Death by Force

Steven Mixon

Male, age 27 · Washington-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 17, 2014, 27-year-old Stephen Edward Mixon, a male of Caucasian descent from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, was found deceased in a parked car near state game lands in Washington Township, Berks County. The discovery was made around 6:15 a.m. by a…

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Anastasia Randoll

Female, age 4 · Paris, Tennessee

Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Buchanan, Tennessee, just outside of Paris, a heartbreaking incident unfolded on the evening of October 17, 2014, forever altering the lives of a local family. Four-year-old Anastasia 'Ana' Randoll, a young girl full of life, was fatally…

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Afrikka Hardy

Female, age 19 · Hammond, Indiana

Killed Oct 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fall of 2014, 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy, an African American woman, was found deceased in a Motel 6 in Hammond, Indiana. She had recently relocated to the Chicago area after her high school graduation. On the evening of October 17, 2014, an associate…

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Nathaniel Frazier

Male, age 27 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2013, the life of 27-year-old Nathaniel Frazier, an African American male from Savannah, Georgia, was tragically cut short. The exact date of his passing remains uncertain, with some accounts marking it as October 17, 2013, and others as…

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Robert L Franklin

Male, age 57 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Robert L. Franklin, age 57, was fatally shot on October 17, 2013, in Chicago. The incident occurred after Franklin, who was visiting Chicago, reportedly asked for directions, which tragically led to a confrontation resulting in his death. The crime took place…

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Carlos Nunez Beltre

Male, age 24 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On an autumn evening in Boston, the life of a young Hispanic man, Jose A. Nunez Beltre Carlos, also known as Lopez, was tragically cut short. The 24-year-old was in the area of 280 Humboldt Avenue on October 17, 2013, when he was fatally shot. The Boston…

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Tyler Taylor

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Thursday morning in Detroit, October 17, 2013, a young man named Tyler 'T.J.' Taylor was on his way to work, a routine journey that ended in tragedy. The 20-year-old African-American male was discovered on the sidewalk in the 12000 block of Duchess…

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Trent Jr Guyton

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

The death of Trent Jr Guyton occurred on October 17, 2013, in Detroit, Michigan, marking the beginning of a homicide investigation that has since gone cold. Authorities classified the incident involving the 23-year-old Black male as a death by force or…

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Aaron Leroy Jones

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the afternoon of Thursday, October 17, 2013, a violent incident claimed the life of 27-year-old male Aaron LeRoy Jones in the Baden neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The shooting occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. in the 700 block of Bittner Street…

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Armone Stanley

Male, age 34 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 17, 2013, Armone Stanley, aged 34, was shot and killed in his Philadelphia apartment. The incident took place in the stairwell of his residence, where Stanley was shot multiple times—reportedly up to 19 times. Tragically, his three-year-old…

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Deirera McGhee

Female, age 29 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the evening hours of October 17, 2013, Deirera McGhee, a 29-year-old female, was fatally shot inside a Milwaukee apartment building. The events leading to her death began with a seemingly minor dispute. Earlier that day, a man had urinated on a building in…

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Cindy Bao Feng Chen

Female, age 38 · Fort-bragg, California

Killed Oct 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 17, 2013, the bodies of Cindy Bao Feng Chen, 38, and Jim Tat Kong, 51, were discovered in a van parked near the 31000 block of Highway 20 in Fort Bragg, California. The van was positioned in a way that made it difficult to see from the highway…

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Koan Yarter

Male · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

Koan Camino Yarter, a three-month-old White male, died in Denver, Colorado, on October 17, 2012. Public memorial records note that he was born on July 19, 2012, and that his passing occurred in Denver, with visitation announced for October 23 at a Lakewood…

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Bai Wei Wang

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

Bai Wei Wang, aged 55, was shot and killed on October 17, 2012, in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred in the 3000 block of South Haynes Court, as Bai Wei was parking his car. Originally from China, Bai Wei had moved to the United…

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Clinton Smith

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

Clinton Smith, aged 39, was shot and killed on October 17, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place on Chicago's West Side, in an area that has experienced significant issues with gun violence. Smith was found with multiple gunshot wounds, and…

