Deaths by Force on May 9

Deaths by Force (481)

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Sam Arcuri

Male, age 76 · LaPlace, Louisiana

Killed May 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the quiet town of LaPlace, Louisiana, the lives of 76-year-old Sam Arcuri and his wife, Louella, were brought to a brutal and tragic end on May 9, 1997. The couple was found bludgeoned to death inside their home, a crime that sent shockwaves through the…

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Louella Arcuri

Female, age 69 · LaPlace, Louisiana

Killed May 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the quiet town of LaPlace, Louisiana, the community was shaken by the brutal murders of 69-year-old Louella Arcuri and her 76-year-old husband, Sam Arcuri. On May 9, 1997, the couple was found bludgeoned to death in their home, a crime that marked the…

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Mario Valentino Tino Brooks

Male, age 19 · Tatums, Oklahoma

Killed May 9, 1994 · 32 years ago

On Mother's Day, May 8, 1994, a night of socializing turned tragic for 19-year-old Mario Valentino 'Tino' Brooks. The young man from Duncan, Oklahoma, was at the Family Barbecue Social Club just outside of Tatums with his older brother, Corey. A festive…

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Kent Hintergardt

Male, age 33 · Riverside, California

Killed May 9, 1993 · 33 years ago

Deputy Kent Alan Hintergardt, aged 33, tragically lost his life on May 9, 1993, in Riverside, California. He was a dedicated officer with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, having transferred from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office in 1991. On the…

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Elizabeth Anderson

Female · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

On May 9, 1992, Elizabeth Anderson was found murdered in Akron, Ohio. Her case is listed among Ohio’s unsolved homicides, managed by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, with the Akron Police Department continuing to seek leads in her tragic death. Anderson’s…

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Ronald Pohl

Male, age 57 · Vinton, Ohio

Killed May 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

On May 9, 1992, Ronald Pohl, a 57-year-old avid hunter, was shot and killed while turkey hunting in the woods of Salem Township, Meigs County, Ohio. Pohl had traveled from the Dayton area with his son for a hunting trip in the western part of Meigs County.…

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Vicki Perkins

Female, age 19 · Green River, Utah

Killed May 9, 1990 · 36 years ago

Vicky Lynn Perkins, a 19-year-old white female, was found dead off the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Green River, Utah. Passersby discovered her nude body in the brush on May 9, 1990, and the state medical examiner ruled the case a homicide, noting…

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Brenda Jean Pruitt

Female, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 9, 1990 · 36 years ago

Brenda Jean Pruitt, 27, was a Black woman from St. Louis, Missouri, whose life slipped out of view in early May 1990. The last time those close to her knew for sure where she was dated back to May 4, and when the days stretched on without a word, her family…

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Sandra Lynn Williams

Female, age 20 · Romance, Arkansas

Killed May 9, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the spring of 1987, Sandra Lynn Williams, a 20-year-old Caucasian female from Beebe, Arkansas, was working at a nursing home with her mother and looking forward to a future that seemed full of promise. On the afternoon of Saturday, April 25th, she left her…

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Michael Loughrey

Male, age 29 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 9, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the autumn of 1983, a 29-year-old landscaper named Michael Loughrey vanished from his life in Denver, Colorado. The white male was officially reported as missing on October 17, leaving behind questions and a growing sense of unease among those who knew…

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Margaret Miller

Female, age 17 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed May 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the spring of 1982, the life of 17-year-old Margaret J. Miller was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Missouri. Her body was discovered in a vacant lot near 37th Street and Garfield Avenue on Sunday, May 9, 1982, by a teenager walking to his…

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James Evans

Male, age 39 · Norco, California

Killed May 9, 1980 · 46 years ago

James Evans, a 39-year-old deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on May 9, 1980, during a violent confrontation following a bank robbery in Norco, California. On that fateful day, five heavily armed men, dressed in…

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James Evans

Male, age 39 · Lytle-creek, California

Killed May 9, 1980 · 46 years ago

James B. Evans, a 39-year-old Deputy Sheriff with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on May 9, 1980, in Lytle Creek, California. On that fateful day, Deputy Evans was involved in a high-stakes pursuit following a bank robbery…

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Eddie Jefferson

Male, age 60 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 9, 1979, the vibrant life of jazz vocalist Eddie Jefferson, a 60-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on a Detroit street. The night had been one of performance and music, the opening of a tour with his friend and…

