Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
298 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

On This Date

Deaths by Force on October 17

663 open cases in our database happened on October 17. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (489)

Luis Kawa - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Luis Kawa

Male, age 34 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Luis Kawa, a 34-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from Birmingham, was killed on October 17, 2015, in a case that has lingered in public records more as a quiet absence than a fully told story. The clearest online entries place his killing on Bessemer Road in…

View case
Kelavin Weaver - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Kelavin Weaver

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the evening hours of a Saturday in East Baltimore, 32-year-old Kelavin Weaver was fatally shot in what police believe was a targeted attack. The incident occurred at approximately 7:20 p.m. on October 17, 2015, in the 1200 block of North Decker Street.…

View case
Kenneth Mitchell - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Kenneth Mitchell

Male, age 19 · Durham, North Carolina
Found Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kenneth Mitchell, 19, was shot and killed on October 17, 2015, in Durham, North Carolina. Mitchell’s body was discovered by police after they responded to a call in a residential area. Investigations revealed that he had suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.…

View case
Ronnie Newby - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Ronnie Newby

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ronnie Newby, aged 30, was shot and killed on October 17, 2015, in Philadelphia. The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. on the 5100 block of North Camac Street. Philadelphia police officers responded to reports of a shooting and found Ronnie lying…

View case
Devin Green - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Devin Green

Male, age 39 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Devin Tywaun Green, a 39-year-old Black man from Nashville, Tennessee, was drawn into violence on an ordinary Saturday afternoon that would not let go of him for months. On October 17, 2015, as he drove a Cadillac Escalade toward the southbound entrance ramp…

View case
Muhammed Abu-Bakr - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Muhammed Abu-Bakr

Male, age 57 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a fall day in Richmond, Virginia, the life of Muhammed Abu-Bakr, a male, was tragically cut short. On October 17, 2015, in the 300 block of Hunt Avenue, he was the victim of a homicide. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an investigation by…

View case
Mindarrious Hannah - Bessemer, Alabama
Death by Force

Mindarrious Hannah

Male, age 16 · Bessemer, Alabama
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Mindarrious Hannah, 16, a Black male, was a teenager from Bessemer, Alabama, still in the part of life where the days can feel long and the future feels like something you can count on. But on October 17, 2015, that promise was cut short in the most brutal…

View case
Michael Fisher - Lebanon, Kentucky
Death by Force

Michael Fisher

Male, age 39 · Lebanon, Kentucky
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of an autumn morning in Lebanon, Kentucky, a domestic disturbance call to 911 unraveled a tragedy that would end a man's life and leave a community in search of answers. On October 17, 2015, 39-year-old Michael Fisher, a male resident of…

View case
Rebecca Mae Hamilton - Beggs, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Rebecca Mae Hamilton

Male, age 62 · Beggs, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Beggs, Oklahoma, the life of 62-year-old Rebecca Mae Hamilton, known to her friends and family as Becky, was tragically cut short on the evening of October 17, 2015. Authorities believe that Hamilton was shot and killed when she…

View case
Tiffany Gregory Brown - Yazoo-city, Mississippi
Death by Force

Tiffany Gregory Brown

Female, age 31 · Yazoo-city, Mississippi
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the small city of Yazoo City, Mississippi, a domestic tragedy unfolded, forever altering the lives of one family. On October 17, 2015, 31-year-old Tiffany Gregory Brown, a female, was found with a fatal gunshot wound inside her home at 1011 Grand Avenue.…

View case
Corey Morton - Camden, New Jersey
Death by Force

Corey Morton

Male, age 24 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the fading afternoon light of October 17, 2015, the life of 24-year-old Corey Morton was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Camden, New Jersey. A Black / African American male, Morton was discovered with fatal gunshot wounds in an alley…

View case
Paterson Brown - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Paterson Brown

Male, age 18 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the autumn of 2015, a promising young life was cut short in a tragic encounter at a Richmond, Virginia car wash. Paterson Brown Jr., an 18-year-old African-American male and a recent high school graduate, was fatally shot on October 17, 2015. The incident…

