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DeLynn ONeal Battaglia

Male, age 18 · Bastrop, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the small city of Bastrop, Louisiana, the life of a young man was tragically cut short, leaving a family and community to grapple with a profound loss. DeLynn O’Neal Battaglia, an 18-year-old Black / African American male, passed away on Wednesday, October…

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Gregory J Mckinnies

Male, age 16 · Tabor-city, North Carolina

Killed Oct 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Gregory Jayvone McKinnies, a 16-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 23, 2013, in Tabor City, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the Green Acres Community home he shared with his family. Gregory was involved in a fatal…

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Durrell Gaskins

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Durrell Gaskins was stabbed on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, in the 4000 block of Belle Avenue, near Garrison Boulevard in Northwest Baltimore, and died of his wounds. The Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his age as 23, while news reports…

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Thomas Cochran

Male, age 20 · Oakland, California

Found Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On October 23, 2012, Thomas Cochran, a 20-year-old male from Oakland, California, became one of the victims of the city’s persistent cycle of violence. Oakland in 2012 was experiencing high crime rates, with violent incidents heavily concentrated in the same…

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Reginald Robinson

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Reginald Robinson, aged 25, was killed on October 23, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death added to a tragic list of homicides that marked Chicago as one of the cities struggling most with violence during that time. Robinson was one of the victims whose…

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Corey White

Male, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Corey White, 23, was a Black male from New Orleans, Louisiana. In public-facing records that are accessible online, his death is treated as a homicide case that remains without a publicly identified suspect, and there is no detailed narrative of the killing…

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James Miller

Male, age 56 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the autumn of 2010, a gruesome discovery was made in a quiet Warren, Michigan condominium, forever altering the lives of those connected to 57-year-old Robert Miller Jr. His life was brought to a violent and tragic end on his own dining room floor, the…

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Ardel Thompson

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On October 23, 2012, the city of Detroit, Michigan, recorded the death of an African American male named Ardel Thompson, who was just 18 years old at the time. The incident took place at the intersection of Butternut Street and Tillman Street, a location…

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Eugene Majett

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Eugene Majett, a 21-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was shot and killed on October 23, 2012. His death occurred during a particularly violent period in the city, which had already seen an increase in homicides compared to previous years. Eugene was found…

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Emil Williams

Male, age 41 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Emil Williams, a 41-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, was tragically killed on October 23, 2012. The incident occurred during the evening hours, and it remains unsolved as part of Houston's cold case files. Houston Police Department's Homicide Division…

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Robert Tilden

Male, age 50 · Lamoine, Maine

Killed Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 23, 2012, the quiet town of Lamoine, Maine, was irrevocably shattered by a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 50-year-old Robert Tilden, a male resident known for his entrepreneurial spirit. The fatal…

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Russell Lee Pinkham

Male, age 49 · Lamoine, Maine

Killed Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 23, 2012, the quiet town of Lamoine, Maine, was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 49-year-old Russell Lee Pinkham. A big man with a reputation for having a heart of gold, Pinkham was fatally shot at a family…

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Arthur Lopez

Male, age 29 · Nassau, New York

Killed Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in October 2012, Nassau County Police Officer Arthur Lopez, a 29-year-old male, was on patrol near the border of Nassau and Queens. He and his partner spotted a vehicle that they believed had been involved in a hit-and-run accident. The…

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Vanessa Malone

Female, age 18 · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Oct 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the night of October 23, 2012, 18-year-old Vanessa Malone, affectionately known as 'Honey,' left her home in Stone Mountain, Georgia, to visit friends at a nearby apartment. Shortly after arriving, she tragically walked into the middle of a violent home…

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Calvin Mcnair

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the autumn of 2010, the life of a young Black man, Calvin McNair, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. At the age of 20, he became a victim of homicide on the evening of Saturday, October 23, 2010. The incident that claimed his…

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Tahitia Milton

Female, age 39 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Tahitia Milton, 39, a Black woman, was shot to death on October 23, 2010, inside a Warren Street convenience store in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Shortly before 3 p.m., officers from Boston Police District B-2 responded to reports of a shooting at 344/338A…

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Joshua Robert Dillion

Male, age 24 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Oct 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Joshua Robert Dillon, aged 24, was tragically shot and killed on October 23, 2010, in Omaha, Nebraska. Despite an ongoing investigation, Dillon's case remains unsolved, leaving his family and friends still searching for answers. Omaha police have yet to…

