Deaths by Force on November 20

Deaths by Force (467)

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Sheri Jo Elliott

Female, age 16 · Blumfield-township, Michigan

Killed Nov 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the quiet pre-dawn hours of November 16, 1983, sixteen-year-old Sheri Jo Elliott, a White female, left her home on Seneca Street in Flint, Michigan, for the last time. It was 6:30 a.m., and she was on her way to her school bus stop near the intersection of…

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Pamela M. Campbell

Female, age 19 · Bangor/Holden, Maine

Killed Nov 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1981, a sense of unease settled over the Bangor, Maine community with the disappearance of 19-year-old Pamela M. Campbell. The young woman was last seen in Bangor on August 15, 1981. The following day, after she failed to return, her…

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Betsy Bacon

Female, age 17 · Tinton Falls, New Jersey

Killed Nov 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a cold November night in 1982, 17-year-old Betsy Bacon left her home in Sea Girt, New Jersey, with a simple plan: to buy a pack of cigarettes. She told her mother she would be right back, but she never returned. Her disappearance on November 20th marked…

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Hamp T. Mcmikel Jr.

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

Hamp T. McMikel Jr., a 55-year-old African American male, was a sergeant with the Chicago Police Department. On November 20, 1982, while off duty, Sergeant McMikel stopped his vehicle at 4401 South Lake Shore Drive to use a payphone. At approximately 8:40…

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William Lewis

Male, age 19 · Vincennes, Indiana

Killed Nov 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the autumn of 1983, the skeletal remains of a young man were discovered by a man setting fox traps in a rural area of Jasper County, Indiana. Authorities determined the remains belonged to a white male, estimated to be between 18 and 26 years old with…

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James Dunston

Male, age 33 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Nov 20, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a November evening in 1980, Police Officer James Dunston, a 33-year-old male, was thrust into a situation that would tragically end his life. He and his partner received a call about a burglary in progress on East 102nd Street in Manhattan and immediately…

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Kristina Weckler

Female, age 20 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

Kristina Weckler, a 20-year-old white female, was a student at the Pasadena Art Center of Design. On November 20, 1977, her body was discovered on a hillside in Los Angeles. The investigation revealed that she had been injected with a surface cleaning liquid…

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Nancy Adams

Female, age 29 · Fallston, Pennsylvania

Killed Nov 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the quiet community of Fallston, Pennsylvania, a grim discovery on November 20, 1977, marked the beginning of a decades-long mystery. Inside their home, 31-year-old William Adams was found shot to death by his two young children, aged 7 and 4. His wife…

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Kirby Frans

Male, age 43 · Perry, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 20, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the autumn of 1920, a dedicated Federal Prohibition Agent by the name of Kirby Frans met a tragic and untimely end in the line of duty. A man of 43 years, he was committed to enforcing the recently enacted Volstead Act, a law that made the production and…

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Charles Dillon

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Nov 20, 1902 · 124 years ago

Special Officer Charles E. Dillon, aged 35, was a dedicated member of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department. On the night of November 20, 1902, Officer Dillon was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a railroad employee suspected of…

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Vicencio Gonzalez Tellez

Male, age 53 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Nov 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the Desire neighborhood of New Orleans, a fatal shooting claimed the life of 53-year-old Vicencio Gonzalez Tellez on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, before 6 a.m., in the 3700 block of Piety Street.…

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Sean Lee Wilkins

Male, age 37 · Noti, Oregon

Killed Nov 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet woods near Noti, Oregon, a grim discovery was made on November 20, 2022. Two hunters, navigating the terrain off Highway 126, stumbled upon the body of a man later identified as 37-year-old Sean Lee Wilkins from the nearby community of Swisshome.…

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Chen He Chun

Male, age 60 · Hennessey, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet rural landscape west of Hennessey, Oklahoma, a dispute over money at a marijuana farm escalated into a scene of brutal violence on the evening of November 20, 2022. Inside a garage on the 10-acre property, Chen He Chun, a 60-year-old Chinese…

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Fang Hui Lin

Male · Hennessey, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

On November 20, 2022, Fang Hui Lin was working at a rural marijuana farm outside Hennessey, Oklahoma, when a dispute over money erupted into lethal violence. A male Chinese national of Asian descent, he was one of four workers at the isolated grow operation…

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Quirong Lin

Male, age 44 · Hennessey, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Hennessey, Oklahoma, a brutal act of violence shattered the calm on November 20, 2022. On that day, Quirong Lin, a 44-year-old Chinese man, was killed in what investigators would later describe as a mass murder. The incident…

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Tao Wu

Male, age 25 · Queens, New York

Killed Nov 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Sunday night in November 2022, what initially appeared to be a single-vehicle accident in Flushing, Queens, quickly turned into a homicide investigation. Twenty-five-year-old Tao Wu was found unconscious inside his overturned 2022 BMW at the intersection…

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Roosevelt Thompson

Male, age 54 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Nov 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of a November day in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the life of Roosevelt Thompson, a 54-year-old male, was brought to a violent end. Just before 1:30 a.m. on November 20, 2019, officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety were…

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John Andrus

Male, age 43 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Nov 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