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Willard Edward Vaughan

Male, age 64 · Roanoke-rapids, North Carolina

Killed May 9, 1977 · 49 years ago

Lieutenant Willard Edward Vaughan, aged 64, was a dedicated officer with the Roanoke Rapids Police Department in North Carolina. On May 9, 1977, he responded to a silent alarm at a convenience store. Vaughan, along with another officer and a deputy sheriff…

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Jeanette Walton

Female, age 37 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 9, 1972 · 54 years ago

Jeanette Walton, 37, a Black / African American female, was killed on May 9, 1972, in Chester, Pennsylvania, after a shooting inside her apartment at 715 West 3rd Street. The available online reporting places the attack on a Tuesday night and describes the…

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Mary Heinz

Female, age 21 · Rockville Centre, New York

Killed May 9, 1972 · 54 years ago

Mary Beth Heinz, 21, female, was expected home on Friday, May 5, 1972, the kind of routine return that had the comfort of habit—bus ride back to Mineola for the weekend, plans for an epilepsy dance, family waiting up with the small, familiar worry that came…

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Evan Lynch

Male, age 23 · Livingston, Louisiana

Killed May 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Friday night in Livingston, Louisiana, the community was shaken by the violent death of 23-year-old Evan Lynch. On May 9, 2025, Lynch was shot in the chest at the Doyle High School baseball park. Around 9:15 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a call…

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Tyrone Mason

Male, age 57 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed May 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of May 9, 2025, a violent series of events unfolded in the Academy neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri, leaving a community shaken and multiple families grieving. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to…

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Glen Davis

Male, age 66 · Texas City, Texas

Killed May 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

Glen Davis, a 66-year-old man from San Leon, Texas, was shot and killed while riding his bicycle on FM-517 near Avenue N in Texas City on May 9, 2025. Officers from the Texas City Police Department responded to reports of an unconscious man on the shoulder of…

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Li Hua Tu

Female, age 72 · Beltsville, Maryland

Killed May 9, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a quiet Beltsville, Maryland neighborhood, a tragedy unfolded, leaving a community in sorrow. On May 9, 2024, 72-year-old Li Hua Tu, a female, lost her life in what authorities have described as a domestic murder-suicide. The incident occurred within the…

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Kevin Jermaine Legette ll

Male, age 20 · Marion, South Carolina

Killed May 9, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the spring of 2024, the life of Kevin Jermaine Legette II, a 20-year-old male, was cut short in a burst of violence in Marion, South Carolina. On the evening of Thursday, May 9, 2024, Legette was caught in a drive-by shooting, a violent encounter that…

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Steven Miller

Male, age 62 · Johnston, Iowa

Killed May 9, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of May 9, 2023, a heated dispute inside a Johnston, Iowa, apartment complex culminated in the shooting death of 62-year-old Steven Miller. The male victim was shot multiple times following an altercation and later died from his injuries at a…

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Larry Jennings

Male, age 54 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

On May 9, 2020, 54-year-old Larry Jennings, a male resident of the St. Louis area, was fatally shot in a violent incident that contributed to a particularly deadly weekend in the city. The shooting occurred amidst a surge of gun violence across St. Louis…

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Joseph Leon Henderson

Male, age 34 · Compton, California

Killed May 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

Joseph Leon Henderson, a 34-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on May 9, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Henderson was fatally shot near 1002 S. White Ave. in Compton. The incident…

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Pedro Campos

Male, age 39 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 9, 2019 · 7 years ago

Pedro Campos, a 39-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on May 9, 2019, in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Campos was fatally shot, marking another…

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Arnold Patterson

Male, age 49 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of 49-year-old Arnold Patterson was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of May 9th, Patterson was fatally shot on North Avenue, becoming another victim of the city's ongoing gun violence. At…

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Billy Forest

Male, age 42 · Denham-springs, Louisiana

Killed May 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

An ongoing dispute between two men in Denham Springs, Louisiana, escalated to a fatal conclusion in the early morning hours of May 9, 2018. Billy Forrest, a 42-year-old male, was shot once in the abdomen around 6 a.m. in the Eastover Estates neighborhood. He…

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Muhammed Tunkara

Male, age 41 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

On May 9, 2018, Muhammed Dukureh Tunkara, a 41-year-old Black male, was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. He was discovered lying on the sidewalk in front of 2167 Yorkhull Lane, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Columbus Police officers were called…

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Marlo Brown

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marlo Brown, a 48-year-old male, tragically lost his life on May 9, 2018, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at the Chelsea Senior Community facility in the 3200 block of West Little York. Marlo and his brother, Tayo Olu Brown, 37, were visiting their…

