Death by Force

Deborah Ruth Lawson

Female, age 35 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed May 29, 1993 · 33 years ago

Just after midnight on May 29, 1993, Anchorage police were called to the Eagle's Nest Hotel at 4110 Spenard Road. Inside one of the rooms, officers found Deborah Ruth Soules Lawson, a 34-year-old white woman, dead from a single gunshot wound to the neck.…

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Shelley Denise Connors

Male, age 17 · Halifax, Nova Scotia

Killed May 29, 1993 · 33 years ago

Shelley Denise Connors, a 17-year-old female, disappeared from her family's home on River Road in the Spryfield area of Halifax on the afternoon of May 29, 1993. Official Nova Scotia records show that she vanished several months earlier than the October 1993…

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Lisa Renee Kregear

Female, age 22 · Jennings, Oklahoma

Killed May 29, 1992 · 34 years ago

On May 29, 1992, 22-year-old Lisa Renee Kregear, a white female, vanished without a trace along with her sister-in-law, Wendy Camp, and Wendy's 6-year-old daughter, Cynthia Britto. Their disappearance from Chandler, Oklahoma, would remain a painful mystery…

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Wendy Lorraine Camp

Female, age 23 · Jennings, Oklahoma

Killed May 29, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a fateful day in May of 1992, a bitter custody dispute culminated in the tragic deaths of three individuals, forever altering the lives of their families. Wendy Lorraine Camp, a 23-year-old woman, her six-year-old daughter Cynthia Britto, and her…

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John Hoglund

Male, age 47 · Maywood, California

Killed May 29, 1992 · 34 years ago

Officer John A. Hoglund, a dedicated member of the Maywood Police Department in California, tragically lost his life on May 29, 1992, at the age of 47. On that fateful day, Officer Hoglund responded to a robbery alarm at a local market store located at 4052…

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Candice Fisher

Female, age 19 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed May 29, 1989 · 37 years ago

On May 29, 1989, 19-year-old Candice L. Fisher was last seen alive in Kansas City, Missouri, near the intersection of 37th Street and Main Street. A young woman who was reportedly navigating personal difficulties at the time, she vanished during the Memorial…

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Barry Lynn Boyd

Male, age 36 · Seminole, Florida

Killed May 29, 1987 · 39 years ago

On 5/29/1987 the Collier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a Park Ranger, who stated that two inmates from the Copeland Road Prison were working in the area between the 16 and 17 mile marker on Alligator Alley, when one of the men discovered…

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Carolyn Barney

Female, age 29 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 29, 1987 · 39 years ago

On May 29, 1987, the body of Carolyn Barney, a 29-year-old Black woman, was discovered in a vacant lot located in the 9700 block of Grandee Avenue in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The grim finding launched a homicide investigation that would…

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Thomas Joseph Trench

Male, age 43 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 29, 1985 · 41 years ago

On May 28, 1985, Thomas Joseph Trench, a 43-year-old male police officer of the Philadelphia Police Department, was tragically shot and killed in an ambush attack while sitting in his patrol car at 17th and Spring Garden streets. Officer Trench, who had…

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Terece Gregory

Female, age 29 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 29, 1985 · 41 years ago

Terece Gregory, a 29-year-old woman from Fort Worth, TX, tragically died on May 29, 1985. Her body was discovered floating in the Trinity River the following day. She had been last seen driving away from the Caravan of Dreams, a downtown Fort Worth nightclub…

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Vicki Gail Purdy

Female, age 25 · Keehi Lagoon, Hawaii

Killed May 29, 1985 · 41 years ago

On the night of May 29, 1985, 25-year-old female victim Vicki Gail Purdy, a Caucasian woman originally from North Carolina, went out for an evening of clubbing in the Waikīkī district of Honolulu, Hawaii. She was married to Gary Purdy, a U.S. Army helicopter…

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Vernita Wheat

Female, age 9 · Kenosha, Wisconsin

Killed May 29, 1984 · 42 years ago

Vernita Wheat was a 9-year-old Black/African American girl from Kenosha, Wisconsin, whose disappearance on May 29, 1984, became the opening case in a violent multistate crime spree associated with Alton Coleman. Coleman had approached Vernita’s mother…

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Royal Taylor Roy Cumby

Male · Santa Fe, New Mexico

Killed May 29, 1983 · 43 years ago

On the evening of May 29, 1983, a 46-year-old White male named Royal Taylor "Roy" Cumby Jr. was driving in Santa Fe, Texas. At approximately 7:20 PM, near the intersection of 4-1/2 Street and Avenue Q, he was fatally shot. A witness driving behind Cumby's…

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John Brandenburg Jr.