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Israel Henry

Male, age 1 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late evening hours of October 17, 2012, or the early morning of October 18, 2012, tragedy struck a home in Detroit, Michigan, involving the death of 11-month-old Israel Henry, a White Caucasian male infant. The child’s passing prompted an investigation…

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Kendall Adams

Male, age 3 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

In October 2012, the city of New Orleans was shaken by the tragic death of 3-year-old Kendall Adams. The young male child was found deceased inside his family's apartment in the Gert Town neighborhood. The grim discovery also included the body of his…

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Santiago Gutierrez-Hernandez

Male, age 26 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the autumn of 2010, the discovery of a young man's body inside an abandoned car cast a somber shadow over a Denver neighborhood. The man was identified as 26-year-old Santiago Gutierrez-Hernandez, a Hispanic male. On October 17, 2010, police responded to a…

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Adolfo Asencio

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., a Sunday afternoon was shattered by violence on October 17, 2010. Adolfo Asencio, a male, was in the 5500 block of Eads Street, NE, when his life was tragically cut short. At approximately 2:45 p.m.…

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Cornell Henderson

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Cornell Henderson, a 15-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot on October 17, 2010, in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The incident occurred around 8:25 p.m. when Cornell was shot twice in the back while he was near the 2500 block of…

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Cordea J Leyva

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Cordea J. Leyva, a 24-year-old resident of Chicago, was tragically shot and killed on October 17, 2010. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. as he was walking home from a local store, near 78th and Sawyer in the Ashburn neighborhood of Chicago. Witnesses…

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Curtis Miller

Male, age 76 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late spring of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm at an apartment complex in Harvey, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. When the echoes faded, a 29-year-old man named Chad Miller lay grievously wounded in front of his own home, having…

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Adoumbee Wheeler

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Adoumbee Wheeler, a 32-year-old Black man from Detroit, Michigan, died on October 17, 2010, on the 11681 block of Vaughan Street. His name also appears as Adoumbee Kunte Wheeler, and the records that remain in public view sketch only the bare outline of a…

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Arthur L Dawkins

Male, age 31 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the early morning of Sunday, October 17, 2010, 31-year-old Arthur L. Dawkins Jr., an African American man from Kansas City, Missouri, was involved in a fatal altercation at a local gas station. The incident occurred around 2:58 a.m. at the Shell station…

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Earl V Ricks

Male, age 33 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the autumn of 2010, the life of 33-year-old Earl V. Ricks III came to an end in Kansas City, Missouri. A male, his death on Sunday, October 17, 2010, is documented in public records primarily through obituary notices. These announcements, published in…

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Deanna Downs

Female, age 29 · Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, the life of 29-year-old Deanna Downs, a mother of two, was tragically cut short in what would unravel as a calculated and cold-blooded murder-for-hire plot. On the night of October 16, 2010, her body was…

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Danroy Henry

Male · Pleasantville, New York

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the night of October 17, 2010, a 20-year-old Black Pace University football player named Danroy 'DJ' Henry Jr. was shot and killed by a white Pleasantville police officer, Aaron Hess. The fatal encounter took place outside a bar in Thornwood, New York…

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Laura Williams Newman

Female, age 47 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed Oct 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Laura Williams Newman, a 47-year-old white female, died on October 17, 2010, in Gastonia, North Carolina. She was a high school cheerleading coach at Ashbrook High School and was well-loved by her students and colleagues. Laura was found dead alongside her…

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Andre Braford

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

Andre Braford, a 40-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 17, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was one of many homicides recorded in the city that year. Details regarding the specific circumstances of his death remain limited, and there is no clear…

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Darnell D Overstreet

Male, age 36 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the autumn of 2009, on the east side of Indianapolis, the life of 36-year-old Darnell D. Overstreet was cut short in a sudden act of violence. On the evening of October 17th, in an alley within his own neighborhood, a place that should have offered…

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David Campbell

Male, age 30 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

David Campbell, a 30-year-old male from Las Vegas, Nevada, lost his life on October 17, 2009. His passing marks the end of a life that, while tragically cut short, was undoubtedly filled with memories, connections, and moments that deeply touched those who…

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Nathaniel Johns

Male, age 49 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

Nathaniel Johns, age 49, was tragically killed on October 17, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. Born on July 28, 1960, Nathaniel was a U.S. Army veteran and a 1978 graduate of Central High School. His death left a significant void for his family and community, who…

