Death by Force

Brianna Smith

Female, age 1 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 15, 2010, a tragic house fire occurred in the 100 block of North Yale Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, resulting in the deaths of three people: 61-year-old Deanna Perry, her 20-year-old grandson Charles Climer, and a 7-month-old infant named Brianna…

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Donte Williams

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Donte Williams, aged 23, was shot and killed on October 15, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. His death added to the escalating toll of gun violence that had been plaguing the city during that period. In 2009, Chicago was seeing significant issues related to…

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Ramiro Guevara

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Ramiro Guevara, a 17-year-old male, was shot and killed inside V Live, a nightclub located in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, on October 15, 2009. The shooting took place after Guevara got into an argument with another individual inside the club.…

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Rashaud Sefu Coates

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Rashaud Sefu Coates, a 30-year-old male from Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on October 15, 2009. Born on September 7, 1979, he was known to his loved ones as 'Fu-Fu.' He received his education within the Baltimore City Public School System. Coates was a…

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Dane Searcy

Male, age 25 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the autumn of 2009, the life of 25-year-old Dane Searcy, a Black man, came to a violent end in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the evening of October 15th, police responded to a call from a residence on Red Bay Way, where they found Searcy's body in the backyard. An…

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Tyrina Cornwell

Male, age 20 · Jonesboro, Arkansas

Killed Oct 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the autumn of 2009, a tragedy unfolded in Jonesboro, Arkansas, forever altering the lives of two families. Tyrina Cornwell, a 20-year-old female, lost her life in a violent encounter that also left another person injured. Her death on October 15, 2009, was…

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Alice Gill

Female, age 52 · West Bend, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of October 15, 2009, the quiet of a West Bend, Wisconsin neighborhood was shattered by a violent domestic dispute that ended in a tragic murder-suicide. Alice Gill, a 52-year-old female, was shot and killed by her ex-husband, 50-year-old…

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Deonte Daveece Williams

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Deonte Daveece Williams, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically found shot on the Southeast Side of Chicago on October 15, 2009. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 3:20 a.m., when police responded to a call of gunfire…

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Ervin D Rice

Male, age 29 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the autumn of 2008, the life of Ervin Dwayne Rice Jr., a 29-year-old Navy veteran from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, Rice was killed in an act of violence that has yet to be solved. A member of the Newburg…

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Rashod Payne

Male, age 20 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the autumn of 2008, a young African-American man named Rashod Payne, known to his loved ones as 'Shoddy,' passed away at the age of 22. His death on October 14, 2008, was not the result of a sudden act of violence, but the tragic culmination of a shooting…

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Henry Andrew Mazyck

Male, age 39 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of Henry Andrew Mazyck, a 39-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On Monday, October 15, 2007, Mazyck became a victim of homicide in the 2100 block of Allendale Road. The specific details…

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Anton Mitchell

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Anton Mitchell, a 17-year-old, was shot and killed on October 15, 2007, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred in Southwest Philadelphia, an area struggling with high rates of violent crime during that period. Mitchell was found with fatal…

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Rodnick J. Patterson

Male, age 18 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Oct 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

Rodnick Ja'Quan Patterson, an 18-year-old Black male, was killed in Augusta, Georgia, on October 15, 2005, in a shooting that turned what should have been an ordinary teenage night into tragedy. He was a Westside High School senior, and the loss rippled far…

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David Flood

Male, age 35 · Obetz, Ohio

Killed Oct 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

On October 15, 2004, David Flood, a 35-year-old male, was found lying on the side of the road at 1816 Merline Avenue in Obetz, Ohio. He was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The cause of death was determined to be blunt…

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Christina Massey

Female, age 32 · Burleson, Texas

Killed Oct 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

On October 15, 2004, in Burleson County, Texas, 32-year-old Christina Massey, a white female, was tragically shot and killed by her husband, 33-year-old Charles Edward Carter. Witnesses reported that the couple was engaged in a heated argument when Carter…

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Brenda Erving

Female, age 41 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Oct 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

Brenda Erving, a 41-year-old African-American woman, was found dead on October 15, 2004, in rural Peoria County, Illinois. Her body was discovered facedown on a muddy gravel road, nude except for a single sock. The cause of death was determined to be…

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Russell Edwin Steward

Male, age 44 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

Russell Edwin Steward was 44 years old when he died on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 10555 Mills Ave. His death was ruled a homicide. The Los Angeles Times…

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Daniel Ray Perez

Male, age 17 · Highland, California

Killed Oct 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

Daniel Ray Perez Jr., a 17-year-old from Highland, California, tragically lost his life on October 15, 2003. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and led to a significant investigation. Daniel was found deceased under suspicious…

