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Deaths by Force on October 19

667 open cases in our database happened on October 19. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (487)

Reginald Grant - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Reginald Grant

Male, age 32 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Oct 19, 2009 · 17 years ago

On October 19, 2009, Reginald Grant, aged 32, was tragically killed in Jacksonville, Florida. Grant, a U.S. Army Sergeant, had proudly served his country with multiple deployments to conflict zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He was recognized for his…

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Kevin Dominic Ingram - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Kevin Dominic Ingram

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Oct 19, 2009 · 17 years ago

African-American Kevin Dominic Ingram was a victim of homicide, with his death recorded in October 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While inquiries have been made regarding a connection to St. Louis, Missouri, available homicide databases and records from…

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Lewis Keith Moon - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Lewis Keith Moon

Male, age 43 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Oct 19, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the evening hours of October 19, 2009, a quiet home in Las Vegas, Nevada, became the scene of a violent crime. Inside, Lewis Keith Moon, a 43-year-old Caucasian male, was found dead. The tranquility of the neighborhood was shattered by the discovery of his…

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Marquan Thomas - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Marquan Thomas

Male, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Oct 19, 2009 · 17 years ago

Marquan Thomas, a 27-year-old male, was killed on October 19, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marquan was one of the many victims of gun violence in the city that year. The homicide occurred during a particularly violent period in Philadelphia, where…

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Irving Romero - Garden City, Idaho
Death by Force

Irving Romero

Male, age 25 · Garden City, Idaho
Killed Oct 19, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a fall morning in 2009, the life of 25-year-old Hispanic male Irving Romero was cut short in a fatal encounter in Garden City, Idaho. The events of October 19th unfolded at a trailer park on Chinden Boulevard, where Romero was present at a residence with…

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Michael Arnold - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Michael Arnold

Male, age 46 · San Diego, California
Found Oct 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 19, 2008, Michael Arnold, a 46-year-old resident of San Diego, was shot and killed in the Mountain View neighborhood. Arnold was walking along the 3800 block of Teak Street when a dark sedan slowed down near him. The car, occupied by three males in…

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Delvon Butts - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Delvon Butts

Male, age 15 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the autumn of 2008, the life of 15-year-old Delvon Butts, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Sunday, October 19, 2008, Butts was found in the 200 block of South Smallwood Street…

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Jermaine Johnson - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Jermaine Johnson

Male, age 33 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jermaine Johnson, a 33-year-old Black man from Birmingham, was killed after a shooting in the city’s Central Park area on October 19, 2007. Online reports place the gunfire that evening on South Park Road near Fulton Avenue, with one account describing the…

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Lamar Brownlee - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Lamar Brownlee

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of 21-year-old LaMar Keon Brownlee was tragically cut short on the streets of Indianapolis. On the evening of October 19th, gunshots rang out in the area of 28th and North Adams Streets, prompting Brownlee to flee the scene. As…

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Donte David Davis - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Donte David Davis

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2023, a grim discovery was made on the porch of a vacant house in West Baltimore that brought to light the tragic death of a 32-year-old man. Dustin Davis, a Black male who was a father and a resident of the city, was found deceased on…

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Adrian Serrano - Lakewood, Washington
Death by Force

Adrian Serrano

Male, age 28 · Lakewood, Washington
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the night of Friday, October 19, 2007, Adrian Serrano, a 28-year-old African-American man, was found deceased in his Lakewood, Washington, apartment located at 10210 Kline St. SW. He had been fatally shot once just inside the doorway of his residence. The…

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Yolanda Brown - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Yolanda Brown

Female, age 21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Yolanda 'LaLa' Brown, a 21-year-old American R&B singer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was tragically murdered on October 19, 2007. She was found dead along with her record producer and boyfriend, JeTannue 'Kool-Aid' Clayborn, at the Loud Enuff Productionz…

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Damon Taylor - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Damon Taylor

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Friday evening in Milwaukee, the life of 26-year-old Damon Taylor, an African-American male also known to friends and family as "Lil Twin," came to an end on October 19, 2007. The circumstances surrounding his passing remain largely private, with few…

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JeTannue Kool-Aide Clayborn - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

JeTannue Kool-Aide Clayborn

Male, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On October 19, 2007, the promising life of 22-year-old JeTannue Kool-Aide Clayborn, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clayborn, a burgeoning music producer, was discovered deceased alongside 21-year-old singer…

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Yolanda Brown. - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Yolanda Brown.

