Death by Force

Edward Morales

Male, age 19 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 23, 2002 · 24 years ago

Edward Morales was 19 years old when he died on Saturday, November 23, 2002, in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 620 S. Ardmore St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Andre Stampley

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Nov 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2000, a disturbance unfolded in the parking lot of the SRO Club on Flamingo Road in Las Vegas. Inside the bustling nightclub, the night was winding down, but outside, the scene would soon turn…

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James Pennington

Male, age 61 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Nov 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

James Pennington, a 61-year-old White man who worked as a building engineer in Honolulu, was discovered dead on November 23, 1990, in an unoccupied office space inside his workplace at 220 South King Street. The scene carried a blunt finality: Pennington had…

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Ralph Ralph

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Nov 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

Ralph Ralph, a 36-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on November 23, 1990, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 3361 Reading Road, located in Hamilton County. The Cincinnati Police Department took charge of the investigation, and the case…

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Beverly June Nelson VanSant

Female, age 33 · Loveland, Colorado

Killed Nov 23, 1988 · 38 years ago

Beverly June Nelson VanSant, a 33-year-old female, found her life tragically cut short in what appears to be a violent outburst stemming from domestic turmoil. On November 23, 1988, in Loveland, Colorado, her life was ended by gunfire. The incident that…

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Lindsay Nicole VanSant

Female, age 6 · Loveland, Colorado

Killed Nov 23, 1988 · 38 years ago

Lindsay Nicole VanSant, a 6-year-old female, was killed by gunfire on November 23, 1988, in Loveland, Colorado. Public memorial and cemetery records place her birth on February 19, 1982, and her death in Loveland/Loveland Heights, with burial in Maple Hill…

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Jimmie Lee Pemberton

Male, age 74 · Hammond, Louisiana

Killed Nov 23, 1988 · 38 years ago

Jimmie Lee Pemberton was a 74-year-old white man from Hammond, Louisiana, whose final day slipped in quietly on November 23, 1988, the kind of ordinary date that shouldn’t have carried a shadow. But by the next day, November 24, the ordinary was gone. When he…

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Gail Brink

Female, age 22 · Ottawa, Michigan

Killed Nov 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet community of Park Township, Michigan, the lives of 22-year-old Gail Brink and her 28-year-old husband, Rick, were cut short in a brutal act of violence that would remain a mystery for over two decades. On November 23, 1987, after the young couple…

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Sandra Bailey

Female, age 27 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Nov 23, 1985 · 41 years ago

Sandra Lorraine Bailey, a 27-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on November 23, 1985. Her death was a result of a brutal and heinous crime. Sandra, who had gone to celebrate her cousin's birthday at a club in Fort Worth…

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Billy Gene Duncan

Male · Yuma, Arizona

Killed Nov 23, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 23, 1984, the quiet of a Yuma, Arizona neighborhood was shattered by an act of violence that would leave a lasting mystery. Inside a residence in the 400 block of S. 10th Avenue, a man named Billy Duncan was shot. At…

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Daniel Osentkowski

Male, age 11 · Riverside, California

Killed Nov 23, 1984 · 42 years ago

Daniel Osentkowski, an 11-year-old boy from Riverside, California, tragically lost his life on November 23, 1984. The incident occurred while Daniel was walking his 13-year-old cousin home from a neighborhood store. They were approached by a man in uniform…

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Leathy McKnight

Female, age 85 · St Petersburg, Florida

Killed Nov 23, 1984 · 42 years ago

On November 23, 1984, Leathy McKnight, an 85-year-old African American woman, died under suspicious circumstances at the North Horizon Health Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her death was part of a disturbing pattern of fatalities at the facility, where…

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Oscar Anderson Sr.

