life of Mickey Ellenbecker, a 72-year-old White male, came to a tragic and violent end on March 8, 2014. A former professor of criminal justice and sociology at Winona State University, Ellenbecker was…

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Johnny Vaughn Fingers Allen - Lawton, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Johnny Vaughn Fingers Allen

Male, age 59 · Lawton, Oklahoma
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In Lawton, Oklahoma, on March 8, 2014, the life of Johnny Vaughn “Fingers” Allen, a 59-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. Allen, a truck driver by trade, was discovered deceased in a motel room, the victim of a robbery that turned fatal.…

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Charles White - Trenton, New Jersey
Death by Force

Charles White

Male, age 43 · Trenton, New Jersey
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Trenton, New Jersey, chaos erupted inside an alleged after-hours club on Martin Luther King Boulevard, leaving a community activist and entrepreneur dead and several others wounded. Charles White, a 43-year-old…

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David Homola - Hammond, Indiana
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David Homola

Male, age 22 · Hammond, Indiana
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday, the life of 22-year-old David A. Homola was tragically cut short in Hammond, Indiana. On March 8, 2014, Homola, a male resident of the 7000 block of Magoun Avenue, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. The Lake County…

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Omar Montes-Guerrero - Compton, California
Death by Force

Omar Montes-Guerrero

Male, age 24 · Compton, California
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Omar Montes-Guerrero, a 24-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on March 8, 2014, in Compton, California. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of South Willowbrook Avenue, a residential area. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s…

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Carlton McCartney - West-palm-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Carlton McCartney

Male, age 42 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Carlton McCartney, a 42-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on March 8, 2014, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Carlton was on his way back from purchasing birthday party supplies for his son when he was fatally shot. The incident occurred…

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Gregory Ross - Lakeland, Florida
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Gregory Ross

Male, age 19 · Lakeland, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gregory Allen Ross Jr., a 19-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 8, 2014. The young man, affectionately known as "Lil Greg," was found dead in a house located on the 800 block of North Florence Avenue. An autopsy revealed…

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Marcos Juarez - West-palm-beach, Florida
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Marcos Juarez

Male, age 40 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marcos Juarez, aged 40, was tragically shot to death on March 8, 2014, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred on the back porch of the home he shared with his girlfriend in the Holiday Plaza Mobile Home Park. According to reports, a masked man…

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Sean Latiff - West-palm-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Sean Latiff

Male, age 19 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sean Latiff, a 19-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 8, 2014. Sean was shot to death alongside Carlton McCartney, 42, while they were leaving a home on the 5700 block of Orchard Way. The incident occurred in the…

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George Baker Jr. - Tallulah, Louisiana
Death by Force

George Baker Jr.

Male, age 23 · Tallulah, Louisiana
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small city of Tallulah, Louisiana, a young man's life was cut short on a March evening in 2014. George Baker Jr., a 23-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on Saturday, March 8th. The incident that led to his death also resulted in injuries to…

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Dexter Lattimore III - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Dexter Lattimore III

Male, age 30 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dexter Lattimore III, a 30-year-old male, tragically lost his life on March 8, 2014, in Charlotte, NC. He was found unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound in the early hours of the morning on Julia Avenue. The police were called to the scene around…

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Jose Luis Rivera Vedal - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jose Luis Rivera Vedal

Male, age 31 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose Luis Rivera Vedal, a 31-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on March 8, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred on Windsong Drive in south Charlotte, where he was fatally shot by William Moreno. Moreno, also known by the…

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Duane Birtcher - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Duane Birtcher

Male, age 50 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Duane E. Birtcher, a 50-year-old male from Columbus, OH, passed away on March 8, 2014. The available information does not indicate any arrests, suspects, litigations, murder, law cases, or investigations related to his death. His obituary mentions that he is…

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Gerald Irvin - Columbus, Ohio
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Gerald Irvin

Male, age 70 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gerald Eugene Irvin, a 70-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2014. He was born on February 24, 1944, in Circleville, Ohio, to Thomas and Martha Jean Irvin. Gerald Irvin was a beloved father to Donna, Melissa, Thomas, and…