Male, age 19 · Newton County, Indiana

Killed May 29, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the autumn of 1983, the quiet of rural Newton County, Indiana, was shattered by a grim discovery. On October 18, mushroom foragers stumbled upon the remains of a young white male, later identified as 19-year-old John Ingram Brandenburg Jr. He was one of…

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Nor Collins

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

On May 29, 1982, Norman Collins, aged 43, was brutally beaten to death in Cincinnati, Ohio. The crime took place at 1308 Vine Street, in the city's Hamilton County area. Collins was discovered at the scene after having suffered fatal injuries, but details…

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Shui Mak

Female, age 30 · Villa Park, Illinois

Killed May 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Shui Mak, a 30-year-old woman of Asian descent, tragically lost her life in 1982 as a victim of the notorious 'Ripper Crew,' a group of serial killers operating in Illinois. Shui Mak was abducted on May 29, 1982, from Hanover Park, a village northwest of…

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Jack Don Williams

Male · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 29, 1979 · 47 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Jack Don Williams of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was tragically killed on May 29, 1979, while executing a search warrant at a residence in La Puente, California. Williams, along with other members of the Narcotics Bureau…

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Judge John H. Wood

Male, age 63 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed May 29, 1979 · 47 years ago

Judge John H. Wood Jr., aged 63, was assassinated on May 29, 1979, in San Antonio, Texas. Known as "Maximum John" for his harsh sentencing of drug traffickers, Wood was shot by a high-powered rifle as he stood at the door of his automobile. The bullet struck…

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Kimberly Carol Fritz

Female, age 18 · Port Hueneme, California

Killed May 29, 1977 · 49 years ago

Kimberly Carol Fritz, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, was found dead in a motel room in Port Hueneme, California, on May 29, 1977. Her death was one of three similar cases in Ventura County that year, all involving young women who were strangled. The other…

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Charlie Russo

Male, age 64 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed May 29, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the late hours of May 29, 1975, the lively sounds of music and evening chatter at Ye Olde Fireplace restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina, gave way to a scene of violence and tragedy that would leave a lasting mark on the community. Charlie Russo, a…

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Jacquelyn Wharton

Female, age 47 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed May 29, 1972 · 54 years ago

On May 29, 1972, Jacquelyn “Jackie” Wharton—a 47-year-old female—was shot and killed in the parking lot of the North Hills shopping center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Contemporary accounts and later retrospectives identify the incident as a sniper attack that…

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James Henry

Male, age 32 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed May 29, 1972 · 54 years ago

James Godfrey Henry, a male in his early 30s was shot and killed on May 29, 1972, during the North Hills Mall sniper attack in Raleigh, North Carolina. He had driven to the mall with his family so he could buy a slide rule for work; he was employed as a…

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Jessie West

Female, age 77 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed May 29, 1972 · 54 years ago

On Memorial Day, May 29, 1972, Jessie Burford West—a female resident of Raleigh—was shot during a sniper attack at North Hills Mall. Contemporary reconstructions and reporting place Mrs. West near the main entrance, where an assailant fired repeatedly from…

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Melvin Harrison

Male, age 23 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed May 29, 1972 · 54 years ago

In Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 29, 1972, a young White male, 23 years old, Melvin D. Harrison Jr., was fatally shot. According to one source, the male victim was driving past the main entrance of North Hills Mall, heading toward the Ivey's department…

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Dawn Cave

Female, age 10 · Bethany, Connecticut

Killed May 29, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the late spring of 1969, a sense of unease settled over the wooded communities of southern Connecticut. This feeling was tragically realized in the case of 10-year-old Dawn Cave, a White female from Bethany. On May 30, 1969, following a disagreement with…

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Thomas Wolfe

Male, age 50 · Charlottesville, Virginia

Killed May 29, 1952 · 74 years ago

In the quiet community of Free Union, Virginia, a tragic and violent encounter unfolded, leading to the death of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Wolfe of the Albemarle County Sheriff's Office, a man who had served his community for…

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Alfred Henry Bath

Male, age 42 · Laramie, Wyoming

Killed May 29, 1908 · 118 years ago

Alfred Henry Bath, a 42-year-old White male from Laramie, Wyoming, was serving as sheriff of Albany County when his life came to a violent end on May 29, 1908. The scattered historical record paints the scene in stark frontier terms: Bath rode out toward…

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Samuel Carter

Male, age 36 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 29, 1905 · 121 years ago

Samuel J. Carter, a 36-year-old white male, was serving as a captain in the Tampa Police Department when he was fatally shot on May 29, 1905. On that fateful evening, Captain Carter was in charge of the department while Police Chief J. S. Jones was on…

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Kelvin Reed

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Kelvin Reed, a 38-year-old individual, lost his life due to gun violence on May 29, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a city that has been plagued by high rates of gun violence, and Kelvin's death is one of the many tragic cases reported in…

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Maldonado Espinosa

Male, age 41 · Carrboro, North Carolina

Killed May 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 29, 2024, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Carrboro police responded to reports of gunfire at the Estes Park Apartments, located at 306 Estes Drive Extension. Upon arrival, officers discovered 41-year-old Juan Maldonado Espinoza deceased in the parking lot…

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Brandon Kaisean Elijah Harris

