Deaths by Force on October 24

Deaths by Force (523)

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Jerry Riley

Male, age 25 · Epsom, New Hampshire

Killed Oct 24, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the autumn of 1993, a grim discovery was made in a secluded wooded area off Kettle Rock Road in Epsom, New Hampshire. On October 24, the skeletal remains of a young man were found, bringing a tragic end to a months-long mystery. The remains were later…

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Larue Hardin

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Oct 24, 1992 · 34 years ago

On October 24, 1992, Larue Hardin, a 19-year-old man, was fatally shot while stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of 3 West Liberty Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in Hamilton County, and the suspects involved were described as two…

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Mary Guilfoyle

Female, age 24 · Santa Cruz, California

Killed Oct 24, 1992 · 34 years ago

Mary Margaret Guilfoyle, a 24-year-old white female college student, was murdered on October 24, 1972, in Santa Cruz County, California. She was last seen hitchhiking to an interview when she was picked up by Herbert Mullin, a local man later identified as a…

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Carol Ann DiMaiti Stuart

Female, age 30 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 24, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the night of October 23, 1989, Carol Ann DiMaiti Stuart, a 30-year-old pregnant White/Caucasian female, was shot in the head in Boston, Massachusetts. She and her husband, Charles "Chuck" Stuart, had just left a birthing class at Brigham and Women's…

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Christopher DiMaiti Stuart

Male · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 24, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the night of October 23, 1989, a shocking crime unfolded in Boston that would grip the city and expose deep-seated racial tensions. After leaving a birthing class at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Charles Stuart and his pregnant wife, Carol DiMaiti Stuart…

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Margaret Gilbert

Female, age 54 · Panama City, Florida

Found Oct 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

Margaret Gilbert, aged 54, was tragically killed on October 24, 1988, in Panama City, Florida. Her case remains one of the unsolved homicides in Bay County, and little progress has been made despite efforts from local law enforcement. Gilbert's death was one…

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Geraldine S. Holland

Female, age 36 · Brunswick County, Virginia

Killed Oct 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the quiet landscape of Brunswick County, Virginia, a sense of unease settled over a community on October 24, 1988, when the body of Geraldine S. Holland was discovered. A 36-year-old Black female, she was found in the front yard of a friend's residence…

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Alice Huffman

Female, age 86 · Tustin, California

Killed Oct 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

Alice Huffman, aged 86, was found dead on October 24, 1988, in her home in Tustin, California. The circumstances surrounding her death were tragic and shocking. Alice Huffman was discovered in her bed, having been shot once in the head with a .22 caliber…

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William Billy E. Barr

Male, age 11 · Tustin, California

Killed Oct 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

William "Billy" E. Barr, an 11-year-old boy from Tustin, California, tragically passed away on October 24, 1988. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a subject of investigation and speculation over the years. Billy's death was initially reported…

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Keshana Lathem

Female, age 6 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 24, 1987 · 39 years ago

Keshana Lathem, a 6-year-old Black girl from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed on October 24, 1987, after violence meant for someone else reached the doorway of the Congress Street home where she was staying. Online memorial sources identify her as having…

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Richard Warren Walton

Male, age 43 · Oakdale, Minnesota

Killed Oct 24, 1982 · 44 years ago

Richard Warren Walton, a 43-year-old White male, served his community as a dedicated patrol officer. His life, however, was tragically cut short on a fateful autumn evening. While working a secondary job as a security guard at Mounds Park Hospital, he found…

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Joseph Cushman

Male, age 52 · Chester, Illinois

Killed Oct 24, 1982 · 44 years ago

Joseph J. Cushman, a 52-year-old male corrections employee, tragically lost his life on October 24, 1982, in a violent incident at the Menard Correctional Center in Illinois. Cushman, who had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for 19 years…

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Barbara Smith

Female, age 37 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Oct 24, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a tragic autumn day, October 24, 1980, the life of 37-year-old Barbara Smith, a Caucasian female, was brutally cut short in her Wichita, Kansas home. Her husband and daughter made the horrific discovery, finding Barbara in her residence at 1151 S Waverly…

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Catherine Millican

Female, age 27 · New London, New Hampshire

Killed Oct 24, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in the autumn of 1978, Catherine Millican, a 27-year-old Caucasian female, told friends and family of her plans to go birdwatching. An avid and talented photographer, artist, ornithologist, and national sailing champion, it was not an…

