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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)

Daniel Urenda - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Daniel Urenda

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Mar 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Daniel Urenda, a 23-year-old Latino man, was tragically killed on March 8, 2007, in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California. He was found shot in the head at 923 N. Lagoon Ave. The discovery of his body came after a woman walked into the Los Angeles Police…

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Connie Collins - Roseville, Ohio
Death by Force

Connie Collins

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

Connie Sue Fowler Collins, a 52-year-old white female, tragically passed away on March 8, 2007, in Roseville, Ohio. She was found deceased in her home alongside her husband, Ronald Collins. Initially, authorities believed the couple had perished in an…

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Ronald Bradley Jr - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Ronald Bradley Jr

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

On March, 8, 2005, at approximately 9:20pm, 20yr old Ronald Bradley Jr., accompanied by three passengers, drove to an unspecified location on Arkwood Place, on the eastside of Columbus. After parking his 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo, an unidentified male approached…

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Stevenson Ray Bryant Jr - Montgomery, Alabama
Death by Force

Stevenson Ray Bryant Jr

Male, age 22 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Mar 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

A 22-year-old man, Stevenson Ray Bryant Jr., tragically lost his life to gun violence in Montgomery, Alabama, on Tuesday, March 8, 2005. At present, publicly available information regarding the specific details of the incident, including the time and location…

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Raven Carroll - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Raven Carroll

Male, age 43 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

Raven Darnell “Ray” Carroll, a 43-year-old African-American man from the small community of Adamstown in Frederick County, Maryland, was known in public records and family remembrances as a devoted husband, father and son whose life connected rural Maryland…

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Luis Mireles-Quezada - Reno, Nevada
Death by Force

Luis Mireles-Quezada

Male, age 29 · Reno, Nevada
Killed Mar 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the winter of 2003, the quiet of the snow-covered landscape near the Mount Rose Highway in Reno, Nevada, held a grim secret. On March 8th of that year, a person on a snowshoeing excursion made a startling and somber discovery. Partially submerged in the…

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David James Lunz - Palm Harbor, Florida
Death by Force

David James Lunz

Male, age 56 · Palm Harbor, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 2003 · 23 years ago

David James Lunz, a 56-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically murdered in his home in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 8, 2003. Lunz, a retired Marine and airplane machinist, had moved to Florida with his second wife, Laura A. Lunz, in 1998. Laura passed away…

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Rupert Holliday Peete Jr. - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Rupert Holliday Peete Jr.

Male, age 45 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Mar 8, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the midst of a chaotic scene on March 8, 2000, in Memphis, Tennessee, Deputy Sheriff Rupert Holliday Peete Jr., a 45-year-old male, was fatally shot while responding to a call of shots fired. A United States Army veteran, Peete had served with the Shelby…

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Michael Dubaniewicz - Castleton, Vermont
Death by Force

Michael Dubaniewicz

Male, age 52 · Castleton, Vermont
Killed Mar 8, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a late winter's day in Castleton, Vermont, the life of 52-year-old Michael Dubaniewicz came to a violent end. On March 8, 1998, he was found deceased in the kitchen of his residence, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. His death was classified as a…

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Jack Sartin - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Jack Sartin

Male, age 45 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Mar 8, 1997 · 29 years ago

Jack Sartin, a 45-year-old white male, lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved in circles that, according to police records, included drug trafficking. On a March day in 1997, he was alone in his upstairs apartment at 6723 South Lewis Avenue, Apartment 165, a…

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Johnnie Norris Patterson - Winter-haven, Florida
Death by Force

Johnnie Norris Patterson

Male, age 25 · Winter-haven, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 1997 · 29 years ago

Patrol Officer Johnnie Norris Patterson, Jr., aged 25, tragically lost his life on March 8, 1997, in Winter Haven, Florida. Officer Patterson was conducting a routine traffic stop at approximately 4:30 AM at the intersection of 21st Street SW and Avenue D.…

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Daniel Doffyn - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Daniel Doffyn

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Mar 8, 1995 · 31 years ago

Daniel J. Doffyn, a 40-year-old white male, was a probationary patrolman with the Chicago Police Department. On March 8, 1995, he was tragically killed in the line of duty. Officer Doffyn had been with the department for just over eight months and was…

