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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)

Thelma Gerholdt - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Thelma Gerholdt

Female, age 51 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the morning of October 1, 2020, emergency responders were called to a residence on the southwest side of Indianapolis, Indiana, following reports of a shooting. Just before 6:45 a.m., officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrived at…

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Donta Lamar Grissom - New-madrid, Missouri
Death by Force

Donta Lamar Grissom

Male, age 19 · New-madrid, Missouri
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On October 1, 2020, authorities in New Madrid, Missouri, launched an investigation into the untimely death of 19-year-old male Donta Lamar Grissom. Police officers were dispatched to a local residence in the early morning hours regarding a shooting incident.…

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Chandler Smith - Aiken, South Carolina
Death by Force

Chandler Smith

Male, age 22 · Aiken, South Carolina
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the fall of 2020, the life of 22-year-old Chandler Smith of Aiken, South Carolina, came to a tragic and mysterious end. A White/Caucasian male, Smith was last seen on October 22, 2020, as he was released from the Aiken County Detention Center. Surveillance…

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Jermaine Dajour Malachi - North-florence, South Carolina
Death by Force

Jermaine Dajour Malachi

Male, age 22 · North-florence, South Carolina
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jermaine Dajour Malachi, a 22-year-old male, tragically lost his life on Thursday, October 1, 2020, in a fatal shooting that occurred in North Florence, South Carolina. Born on November 11, 1997, to Cecilia Malachi and Donald Bryant, Jermaine was a young man…

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Christopher Ryan Harrison - College-park, Maryland
Death by Force

Christopher Ryan Harrison

Male, age 28 · College-park, Maryland
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of Thursday, October 1, 2020, a burst of gunfire shattered the relative quiet of a College Park, Maryland neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. The victim was identified as 28-year-old Christopher Ryan Harrison of Camp…

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Lynn Marie Maher - Waldorf, Maryland
Death by Force

Lynn Marie Maher

Female, age 49 · Waldorf, Maryland
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of October 1, 2020, tragedy struck at a 7-Eleven on Middletown Road in Waldorf, Maryland, forever altering the lives of the Maher family. Lynn Marie Maher, a 49-year-old woman, was working as a clerk when a man entered the store and…

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Andrew Aguilar - Pomona, California
Death by Force

Andrew Aguilar

Male, age 16 · Pomona, California
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Andrew Ellis Aguilar, a 16-year-old from Pomona, California, tragically lost his life on October 2, 2020, after being shot near North Caswell and East Lincoln avenues. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on October 1, when Pomona police officers responded to…

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James Magee - Long-beach, California
Death by Force

James Magee

Male · Long-beach, California
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Magee, a 23-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 1, 2020. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Obispo Avenue. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Magee was found…

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Jerry Cambero - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Jerry Cambero

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jerry Cambero, a 37-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Cambero was shot near the Avenue 60 on-ramp to the northbound 110…

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Victor Trujillo - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Victor Trujillo

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Victor Manuel Trujillo, an 18-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. He was fatally shot near the 13200 block of Del Sur Street in Pacoima. The incident occurred in the evening, and despite efforts to…

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Dannyelle White - Marianna, Florida
Death by Force

Dannyelle White

Female, age 33 · Marianna, Florida
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Dannyelle Mari White, a 33-year-old woman from Marianna, Florida, tragically lost her life on October 1, 2020. Her death occurred during a robbery that escalated into a fatal shooting. On that fateful night, White was seated in the passenger seat of a truck…

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Chiurazzi Bailey - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Chiurazzi Bailey

Male, age 32 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 1, 2020, the life of 32-year-old Chiurazzi Bailey, a male known to his friends and family as 'King Whoa,' was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. Bailey was leaving the Little Bear Food Mart on Jonesboro Road…

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Antonio Jones - Danville, Illinois
Death by Force

Antonio Jones

Male, age 19 · Danville, Illinois
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antonio Jones, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on October 1, 2020, in Danville, Illinois. The incident occurred around 7 PM near Douglas Park, just steps away from his home. Antonio was found lying unresponsive in the middle of the…

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Derek Middleton - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Derek Middleton

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Derek Middleton, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on October 1, 2020, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL. According to reports, Derek was walking around 2:10 a.m. in the 1300 block of West 73rd Street when an unknown…

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Bryson Charles - New-iberia, Louisiana
Death by Force

Bryson Charles

Male, age 24 · New-iberia, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the predawn hours of a Thursday in New Iberia, Louisiana, a scene of camaraderie outside a mobile home on Buckeye Street was violently shattered. It was October 1, 2020, when a man approached a group of people and unleashed a spray of bullets into the…

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Rodger Gaines III - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Rodger Gaines III

Male, age 34 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a Thursday morning in New Orleans, the life of Rodger Gaines III, a 34-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On October 1, 2020, Gaines was fatally shot in the 2020 block of Cypress Acres Avenue. The New Orleans Police Department…

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Tyrone Stinson - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Tyrone Stinson

Male, age 24 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tyrone Stinson, a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically shot on October 1, 2020, in west Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the intersection of Tuckaseegee Road and Fern Avenue around noon. Tyrone sustained life-threatening…

