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Latron M Daniel

Male, age 29 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed May 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

On an early spring day in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 29-year-old Latron M. Daniel came to an unexpected end. It was Friday, May 2, 2008, a day that would forever be marked by loss for those who knew and loved the young man. The specific circumstances…

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Miguel Mejia

Male, age 18 · San Antonio, Texas

Found May 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

On May 2, 2008, 18-year-old male Miguel Mejia from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life. Despite the passage of time, details surrounding his death remain scarce in publicly available records. There is no accessible information confirming the…

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Demetris Micky A Tillis

Male, age 23 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

Demetris Micky A Tillis, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 2, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. He was murdered, leaving behind a family that included five young children, two sisters, and a brother. The loss was…

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Arturo Ibarra

Male, age 28 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found May 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

On May 2, 2007, 28-year-old Arturo Perez Ibarra was found dead in his apartment at the Birchcroft Apartments in Charlotte, North Carolina. The discovery was made by his roommate, who returned home around 9 p.m. to find Ibarra deceased. At the time, the police…

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Gilbert Grimm

Male, age 38 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed May 2, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the spring of 2005, a sense of unease settled over a Knoxville, Tennessee neighborhood when 38-year-old Gilbert Marc Grimm was discovered dead in his residence. A male, Grimm was the victim of a violent act, having been fatally shot within the confines of…

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Stephen Davenport

Male, age 35 · Shive, Texas

Killed May 2, 2002 · 24 years ago

Sergeant Stephen Edward Davenport, aged 35, was a dedicated officer with the Limestone County Sheriff's Office in Texas. On May 2, 2002, while serving as a member of the Heart of Texas Auto Theft Task Force, he was tragically shot and killed in an ambush in…

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Juan Chavez

Male, age 43 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 2, 2002 · 24 years ago

Juan Chavez was 43 years old when he died on Thursday, May 2, 2002. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. The coroner's summary published by the Los Angeles Times does not give the address…

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Ronald Thomas

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 2, 1999 · 27 years ago

Ronald Thomas, age 51, was tragically killed on May 2, 1999, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found at 388 Lechner Avenue, having suffered blunt force trauma to the head. This led to his death, and authorities have been investigating this unsolved case ever since.…

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Norman Norman Sirnic

Male, age 46 · Weimar, Texas

Killed May 2, 1999 · 27 years ago

Norman J. Sirnic, a 46-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically murdered on May 2, 1999, alongside his wife, Karen Sirnic, 47, in Weimar, Texas. The couple was brutally bludgeoned to death in their sleep with a sledgehammer, which was stolen from their garage.…

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Karen Sirnic

Female, age 47 · Weimar, Texas

Killed May 2, 1999 · 27 years ago

Karen Sirnic, a 47-year-old white woman, was murdered on May 2, 1999, in Weimar, Texas. She was killed alongside her husband, Reverend Norman “Skip” Sirnic, while they slept in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ where they lived. The couple was…

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Sylvia Chavez

Female · Victorville, California

Killed May 2, 1997 · 29 years ago

On May 2, 1997, Sylvia Chavez was tragically shot and killed alongside Richard Chavez behind a Ralphs grocery store on Palmdale Road in Victorville, California. The circumstances of the double homicide suggest a targeted attack, though specific details…

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William Thomas Bishop

Male, age 42 · Somerville, Tennessee

Killed May 2, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the quiet town of Somerville, Tennessee, a routine escort turned into a tragedy that claimed the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. William Thomas Bishop, a 42-year-old male deputy with the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, was killed on May…

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Darrell Peters

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 2, 1995 · 31 years ago

On May 2, 1995, Darrell Peters, aged 27, was tragically killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was found at 3338 Glenway Avenue, where he had been strangled and stabbed. The Cincinnati Police Department has classified his case as an unsolved homicide, and it remains…

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Bertha Scott

Female, age 86 · Missoula, Montana

Killed May 2, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the spring of 1990, a sense of unease settled over the Riverside Health Care Center in Missoula, Montana. On May 2nd, Bertha Scott, an 85-year-old female resident who had moved to Missoula to be closer to her daughter, was found deceased in her bed.…

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John Neese Sr

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found May 2, 1990 · 36 years ago

