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Deaths by Force on November 2

691 open cases in our database happened on November 2. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (496)

Ernesto Allen - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ernesto Allen

Male, age 27 · Durham, North Carolina
Found Nov 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

On November 2, 2008, Ernesto Dewayne Allen, a 27-year-old man from Durham, North Carolina, was found fatally shot near the intersection of Dowd and Elizabeth Streets in East Durham. A male witness flagged down a passing officer at around 9:24 p.m., informing…

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Joshua Sutton - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Joshua Sutton

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Nov 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

Joshua Sutton, an 18-year-old from Philadelphia, was fatally shot on November 2, 2008, in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The incident occurred around 9:00 p.m. on the 3100 block of Oakdale Street. Joshua sustained gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and…

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Henry Santos - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Henry Santos

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Nov 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

Henry Santos, a 24-year-old Philadelphia resident, was shot and killed on November 2, 2008. The homicide occurred in a neighborhood that had been struggling with a surge in gun violence at the time. Details about the specific circumstances of the shooting…

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Levar Tyrone Jones - Forestville, Maryland
Death by Force

Levar Tyrone Jones

Male, age 29 · Forestville, Maryland
Killed Nov 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, November 2, 2008, a sense of unease settled over the 3300 block of Waters Lane in Forestville, Maryland. It was there that Levar Tyrone Jones, a 29-year-old man from Huntingtown, was found suffering from a gunshot wound…

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Marcus Bibbs - San Francisco, California
Death by Force

Marcus Bibbs

Male, age 21 · San Francisco, California
Found Nov 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Sir Marcus Bibbs, a 21-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on November 2, 2007, near his residence on Garlington Court in San Francisco. His killing remains unsolved, and no arrests have been made in connection with his death. Authorities have…

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Rick Kearney - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Rick Kearney

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Nov 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a fall evening in Washington, D.C., a young African-American man’s life was cut short by violence. Rick Kearney, a 24-year-old male, was shot and killed on Friday, November 2, 2007. The incident took place in the 2700 block of 10th Street, NE, a…

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Mark Anthony Lapusan - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Mark Anthony Lapusan

Male, age 44 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Nov 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Friday in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of Mark Anthony Lapusan, a 44-year-old Caucasian male, came to an end on November 2, 2007. Further details regarding the circumstances of his death, including the cause, are not available in the online sources…

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Justin Miller - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Justin Miller

Null, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Nov 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Justin Miller, a 25-year-old resident of Delaware, Ohio, was killed on November 2, 2007, in Columbus. Miller was working as the district manager of Heartland Cash Advance and was conducting his regular check-ins at one of the stores. After leaving the store…

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Gerino Reyes - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Gerino Reyes

Male, age 46 · Houston, Texas
Found Nov 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

On November 2, 2007, Gerino Reyes, aged 46, was shot and killed outside his home in southeast Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. as Reyes was leaving for work. He was approached by four to five men, at least two of whom were armed. As he was…

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Aaron Rucker - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Aaron Rucker

Male · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Nov 2, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. On Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Aaron Rucker, a male, was shot and killed in front of 15…

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Brenda Collins - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Brenda Collins

Female · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Nov 2, 2004 · 22 years ago

Brenda Collins, aged 43, was found dead on November 2, 2004, in Dayton, Ohio. She was a victim of homicide, suffering a fatal gunshot wound. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department took charge of the investigation. Despite…

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John T. Romberg - Baraboo, Wisconsin
Death by Force

John T. Romberg

Male, age 50 · Baraboo, Wisconsin
Killed Nov 2, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the small city of Baraboo, Wisconsin, the night of November 2, 2004, took a grim turn, forever altering the lives of many. John T. Romberg, a 50-year-old male taxi driver, was found in his cab on Fourth Avenue with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. His…

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Stephen Lamont Roye - Saluda, Virginia
Death by Force

Stephen Lamont Roye

Male, age 26 · Saluda, Virginia
Killed Nov 2, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 2, 2003, a party at the American Legion Post 82 in Saluda, Virginia, took a fatal turn. Stephen Lamont Roye, a 26-year-old Black or African American male, was in attendance at the large gathering located at 192 Watson…

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Robert Joseph Coulter - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Robert Joseph Coulter

