Death by Force

Clarence Mccurry

Male, age 44 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed May 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early summer of 2008, the life of Clarence Henry "Bumps" McCurry, a 44-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in Omaha, Nebraska. While the exact date of his passing has been cited as both May 27 and June 14 or 15, his death marked…

View case

Death by Force

Davon Williams

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 28-year-old Davon Williams, an African-American male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of February 8th, violence erupted on the 1800 block of West Saratoga Street, leaving…

View case

Death by Force

Anthony Canfield

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Male Anthony Canfield, a 23-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically passed away on May 27, 2007. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, with no readily available information from online sources detailing the cause or specifics…

View case

Death by Force

Tyrel T.J. Waldock

Male, age 24 · Great Falls, Montana

Killed May 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday, on May 27, 2007, the life of 24-year-old Tyrel T.J. Waldock, a male resident of Great Falls, Montana, was tragically cut short. Waldock, a member of the Army National Guard, died from a gunshot wound in an incident that would…

View case

Death by Force

Derek Bean

Male, age 25 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late spring of 2007, the life of a young man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. Twenty-five-year-old Derek Bean was killed by gunfire on May 27, 2007. The incident that led to his death was a senseless act of violence that left a…

View case

Death by Force

Daniel Pinedo

Male, age 34 · Fairview, New Jersey

Killed May 27, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the quiet borough of Fairview, New Jersey, the life of 34-year-old Daniel R. Pinedo was tragically cut short on May 27, 2004. A dedicated volunteer for the Fairview Emergency Response Unit and an employee of both N.J. Transit and a local liquor store…

View case

Death by Force

Johnny Lee Adams

Male, age 52 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 27, 2003 · 23 years ago

Johnny Lee Adams was 52 years old when he died on Tuesday, May 27, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles Police Department case, assigned…

View case

Death by Force

William Gordon Clark

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

On Memorial Day, May 27, 2002, 25-year-old William Gordon Clark, a Black/African American male from Washington, D.C., stood in the 100 block of 58th Street SE when gunfire broke the holiday evening. Around 9:30 p.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police…

View case

Death by Force

Tomorra Taylor

Female, age 25 · Gary, Indiana

Killed May 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

On the evening of May 27, 2002, 25-year-old Tomorra 'Precious' Taylor, an African American woman, spent her final hours visiting with friends and family in Gary, Indiana. Alongside her cousin, she made several phone calls throughout the day to a man named…

View case

Death by Force

Charles Andrew Lazzaretto

Male, age 30 · Glendale, California

Killed May 27, 1997 · 29 years ago

Charles Andrew Lazzaretto, a 30-year-old investigator with the Glendale Police Department, tragically lost his life on May 27, 1997. Lazzaretto was ambushed and fatally shot while investigating a domestic violence case at a warehouse in Chatsworth…

View case

Death by Force

Jenny Lin

Female, age 14 · Castro Valley, California

Killed May 27, 1994 · 32 years ago

On May 27, 1994, 14-year-old Jenny Lin was found brutally murdered in her family’s home in Castro Valley, California. Jenny had returned home from school and was preparing for a performance with the Castro Valley Orchestra when she was killed. Her father…

View case

Death by Force

Jennifer Lin

Female, age 14 · Castro Valley, California

Killed May 27, 1994 · 32 years ago

A 14 year old is stabbed to death in her own home Back in 1994, the Palomares Hills housing development was a new neighborhood in Castro Valley, California. Many of the residents moved to this neighborhood for the safety and beauty of the Castro Valley hills…

View case

Death by Force

Ronald Willis

Null · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 27, 1994 · 32 years ago

On May 27, 1994, Ronald Willis, age 29, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio, at 1479 Kent Street. Willis suffered multiple head and chest wounds after being thrown from a moving vehicle. The circumstances around his death suggest a violent altercation, but…

View case

Death by Force

Olga Acosta

Female · San Antonio, Texas

Killed May 27, 1994 · 32 years ago

Olga Acosta was tragically killed on May 27, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas, in a drive-by shooting that took place near her home at the corner of Ted and Pollote streets. Around midnight, three vehicles drove by and occupants opened fire on Acosta's residence.…