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Nickey Zarwood

Male, age 24 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late afternoon sun of a Las Vegas Saturday, a life was tragically cut short. Nickey Zarwood, a 24-year-old male from Philadelphia, was at the Oasis Bay Apartments on May 9, 2015, when a verbal dispute escalated into fatal violence. The argument was…

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Oscar Raul Gutierrez-Mendoza

Male, age 21 · Sunnyside, Washington

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Oscar Raul Gutierrez-Mendoza, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was shot on the evening of May 9, 2015, while seated in the front passenger seat of a parked car at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of South Sixth Street in Sunnyside, Washington. An assailant…

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Andrew Vance

Male, age 36 · Flora, Mississippi

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of May 9, 2015, in the small town of Flora, Mississippi, Andrew Lee Vance, a 36-year-old man from the area, was taking part in a late-night gambling game on Norris Street when an everyday gathering turned into a confrontation that would cost him…

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Derick Roland Nelson

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 9, 2015, the life of 35-year-old Derick Roland Nelson was tragically cut short in what remains an unsolved crime. A well-known and liked event promoter in the Detroit area, Nelson was fatally shot in the parking lot of his…

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Brian Pleytez

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brian Pleytez, a 25-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on May 9, 2015, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Pleytez was shot in the head while waiting for his vehicle at a car wash on Laurel…

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Trevor Mark Harrison

Male, age 38 · Arcata, California

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Trevor Mark Harrison, a 38-year-old resident of Arcata, California, tragically lost his life on May 9, 2015, during a marijuana transaction that turned violent. Harrison was visiting his mother, Kay Haug, at her home when the incident occurred. The…

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Patrick O. Clarke Sr.

Male, age 50 · Holiday, Florida

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Patrick O. Clarke Sr., a 50-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on May 9, 2015, at his home in Holiday, Florida. The incident occurred when his son, Patrick O. Clarke Jr., drove to his father's residence at 4802 Trafford Road…

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Terry Lindell Bennett

Male, age 58 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Terry Lindell Bennett was 58 years old when he died on Saturday, May 9, 2015, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 350 North Main Street. His death was ruled a…

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Donald Mills

Male, age 29 · Scalf, Kentucky

Killed May 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 9, 2014, the quiet of the Stinking Creek community in Scalf, Kentucky, was shattered by a violent home invasion that ended in the death of 29-year-old Donald Mills. Two armed men, impersonating police officers, forced their…

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Jonathan Scott Conley

Male, age 39 · Cornelius, North Carolina

Killed May 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jonathan Scott Conley, a 39-year-old male resident of Cornelius, North Carolina, tragically passed away on May 9, 2014. Jonathan's death was a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred when police arrived at his residence to serve a…

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Michael V. Obert

Male, age 48 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael V. Obert, a 48-year-old man from Columbus, OH, tragically died on May 9, 2014. Obert was involved in a fatal altercation with Roger N. Noble, a longtime acquaintance. The incident occurred on the East Side of Columbus, where Noble chased Obert through…

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Agustin Edgar Garcia-Arango

Male, age 28 · Westmont, California

Killed May 9, 2013 · 13 years ago

Agustin Edgar Garcia-Arango was 28 years old when he died on Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Westmont, an unincorporated area of South Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1104 W. 87th St. His…

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Cornell Booker

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 9, 2012 · 14 years ago

Cornell Booker, 46, died on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, weeks after he was hurt in the 300 block of Whitridge Avenue in North Baltimore. The cause of death was blunt force injuries. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide…

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Andrew Lopez Jr.

Male, age 16 · Northwest Palmdale, California

Killed May 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Andrew Lopez Jr. was 16 years old when he died on Friday, May 9, 2008, in Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 41609 22nd St. West, in the…

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Jacquelyn Fields

Female, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jacquelyn Fields was 46 years old when she was found dead on Friday, May 9, 2008, in an alley in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 11208 Avalon Blvd., in the Green Meadows neighborhood.…

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Jose Orellana

Male, age 52 · Compton, California

Killed May 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jose Orellana was 52 years old when he died early on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in Compton. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1126 S. Center Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of…

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Lawrence Nelson

Male, age 29 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Lawrence Nelson was 29 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through…

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Jorge Carlos Rubalcava

Male, age 59 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

Jorge Carlos Rubalcava was 59 years old when he died on Monday, May 9, 2005, in Venice. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 100 Market St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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