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Deaths by Force on October 22

599 open cases in our database happened on October 22. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (422)

Carlos Orellana - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Carlos Orellana

Male, age 33 · Tampa, Florida
Killed Oct 22, 1983 · 43 years ago

Carlos Alberto Orellana, a 33-year-old Hispanic male originally from Puerto Cortes, Honduras, was killed on October 22, 1983, in Tampa, Florida. He had been living in the Tampa area for approximately ten years at the time of his death. His funeral was held at…

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Nelson Bell - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Nelson Bell

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, a dedicated Baltimore City Police Officer, Nelson F. Bell, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. A husband and father of three, Officer Bell had served his community for four and a half years before the fateful events of a…

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Sherrie Ann Carville - Johnstown, New York
Death by Force

Sherrie Ann Carville

Female, age 17 · Johnstown, New York
Killed Oct 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

Sherrie Ann Carville was a 17-year-old female from Johnstown, New York, described in sources as White. On October 22, 1978, she vanished after being kidnapped from a bar in Johnstown. Investigators would later conclude she had been taken to property connected…

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Daniel Gruenberg - San Jose, California
Death by Force

Daniel Gruenberg

Male, age 17 · San Jose, California
Found Oct 22, 1973 · 53 years ago

Daniel Gruenberg, a 17-year-old from San Jose, California, was found brutally murdered on October 22, 1973, at Stevens Creek Park. His body was discovered at the bottom of a ravine, and it was determined that he had been violently beaten to death. Authorities…

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Ernest Raines - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Ernest Raines

Male, age 67 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Oct 22, 1972 · 54 years ago

On October 22, 1972, Ernest Raines, aged 67, was tragically killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was found beaten to death at his residence located at 1425 Race Street. The incident occurred in Hamilton County and was promptly classified as a homicide by local law…

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Patricia Dumler - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Patricia Dumler

Female, age 27 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Oct 22, 1969 · 57 years ago

On October 22, 1969, Patricia Dumler, age 27, was found murdered alongside her husband, Martin Dumler, and her mother, Mary Wilson, at their home on Beverly Hills Drive in Cincinnati, Ohio. The family had been tied up, shot, and stabbed in their upscale Mount…

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Martin Dumler - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Martin Dumler

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Oct 22, 1969 · 57 years ago

On October 22, 1969, Martin Dumler, his wife Patricia, and Patricia’s mother, Mary Wilson, were tragically murdered at their home in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at their residence on 1192 Beverly Hills Drive, located in Cincinnati's Mount…

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Mary Wilson - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Mary Wilson

Female, age 50 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Oct 22, 1969 · 57 years ago

On October 22, 1969, Mary Wilson, aged 50, was brutally murdered alongside her daughter Patricia Dumler and son-in-law Martin Dumler at their home on Beverly Hills Drive in the Mount Lookout neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The attack occurred sometime…

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John F. Campbell - Greenbank, Delaware
Death by Force

John F. Campbell

Male, age 54 · Greenbank, Delaware
Killed Oct 22, 1909 · 117 years ago

John F. Campbell, a 54-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity from Greenbank, Delaware, reported for duty at the New Castle County Workhouse on October 22, 1909. Before the morning was out, the guard lay mortally wounded, a single gunshot to the head ending…

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Albert M. Teeters - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Albert M. Teeters

Male, age 52 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 22, 1904 · 122 years ago

Captain Albert M. Teeters, a 52-year-old White / Caucasian male, died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 22, 1904, after a routine moment inside the Frankstown Avenue police station turned suddenly fatal. Teeters was a veteran member of the Pittsburgh…

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Michael Orourke - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Michael Orourke

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 22, 1903 · 123 years ago

Michael J. O'Rourke, a 42-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on October 22, 1903, in Chicago, IL. O'Rourke, who served as a patrolman with the Chicago Police Department for over 12 years, was involved in an incident that led to his untimely death.…

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James M. Hinds - Monroe, Arkansas
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James M. Hinds

