Deaths by Force on November 12

Deaths by Force (475)

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Alice Laskey

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Nov 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

On November 12, 1980, 73-year-old Alice Laskey was tragically murdered in Columbus, Ohio. Her body was found in front of 75 East Blenker, and she had suffered multiple stab wounds to her throat. The attack led to her death shortly thereafter. The…

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Wanda Roberts

Female · Dallas, Texas

Killed Nov 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

Wanda Roberts, a woman killed on November 12, 1980, was one of the known victims of serial killer Carroll Edward Cole. Cole was a white male serial killer active primarily throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, responsible for the deaths of multiple women…

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Erma Comer

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Nov 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

Erma Comer was a homicide victim from Dayton, Ohio, whose case remains unsolved to this day. On November 12, 1978, Comer was found dead, and her death was classified as a homicide. The case has since been listed among the cold cases by the Ohio Bureau of…

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JJ Caldwell

Male, age 52 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

James Jesse “J.J.” Caldwell Jr., a 52-year-old man from Tulsa, Oklahoma, had built a modest, working-class life, known as a machinist at Tudor Machine Shop and as a husband and father, before everything ended in a single, unexplained act of violence in the…

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Frank Floyd Reed

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

Frank Floyd Reed, a 36-year-old Black male, was one of the victims in a chilling series of murders that plagued the Skid Row area of Los Angeles in late 1978. On November 12 of that year, Reed was found stabbed to death in a parking lot, his murder occurring…

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Rose Ann Janik

Female, age 21 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Nov 12, 1977 · 49 years ago

On November 12, 1977, Rose Ann Janik, aged 21, was tragically murdered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her body was found in a secluded area, and the circumstances of her death have remained largely unknown, with little information released to the public. The…

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Daniel Allan Hale

Male, age 31 · Santa-ana, California

Killed Nov 12, 1977 · 49 years ago

Daniel Allan Hale, a 31-year-old police officer from Santa Ana, California, tragically lost his life on November 12, 1977. Officer Hale was responding to a burglary in progress at a local residence when he was fatally shot. As he searched the interior of the…

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Fred Wyatt

Male, age 45 · Clayton County, Georgia

Killed Nov 12, 1977 · 49 years ago

In what was initially staged to appear as a tragic accident, the death of Fred Andrew Wyatt, a 45-year-old white male from Clayton County, Georgia, was later discovered to be a premeditated murder. On November 12, 1977, Wyatt's body was found inside his…

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Betty Jo Ephlin

Female, age 45 · Clayton County, Georgia

Killed Nov 12, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the autumn of 1977, the life of 45-year-old Betty Jo Ephlin was violently cut short in what would become a cold case that haunted Clayton County, Georgia, for over two decades. On November 12, 1977, Ephlin and her live-in boyfriend, 45-year-old Fred Wyatt…

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Sherry Baker

Female, age 22 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Nov 12, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the autumn of 1974, a young Black woman named Sherry Darnell Baker was living in Wichita, Kansas. At 22 years old, she was a student at Wichita State University with her whole life ahead of her. That life was tragically cut short on November 12, 1974, when…

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Richard Kepner

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Killed Nov 12, 1972 · 54 years ago

Richard Alan Kepner, a 19-year-old male, tragically lost his life under circumstances that later revealed he was a victim of murder. On November 15, 1972, Kepner disappeared while attempting to call his fiancée from a payphone in Houston, Texas. His remains…

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Joseph Milcher

Male, age 27 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Nov 12, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the quiet neighborhoods of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a young man's life was abruptly cut short on a cool autumn day. Joseph Milcher, a 27-year-old Caucasian male, was killed by gun violence on Sunday, November 12, 1967. His untimely death marked a tragic…

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Chester Arthur Mason

Male, age 28 · Beatrice, Nebraska

Killed Nov 12, 1932 · 94 years ago

Chester Arthur Mason, a 28-year-old male, White/Caucasian, was a United States Department of Justice Bureau of Prohibition special agent working an undercover liquor case near Beatrice, Nebraska, on November 12, 1932. With a confidential informant, he…

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Hyram Peterson

Male, age 53 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed Nov 12, 1913 · 113 years ago