Male, age 39 · Sacramento, California
Killed Nov 2, 2003 · 23 years ago

Robert Joseph Coulter, a 39-year-old officer with the California Highway Patrol, tragically lost his life on November 2, 2003, in Sacramento, California. Officer Coulter was accidentally shot and killed while placing his department-issued shotgun in the…

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Louis Perez - Fairbanks, Alaska
Death by Force

Louis Perez

Male, age 39 · Fairbanks, Alaska
Killed Nov 2, 1999 · 27 years ago

On November 2, 1999, Caucasian/White male, age 39,Louis Perez was found shot inside his home on First Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska. The scene told a story of sudden intrusion and gunfire behind a familiar doorway; another person inside the residence was also…

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Ford Kazuhiko Kanehira - Honolulu, Hawaii
Death by Force

Ford Kazuhiko Kanehira

Male, age 41 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Killed Nov 2, 1999 · 27 years ago

Ford Kazuhiko Kanehira, a 41-year-old Native Hawaiian man, was one of the seven men killed in the November 2, 1999 massacre inside Xerox's building on Nimitz Highway in Honolulu, a morning that shattered families and stunned Hawaiʻi. Kanehira had spent 19…

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Ecolia Washington - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Ecolia Washington

Female · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Nov 2, 1998 · 28 years ago

On November 2, 1998, Ecolia Washington, aged 39, was found dead in her home at 2148 Avalon Place in Columbus, Ohio. Washington had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and suffered burns. The details surrounding her death point to a brutal attack, and the case…

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George Wilbanks - Columbus, Mississippi
Death by Force

George Wilbanks

Male, age 75 · Columbus, Mississippi
Killed Nov 2, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the quiet city of Columbus, Mississippi, a chilling discovery was made on November 2, 1997. George Wilbanks, a 70-year-old man, was found brutally murdered in the sanctuary of his own north Columbus home. The well-known and gracious interior designer had…

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Autry Church - Virginia Beach, Virginia
Death by Force

Autry Church

Male, age 50 · Virginia Beach, Virginia
Killed Nov 2, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the afternoon of November 2, 1988, a burst of gunfire shattered the relative quiet at the intersection of Cleveland Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. When police responded to the scene at approximately 5:15 p.m., they discovered…

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Andre Barksdale - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Andre Barksdale

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Nov 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the evening hours of November 2, 1987, a domestic disturbance call led to a tragic end for a young Detroit police officer. Andre Barksdale, a 22-year-old male, had been with the Detroit Police Department for two years when he responded to a call at a…

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Roger Gene Jefferys - Glover, Vermont
Death by Force

Roger Gene Jefferys

Male, age 22 · Glover, Vermont
Killed Nov 2, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the autumn of 1985, the quiet woods near Sweeney Pond in Glover, Vermont, held a grim secret. On November 2nd, a group of hunters stumbled upon a shallow grave, unearthing the remains of a young Caucasian/White male. For years, his identity would remain a…

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John Thacker - Orange, Indiana
Death by Force

John Thacker

Male, age 31 · Orange, Indiana
Killed Nov 2, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a rural road in Orange County, Indiana, the life of 31-year-old John E. Thacker was brought to a violent and premeditated end on November 2, 1984. Thacker, a male, was ambushed as he drove near his home. A pine log, deliberately placed in the roadway…

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Paul Cosner - San Fransisco, California
Death by Force

Paul Cosner

Female, age 39 · San Fransisco, California
Killed Nov 2, 1984 · 42 years ago

Paul Cosner, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, disappeared on November 2, 1984, in San Francisco, California. His sudden disappearance was linked to the notorious serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, who were responsible for a series of gruesome murders in…

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Franklin Sarver - Hymdman, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Franklin Sarver

Male, age 29 · Hymdman, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 2, 1980 · 46 years ago

Franklin Sarver, a 29-year-old male from Hyndman, Pennsylvania, lost his life to gun violence on November 2, 1980. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of his death, any arrests made, or information about potential suspects, are not…

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Michael Wayne Rivers - Hedwig-village, Texas
Death by Force

Michael Wayne Rivers

Male, age 32 · Hedwig-village, Texas
Killed Nov 2, 1980 · 46 years ago

Michael Wayne Rivers, a 32-year-old male police officer with the Hedwig Village Police Department in Texas, tragically lost his life on November 2, 1980. Officer Rivers was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of a burglary suspect. He and his partner were…