Male, age 29 · Sanford, Florida

Killed May 29, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 29, 2023, Brandon Kaisean-Elijah Harris, a 29-year-old resident of Winter Springs, Florida, succumbed to his injuries following a shooting in the Bookertown area of unincorporated Sanford, Florida. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Gilbert…

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Rodolfo Rudy Pequeño Jr

Male, age 67 · Laredo, Texas

Killed May 29, 2023 · 3 years ago

Rodolfo "Rudy" Pequeño Jr., a 67-year-old man from Laredo, Texas, passed away on May 29, 2023, in what authorities later confirmed to be a tragic incident involving foul play. Pequeño, known for his involvement in the community and his family connections, was…

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Jesus Lopez

Male, age 51 · El-paso, Texas

Killed May 29, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jesus Lopez, a 51-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on May 29, 2022, in El Segundo Barrio, El Paso, Texas. The incident occurred outside Jalisco Café at 1029 E 7th Avenue, where Lopez was accompanied by a 66-year-old woman. The suspect…

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Demarius Clark

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 29, 2020 · 6 years ago

On May 29, 2020, a young man from Detroit, Michigan, named Demarius Clark, who was 21 years old, tragically lost his life in a violent encounter. The events leading to his death began with a Facebook post in which Clark was seeking a driver for a task…

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Toni Kelly

Female, age 61 · Cleveland, Texas

Killed May 29, 2019 · 7 years ago

Toni Kelly, a 61-year-old woman from Cleveland, Texas, tragically lost her life on May 29, 2019. She was killed in a shooting at a plumbing shop in Liberty County, Texas. The incident occurred when 65-year-old Pavol Vido opened fire at the B Dependable…

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Reginald Cox

Male, age 54 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 29, 2019 · 7 years ago

Reginald Cox, 54, was found stabbed to death inside an apartment in the 6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue in Woodlawn, on Chicago's South Side, in the early hours of Wednesday, May 29, 2019. He lived on the same block. The Chicago Police Department…

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Ernest Walton

Male, age 54 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a family tragedy unfolded in Detroit, resulting in the death of 54-year-old Ernest Walton. On May 29th, Walton, a male resident of the city, was fatally shot, an event that would lead to the arrest of his own brother, Jeremiah Tilmon.…

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Victor Hugo Fregoso Cruz

Male, age 26 · Stockton, California

Killed May 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Victor Hugo Fregoso Cruz, a 26-year-old resident of Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on May 29, 2018. The incident occurred at a Motel 6 located on Navy Drive in Stockton. On that fateful evening, around 9:25 p.m., Cruz was in a room at the…

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Jamaris Pridgen

Male, age 20 · Harrells, North Carolina

Killed May 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jamaris Pridgen, a 20-year-old African American male from Harrells, North Carolina, was found dead on May 29, 2018. His body was discovered in a shallow grave in the woods off Wilbur Pridgen Road, Harrells, about six miles from where his abandoned vehicle, a…

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Richard Wilkins Jr.

Male, age 28 · Blytheville, Arkansas

Killed May 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, Richard Wilkins Jr., a 28-year-old male, was fatally shot at Williams Park in Blytheville, Arkansas. The incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m., was the culmination of an ongoing dispute that did not initially…

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Joseph Gober

Male, age 46 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joseph Gober Jr., a 46-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on May 29, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 5 a.m., while Gober was walking in his neighborhood in the 200 block of West…

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Jose Garcia-Roldan

Male, age 23 · Salem, Oregon

Killed May 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Garcia-Roldan, a 23-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on May 29, 2015, in Salem, Oregon. The incident was investigated by the Marion County Sheriff's Office as a gang-related shooting. Garcia-Roldan was transported to Salem Hospital, where he was…

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Eladio Bennett

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Despite a rise in violence in Baltimore during the summer of 2015, the death of 24-year-old Eladio Bennett in the city went largely unreported. Details regarding the specific circumstances of his passing, including the cause and manner of death, remain…

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Amanuel Kebede

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed May 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Amanuel Shume Kebede, a 22-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 29, 2015. Kebede, who had recently graduated from Florida State College at Jacksonville, was found shot to death in his car at the intersection of Ashland…

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Senghore Ball

Male, age 16 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Senghore Ball, a 16-year-old boy from Detroit, Michigan, died after a single gunshot turned a routine moment on the city’s west side into a sudden catastrophe on May 29, 2014. The fatal shot came from inside DJ’s R US, a neighborhood music store near the area…

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Todd Edward Wilks

Male, age 37 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, a period of 80 days without gun violence came to a tragic end on the evening of May 29, 2014. Todd Edward Wilks, a 37-year-old male, was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso on Albany Avenue, near the…

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Abraham Saldinas

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Abraham Saldinas, a 38-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on May 29, 2014, in the 7300 block of Fulton Avenue in Valley Glen, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. when Saldinas got into an argument with another man, identified as…

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Christopher Brian Ochoa

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christopher Brian Ochoa, a 27-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 29, 2014. According to reports, Ochoa was walking west on Atlantic Street near Euclid Avenue in Boyle Heights around 10:30 a.m. when a black mid-sized…

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