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Carla Alvizo

Female, age 39 · Austin, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Carla Denise Alvizo, a 39-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on October 23, 2010, in Austin, Texas. She was a loving mother to her 7-year-old son, Sabastian Alvizo, who also died on the same day. Carla was known for her kind heart…

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Sabastian Alvizo

Male, age 7 · Austin, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 23, 2010, 7-year-old Sabastian Alvizo, a cheerful and playful first-grader at Baldwin Elementary School in Austin, Texas, was tragically found dead along with his mother, Carla Alvizo, 39, in a dilapidated home in East Austin. The two deaths were…

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Patrick Eldridge

Male, age 33 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the fall of 2009, the life of Patrick Eldridge, a 33-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On Friday, October 23, 2009, Eldridge became a victim of fatal gun violence in an incident that has since left a family grieving and a…

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Nathaniel Robinson

Male, age 44 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Nathaniel Robinson was tragically cut short. On October 23, 2009, at approximately 10:27 p.m., gunshots rang out in the 1200 block of Crittenden Street, NW. When the sound faded, Mr.…

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Perryn L Collins

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

Perryn L. Collins, aged 40, was fatally shot on October 23, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place on the city's West Side, in a neighborhood that was facing persistent issues with violent crime. Collins was killed in an apparent targeted attack…

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Antonio Johnson

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early evening of Saturday, February 4, 2023, tragedy struck inside a store on the 400 block of North 59th Street in Philadelphia. Anthony Johnson, a 37-year-old resident of North Hobart Street, was inside the establishment when he was shot multiple…

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Veronica Benson

Female, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of an autumn evening in 2009, the life of a young Chester, Pennsylvania woman was tragically cut short. Twenty-three-year-old Veronica Marie Benson, known to her loved ones as 'Ronnie,' was killed by gunfire on October 23, 2009. The incident…

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Claude Phillipe

Unknown · Miami, Florida

Found Oct 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Claude Phillipe, aged 52, was found dead on October 23, 2008, in Miami, Florida. His death has been classified as a homicide, and the case remains unsolved to this day. It is one of the many cold cases currently under investigation by the Miami Police…

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Angelo Lee

Male, age 27 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Oct 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 23, 2008, 27-year-old Angelo Lee was found dead at his residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. His death was part of a tragic rise in homicides that year, and although the specific details surrounding his case have not been widely publicized, it is…

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Robert Phipps

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 23, 2008, Robert Phipps, a 49-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, died as a result of head trauma sustained during an argument. The incident occurred at 1032 Caldwell Place in Franklin County. The details of the argument, including what led up to…

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Rupert Tulloch

Male, age 47 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rupert Tulloch, aged 47, was shot and killed on October 23, 2008, in Philadelphia. The incident occurred during a year marked by considerable violence across the city, with Philadelphia struggling to control its rising homicide rate. Rupert was found with…

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Michael David Porter

Male, age 44 · Moss-point, Mississippi

Killed Oct 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of October 23, 2008, Michael David Porter, a 44-year-old man from Hattiesburg, was fatally shot in Moss Point, Mississippi. He and his wife, Linda Porter, had become lost while trying to find their grandson's football game and had pulled into a…

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Clive Valentine

Male, age 44 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cool autumn night in Washington, D.C., the life of Clive Valentine was tragically cut short. In the late hours of Monday, October 22, 2007, at approximately 11:36 p.m., police responded to a call in the 3100 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northeast.…

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Rachelle Carpenter

Female, age 17 · Maricopa, Arizona

Killed Oct 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a tragic night in Phoenix, Arizona, the promising life of 17-year-old Rachelle Carpenter, a White female, was cut short. On October 23, 2005, Carpenter was attending a house party on West White Feather Lane. By all accounts, she was a focused and driven…

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Albert Valadez

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

Albert Valadez, a 25-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 23, 2005, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Valadez was fatally shot, marking a somber end to his young life. The…

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Mark Anthony Smith

Male, age 39 · Palmdale, California

Killed Oct 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

On Sunday, October 23, 2005, thirty-nine-year-old Mark Anthony Smith died under violent circumstances in the high desert city of Palmdale, California. Located in the northern reaches of Los Angeles County, Palmdale sits within the arid expanse of the Antelope…

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Timothy Wight

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Oct 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

On October 23, 2004, Timothy Wightman, a 56-year-old man, was fatally shot at 1274 Elsinore Place in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place in Hamilton County, and Wightman was pronounced dead on the same day. Despite the Cincinnati Police Department's…

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Ralph McKinney

Male, age 58 · Lucerne Valley, California

Killed Oct 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

Ralph McKinney, aged 58, was found dead on October 23, 2000, inside his Lucerne Valley Gun Shop in Lucerne Valley, California. The circumstances surrounding his death pointed to homicide, and investigators have continued to search for clues in what became a…

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William White Jr.