Male, age 34 · Monroe, Arkansas
Killed Oct 22, 1868 · 158 years ago

In the tumultuous political landscape of Reconstruction-era Arkansas, James M. Hinds, a 34-year-old white male, met a violent end on October 22, 1868. A Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hinds was a vocal advocate for the civil rights of…

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Aaron C. Walton

Male, age 38 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Oct 22, 2026 · this year

A fatal argument in Kansas City, Missouri, claimed the life of 38-year-old Aaron C. Walton on a Thursday night in the fall. The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. on October 22, 2026, in the city's Midtown-Westport area, a neighborhood known for its…

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Bradley Thompson

Male, age 48 · Amarillo, Texas
Killed Oct 22, 2026 · this year

A quiet Thursday evening in Amarillo, Texas, was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of a local man, Bradley Shawn Thompson. The 48-year-old male was killed on October 22, 2026, leaving behind a community searching for answers and a police department…

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Nolan Jones

Male, age 43 · Beaumont, Texas
Killed Oct 22, 2026 · this year

A heroic act of intervention during a family crisis cost Nolan Jones his life on a Thursday evening in Beaumont, Texas. The 43-year-old man was killed when he stepped in to protect a family member from an armed teenager. His death, which police described as…

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Elijah Steet

Male, age 20 · Norfolk, Virginia
Killed Oct 22, 2026 · this year

Elijah A. Steet, a 20-year-old man from Chesapeake, Virginia, was known as a vibrant and cherished individual whose life held immense promise. Though his family has not publicly shared extensive details about his personal life, work, or studies, his sudden…

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Sidiki Fofana

Male, age 29 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 22, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the city of Richmond, Virginia, a life was tragically cut short on a Wednesday in late October. Sidiki Fofana, a 29-year-old male, was killed on October 22, 2025. The incident that claimed his life unfolded in the 800 block of Clay Street, a detail that…

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Kendell Williams

Male, age 36 · Long-beach, California
Killed Oct 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of October 22, 2024, Kendell Williams, a 36-year-old man experiencing homelessness, was fatally shot in Long Beach, California. At approximately 7:10 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 800 block of Alamitos Avenue. Upon…

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Derrick Hutchins Jr.

Male, age 19 · Greenville, Mississippi
Killed Oct 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the fading light of an October evening in Greenville, Mississippi, the life of 19-year-old Derrick Hutchins Jr. was tragically cut short. On Saturday, October 22, 2022, at approximately 8 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 1700 block of Alexander Street. When…

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Dujuan Williams

Male, age 31 · New-york, New York
Killed Oct 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in the fall of 2022, a dispute in a Harlem public housing complex turned fatal, leaving a 31-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Dujuan Williams, a male resident of New York. The…

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Brian Crooms

Male, age 44 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 22, 2022, a dispute between two cleaning crews in a Philadelphia ShopRite parking lot escalated into a fatal encounter. Brian K. Crooms, a 44-year-old man, was shot in the chest and tragically lost his life. The incident…

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Angela Kowalczyk

Female, age 78 · Danbury, Connecticut
Killed Oct 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet Sterling Woods condominium complex in Danbury, Connecticut, a caregiver made a grim discovery on the morning of October 22, 2020. Inside their Pinnacle Way home, 78-year-old Angela Kowalczyk and her husband, Edward, were found deceased. The scene…

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Walter Tony Stein

Male, age 30 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of October 22, 2020, Walter Tony Stein Jr., a 30-year-old male, was fatally shot outside a Marathon gas station on the northwest side of Indianapolis. The incident, which stemmed from a gambling dispute, cut his life short and led to a lengthy…

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Anton Walker

Male, age 21 · Miami, Florida
Killed Oct 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

Anton Walker, a 21-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 22, 2020, in a violent shooting incident. The shooting occurred around midnight in the area of Northwest 18th Avenue and 50th Street. According to reports, the Miami…