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Andre Spruce - Long Beach, California
Death by Force

Andre Spruce

Male, age 23 · Long Beach, California
Found Mar 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Andre Eugene Spruce Jr., a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of March 8, 2013, in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred in front of a residence in North Long Beach, near 55th Street and Linden Avenue. Authorities responded to…

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Dwayne Bryant - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Dwayne Bryant

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a brisk evening in Washington, D.C., the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Twenty-two-year-old Dwayne Antonio Bryant, a Black male, was in the 1900 block of 13th Street, Southeast on Friday, March 8, 2013, when he was fatally shot. The incident…

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Raymond Tucker - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Raymond Tucker

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Raymond Tucker, aged 24, was a victim of homicide on March 8, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. His death is part of a long list of homicides that year, which contributed to a broader surge in violence across the city. In 2013, Chicago was grappling with…

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Dana Hicks - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Dana Hicks

Male, age 43 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Mar 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic Friday evening in New Orleans, a man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that has left his family searching for answers for years to come. Dana Hicks, a 43-year-old male, was seated in his minivan in the 3600 block of Frenchmen Street on…

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Michael Smith - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Michael Smith

Male, age 22 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Mar 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold March evening in Buffalo, New York, the life of 22-year-old Michael Smith, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On March 8, 2013, Smith was driving his Dodge Durango in the Bailey-East Delavan neighborhood when the sound of a gunshot pierced the…

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Oucher Karimi - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Oucher Karimi

Male, age 52 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Manoucher Karimi, aged 52, was murdered on March 8, 2012, in his Northside Jacksonville home. His body was discovered under suspicious circumstances, and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office initially treated the case as a homicide. The investigation into…

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Joshua Williams - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Joshua Williams

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On March 8, 2012, 16-year-old African American male Joshua Williams was fatally shot while walking on a sidewalk in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a year marked by a significant increase in homicides in the city…

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Javon Johnson - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Javon Johnson

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a street in Baltimore, the life of 21-year-old Javon Dominique Johnson, a Black male, was cut short on March 8, 2012. The young man's death was recorded as a homicide, another life lost to the violence plaguing the city. Details surrounding the specific…

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Robert Smith - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Robert Smith

Male, age 55 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Robert Smith, 55, was found dead on March 8, 2012, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Publicly available information identifies his death as an unsolved homicide, with no detailed circumstances released in open sources beyond the date, location, and the case’s…

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Robert Mattison - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Robert Mattison

Male, age 43 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Robert Mattison, aged 43, was killed on March 8, 2012, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the case remains unsolved. According to the Dayton Police Department, Robert Mattison was murdered on that date, but the circumstances…

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Michael Schaab - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Michael Schaab

Male, age 25 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On March 8, 2012, Michael Schaab, a 25-year-old male, was tragically killed in a shooting at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a therapist. Schaab was returning from his lunch break and was in the…

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John Shick - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

John Shick

Male, age 30 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On March 8, 2012, John Shick, a 30-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia, entered the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh and began a shooting spree. Armed with two loaded handguns, Shick shot six people, killing 25-year-old therapist…

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Dontay Sloan - Fort Worth, Texas
Death by Force

Dontay Sloan

Male, age 26 · Fort Worth, Texas
Found Mar 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On March 8, 2012, 26-year-old Male Dontay Sloan was fatally shot in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident took place during a late-night gathering near the 2900 block of Las Vegas Trail, a neighborhood known for its challenges with crime and socioeconomic…

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Jesse L Smith - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jesse L Smith

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jesse L. Smith, an 18-year-old resident of Chicago, was tragically killed on March 8, 2010, as part of the ongoing violence affecting the city. Smith's homicide took place in a context where Chicago was grappling with a rising number of violent incidents…

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Rayshaun Cotton - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Rayshaun Cotton

Male, age 29 · Durham, North Carolina
Found Mar 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

On March 8, 2010, Rayshaun Cotton, aged 29, was shot while driving on Holloway Street in Durham, North Carolina. After being struck by gunfire, his vehicle crashed into a tree. Cotton was rushed to Duke University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries…

