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Deaths by Force on November 27

696 open cases in our database happened on November 27. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (487)

Tyrika Terrell - Decatur, Georgia
Death by Force

Tyrika Terrell

Female, age 22 · Decatur, Georgia
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the fall of 2017, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in Decatur, Georgia. Tyrika Terrell, a 22-year-old female, had recently started a new job as a postal worker and was the mother of a six-month-old baby girl. Her family described her as…

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Dontae Simmons - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Dontae Simmons

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dontae Simmons, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. According to reports, Simmons was involved in an…

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Jaylen Thomas - Springhill, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jaylen Thomas

Male, age 17 · Springhill, Louisiana
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of November 27, 2017, in Springhill, Louisiana, 17-year-old Jaylen Thomas, a male, was tragically shot and killed. The fatal incident occurred in the parking lot of the Harrison Chapel Baptist Church. An autopsy would later reveal that Thomas…

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Timothy Mark Emery Jr. - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Timothy Mark Emery Jr.

Male, age 22 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Caddo Heights neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, a burst of gunfire shattered the night, leaving a young man dead. Timothy Mark Emery Jr., a 22-year-old male, was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to the head on Clover Street, near Dowdell. The…

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Tony Fontenot - Thibodaux, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tony Fontenot

Male, age 59 · Thibodaux, Louisiana
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Thibodaux, Louisiana, the community was shaken by the unexpected death of a local personality. Tony Fontenot, a 59-year-old male, known to many as the host of the 'Castin' Cajun' television fishing show, passed away on November 27, 2017.…

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Desean Perkins - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Desean Perkins

Male, age 28 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

DeSean Perkins, a 28-year-old African American man from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on November 26, 2017. He was fatally shot inside a home on the 18000 block of Parkmount Avenue after an alleged drug deal went bad. Perkins was taken to MetroHealth Medical…

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Randy Gozzard - Ashtabula, Ohio
Death by Force

Randy Gozzard

Male, age 62 · Ashtabula, Ohio
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Randy Lee Gozzard, a 62-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on November 27, 2017, in Ashtabula, Ohio. Randy was a devoted husband, loving father, and a passionate outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his…

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Jerame Turner - Turtle-creek, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jerame Turner

Male, age 16 · Turtle-creek, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jerame Turner, a 16-year-old male student at Woodland Hills High School, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, on November 27, 2017. Turner was found shot on George Street shortly after 11 p.m., and despite being rushed…

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Marquell L. Bailey - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Marquell L. Bailey

Male, age 25 · Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a planned robbery, 25-year-old Marquell L. Bailey, a male resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, lost his life on the evening of November 27, 2017. The fatal encounter unfolded in a vacant apartment in the Pershing Court…

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Tyvonceea Hayden - Madison, Tennessee
Death by Force

Tyvonceea Hayden

Male, age 18 · Madison, Tennessee
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On November 27, 2017, a young man's life was cut short in a sudden act of violence on a Metro Transit Authority bus in Madison, Tennessee. Tyvonceea Hayden, an 18-year-old male, was shot and killed while riding the bus near the Madison Library. The incident…

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Jennifer Smith - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Jennifer Smith

Female, age 46 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Nov 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jennifer Jo Smith, a 46-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically passed away on November 27, 2017. She was born in National City, California, on August 1, 1971, to Richard Brady and Linda Mattson. Jennifer was a loving mother to three children…

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Hommy Vega - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Hommy Vega

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Hommy Vega, a 36-year-old Chicago resident, was killed on November 27, 2015, during a violent incident in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Vega was shot in a predominantly African American neighborhood on the city's crime-ridden West Side. The shooting…

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Christopher Terry Williams - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Christopher Terry Williams

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christopher Terry Williams, a 31-year-old man, was fatally shot on November 27, 2015, in Chicago. The incident took place during a particularly violent time in the city, which was grappling with a surge in gun violence throughout 2015. Williams' death was one…

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Daniel Andrade - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Daniel Andrade

Male, age 33 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

On November 27, 2015, 33-year-old Daniel Andrade was found dead in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His case remains unsolved, contributing to the city's long-standing struggle with cold cases. Albuquerque has faced challenges with investigating such homicides, many…

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Shawn McDaniels - Marlinton, West Virginia
Death by Force

Shawn McDaniels

Female, age 59 · Marlinton, West Virginia
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shawn Marie McDaniels, a 59-year-old White woman, lived near Marlinton, West Virginia, with Timothy Dale McDaniels, a medically retired West Virginia State Trooper. On Friday, November 27, 2015, relatives became concerned because they had not heard from the…

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Tim McDaniels - Marlinton, West Virginia
Death by Force

Tim McDaniels

Male, age 61 · Marlinton, West Virginia
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Timothy Dale “Tim” McDaniels, a 61-year-old White/Caucasian man, was found dead with his wife, Shawn Marie Cruikshank McDaniels, at their home outside Marlinton, West Virginia, on November 27, 2015. Relatives had become concerned because they had not heard…

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Jennifer Markovsky - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Jennifer Markovsky