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Jeannie Smith - Reno, Nevada
Death by Force

Jeannie Smith

Female, age 17 · Reno, Nevada
Killed Nov 2, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the crisp autumn of 1978, seventeen-year-old Jeannie Smith, a Caucasian female, vanished from her life in Reno, Nevada. She was last seen on October 27th at the Circus-Circus Hotel where she worked. For over a year, her whereabouts remained a mystery, a…

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Glenda Johnson - Rushville, Ohio
Death by Force

Glenda Johnson

Female, age 18 · Rushville, Ohio
Killed Nov 2, 1979 · 47 years ago

On November 2, 1979, Glenda Johnson, an 18-year-old resident of Rushville, Ohio, was tragically found dead in her home. The incident occurred at 5265 Logan Thornville Road, where she was discovered shot while lying in her bed. Authorities from the Perry…

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Leigh Ann Wilson - Boone County, Missouri
Death by Force

Leigh Ann Wilson

Female, age 36 · Boone County, Missouri
Killed Nov 2, 1978 · 48 years ago

On the evening of November 2, 1978, Leigh Ann Wilson, a 36-year-old White female, left her apartment in Jefferson City, Missouri, for a seemingly routine errand to a nearby gas station. This ordinary act would tragically be her last. Sometime after she was…

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Tracey Gladys Miller - Manhattan, Kansas
Death by Force

Tracey Gladys Miller

Female, age 26 · Manhattan, Kansas
Killed Nov 2, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, the sense of security in Manhattan, Kansas, was shattered by a crime that would haunt the community for years to come. Tracey Gladys Miller, a 26-year-old White woman, was a wife and a mother to a 15-month-old daughter. Her husband was…

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James Saddler - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

James Saddler

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Nov 2, 1975 · 51 years ago

On November 2, 1975, James Saddler, a 24-year-old man, was found lying face down in the street with a fatal gunshot wound in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1096 E. Main Street, located in Franklin County. James was rushed to Grant Emergency Room…

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Sharon Coleman - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Sharon Coleman

Female, age 25 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Nov 2, 1975 · 51 years ago

Sharon Coleman, a 25-year-old African-American female from Portland, Oregon, was shot on the evening of November 2, 1975. A friend rushed the 25-year-old victim to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. The bare facts of the night…

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Katherine Kolodziej - Cobleskill, New York
Death by Force

Katherine Kolodziej

Female, age 17 · Cobleskill, New York
Killed Nov 2, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the autumn of 1974, Katherine Kolodziej, a 17-year-old female, had just begun her freshman year at the State University of New York at Cobleskill, embarking on a future filled with promise. Originally from Ronkonkoma on Long Island, she was an only child…

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Edward Hilliard - Macon, Georgia
Death by Force

Edward Hilliard

Female, age 23 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Nov 2, 1974 · 52 years ago

Edward Hilliard was a 23-year-old man whose journey through Georgia ended after he and his traveling companion, Debbie Griffin, crossed paths with Paul John Knowles during the serial killer’s violent 1974 crime spree. Accounts of the case commonly spell his…

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Debbie Griffin - Macon, Georgia
Death by Force

Debbie Griffin

Female, age 20 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Nov 2, 1974 · 52 years ago

Debbie Griffin, a 20-year-old woman, disappeared on November 2, 1974, while hitchhiking near Macon, Georgia, with 23-year-old Edward Hilliard. Their journey placed them in the path of Paul John Knowles, an escaped prisoner who was then moving through the…

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Gilbert Rodriguez Sierra - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Gilbert Rodriguez Sierra

Male, age 19 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Nov 2, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the autumn of 1973, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in Tucson, Arizona, forever altering the lives of many. At the center of this maelstrom was Gilbert Rodriguez Sierra, a 19-year-old Hispanic man whose life was abruptly cut short. His story…

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Henri Tomei - Los Gatos, California
Death by Force

Henri Tomei

Male, age 64 · Los Gatos, California
Killed Nov 2, 1972 · 54 years ago

Henri Tomei, a 64-year-old male of French descent, was tragically murdered on November 2, 1972, in Los Gatos, California. Tomei, who served as an assistant pastor at St. Mary's Catholic Church, was attacked inside the church's confessional. The assailant…

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Percy Jackson Jr. - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Percy Jackson Jr.