Female, age 21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Yolanda 'Lala' Brown, a 21-year-old R&B singer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was tragically murdered on October 19, 2007. She was best known for her feature on Lyfe Jennings' track 'S.E.X.,' which gained significant popularity. Brown and her record producer…

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Antonio Rangel - Los Angeles, California
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Antonio Rangel

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

Antonio Rangel, a 23-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on October 19, 2005. The incident occurred in the desert along Highway 62 near the Arizona border, in an area known for its remoteness. Although Rangel was originally from Modesto, California…

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Hailey Younger - Long Beach, California
Death by Force

Hailey Younger

Female, age 2 · Long Beach, California
Killed Oct 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, two-year-old Hailey Younger lost her life in the coastal city of Long Beach, California. The fatal incident occurred at an address in the 2400 block of Atlantic Avenue, a major urban thoroughfare situated just north of the city…

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Katherine Moody - Kannapolis, North Carolina
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Katherine Moody

Female, age 18 · Kannapolis, North Carolina
Found Oct 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

Katherine Alice Moody, an 18-year-old college student from Kannapolis, North Carolina, was found murdered on October 19, 2003, after being reported missing over a month earlier. Katherine, who had recently started her studies in criminal justice at Central…

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Mark Phillips - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Mark Phillips

Male, age 41 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 19, 2003, a quiet Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood was disturbed by a grim discovery. Officers were dispatched to a residence at 2627 E. 29th Street following a 'man down' call. Inside, they found the body of 41-year-old Mark…

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Bruce Williams - Green Lake, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Bruce Williams

Male, age 38 · Green Lake, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of October 19, 2003, the community of Green Lake, Wisconsin, was irrevocably altered by a sudden act of violence that claimed the life of one of its own. Bruce Williams, a 38-year-old White/Caucasian male and a dedicated deputy with…

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Daniel Vasquez - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Daniel Vasquez

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 19, 2002 · 24 years ago

Daniel Vasquez, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 19, 2002, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Vasquez was shot in the Green Meadows area. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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David Vega Quincoza - East-los-angeles, California
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David Vega Quincoza

Male, age 21 · East-los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 19, 2002 · 24 years ago

David A. Vega Quincoza, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 19, 2002, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, David was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Laraye Lewis - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Laraye Lewis

Male, age 25 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Oct 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 2000, 25-year-old African-American male Laraye Lewis was sitting with a friend on a bench outside the Caritas Plaza, located at 2830 N. Williams Avenue in Portland, Oregon. At approximately 7:20 p.m., the conversation was…

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John W. Stem Sr. - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

John W. Stem Sr.

Male, age 51 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the summer of 1977, a call regarding a domestic dispute would forever alter the course of life for Baltimore County Police Officer John W. Stem, Sr. On July 6th, he and his partner, Patrolman Charles Huckeba, responded to a residence in the 2400 block of…

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Eugene Happy Thomas - Paducah, Kentucky
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Eugene Happy Thomas

Male, age 74 · Paducah, Kentucky
Killed Oct 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the autumn of 1998, a well-known and beloved figure in the Paducah, Kentucky community, Eugene 'Happy' Thomas, became the victim of a violent act that would ultimately claim his life months later. An African-American male, Thomas was 74 years old and a…

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Miguel Jara - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Miguel Jara

Male, age 48 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the autumn of 1998, the life of 48-year-old Miguel Jara, a male resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, came to a violent and tragic end. His body was discovered with several gunshot wounds, marking the start of a homicide investigation that would stretch on for…

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Jon Seidl - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Jon Seidl

Male, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

Despite the passage of time, the details surrounding the death of Jon Seidl, a 22-year-old White male, on October 19, 1998, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, remain limited in publicly available online sources. Information regarding the specific circumstances of his…

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Robert Young Clement - Spencer, North Carolina
Death by Force

Robert Young Clement

Male, age 32 · Spencer, North Carolina
Killed Oct 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

Robert Young Clement, a 32-year-old male police officer with the Spencer Police Department in North Carolina, tragically died on October 19, 1997. Officer Clement was shot while attempting to serve six warrants at a residence on Tanglewood Drive in East…

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Joan Herndon - Arvonia, Virginia
Death by Force

Joan Herndon

Male, age 68 · Arvonia, Virginia
Killed Oct 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of Arvonia, Virginia, a sense of unease settled over the residents in the autumn of 1995. On October 19th, 68-year-old Joan Herndon, a white male, was found brutally murdered inside his home. The discovery was made by a concerned…

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Stephanie Brown - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Stephanie Brown

Female, age 28 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Oct 19, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the autumn of 1994, the discovery of skeletal remains in a wooded area near a highway in Bridge City, just outside of New Orleans, brought a tragic end to the search for Stephanie Brown. The 28-year-old African-American woman's life was cut short, and the…

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Charles Pope - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Charles Pope

Male · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Oct 19, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the autumn of 1990, the city of Detroit lost one of its own in a violent encounter that underscored the daily perils faced by law enforcement. Charles L. Pope, a dedicated male police officer with the Detroit Police Department, was on duty on October 19…

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Ward Adcock - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Ward Adcock

Male, age 44 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Oct 19, 1987 · 39 years ago

Ward Adcock, a 44-year-old male from Knoxville, TN, was tragically found shot in his bed at his home on Berkshire Boulevard in Powell on October 19, 1987. The case remains unsolved, and Ward Adcock's death is one of the 24 homicides in Knox County that have…

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Douglas Cleaves - Anchorage, Alaska
Death by Force

Douglas Cleaves

Male, age 25 · Anchorage, Alaska
Killed Oct 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