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Betty Jean Baucom - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Betty Jean Baucom

Female, age 24 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Mar 8, 1994 · 32 years ago

Betty Jean Baucom, a 24-year-old Black female from Charlotte, North Carolina, was murdered on March 8, 1994. Known affectionately as “Suzie” to her family and friends, she had just celebrated her birthday two days prior. Originally from Laurel Hill, North…

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Brandi June Henderson - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Brandi June Henderson

Female, age 18 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Mar 8, 1994 · 32 years ago

On March 8, 1994, Brandi June Henderson, an 18-year-old African American female from Charlotte, North Carolina, was brutally murdered in her apartment. At the time of her death, Brandi was still attending high school and had recently become a mother to a baby…

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Raymond Muller - Burlington, New Jersey
Death by Force

Raymond Muller

Male, age 22 · Burlington, New Jersey
Killed Mar 8, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the quiet community of Burlington, New Jersey, the life of a young man, Raymond Muller III, was cut tragically short. On March 8, 1992, at the age of 22, Muller fell victim to gun violence. The incident left his family and the local community grappling…

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Manuela Garcia - San-diego, California
Death by Force

Manuela Garcia

age 25 · San-diego, California
Killed Mar 8, 1992 · 34 years ago

Manuela Garcia, a 25-year-old resident of San Diego, California, tragically passed away on March 8, 1992. Her death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. On that fateful day, Manuela was found unresponsive in her apartment…

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Tashanda Bethea - Barnwell, South Carolina
Death by Force

Tashanda Bethea

Female, age 18 · Barnwell, South Carolina
Killed Mar 8, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the quiet town of Barnwell, South Carolina, a darkness lurked, forever altering the lives of many. Tashanda Bethea, an 18-year-old Black female, found her life tragically cut short in March of 1990. A student at Barnwell High School, her sudden…

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Walter Mueller - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Walter Mueller

Male, age 32 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Mar 8, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late winter of 1988, a sense of unease settled over a family in Colorado Springs when 32-year-old Walter Mueller seemingly vanished. The last time anyone saw the male was on March 8th of that year, as he left his job on North Nevada Avenue. He had told…

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Clide Bridges - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Clide Bridges

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 1984 · 42 years ago

Clide Bridges, a 39-year-old man, was found deceased in his home at 344 Grove Street, Columbus, Ohio, on March 8, 1984. His death was a result of multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. Despite investigations…

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Michael J. Bossuyt - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Michael J. Bossuyt

Male, age 34 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Mar 8, 1983 · 43 years ago

On March 8, 1983, Sergeant Michael J. Bossuyt, a 34-year-old male officer with the Detroit Police Department, was tragically killed in the line of duty. A veteran of the department for 12 years, Bossuyt was a married father of a son and a daughter. The fatal…

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Michael Bauer - Lake Village, Indiana
Death by Force

Michael Bauer

Male, age 22 · Lake Village, Indiana
Killed Mar 8, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the quiet, rural setting of Lake Village, Indiana, a grim discovery was made at an abandoned farmhouse that would unravel a story of unimaginable horror. It was there that the partially decomposed body of Michael Bauer, a young Caucasian male, was found.…

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Kathy Ann Miramontes - Fremont, California
Death by Force

Kathy Ann Miramontes

Female · Fremont, California
Found Mar 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

On March 8, 1982, at about 5:00 a.m., a deceased female, later identified as Kathy Ann Miramontes (Aka-Sweetie) was located at approximately 5:00 a.m. on Chase Court in the Niles district of Fremont. Miramontes’ body showed signs of extreme trauma. Fremont…

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James Willis - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

James Willis

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 1980 · 46 years ago

James Phillip Willis was found dead on March 8, 1980, in Dayton, Ohio. His death was ruled as a homicide, but despite numerous investigations, the case remains unsolved. Willis, who was 21 years old at the time of his death, was found in Montgomery County…

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Ronald Lewis Defond - Adams, Colorado
Death by Force

Ronald Lewis Defond

Male, age 7 · Adams, Colorado
Killed Mar 8, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a late afternoon in March of 1980, the grim discovery of two young boys forever altered the sense of security in their Adams County community. A passerby happened upon the bodies of 7-year-old Ronald Lewis Defond, a White male, and his 10-year-old friend…