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Neqwan Williams - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Neqwan Williams

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On October 1, 2020, 19-year-old Neqwon M. Williams was fatally shot in north Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in front of a residence on East 21st Avenue following an argument. After being shot, Neqwon Williams was transported to Grant Medical Center…

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Ortez Littlejohn - Euclid, Ohio
Death by Force

Ortez Littlejohn

Male, age 31 · Euclid, Ohio
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ortez R Littlejohn, a 31-year-old male from Euclid, OH, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2020, following a shooting incident on Tyronne Avenue. The incident occurred around 12:00 p.m. when police were dispatched to a home on Tyronne Avenue in response…

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Tammy Hawthorne - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Tammy Hawthorne

Female, age 42 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 1, 2020, the life of 42-year-old Tammy Hawthorne was tragically cut short in a drive-by shooting on Lamar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. Responding to a call about a wounding at approximately 3:00 a.m., Memphis Police…

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Donato Ward - Austin, Texas
Death by Force

Donato Ward

Male, age 20 · Austin, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Donato Ward, a 20-year-old male tragically lost his life on October 1, 2020, in Austin, Texas. He was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Limestone Canyon Apartments in North Austin. Ward was found outside a silver vehicle that had crashed into a garage…

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Mark Jimenez - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Mark Jimenez

Male, age 40 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Mark Anthony Jimenez, a 40-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on October 1, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. Born on August 10, 1980, Mark was a beloved member of his community, known for his love of music and his dedication to his family. He is survived by his…

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Abigail Abby Maxine Smith - Cheyenne, Wyoming
Death by Force

Abigail Abby Maxine Smith

Female, age 24 · Cheyenne, Wyoming
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the first minutes of October 1, 2019, Cheyenne police were pulled toward Romero Park after receiving word that something violent had happened in the darkness near the parking lot. By the time officers reached the park at 1317 Parsley Blvd., they found…

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Michael Tolar - Cheyenne, Wyoming
Death by Force

Michael Tolar

Male, age 44 · Cheyenne, Wyoming
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Alan Tolar, a 44-year-old white man, died in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on October 1, 2019, only days shy of what would have been his 45th birthday. Born October 25, 1974, he grew up in Dubois and graduated from Dubois High School in 1993, carrying with him…

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Ronald Thornton - Frankfort, Kentucky
Death by Force

Ronald Thornton

Male, age 73 · Frankfort, Kentucky
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On an early Tuesday morning in October 2019, the quiet of Pea Ridge Road in Frankfort, Kentucky, was shattered by a 911 hang-up call that would lead to the discovery of a beloved community member's tragic death. Responding to the call, Franklin County…

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Azavairon Bailey - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Azavairon Bailey

Male, age 18 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Azavairon ‘Zay' Bailey, an 18-year-old from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2019, in a double shooting incident near 38th and Good Hope Road. The shooting occurred early in the morning, leaving Bailey fatally wounded and a…

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John Bell Austin Sr - Madison-heights, Virginia
Death by Force

John Bell Austin Sr

Male, age 83 · Madison-heights, Virginia
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Madison Heights, Virginia, the life of 83-year-old John Bell Austin Sr. came to a tragic and unexpected end on October 1, 2019. A beloved member of his community and a faithful member of the St. Paul Baptist Church in Forest…

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Stephen Michael Tucker - Marriottsville, Maryland
Death by Force

Stephen Michael Tucker

Male, age 38 · Marriottsville, Maryland
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Marriottsville, Maryland, a domestic disturbance on October 1, 2019, tragically ended the life of 38-year-old Stephen Michael Tucker. The man responsible for his death was his own father, 68-year-old Stephen Dwight Tucker, who fired…

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Devontay Robert - Coram, New York
Death by Force

Devontay Robert

Male, age 17 · Coram, New York
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet suburb of Coram, New York, a domestic dispute escalated into a shocking act of violence that claimed the life of 17-year-old Devontay Robert, a male who had just graduated from Longwood High School. The tragic events unfolded on the evening of…

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Armando Medina - Salinas, California
Death by Force

Armando Medina

Male, age 29 · Salinas, California
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Armando Medina, a 29-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2019. Medina was found deceased at a Motel 6 located on De La Torre Boulevard in Salinas. According to reports, police responded to a call about a gunshot…

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Juan Zambrano - Antioch, California
Death by Force

Juan Zambrano

Male, age 45 · Antioch, California
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Juan Zambrano, a 45-year-old resident of Antioch, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 1, 2019. The incident occurred in the 100 block of East 16th Street around 3 p.m. Responding officers found Zambrano with a gunshot wound, and he was…

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Peggy Schiering - Fort-meade, Florida
Death by Force

Peggy Schiering

Male, age 80 · Fort-meade, Florida
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On October 1, 2019, 80-year-old Peggy Schiering was tragically killed in her Fort Meade, Florida, home. Authorities reported that she was a victim of gun violence, leading to her untimely death.…

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Lachasta Shay Giles - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Lachasta Shay Giles

