Death by Force

Diana Richardson

Female, age 48 · St. Augustine, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 1995 · 31 years ago

Diana Richardson, a 47-year-old Caucasian woman originally from California, was last seen on October 11, 1995, in the vicinity of Chapin Street in St. Augustine, Florida. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing blue jeans, a light-colored shirt, and…

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Bruce Thao

Male, age 18 · St Paul, Minnesota

Killed Oct 12, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in St. Paul, Minnesota, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short. On October 12, 1993, 18-year-old Bruce Teng Thao and his friend, 19-year-old Kai Lor, were found shot to death. Both Thao, a Hmong male, and Lor suffered from…

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Kai Lor

Male, age 19 · St Paul, Minnesota

Killed Oct 12, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the fall of 1993, the life of 19-year-old Kai Lor, a Hmong male, came to a violent and abrupt end in St. Paul, Minnesota. On the evening of October 12th, Lor, along with two companions, was involved in an attempted robbery at the Hampden Food Cooperative.…

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Calvin Thomas

Male, age 30 · Boynton Beach, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

On October 12, 1992, 30-year-old Calvin Thomas was murdered while driving his friend home from the Paradise Club in Delray Beach, Florida. The incident occurred in Boynton Beach, where Calvin was behind the wheel of his 1981 Cadillac when he was attacked. The…

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Oscar Daniel Leon

Male, age 16 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Oct 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Tucson, Arizona, the life of 16-year-old Oscar Daniel Leon was cut short. On October 12, 1992, shortly after the school day had ended, the Desert View High School student was fatally shot in the school's parking lot. The young man…

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Wade Humes

Male, age 45 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the crisp autumn of 1992, the life of Wade Humes, a 45-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. On October 12th, Humes became the victim of a homicide, a violent end to a life that has since been shrouded in the mists of an unsolved…

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James Simmons

Male, age 29 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a horrific act of violence unfolded in Charleston, South Carolina, forever altering the lives of many and sending shockwaves across the nation. On the evening of June 17th, a Bible study was being held at the historic Emanuel African…

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Joey Mans

Male, age 26 · Riverside-county, California

Killed Oct 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

Joey Mans, aged 26, tragically lost his life on October 12, 1992, in Riverside County, California. His death was part of a violent crime spree that shook the region. Joey Mans and his best friend, Timothy Kipp Jones, were discovered by a routine helicopter…

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Timothy Kipp Jones

Male, age 24 · Riverside-county, California

Killed Oct 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

Timothy Kipp Jones, aged 24, was tragically killed on October 12, 1992, in Riverside County, California. His death was part of a violent crime spree that terrorized the region during the fall of 1992. Jones, along with his best friend Joey Mans, was found…

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Jerry Vernon Beach

Male, age 57 · Oak-city, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 1992 · 34 years ago

Jerry Vernon Beach, a 57-year-old Korean War veteran and Sheriff of Martin County, North Carolina, was tragically shot and killed on October 12, 1992, in Oak City, NC. Sheriff Beach responded to an officer needs assistance call at a bank where the Oak City…

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Alfred William Terrinoni

Male, age 38 · Coral-gables, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 1989 · 37 years ago

Alfred William Terrinoni, a 38-year-old police officer with the Coral Gables Police Department, tragically lost his life on October 12, 1980, not 1989, while working an off-duty security job at a local restaurant. On that fateful night, Terrinoni was…

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Robert Miller

Male · Danville, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 1987 · 39 years ago

Correctional Officer Robert F. Miller, a senior officer at the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, tragically lost his life on October 12, 1987, in Danville, Pennsylvania. Officer Miller was shot and killed while escorting an inmate from Geisinger…

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Ronald Russell

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 1985 · 41 years ago

On October 12, 1985, Ronald Russell, age 46, was found dead at 1160 Ann Street in Columbus, Ohio. He had suffered multiple stab wounds to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Columbus Police Department conducted an investigation, but the case…

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Betty Monroe

Female, age 28 · Boyd, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 1985 · 41 years ago

Betty Jo Monroe, a 28-year-old woman from Boyd, Texas, was tragically murdered on October 12, 1985. Monroe, who had been living in Amarillo, was known to travel with a motorcycle gang under the name Betty Jo Montana. On the night of her death, she encountered…

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Anthony Sanders

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 1983 · 43 years ago

On October 12, 1983, Anthony Sanders, a 21-year-old male, was found dead in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. The details of the homicide remain unclear, and no suspects have been publicly identified since the incident. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation…

