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Derek Anderson

Male, age 21 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 18, 2010, 21-year-old African-American male Derek Anderson was fatally shot outside his mother’s apartment in Tampa, Florida. At approximately 11:20 p.m., Derek was returning home with his friend Joe Anderson when they noticed a white car trailing…

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Darlene Noble

Female, age 51 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

Darlene Noble, 51, a mother of five, was shot and killed on Lee Avenue in the O'Fallon neighborhood of north St. Louis on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated her death. The shooting happened in broad daylight. As…

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Albert Bond

Male, age 21 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a spring evening in St. Louis, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Albert Bond, a 21-year-old Black male, was killed on May 18, 2009. The specific circumstances surrounding his death have not been made widely available in public records.…

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Glidie Cobbs

Male, age 49 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed May 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the spring of 2009, the life of Glidie Cobbs, a 49-year-old Black man from the Fairywood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, was tragically cut short. On the evening of May 18th, what should have been a normal night at his residence in the 2000 block of Broadhead…

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Justin Cosby

Male, age 21 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Killed May 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

On May 18, 2009, Justin Cosby, a 21-year-old resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was fatally shot in the basement of Kirkland House J entry at Harvard University. Cosby, a 2005 graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, had no known ties to Harvard…

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Kathryn Minton-Tucker

Female, age 29 · Lawrence, Indiana

Killed May 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet town of Bedford, Indiana, the life of Kathryn 'Kat' Rebeka Minton-Tucker, a 29-year-old female, was tragically cut short on the morning of May 18, 2009. A waitress and devoted mother to her two children, Kathryn was discovered in her home on…

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Roderick Anthony Burton

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

Roderick Anthony Burton II, better known by his stage name Dolla, was a promising young rapper from Atlanta who tragically lost his life on May 18, 2009, at the age of 21. Burton was shot in the head while standing in the valet waiting area of the Beverly…

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Acquanette Mcneely

Female, age 47 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 18, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a quiet Sunday evening in the nation's capital, the life of Acquanette McNeely came to a tragic and unresolved end. On May 18, 2008, at around 8:00 p.m., she was found deceased at 5350 E Street in Southeast Washington, D.C. From the outset, the…

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Jeffery Gause

Male, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 18, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 42-year-old Jeffery Gause, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On May 18, 2008, in the 1700 block of Hollins Street, Gause was shot. He was rushed to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, but tragically…

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Devon Rheubottom

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 18, 2008 · 18 years ago

Devon Gregory “VonDutch” Rheubottom, an 18-year-old Black male, was killed in Columbus, Ohio, on May 18, 2008. According to the Ohio Attorney General’s unsolved-homicide records, he was found behind 1290 E. 18th Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound to the…

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Robert Gisentaner

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 18, 2008 · 18 years ago

On May 18, 2008, Robert Gisentaner, aged 37, was shot outside his home at 1017 Winton Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred shortly before 10:00 p.m., and the suspect or suspects involved remain unknown. The Akron Police Department took the lead in…

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Danny Estrada

Male, age 22 · Fresno, California

Found May 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

On May 18, 2007, 22-year-old Danny Estrada was shot and killed in Fresno, California, after leaving a liquor store at the intersection of Belmont and Maple. Surveillance footage captured Estrada's final moments before the shooting, but despite the release of…

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Brittney Hall

Female, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, just days before her high school graduation, 17-year-old Brittney D. Hall’s life was tragically cut short. On the night of Saturday, May 12, 2007, Brittney was sitting in a parked car with a male friend in the 1300 block of Taylor…

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Luis Lopez

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found May 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

Luis Lopez, a 23-year-old man from Philadelphia, was fatally shot on May 18, 2007. The details surrounding his death remain limited in publicly available reports, and his case is among the many unsolved homicides from Philadelphia during that period. The city…

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Attim Frazier

Male, age 16 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday in West Philadelphia, the life of 16-year-old Attim Frazier was tragically cut short. On May 18, 2007, just a block from his home on the 4100 block of Poplar Street, gunfire erupted at the intersection of 41st and Cumberland…

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Maurice Parker

Male, age 21 · Queens, New York

Killed May 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early moments of May 18, 2007, a young man named Maurice Parker was standing outside the El Boom Convenience Store on Bowne Street in Flushing, Queens, engrossed in a cell phone conversation. It was just after midnight, a seemingly ordinary night that…

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Dean Lai-How

Male, age 34 · Renton, Washington

Killed May 18, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the spring of 2004, the life of 34-year-old Dean Lai-How was tragically cut short in what appeared to be the culmination of a troubled and volatile relationship. On the morning of May 18, Lai-How was outside his Renton, Washington, apartment with his dog…

