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Syed Blackwell

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in October 2009, tragedy struck in West Philadelphia, forever altering the lives of those who knew Syed Blackwell. The 29-year-old man, a resident of the neighborhood, was found on the 5600 block of Arch Street, just a…

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Ana Ramirez Lupoe

Female, age 43 · Wilmington, California

Killed Oct 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Ana Ramirez Lupoe, aged 43, tragically died on January 27, 2009, in Wilmington, California. The incident was a result of a murder-suicide orchestrated by her husband, Ervin Antonio Lupoe. The couple, both employed as hospital technicians at Kaiser Permanente…

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Benjamin Ryan Lupoe

Male, age 2 · Wilmington, California

Killed Oct 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Benjamin Ryan Lupoe, a 2-year-old boy from Wilmington, California, tragically lost his life on January 27, 2009. The incident was part of a devastating murder-suicide orchestrated by his father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe. Ervin, who had recently been laid off from…

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Brittney Nicole Lupoe

Female, age 8 · Wilmington, California

Killed Oct 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Brittney Nicole Lupoe, an 8-year-old girl from Wilmington, California, tragically lost her life on January 27, 2009. The incident occurred at her family's home on McFarland Avenue, where her father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe, fatally shot Brittney, her mother Ana…

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Christian De Shawn Lupoe

Male, age 2 · Wilmington, California

Killed Oct 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Christian De Shawn Lupoe, a 2-year-old child, tragically lost his life on January 27, 2009, in Wilmington, California. The incident was part of a devastating murder-suicide orchestrated by his father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe. Ervin, who had recently been laid off…

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Jassely Lizbeth Lupoe

Female, age 5 · Wilmington, California

Killed Oct 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jassely Lizbeth Lupoe, a 5-year-old girl from Wilmington, California, tragically lost her life on January 27, 2009. The incident occurred at her family's home on McFarland Avenue, where her father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe, fatally shot Jassely, her siblings, and…

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Jaszmin Lupoe

Female, age 5 · Wilmington, California

Killed Oct 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jaszmin Lupoe, a five-year-old girl from Wilmington, California, tragically lost her life on January 27, 2009, in a horrific incident that shocked the community. The young girl was one of five children killed by their father, Ervin Lupoe, in a murder-suicide…

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Hung Pham

Male, age 46 · San Francisco, California

Found Oct 13, 2008 · 18 years ago

Hung Pham, age 46, was killed in a shooting incident in San Francisco's Sunset District on October 13, 2008. The incident occurred as Pham sat in his car, and his death was ruled a homicide. San Francisco police quickly initiated an investigation, but despite…

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Christopher Sodaro

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 13, 2008 · 18 years ago

Christopher Sodaro, a 17-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on October 13, 2008. The incident occurred in the South Lawndale neighborhood, where he was fatally injured under circumstances that remain unclear. Reports indicate that…

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Jonathan C Mcinnis

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 13, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 13, 2008, Jonathan C. McInnis, age 28, was killed in a shooting in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was one of many homicides that occurred in the city that year, as Chicago experienced a persistently high level of violent crime, particularly in…

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Antwann Jackson

Male, age 21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 13, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a sunny afternoon in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 14, 2008, the sound of a barrage of automatic gunfire shattered the peace. When the shooting stopped, 21-year-old Antwann Jackson of Penn Hills lay bleeding on the sidewalk in the 7100…

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Randall Lawrence Hayes

Male, age 30 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, a life was abruptly cut short on a street in Nashville, Tennessee. On the evening of Saturday, October 13th, 30-year-old Randall Lawrence Hayes was walking on Lischey Avenue, near the intersection of Vaughn Street. It was around 5:30…

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Prestigious Allen

Female, age 18 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Oct 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

Prestigious Finesse Boston Allen, an 18-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on October 13, 2007. She had a difficult childhood, described as being a ward of the state, and was remembered as a loving mother and friend who deserved a…

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Grady Tatum

Male, age 52 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

On October 13, 2007, Grady Tatum, aged 52, was found dead in Houston, Texas, in an incident that the authorities quickly deemed a homicide. The investigation into Tatum's death was carried out by the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division, which is…

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Thelonious Anthony Dukes Sr.

