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JaDarrius Lamar Speights

Male, age 3 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

JaDarrius Lamar Speights, a 3-year-old boy from Tampa, Florida, tragically died on May 7, 2013. The incident occurred when JaDarrius found an unsecured 9mm handgun in a backpack belonging to his uncle, Jeffrey D. Walker. While alone in the bedroom he shared…

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Kevin Ambrose

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kevin Ambrose, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 7, 2013, in a drive-by shooting near the 47th Street Green Line station in Chicago, IL. Kevin was a student at Columbia College, where he was known for his artistic talents and…

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Prentiss Tyre Britton

Male, age 21 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed May 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, a burst of violence cut short the life of Prentiss Tyre Britton, a 21-year-old male, in Shreveport, Louisiana. On the evening of May 7th, gunshots shattered the peace at the Cooper Road Plaza Apartments, a complex also known to locals…

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Titus Johnson

Male, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Titus Johnson, a 28-year-old Black man from Birmingham, was found dead on May 7, 2012, in a case that seems to have unfolded in darkness and fire. According to online reports, someone living near the 5700 block of Avenue N in Ensley noticed flames and alerted…

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Henry Jr. K Howard

Male, age 51 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Henry Jr. K. Howard, a 51-year-old male, was shot and killed on May 7, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place in the Roseland neighborhood, an area that has seen persistent struggles with violent crime and economic challenges. Howard was found…

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Mark Anderson

Male, age 28 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Mark Anderson, 28, a Black man from Buffalo, New York, died after a burst of gun violence that was already scarring the city that spring. On May 7, 2012, he was shot multiple times in the head and upper body near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and East…

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Courtney McKinney

Female, age 22 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed May 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Courtney McKinney, a 22-year-old woman from Fayetteville, NC, tragically lost her life on May 7, 2012. She was shot at Taylor Way Apartments on Wilson Parkway, and the incident was determined to be the result of a domestic situation. Courtney's husband…

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Alvin Black

Male, age 62 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a spring evening in New Orleans, 62-year-old Alvin Black's life was tragically cut short. On May 07, 2010, in the historic Tremé neighborhood, he was shot in the 1500 block of Basin Street, at the intersection with North Villere Street. The gunshot wound…

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Chad B Watson

Male, age 34 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the city of Detroit, the life of Chad B. Watson, a 34-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short on May 7, 2010. His death was the result of a homicide, an event that has left his community and family searching for answers for over a decade.…

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Barry Tweeddale Sandberg

Male, age 63 · San Diego, California

Found May 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Barry Tweeddale Sandberg, aged 63, and his wife Carol were found brutally murdered on May 7, 2009, in their Bay Park home in San Diego, California. The couple, who were known for their passion for motorcycles, had been married for 30 years and were well-loved…

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Carol Sandberg

Female, age 60 · San Diego, California

Found May 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

On May 7, 2009, Carol Sandberg, age 60, and her husband Barry were found brutally murdered in their home in the Bay Park neighborhood of San Diego. The couple, avid motorcyclists who had been married for 30 years, were discovered in their bedroom, having been…

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Soheil Soey Turner

Male, age 15 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed May 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the morning of May 7, 2009, a 15-year-old Black / African American male named Soheil Soey Turner was waiting for his school bus in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The eighth-grader had just stopped at a convenience store near the intersection of Dudley…

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Chester Williams

Male, age 31 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Chester Williams, a 31-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was found deceased on May 7, 2008. The circumstances of his passing have largely remained unclear, with details surrounding the events being sparsely documented. According to memorial records…

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Gary Hernet

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Gary Hernet, aged 45, was killed on May 7, 2008, in Chicago. The details of his death have been documented in public records, reflecting another tragic instance in Chicago's challenging struggle with violent crime during that period. Gary's death adds to the…

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Jr Raymond Johnson

Male, age 30 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Raymond Johnson Jr. was 30 years old when his life ended on May 7, 2008, in Buffalo, New York. He was a Black/African American man, and the weight of that single line of facts can’t fully capture what it meant for the people who loved him, the places that…

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Eito R. Moon

Male, age 17 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On May 7, 2008, 17-year-old Eito R. Moon was killed in Columbus, Ohio. Known to be a high school student with a bright personality, Moon’s death stunned his community, and authorities sought leads to determine what happened in his final moments. Despite…

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Fernando Mendez

Male, age 34 · Houston, Texas

Found May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Fernando Mendez, age 34, was killed on May 7, 2008, in Houston, Texas, during a violent altercation. The incident occurred when Mendez was at home, and he was confronted by multiple assailants. The confrontation escalated, and Mendez was fatally shot during…

