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Ronald Young

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the afternoon of November 16, 2009, 21-year-old Ronald E. Young, a Black male from Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, was at home on the 500 block of West 62nd Street when the routine quiet of the day was broken by gunfire. He was sitting inside his…

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Stacey L. Savoy

Female, age 50 · Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Killed Nov 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the coastal town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, the life of Stacey Savoy, a 50-year-old Caucasian woman, came to a tragic end on November 16, 2009. A respected executive at the insurance company Unum, where she had worked for 28 years, Stacey was known for…

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Jamar Pinkney

Male, age 15 · Highland-park, Michigan

Killed Nov 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet city of Highland Park, Michigan, a tragic and shocking event unfolded on November 16, 2009, ending the life of 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr. The young man, a sophomore at Martin Luther King High School, was known for his kindness and good grades.…

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Jose Escobar

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late evening hours of November 16, 2008, the life of 25-year-old Jose Escobar was tragically cut short in a violent encounter on a Southeast Washington, D.C. street. An African-American male, Escobar was in the 700 block of Atlantic Street SE when he…

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Daniel Dietsch

Male, age 41 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Daniel Dietsch, 41 years old, was tragically murdered on November 16, 2008, in Jacksonville, Florida. His case remains unsolved and is listed among the many cold cases that continue to trouble local authorities and communities. Investigators have struggled to…

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Tony C Wilson

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Tony C. Wilson, a 23-year-old man, was killed on November 16, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death took place in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, an area that has witnessed significant gun violence in recent years. Tony was killed by gunfire, which…

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Henry Montez Spruell

Male, age 25 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Henry Montez Spruell, a 25-year-old Black man from the 7600 block of Forestview in St. Louis County, Missouri, was shot and killed in broad daylight in November 2008. On that afternoon, just after 1:45 p.m., Spruell was struck by gunfire in a residential…

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Anthony Oats

Male, age 32 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Anthony Oats, a 32-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically killed on November 16, 2008. The incident took place on Larona Avenue, where Oats was fatally shot in what remains an unsolved homicide. His death has since been part of a broader list…

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Timothy Moreland

Male, age 16 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a chaotic Sunday morning in Oklahoma City, 16-year-old Timothy Moreland, a Black male, was fatally shot on November 16, 2008. The young man, who was a football player at Centennial High School after transferring from Millwood High School, had managed to…

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Jamal Ahmad

Male, age 66 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a Sunday in Philadelphia, the life of a 66-year-old White/Caucasian male named Jamal Ahmad, also known as "Jimmy," came to a sudden and violent end. It was November 16, 2008, when Ahmad was killed in what authorities would classify as a homicide. The…

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Abel Garcia

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Abel Garcia, a 19-year-old Latino man, tragically lost his life on November 16, 2008, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The incident occurred shortly before midnight when Abel was standing outside his friend's garage on St. Louis Street. According to reports…

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George Ramirez

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Nov 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the night of November 15, 2008, just before midnight, 19-year-old Abel Garcia and his friend, 20-year-old George Ramirez, stood outside a garage on St. Louis Street in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. As they prepared to enter, a black car drove down New Jersey…

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Ashley Stratton

Male, age 30 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Nov 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late autumn of 2007, the life of 30-year-old Ashley Worth Stratton was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On November 16, 2007, the community was shaken by the news that Stratton had fallen victim to gun violence. A graduate of Pelham High…

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Benjamin Davis

Male, age 62 · San Diego, California

Found Nov 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On November 16, 2007, Benjamin Davis, aged 62, was the victim of a homicide in San Diego, California. The details of his death have become part of the larger context of homicides in the city during that year. San Diego experienced a series of killings…

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Crandall Reed

Male, age 51 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Nov 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On November 16, 2007, Crandall "Jack" Reed, aged 51, was tragically murdered in Jacksonville, Florida, while working as a taxi driver. Reed had pulled his Yellow Cab into the parking lot of the Boy Scouts of America building on Edgewood Avenue at around 3:30…

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Ronald E Moore

Male, age 52 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Nov 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Friday in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of Ronald E. Moore, a 52-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On November 16, 2007, Moore was murdered at the intersection of 38th Street and Garland Avenue. He was taken to University Hospital, where he…

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Herbert Jerome Lemon

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Nov 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the brisk autumn of 2007, the life of Herbert Jerome Lemon, a 31-year-old Black/African American male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Friday, November 16th, violence erupted in the 3000 block of Rosalind…

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Gerald Camann

Male, age 63 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Nov 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the city of Buffalo, New York, a life was unexpectedly cut short on November 16, 2007. Gerald Camann, a 63-year-old White/Caucasian male, was found in his residence having sustained a fatal injury. A veteran of the U.S. Army and a self-employed painter…