View case
Daniel Neal Burns - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Daniel Neal Burns

Male, age 15 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

A promising young life was tragically cut short on a Saturday evening in Indianapolis. Fifteen-year-old Daniel Neal Burns was found deceased from an apparent gunshot wound in the doorway of an apartment. The discovery was made on October 17, 2015, leaving a…

View case
Robert Hale - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Robert Hale

Male, age 32 · Queens, New York
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a fall afternoon in Queens, New York, the life of 32-year-old Robert Hale, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On October 17, 2015, at approximately 12:09 p.m., Hale was standing at the corner of 107th Avenue and 164th Street in the…

View case
Adalberto Salcedo III - Carson, California
Death by Force

Adalberto Salcedo III

Male, age 15 · Carson, California
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adalberto Salcedo III, a 15-year-old resident of Carson, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 17, 2015. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. while Salcedo was walking with a female friend near the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and East…

View case
Joey Luis Porras - Escondido, California
Death by Force

Joey Luis Porras

Male, age 22 · Escondido, California
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joey Luis Porras, a 22-year-old resident of Escondido, California, was tragically found dead on October 17, 2015. His body was discovered in his car on Ohio Avenue near Cedar Street around 7:40 a.m. by Escondido police officers responding to reports of an…

View case
Zonna Thomas - Rodeo, California
Death by Force

Zonna Thomas

Female, age 69 · Rodeo, California
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Zonna Thomas, a 69-year-old resident of Rodeo, California, tragically lost her life on October 17, 2015. Zonna, who was born on June 29, 1946, was a beloved member of her community, known for her dedication to her family and her career. She spent many years…

View case
Expavious Tyrell Taylor - Fort-myers, Florida
Death by Force

Expavious Tyrell Taylor

Male, age 20 · Fort-myers, Florida
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Expavious Tyrell Taylor, a 20-year-old college student from Fort Myers, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 17, 2015, during the "Zombicon" event in downtown Fort Myers. Taylor, who was attending college on a football scholarship, was among the…

View case
Jose Luis Mendoza-Aguilar - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

Jose Luis Mendoza-Aguilar

Male, age 48 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Luis Mendoza-Aguilar, a 48-year-old man from Bradenton, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on October 17, 2015. Known affectionately in his neighborhood as the "ice cream man" due to his business of selling ice cream and snacks, Mendoza-Aguilar was…

View case
Noricia Talabert - Homestead, Florida
Death by Force

Noricia Talabert

Female, age 17 · Homestead, Florida
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Noricia Talabert, a 17-year-old from Homestead, FL, tragically lost her life on October 17, 2015. On that fateful night, Noricia and two other teenagers were sitting in a red Nissan Sentra when they were ambushed by unknown assailants. The attackers opened…

View case
Rhea Shontee Moore - Wildwood, Florida
Death by Force

Rhea Shontee Moore

Female, age 29 · Wildwood, Florida
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rhea Shontee Moore, a 29-year-old resident of Wildwood, Florida, tragically lost her life on October 17, 2015. On that fateful evening, Moore was attending a social gathering under a canopy on County Road 235 in Wildwood, where she was playing cards and…

View case
Sharia Lynch - Dallas, Georgia
Death by Force

Sharia Lynch

Female, age 8 · Dallas, Georgia
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Dallas, Georgia, a tragic incident unfolded on October 17, 2015, forever altering the lives of the Lynch family. Eight-year-old Sharia Lynch, an African American girl, was at her home on Fairview Drive when a single gunshot ended her…

View case
Eian Santiago - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Eian Santiago

Male, age 3 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Eian H. Santiago, a 3-year-old boy from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on October 17, 2015. The incident occurred in the family's Humboldt Park home, where Eian was accidentally shot in the head by his 6-year-old brother while they were playing a game…