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Rachel Morningstar Hoffman

Female, age 23 · Perry, Florida

Killed May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rachel Morningstar Hoffman, a 23-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on May 7, 2008, in a botched drug sting operation orchestrated by the Tallahassee Police Department. Rachel, who had recently graduated from Florida State University and was…

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Randy Willis

Male, age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Randy Willis was 25 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it as…

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Lewis Adams

Male, age 43 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Lewis Adams was 43 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it as…

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Richard Capra

Male, age 68 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Richard Capra, age 68, was found dead in his home in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago on May 7, 2007. His death was ruled a homicide following the discovery of significant injuries that suggested foul play. Capra was found inside his apartment with…

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Julius Frierson

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On May 7, 2007, Julius Frierson, age 28, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was part of a series of violent events that year, which saw the city continue to grapple with an alarming number of homicides, especially in areas that have…

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John Lee Graves

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

John Lee Graves, a 26-year-old Black male, was killed on the evening of May 7, 2007, in Baltimore, Maryland. His life was cut short in an act of violence that placed him among the city's homicide victims for that year. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m.…

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Michael Eugene Davis

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Michael Eugene Davis, a 35-year-old man, was fatally shot in Baltimore, MD, on March 10, 2019. The incident was determined to be a homicide, prompting an extensive investigation by law enforcement. The investigation into Davis's death involved multiple…

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Ebony Jackson

Female, age 20 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the spring of 2005, a young Black woman's life was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. Twenty-year-old Ebony D. Jackson was a student at Jefferson Community College and a mother to a young daughter. Her life, full of promise and creativity, which…

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Katrina Ann Locklear

Female, age 38 · Maxton, North Carolina

Killed May 7, 2004 · 22 years ago

Katrina Ann Locklear, a 38-year-old woman from Maxton, North Carolina, tragically passed away on May 7, 2004. Her death was the result of a shotgun wound to the head. Katrina was found in her bed around 6:30 AM by her 18-year-old son. Her body was…

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Daniel Ernesto Reyes

Male, age 20 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 7, 2004 · 22 years ago

Daniel Ernesto Reyes was 20 years old when he died on Friday, May 7, 2004, in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 116 S. Kenmore Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Stephen Kennard

Male, age 24 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the spring of 2002, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in Chester, Pennsylvania. Stephen Lamont Kennard Jr., a 24-year-old male, was killed by an act of gun violence on May 7th of that year. The incident marked another grim statistic in the…

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David Wyatt

Male, age 47 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed May 7, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the spring of 2000, the life of a Knoxville, Tennessee man was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that has yet to see a resolution. David L. Wyatt, a 47-year-old male, was killed on Sunday, May 7, 2000. The incident occurred behind a Pilot…

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Ryan Gonzalez

Male, age 16 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 7, 2000 · 26 years ago

On May 7, 2000, Ryan Gonzalez, a 16-year-old Latino male, was fatally shot while walking home from a party in the 3300 block of Silver Lake Boulevard in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles. The area was known territory of the Toonerville gang.…

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Owen Sweeney

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 7, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the spring of 1997, a veteran Baltimore police lieutenant, just a month shy of his 29th anniversary with the department, responded to a routine call that would tragically be his last. Lieutenant Owen E. Sweeney, Jr., a 47-year-old male, was known for his…

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Sarah Blessing

Female, age 37 · Raytown, Missouri

Killed May 7, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a spring day in May of 1992, the life of 37-year-old Sarah Blessing was tragically cut short in Raytown, Missouri. The afternoon of May 7th began like any other for Blessing, who was at her recently opened business, The Shop of Many Colors, located in the…

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Barry Pulkkinen

Male, age 26 · Millinocket, Maine

Killed May 7, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a spring day in 1988, the quiet woods of Indian Purchase, just outside of Millinocket, Maine, became the scene of a mystery that would endure for decades. On May 7th, a 26-year-old Caucasian male named Barry Pulkkinen was discovered injured and abandoned…

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Stephen A. Sandlin

Male, age 21 · Mountainair, New Mexico

Killed May 7, 1988 · 38 years ago

On May 7, 1988, Patrolman Stephen A. Sandlin, a 21-year-old rookie cop, was fatally shot inside the Mountainair Police Department building in Mountainair, New Mexico. The incident occurred around 7:30 pm, a time when most of the town was attending a talent…

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Robert Landis Long

Male, age 47 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed May 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

