Death by Force

Jason West

Male, age 31 · Cleveland-heights, Ohio

Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jason West, a 31-year-old Caucasian male, was a dedicated officer with the Cleveland Heights Police Department in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. On May 25, 2007, Officer West responded to a disturbance call on Altamont Road. As he stepped out of his vehicle, he was…

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Tammy Ann Hughes

Female, age 30 · Albert Lea, Minnesota

Killed May 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

Tammy Ann Hughes, aged 30, passed away on May 25, 2005, at her home in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Born on January 29, 1975, to Steven and Sonja Sorensen in Wells, Minnesota, Tammy was a well-known member of her community. She was baptized and confirmed at the…

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Katharine Broome Johnson

Female, age 36 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

Katharine Broome Johnson, a 36-year-old woman from Charlotte, NC, tragically passed away on May 25, 2005. Her death was a significant event that led to a series of investigations and legal proceedings. Katharine, a Caucasian female, was found dead under…

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Judy Ann Day

Female, age 40 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

On May 25, 2005, the body of forty-year-old Judy Ann Day, a Black woman, was discovered discarded outdoors in the 7300 block of Roseberry Avenue in the Huntington Park area of Los Angeles County. The setting, situated in an urban industrial and residential…

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Steven Allmaras

Male, age 49 · Spring Valley, Nevada

Killed May 25, 2004 · 22 years ago

On May 25, 2004, 49-year-old Steven Allmaras, a casino executive, was brutally murdered in his home in Spring Valley, Nevada. Allmaras, who had worked as a slot manager at the Virgin River Hotel in Mesquite, had returned home after a typical workday. While…

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Rutger Allen Harjo

Male, age 15 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 25, 2003 · 23 years ago

Rutger Allen Harjo was a 15-year-old boy, a Native American of Seminole and Cherokee descent, growing up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on April 17, 1988, and his world was a small circle of family, school, and familiar streets. He attended Crooked…

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Antoine Turner

Male, age 19 · Lancaster, California

Killed May 25, 2003 · 23 years ago

Antoine Turner was 19 years old when he died on Sunday, May 25, 2003, in Lancaster, the largest city in the Antelope Valley of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 44535 Beech…

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Adan Soto

Male, age 42 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 25, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the predawn hours of May 25, 2002, a violent intrusion shattered the peace of a Phoenix, Arizona apartment, forever altering the lives of the Soto family. Adan Soto, a 42-year-old Hispanic man, was asleep in his bed alongside his wife, Enriqueta, and their…

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Charles Henderson

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 25, 2000 · 26 years ago

Charles Henderson was killed on May 25, 2000, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found dead from a gunshot wound. The incident occurred at an address in Franklin County, and to date, his death remains unsolved. The Columbus Police Department has kept the case open and…

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Earl Pugh Jr.

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 25, 1999 · 27 years ago

On May 25, 1999, Earl Pugh Jr. was fatally shot at 1310 Mt. Vernon Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. He was 25 years old at the time of his death. The incident involved multiple gunshot wounds, which led to Pugh's death at the scene. Despite the efforts of law…

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Kathy Griffin

Female, age 28 · Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Killed May 25, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the spring of 1995, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, bringing to light the tragic end of a young woman's life. On May 25, the skeletal remains of 28-year-old Kathy Marie Griffin, an African-American female, were…

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Jerry Foster Philpot II

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 25, 1995 · 31 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 1995, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire in Southwest Detroit. Jerry Foster Philpot, II, a 28-year-old male Detroit Police Officer, was killed in the line of duty around 9:30 p.m. by what…

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Javier Cruz

Male, age 15 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed May 25, 1994 · 32 years ago

Javier O. Cruz-Carrasc, a 15-year-old resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, was born on September 22, 1978, and tragically passed away on May 15, 1994. Despite the passage of time, there is a lack of publicly available information regarding the…

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Uel Araujo

Male, age 21 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed May 25, 1994 · 32 years ago

Manuel Araujo, 21, male, was shot to death on May 25, 1994, in Brockton, Massachusetts. He had driven from Boston to Brockton with his brother, Carlos, and their friend Kepler Desir. At Desir's direction, the group stopped at a house on Owens Avenue to pick…

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Edwina Barnum

Female, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 25, 1994 · 32 years ago

Edwina Latriss Barnum, a 23-year-old African American woman, was found dead in her southeast Houston apartment on May 25, 1994. Her neighbors noticed that her door had been kicked open sometime during the night. Concerned, they alerted the apartment…