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Steven Wicks - Adams, Colorado
Death by Force

Steven Wicks

Male, age 10 · Adams, Colorado
Killed Mar 8, 1980 · 46 years ago

Steven Wicks, a 10-year-old White male, spent the early afternoon of March 8, 1980 with his friend Ronald DeFond, 7, leaving for a short walk to buy ice cream from a grocery at East Colfax Avenue and Williams Street in Denver. They never returned. Later that…

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Virginia Voskerichain - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Virginia Voskerichain

Female, age 19 · Queens, New York
Killed Mar 8, 1977 · 49 years ago

Virginia Voskerichian, 20, a woman of Armenian descent, was living in Queens while excelling as an honor student at Barnard College. On the evening of March 8, 1977, she made the familiar trip home from Manhattan, stepping off the subway in Forest Hills and…

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Allan Berbeck - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Allan Berbeck

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 1974 · 52 years ago

On March 8, 1974, 19-year-old Allan Olav Mikolaj Berbeck was killed in Dayton, Ohio. Allan's death was classified as a homicide, and the Dayton Police Department has investigated the case, but no arrest has been made. Despite extensive efforts by law…

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Nancy Bennallack - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Nancy Bennallack

Female, age 23 · Sacramento, California
Killed Mar 8, 1970 · 56 years ago

Nancy Bennallack, a 28-year-old court reporter, was found brutally murdered in her Sacramento apartment on October 26, 1970. Bennallack had been engaged to Chief Public Defender Farris Salamy, and the two had spent the evening together before Salamy left her…

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Sylvia Valdez - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Sylvia Valdez

Female, age 38 · Miami, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 1965 · 61 years ago

On the night of March 8, 1965, 38-year-old Hispanic woman Sylvia Valdez was murdered in Miami, Florida, in a case that would later be linked to a string of unsolved killings attributed to the so-called "Miami Strangler." Sylvia Valdez had left her workplace…

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Donald Keyes - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Donald Keyes

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 1955 · 71 years ago

On March 8, 1955, 24-year-old Donald Keyes was tragically killed during an armed robbery while working the night shift at the Checker Oil Station located at 1775 East 5th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Keyes was fatally shot by the unknown assailant(s) during the…

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Richard Fisher - Waterville, Maine
Death by Force

Richard Fisher

Male, age 6 · Waterville, Maine
Killed Mar 8, 1954 · 72 years ago

In the quiet town of Waterville, Maine, a dark tragedy unfolded on March 8, 1954, forever marking the community. On that chilly afternoon, six-year-old Richard Fisher, a young male, returned home from school, eager to see his mother. His day would end in an…

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Daniel Brian Fisher - Waterville, Maine
Death by Force

Daniel Brian Fisher

Male, age 4 · Waterville, Maine
Killed Mar 8, 1954 · 72 years ago

In the quiet town of Waterville, Maine, a dark tragedy unfolded on March 8, 1954, forever altering the lives of the Fisher family. On that day, four-year-old Daniel Fisher, a young Caucasian boy, was found deceased in his bed, appearing at first as though he…

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Deborah Fisher - Waterville, Maine
Death by Force

Deborah Fisher

Female, age 1 · Waterville, Maine
Killed Mar 8, 1954 · 72 years ago

On a cold day in Waterville, Maine, on March 8, 1954, a tragedy unfolded within the home of the Fisher family. One-year-old Deborah Fisher, a young female, was found deceased in her bed, appearing as though she were merely asleep. The grim discovery was made…

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Marion Barnett - Peru, Indiana
Death by Force

Marion Barnett

Male · Peru, Indiana
Killed Mar 8, 1953 · 73 years ago

In the small community of Peru, Indiana, a dark and tragic story unfolded in the early 1950s, culminating in the death of an infant named Marion Barnett. Born on March 8, 1953, Marion was a baby boy whose life was cut short by his own mother, a factory worker…

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Arnold Schuster - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Arnold Schuster

Male, age 24 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Mar 8, 1952 · 74 years ago

In the winter of 1952, a 24-year-old clothing salesman from Brooklyn named Arnold Schuster performed a civic duty that would tragically cost him his life. On February 18, while riding the subway, Schuster recognized a fellow passenger as the notorious and…