On May 7, 1987, Robert Landis Long, a 47-year-old professor from Gainesville, Florida, was shot and killed during a tragic robbery attempt while walking with his daughter. The pair was strolling in their neighborhood when two men approached them. The initial…

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Eric Allen Roettger

Male, age 17 · Preble County, Ohio

Killed May 7, 1985 · 41 years ago

Eric Allen Roettger, a 17-year-old male, tragically lost his life on May 7, 1985, in Preble County, Ohio. His death was linked to the infamous serial killer known as the 'I-70 Strangler,' an unidentified perpetrator believed to have murdered at least twelve…

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Carlos Negron

Male, age 29 · Scudders Falls, New Jersey

Killed May 7, 1984 · 42 years ago

On the morning of May 7, 1984, New Jersey State Trooper Carlos M. Negron, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was on routine patrol on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Windsor Township. At approximately 8:12 a.m., he observed what appeared to be a disabled van on the…

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Ronald Maurath

Male, age 23 · Magna, Utah

Killed May 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

Ronald, age 23, was last seen at the Deseret Lounge at 323 S. Main St. when the bar closed in the early morning hours of May 7, 1983. He was leaving with one or two other males and two females. His nude body was found later that afternoon by workers along the…

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Daniel McNeive

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the spring of 1983, a young man's life was tragically cut short, leaving a lasting mark on the community of Indianapolis. Daniel Scott McNeive, a 21-year-old white male, was last known to be living at 343 S. Lyons Avenue in Indianapolis and was employed at…

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Archie Kennington

Male, age 75 · Panama City, Florida

Killed May 7, 1980 · 46 years ago

Archie Lee Kennington was a beloved husband, father, step-father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Archie was a WWII Army veteran and a Florida native who had been living in Florida’s panhandle since 1945. Not much else is known about who Archie was as a…

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William McLinden

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

On May 7, 1977, William McLinden, a 55-year-old man, was found dead in Ludlow Alley, located south of Maple in Columbus, Ohio. McLinden had been shot multiple times, with 4 to 5 small-caliber wounds discovered on the right side of his body. The Columbus…

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Valaine Briggs

Female, age 18 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed May 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the spring of 1977, Valaine Briggs, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, was embracing a new chapter of her life in Salt Lake City, Utah. Originally from the small town of Dillon, Montana, she had moved to the city to attend the LDS Business College. Described…

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Mary Ann Pesce

Female, age 18 · Berkeley, California

Killed May 7, 1972 · 54 years ago

Mary Ann Pesce, an 18-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 7, 1972. She was one of the victims of Edmund Kemper, a notorious serial killer. Pesce and her friend, Anita Luchessa, were hitchhiking when Kemper offered them a ride. Instead of taking…

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Anita Mary Luchessa

Female, age 18 · Berkeley, California

Killed May 7, 1972 · 54 years ago

Anita Mary Luchessa, an 18-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 7, 1972, in Alameda County, California. She was a victim of the infamous serial killer Edmund Kemper, known as the 'Co-Ed Killer'. Luchessa, along with her friend Mary Ann Pesce, was…

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Michael Edward Raney

Male, age 12 · Headwaters state park, Michigan

Killed May 7, 1968 · 58 years ago

On a spring day in May of 1968, 12-year-old Boy Scout Michael E. Raney was on an outdoor practice session with his troop in Missouri Headwaters State Park, Montana. The young boy was asleep in his tent when an assailant cut a hole in the side and brutally…

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Susie Jaeger

Female, age 7 · Headwaters State Park, Minnesota

Killed May 7, 1968 · 58 years ago

On a summer night in June of 1973, 7-year-old Susie Jaeger, a White female, was on a cross-country camping trip with her family. They had set up camp at Missouri Headwaters State Park near Three Forks, Montana. Susie and her older sister settled into their…

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Margaret Schafer

Female, age 30 · San-ramon, California

Killed May 7, 1964 · 62 years ago

Margaret Schafer, a 30-year-old flight attendant, tragically lost her life on May 7, 1964, in a catastrophic event involving Pacific Air Lines Flight 773. The flight, en route from Reno, Nevada, to San Francisco, California, was hijacked by Francisco Paula…

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Reverend George Wesley Lee

Male, age 51 · Belzoni, Mississippi

Killed May 7, 1955 · 71 years ago

In the spring of 1955, Reverend George Wesley Lee, a 51-year-old African-American minister and entrepreneur, was a formidable presence in the fight for civil rights in the Mississippi Delta. As the co-founder of the Belzoni, Mississippi, branch of the NAACP…

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