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Jennifer Causey

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 25, 1992 · 34 years ago

Jennifer Causey, aged 26, was tragically murdered on May 25, 1992, in Dayton, Ohio. Her body was discovered in a junkyard located on 222 Orleans Street in west Dayton. Causey had been fatally stabbed, and her death was quickly classified as a homicide by law…

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Glenda Carter

Female, age 47 · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 25, 1992 · 34 years ago

Glenda Carter, an African-American/Black female aged 47, was found dead on May 25, 1992, in Portland, Oregon. That afternoon, around 2 p.m., her body was discovered off a bushy footpath behind 5115 NE 14th Place, a residential stretch in Northeast Portland.…

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Anthony Lesina

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 25, 1992 · 34 years ago

On the early morning of May 25, 1992, a passerby in Portland, Oregon, made a grim discovery. Thirty-one-year-old Anthony Lesina, a male, was found lying on the ground near a phone booth at 1925 N. Interstate Ave. He had sustained a single, fatal gunshot…

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Anna Lopez

Female, age 33 · The Bronx, New York

Killed May 25, 1992 · 34 years ago

Memorial Day in 1992 began like any other late-spring day in New York, but it ended with Anna Lopez, 33, a Latina woman from the Bronx, gone without a word to her family. As the day wore on, she crossed paths with a stranger while working along Atlantic…

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Luke Tredway

Male, age 10 · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 25, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a spring day in Portland, Oregon, 10-year-old Luke Tredway, a Caucasian male, left a friend's house on May 23, 1984, for the short walk home. It was a journey he would never complete. When he didn't arrive, his mother, who was pregnant at the time, grew…

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James Michael Mike Young

Male, age 39 · Cogdill-center, Arizona

Killed May 25, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the quiet town of Fredonia, Arizona, a moment of tragic violence unfolded, claiming the life of Coconino County Deputy Sheriff James Michael 'Mike' Young. The 39-year-old, a dedicated lawman with over a year of service to the county and previous experience…

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Robert Moose Daly

Male, age 47 · Milcreek, Utah

Killed May 25, 1980 · 46 years ago

On the night of May 24, 1969, Robert Daly, a 47-year-old Caucasian male, was having drinks with an acquaintance at the Granite Club, located at 3820 S. Highland Drive in Millcreek, Utah. Known to his friends as "Moose," Daly remained at the club until about…

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David Joseph Inlow

Male, age 37 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 25, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the predawn hours of May 25, 1980, a sense of unease led Kansas City Police Officer David Joseph Inlow, a 37-year-old Caucasian male, to a service station at 3737 East 31st Street. A veteran of the force with 15 years of service, his instincts proved…

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Cecil Spicer

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 25, 1970 · 56 years ago

Cecil Spicer was killed on May 25, 1970, in Dayton, Ohio. His case remains unsolved and has been one of the region's long-standing mysteries. Spicer was found dead in Dayton, located in Montgomery County, and his death was determined to be a homicide. Despite…

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Christine Rothschild

Female, age 18 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed May 25, 1968 · 58 years ago

Christine “Chris” Rothschild was an 18-year-old White/Caucasian woman and University of Wisconsin–Madison freshman from Chicago who was studying at the university after graduating with honors from Senn High School. Friends and later university accounts…

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Ed Williams

Male, age 29 · Harrison, Arkansas

Killed May 25, 1934 · 92 years ago

In the late spring of 1934, a somber event unfolded in the quiet town of Harrison, Arkansas, forever marking its history. On May 25th, a dedicated and courageous 29-year-old male officer of the Harrison Police Department, Policeman Ed Williams, responded to a…

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Robert C. Tyson

Male · Gurdon, Arkansas

Killed May 25, 1927 · 99 years ago

In the late spring of 1927, a sense of unease settled over the small town of Gurdon, Arkansas. On the evening of Wednesday, May 25th, Town Marshal Robert C. Tyson, a White/Caucasian male, was on duty. Having served with the Gurdon Police Department for…

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John Polk

Male, age 37 · Ironton, Missouri

Killed May 25, 1905 · 121 years ago

In the late spring of 1905, a dispute in a local restaurant set in motion a chain of events that would lead to the death of a lawman in Ironton, Missouri. On the afternoon of Thursday, May 25th, a young man named William Spaugh caused a disturbance at…

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Henry Gearhart

age 41 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 25, 1904 · 122 years ago

Guard Henry J. Gearhart, aged 41, was a dedicated officer at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, OH. On May 25, 1904, he was shot and mortally wounded by an inmate. The inmate, who was serving a 10-year sentence for robbery and safe blowing, had been reported…

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Helmut Mahl

Male, age 87 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

Helmut Mahl, 87, a male of White/Caucasian ethnicity, died in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, May 25, 2025. He was formally pronounced dead at a hospital, where the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner later recorded his case. Publicly…

