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Deaths by Force on October 1

966 open cases in our database happened on October 1. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (554)

Death by Force

Nicholas Keenan James

Male, age 36 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Oct 1, 2026 · this year

Nicholas Keenan James was remembered by family, friends, and acquaintances for his warmth, thoughtfulness, and the positive influence he had on the lives of those around him. Born on August 12, 1990, the 36-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, was a man…

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Michael Ted Kiser

Male, age 63 · Bremen, Georgia
Killed Oct 1, 2026 · this year

Michael Ted Kiser, known to everyone as Ted, was a man of many talents, deep determination, and a personality that left a lasting impression. Born in Carrollton, Georgia, on April 25, 1963, he was a lifelong resident of Haralson County and a self-described…

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Alleydis Fernandez-Aguirre

Male, age 47 · Houston, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of October 1, 2024, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Houston Police Department officers responded to a report of a person down at an apartment complex located at 3030 Elmside Drive in Houston, Texas. Upon arrival, they discovered 47-year-old…

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Stephen Rozelle Hale

Male, age 32 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning of October 1, 2023, tragedy struck in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the east side of Indianapolis. Stephen Rozelle Hale, a 32-year-old male, was found with gunshot wounds, lying on the ground near a van. Witnesses at the…

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Roland Bartee

Male, age 42 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Oct 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

It was a tragic end to a Saturday in St. Louis for Roland Bartee, a 42-year-old man who lost his life to gun violence on October 1, 2022. In the city's Fountain Park neighborhood, the evening was shattered by a shooting that would leave one man dead and…

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Nathan Chandler Wooter

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the Ensley Highlands neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, on the morning of December 1, 2020, a report of a person shot brought officers to the 3500 block of Avenue P. There they found 20-year-old Nathan Chandler Wooter, a Black/African American male…

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Deandre Jamaal Turner

Male, age 35 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Deandre Jamaal Turner, a 35-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Turner was fatally shot near the intersection of West 89th Street and South Broadway in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood. The Los…

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Hakeen Jones

Male, age 39 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the dark hours of October 1, 2020, the quiet along Wall Boulevard in Algiers was broken by gunfire. When New Orleans police arrived near the intersection with Cypress Acres Drive around 2:19 a.m., they found Hakeen Jones, 39, a man, lying on the ground…

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Maximilian Paniagua

Male · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Maximilian Paniagua died on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died from blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled a homicide. The Los Angeles Times Homicide Report lists him as a Latino male and names…

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Steve Nixon

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Steve Nixon, a 31-year-old male, was tragically killed on October 1, 2018, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Loop neighborhood, a bustling area in the heart of the city. Steve Nixon was fatally shot while inside a vehicle, marking a violent end to…

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Cesareo Ruiz

Male, age 47 · Salinas, California
Killed Oct 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cesareo Meza Ruiz, a 47-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2015. The incident occurred near the intersection of North Hebbron and East Streets, where Ruiz was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite…

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Erwin Davis

Male, age 27 · Miami, Florida
Killed Oct 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Erwin Davis, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2015, in Miami, FL. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. Davis was found with multiple…

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Emmanuel C Nwankwo

Male, age 23 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Oct 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 1, 2015, a verbal argument between two security guards in the lobby of a Buckhead office building on Peachtree Road escalated into a fatal shooting. Emmanuel C. Nwankwo, a 23-year-old male, was shot multiple times and…

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Jose Felix

Male, age 61 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 1, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jose Felix was 61 years old when he died on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in Echo Park. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near Bellevue Avenue and West Edgeware Road. His death was ruled a…

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John Scott

Male, age 26 · Capitol-heights, Maryland
Killed Oct 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the autumn of 2009, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on the streets of Capitol Heights, Maryland. John Lee Scott, a 26-year-old male, was the victim of a fatal shooting on October 1, 2009. The incident, which was attributed to gun violence…

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Demarcus Ferrell

Male, age 19 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Oct 1, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the fall of 2008, the life of 19-year-old Demarcus Lee Ferrell was cut tragically short in Birmingham, Alabama. On the evening of September 30th, Ferrell left his family's apartment in the Roebuck neighborhood with two acquaintances. Not long after…

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Gary Joseph Parker

Male, age 25 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the autumn of 2005, the life of 25-year-old Gary Joseph Parker was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On Saturday, October 1, 2005, the young man became a victim of gun violence, his death marking the 41st homicide in the city that year. A…

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Ivan Alexander Merlos

Male, age 2 · Canoga Park, California
Killed Oct 1, 2003 · 23 years ago

Ivan Alexander Merlos was 2 years old when he died on Wednesday, October 1, 2003, in Canoga Park, a neighborhood in the west San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at…

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Ivan Alexander Merlos

Male, age 2 · Canoga Park, California
Killed Oct 1, 2003 · 23 years ago

Ivan Alexander Merlos, a 2-year-old boy, died on Wednesday, October 1, 2003, in Canoga Park, in the west San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 21315 Roscoe Blvd. His…

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Sylvester Ayon

Male, age 30 · Santa Ynez, California
Killed Oct 1, 1982 · 44 years ago

Sylvester Ayon, a 30-year-old man, was fatally shot on October 1, 1982, while working on a ranch near Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County. Ayon suffered multiple gunshot wounds and succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Alongside him, a 17-year-old individual…

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Vito Borelli

Male · Manhattan, New York
Killed Oct 1, 1980 · 46 years ago

Vito Borelli, a male from Manhattan, New York, moved in the dangerous orbit of New York’s Mafia world and into the private life of Gambino boss Paul Castellano through a relationship with Castellano’s daughter, Constance. What began as a romance curdled into…

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James A Eppolito Jr.

Male, age 33 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Oct 1, 1979 · 47 years ago

On an autumn evening in Brooklyn, New York, the life of 33-year-old James A. Eppolito Jr. came to a violent end. It was October 1, 1979, when both he and his 64-year-old father, James Eppolito Sr., were fatally shot while inside their car. The double homicide…

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David Sizemore

Male, age 26 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Oct 1, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the fall of 1973, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in Lexington, Kentucky, forever marking the lives of several families. David Sizemore, a 26-year-old male, was among the victims of a brutal crime spree that sent shockwaves through the…

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Elva F. Harper

Male, age 64 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Oct 1, 1973 · 53 years ago

On the first day of October in 1973, a wave of violence that began in Lexington, Kentucky, tragically cut short the life of 64-year-old Elva F. Harper. A male, Mr. Harper was the night manager at Fisher's Motel in Falmouth, a town roughly 80 miles from where…

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James Matt Lawrence

Male, age 60 · Osceola, Arkansas
Killed Oct 1, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the small town of Osceola, Arkansas, a dedicated public servant named James Matt Lawrence met a tragic and untimely end. At 60 years of age, he had served as the City Marshal for three decades, a testament to his commitment to the community. His long…

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Charles Lott Hays

Male, age 24 · Marshall, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 1903 · 123 years ago

On October 1, 1903, Constable Charles Lott Hays, aged 24, was fatally shot while attempting to serve a warrant at a rural farmhouse in Marshall, Texas. Hays, who was the constable of Precinct 4 in Harrison County, went to the farm with Deputy Constable Sid…

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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.