On May 2, 1990, John Neese Sr., a business owner in Greensboro, North Carolina, was found critically wounded in his Wire Products Company office on West Lee Street. He had been shot during what appeared to be a robbery. Neese was taken to a local hospital…

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Larry Eugene Hill

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 2, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the spring of 1989, the life of Larry Eugene Hill was tragically cut short in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the second day of May, Hill was killed at 1120 4th Street, NW. The circumstances surrounding his death led the Metropolitan…

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Melvin Longie

Male, age 51 · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 2, 1989 · 37 years ago

Melvin Longie, a 51-year-old male American Indian, was found dead on the evening of May 2, 1989, along the railroad tracks in the 100 block of SE Oak Street in Portland. The discovery began when an unidentified white male transient hurried into a nearby café…

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Donald Ray Hayes

Male, age 41 · Marion, South Carolina

Killed May 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the late spring of 1987, a dedicated law enforcement officer, 41-year-old Donald Ray Hayes, served as a Deputy Sheriff in Marion County, South Carolina. His life was tragically cut short on Saturday, May 2nd of that year, while in the line of duty. On that…

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Martha Bess Young

Female, age 27 · Riverside County, California

Killed May 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

Martha Bess Young, a 27-year-old white woman originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was found dead on May 2, 1987, in a ravine near Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California. Her body was discovered fully nude and positioned in a spread-eagle manner, a…

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Audrey Gygi

Female, age 47 · Ocean City, Florida

Killed May 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

Audrey Gygi, a 47-year-old white female, was found murdered in her trailer home located on Duval Street in Ocean City, Florida, sometime between late Tuesday, May 19, and early Wednesday, May 20, 1987. Her death was part of a chilling series of homicides that…

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Richard McClelland

Male, age 49 · Suffolk, Virginia

Killed May 2, 1985 · 41 years ago

In May of 1985, Richard McClelland, the 49-year-old male manager of a Murphy's Mart in Suffolk, Virginia, was the victim of a brutal abduction and murder. After leaving his workplace in Churchland, two assailants forced his vehicle off the road. McClelland…

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Ronald Dale Baker

Male, age 24 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 2, 1983 · 43 years ago

Ronald Dale Baker, a 24-year-old male officer with the Dallas Police Department, tragically lost his life on May 2, 1983. Officer Baker was on patrol in southeast Dallas when he confronted two suspects in a parking lot in the 7600 block of Daingerfield Drive.…

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Gregory Brightwell

Male, age 26 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 2, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the spring of 1982, the community of Chester, Pennsylvania, was struck by a tragedy that would leave a family grieving and a case with lingering questions. Gregory Brightwell, a 26-year-old African American man, was found deceased on May 2, 1982. His body…

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Virginia Ries

Female, age 19 · Webster, Florida

Found May 2, 1979 · 47 years ago

On May 2, 1979, the skeletal remains of Virginia Mary Ries, a 19-year-old woman, were found in a wooded median along Interstate 75 near Exit 309 in Webster, Florida. Ries was reported missing prior to the discovery, but her disappearance had not received…

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Jerry Hunter

Male, age 22 · Sedgwick County, Kansas

Killed May 2, 1979 · 47 years ago

On May 2, 1979, the body of 22-year-old Jerry Hunter, a male forklift operator, was discovered in a ditch in Sedgwick County, Kansas. His pickup truck had been found separately in the parking lot of a convenience store located at 85th North and Meridian in…

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Melanie Cooley

Female, age 18 · Jefferson County, Colorado

Killed May 2, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a spring day in 1975, 18-year-old Melanie 'Suzy' Cooley vanished. The female senior at Nederland High School was last seen on April 15th, hitchhiking after classes let out. Known to her friends and family as a free spirit, it was not uncommon for her to…

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Janie Thompson

Female, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 2, 1975 · 51 years ago

On May 2, 1975, 21-year-old Janie Elizabeth Thompson and her friend Sandra Ann McAfee were found murdered in their apartment at 2417 Double Oaks Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. A relative of McAfee discovered their bodies after failing to reach them. Both…

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Sandra Ann McAfee

Female, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 2, 1975 · 51 years ago