Male, age 20 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 2, 1970 · 56 years ago

A young man's life was cut short in the fall of 1970 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Percy Jackson Jr., a 20-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on November 2nd of that year. The circumstances surrounding his death are not widely available in online sources…

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Windom Durham - Oberlin, Ohio
Death by Force

Windom Durham

Male, age 76 · Oberlin, Ohio
Killed Nov 2, 1962 · 64 years ago

On November 2, 1962, Windom Durham, a 77-year-old resident of Oberlin, Ohio, was found dead in his home at 249 Lincoln Street. The discovery occurred around 1:25 p.m. when a concerned neighbor requested a welfare check due to suspicious circumstances. Upon…

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Thomas R. Majors - Casper, Wyoming
Death by Force

Thomas R. Majors

Male, age 48 · Casper, Wyoming
Killed Nov 2, 1919 · 107 years ago

Thomas R. Majors, a 48-year-old White male from Casper, Wyoming, stepped into the darkness before dawn on November 2, 1919, as Natrona County officers closed in on a cache of bootleg whiskey hidden near Washington Street just north of Second Street in central…

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Patrick J. Hatton - Carroll, Iowa
Death by Force

Patrick J. Hatton

Male, age 38 · Carroll, Iowa
Killed Nov 2, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of November 2, 1909, a dedicated lawman, 38-year-old White / Caucasian male Patrick J. Hatton, who served as the Town Marshal, found his life tragically cut short on a roadway seven miles east of Carroll, Iowa. Alongside a county…

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Alvin G. Miller - Fairbanks, Alaska
Death by Force

Alvin G. Miller

Male, age 37 · Fairbanks, Alaska
Killed Nov 2, 1908 · 118 years ago

On November 2, 1908, in Fairbanks, Alaska, Chief of Police Alvin G. Miller—male, 37 years old, answered a call that began like a disturbance and turned into the city's first line-of-duty death. He and two officers went to the Pioneer Hotel, where a woman had…

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William Holmes - Globe, Arizona
Death by Force

William Holmes

Male · Globe, Arizona
Killed Nov 2, 1889 · 137 years ago

In the autumn of 1889, a journey to transport nine prisoners from Globe, Arizona, to the Yuma Territorial Prison turned tragic for Deputy Sheriff William A. Holmes. A respected figure in Gila County, Holmes was known for his involvement in Democratic politics…

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Glenn Reynolds - Globe, Arizona
Death by Force

Glenn Reynolds

Male, age 35 · Globe, Arizona
Killed Nov 2, 1889 · 137 years ago

In the autumn of 1889, Gila County Sheriff Glenn Reynolds, a 35-year-old White male, was tasked with the dangerous transport of nine prisoners from Globe, Arizona, to the Yuma Territorial Prison. The group of convicts included the infamous Apache Kid and…

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Nicholas Demitro

Male, age 64 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Nov 2, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago, a burst of gunfire on November 2, 2025, ended the life of 64-year-old Nicholas Demitro. The incident, which is being investigated as a homicide, cut short the life of a man remembered by his family. Details…

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Jalin Sanders

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Nov 2, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of November 2, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet in the 4200 block of Bayless Avenue near Affton, an area in St. Louis County. When officers from the Affton Southwest Precinct arrived at the scene around 7:25 p.m., they…

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Kevin Tyrone Phillips

Male, age 43 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina
Killed Nov 2, 2024 · 2 years ago

On November 2, 2024, Kevin Tyrone Phillips, aged 43, passed away in Nashville, North Carolina. Born on August 11, 1981, Kevin was a resident of Nashville at the time of his passing. Funeral services were held on November 16, 2024, at William Toney's Funeral…

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Gilardo Garcia Salinas

Male, age 39 · Taylor-township, Indiana
Killed Nov 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet, rural area of Owen County, Indiana, the life of 39-year-old Gilardo Garcia Salinas was brought to a violent and tragic end. On the evening of Wednesday, November 2, 2022, a distressing 911 call was made from Salinas's home, reporting an active…

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Khalid Al-Jaber

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Nov 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

In Chicago's Jefferson Park on the afternoon of November 2, 2018, Khalid Al-Jaber, a 42-year-old male, arrived on the 4700 block of North Linder during what police described as a domestic incident. At about 1:10 p.m., according to authorities and the Cook…

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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.