In the early days of Mesa, Arizona, a dedicated lawman named Hyram Smith Peterson served as the Town Marshal, a position he held with commitment for five years. At the age of 53, the male marshal was a familiar and respected figure in the community he had…

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Samuel Taylor

Male, age 42 · Barnesboro-borough, Pennsylvania

Killed Nov 12, 1905 · 121 years ago

On the evening of November 12, 1905, Chief of Police Samuel Taylor, age 42, was fatally wounded in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. Taylor, who had served as the Chief of Police for two years, was responding to a disturbance call when he encountered an intoxicated…

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Faliang Gao

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

On November 12, 2024, Faliang Gao, a 32-year-old resident of Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, was fatally shot along with another man, Jianru Zheng, 33, in a targeted armed robbery. The incident occurred at approximately 9:56 p.m. in the 2400 block of South…

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Jianru Zheng

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

Jianru Zheng, 33, an Asian male, was shot and killed on the night of November 12, 2024, in Chicago's Chinatown. Around 10 p.m., officers responded to the 2400 block of South Normal Avenue and found two victims with gunshot wounds; Zheng was discovered with a…

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Christopher Lee Hart

Male, age 31 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Nov 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

On November 12, 2024, 31-year-old Christopher Lee Hart was fatally shot near the intersection of Holloway Street and Bunn Terrace in Durham, North Carolina. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. In the days following the incident, the Durham…

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Aung Oo

Male, age 23 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed Nov 12, 2023 · 3 years ago

On November 12, 2023, at approximately 5:45 p.m., 23-year-old Aung Oo was fatally shot in the parking lot of 6512 NE 12th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas. Upon arrival, officers found Oo outside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds; he was transported to…

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Jeffry Martinez Menjivar

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Nov 12, 2023 · 3 years ago

On November 12, 2023, 18-year-old Jeffry Martinez Menjivar was found unresponsive in the driver's seat of a vehicle at an apartment complex located at 832 West Greens Road in Houston, Texas. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to HCA…

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Cortez Richard Marmon

Male, age 29 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Nov 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

Cortez Richard Marmon, a 29-year-old male, tragically lost his life on November 12, 2020, in St. Louis County, Missouri. The incident that led to his death occurred around 10 a.m. in the 10500 block of Duke Drive in Castle Point. When St. Louis County police…

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Massad Davis

Male, age 19 · Mount-vernon, New York

Killed Nov 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of November 9, 2020, a shocking act of violence unfolded on the streets of Mount Vernon, New York. Massad Davis, a 19-year-old male resident of the Bronx, was discovered critically injured at the intersection of South Columbus and…

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Elpidio Gonzalez Lopez

Male, age 57 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Nov 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

Elpidio Gonzalez Lopez, a 57-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on November 12, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to reports, Lopez was shot, leading to his untimely death. The incident was recorded as a homicide, and it has been a…

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Fausto Rodriguez

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

Fausto Rodriguez, a 34-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on November 12, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago. Fausto Rodriguez was sitting in a parked vehicle…

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Emmanuel Macdonal

Male, age 39 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Nov 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a November morning in Memphis, Tennessee, a family's journey for justice was brutally cut short. Emmanuel Macdonal Sr., a 39-year-old man, and his wife Nancy, 42, were fatally shot in the driveway of their Patterson Street home…

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David Como

Male, age 46 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Nov 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of November 11, 2019, 46-year-old David Como was making his way home in Kansas City, Missouri, after getting off a bus near 56th Street and Park Avenue. He had arrived at his stop just before midnight, a routine part of his evening commute.…

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Angel Rodarte

Male, age 20 · La-puente, California

Killed Nov 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Angel Javier Rodarte, a 20-year-old resident of La Puente, California, tragically lost his life on November 12, 2019. The incident occurred near Walnut Avenue and Doublegrove Street in Valinda, a neighborhood within La Puente. According to reports, Rodarte…

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Kazuko Rafferty

Female, age 83 · San-diego, California

Killed Nov 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kazuko Rafferty, aged 83, was found dead on November 12, 2017, in her home in Otay Mesa, San Diego, California. The tragic incident was discovered when concerned neighbors, who had not seen or heard from the couple, called the police for a welfare check. Upon…