Female, age 45 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the autumn of 2019, a tragedy unfolded in Columbus, Georgia, forever altering the lives of one family. 45 year old Lachasta Shay Giles, a resident of Columbus, tragically lost her life on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. The circumstances of her death were…

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Sharon Kathleen Kell - Rossville, Georgia
Death by Force

Sharon Kathleen Kell

Female, age 51 · Rossville, Georgia
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the fall of 2019, the life of 51-year-old Sharon Kathleen 'Kitty' Kell was tragically cut short in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. A lifelong resident of the North Georgia area, Kell was a loving mother, daughter, grandmother, and…

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Marco Anthony Castillo Perez - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Marco Anthony Castillo Perez

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Marco Anthony Castillo Perez, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on October 1, 2019, in the West Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 9:16 p.m. in an alley located in the 6400 block of North Campbell…

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Paulden James Lewis - Lake-charles, Louisiana
Death by Force

Paulden James Lewis

Male, age 18 · Lake-charles, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early afternoon of a Tuesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of the Fairview Crossing Apartments on 5th Avenue. When police responded to the call at 12:16 p.m. on October 1, 2019, they discovered 18-year-old Paulden…

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Reginald Hill - West-monroe, Louisiana
Death by Force

Reginald Hill

Male, age 19 · West-monroe, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the autumn of 2019, the life of 19-year-old Reginald LaTron Hill Jr. was tragically cut short on a street in West Monroe, Louisiana. On the evening of Tuesday, October 1, 2019, officers from the West Monroe Police Department were dispatched to the 100…

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Roderyck Young - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Roderyck Young

Male, age 21 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early autumn of 2019, the life of a young Shreveport man, Roderyck Young, was tragically cut short. The 21-year-old Black male was found unresponsive on the morning of Tuesday, October 1, 2019. His body was discovered in the Martin Luther King Jr.…

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Tiffany Naquin Verdin - Larose, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tiffany Naquin Verdin

Female, age 41 · Larose, Louisiana
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Larose, Louisiana, a tragedy unfolded that left friends and family mourning the loss of 41-year-old Tiffany Naquin Verdin. On October 1, 2019, Tiffany, a native of the nearby town of Golden Meadow, was found deceased in her home on…

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Kane Ciboch - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Kane Ciboch

Male, age 20 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kane Ciboch, a 20-year-old male from Springboro, tragically died on October 4, 2019, three days after being shot in the torso while sitting in a car on Germantown Pike in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. on October 1, 2019, and Ciboch was…

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Felicia Nichole Barton - Osterburg, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Felicia Nichole Barton

Female, age 26 · Osterburg, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Felicia Nichole Barton, a 26-year-old woman from Osterburg, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life on October 1, 2019. The incident was determined to be a murder-suicide. Barton's boyfriend, 43-year-old Rick Alan Wirth, shot her in their home before turning…

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Jacob Dean Bishop - Lenoir-city, Tennessee
Death by Force

Jacob Dean Bishop

Male, age 35 · Lenoir-city, Tennessee
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Lenoir City, Tennessee, a grim discovery was made on October 1, 2019, shattering the peace of those who knew him. Jacob Dean Bishop, a 35-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased in his home by his mother. The scene was one of…

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Margret Gaddy - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Margret Gaddy

Female, age 42 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 42-year-old Margret Gaddy was tragically cut short. On October 1, 2019, at approximately 2:15 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 3200 block of Spring Valley Cove in the Raleigh neighborhood. Gaddy was shot…

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Alfonso Diaz - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Alfonso Diaz

Male, age 28 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alfonso Diaz, a 28-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on October 1, 2019. The incident occurred outside a Texaco gas station on Castroville Road, where Diaz was involved in an altercation with David Edward Medina, a 23-year-old…

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Brian Keith Butler - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Brian Keith Butler

Male, age 39 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Brian Keith Butler, a 39-year-old male from San Antonio, Texas, was tragically killed on October 1, 2019. He was found in the early hours of the morning in the 1500 block of Hays Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Butler was pronounced dead at…

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Kenny Cody - Baytown, Texas
Death by Force

Kenny Cody

Male, age 34 · Baytown, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On October 1, 2019, 34-year-old Kenny Cody was fatally shot in Baytown, Texas. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of the shooting and the events leading up to it, have not been publicly disclosed. Information regarding any arrests…

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Son Kim Nguyen - Garland, Texas
Death by Force

Son Kim Nguyen

Male, age 50 · Garland, Texas
Killed Oct 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On October 1, 2019, Son Kim Nguyen, a 50-year-old male of Vietnamese ethnicity, was found shot to death inside a parked vehicle in an apartment complex parking lot in Garland, Texas. The Garland Police Department responded to the scene around 4:30 p.m. after…

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Bayron Diaz-Bautista - Hanston, Kansas
Death by Force

Bayron Diaz-Bautista

Male, age 21 · Hanston, Kansas
Killed Oct 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet farm country of western Kansas, a grim discovery was made on the evening of October 1, 2018. A farmer in Hodgeman County, about three miles west of the small town of Hanston, came upon a body in his field and immediately contacted the sheriff's…

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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.