View case

Death by Force

Jenny Han-Chi Lin

Female, age 14 · Castro Valley, California

Killed May 27, 1994 · 32 years ago

Jenny Han-Chi Lin, a 14-year-old Asian American girl, was brutally murdered on May 27, 1994, in her family’s home in Castro Valley, California. A gifted student and talented musician, Jenny had just turned 14 two days earlier and was preparing to graduate as…

View case

Death by Force

Dwight Rashidi

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 27, 1993 · 33 years ago

Dwight Rashidi, aged 23, was tragically killed on May 27, 1993, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in the area of 111 N. 20th Street, Franklin County, where Rashidi suffered a gunshot wound to the side of his body. The Columbus Police Department…

View case

Death by Force

David Viera

Male, age 17 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 27, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the late spring of 1993, the life of a young man named David Viera was tragically cut short in Chester, Pennsylvania. On May 27, the 17-year-old male became a victim of gun violence. While online sources confirm these basic details of his untimely death…

View case

Death by Force

Sharon Nance

Female, age 33 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 27, 1992 · 34 years ago

Sharon Lavette Nance, a 32-year-old African American woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, was found dead on May 27, 1992. A native of Mecklenburg County, she had worked as a domestic worker and attended Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. At the time of her…

View case

Death by Force

Ernest Washington

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 27, 1988 · 38 years ago

On May 27, 1988, 37-year-old Ernest Washington was found deceased from a gunshot wound to his upper body in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred on New World Drive, south of Watkins Road in Franklin County. Authorities were alerted to the crime, and the…

View case

Death by Force

Kenneth Collings

Male, age 32 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 27, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a tragic Friday afternoon, May 27, 1988, Phoenix Police Officer Kenneth Collings, a 32-year-old male, was working a uniformed off-duty security detail at a Valley National Bank branch located at West McDowell Road and 21st Avenue. His life was cut short…

View case

Death by Force

Michael Anthony Brennan

Male, age 39 · Bellflower, California

Killed May 27, 1987 · 39 years ago

Michael Anthony Brennan, a 39-year-old sergeant with the United States Department of Defense - Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Police Department, tragically lost his life on May 27, 1987, in Bellflower, California. On that fateful evening, Sergeant Brennan…

View case

Death by Force

Mark Marvin

Male, age 19 · Boynton Beach, Florida

Killed May 27, 1985 · 41 years ago

Mark Linder Marvin, aged 19, was tragically killed on May 27, 1985, in Boynton Beach, Florida. Marvin was originally from Walterboro, South Carolina, where he graduated from Walterboro High School as part of the class of 1983. After graduation, he moved to…

View case

Death by Force

Michelle Denise Simms

Female, age 22 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 27, 1984 · 42 years ago

Michelle Denise Simms, a 22-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on May 27, 1984, in Tampa, Florida. She was one of the victims of Bobby Joe Long, a serial killer who abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least ten women in the Tampa Bay area…

View case

Death by Force

Librada Apodaca

Female, age 71 · El Paso, Texas

Killed May 27, 1983 · 43 years ago

Librada Apodaca, a 72-year-old woman from El Paso, Texas, was brutally murdered on May 27, 1983. She was killed with an ax, and her case became one of the most controversial murder investigations involving Henry Lee Lucas, a notorious serial killer who once…

View case

Death by Force

Adrian Covarrubias

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

Adrian Covarrubias, a 19-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life in May 1979. Born on January 7, 1960, Adrian was a young Hispanic man whose untimely death left a significant impact on his community. The details surrounding his death…

View case

Death by Force

Inez Deaton

Female, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

Inez Deaton, a 20-year-old woman, was brutally murdered on May 27, 1979. Her body was discovered in a field near a deserted car wash in Harris County, Texas. Inez, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, had been raped and repeatedly stabbed with an ice pick. Her…

View case

Death by Force

Gordon Mark Cannella

Male, age 17 · Morgan City, Louisiana

Killed May 27, 1978 · 48 years ago

Gordon Mark Cannella, a 17-year-old male from Morgan City, Louisiana, vanished after an armed robbery at a Bayou Vista convenience store in the spring of 1978, taken at gunpoint during a moment that should have been ordinary and forgettable. The region was…