View case
Kelly Wilkerson - Wilson, North Carolina
Death by Force

Kelly Wilkerson

Male, age 41 · Wilson, North Carolina
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kelly Wilkerson, a 41-year-old African American male from Raleigh, North Carolina, was fatally shot on October 17, 2015, outside the Bill Ellis Convention Center in Wilson, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a motorcycle club's 10-year anniversary…

View case
William Charrone Lamar - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

William Charrone Lamar

Male, age 35 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

William Charrone Lamar, a 35-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 17, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Lamar was found with a gunshot wound on Denise Drive and was subsequently transported to Moses Cone Hospital, where he…

View case
Clayton Woodward - Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Clayton Woodward

Male, age 32 · Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of October 17, 2015, Clayton “Slim” B. Woodward, Jr., a 32-year-old male, was shot and killed in what authorities described as a targeted act of violence in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Woodward was inside his minivan, parked in front of his…

View case
Dequan Williams - York, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Dequan Williams

Male, age 28 · York, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic Saturday afternoon in York, Pennsylvania, the life of 28-year-old Dequan Lynn Williams came to a sudden and violent end. On October 17, 2015, police were dispatched to his home on Kelly Drive after his mother called for help, reporting that her…

View case
Terrance Craig-White - Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Terrance Craig-White

Male, age 26 · Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Terrance Lamar Craig-White, a 26-year-old Black/African American man from Coatesville, was killed on October 17, 2015, in Valley Township, Pennsylvania, in a double homicide that unfolded on Nichols Avenue. He was also known as “Syence,” and his obituary said…

View case
Annie Marie Gober - Turtletown, Tennessee
Death by Force

Annie Marie Gober

Female, age 45 · Turtletown, Tennessee
Killed Oct 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 17, 2015, in the small community of Turtletown, Tennessee, a violent encounter left two people with gunshot wounds and a family shattered. Annie Marie Gober, a 45-year-old female, and a male companion, Chuck…

View case
Robert Torrence - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Robert Torrence

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of 30-year-old Robert Torrence was tragically cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. On the evening of Friday, October 17th, Torrence was the victim of a fatal shooting. The specific circumstances surrounding the gunfire and what…

View case
Kyle Williams - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Kyle Williams

Male, age 23 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of October 17, 2014, 23-year-old Kyle Devaine Ntiforo stepped into downtown Albuquerque's after-hours thrum near the Lotus nightclub off Gold Avenue. What began as a confrontation with two men spilled into an alley and turned fatal. Gunfire cut…

View case
Ray Glasco - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Ray Glasco

Male, age 57 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

A 57-year-old man was shot and killed inside a home near North 29th Street and West Clybourn Street in Milwaukee early Friday, October 17th. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. The man has been identified as Ray Glasco. Milwaukee police say the motive for…

View case
Marquise Smith - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Marquise Smith

Male, age 27 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, October 17, 2014, the life of 27-year-old African-American male Marquise D. Smith was cut short in a hail of gunfire on the streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The fatal incident unfolded around 2 a.m. in the 2600 block of…

View case
Eric Bias - Huntington, West Virginia
Death by Force

Eric Bias

Male, age 49 · Huntington, West Virginia
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Eric Wade Bias Sr., a 49-year-old White/Caucasian man, died on Friday, October 17, 2014, in Huntington, West Virginia. Contemporary records identify his death as the result of gun violence, and a local WSAZ report carried the headline “Man Killed in East…

View case
Jeffrey Adams - Lexington, Kentucky
Death by Force

Jeffrey Adams

Male, age 19 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, a life was tragically cut short in a north side Lexington apartment complex. On the morning of October 17th, police received calls reporting gunfire and a person down, bleeding. Arriving at the McCullough Drive apartments, they…

View case
Glentez Brown - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Glentez Brown

Male, age 20 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of October 16 leading into the early morning of October 17, 2014, Glentez Brown, a 20-year-old African American male from Jackson, Mississippi, was tending to his family's needs. He had spent part of the evening driving his cousin home before…

View case
Cassan Powell - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Cassan Powell