Male, age 47 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

Thelonious Anthony Dukes Sr., a 47-year-old male, was at his New Orleans home on October 13, 2007, working on his motorcycle in the driveway when he was ambushed by several armed individuals. The assailants forced Dukes, an off-duty police officer, into his…

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Elegant B. McGriff

Female, age 24 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

Elegant Beayonka McGriff, a 24-year-old Black/African American female, died suddenly on October 13, 2007, after she was shot and found in Chester, Pennsylvania. Her obituary identified her as the daughter of George “Elisha” Word and the late Kelly…

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Jeanea Irvin

Female, age 32 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the fall of 2007, the life of 32-year-old Jeanea S. Irvin was tragically cut short in a violent series of events that spanned from Chester, Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia. On the evening of Saturday, October 13, 2007, Irvin and another woman, Elegant…

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Montez McKelton

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Oct 13, 2005 · 21 years ago

On October 13, 2005, Montez McKelton, a 29-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was fatally shot at 882 Buena Vista in Hamilton County. According to reports, McKelton was shot outside of a residence in what has been described as a targeted attack. The…

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Regan Wheeler

Male, age 54 · Dallas, Georgia

Killed Oct 13, 2005 · 21 years ago

Regan Douglas Wheeler, a 54-year-old White/Caucasian man, was killed at his home in Dallas, Georgia, on October 13, 2005. That morning, Wheeler had traveled to Rome, Georgia, where he regularly helped care for his mother and the family’s approximately 40-acre…

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Shawn Miller

Male, age 30 · Stratford, Connecticut

Killed Oct 13, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a tragic autumn night in 2003, the life of Shawn Miller, a 30-year-old Black or African American male, was cut short by a sudden act of violence at his Stratford, Connecticut home. Just before midnight on October 13th, a knock came at the back door of his…

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Devyn Murphy

Male, age 16 · Wareham, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 13, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a crisp autumn night in 2002, 16-year-old Devyn Murphy, a Caucasian male, attended a house party on Weaver Street in Wareham, Massachusetts. A junior at Sandwich High School, he was known for his Irish charm and a compassionate nature that drew people to…

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Josh Ayala

Male, age 19 · San Diego, California

Found Oct 13, 2000 · 26 years ago

Joshua David Ayala, aged 19, was killed on October 13, 2000, in San Diego, California. The incident occurred in front of an apartment building at 3030 30th Street while Ayala was talking with friends. According to the San Diego Police Department, Ayala was…

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Jesse Esparza

Male, age 27 · Victorville, California

Killed Oct 13, 1999 · 27 years ago

On October 13, 1999, Jesse Esparza, a 27-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed at his residence in the Spring Valley Lake community of Victorville, California. At the time, he was at home caring for his three young children. The incident…

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Terrence Norris

Male, age 28 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Oct 13, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of October 13, 1999, the quiet of a North Portland neighborhood was broken by the sound of gunfire. Worried residents in the 6200 block of N. Kerby Avenue called 911 around 4 a.m. to report the shots. When Portland Police Officers…

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Joseph Brown

Male, age 16 · Kenner, Louisiana

Killed Oct 13, 1999 · 27 years ago

Joseph Brown, a 16-year-old male from Kenner, Louisiana, vanished into an October night in the late 1990s, one more teenager moving through familiar streets until he wasn’t there anymore. In the days that followed, the worry that clung to friends and family…

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Lee Hannum

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

On October 13, 1998, Lee Hannum, a 35-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was found shot and killed. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the case has remained unsolved for over two decades. The Dayton Police Department investigated the case, but no…

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Connie LaFontaine Ellis

Female, age 34 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Oct 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

On October 13, 1998, the body of a 35-year-old Caucasian woman, Connie LaFontaine Ellis, was discovered discarded in a ditch in Tacoma, Washington. An investigation revealed she had been shot once in the head, and her head was covered with three plastic bags.…

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Oliver LeBanks

Male, age 27 · Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Killed Oct 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the fall of 1998, the life of 27-year-old Oliver LeBanks came to a brutal and tragic end in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. His body was discovered in Metairie in October of that year, the cause of death determined to be asphyxiation. LeBanks became one of…

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Robert Hannah

Male, age 61 · Columbus, Mississippi

Killed Oct 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

Robert Hannah was a 61-year-old man and retired hospital cafeteria worker who lived alone in a quiet neighborhood in north Columbus, Mississippi. On an October evening in 1998, the calm of that routine life was broken when a fire at his home drew first…

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Benny Jones Jr

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 13, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the autumn of 1997, the life of Benny G. Jones Jr. was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On the evening of Monday, October 13th, his body was discovered at 1600 Island Home Avenue. The circumstances surrounding his death were immediately…

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Joel Kirkpatrick

Male, age 10 · Lawrenceville, Illinois

Killed Oct 13, 1997 · 29 years ago

Joel Kirkpatrick, a 10-year-old white male, was tragically murdered in the early hours of October 13, 1997, in Lawrenceville, Illinois. At the time, he was staying with his mother, Julie Rea, a Ph.D. student at Indiana University. Joel was described as an…

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Stephanie Mahaney

Female, age 13 · Springfield, Michigan

Killed Oct 13, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the autumn of 1997, a profound sense of unease settled over Springfield, Missouri, following the disappearance of 13-year-old Stephanie Mahaney. The young white female was last seen on October 15, 1997, having vanished from her family's apartment, sparking…

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Cecil McMinn

Male, age 31 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Oct 13, 1995 · 31 years ago