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

On October 23, 2000, William White Jr. was murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County and remains unsolved to this day. White was killed on the same day as the incident, but detailed information about the circumstances surrounding…

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John Risley

Male, age 37 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

Deputy Sheriff John Charles Risley, aged 37, was shot and killed on October 23, 2000, while responding to a disturbance call in a rural area near Tomball, Texas. Risley, a 10-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, arrived at the scene after a…

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Barnett Abba Slepian

Male, age 52 · Amherst, New York

Killed Oct 23, 1998 · 28 years ago

On the evening of October 23, 1998, Barnett Abba Slepian, a 52-year-old Jewish American physician, was in the kitchen of his Amherst, New York, home. He had recently returned from a memorial service for his father at the synagogue. As he stood preparing soup…

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Julie Konkol

Female, age 39 · Russell, Illinois

Killed Oct 23, 1997 · 29 years ago

Julie Konkol, a 39-year-old woman, was found dead on October 23, 1997, behind an abandoned truck stop in Russell, Illinois. Her body was discovered by a construction worker at the site, and an autopsy later confirmed that she had been strangled to death. At…

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Holly Piirainen

Female, age 10 · Brimfield, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a summer day in 1993, 10-year-old Holly Piirainen, a Caucasian female, was vacationing with her family at her grandparents' cottage in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. On August 5th, she and her younger brother went to a neighbor's house to see a litter of…

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Larry Wilson

Male · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 1993 · 33 years ago

On October 23, 1993, Larry Wilson, an African American male, was fatally shot during a robbery at a drug house on Eastland Street in Fort Worth, Texas. He was one of several victims in a series of violent crimes committed by Desmond Dominique Jennings and his…

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Gerald Moberly

Male, age 44 · Mansfield, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the quiet community of Mansfield, Louisiana, a grim discovery marked the end of one man's life and the beginning of a complex investigation. Gerald Moberly, a male resident of the area, was found deceased, leaving behind a wake of unanswered questions and…

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Albert Anthony Valentino

Male, age 37 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the fall of 1989, a dedicated Philadelphia police officer, Albert Anthony Valentino, a 37-year-old male of Italian-American heritage, responded to a call that would tragically be his last. On the evening of October 23rd, a report of a disturbance on the…

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June Stott

Female, age 30 · Rochester, New York

Killed Oct 23, 1989 · 37 years ago

June Stott, 30, a White female from Rochester, New York, disappeared on October 23, 1989, and for a time it seemed like she might simply reappear the way some missing adults do—quietly, without headlines, without answers. Her boyfriend reported her missing…

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Tammy Lynn Thorpe

Female, age 20 · Warrenton, Virginia

Killed Oct 23, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the quiet, pre-dawn hours of October 23, 1988, the life of 20-year-old Tammy Lynn Thorpe was tragically cut short in Warrenton, Virginia. A secretary from Marshall, she was last seen alive around 3:00 a.m., driving her 1986 Pontiac Grand Am. Later that…

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George William Raffield Jr.

Male, age 21 · Midlothian, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

George William Raffield Jr., a 21-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was an undercover police officer with the Midlothian Police Department in Texas. On October 23, 1987, he was tragically murdered while working undercover at Midlothian High School.…

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Robert Moody

Male · Greeley, Colorado

Killed Oct 23, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the autumn of 1984, concern mounted for 57-year-old Robert Moody when he failed to appear for a scheduled court date. His attorney reached out to a family member, who was hesitant to go to his residence alone. On October 23, 1984, Weld County Sheriff's…

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Alex Casimiro Morado

Male, age 29 · Severeance, Colorado

Killed Oct 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a crisp autumn day in 1983, the quiet landscape of Weld County, Colorado, became the scene of a tragic discovery. The body of 29-year-old Alex Casimiro Morado, a male, was found on October 25th in an irrigation ditch near County Road 74 and County Road 27…

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