Male, age 29 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 17, 2014, the life of 29-year-old Cassan Powell, a Black/African American male from Irvington, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. Powell was in the 700 block of Springfield Avenue in Newark when gunfire erupted at…

View case
Felicia Hunt - Belleville, New Jersey
Death by Force

Felicia Hunt

Female, age 23 · Belleville, New Jersey
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a tragic day in Belleville, New Jersey, the life of 23-year-old Felicia Hunt, a woman of Guyanese heritage, was cut short in a harrowing murder-suicide on October 17, 2014. She was discovered deceased in the home she shared with her boyfriend, who…

View case
Jonathan Raikes - Sandston, Virginia
Death by Force

Jonathan Raikes

Male, age 19 · Sandston, Virginia
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On what should have been a day of celebration, his nineteenth birthday, Jonathan Raikes of Sandston, Virginia, met a tragic and violent end. The young man was fatally shot on the evening of October 17, 2014, following a dispute at a gathering where alcohol…

View case
Angel Hooper - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Angel Hooper

Female, age 6 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of October 17, 2014, in the south side of Kansas City, Missouri, a tragic act of violence claimed the life of a young child. Angel Hooper, a six-year-old African American girl, had visited a 7-Eleven convenience store at 10615 Blue Ridge…

View case
Jacob Stahl - Shelby, New York
Death by Force

Jacob Stahl

Male, age 15 · Shelby, New York
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the small community of Shelby, New York, was struck by an unexpected loss with the passing of Jacob Alan Stahl. A 15-year-old male, he died on Friday, October 17, 2014. Born on November 4, 1998, Jacob was a tenth-grade student at Medina…

View case
Adrian Lopez-Silvero - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Adrian Lopez-Silvero

Male, age 25 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Adrian Lopez-Silvero, a 25-year-old man from Orlando, Florida, was found dead in his apartment on October 17, 2014. His body was discovered by a friend who had stopped by his unit at the Harbor Beach Apartment Homes. The circumstances surrounding his death…

View case
David Mohney Jr - Port-orange, Florida
Death by Force

David Mohney Jr

Male, age 11 · Port-orange, Florida
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

David Mohney Jr., an 11-year-old boy from Port Orange, FL, tragically lost his life on October 17, 2014, in a harrowing incident that shocked the community. David, along with his 14-year-old sister Savanna Mohney, was shot and killed by their father, David…

View case
Savanna Mohney - Port-orange, Florida
Death by Force

Savanna Mohney

Female, age 14 · Port-orange, Florida
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Savanna Mohney, a 14-year-old girl from Port Orange, Florida, tragically lost her life on October 17, 2014, in a harrowing incident that shook the community. Savanna, along with her 11-year-old brother David Mohney, was shot and killed by their father, David…

View case
Kenneth Corn - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Kenneth Corn

Male, age 32 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fall of 2014, the life of 32-year-old Kenneth Corn was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. On the evening of October 17, Corn was sitting in a car in his grandmother's driveway on Barrow Place when he was shot. Despite his…

View case
Austin Hedrick - Catawba, North Carolina
Death by Force

Austin Hedrick

Male, age 16 · Catawba, North Carolina
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Austin Hedrick, a 16-year-old boy from Catawba, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on October 17, 2014. Austin, who was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Newton and a student at Bunker Hill High School, was in the passenger seat of a pickup truck…

View case
Kelly Conklin - Susquehanna-township, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kelly Conklin

Female, age 22 · Susquehanna-township, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, the life of 22-year-old Kelly Anne Conklin was abruptly and violently cut short on October 17, 2014. A 2010 graduate of Susquehanna Community Jr/Sr High School and an honored 2013 graduate of Broome…

View case
Kimberly Johnson - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kimberly Johnson

Female, age 25 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kimberly Johnson, a 25-year-old woman from Chester, PA, tragically died on October 17, 2014. The circumstances surrounding her death were investigated as a murder case. The investigation revealed that Kimberly Johnson was murdered by her estranged husband…

View case

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.