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Ray Blanchette

Male, age 51 · Manchester, New Hampshire

Killed Oct 24, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a tragic day in Manchester, New Hampshire, a deliberately set fire claimed the lives of two individuals, leaving a lasting scar on the community. The male victim of this senseless act was 51-year-old Ray Blanchette. On October 24, 1978, the Manchester Fire…

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Pauline Miller

Female, age 53 · Manchester, New Hampshire

Killed Oct 24, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, a quiet street in Manchester, New Hampshire, became the scene of a tragedy that would remain a mystery for decades to come. On October 24, fire trucks rushed to an apartment building at 541-547 Chestnut Street, battling a blaze that…

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Edwin Glenn Bond Jr.

Male, age 20 · Taylorsville, Mississippi

Killed Oct 24, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the town of Taylorsville, Mississippi, a young police officer's life was cut tragically short on the evening of October 24, 1978. Edwin Glenn Bond, Jr., a 20-year-old Caucasian male, was on duty when he responded to a call about a domestic dispute at a…

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Ethel Louise Atwell

Female, age 42 · Staten Island, New York

Killed Oct 24, 1978 · 48 years ago

Ethel Louise Atwell, a 42-year-old Black female, arrived for her early morning shift as a physical therapy aide at the Staten Island Developmental Center, formerly known as the Willowbrook State School, on October 24, 1978. The parking lot was dark as she…

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Gary Stroud

Male, age 26 · Saint-charles, Missouri

Killed Oct 24, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the line of duty, Officer Gary R. Stroud, a 26-year-old male, made the ultimate sacrifice on October 24, 1977, in Saint Charles, Missouri. Having served with the St. Charles Police Department for 18 months, he was responding to a report of a man seen…

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Carolyn Hedgepeth

Female, age 15 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Oct 24, 1975 · 51 years ago

Carolyn Hedgepeth, a 15-year-old Black/African American girl from Wilmington, Delaware, left home with her friend Denise Evans on Friday night, October 24, 1975. By the next day, hunters in a marshy clearing in rural Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem…

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J.C. Dunn

Male, age 47 · Ardmore, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 24, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the fall of 1973, the community of Ardmore, Oklahoma, was unsettled by the violent and mysterious death of JC Dunn, a 47-year-old male high school teacher and coach. On the morning of October 24th, Dunn had gone to the high school where he worked but left…

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Robert Robbins

Male, age 19 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 24, 1973 · 53 years ago

Robert Robbins was living in the Phoenix, Arizona area in the fall of 1973, sharing a trailer in the Apache Junction area outside the city with his girlfriend, Katherine Mestites, as the couple tried to build a life together on the outskirts of Phoenix.…

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Mark Conner

Male, age 22 · Windsor, North Carolina

Killed Oct 24, 1910 · 116 years ago

Mark A. Conner, a 22-year-old male, served as the Chief of Police for the Windsor Police Department in North Carolina. On October 24, 1910, Chief Conner was fatally shot while attempting to arrest a 17-year-old youth. The incident occurred at a home located…

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Binny Ralph Orrell III

Male, age 38 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Killed Oct 24, 2026 · this year

Binny Ralph Orrell III, a 38-year-old man from the town of Advance in Davie County, North Carolina, was known to have local roots and family connections in the Winston-Salem area. His life, however, came to a sudden and violent end in the pre-dawn hours of a…

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Jurnee Walker Scales

Female, age 4 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 24, 2026 · this year

A bright and cherished life was tragically cut short on a Saturday morning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, leaving a family and community to mourn the loss of 4-year-old Jurnee Walker Scales. Her death, which occurred inside a home in the city's Sherman Park…

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Tavares Deone Moore

Male, age 44 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Oct 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the fading daylight of October 24, 2024, in Bessemer, Alabama, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening's quiet, forever altering the lives of those connected to Tavares Deone Moore. Responding to the urgent calls, police arrived to find the 44-year-old…

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Benjamin Montay Bledsoe

Male, age 29 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Oct 24, 2023 · 3 years ago

Benjamin Montay Bledsoe, a 29-year-old resident of Rockford, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on October 24, 2023. He was born on January 6, 1994, and his death occurred on the same day as several other gun violence incidents across the United States.…

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Oscar Javier Espinoza-Cecillo

Male, age 38 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 24, 2020 · 6 years ago