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Nov 23, 1982 · 44 years ago

On November 23, 1982, Oscar Anderson Sr. was found murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County and was classified as a homicide by the Dayton Police Department. The case remains unsolved, with no arrests or identified suspects since…

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Sheila Shepherd

Female, age 22 · Saratoga Springs, New York

Killed Nov 23, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the late autumn of 1980, the community of Saratoga Springs, New York, was unsettled by the discovery of a young woman's body in her apartment. Twenty-two-year-old Sheila Shepherd was found deceased on November 25th in her residence on Church Street. The…

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Karleen Jones

Female, age 14 · Plackmain Parish, Louisiana

Killed Nov 23, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, a profound tragedy struck Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, forever altering the lives of one family. On November 23rd of that year, a 14-year-old Black female named Karleen Jones was killed. For decades, the circumstances surrounding her…

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Frank Garcia

Male, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 23, 1978 · 48 years ago

The 45-year-old male victim, Frank Garcia, was discovered fatally stabbed on Thanksgiving Day, November 23 1978, on a public bench just outside Los Angeles City Hall—less than 200 feet from police headquarters. Investigators noted at least twenty knife wounds…

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Danny Faught

Male, age 26 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Nov 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 23, 1974, Danny Leo Faught, a 26-year-old male, was working the night shift at the Git-N-Go convenience store at 1605 S. Memorial Drive in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The young man from Claremore was last seen alive by a customer…

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Jose Maceira

Male, age 33 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Nov 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a crisp autumn day in Boston, the life of 33-year-old Hispanic male, Jose Maceira, was irrevocably altered. It was November 23, 1974, and the rookie Boston Police Officer was on patrol with his partner in the Dorchester neighborhood. The two officers…

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Evelyn Corbin

Female, age 58 · Salem, Massachusetts

Killed Nov 23, 1963 · 63 years ago

Evelyn Corbin, a 58-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on September 8, 1963, in Salem, Massachusetts. Her death is believed to be connected to the infamous Boston Strangler case. Evelyn, a divorcee who was known for her youthful appearance, was…

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Joan Graff

Female, age 23 · Lawrence, Massachusetts

Killed Nov 23, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the quiet suburban city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, an hour's drive from the heart of Boston, a chilling event unfolded on Saturday, November 23, 1963, a day when the nation was already shrouded in grief. A 23-year-old White/Caucasian woman named Joann…

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John Fox

Male · Everett, Washington

Killed Nov 23, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the raw chill of a late November evening in 1920, the city of Everett, Washington, was forever altered by a sudden act of violence that claimed the life of one of its own. John H. Fox, a dedicated White male detective with the Everett Police Department…

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George Clinton Eubank

Male, age 36 · Wylam, Alabama

Killed Nov 23, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the gritty industrial town of Wylam, Alabama, the life of 36-year-old Caucasian police officer George Clinton Eubank was cut short on the night of November 23, 1909. Eubank, a husband and father of four, was shot and killed in what would become a…

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James Farrell

Male, age 32 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Nov 23, 1908 · 118 years ago

James Farrell, a 32-year-old male, was a patrolman with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police when his life ended in a sudden and tragic mistake on Melrose Avenue in Pittsburgh. Although the date supplied for his death is November 23, 1908, online officer memorial…

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James Edward Meehan

Male, age 41 · Franklin, Pennsylvania

Killed Nov 23, 1907 · 119 years ago

Police Captain James Edward Meehan, aged 40, was shot and mortally wounded on November 23, 1907, in Franklin, Pennsylvania. Captain Meehan, a male of Caucasian ethnicity, was patrolling his beat when he witnessed a suspect, along with two companions…

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L.R. Campbell

Male · Barboursville, Tennessee

Killed Nov 23, 1907 · 119 years ago

Constable L. R. Campbell, a male law officer serving around Barbourville in Knox County, Kentucky, was killed in gunfire during a violent eruption at the county fairgrounds in late August 1907. The trouble started as a chaotic, close-range exchange—described…

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Daniel Jenkins

Male · Smithville, Texas

Killed Nov 23, 1900 · 126 years ago

Constable Daniel Jenkins, aged 42, was shot and killed on November 23, 1900, while investigating the sounds of gunfire at a saloon on Main Street in Smithville, Texas. He had heard the shots while walking on the street at approximately 1:00 am and upon…

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James Anthony Fraccaro

Male, age 49 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Nov 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late morning chill of a Tucson, Arizona day, a distressing scene unfolded that would ultimately lead to the tragic death of James Anthony Fraccaro. On November 23, 2024, just after 8:30 a.m., police were called to the 2600 block of East 22nd Street for…