View case

Death by Force

Jean Ann Lingenfelter

Female · McHenry, Illinois

Killed May 27, 1970 · 56 years ago

Jean Ann Lingenfelter, a white female teenager from McHenry County, Illinois, died on May 27, 1970, at the age of 17 or 18. She was laid to rest at Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois. Public records and memorial sources identify her…

View case

Death by Force

Mary Katherine Mount

Female, age 10 · New Canaan, Connecticut

Killed May 27, 1969 · 57 years ago

On a spring evening in New Canaan, Connecticut, 10-year-old Mary Katherine Mount, a Caucasian female, vanished while playing near her home in Kiwanis Park on May 27, 1969. Her disappearance triggered an extensive search that gripped the quiet town with fear…

View case

Death by Force

Amos Rex McBeth

Male, age 19 · Martinsburg, Iowa

Killed May 27, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Martinsburg, Iowa, the spring of 1962 was shattered by a tragic event that would leave a lasting scar. On the night of May 27th, 19-year-old Amos Rex McBeth, a male, was killed in a violent rampage that also claimed the lives…

View case

Death by Force

Andrew Rex Andy McBeth

Male, age 51 · Martinsburg, Iowa

Killed May 27, 1962 · 64 years ago

On a tragic evening in late spring, the quiet farming community of Martinsburg, Iowa, was forever scarred by a brutal act of violence. It was May 27, 1962, when Andrew Rex "Andy" McBeth, a 51-year-old White male, along with his wife Dora, met a violent end in…

View case

Death by Force

Anna Katherine McBeth

Female, age 19 · Martinsburg, Iowa

Killed May 27, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Martinsburg, Iowa, the night of May 27, 1962, brought a horrifying end to the lives of 19-year-old Anna Katherine McBeth, a White female, and most of her family. What began as a typical Saturday evening for the McBeth…

View case

Death by Force

Donna Kellogg

Female, age 17 · Martinsburg, Iowa

Killed May 27, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Martinsburg, Iowa, the night of May 27, 1962, brought a horrifying end to the lives of five members of the McBeth family, including 17-year-old Donna Kellogg, a White female. The idyllic spring evening turned into a scene of…

View case

Death by Force

Dora Mae Smith McBeth

Female, age 41 · Martinsburg, Iowa

Killed May 27, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the spring of 1962, a horrific act of violence shattered the tranquility of the rural community of Martinsburg, Iowa, forever marking a dark chapter in its history. On the night of May 27, Dora Mae Smith McBeth, a 41-year-old Caucasian female, was…

View case

Death by Force

James Maroney

Male, age 33 · Sacramento, California

Killed May 27, 1955 · 71 years ago

James E. Maroney, a 33-year-old officer with the California Highway Patrol, tragically lost his life on May 27, 1955, while responding to a call for assistance from the Modoc County Sheriff. The incident occurred as officers attempted to apprehend an armed…

View case

Death by Force

John Wright

Male, age 55 · Colville, Washington

Killed May 27, 1908 · 118 years ago

John S. Wright, a 55-year-old White/Caucasian man, was the city marshal of Colville, Washington. On the night of May 27, 1908, he and another officer followed up on an attempted robbery by going to the victim’s home to gather details, a routine step that…

View case

Death by Force

Cristian Hernandez

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

Cristian Hernandez, 19, was stabbed to death early on Monday, May 27, 2024, Memorial Day, inside a second-floor apartment in the 300 block of North Long Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. The Chicago Police Department investigated his…

View case

Death by Force

Louis Salvador

Male, age 84 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed May 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Louis Salvador, aged 84, passed away on May 27, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. His death was initially reported as a natural occurrence due to his advanced age. However, subsequent investigations revealed suspicious circumstances surrounding his demise. The…

View case

Death by Force

Tomas Hernandez

Male, age 50 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tomas Hernandez was 50 years old when he died early on Saturday, May 27, 2017, in the Florence neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near Avalon Boulevard and East 81st Street.…

View case

Death by Force