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Roy Dale Ensey

Male · Empire, California
Killed Oct 22, 2019 · 7 years ago

Roy Dale Ensey, a homeless man from Empire, California, died on October 22, 2019, under tragic and violent circumstances. His death was the result of a longstanding feud with Michael Roger Bruce, a resident of Empire. The conflict between Ensey and Bruce…

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David Rojo Garcia

Male, age 21 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Oct 22, 2019 · 7 years ago

David Rojo Garcia, a 21-year-old male from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was found dead on October 22, 2019. His skeletal remains were discovered in an open field near the 700 block of West Devonshire Street on February 25, 2021. The cause of death was…

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Daniel Carrera Jr.

Male, age 25 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 22, 2019 · 7 years ago

Daniel Carrera Jr. was 25 years old when he died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Panorama City, in the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 9600 Van Nuys Blvd. His death was ruled a…

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Leonel Dorian Nana Ngassa

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 22, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in Baltimore, tragedy struck 28-year-old Leonel Dorian Nana Ngassa. On October 22, 2018, police were called to the 2800 block of Oswego Avenue around 11:45 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered…

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Adrian Peralta

Male, age 24 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Oct 22, 2018 · 8 years ago

Adrian Peralta, a 24-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on October 22, 2018, inside the Happy Place Sports Bar in Orlando, Florida. The incident occurred early in the morning, around 5:41 a.m., when deputies were called to the bar for an…

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Daneyal Mohammad Siddique

Male, age 40 · Redway, California
Killed Oct 22, 2014 · 12 years ago

Daneyal Mohammad Siddique, a 40-year-old resident of Redway, California, was tragically killed on October 22, 2014. The incident occurred at the Dean Creek Resort, where Siddique was staying. According to reports, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received…

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Reena Koshy Ajith

Female, age 42 · Houston, Texas
Killed Oct 22, 2014 · 12 years ago

Reena Koshy Ajith, a 42-year-old woman of Indian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on October 22, 2014, in Houston, Texas. She was working as a pharmacist at Ben Taub General Hospital when she was shot by her co-worker, George Vallikappill, who was 58 years…

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Angel Martin Contreras

Male, age 18 · Carson, California
Killed Oct 22, 2014 · 12 years ago

Angel Martin Contreras was 18 years old when he was fatally stabbed on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in Carson, in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 1600 block…

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Cheryl Dejarnette

Female, age 53 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 22, 2013 · 13 years ago

Cheryl Dejarnette was 53 years old when she died on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, in the Broadway-Manchester area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 87th Street…

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Anthony Hyman

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 22, 2012 · 14 years ago

Anthony Hyman, an 18-year-old resident of Wilmington, Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on October 22, 2012. The incident occurred in the 1400 block of East Cruces Street, where Hyman was in his car in an alley around 8:10 a.m. when he was…

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Bill Ilnam Park

Male, age 65 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Bill Ilnam Park was 65 years old when he died on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Sherman Oaks. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 5000 Van Nuys Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Pedro Hernandez

Male, age 20 · Hyattsville, Maryland
Killed Oct 22, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of October 22, 2008, the quiet of a Hyattsville, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by violence that claimed the life of a young man. Pedro Luis Hernandez, a 20-year-old resident of the area, was discovered lying in the roadway at the…

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Salvador Chavez

Male, age 29 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 22, 2004 · 22 years ago

On Friday, October 22, 2004, tragedy struck along South Wilton Place in the central Los Angeles neighborhood of Arlington Heights. Emergency personnel and law enforcement were summoned to a residential property at 1514 1/2 South Wilton Place, situated just…

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Eugene Sheehan

Male, age 26 · Manhattan, New York
Killed Oct 22, 1907 · 119 years ago

On October 22, 1907, in Manhattan’s Chatham Square, Eugene Sheehan, a 26-year-old White male, was walking his post as a New York City patrolman when an ordinary moment turned suddenly deadly. A man in the square was causing a disturbance, the kind of street…

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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.