Caucasian/White male, age 25. In the first minutes after midnight on October 19, 1985, Douglas Cleaves was at his Sand Lake duplex in Anchorage with his sister and two friends when heavy knocks sounded at the door. A masked figure in a balaclava, combat…

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Elizabeth Lockett - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Elizabeth Lockett

Female · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Oct 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

On October 19, 1984, the body of a female, Elizabeth Lockett, was discovered in Washington, D.C. Her remains were located on top of a garage in the 600 block of I Street, NW. The circumstances of her discovery led the Metropolitan Police Department to…

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Brian Leigh Davis - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Brian Leigh Davis

Male, age 24 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Oct 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 1984, Brian Leigh Davis, a 24-year-old White male, attended a party in the 700 block of East First Street in Tucson, Arizona. The gathering grew increasingly boisterous as the day progressed. At some point, Davis became involved…

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Tammy Little - Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Death by Force

Tammy Little

Female, age 20 · Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Killed Oct 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the autumn of 1982, a sense of unease settled over the coastal city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, following the discovery of a promising young woman's life cut tragically short. Tammy Little, a 20-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in her…

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Stephen Taylor - Pensacola, Florida
Death by Force

Stephen Taylor

Male, age 26 · Pensacola, Florida
Killed Oct 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

Stephen A. Taylor, a 26-year-old police officer from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 19, 1982. Officer Taylor was responding to a bank robbery at the Freedom Federal Savings Bank located at the intersection of Palafox Street and…

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Raul Gonzalez - Earlimart, California
Death by Force

Raul Gonzalez

Male, age 22 · Earlimart, California
Killed Oct 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

On October 19, 1982, 22-year-old Hispanic male Raul Gonzalez of Earlimart, California, was last seen at his home. Two days later, on October 21, his body was discovered by ranchers east of Porterville. He had been both shot and stabbed multiple times…

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Harvey Wayne Barton - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Harvey Wayne Barton

Male, age 5 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the autumn of 1979, a wave of terror gripped the city of Richmond, Virginia, culminating in a brutal act that extinguished the lives of an entire family. Among the victims was five-year-old Harvey Wayne Barton, a Black male child whose life was cut…

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Judy Diane Barton - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Judy Diane Barton

Female, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the tragic evening of October 19, 1979, the life of 23-year-old Judy Diane Barton, a Black/African American female who was eight months pregnant, was brutally cut short in her Richmond, Virginia home. This horrific event was not an isolated incident but…

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Harry Wilkerson - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Harry Wilkerson

Male, age 27 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On an autumn evening in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 27-year-old Harvey Wayne Wilkerson came to a brutal and tragic end. On October 19, 1979, Wilkerson, his 23-year-old common-law wife, Judy Diane Barton, who was eight months pregnant, and her…

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Judy Barton - Richmond, Virginia
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Judy Barton

Female, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the tragic evening of October 19, 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, 23-year-old Judy Diane Barton, who was eight months pregnant, was brutally murdered in her home on Barton Avenue. This horrific event also claimed the lives of her five-year-old son, Harvey…

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Harvey Barton - Richmond, Virginia
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Harvey Barton

Male, age 5 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the tragic evening of October 19, 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, five-year-old Harvey Wayne Barton, a Black male, became a victim of a horrific crime spree that shook the city. That night, the notorious Briley brothers, along with an accomplice, forced their…

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Jeanette Miron Hardesty - Belleville, Michigan
Death by Force

Jeanette Miron Hardesty

Female, age 41 · Belleville, Michigan
Killed Oct 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, a wave of violence shattered the community of Belleville, Michigan, culminating in the tragic death of Jeanette Miron Hardesty. A 40-year-old woman, Jeanette's life was cut short on October 18th as part of a horrific shooting spree that…

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Ronald Everett Hardesty - Belleville, Michigan
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Ronald Everett Hardesty

Male, age 43 · Belleville, Michigan
Killed Oct 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, a tragic series of events unfolded in southeastern Michigan, culminating in the death of Ronald Everett Hardesty, a 43-year-old male from Belleville. His life was cut short on October 18, 1978, when he was shot and killed at his…

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Jessie Smith - Columbus, Ohio
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Jessie Smith

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Oct 19, 1977 · 49 years ago

On October 19, 1977, Jessie Smith, a 63-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead in his home on Atcheson Street. Smith had suffered five gunshot wounds, leading to his death. Despite investigations, no suspects have been identified, and the case…

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James Large - Akron, Ohio
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James Large

Male · Akron, Ohio
Killed Oct 19, 1975 · 51 years ago

On October 19, 1975, James Dorman Large, aged 59, was found shot to death in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1854 Newton Street, where James was discovered next to his vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound. The homicide remains unsolved, and no suspects…

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Gert Anderson - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Gert Anderson

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Oct 19, 1975 · 51 years ago

On December 28, 2005, Gherman Collier, a 25-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed at his home located on 301 S. Ohio Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. According to reports, Gherman answered his door and was then shot in the chest. He succumbed to his injuries…

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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.