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Kimberlie Tijerina

Female, age 19 · Waco, Texas

Killed May 18, 2004 · 22 years ago

On May 18, 2004, 19-year-old Kimberlie Lynn Tijerina, a young Hispanic woman from Waco, Texas, was tragically killed. Reports indicate that she died as a result of gun violence. Authorities identified her boyfriend, Mendez, as the perpetrator. Prior to this…

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Cesar Chavez-Aguina

Male, age 21 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 18, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a spring evening in Denver, Colorado, a house party turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of those present. It was May 18, 2003, and 21-year-old Cesar Chavez-Aguina, a Hispanic male, was at a gathering located at 944 S. Utica St. when…

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Jorge Danilo Guerra

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 18, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jorge Danilo Guerra, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on May 18, 2003, in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Guerra was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The…

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Jennifer Harris

Female, age 28 · Fannin County, Texas

Found May 18, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jennifer Harris, 28, disappeared from Bonham, Texas, on May 12, 2002. She was last seen alive when she left her grandmother’s home, reportedly telling a family member that she was meeting someone. Her vehicle, a green Jeep, was found abandoned near Lake…

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Fern Franco

Female, age 75 · Chillicothe, Michigan

Killed May 18, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the quiet town of Chillicothe, Missouri, the life of 75-year-old Fern Franco came to a sudden and unexpected end on May 18, 2002. A patient at Hedrick Medical Center, she was being treated for pneumonia and was expected to recover. However, she died under…

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David Jordan

Male, age 29 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 18, 2000 · 26 years ago

On May 18, 2000, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was struck by tragedy when David Jordan, a 29-year-old male, fell victim to gun violence. The details surrounding his death are scarce, but the impact on his family, friends, and the community is undeniable.…

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Sara Emelyne Korte

Female, age 84 · East Compton, California

Killed May 18, 2000 · 26 years ago

The quiet spring morning of Thursday, May 18, 2000, was shattered when authorities were called to a residence along the 14600 block of South Gibson Avenue in East Compton. Arriving personnel discovered 84-year-old Sara Emelyne Korte dead at the property. The…

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Josue Jesus Sanchez

Male, age 4 · Long Beach, California

Killed May 18, 2000 · 26 years ago

Josue Jesus Sanchez was 4 years old when he died on Thursday, May 18, 2000, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1233 Daisy Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Jason Patrick Horsley

Male, age 25 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 18, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the spring of 1999, a dispute between neighbors in Denver's City Park West neighborhood culminated in a tragic and senseless act of violence. Jason Patrick Horsley, a 25-year-old male carpenter, was shot and killed on May 18, 1999, following a heated…

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Lashann Matthews

Female, age 20 · Hammond, Louisiana

Killed May 18, 1998 · 28 years ago

Lashann Matthews, 20, a Black woman from Hammond, Louisiana, died on May 18, 1998, in a place that should have felt safest: the mobile home where she lived with her husband, Eric Dawon Matthews. When relatives arrived to check on her, they discovered a scene…

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Nola Belisle

Female, age 37 · Regina, Saskatchewan

Killed May 18, 1995 · 31 years ago

Nola Belisle, a 37-year-old woman from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was taking part in a charity walk from Moose Jaw to Regina on May 18, 1995. The walk was organized to raise money for Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 59 so the branch could purchase a van for…

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Albert Morris

Male, age 38 · Hilliard, Florida

Killed May 18, 1994 · 32 years ago

On May 18, 1994, Albert Morris, a 37-year-old white male, was found brutally murdered in his trailer in Hilliard, Florida. The victim had suffered severe trauma, including a gunshot wound, beating, and strangulation. A towel had been forcibly inserted into…

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Roth Gibson

Male, age 19 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 18, 1990 · 36 years ago

Roth Lane Gibson, a 19-year-old male of Caucasian / White ethnicity from Tulsa, Oklahoma, spent the evening of May 18, 1990, in the heart of downtown, not far from the cluster of office towers and hotels that framed the city’s skyline at the time. Public…

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Sharon Arlene Milburn Hance

Female, age 52 · Helena, Montana

Killed May 18, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a spring day in 1990, the life of Sharon Hance, a 52-year-old woman, was tragically cut short in Helena, Montana. Her death on May 18th of that year has remained a haunting mystery, leaving a community unsettled and a family searching for answers. The…

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Richard Bruce

Male, age 25 · Effington County, Illinois

Killed May 18, 1983 · 43 years ago

Richard Bruce, a 25-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on May 18, 1983, in Effingham County, Illinois. His death was the result of a brutal murder committed by Larry Eyler, a notorious serial killer known as "The Interstate Killer." Eyler targeted…

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James Bartee

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 18, 1980 · 46 years ago

James Edward Bartee, 48, was found dead on May 18, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio, after being stabbed multiple times. His body was discovered at his residence on Sullivant Avenue, and the case has remained unsolved since that time. Bartee's death, ruled as a…