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Donna Jean Awcock

Female, age 17 · London, Ontario

Killed Oct 12, 1983 · 43 years ago

Donna Jean Awcock was a 17-year-old female living with her family in northeast London, Ontario, when an ordinary babysitting job ended in a murder that has remained unsolved for more than four decades. On the night of October 12, 1983, she went to babysit…

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Richard Burke

Male, age 48 · Starke, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 1980 · 46 years ago

Richard James Burke, a 48-year-old correctional officer at the Florida State Prison in Starke, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 12, 1980. Burke, who had served in the role for only four months, was escorting death row inmates from their cells to…

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Kent Wheeler

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

Kent Lyle Wheeler, aged 22, was tragically killed on October 12, 1979, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was found in his car at the intersection of Noble and Washington, where he succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound. The Columbus Police Department responded to the…

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Khaled Daoud

Male · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 12, 1979 · 47 years ago

On October 12, 1979, a male used car dealer named Khaled Daoud, also known as Khaled Fahd Darwish Daoud, met a violent end in Brooklyn, New York. His death was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution carried out by members of the infamous…

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Norma Jackson

Female, age 43 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 12, 1978, the life of Norma Lanyon Jackson, a 43-year-old single mother of three, was tragically cut short. Jackson was working her overnight shift as a clerk at the Cabana Inn, located at 407 North Main Street in…

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Marlene Voris

Female, age 18 · La-honda, California

Killed Oct 12, 1973 · 53 years ago

Marlene Voris, an 18-year-old from La Honda, California, died on October 12, 1973. Her death was initially ruled a suicide, as she was found with a gunshot wound and seven suicide notes at the scene. The circumstances surrounding her death were controversial…

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Frank Tummillo

Male, age 25 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Oct 12, 1972 · 54 years ago

On the evening of October 12, 1972, a 25-year-old male federal agent named Frank Tummillo was killed during an undercover drug operation in a hotel on Manhattan's West Side. Tummillo, a Special Agent for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, was in the…

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Mary Eno Pinchot Meyer

Female, age 43 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 12, 1964 · 62 years ago

On the crisp autumn day of October 12, 1964, Mary Eno Pinchot Meyer, a 43-year-old white female artist and prominent Washington, D.C. socialite, left her Georgetown home for her customary midday walk along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal towpath. The peaceful…

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Frank Greene

Male, age 44 · Coronada, California

Killed Oct 12, 1954 · 72 years ago

Lieutenant Frank S. Greene, a dedicated officer of the Coronado Police Department in California, tragically lost his life on October 12, 1954, at the age of 44. Greene was performing his duties when he made a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle occupied by…

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Michael Mike Bookie

Male, age 40 · Camp-elgin, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 1944 · 82 years ago

Michael "Mike" Bookie, a 40-year-old white male, died on October 12, 1944, at Camp Eglin, Florida. Bookie, who was born on September 12, 1904, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a notable U.S. soccer midfielder and a member of the U.S. team at the 1930 FIFA…

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Howard Oursler

Male, age 58 · Stillwell, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 12, 1932 · 94 years ago

In the rugged hills of eastern Oklahoma, the life of Prohibition Agent Howard Brooke Oursler came to a violent end on a fateful day in October of 1932. A dedicated officer of the Bureau of Prohibition, Howard was a man committed to upholding the law of the…

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Edwin Gilbert

Male, age 37 · Ely, Nevada

Killed Oct 12, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the fall of 1907, a 37-year-old White male named Edwin M. Gilbert served as a Constable in Ely, Nevada. His life was cut short on the evening of Saturday, October 12, when he responded to a dispute in the town's red-light district. The conflict involved a…

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Edward Peter Barrett

Male, age 50 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 1907 · 119 years ago

Edward Peter Barrett, a 50-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 1907, in Peoria, Illinois. Barrett, who served as a patrolman with the Peoria Police Department, was responding to a burglary on N.E. Perry Avenue. The burglary involved…

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Christopher Greer

Male, age 33 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Christopher Greer was a 33-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio, remembered by his family as a cherished son and brother. His life was abruptly and tragically ended in the predawn hours of Monday, October 12, 2026, leaving his loved ones to face an unimaginable…

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Lanell Riley

Male, age 35 · Dyer, Indiana

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On Sunday, October 12, 2025, authorities in Dyer, Indiana, responded to a distress call regarding a violent domestic disturbance at a residence in the quiet suburban neighborhood. The incident, which unfolded on Beall Street, resulted in the fatal shooting of…

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Jeffrey Michael Guida

Male, age 40 · Sherrills-ford, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 12, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, resulting in the death of 40-year-old Jeffrey Michael Guida. The event occurred around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Island Point Road and North View Harbour Drive, where Guida…