A 38-year-old Hispanic male named Oscar Javier Espinoza-Cecillo became the victim of a violent crime in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the autumn of 2020. On Saturday, October 24, 2020, local authorities were alerted to a shooting incident on the city’s…

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Dajuan Payne

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 24, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the autumn of 2020, the life of Dajuan Payne, a 35-year-old male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. On the evening of October 24th, in the 2900 block of Oakley Avenue, Payne was fatally shot. The incident was recorded as a homicide…

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Maisha Renee Riddick

Female, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 24, 2020 · 6 years ago

An autumn Saturday in 2020 brought a grim discovery in South Los Angeles. In a year marked by a rising tide of violence across the city, another life was cut short. Maisha Renee Riddick, a 34-year-old Black woman, was found dead on October 24th. Her body was…

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Stelton McMillan

Male, age 39 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed Oct 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Stelton Lee McMillan, a 39-year-old man from Lumberton, North Carolina, was found dead on October 24, 2019. His body was discovered lying on Wren Street, off Seneca Street, around 3:15 a.m. The Lumberton Police Department identified the deceased as Stelton…

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Troy Darnell Washington

Male, age 52 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Troy Darnell Washington, a 52-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on October 24, 2017, in the Vermont-Slauson area of South Los Angeles. According to reports, Washington was standing on the corner near West 57th and South Figueroa streets around 8:40…

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Abdisalam Mohamud

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 24, 2017, Abdisalam Mohamud, a 25-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 3:13 p.m. when the Columbus Division of Police received multiple calls about a vehicle crash at the intersection of North…

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Sherri Ann Martinez

Female, age 55 · Sacramento, California

Killed Oct 24, 2015 · 11 years ago

Sherri Ann Martinez, aged 55, tragically lost her life on October 24, 2015, in Sacramento, California. The incident occurred at her home on Annette Street, where she was found with a gunshot wound. Her husband, William Martinez, 58, was also discovered at the…

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Denzell Franklin

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Denzell Franklin, a 23-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on October 24, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Austin neighborhood, where Franklin and another man, aged 24, were standing in a courtyard in the 5500…

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Devon Lafarroh Young

Male, age 28 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Oct 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Thursday in late October of 2013, the life of 28-year-old Devon Lafarroh Young was tragically cut short by gun violence in Norfolk, Virginia. Remembered as a sweet, gentle, funny, and outgoing man, his sudden death on October 24, 2013, left a void in the…

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Juan Pablo Dominguez

Male, age 41 · Lomita, California

Killed Oct 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

Juan Pablo Dominguez was 41 years old when he died on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, in Lomita. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Pacific Coast Highway and Walnut Street. His death was…

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Byron Scott Miller

Male, age 22 · Carson, California

Killed Oct 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning darkness of Sunday, October 24, 2010, gunfire erupted on a commercial and residential corridor in Carson, California. Around 2:10 a.m., twenty-two-year-old Byron Scott Miller was riding as a passenger in a vehicle traveling in the…

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Thomas C Scruggs

Male, age 38 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

Thomas C Scruggs was 38 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Saturday, October 24, 2009. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through…

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Tae Joon Andy Kim

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

Tae Joon "Andy" Kim, a 26-year-old aspiring artist from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 24, 2004. Kim was known for his kind-hearted nature, often helping his siblings and contributing to his community. On the night of his death…

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Donaldson Plite

Male, age 41 · Miami---little-haiti, Florida

Killed Oct 24, 1993 · 33 years ago

Donaldson Dona St. Plite, a 41-year-old Haitian male, was tragically shot and killed on October 24, 1993, in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida. St. Plite was leaving a fundraiser at Miami Edison Middle School, organized for the family of Fritz…

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Frank Richard Frankie Balistreri

Male, age 8 · Tustin, California

Killed Oct 24, 1988 · 38 years ago

Frank Richard "Frankie" Balistreri, an 8-year-old boy from Tustin, California, tragically passed away on October 24, 1988. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a subject of investigation and speculation over the years. Frankie was found deceased…

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Alesia Hynson

Female · Eddystone, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 24, 1984 · 42 years ago

Alesia Hynson, a 23-year-old African American woman, was tragically shot and killed by her former boyfriend, Jamil Gandy, on October 15, 1984, in Eddystone, Pennsylvania. At the time of her death, Hynson was working as a security guard for Brock International…

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