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Gerald Dennis Vick

Male, age 42 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed May 6, 2005 · 21 years ago

Gerald Dennis Vick, a 42-year-old sergeant with the St. Paul Police Department, was tragically killed on May 6, 2005. At approximately 2:20 am, Sergeant Vick was conducting an undercover vice investigation with his partner. They were working on a prostitution…

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Judiann Evonn Greco Hughes

Female, age 31 · Spanaway, Washington

Killed May 6, 2004 · 22 years ago

Judiann Evonn Greco Hughes, a 31-year-old White/Caucasian female, was killed on May 6, 2004, in her home in Spanaway, Washington. A former aerobics instructor, dance choreographer, and licensed stockbroker, she was known for her vibrant personality and…

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Cynthia Johnson

Female, age 33 · Spring-hope, North Carolina

Killed May 6, 2004 · 22 years ago

Cynthia Johnson, a 33-year-old woman from Spring Hope, NC, tragically lost her life on May 6, 2004. Cynthia had recently separated from her long-term boyfriend, Bobby Jones, and moved to Franklin County. On the night of her death, she returned to Spring Hope…

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Julie Rochelle Jacks

Female, age 26 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed May 6, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the spring of 2002, a promising young life in law enforcement was tragically cut short in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Julie Rochelle Jacks, a 26-year-old female police officer, was killed in the line of duty on May 6, 2002. Officer Jacks, who had been named…

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Reginald Dearthur Brown

Male, age 48 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 6, 2002 · 24 years ago

Reginald Dearthur Brown was 48 years old when he died on Monday, May 6, 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…

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Alberto Cedano-Lopez

Male, age 18 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed May 6, 1999 · 27 years ago

On May 6, 1999, the body of Alberto Cedano-Lopez, a Hispanic/Latino male, was discovered at the Indian Center, located at 120 West 1300 South in Salt Lake City, Utah. An investigation determined that he had been killed by a gunshot. At the time of his death…

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James Franklin Northcutt

Male, age 54 · Long-beach, Mississippi

Killed May 6, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the quiet coastal city of Long Beach, Mississippi, a domestic disturbance call on May 6, 1998, shattered the evening peace and ended in a hail of gunfire that left two police officers dead. One of the fallen was Detective James Franklin Northcutt, a…

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Steven Dewain Morgan

Male, age 40 · Long-beach, Mississippi

Killed May 6, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a tragic day in Long Beach, Mississippi, Sergeant Steven Dewain Morgan, a 40-year-old male, lost his life in the line of duty. On May 6, 1998, Sergeant Morgan was responding to a domestic disturbance call. He and other officers had just arrived at the…

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Tracy Melton

Female, age 32 · Stockton, California

Killed May 6, 1998 · 28 years ago

Tracy Melton, a 32-year-old woman, was last seen on May 6, 1998, in Stockton, California. Her disappearance remained a mystery for years until her remains were discovered near a highway in Stockton in 2003. However, it was not until April of the following…

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Ippolito Gonzalez

Male, age 40 · Franklin Township, New Jersey

Killed May 6, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the late evening hours of May 6, 1995, in Franklin-township, New Jersey, a dedicated police sergeant's life was tragically cut short. Ippolito 'Lee' Gonzalez, a 40-year-old Hispanic male, was nearing the end of his shift when he conducted a traffic stop on…

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Lonnie Miller

Male, age 62 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed May 6, 1995 · 31 years ago

Detective Lonnie C. Miller Sr., a dedicated member of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life on May 6, 1995, at the age of 62. On that fateful day, Detective Miller was off duty when he responded to a burglary call at a store where he…

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Charles T Barbagallo

Male, age 42 · Dana-point, California

Killed May 6, 1993 · 33 years ago

Charles T. Barbagallo, a 42-year-old postal worker, tragically lost his life on May 6, 1993, in Dana Point, California. Barbagallo was a dedicated employee at the Dana Point Post Office and was known for his kind and peaceful nature. On the fateful day, he…

