Death by Force

Shirley Sailor

Female, age 28 · Highland-park, Michigan

Killed Oct 21, 1974 · 52 years ago

On an autumn evening in 1974, the life of 28-year-old Shirley Sailor was brought to a tragic and violent end. On October 21st, police in Highland Park, Michigan, received an anonymous tip that led them to the apartment Sailor shared with her common-law…

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David Arthur Jack

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 21, 1974 · 52 years ago

David Arthur Jack, a 21-year-old police officer with the California State Police, tragically lost his life on October 21, 1974, while patrolling the Los Angeles Dispatch Center. Officer Jack was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to his head in an office…

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William Culpepper

Male, age 55 · Cordele, Georgia

Killed Oct 21, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the fall of 1974, the city of Cordele, Georgia, was rocked by a violent crime that would leave a lasting mark on the community. On October 21st, a 55-year-old white male named William Culpepper was at his job as a clerk at a local liquor store. His day…

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Robert Mendum Tarr

Male, age 52 · Kingman, Arizona

Killed Oct 21, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the quiet afternoon of October 21, 1963, in Kingman, Arizona, Mohave County Sheriff Robert Mendum Tarr, a 52-year-old man, met a violent end that would highlight the unpredictable dangers faced by law enforcement. His day took a fatal turn when he…

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James Mccluskey

Male · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 21, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the early autumn of 1904, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department received a tip regarding a trio of men suspected of robbing an Illinois Central train in August. Acting on information provided by a former prison guard, a team of detectives tracked…

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John Shea

Male, age 34 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 21, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the fall of 1904, the city of Saint-Louis was bustling with visitors to the World's Fair, an event that attracted not only tourists but also a criminal element. It was in this charged atmosphere that Detective John J. Shea, a 34-year-old officer with the…

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Thomas Dwyer

Male, age 34 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 21, 1904 · 122 years ago

In October 1904, the city of St. Louis, Missouri, was bustling with the activity of the World's Fair, an event that drew millions of visitors and, consequently, a criminal element looking to exploit the crowds. Among the law enforcement officers tasked with…

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Trenton Scott Ingram

Male, age 34 · Graysville, Alabama

Killed Oct 21, 2026 · this year

A domestic dispute in a quiet community just outside Graysville, Alabama, ended in the shooting death of Trenton Scott Ingram, a 34-year-old man from the nearby city of Warrior. His death has left a family grieving and a community seeking answers, as the…

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Mario Junior Ramirez

Male, age 35 · Mojave, California

Killed Oct 21, 2026 · this year

Mario Junior Ramirez was a 35-year-old man living in Mojave, California, a small desert town in Kern County known for its deep roots in the aerospace industry. While his family and loved ones have not publicly shared details about his life, work, or passions…

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Patrick Lackey

Male, age 61 · Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 21, 2026 · this year

A domestic dispute inside an Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, home ended in tragedy on the evening of Wednesday, October 21, 2026, leaving Patrick Lackey, a 61-year-old male resident, dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The fatal incident unfolded in an apartment on…

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Joshua Fernandez

Male, age 27 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Oct 21, 2026 · this year

Joshua Fernandez, a 27-year-old man from Paterson, New Jersey, is remembered by those who knew him as a person with a kind heart and an infectious laugh. A lifelong resident of the city where he was born and raised, Joshua was a devoted son and brother who…

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Phyllis Lipshutz

Female, age 92 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet home in the west Las Vegas Valley, a grim discovery was made on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, bringing a tragic end to the lives of an elderly couple. Police were called to a residence on the 11000 block of Glacier View Avenue, near West Lake Mead…

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Raymond Feilen

Male, age 79 · West Covina, California

Killed Oct 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Raymond Feilen, 90, male, White/Caucasian, died on October 21, 2025, in West Covina, California. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified him and determined the manner of death to be suicide, with the cause listed as a gunshot wound to…

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Jaquan Love

age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 21, 2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., 17-year-old Jaquan Love and a 23-year-old man were standing on the sidewalk in the 3500 block of West Douglas Boulevard in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. A dark-colored car approached, and an individual…