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James Ward

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 10, 2024, the streets of Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood were shattered by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 4:28 a.m., police responded to reports of a shooting on the 3900 block of Kensington Avenue. Upon…

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Jing Li

Female, age 37 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Oct 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 12, 2024, Jing Li, 37, of San Bernardino, California, was tragically murdered alongside her husband, Kuanlun Wang, also 37. The couple's deaths are linked to a financial dispute with Wang's business associate, 30-year-old Huangting Gong from…

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John Garcia

Male, age 35 · El-monte, California

Killed Oct 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 12, 2024, at approximately 12:09 a.m., John Garcia, a 35-year-old resident of El Monte, California, was fatally shot at the Silver Dollar Saloon, a sports bar located on the 10700 block of Lower Azusa Road. El Monte Police Department officers…

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Russell J. Teuschler

Male, age 74 · Mount-hope, New York

Killed Oct 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

In what became a tragic turn of events, Russell J. Teuschler, a male from the Hudson Valley area, died by suicide as law enforcement officers were attempting to intervene. The incident occurred in Orange County, where state police were present and actively…

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Jacquine Clark

Male, age 20 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 12, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jacquine “Jaqine” Clark, a 20-year-old man from New Orleans, Louisiana, died on October 12, 2022. That Wednesday night, in the Behrman area of Algiers, police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Southlawn Boulevard after reports of gunfire. Investigators…

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Trevon Bell

Male, age 18 · Robinsonville, Mississippi

Killed Oct 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the fall of 2020, the community of Robinsonville, Mississippi, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of 18-year-old Trevon Bell. On October 12, 2020, the young man was shot and killed at the Kirby Estates Apartments, an event that highlighted the…

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Stanley Brown

Male, age 57 · Graniteville, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Graniteville, South Carolina, the autumn of 2020 was marked by a tragedy that left a family grieving and a community seeking answers. On October 12th, the life of 57-year-old Stanley B. Brown was cut short in his own home on Breezy…

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Derald Bernard Loadholt

Male, age 41 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

Derald Bernard Loadholt, a 41-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Loadholt was shot near 7827 S. Western Ave. in the Manchester Square neighborhood. The incident was recorded by video surveillance…

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Allen Williams

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a violent October night in 2020, a month that would go down as one of the deadliest in Philadelphia's recent history, 31-year-old Allen Williams lost his life. The shooting occurred on October 12th in the 3000 block of Percy Street. The city was…

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Brandon Mullins

Female, age 32 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 12, 2020 · 6 years ago

A tragic story unfolded in Nashville, Tennessee, leading to the death of Brandon Mullins, a 39-year-old Caucasian man. The events that culminated in his untimely passing began to draw public attention following a police investigation into a body discovered in…

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Larry Junior Williams

Male, age 39 · Candor, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Larry Junior Williams, a 39-year-old African American male, died on October 12, 2019, in Candor, North Carolina. His death was a significant event in the community, leading to various investigations and legal proceedings. Larry's death was initially reported…

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Angelo Watson

Male, age 36 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the autumn of 2018, the life of Angelo Watson, a 36-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Henrico, Virginia. On October 12th of that year, his body was discovered, and the circumstances immediately pointed towards a violent end. Investigators with the…

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Sheldon Lamounte Harrison

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sheldon Lamounte Harrison, a 29-year-old man from Long Beach, California, was fatally shot on October 12, 2018, in the 9300 block of South Vermont Avenue in Westmont, Los Angeles. According to Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators, Harrison had just…

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Reyna Villa

Female, age 39 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Oct 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic event on October 12, 2015, Reyna Villa, a 38-year-old Hispanic female, lost her life in Hartford, Connecticut. The incident unfolded around 12:50 p.m. inside a third-floor apartment located at 1020 Broad Street. Authorities who arrived at the…

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Horace Jones

Male, age 45 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the fall of 2015, the life of Horace Jones Jr., a 45-year-old male attorney from Rock Hill, South Carolina, came to a tragic end under a cloud of serious legal troubles. On Monday, October 12, 2015, a day he was scheduled to appear in a Jasper County…

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Michael Northcote

Male, age 34 · Bethel, New York

Killed Oct 12, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of October 12, 2015, the quiet of Swan Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, was shattered by a 911 call reporting a person had been shot. When Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the residence at 177 Cohen and Cohen Road, they…

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Zoungo Sou-Oud

Male, age 34 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Oct 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon, October 12, 2014, Zoungo Sou-Oud, a 34-year-old Asian man, was at his job at a car wash in Newark's West Ward. His life was unexpectedly cut short when a gunfight broke out near his workplace. Sou-Oud was not involved in the altercation…

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