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Yong Glenn - Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Yong Glenn

Female, age 56 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Mar 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the heart of Colorado Springs, Yong Glenn, a 56-year-old woman of South Korean descent, was a familiar and cherished member of her community. She was the proprietor of Yong's Tailor Shop and Cleaners, a place where she not only worked but also connected…

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Jennifer Parrett - Wabash, Indiana
Death by Force

Jennifer Parrett

Female, age 27 · Wabash, Indiana
Killed Mar 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In what was described as an on-and-off relationship of about seven years, the life of 27-year-old Jennifer Marie Parrett, a female, came to a tragic end in Wabash, Indiana. On the evening of Monday, March 8, 2010, she was fatally shot by her boyfriend…

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Kevin Deandre Byrd - St. Louis, Missouri
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Kevin Deandre Byrd

Male, age 26 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Mar 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In St. Louis, Missouri, a young man's life was cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a loss that remains unresolved. Kevin Deandre Byrd, a 26-year-old male, was known to his friends as 'KB' and to his family as 'Woody.' He was born on February 10, 1983…

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Arius Adnon Davers - Omaha, Nebraska
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Arius Adnon Davers

Male, age 21 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Mar 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Arius Adnon Davers, a 21‑year‑old Black male from Omaha, was shot and killed on March 8, 2009. According to publicly available information, he was found deceased the same day, and his death was classified as a homicide caused by gunfire. Investigators opened…

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Idris Michael Marion-Jackson - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Idris Michael Marion-Jackson

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

On March 8, 2009, 21-year-old Idris Michael Marion-Jackson, a Black male, was found deceased in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to available records, his death was classified as a homicide. The case has been marked as "closed by arrest," indicating that…

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Daniel G. Telfort - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Daniel G. Telfort

Unknown, age 22 · Miami, Florida
Found Mar 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

Daniel G. Telfort, aged 22, was tragically killed on March 8, 2008, in Miami, Florida. On that day, Telfort was sitting in a friend's car on NW 53rd Street in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood when a gold car pulled up beside them. A passenger from the gold…

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Marcus Hughes - Baltimore, Maryland
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Marcus Hughes

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Mar 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the spring of 2008, a 36-year-old Black man named Marcus Hughes lost his life on the streets of Baltimore. On the evening of March 8th, violence erupted in the 1800 block of E. 28th Street, leaving Hughes with fatal gunshot wounds. He was rushed to Johns…

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Aldegunda Alvarez - Houston, Texas
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Aldegunda Alvarez

Female, age 42 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

Aldegunda Alvarez, aged 42, was tragically killed on March 7, 2008, in southwest Houston. The incident took place at approximately 11:15 p.m. in the parking lot of the Candlewick Apartments, located on Hillcroft Street. Alvarez was sitting in a pickup truck…

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Joe Moses - Houston, Texas
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Joe Moses

Male, age 70 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

Joe Edward Moses, a 70-year-old African American male, passed away on March 8, 2008, in Houston, Texas. He was the victim of a violent crime that occurred during an apparent robbery at his store, the Crosstimbers Drive Inn Store, located in the 700 block of…

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Patricia Peck - Dayton, Ohio
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Patricia Peck

Female · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

On March 8, 2007, Patricia Peck, a 62-year-old business owner from Clayton, Ohio, was tragically found dead in the backseat of her SUV at the Dayton Airport Inn, located on Terminal Drive in Dayton, Ohio. Patricia had been missing since February 25, 2007…

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Connie Collins - Roseville, Ohio
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Connie Collins

Female, age 52 · Roseville, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

On March 8, 2007, Connie Collins, 52, and her husband Ronald were found dead inside their home in Roseville, Ohio. Initially, investigators believed the couple perished in an accidental house fire. However, further investigation and autopsy results revealed…

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Ronald Collins - Roseville, Ohio
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Ronald Collins

Male, age 54 · Roseville, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

On March 8, 2007, Ronald Collins, age 54, and his wife, Connie, were found dead inside their home in Roseville, Perry County, Ohio. Initially, authorities suspected that the couple had died in an accidental fire. However, autopsy results later revealed that…

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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.