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David Braxton

Male, age 40 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the afternoon hours of October 21, 2022, a burst of gunfire shattered the autumn quiet in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore. When the echo of the shots faded, 40-year-old David Braxton, a Black male, was discovered inside a vehicle on the…

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Barry Newsome

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Barry L. Newsome, 30, was stabbed to death on a sidewalk in the 1100 block of North Hamlin Avenue in Humboldt Park, on Chicago's West Side, early on Friday, October 21, 2022. The Chicago Police Department investigated, and the Chicago Sun-Times homicide…

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Augusta Carter

Male, age 45 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On October 21, 2020, Augusta Carter, a 45-year-old individual, was fatally shot in Boston, Massachusetts. The incident occurred at 950 Parker Street, specifically within the Mildred Hailey Apartments in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The shooting resulted in…

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Timmy Robinson

Male, age 30 · Melvindale, Michigan

Killed Oct 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of an autumn evening, the life of 30-year-old Timmy Robinson was tragically cut short in Melvindale, Michigan. On October 21, 2020, police responded to a call on Gale Street and discovered Robinson lying in the street with a severe head…

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Phillip James Simmons Jr

Male, age 26 · Fort-pierce, Florida

Killed Oct 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Phillip James Simmons Jr., aged 26, tragically lost his life on October 21, 2020, in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was one of two victims in a double homicide that occurred at the Madison Cay Apartment Homes. The other victim was Emily Marie Gordon, aged 25. Both…

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Rollan Frank Edwards

Male, age 75 · Prospect Mountain, Alabama

Killed Oct 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Prospect Mountain, Alabama, a shocking act of violence shattered the peace on October 21, 2019, leading to the death of 75-year-old Rollan Frank Edwards. The male victim was one of three people who were brutally attacked in a…

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Nathaniel Isiah Hickson

Male, age 21 · Woodbridge, Virginia

Killed Oct 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of an autumn evening in Woodbridge, Virginia, the life of 21-year-old Nathaniel Isiah Hickson was tragically cut short. On October 21, 2019, in a parking lot situated in the 2300 block of Briar Rose Lane, what began as a transaction for…

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Patricia Marie Bounds

Female, age 67 · Burke, Virginia

Killed Oct 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a quiet Burke, Virginia neighborhood, a domestic disturbance shattered the evening calm and ended in a tragic loss of life. Patricia Marie Bounds, a 67-year-old woman, was killed on Monday, October 21, 2019, in her home on Wicklow Drive. The incident…

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Alonso Valdovinos

Male, age 19 · Hamilton-city, California

Killed Oct 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On October 21, 2019, Alonso Valdovinos, a 19-year-old resident of Hamilton City, California, tragically lost his life in a violent incident that has since been classified as a homicide. The events unfolded around 10:30 PM when deputies from the Glenn County…

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Jorge Manuel Toriz Perez

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jorge Manuel Toriz Perez, a 31-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 21, 2018, in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, he was fatally shot, marking a somber end to his life. The incident…

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DeAmondre Devonte Arceneaux

Male, age 19 · Carencro, Louisiana

Killed Oct 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Carencro, Louisiana, the life of 19-year-old DeAmondre Devonte Arceneaux was tragically cut short on Sunday, October 21, 2018. The young man, a resident of Carencro, was the victim of a fatal shooting, a violent act that sent ripples of…

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Daniel Hernandez

Male, age 44 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Oct 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Daniel Escopedo Hernandez, a 44-year-old man, was killed by gun violence on October 21, 2017, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, a date that would become a marker of sudden loss for the people who knew him and for a community that was left sorting through the…

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Ricky Wyatt

Male, age 55 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ricky Jerome Wyatt, a 55-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 21, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Wyatt was fatally shot in the Cypress Park neighborhood. The incident occurred on a…

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Patricia A. Nigro

Female, age 64 · Sloatsburg, New York

Killed Oct 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet village of Sloatsburg, New York, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of 64-year-old Patricia A. Nigro. On the morning of Wednesday, October 21, 2015, law enforcement responded to a call from a concerned family friend regarding emotional…