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Eric Middlebrooks

Male, age 14 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 18, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the spring of 1980, 14-year-old Eric Middlebrooks, an African-American male, was living with his foster parents in Atlanta, Georgia. On the evening of May 18th, he answered a phone call and then hurriedly left on his bicycle, telling his foster mother he…

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Donna Baker

Female, age 21 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed May 18, 1979 · 47 years ago

On May 18, 1979, 21-year-old Donna Baker was found dead in San Antonio, Texas, in a case that shocked the local community and drew significant media attention. Baker, a young woman with a promising future, had been brutally attacked. Her body was discovered…

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Michael Clune

Male, age 35 · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 18, 1978 · 48 years ago

On the evening of May 18, 1978, 35-year-old Michael Clune was shot and killed in downtown Portland, Oregon. Witnesses reported that Clune was following an unidentified man near the intersection of SW 10th and Alder Street, while verbally confronting him. The…

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Ralph Allen Ablanedo

Male, age 26 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 18, 1978 · 48 years ago

Ralph Allen Ablanedo, a 26-year-old white male police officer, was tragically killed on May 18, 1978, in Austin, Texas. Officer Ablanedo was conducting a routine traffic stop in the 900 block of East Live Oak Street when he was fatally shot. After ticketing…

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Janet Herstein

Female, age 17 · Fresno, California

Killed May 18, 1977 · 49 years ago

Janet Herstein, a 17-year-old white female from Fresno, California, was tragically murdered on May 18, 1977. At the time of her death, she was delivering newspapers for the Fresno Guide as part of her regular route. Janet disappeared partway through her…

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Susan Jackson

Female, age 21 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 18, 1975 · 51 years ago

Susan Jackson, a 21-year-old white woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically murdered in 1975 by Gary Addison Taylor, a serial killer with a long history of violent crimes against women. Jackson, who worked as a waitress, was found deceased in Houston shortly…

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William Lucero

Male, age 61 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 18, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the spring of 1973, a shooting shattered the peace of the Baker neighborhood in Denver. On the evening of May 18th, police were called to a residence near the intersection of West 4th Avenue and Bannock Street. There, they found the body of 61-year-old…

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Diane Toney

Female, age 11 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed May 18, 1969 · 57 years ago

On a spring day in New Haven, Connecticut, 11-year-old Diane Toney, an African American girl, went to the annual Freddy Fixer parade. It was May 18, 1969, and she was dressed in a green polka-dot dress. At some point during the festivities, she became…

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John Richard Gibbons

Male, age 21 · Pittsfield-township, Michigan

Killed May 18, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the quiet setting of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in a senseless act of violence. John Richard Gibbons, a 21-year-old male, was working as an attendant at the Leonard Oil Company service station located at 4995…

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John Finnegan

Male, age 29 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 18, 1962 · 64 years ago

On a tragic day in May of 1962, New York City Police Detective John P. Finnegan, a 28-year-old male, lost his life in the line of duty in Brooklyn, New York. On May 18th, while on patrol with his partner, Detective Luke Fallon, they received a call about a…

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Luke Fallon

Male, age 55 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 18, 1962 · 64 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Brooklyn, New York, a dedicated detective’s life was cut short in a sudden act of violence. Detective Luke Fallon and his partner, Detective John Finnegan, were on patrol when they observed two men they recognized as local felons…

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Alexandra Wiwcharuk

Female, age 23 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Killed May 18, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the spring of 1962, Alexandra Wiwcharuk, a 23-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian nurse and local beauty queen, was living a promising life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On the evening of May 18th, she left her home in the City Park neighborhood to mail some letters…

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Roy Cecil Vanhoose

Male, age 8 · Paintsville, Kentucky

Killed May 18, 1929 · 97 years ago

In the small town of Paintsville, Kentucky, a dispute between two young boys over a piece of scrap metal escalated into a tragic event on May 18, 1929. Eight-year-old Roy Cecil Vanhoose and six-year-old Carl Newton Mahan, were friends and playmates. On that…

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W.J. Mcanally

Male, age 55 · Beggs, Oklahoma

Killed May 18, 1927 · 99 years ago

In an attempt to apprehend members of the notorious Cotton Top Walker Gang as they fled a bank robbery, Beggs Police Chief W.J. McAnally was shot and killed. The violent encounter also resulted in the death of a female bystander who was caught in the…

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Jack Faul Williams

Male, age 30 · Glasgow, Montana

Killed May 18, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the spring of 1903, the town of Glasgow, Montana, was a frontier settlement still grappling with the lawlessness of the Old West. Jack Faul Williams, a White/Caucasian male deputy, was part of the small contingent of lawmen tasked with maintaining order in…

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