Female, age 36 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Friday in Colorado Springs, a woman's life was cut tragically short in an act of violence that shook the community. Jennifer Markovsky, a 36-year-old mother of two, had accompanied a friend to a Planned Parenthood clinic, a simple act of support that…

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KeArre Marcell Stewart - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

KeArre Marcell Stewart

Male, age 29 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

KeArre Marcell Stewart, a 29-year-old male, found his life tragically cut short on a Friday in Colorado Springs. An Army veteran who had served a tour in Iraq, he was a devoted father to two young daughters. Friends and family remember him as a caring…

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Garrett Preston Russell Swasey - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Garrett Preston Russell Swasey

Male, age 44 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a crisp November day in Colorado Springs, a life of service and faith was tragically cut short. Garrett Preston Russell Swasey, a 44-year-old male, was killed in the line of duty on November 27, 2015. A six-year veteran of the University of Colorado at…

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Donell Banks - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Donell Banks

Male, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Donell Banks, 22, a Black male, was found shot to death in the early morning of November 27, 2015, in Milwaukee. Neighbors near North Sherman Boulevard and West Fiebrantz Avenue told reporters they heard gunfire around 3:30 a.m. A homeowner later discovered…

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Julie Brightwell - Biloxi, Mississippi
Death by Force

Julie Brightwell

Female, age 52 · Biloxi, Mississippi
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of the day after Thanksgiving in 2015, a dispute over a cigarette at a Waffle House in Biloxi, Mississippi, ended in the tragic death of 52-year-old waitress Julie Ann Brightwell. A female employee, Brightwell was working her shift…

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Wilbert Jones - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Wilbert Jones

Male, age 47 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet morning hours of a late November day, tragedy struck in a Newark neighborhood, forever altering the lives of those connected to Wilbert Jones. On November 27, 2015, the 47-year-old man was found just outside his residence on Leslie Street, having…

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Otis Adams - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Otis Adams

Male, age 34 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood in north St. Louis County, a dispute escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 34-year-old Otis Adams. On a November day in 2015, Adams was found lying in a front yard with a single, fatal gunshot wound to his chest. The…

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John Robinson II - North-charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

John Robinson II

Male, age 29 · North-charleston, South Carolina
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

A story of a life cut short unfolded in North Charleston, South Carolina, with the passing of John Harold Robinson II, a 29-year-old man, on November 27, 2015. Born on November 6, 1986, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, he was a father of three children.…

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Dupree Powerful Dunbar - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Dupree Powerful Dunbar

Male, age 47 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a November night in 2015, the 14th-floor hallway of the Langston Hughes Houses in Brownsville, Brooklyn, became a grim crime scene. There, 47-year-old Dupree Powerful Dunbar, a Black/African American man, was discovered, having been shot…

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Dupris Bango Moore - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Dupris Bango Moore

Male, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of November 27, 2015, a tragic event unfolded within the Langston Hughes Houses in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Dupris Bango Moore, a 25-year-old Black male, was fatally shot and killed. The incident, which occurred on the…

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Davon Brance Williams - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Davon Brance Williams

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Davon Brance Williams, a 24-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2015. According to reports, Williams was in the 11200 block of Zamora Avenue in Watts when a dispute broke out among several individuals.…

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Paul Pao Xiong - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Paul Pao Xiong

Male, age 26 · Sacramento, California
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Paul Pao Xiong, a 26-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and led to an extensive investigation by local authorities. Initial reports…

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Xang Thao - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Xang Thao

Male, age 32 · Sacramento, California
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Xang Thao, a 32-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2015. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in the parking lot of Vientiane Cafe, located in South Sacramento. Thao was one of four men who…

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Dexter Lampkin - Tifton, Georgia
Death by Force

Dexter Lampkin

Male, age 28 · Tifton, Georgia
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 27, 2015, a gathering at a residence on Wilton Avenue in Tift County, Georgia, turned tragic, resulting in the death of 29-year-old Dexter Lampkin. Another man, Gregory Lampkin, who was 26 at the time, was also injured…

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Mario Williams - Savannah, Georgia
Death by Force

Mario Williams

Male, age 29 · Savannah, Georgia
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 27, 2015, tragedy struck at a gas station on Wheaton Street in Savannah, Georgia, ending the life of 29-year-old Mario Williams. The male victim was discovered in the parking lot of the business, having sustained a fatal…

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Antoinne Scott - Springfield, Illinois
Death by Force

Antoinne Scott

Male, age 32 · Springfield, Illinois
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Antoinne Scott, a 32-year-old African American male from Springfield, Illinois, was tragically killed on November 27, 2015. The incident occurred early in the morning at his residence on East Brown Street. According to reports, an unknown number of…

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Brittany Leann Green - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Brittany Leann Green

Female, age 23 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a November day in Shreveport, Louisiana, the life of 23-year-old Brittany Leann Green was tragically cut short. On November 27, 2015, the young mother was fatally shot, leaving behind a beloved son, Aiden, and a devastated family.…

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Christopher O’Neal Odoms CO - Shelby, North Carolina
Death by Force

