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Deaths by Force on May 16

678 open cases in our database happened on May 16. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (485)

Death by Force

Tina Renee Gibbs

Female, age 26 · Kern County, California
Killed May 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

Tina Renee Gibbs, a 26-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 16, 1998. Her death was later linked to Wayne Adam Ford, a serial killer who confessed to murdering four women during his crime spree between 1997 and 1998. Gibbs, identified as a…

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Death by Force

William Crazy Willie Gantz

Male, age 44 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed May 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the spring of 1994, the violent undercurrents of Philadelphia's organized crime scene claimed another life. William 'Crazy Willie' Gantz, a 44-year-old white male of Italian ethnicity, was murdered on May 16, 1994. Gantz was a known figure in the city's…

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Death by Force

Marciano Perez

Male · Fresno, California
Killed May 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

Marciano Perez, a cook, was tragically killed on May 16, 1993, in what became known as one of the worst mass murders in Fresno County's history. The incident occurred at Carrillo's Club, a bar in southeast Fresno, where two gunmen entered shortly after…

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Death by Force

Rudy Sanchez

Male · Fresno, California
Killed May 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

Rudy Sanchez, a bouncer at Carrillo's Club in Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on May 16, 1993, during a horrific mass shooting. On that fateful night, two men entered the club just after closing and opened fire, resulting in the deaths of seven…

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Death by Force

John Perry Edwards

Male, age 67 · Elmore, Alabama
Killed May 16, 1912 · 114 years ago

In the quiet corners of Elmore County, Alabama, the life of a steadfast lawman came to a tragic and abrupt end. Deputy Sheriff John Perry Edwards, a 67-year-old veteran of the Confederate Army, was a man who had dedicated his life to upholding the law. His…

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