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Thomas Young

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Nov 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a Wednesday afternoon, the 16th of November, 2005, the life of Thomas Leroy Young, a male, was tragically cut short in the nation's capital. At approximately 1:00 PM, in the 5300 block of East Capitol Street, Southeast, in Washington, D.C., Young was shot…

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Jonny Phommachan

Male, age 16 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Nov 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

On the evening of November 16, 2005, a dispute at a fast-food restaurant in Portland, Oregon, tragically ended the life of 16-year-old Jonny Phommachan, an Asian male. The fatal encounter occurred at approximately 10:35 p.m. inside the Carl's Jr. located at…

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Salvador Mercado

Male, age 25 · San Diego, California

Found Nov 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

On November 16, 2003, Salvador Mercado, aged 25, was fatally stabbed in San Diego, California. The incident occurred shortly after midnight in the 800 block of Harris Avenue, following a house party that had just ended. Mercado was transported to the…

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William Sheidt

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Nov 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

William Sheidt, aged 50, was tragically shot and killed on November 16, 2003, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 2100 Montana Avenue, located in the Hamilton County area of the city. The Cincinnati Police Department has been investigating this…

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Robert Bundy

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Nov 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

Robert Bundy, a Black man from Washington, D.C., was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 16, 2002, at the intersection of 1st Street and Kennedy Street NW. At around 2:30 a.m., gunfire at that corner left him mortally wounded, and…

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James Kenney

Male, age 62 · Clay Center, Kansas

Killed Nov 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in November 1999, Deputy Sheriff James Kenney, a 62-year-old Caucasian male, was part of a team of officers with a difficult task. They were closing in on an escaped inmate from the Cloud County Jail, who had fled to a residence in…

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Regina Savage

Female · Valley-cottage, New York

Killed Nov 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

On November 16, 1995, Regina M. Savage died from a fatal gunshot wound. Her life was taken by her own husband, who would later plead guilty to the crime of manslaughter in the second degree. Following an investigation into the shooting, her husband was…

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Debra Evans

Female, age 28 · Addison, Illinois

Killed Nov 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

On November 16, 1995, Debra Evans, a 28-year-old African American woman from Addison, Illinois, was tragically murdered in her apartment. Debra was nine months pregnant with her fourth child, whom she had planned to name Elijah. She was the mother of three…

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Terrell White

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Nov 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

Terrell White, a 21-year-old male, was tragically killed on November 16, 1994, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1901 River Road in Hamilton County, where Terrell was reportedly beaten. Despite the brutal nature of the attack, the exact cause of…

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Alicia Lynn Yarbrough

Female, age 21 · Spalding, Georgia

Killed Nov 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the late hours of November 16, 1993, the life of 21-year-old Alicia Lynn Yarbrough, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in Spalding, Georgia. At the time, Yarbrough was in a sporadic romantic relationship with Willie James Pye, but was living with…

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Jenny Soto

Female, age 23 · New York City, New York

Killed Nov 16, 1992 · 34 years ago

Jenny Soto, 23, was a Latina woman from New York City whose final night began like so many others in Manhattan, where the streets around the Williamsburg Bridge stayed bright and loud long after midnight. Late on November 16, 1992, she was last known to be…

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Cecilia M. C.c. Cipriani-benefiel

Female, age 32 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Nov 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the quiet city of Colorado Springs, a tragedy unfolded on November 16, 1990, forever altering the lives of those who knew and worked with Lieutenant Cecilia M. 'C.C.' Cipriani-Benefiel. A white female, the 32-year-old law enforcement officer was discovered…

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Jeff Robinson

Male, age 27 · Douglas, Georgia

Killed Nov 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

In a quiet corner of Douglas, Georgia, the lives of two young people were violently cut short on a grim November day in 1990. Jeff Robinson, a 27-year-old male, and his girlfriend, Luan McMichen, also 27, were killed on November 16, 1990. Their deaths were…

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Evidence Technician Elijah Harris

Male, age 52 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 16, 1989 · 37 years ago

Evidence Technician Elijah Harris, a 52-year-old African American male, was a dedicated member of the Chicago Police Department, serving for over 19 years. On the night of July 31, 1989, while on duty in the Gresham District, Harris was approached by a…

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Katrina Cheely

Female, age 15 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Nov 16, 1984 · 42 years ago

Katrina Annette Cheely, a 15-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically murdered in Wichita, Kansas, on November 16, 1984. Her disappearance initially raised concerns, but it was not until February 28, 1985, that her body was discovered by a man collecting…

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Anna Larson

Female, age 94 · St Petersburg, Florida

Killed Nov 16, 1984 · 42 years ago

In November 1984, Anna Larson, a 94-year-old white female resident of St. Petersburg, Florida, became the victim of a disturbing incident at the North Horizon Health Center, a local nursing home. She was one of several elderly patients targeted during a…

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Antoinette Brown

Female, age 75 · Oakland, California

Killed Nov 16, 1980 · 46 years ago

On November 16, 1980, Antoinette Brown, a 75-year-old African American woman and widow living alone in Oakland, California, was found murdered in her apartment. Her neighbor, Wayne Anderson, last saw her that afternoon when she brought him homemade cookies…

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Bernabe Salazar Jr.