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Fred Fottler

Male, age 45 · Yavapai, Arizona

Killed Oct 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

Fred Lorraine Fottler Jr. was a 45-year-old man who had been born in 1955 in Concord, New Hampshire, but by the autumn of 2000 his life was tied to the back roads and drug corridors of the American Southwest. In Arizona he became part of a large-scale…

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Kanu Patel

Male, age 28 · Hanover, Maryland

Killed Oct 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the fall of 1998, a 28-year-old man of Indian descent, Kanu Patel, was working the night shift at a Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover, Maryland. His life, full of promise and the pursuit of an American dream, was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of…

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Mukesh Patel

Male, age 35 · Hanover, Maryland

Killed Oct 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the fall of 1998, a chilling event unfolded that ended the life of Mukesh Patel, a 35-year-old man. On October 15th of that year, he was working alongside Kanu Patel when they were subjected to a brutal attack. The assailants not only committed murder but…

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Phillip Dover

Male, age 31 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Oct 15, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the autumn of 1998, a business trip to Atlanta for a Falcons game turned into a tragedy for Phillip Dover, a 31-year-old white male from Gainesville, Georgia. On October 18th, he and two business associates, 51-year-old Ronald Gutkowski and 50-year-old…

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Viola Odell

Female, age 68 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the fall of 1997, the vibrant life of Viola Odell, a 68-year-old Caucasian female, was brought to a tragic and violent end in her Las Vegas, Nevada home. A retired Air Force senior master sergeant, Odell was a formidable figure, standing nearly six feet…

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Paul Wayne Matthews

Male, age 43 · Whitefish, Montana

Killed Oct 15, 1995 · 31 years ago

Paul Wayne Matthews, a 43-year-old White male, was found dead on October 15, 1995, in a camp outside Whitefish, Montana—a place where drifters gathered near the tracks, cooking over small fires and trading stories about the next freight heading out. The…

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Kevin S Proctor

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 15, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 15, 1994, the sounds of gunshots shattered the predawn quiet at the intersection of Riggs Road and Oglethorpe Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. When police arrived at the scene around 12:49 a.m., they discovered a man…

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Denise Amburg

Female, age 28 · Watkins-glen, New York

Killed Oct 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

Denise M. Van Amburg, a 28-year-old woman, was working in the Support Collection Unit of the Schuyler County Department of Social Services in Watkins Glen, New York, on October 15, 1992, when a long-simmering grievance walked in the door with a gun. The…

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Florence Pike

Female, age 60 · Watkins-glen, New York

Killed Oct 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

Florence Pike, 60, was at work in Watkins Glen, New York, on the morning of October 15, 1992, doing the kind of public-facing job that rarely makes headlines until something goes terribly wrong. Inside the Schuyler County Department of Social Services, she…

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Nancy Wheeler

Female, age 48 · Watkins-glen, New York

Killed Oct 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the fall of 1992, a tragedy unfolded in the small village of Watkins Glen, New York, forever marking the community. On an otherwise ordinary Thursday morning in October, Nancy J. Wheeler, a 48-year-old resident of the neighboring Montour Falls, was at her…

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Phyllis Caslin

Female, age 54 · Watkins-glen, New York

Killed Oct 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

Phyllis Caslin, 54, a woman, was at work in the Schuyler County Department of Social Services’ Support Collection Unit in Watkins Glen, New York, on the morning of October 15, 1992, when the routine pressure of child-support enforcement turned suddenly…

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Miquel Mora

Male, age 54 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 15, 1990 · 36 years ago

On October 15, 1990, Miquel Mora, a 54-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was the victim of a homicide that remains unsolved to this day. The incident took place in Franklin County, and Miquel Mora was found dead under circumstances that have yet to be…

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Acie Worthy

Male, age 68 · Mccalla, Alabama

Killed Oct 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the evening of October 15, 1989, a 68-year-old Caucasian male named Acie Clifford Worthy and his wife, Carolyn, returned to their McCalla, Alabama, home after a Sunday church service where Mrs. Worthy was the choir director. The couple was ambushed in…

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Carolyn Worthy

Female, age 55 · Mccalla, Alabama

Killed Oct 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of McCalla, Alabama, the stillness of a Sunday evening in the fall of 1989 was shattered by an act of violence that remains a mystery decades later. Carolyn Worthy, a 55-year-old Caucasian female, and her husband, Acie Clifford…

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Carrie Walker

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

Carrie Walker, an 85-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, was found tragically murdered at her home on October 15, 1987. The incident occurred at her residence located at 641 Oakwood Avenue in Franklin County. Carrie Walker suffered fatal knife wounds, and the…