Cecil "Pat" McMinn, age 31, was murdered on October 13, 1995, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was last seen leaving his home to head to his overnight shift at the Kings Road Post Office. Tragically, he never arrived at work. The following morning, McMinn was…

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Carron D. Kilpatrick

Female, age 32 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 13, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the autumn of 1994, the life of 32-year-old Carron D. Kilpatrick, a mother of five, came to a brutal and tragic end in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On October 13, her body was discovered, discarded in a trash cart in an alley. An investigation revealed that she…

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Dantrell Davis

Male, age 7 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 13, 1992 · 34 years ago

Dantrell Davis, a 7-year-old African-American boy, was tragically killed on October 13, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois. He was walking to Jenner Elementary School with his mother, Annette Freeman, when he was struck by a bullet fired by Anthony Garrett, a member…

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Sheri R Herr

Female, age 18 · Warren, Indiana

Killed Oct 13, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the quiet, rural town of Warren, Indiana, the life of 18-year-old Sheri R. Herr, a white female, was cut tragically short on a Friday in the fall of 1989. On the morning of October 13th, Sheri, a student at Indiana Vocational Technical College with…

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Teresa Cash

Female, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 13, 1987 · 39 years ago

Teresa Angela Cash, a 23-year-old African-American woman from Washington, DC, was killed on Tuesday, October 13, 1987, when she was stabbed to death inside a house in the 3400 block of 23rd Street SE. Police and later public records place her death firmly on…

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Cinde Kemple-Buchner

Female, age 28 · Boone County, Missouri

Killed Oct 13, 1987 · 39 years ago

On the evening of October 13, 1987, authorities in Boone County, Missouri, were called to a residence located on I-70 Drive Northeast, situated just east of Route Z. Inside the home, they discovered the lifeless body of 28-year-old Cinde Kemple-Buchner. The…

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Timothy Simpson

Null · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 13, 1987 · 39 years ago

On October 13, 1987, Timothy Simpson, aged 27, was killed during a robbery in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at 1186 St. Clair Avenue, and Simpson was transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound. Despite medical efforts…

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Beverly Polchies

Female, age 25 · Milford, Maine

Killed Oct 13, 1984 · 42 years ago

On the evening of October 13, 1984, Beverly Polchies, a 25-year-old female from the Woodstock First Nation in New Brunswick, Canada, found herself in Old Town, Maine. She had traveled to the area with her boyfriend and another couple. An encounter with the…

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Charles Uffelman

Male, age 46 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 13, 1978 · 48 years ago

Charles Uffelman, a 46-year-old off-duty Philadelphia police officer, was found dead on the sidewalk of Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia on October 13, 1978. His body was discovered with signs of trauma, and his blood alcohol content was determined to be. 18.…

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Shirley Brickley

Female, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 13, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a tragic day in Philadelphia, the music world lost a talented voice. Shirley Brickley, a 32-year-old Black female, was a founding member of the popular R&B group The Orlons. The group, formed in the early 1960s while the members were still in high school…

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Lawrence Wright

Male, age 55 · Santa Cruz, California

Killed Oct 13, 1972 · 54 years ago

On October 13, 1972, Lawrence 'Whitey' White, a 55-year-old white male transient originally from Oklahoma, was found murdered off Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. White had been released from a local jail earlier that day and was walking…

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Frank Fletcher

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 13, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 13, 1970, a grim discovery was made in the residence above Fletcher's Bar at 612 E. Easton Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Frank Fletcher, a male, was found deceased by his common-law wife at approximately 1:00 a.m. He had…

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Marianne Weaver

Female, age 18 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 13, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the autumn of 1970, the life of 18-year-old Marianne Weaver was tragically cut short in a crime that continues to haunt the city of Denver. On October 13th, the young woman was found murdered in her friend's apartment, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound.…

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Hugh Tully

Male, age 37 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 13, 1913 · 113 years ago

In the annals of Birmingham, Alabama's history, the name of Detective Hugh Tully is etched in tragedy. The lawman's life was cut short on October 13, 1913, when he was killed in the line of duty. His death was the result of gun violence, a stark reminder of…

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Bobby Allen Stilwell

Male, age 42 · Braxton County, West Virginia

Killed Oct 13, 2026 · this year

A hunting trip in the forests of central West Virginia ended in tragedy, taking the life of Bobby Allen Stilwell, a 42-year-old man from the small community of Strange Creek. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in a rural area…

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Daniel Ariel Rosales

Male, age 17 · Plano, Texas

Killed Oct 13, 2026 · this year

Daniel Ariel Rosales, a 17-year-old known to some as Danny, was a young man who gave haircuts out of a garage in his Plano, Texas, neighborhood. On a gun violence memorial page, friends remembered him with love, leaving messages like, “I MISS U SO MUCH…

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