On November 20, 2019, John Andrus, a 43-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, was tragically lost to gun violence. The incident occurred within the city limits of Fort Worth, though specific details about the location and circumstances surrounding the…

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Sylvester Kavetski

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Nov 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the heart of Detroit, a tragic story unfolded on November 20, 2017, ending the life of 24-year-old Sylvester Kavetski. On that fateful day, Sylvester, a young man, was discovered shot to death, the victim of a brutal act of gun violence that also claimed…

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Travon Staten

Male, age 22 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed Nov 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late Thursday night in November 2015, the lives of several people in Texarkana, Arkansas, were irrevocably altered by a violent home invasion. At the Beacon Point Apartments on Arkansas Boulevard, 22-year-old Travon Staten was in his upstairs unit when a…

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Kevin Gonsalves

Male, age 33 · Blackstone, Massachusetts

Killed Nov 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Gonsalves, a 33-year-old male from Milford, was killed on the night of November 20, 2015, after he was brought to a vacant house at 139 Mendon Street in Blackstone, Massachusetts. Authorities said the call came in around 7:35 p.m. after a neighbor heard…

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Joel Rodriguez

Male, age 49 · Royal City, Washington

Killed Nov 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet agricultural community of Royal City, Washington, a burst of violence on November 20, 2015, shattered the local peace and ended the life of 49-year-old Joel Rodriguez. The male victim, a resident of nearby Quincy, was at his workplace, Callahan…

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Susan Long

Female, age 43 · Woodruff, South Carolina

Killed Nov 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Woodruff, South Carolina, a story of love and life took a tragic turn, leaving a community in sorrow. Susan Renee Long, a 43-year-old woman, found her life abruptly ended on a Friday in the autumn of 2015. Known for her connection to the…

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Jeremiah Ross

Male, age 3 · Elkhart, Indiana

Killed Nov 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Elkhart, Indiana, a heartbreaking story unfolded on the evening of November 20, 2014, forever changing the lives of one family. Three-year-old Jeremiah Ross, a young boy, was at his home on Morton Avenue with his mother. In a sequence of…

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Abel Herrera Morales

Male, age 59 · Bell Gardens, California

Killed Nov 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Abel Herrera Morales was 59 years old when he died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, ten days after he was found badly hurt in Bell Gardens. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 7701 S.…

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Larry Samudio Jr.

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Larry Samudio Jr. was 38 years old when he died on Saturday, November 20, 2010, in Highland Park. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near York Boulevard and Avenue 56. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Derek Rich

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Nov 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

Derek Franklin Rich, a 21-year-old male, was living in the Birmingham area and building an ordinary young life when it was cut short on November 20, 2009. Publicly available reports say he was from Irondale, was a student at UAB, worked as a security guard…

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Raymond Victor Rodriquez

Male, age 1 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 20, 2004 · 22 years ago

On November 20, 2004, authorities responded to a tragic incident in Los Angeles that claimed the life of a young child. The victim was Raymond Victor Rodriquez, a one-year-old Hispanic male. Emergency personnel and investigators were summoned after the infant…

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Kevin Brown

Male, age 28 · Richmond, Georgia

Killed Nov 20, 1994 · 32 years ago

Information regarding the death of a male named Kevin Brown in Richmond, Georgia, including details of any arrests or suspects, could not be found in a search of online sources. While several obituaries and news reports mention individuals named Kevin Brown…

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Amy Reagan

Female, age 17 · Everett, Washington

Killed Nov 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the late autumn of 1992, the life of 17-year-old Amy Reagan was tragically cut short in an Everett, Washington apartment. On November 20th, the female teenager was with a group of friends, including 19-year-old Trevor Turner. Turner, who had been drinking…

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Robert Robinson

Male, age 38 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Nov 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

A quiet community was unsettled by the discovery of human remains in a shallow grave in September 2022. Forensic examination would later identify the deceased as Steven Robinson, a man who had been residing in the area since 2017. The autopsy revealed a grim…

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Melvin L. Traylor

Male, age 22 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 20, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of November 20, 1984, the life of 22-year-old Melvin L. Traylor, a male resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was violently cut short. His death was the culmination of a sinister plot, a murder-for-hire orchestrated within the…

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Kenneth Holzberg

Male, age 55 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Nov 20, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in Denver, Colorado, the life of a 55-year-old white male named Kenneth Holzberg was tragically cut short. It was November 20, 1979, and Holzberg, a jeweler and coin dealer, was at his place of business, the Villa Monaco Jewels Jewelry…

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James A. Sfield

Male, age 41 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Nov 20, 1912 · 114 years ago

In the late morning of November 20, 1912, a sense of unease settled over the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, following the death of one of its own. James A. Mansfield, a 41-year-old male officer with the Tuscaloosa Police force, had been on his beat for two…

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Walter Nicholas

Male, age 29 · Delhi, Louisiana

Killed Nov 20, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the small town of Delhi, Louisiana, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded on November 20, 1909, resulting in the death of Town Marshal Walter G. Nicholas, a 29-year-old male. The day took a dark turn when the local lawman was killed in the line of…

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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.