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Charles Barbagallo

Male, age 42 · Dana-point, California

Killed May 6, 1993 · 33 years ago

Charles T. Barbagallo, a 42-year-old postal worker, tragically lost his life on May 6, 1993, in Dana Point, California. Barbagallo was a dedicated employee at the Dana Point Post Office and was known for his kind and peaceful nature. His untimely death was…

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Anthony Edward Marrero

Male, age 44 · New York City, New York

Killed May 6, 1993 · 33 years ago

Anthony Edward Marrero, 44, a Hispanic/Latino man, was living in New York City when he slipped out of view on May 6, 1993, last seen in the churn of midtown Manhattan near the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where he was known to work the streets as a sex…

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Gary Potak

Male, age 35 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed May 6, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a spring day in 1992, a 35-year-old White male named Gary Potak of Stratford, Connecticut, became a victim of a homicide that would remain unsolved for decades. The events of May 6, 1992, would mark another grim statistic in what was one of the deadliest…

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Donald E. Dunlap

Male, age 35 · Lewiston, Maine

Killed May 6, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the spring of 1988, a grim discovery shattered the quiet of a Lewiston, Maine apartment building. Donald E. Dunlap, a male resident, was found deceased in his home on May 6th. The alarm was raised not by a sudden commotion, but by a persistent and…

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Albert William Spatz

Male, age 67 · Ogden, Utah

Killed May 6, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a February evening in 1988, 67-year-old Caucasian male Albert William Spatz was walking home after getting off a bus in Ogden, Utah. As he made his way along Monroe Boulevard, a man emerged from an alley and ran towards him, demanding money. When Spatz…

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Linda Bennett

Female, age 38 · Owenton, Kentucky

Killed May 6, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the spring of 1988, the body of a woman was discovered on the side of a rural road in Owenton, Kentucky. For more than three decades, her identity remained a mystery, a silent testament to a life cut short. The case grew cold, another unnamed victim in the…

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John Beasley Mabe III

Male, age 30 · Etna, California

Killed May 6, 1987 · 39 years ago

On May 6, 1987, John Beasley Mabe III, aged 30, was tragically killed in Etna, California. Mabe, born on August 13, 1957, in Sacramento, had lived in the region throughout his life. The exact details surrounding his death remain relatively sparse in the…

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Shonna Le Mayes

Female, age 23 · Etna, California

Killed May 6, 1987 · 39 years ago

Shonna Le Mayes, a 23-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on May 6, 1987, in Etna, California. Her death remains part of a cold case, with limited public information about the exact circumstances surrounding the homicide. Shonna was buried at Sacajawea…

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Lynette Culver

Female, age 12 · Pocatello, Idaho

Killed May 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the spring of 1975, a 12-year-old girl named Lynette Dawn Culver vanished from Pocatello, Idaho. A seventh-grader at Alameda Junior High School, Lynette was a White female who was described as a typical preteen. On May 6, 1975, she left the school during…

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Roberta Kathleen Parks

Female, age 20 · Corvallis, Oregon

Killed May 6, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of May 6, 1974, Roberta Kathleen Parks, a 20-year-old female student at Oregon State University in Corvallis, left her dormitory with the intention of joining friends for coffee. She was never seen alive again. Known as Kathy to her friends and…

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Ernest Ashcroft Clark

Male, age 52 · Danville, California

Killed May 6, 1964 · 62 years ago

Ernest Ashcroft Clark, aged 52, passed away on May 7, 1964, in San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California. He was born on January 1, 1912, in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Clark's death was recorded as part of the tragic incident involving Pacific Air…

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Ray Elvin Andress

Male, age 31 · Danville, California

Killed May 6, 1964 · 62 years ago

Ray Elvin Andress, aged 31, tragically lost his life on May 7, 1964, in a catastrophic event involving Pacific Air Lines Flight 773. The Fairchild F27A Friendship airliner, on which Andress was serving as the co-pilot, crashed near Danville, California. The…

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Lexie Haynes

Female, age 72 · Prichard, Alabama

Killed May 6, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the spring of 1963 in Prichard, Alabama, the life of 72-year-old Lexie Haynes, a female widow, came to a violent and tragic end. On May 6th, she was found fatally shot, a victim of gun violence that shattered the peace of her community. Suspicion soon fell…