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Stefanie Stroh

Female, age 20 · Elko County, Nevada

Killed Oct 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

On October 15, 1987, a 20-year-old Caucasian female named Stefanie Kelly Stroh, a student at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, vanished while hitchhiking across the United States. She had taken a year off from her studies to travel, a journey that had already…

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Franklin Dimitrios Shoofey

Male, age 44 · Montreal, Quebec

Killed Oct 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

Franklin Dimitrios Shoofey, a 44-year-old man born in Montreal to Lebanese Christian immigrant parents, had become one of the city’s most prominent criminal-defense lawyers by the time he was killed on October 15, 1985. Known professionally as Frank Shoofey…

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Robert Whittington Klein

Male, age 39 · Windamere, Arkansas

Killed Oct 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the late hours of October 15, 1984, a sense of unease settled over the quiet community of Windamere, Arkansas. Corporal Robert 'Robbie' Whittington Klein, a 39-year-old male serving with the Arkansas State Police, was on duty, unaware that his life was…

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Henry Liu

Male, age 51 · Daly-city, California

Killed Oct 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

Henry Liu, also known by his pen name Chiang Nan, was a Taiwanese-American writer and journalist who was assassinated on October 15, 1984, in the garage of his home in Daly City, California. Liu was a vocal critic of the Kuomintang (KMT), the ruling party of…

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Anne Alderson

Female, age 26 · Mill-valley, California

Killed Oct 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

On October 13, 1980, 26-year-old Anne Evelyn Alderson, an avid runner and former Peace Corps volunteer in Bogotá, Colombia, was tragically murdered near the Cushing Memorial Amphitheater in Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin County, California. Her body was…

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Elwood E. Groff

Male, age 56 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Oct 15, 1979 · 47 years ago

Elwood E. Groff, a 56-year-old white male, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office in San Antonio, Texas. On the night of October 15, 1979, Groff was working off-duty as a security officer at the apartment complex where he lived on…

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David Earle Bailey

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

David Earle Bailey, a 21-year-old police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, tragically lost his life on October 21, 1977, succumbing to gunshot wounds sustained six days earlier. On October 15, 1977, while off duty, Officer Bailey was involved in…

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Louise Henderson

Female · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Oct 15, 1967 · 59 years ago

On a quiet street in Wichita, Kansas, a horrific scene was discovered on October 15, 1967, that would leave the community in shock for decades to come. Inside their home at 1104 N. Chautauqua, Louise Henderson, a female, and her husband, James, were found…

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James Henderson

Male, age 26 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Oct 15, 1967 · 59 years ago

On a quiet street in Wichita, Kansas, the morning of October 15, 1967, brought a horrifying discovery that would leave the community shaken for decades to come. Inside their home at 1104 N. Chautauqua, 26-year-old James Henderson and his wife, Louise, were…

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James Donegan

Male, age 38 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 15, 1964 · 62 years ago

On a tragic night in Brooklyn, New York, the lives of two detectives were cut short in a violent encounter. Detective James Donegan, a 38-year-old male and a 14-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, along with his partner, Detective Salvatore…

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Salvatore Potenza

Male, age 35 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 15, 1964 · 62 years ago

On a fateful night in Brooklyn, New York, the life of 35-year-old Detective Salvatore Potenza was cut short in a violent encounter. On October 15, 1964, Detective Potenza and his partner, Detective James A. Donegan, were responding to a domestic violence…

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Nancy Webb

Female, age 21 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 15, 1962 · 64 years ago

I am unable to provide a synopsis for the death of Nancy Webb, age 21, in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 15, 1962. A thorough search of online sources, including historical news archives and cold case databases, did not yield any information about a…

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Clyde Appling

Male, age 28 · Northport, Alabama

Killed Oct 15, 1935 · 91 years ago

In the autumn of 1935, the community of Northport, Alabama, was rocked by the violent death of one of its own law enforcement officers. Clyde Appling, a 28-year-old male officer with the Northport Police Department, was shot and killed on Tuesday, October 15…

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Jacob Orgen

Male, age 34 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Oct 15, 1927 · 99 years ago

On the evening of October 15, 1927, Jacob 'Little Augie' Orgen, a notable Jewish-American figure in New York's underworld, met a violent end on the streets of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Orgen, a 34-year-old man known for his involvement in bootlegging and…

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T. L. Fuller

Male · Orange, Texas

Killed Oct 15, 1900 · 126 years ago

T. L. Fuller, a Texas Ranger, was tragically shot and killed on October 15, 1900, in a barber shop in Orange, Texas. Fuller was the last member of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers to be killed in the line of duty. The shooter, Tom Poole, was…

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