On May 2, 1975, Sandra Ann McAfee, aged 21, was found murdered in her Charlotte, North Carolina apartment along with her friend, Janie Elizabeth Thompson. Both women had been shot, and their bodies were discovered by a relative of McAfee after she had failed…

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John David Watson

Male, age 14 · Dunbar-township, Pennsylvania

Killed May 2, 1974 · 52 years ago

John David Watson, a 14-year-old boy from Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania, tragically died on May 2, 1974. Watson, who was white, left his home on his bicycle that evening to buy cigarettes for his mother at a nearby motel. He never returned home, and his body…

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Marguerit Maggie Jenkins

Female, age 18 · Key-largo, Florida

Killed May 2, 1973 · 53 years ago

Marguerit "Maggie" Jenkins, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on May 2, 1973, in Key Largo, Florida. Maggie, along with her 16-year-old sister Mary Jenkins, was last seen hitchhiking back to their parents' home in suburban New Jersey…

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Mary Jenkins

Female, age 16 · Key-largo, Florida

Killed May 2, 1973 · 53 years ago

Mary Jenkins, aged 16, and her sister Maggie Jenkins, aged 18, were found dead in a wooded area of Key Largo, Florida, on May 3, 1973. The sisters, originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, had been hitchhiking back to their parents' home in New Jersey after a…

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Joseph Greco

Male, age 21 · Rockford, Illinois

Found May 2, 1959 · 67 years ago

Joseph Greco, aged 21, was found dead on May 2, 1959, in Rockford, Illinois. His body, along with that of Donald Burton, was discovered in the trunk of Greco's own car on Montague Road. Both men were 21 years old and lived in Rockford. The double homicide…

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Donald Burton

Male, age 21 · Rockford, Illinois

Found May 2, 1959 · 67 years ago

On May 2, 1959, Donald Burton, age 21, was found dead alongside Joseph Greco Jr. in Rockford, Illinois. Their bodies were discovered in the trunk of Greco's car, parked near Montague Road. The car also contained large quantities of gambling paraphernalia. The…

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David Lee Star Johnson

Male, age 36 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 2, 1944 · 82 years ago

On a spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of Officer David Lee 'Star' Johnson was cut short in a tragic confrontation. It was May 2, 1944, and Officer Johnson, an African-American man, was on his foot patrol in downtown Phoenix with his partner, Officer…

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William H. Beck

Male · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 2, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the early hours of a Denver morning, Policeman William H. Beck was dutifully walking his beat along 16th Street. The city was quiet, the silence broken only by the echo of his own footsteps on the pavement. As he passed a local business, a detail out of…

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Charley Pierce

Male, age 28 · Pawnee, Oklahoma

Killed May 2, 1895 · 131 years ago

In the annals of the Old West, the story of Charley Pierce, a man of about 28 or 29 years of age, came to a violent end near Pawnee, Oklahoma. Once a cowboy, Pierce's life took a turn that led him down the path of an outlaw, riding with the notorious Dalton…

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George Bitter Creek Newcomb

Male, age 28 · Pawnee, Oklahoma

Killed May 2, 1895 · 131 years ago

George 'Bitter Creek' Newcomb, a 28-year-old man, found his final rest not in a blaze of glory against lawmen, but at the hands of those he likely trusted. An outlaw with a reputation, Newcomb rode with the notorious Dalton and later the Doolin-Dalton gangs…

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Elijah Keyandre Bates

Male, age 19 · San Francisco, California

Killed May 2, 2025 · 1 year ago

Elijah Keyandre Bates, a 19-year-old male from San Francisco, was fatally shot on May 2, 2025, in the Mission District. The incident occurred at a home located in the 3000 block of 26th Street, where officers from the San Francisco Police Department responded…

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Jeffrey Powley

Male, age 54 · San-dimas, California

Killed May 2, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 2, 2024, 54-year-old Jeffrey Powley was found deceased on a trail in San Dimas, California. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head, ruling it a suicide. Born on February 22, 1970…

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Wilkuin Melendez

Male, age 41 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

Wilkun Melendez Rosario, a 41-year-old resident of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The circumstances surrounding his death are not explicitly detailed in the available information. At this time, there are no specific details regarding…

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