Male, age 31 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Nov 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

Detective Bernabe Salazar Jr., aged 31, was a dedicated officer with the San Antonio Police Department. On November 16, 1978, Detective Salazar was shot and killed while serving a narcotics search warrant at a public housing project in San Antonio, Texas. The…

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Nancy Theobald

Female, age 18 · West Chester, Ohio

Found Nov 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

On November 16, 1977, Nancy Theobald, an 18-year-old University of Cincinnati student, disappeared after leaving her part-time job at Arby's restaurant in Clifton, Cincinnati. She was last seen at approximately 11 p.m. after her shift ended. Nancy, who lived…

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David Riffle

Male, age 20 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Nov 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

On November 16, 1974, 20-year-old David Riffle was fatally shot during an apparent home invasion at his residence on 1186 Nome Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The Akron Police Department responded to the incident, but despite the passage of time, no suspects have been…

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Jesse Garcia

Male, age 28 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Nov 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

Around 10:15 pm, on Saturday, November 16, 1974, Jesse Garcia's wife heard what sounded like three gunshots and a car door slam in front of their home at 440 S. Frio. Shortly after that, she heard her front door open and then heard a groan. When she went to…

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James Meyer

Male, age 29 · Pulaski-county, Georgia

Killed Nov 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the autumn of 1974, a 29-year-old man named James Meyer became an unsuspecting victim in a cross-country reign of terror. Meyer, a businessman from Delaware, was in Florida for work when his path tragically intersected with that of Paul John Knowles, a man…

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Charles Eugene Charley Campbell

Male, age 35 · Pulaski-county, Georgia

Killed Nov 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the autumn of 1974, the life of 35-year-old Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Charles Eugene 'Charley' Campbell was tragically cut short in a series of events that began with a routine traffic stop. On November 16, 1974, while on patrol in Perry, Florida…

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Herbert Noakes

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

Herbert Jesse Noakes Jr., a 31-year-old white male, was tragically killed on November 17, 1974, in Hammond, Indiana, just a week before his planned wedding. Born on November 3, 1943, in Evansville, Indiana, Herbert was the son of Herbert Jesse Noakes Sr. and…

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James Meyer

Male, age 29 · Pulaski, Georgia

Killed Nov 16, 1974 · 52 years ago

James Meyer, a 29-year-old man, was traveling through the Southeast on November 16, 1974, when he was drawn into the final hours of a violent interstate crime spree. Meyer, a businessman from Delaware who had been in Florida for work, encountered Paul John…

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Donald Grogan

Male, age 43 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Nov 16, 1973 · 53 years ago

On November 16, 1973, Donald Grogan, aged 43, was killed inside his home at 922 Noble Street in Toledo, Ohio. Grogan was with his 14-year-old daughter, Sue, when a male suspect entered the residence through the rear door. The intruder, armed and intent on…

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Denver Smith

Male, age 20 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Nov 16, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the fall of 1972, a palpable tension hung over the campus of Southern University, a historically Black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Students, growing increasingly frustrated with inadequate funding and substandard facilities compared to the nearby…

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Leonard Brown

Male, age 20 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Nov 16, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the fall of 1972, a sense of unrest simmered on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Students, weary of inadequate funding, dilapidated housing, and a curriculum that they felt lacked sufficient emphasis on the Black experience…

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Bernice Conover Worden

Male, age 58 · Plainfield, Wisconsin

Killed Nov 16, 1957 · 69 years ago

Bernice Conover Worden was a 58-year-old White/Caucasian woman who operated her family’s hardware store in Plainfield, Wisconsin. On Saturday, November 16, 1957, the opening day of Wisconsin’s deer-hunting season, Worden was working at the store while much of…

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Marshal Luther Colson

Male, age 33 · Burbank, California

Killed Nov 16, 1914 · 112 years ago

Marshal Luther Colson, aged 33, tragically lost his life on November 16, 1914, while serving as a City Marshal in Burbank, California. On that fateful evening, Colson was on foot patrol near the railroad tracks in the area known as the "Y," a quarter mile…

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