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Michael Landsberry

Male, age 45 · Sparks, Nevada

Killed Oct 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the morning of October 21, 2013, a sense of normalcy filled the air at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nevada, as students gathered before the first bell. Among them was Michael Landsberry, a 45-year-old male math teacher and a respected military veteran.…

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Eula Diamond

Female, age 84 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Oct 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a quiet, upscale South Baton Rouge neighborhood, a grim discovery was made on Monday, October 21, 2013, bringing a tragic end to the lives of a mother and her daughter. Eula Diamond, an 84-year-old female, was found deceased in her home on Willow Grove…

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Esteban Canory

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Esteban Canory was 46 years old when he died on Sunday, October 21, 2007, in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds, and the address listed for the case is 4905 W. 6th St. His…

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Darwin Richard Dawley

Male, age 41 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Oct 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

On October 21, 2004, Darwin Richard Dawley, a 41-year-old man from Winston-Salem, NC, tragically lost his life along with his wife, Wendy Sue Dawley, 40, and their 14-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Emily Dawley. The family was found shot in the head at their…

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Elizabeth Dawley

Female, age 14 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Oct 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

Elizabeth Emily Dawley, a 14-year-old girl from Winston-Salem, NC, tragically lost her life on October 21, 2004. Elizabeth, along with her parents, Darwin Richard Dawley, 41, and Wendy Sue Dawley, 40, were found dead in their home on West Clemmonsville Road.…

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Marlon Otis Gammage

Male, age 2 · Leimert Park, California

Killed Oct 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

On October 21, 2003, the life of two-year-old Marlon Otis Gammage came to an abrupt and tragic end in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Marlon, a Black toddler, was only beginning to navigate the earliest stages of childhood when circumstances…

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Francisco Conrique

Male, age 42 · South Gate, California

Killed Oct 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

Francisco Conrique was 42 years old when he died on Tuesday, October 21, 2003, in South Gate, a city in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 5595 Gardendale…

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Lonnie Jay Franklin III

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 21, 2000 · 26 years ago

Lonnie Jay Franklin III was 24 years old when he died on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, in Pacoima. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 12650 W. Pierce St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Robert Fagan

Male, age 75 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 21, 2000 · 26 years ago

Robert Fagan was 75 years old when he died on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, in East Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 518 N. Normandie. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of…

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Harold A. Miller

Male, age 61 · Long-beach, California

Killed Oct 21, 1975 · 51 years ago

Harold A. Miller, aged 61, passed away on October 21, 1975, in Long Beach, California. His death was a significant event that drew considerable attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Miller's demise was not a natural one; it was the result of a…

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Lela May Miller

Female, age 60 · Long-beach, California

Killed Oct 21, 1975 · 51 years ago

Lela May Miller, born on August 14, 1915, in California, passed away on October 21, 1975, at the age of 60 in Los Angeles County, California. She was laid to rest at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, Orange County, California. Despite the passage of…

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Katherine Kitty Wright Lovett

Female, age 40 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Oct 21, 1968 · 58 years ago

Katherine "Kitty" Wright Lovett, aged 40, tragically died on October 21, 1968, in Bradenton, Florida. Her death was part of a horrific incident that claimed the lives of several family members, including her children Carey Donald Lovett (17), Sandra Marie…

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Sandra Marie Lovett

Female, age 18 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Oct 21, 1968 · 58 years ago

Sandra Marie Lovett, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, tragically died on October 21, 1968, in Bradenton, Florida. Her death was part of a devastating incident that also claimed the lives of several family members, including her mother Katherine Wright Lovett…

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Scott Lovett

Male, age 1 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Oct 21, 1968 · 58 years ago

Scott Christopher Lovett, a one-year-old from Bradenton, Florida, tragically died on October 21, 1968. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger family tragedy. On that day, multiple members of the Lovett family perished, including Scott…

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Todd Lanier Lovett

Male, age 6 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Oct 21, 1968 · 58 years ago

Todd Lanier Lovett, a six-year-old boy from Bradenton, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 21, 1968. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and heartbreaking. Todd was shot by his father, James Cleveland Lovett, in a horrific…

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