Christopher O’Neal Odoms CO

Male, age 26 · Shelby, North Carolina
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christopher O’Neal Odoms, a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2015, in Shelby, North Carolina. Born on December 14, 1988, in Cleveland County, Christopher was affectionately known as "CO" and "Crunch Time" by his…

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Amos Jones Jr - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Amos Jones Jr

Male, age 24 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Amos Jones Jr., a 24-year-old African American male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2015. He was found lying face down on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds at the intersection of E. 71st and Polonia Avenue. According to…

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Shaun Benson - Harrison, Ohio
Death by Force

Shaun Benson

Male, age 26 · Harrison, Ohio
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shaun Benson, a 26-year-old male from Harrison, Ohio, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2015. He was fatally shot during a robbery incident at the Northland Village Apartment complex on Palisades Drive in Harrison Township. When deputies arrived at the…

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Walter Hobbs - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Walter Hobbs

Male, age 41 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Walter Lee Hobbs, a 41-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, passed away suddenly on November 27, 2015. His death was unexpected and deeply mourned by his family and friends. Services were held at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, where many gathered to pay their…

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Rashaad Gallmon- Queen - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Rashaad Gallmon- Queen

Male, age 25 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rashaad Gallmon-Queen, a 25-year-old male from Harrisburg, PA, tragically lost his life on November 27, 2015. He was fatally shot by 15-year-old Jasuan Johnson at the intersection of North Fifth and Radnor Streets just before 6:00 p.m. Gallmon-Queen was…

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Rayon Braxton - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Rayon Braxton

Male, age 25 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a 25-year-old African American man named Rayon Braxton, a well-known community organizer, was tragically killed on November 27, 2015. Braxton was the founder and operator of Braxton Hall, a community arts center and…

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Jaterryion Davis - Hearne, Texas
Death by Force

Jaterryion Davis

Male, age 18 · Hearne, Texas
Killed Nov 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jaterryion "JT" Davis, an 18-year-old male from Hearne, Texas, tragically died on November 27, 2015. He was shot at the Daryl Moody Community Center during a Thanksgiving party and later succumbed to his injuries at a nearby hospital. Davis was known to be…

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Charles Mcgill - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Charles Mcgill

Male, age 57 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a grim Thanksgiving Day on November 27, 2014, a holiday meant for warmth and family, 57-year-old Charles McGill was found dead inside his Philadelphia home. A Black male, McGill became the victim of a violent encounter that has left his community searching…

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Virginia Lee Hutchins - Gouldsboro, Maine
Death by Force

Virginia Lee Hutchins

Female, age 75 · Gouldsboro, Maine
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2014, the quiet seaside town of Gouldsboro, Maine, was rocked by a tragedy that unfolded within the walls of a neat clapboard home. Inside, 75-year-old Virginia "Ginger" Hutchins, a White female, was found deceased, bringing…

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Tonya Davis - Sherwood, Oregon
Death by Force

Tonya Davis

Female, age 42 · Sherwood, Oregon
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

On November 27, 2014, a tragic incident unfolded in Sherwood, Oregon, resulting in the deaths of Tonya Davis, 42, and her partner, James 'Mark' Paul, 46. The events leading to their deaths were marked by a domestic dispute that escalated into a standoff with…

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Diana Daughtry - Pueblo, Colorado
Death by Force

Diana Daughtry

Female, age 18 · Pueblo, Colorado
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Thanksgiving evening in Pueblo, Colorado, a dispute inside a home on Highway 50 East ended in the tragic death of 18-year-old Diana Daughtry. On November 27, 2014, the young woman, who had her whole life ahead of her, was shot and killed. The person who…

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Robert Brown - Claremore, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Robert Brown

Male, age 30 · Claremore, Oklahoma
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

A thirty-year-old man, Robert Allen Brown, lost his life in what was described as an accidental shooting during a Thanksgiving gathering in Claremore, Oklahoma. The incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, November 27, 2014. Brown, a resident of the…

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Shagery Jones - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Shagery Jones

Male, age 22 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the city of Jackson, Mississippi, a dispute over something as ordinary as a mailbox escalated into a tragedy on Thanksgiving Day in 2014, claiming the life of 22-year-old Shagery Jones. The young man, identified as a Black male, was shot and killed in the…

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James Gascoyne - Bridgeport-township, Michigan
Death by Force

James Gascoyne

Male, age 43 · Bridgeport-township, Michigan
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Thanksgiving Day that should have been filled with warmth and family, a tragedy unfolded in Bridgeport Township, Michigan, ending the life of 43-year-old James Gascoyne. On November 27, 2014, Gascoyne, a male resident of the township, was fatally shot in…

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Brandon Boone - Anderson, Indiana
Death by Force

Brandon Boone

Male, age 24 · Anderson, Indiana
Killed Nov 27, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a grim Thanksgiving evening in Anderson, Indiana, the life of 24-year-old Brandon Boone was tragically cut short. The events unfolded on November 27, 2014, inside the Divine Styles-n-Cuts barbershop, where Boone was getting a haircut from the owner after…

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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.