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Deunte Winston

Male, age 23 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed May 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a late spring morning in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 23-year-old Deunte Jurrell Winston was tragically cut short. On May 25, 2023, at approximately 9:35 a.m., Winston was found unresponsive on a porch in the 4300 block of 44th Avenue North. He had…

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Edward Bay

Male, age 68 · Yuma, Arizona

Killed May 25, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the quiet of a Yuma, Arizona neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 7:43 AM, the Yuma County Sheriff's Office received a report of a shooting in the 5600 block of E. County 5…

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Julio Cardoza

Male, age 33 · Downey, California

Killed May 25, 2022 · 4 years ago

Julio Cardoza, a 33-year-old resident of Downey, California, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2022. The incident occurred at a home on Carfax Avenue, where police responded to reports of a fight. Upon arrival, officers discovered Cardoza with a single…

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Evelin Soledad Azcurra

Female, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 25, 2020 · 6 years ago

Evelin Soledad Azcurra, a 27-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on May 25, 2020. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head, and her body was discovered on railroad tracks. The manner of her death was ruled as a…

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Deandrew Myquel Meniefield

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Deandrew Myquel Meniefield, a 24-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Meniefield was fatally shot in the South Park neighborhood of Los…

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Salvador Aguirre

Male, age 63 · Bossier-city, Louisiana

Killed May 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet city of Bossier City, Louisiana, the life of 63-year-old Salvador Aguirre was tragically cut short on the evening of Thursday, May 25, 2017. A violent encounter in the 1500 block of Arcadia Street left Aguirre with a fatal gunshot wound to his…

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Walter Lee Fly

Male, age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Walter Lee Fly, a 51-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on May 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found inside his vehicle, which had crashed into a wooden privacy fence at the rear of a home in the 800 block of S. 18th Street just…

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Antwann Jones

Male, age 25 · Buena-vista, California

Killed May 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antwann Jones, a 25-year-old resident of Anaheim, was tragically shot and killed in Buena Park on May 25, 2014. The incident occurred in the early morning hours following a night out with friends. Jones was found with a fatal gunshot wound in his car, which…

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Juan Carlos Ruiz

Male, age 27 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed May 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Juan Carlos Ruiz, a 27-year-old Hispanic male from Durham, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2014. Ruiz was the victim of a drive-by shooting on Holloway Street, which resulted in his vehicle crashing into the side of an empty house. The…

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Bernice Jackson

Female, age 37 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a spring evening in Milwaukee, a dispute spiraled into a tragedy that claimed the life of 38-year-old Bernice Jackson. The events of May 25, 2009, unfolded on the city's west side, in the 3400 block of North 58th Street, where an argument escalated to…

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Derrick Burnett

Male, age 21 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In May of 2007, the community of Henrico, Virginia, was faced with the death of a young man named Derrick Burnett. At the age of 21, his life was tragically cut short on May 25, 2007. Details surrounding the circumstances of his passing have remained limited…

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Nathaniel Jones

Male, age 49 · District-heights, Maryland

Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the quiet evening of May 25, 2007, in District Heights, Maryland, 49-year-old Nathaniel Banks Jones was tragically killed. His life was cut short by an act of gun violence, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. In the immediate aftermath…

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Arthur dowell

Male, age 18 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late spring of 2007, the life of 18-year-old Arthur Alton Dowell was tragically cut short on the streets of New Orleans. On Friday, May 25, 2007, the young man, who had already stared death in the face and survived three previous shootings, was fatally…

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Roosevelt Lane

Male, age 51 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 8, 2026, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Baton Rouge neighborhood, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers. The incident unfolded at the intersection of Alaska and West Roosevelt…

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Demetrius Williams

Male, age 15 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Demetrius Williams was 15 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Friday, May 25, 2007. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Waymon Henry Sawyers

Male, age 62 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 25, 2000 · 26 years ago

Waymon Henry Sawyers was 62 years old when he died on Thursday, May 25, 2000, in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 2535 S. 10th Ave. His death was ruled a…

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Kepler Desir

Male, age 25 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed May 25, 1994 · 32 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 1994, in Brockton, Massachusetts, a 25-year-old man named Kepler Desir was fatally shot in the head. The incident also resulted in the death of Manuel Araujo, while his brother, Carlos Araujo, survived a gunshot wound to the head.…

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Kevin Waldner

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 25, 1992 · 34 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 1992, a 25-year-old male named Kevin Waldner was at his residence located at 4805 N. Borthwick in Portland, Oregon. While in his kitchen washing dishes, he was startled to find an unknown man standing in his dining room. Waldner…

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