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John Young

Male, age 55 · Milford, Massachusetts

Killed Nov 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Thursday in the autumn of 2015, the body of 55-year-old John Young was discovered in Milford, Massachusetts. The date was November 12th, and the initial findings of the investigation into the male's death pointed towards a likely suicide. Information…

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Cornelia Adrienne McIntosh

Female, age 62 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Nov 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cornelia Adrienne McIntosh, a 62-year-old woman from Hawthorne, CA, was found dead on November 13, 2015, in the 15800 block of Greenrock Avenue in Lancaster. According to the Los Angeles County coroner records, McIntosh had sustained multiple gunshot wounds…

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Kevin Martin

Male, age 45 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Nov 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Lamarr Martin Sr., a 45-year-old resident of Hawthorne, California, tragically lost his life on November 12, 2015. Martin was standing with his cousin in the driveway outside his apartment on Doty Avenue when a man drove up and began shooting. Both men…

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Antonio Vargas

Male, age 49 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

Antonio Vargas was 49 years old when he was found dead on Thursday, November 12, 2015, in Watts. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 1500 block of East 92nd Street. His death was…

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Angelo Esqueda

Male, age 53 · Rodeo, California

Killed Nov 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Angelo Esqueda, a 53-year-old resident of Rodeo, California, tragically lost his life on November 12, 2014. Esqueda was found shot multiple times in front of a residence on Vallejo Avenue in Rodeo shortly after midnight. Despite being rushed to a hospital, he…

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Jinmei Chen

Female, age 45 · San Gabriel, California

Killed Nov 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the evening of November 12, 2013, 45-year-old Jinmei Chen was found dead inside a home in the 500 block of East Valley Boulevard in San Gabriel. According to coroner and law-enforcement records, friends who had not heard from her checked on Chen and…

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Cortez Carvon Blanks

Male, age 17 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Nov 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Cortez Carvon Blanks was 17 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Monday, November 12, 2007. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through…

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Deserie Saravia

Female, age 5 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

Deserie Saravia, also identified in news reports as Desarie Elizabeth Saravia, was a five-year-old Hispanic girl whose life ended tragically on November 12, 2004, following a horrific assault in Castaic, California, a community in northern Los Angeles County.…

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Juanita Saldana Ramirez

Female, age 50 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 12, 2003 · 23 years ago

The circumstances surrounding the death of Juanita Saldana Ramirez remain shrouded in silence. On November 12, 2003, Ramirez died in Los Angeles, cutting short the life of a 50-year-old Hispanic woman. At the time of her passing, county authorities initiated…

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Geoffrey Cagle

Male, age 34 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Nov 12, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late hours of November 11, 1988, what initially appeared to be a single-car accident on West 6th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard in Denver took a grim turn for first responders. The driver, Geoffrey Cagle, a 34-year-old white male, was discovered to have…

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Rick OShea

Male · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Nov 12, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a gray November morning in 1984, the relative quiet of Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. It was November 12th, and what began as a typical Monday for University of Oregon athletes would end in tragedy and a harrowing…

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Michael James Penton

Male · Killeen, Texas

Killed Nov 12, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the fall of 1984, in Killeen, Texas, the life of a two-month-old infant boy named Michael James Penton was tragically cut short. The male infant died on November 26, 1984, a victim of violent shaking at the hands of his own father, David Elliott Penton. At…

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William Crandell

Male, age 60 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Nov 12, 1983 · 43 years ago

William Crandell, a man in his 60s, was tragically killed on November 12, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. His death was part of a series of murders that took place in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. The perpetrator, Norman Bernard, a transient…

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Augustine Luna

Male, age 49 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

Augustine Luna, a 49-year-old Hispanic male, was one of several victims in a string of brutal stabbings that terrorized the Skid Row area of Los Angeles in late 1978. On November 12, 1978, he was found stabbed to death behind a building on South Main Street.…

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William C. Temple

Male · Anadarko, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 12, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the early twilight hours of a chilly Saturday in Anadarko, Oklahoma, the life of Chief of Police William C. Temple was cut short by a sudden act of violence. On November 12, 1910, a tense and chaotic scene erupted within the confines of a local saloon. A…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.