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Beverly Samans

Female, age 23 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Killed May 6, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the spring of 1963, Beverly Samans, a 23-year-old female graduate student at Boston University, was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A talented mezzo-soprano and a graduate of the New England Conservatory, she was pursuing a career in music therapy…

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John Alman

Male, age 50 · South-pasadena, California

Killed May 6, 1940 · 86 years ago

John E. Alman, the principal of South Pasadena High School, met a tragic end on May 6, 1940, when he was murdered in a shocking incident that shook the community. Alman, who had served as principal since 1921, was one of the victims in a deadly shooting spree…

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Ruth Barnette Sturgeon

Female, age 56 · South-pasadena, California

Killed May 6, 1940 · 86 years ago

Ruth Barnette Sturgeon, a 56-year-old art teacher at South Pasadena Junior High School, tragically lost her life on May 6, 1940, during a horrific shooting spree orchestrated by the school's principal, Verlin Spencer. The incident unfolded when Spencer, who…

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George Bush

Male, age 62 · South-pasadena, California

Killed May 6, 1940 · 86 years ago

Superintendent George C. Bush, aged 62, tragically lost his life on May 6, 1940, in South Pasadena, California. His death was the result of a shocking and violent incident that shook the community. George C. Bush, who had dedicated 32 years to the South…

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Verner Victor Vanderlip

Male, age 33 · South-pasadena, California

Killed May 6, 1940 · 86 years ago

Verner Victor Vanderlip Sr., a 33-year-old teacher from South Pasadena, California, tragically lost his life on May 6, 1940. Vanderlip was a dedicated educator at South Pasadena Junior High School, where he taught various subjects including printing…

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William Speer

Male, age 52 · South-pasadena, California

Killed May 6, 1940 · 86 years ago

On May 6, 1940, William Speer, aged 52, was tragically murdered in South Pasadena, California. Speer, who served as the Business Manager for South Pasadena Schools, was one of the victims in a deadly shooting spree carried out by Verlin Spencer, the principal…

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John Boykin

Male, age 28 · Orange, Texas

Killed May 6, 1907 · 119 years ago

Deputy Sheriff John Boykin, aged 28, was shot and killed on May 6, 1907, in Orange, Texas. Boykin was attempting to arrest a bartender for abusing a woman at a saloon on April 20, 1907. During the altercation, Boykin shot and wounded the bartender, who was…

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Frank Mcnamara

Male, age 42 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 6, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the summer of 1902, a dedicated officer of the Kansas City Police Department, Sergeant Frank McNamara, lost his life in a violent confrontation. McNamara, a 43-year-old man who had immigrated from Ireland, was a respected member of the force, having been…

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John Shipp

Male, age 57 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 6, 1900 · 126 years ago

Patrolman John Shipp, aged 57, was a dedicated officer with the Cleveland Division of Police. On the evening of May 6, 1900, he responded to a burglary call at 23 Charles Street. As he and his partner, Charles Dangler, split up to cover the house, Shipp…

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Laith Rajha

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, a meeting arranged for a gun transaction in southwest Louisville turned deadly, ending the life of 17-year-old Laith Rajha. The male teenager was found by Louisville Metro Police officers on the evening of May 6, suffering from a…

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David Davis

Male, age 36 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 6, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 6, 2023, David A. Davis, a 36-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot during a violent incident that marked a particularly tragic day in the city. The shooting occurred early in the morning following a verbal altercation. Police responded…

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Gerald Randle

Male, age 38 · Tigard, Oregon

Killed May 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 6, 2022, the typical quiet of the Embassy Suites hotel in Tigard, Oregon, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Police received calls about a disturbance involving a weapon at the hotel located near Washington Square mall at…

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Marcus D. Smith Jr.

Male, age 28 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday morning in Richmond, Virginia, the life of Marcus D. Smith Jr. was tragically cut short. On May 6, 2022, in the 2200 block of Chateau Drive, the 28-year-old male was found in a parking lot, having sustained a fatal gunshot…

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