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William Joseph Jackson Jr - Elizabeth-city, North Carolina
Death by Force

William Joseph Jackson Jr

Male · Elizabeth-city, North Carolina
Killed Mar 8, 1938 · 88 years ago

Special Agent William Joseph Jackson Jr., aged 43, was born in Plymouth, North Carolina, and served with the Bureau of Prohibition. On March 8, 1938, he was conducting surveillance on Highway 17, along the Virginia-North Carolina border, with Officer John…

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Laura Adorkor Kofi - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Laura Adorkor Kofi

Female · Miami, Florida
Killed Mar 8, 1928 · 98 years ago

Laura Adorkor Kofi, also known as Mother Kofi, was a Ghanaian minister and activist associated with the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). She was assassinated on March 8, 1928, while delivering a sermon at a church in Miami, Florida. Kofi was a…

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Ellsworth Deitz - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Death by Force

Ellsworth Deitz

Male, age 33 · Bridgeport, Connecticut
Killed Mar 8, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the bustling heart of Bridgeport, Connecticut, on a Tuesday, the 8th of March, 1910, the life of 33-year-old Ellsworth Deitz, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. A dedicated policeman with three years of service to the city, he was directing…

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Christopher Duffie - Walhalla, South Carolina
Death by Force

Christopher Duffie

Male, age 24 · Walhalla, South Carolina
Killed Mar 8, 1909 · 117 years ago

On March 8, 1909, tragedy struck the law enforcement community in Walhalla, South Carolina, resulting in the death of 24-year-old Christopher Duffie Corbin, a White male Deputy U.S. Marshal. He and his older brother, Deputy U.S. Marshal William Benjamin…

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Paul Mendelssohn - Waterbury, Connecticut
Death by Force

Paul Mendelssohn

Male, age 26 · Waterbury, Connecticut
Killed Mar 8, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the tumultuous spring of 1903 in Waterbury, Connecticut, a city gripped by a bitter labor strike, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Paul Mendelssohn, a 26-year-old Jewish police officer, was the first of his faith to serve on the city's…

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Death by Force

Jakale Herbert

Male, age 20 · Evergreen, Alabama
Killed Mar 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of March 8, 2026, a burst of gunfire on West Front Street in Evergreen, Alabama, shattered the night and left two young men dead. The incident, which unfolded around 12:40 a.m., resulted in the immediate death of 19-year-old…

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Death by Force

James Jackson Jr

Male, age 56 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the Park View neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on the night of March 8, 2022, the life of 56-year-old James Jackson Jr. was tragically cut short. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fourth District were dispatched to the 3400 block of…

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Death by Force

Martin Brown

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Mar 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Martin Gregory Brown Jr., a 37-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on March 8, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Martin was fatally shot near 2719 W. Vernon Ave. in the Leimert…

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Death by Force

William Lloyd Thomas

Male, age 61 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Mar 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

William Lloyd Thomas, a 61-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on March 8, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Thomas was fatally shot near 7709 S. Western Ave. in the Manchester…

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Death by Force

Dorian Chaves

Male, age 29 · Penasco, New Mexico
Killed Mar 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dorian Chavez, a 29-year-old individual, lost his life to gun violence on March 8, 2019, in Penasco, New Mexico. The incident occurred in a small community, prompting an investigation by the Taos County Sheriff's Office, which initially classified the death…

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Death by Force

Montrel Trell Rivers

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Mar 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon in Baltimore, the life of 20-year-old Montrel Rivers was tragically cut short. On March 8, 2018, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Rivers was in front of the Royal Farms located at 1152 East North Avenue when he was approached by an unknown…

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Death by Force

Edwardo Cornnelio

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Mar 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

Edwardo Cornnelio, a 26-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on March 8, 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation. Edwardo Cornnelio, who was of Hispanic descent, was found deceased…

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Death by Force

Chrystal McNamee

Female, age 79 · Carroll, Ohio
Killed Mar 8, 2017 · 9 years ago

Chrystal McNamee, a 79-year-old woman from Carroll, Ohio, passed away on March 8, 2017. She was a retired legal secretary who had worked for Federal Judge Josh P. Kinneary and was a past president of the Legal Secretary Association of Ohio. Chrystal enjoyed…

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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.