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Gregory Burrola

Male, age 29 · Fresno, California

Found Oct 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 17, 2008, Gregory Burrola, a 29-year-old resident of Fresno, California, was found dead in what was reported as a homicide. The details of the incident indicate that Burrola was shot, and his death was considered a part of the ongoing violence in…

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Craig Pope

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Craig Pope, a 20-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on October 17, 2008. The incident took place in a neighborhood on the city's South Side, a region that has struggled significantly with gun violence for years. Pope was shot while in the area…

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Milton Ayala

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Milton Ayala, a 35-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, died in Philadelphia on October 17, 2008, one of the city's recorded homicide victims from that year. Online homicide listings place the incident on the 100 block of West Indiana Avenue, with the date…

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John Bryant

Male, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 1972, a young boy from Philadelphia named Carl Matthew Bryant, a 4-year-old male, embarked on a journey with his mother that would tragically be his last. His story is a somber tale that remained a mystery for over half a century. Carl, along…

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Bryce Mercer

Male, age 24 · Waukee, Iowa

Killed Oct 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in October of 2008, the lives of two young people were violently cut short on the side of a rural Iowa highway. Bryce Lee Mercer, a 24-year-old White male from West Des Moines, was shot and killed alongside his companion, 24-year-old…

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Jessica Dawn Luedtke Deemer

Female, age 24 · Waukee, Iowa

Killed Oct 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a tragic autumn evening, the life of Jessica Dawn Luedtke Deemer, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian woman from Waukee, Iowa, was brought to a violent and premature end. The date was October 17, 2008. Jessica was a devoted mother to her six-year-old son, Ty…

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Susan Young

Female, age 46 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of 46-year-old Susan Young, a White female from the Avondale area of Birmingham, Alabama, came to a sudden end on Wednesday, October 17th. An obituary for Susan Kay Ferguson Young confirmed her passing at the age of 46. Further…

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Eilia Dabbas

Male, age 45 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

Eilia Dabbas, aged 45, was found dead on October 17, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a victim of homicide, and his body was discovered in the Jacksonville area under suspicious circumstances. Despite the investigation efforts, the case remains…

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Karl Sancho

Male, age 41 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

On October 17, 2007, Karl Sancho, a 41-year-old man, was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida. His death remains an unsolved homicide, part of the numerous cold cases handled by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Karl was found at a location in the city…

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Andre Stoner

Male, age 28 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of Andre Stoner, a 28-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short on a street in Boston. On the evening of October 17, 2007, police responded to a report of a person shot at 3 Esmond Street. There, they found Stoner…

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Matthew Douglas

Male, age 31 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, a quiet evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 31-year-old Matthew Douglas, an African-American male. On the night of October 16th, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Douglas was sitting in his…

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Kevin Jackson

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 17, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late summer afternoon of Thursday, September 1, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a residential street in Southeast Washington, D.C. When the sounds of the shots faded, 17-year-old Kevin Anthony Jackson II was left lying on the sidewalk…

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Marcel Merritt

Male, age 16 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 17, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 17, 2005, the bodies of two teenage friends were discovered lying on the eastbound lanes of Suitland Parkway in Southeast Washington, D.C. Sixteen-year-old Marcel Merritt and his 17-year-old friend, Kevin A. Jackson, had…

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Samuel Williams

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 17, 2005 · 21 years ago

Samuel Edward Williams, aged 48, died on October 17, 2005, in Columbus, Ohio. He passed away at Grant Medical Center, a prominent local healthcare facility. Originally from Jenkinjones, West Virginia, Samuel was known for his community engagement and had been…

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Dominic Webb

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Oct 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

On October 17, 2004, Dominic Webb, an 18-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was shot and killed at 2 Topridge Place. The Cincinnati Police Department responded to the scene, but despite initial efforts, the case has remained unsolved for years. Dominic…

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Marie Fleury

Female, age 64 · Westville, New York

Killed Oct 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the small community of Westville, New York, the evening of October 17, 2002, brought a tragedy that has lingered for years. Marie Fleury, a 64-year-old Caucasian woman, was found murdered in her home. Her husband, Robert Jay Fleury, made the devastating…

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