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Daniel Straker

Male, age 48 · New-york, New York

Killed Nov 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Thanksgiving evening in New York City, what began as a street confrontation escalated into a fatal shooting, leaving one man dead and another facing a murder charge. The deceased, a 48-year-old male named Daniel Straker from the Bronx, was shot in the…

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Andrew Fredrick Blakely

Male, age 24 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Nov 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On November 23, 2023, Specialist (Spc.) Andrew Fredrick Blakely, a 24-year-old soldier from Ennis, Texas, was found deceased near Laredo, Texas. At the time of his passing, Blakely was serving with Company Bravo, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, in…

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Tu Anh Phan

Male, age 49 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Nov 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Tu Anh Phan, 49, from Prior Lake, MN, was fatally shot on November 23, 2022, while dining at Cô Tu' Oriental Cuisine in Bloomington. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner confirmed that Phan died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred…

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Dean Peterson

Male, age 77 · Joplin, Missouri

Killed Nov 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late autumn of 2022, the community of Joplin, Missouri, marked the passing of one of its residents, a 77-year-old man named Dean Peterson. A truck driver by trade, Mr. Peterson died on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in the city he called home. Official…

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Jonathan Daniels

Male, age 27 · Notasulga, Alabama

Killed Nov 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a grim November day in 2020, the life of 27-year-old Jonathan Daniels was cut short by an act of gun violence in the small town of Notasulga, Alabama. The fatal incident occurred on November 23rd, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved the…

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Man Ling Tan

Female, age 79 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Man Ling Tan was 79 years old when she died on Monday, November 23, 2020, in Glassell Park, a hillside neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 2426…

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Estuardo Ruben Velasquez

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Estuardo Ruben Velasquez was 34 years old when he died on Thursday, November 23, 2017, in Sun Valley. That Thursday was Thanksgiving Day. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 11423 W.…

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Miketwon Jordan

Male, age 22 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Nov 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

On November 23, 2014, authorities in the Jackson, Mississippi area were alerted to a violent incident involving Miketwon Jordan, a 22-year-old African American male who was discovered deceased in Byram. The discovery marked a grim turn of events for the young…

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Gina Anglea Shoemaker

Female, age 46 · Bayse, Virginia

Killed Nov 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gina Angela Shoemaker, a 46-year-old female, tragically lost her life on November 23, 2014, in Mt. Jackson, Virginia. On that Sunday, Shoemaker was visiting her mother, Dorothy Nesselrodt, at her home on Charlotte Lane in Shenandoah County. What began as a…

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Moses Nelson

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Nov 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Moses Nelson, a 32-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on November 23, 2014. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Nelson died from gunshot wounds in the Central-Alameda neighborhood. The incident occurred…

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Jose Altamirano

Male, age 17 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Nov 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose Altamirano, a 17-year-old from Orlando, FL, tragically lost his life on November 23, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation. On that fateful day, Jose was found with fatal injuries…

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Lee Bryan Kirk

Male, age 43 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Nov 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

Lee Bryan Kirk was 43 years old when he died on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000, Thanksgiving Day, in the Green Meadows neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 10613 S. Central Ave.…

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Rafael Preciado

Male, age 19 · Long-beach, California

Killed Nov 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

Rafael Keeper Preciado Jr., a 19-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on November 23, 1992. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and public interest. Preciado's death was a…

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Ramon Bazurto

Male · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Nov 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

On Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1989, Ramon Bazurto accompanied his friend Richard Alberts to a small house in Tucson, Arizona, where a high-value cocaine deal had been arranged with local dealer Eric Owen Mann. Ramon Bazurto, whose exact age is not…

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Richard Alberts

Male · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Nov 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

On a cool Thanksgiving night in 1989, Richard Alberts, a Caucasian man from Tucson, Arizona, drove across town believing he was on the brink of a lucrative drug deal that would bring a kilogram of cocaine into his hands for about $20,000. He was no stranger…

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Martin Raines

Male · Leesburg, Georgia

Killed Nov 23, 1889 · 137 years ago

Martin Raines, a Black man, was killed by gunfire in Leesburg, Georgia, on November 23, 1889. The surviving online record is thin, but what does remain points in one direction: his death was reported at the time as a shooting by officers, and later memorial…

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