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Keylen Philyaw

Male, age 31 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a Tuesday in late autumn, the life of 31-year-old Keylen Philyaw, a male resident of Detroit, Michigan, came to a tragic end. On October 26, 2010, Philyaw was killed in what was determined to be a homicide. The fatal incident took place at a location on…

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Tammy Hayton

Female, age 49 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 26, 2010, the body of 49-year-old White female Tammy Hayton was discovered at the intersection of Waltham and Collingham streets in Detroit, Michigan. The area, a residential neighborhood on the city’s east side, became the center of a homicide…

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Rodney Autrey

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 26, 2010, the life of 22-year-old Rodney Autrey came to a tragic end in Detroit, Michigan. A Black male resident of the area, Autrey was discovered at a location on the city’s west side, specifically at 21435 West 8 Mile Road. This address…

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Jermaine Rolane Darbey

Male, age 26 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jermaine Rolane Darbey, a 26-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, died on Tuesday night, October 26, 2010, in a killing that left detectives searching for answers and neighbors replaying the sounds of an argument that turned suddenly violent. Shortly…

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David Gerard Thomas

Male, age 24 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

David Gerard Thomas, 24, a Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, was found dead late one night in north St. Louis after police were called to the 2900 block of North 21st Street, a stretch of roadway near St. Louis Park. Investigators discovered his body at…

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Shannon Clanton

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the Logan section of Philadelphia, a neighborhood grappling with its share of violence, the life of 18-year-old Shannon Clanton was cut short on the night of October 26, 2010. A single gunshot to the back ended the young man's life, leaving a community in…

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Michael Thomas Hawks

Male, age 40 · Sparta, North Carolina

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Michael Thomas Hawks, a 40-year-old white male, passed away on October 26, 2010, in Alleghany County, North Carolina. Born on February 6, 1970, in Frankfurt, Germany, Michael was the son of Patricia Ann Venable Hawks and the late Richard Calvin Hawks. He was…

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Edward Randall Stout

Male, age 67 · Austin, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Edward Randall Stout, a 67-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically murdered on October 26, 2010, in Austin, Texas. Stout was a Vietnam War veteran and a dedicated member of the Texas Association of Vietnam Veterans , known for his efforts to…

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Ruth Rodriguez

Female, age 25 · Cedar-park, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Ruth Rodriguez, a 25-year-old woman from Cedar Park, Texas, tragically died on October 26, 2010. She was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred on Brushy Creek Road near West Parmer Lane, where police discovered her body in a car after…

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Dalton Jr Powell

Male, age 66 · Oakland, California

Found Oct 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Dalton H. Powell Jr., a 66-year-old resident of Oakland, California, died on October 26, 2009. Powell, a retired individual known within his community, was involved in an incident that tragically ended his life. While details surrounding his death suggest it…

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Troy Fenwick

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cool autumn evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Troy Fenwick, a male, was cut short by gunfire. The incident occurred at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2009, in the 3200 block of 23rd Street in the Southeast quadrant of the city.…

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Ali Yassin Ismael

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Oct 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Male Ali Yassin Ismael, a 23-year-old Somali man, was shot and killed in Minneapolis on October 26, 2009, while sitting in a parked car near Nicollet Avenue South. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner determined that he died from multiple gunshot wounds, and…

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Esaul Villagrana

Male, age 23 · Long-beach, California

Killed Oct 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Esaul Villagrana, a 23-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 26, 2009. The incident occurred around 7:20 p.m. near the intersection of 20th Street and Cedar Avenue. According to reports, Villagrana was driving…

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Daniel Gomez

Male, age 33 · San Francisco, California

Found Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Daniel Gomez, a 33-year-old man from San Francisco, was tragically shot and killed on October 26, 2008. The incident occurred around 8:40 PM on Sunnydale Avenue, in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood. Gomez was with three other people near Sawyer Street when…

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Larry Christopher Greene

Male, age 23 · Long Beach, California

Found Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 18, 2008, 23-year-old Latino male Larry Christopher Greene Jr. was fatally shot inside the Brite Spot Mexican Grill, located in the 1100 block of East San Antonio Drive in Long Beach, California. He succumbed to his injuries on October 27, 2008, as…

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Vincent (VMack) Angelo Ashley

Male, age 22 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Vincent Angelo Ashley, a 22-year-old Black/African American male from Wilmington, Delaware, was shot in Wilmington on October 26, 2008. Police responded to the 400 block of West 27th Street after a shooting was reported and found Ashley suffering from gunshot…

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Juan Uribe

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 26, 2008, 46-year-old male Juan Uribe was murdered in Chicago, Illinois. The victim, identified as a Hispanic male, was found deceased under circumstances that prompted a homicide investigation. At the time, the Chicago Police Department initiated…

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Ladevonne Thomas

Female, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Ladevonne Thomas, an 18-year-old female, was tragically killed on October 26, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place during a period of intense violence in Chicago, adding to the city's alarming homicide statistics for the year. Ladevonne was…

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Carlos Maldonado

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Carlos Maldonado, a 19-year-old male, was murdered on October 26, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death took place during a particularly violent year in the city, with multiple homicides affecting various neighborhoods. The specific circumstances of…

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Irenena Ashford

Female, age 38 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Irenena Yvette Ashford, age 38, was killed on October 25, 2008, during a robbery at the EZ Loan store located on the 7000 block of North Freeway in Houston. At around 9:10 a.m., two male suspects entered the establishment, robbed the store, and fatally shot…

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Kenneth Holmes

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of October 26, 2008, a sense of celebration turned to tragedy in Birmingham, Alabama. While many were occupied with the festivities surrounding the annual Magic City Classic football game, 21-year-old Kenneth Wayne Holmes Jr. was fatally shot…

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Chavares Block

Male, age 19 · Conway, Arkansas

Killed Oct 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a Sunday night, the 26th of October, 2008, the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 19-year-old Chavares Block, a Black male sophomore studying pre-engineering. He and another…

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Oberia Pierce

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Oberia Pierce, a 33-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 26, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place in the Little Village neighborhood, a community that had experienced significant gang activity during that period. Pierce was shot and…

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Tony C Drake

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of 18-year-old Tony C. Drake, an African-American male known affectionately as 'Bubba Dan,' was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. Originally from Flint, Michigan, the young man had relocated to Indianapolis, where…

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Nicholas Copeland

Male, age 20 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the morning of October 26, 2007, Boston Police officers from District C-11 responded to a call reporting a found body at 35 Westville Street in Dorchester. Upon arrival, they discovered a Black male in his 20s inside a motor vehicle, suffering from a…

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Jonathon Brown

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jonathon Brown, a 20-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was killed in a shooting on October 26, 2007. The available online information about his death is limited, but the record that can be found places his death in Philadelphia and…

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Ricardo Villalpando

Male, age 29 · King-city, California

Killed Oct 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Ricardo Villalpando, a 29-year-old resident of King City, California, tragically lost his life on October 26, 2007. His death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. Ricardo was found with multiple gunshot wounds, leading…

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Sylvester Davis Jr

Male, age 33 · Tallahassee, Florida

Found Oct 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

Sylvester Davis Jr., a 33-year-old man from Tallahassee, Florida, was found murdered in his home on October 26, 2005. His body was discovered at his residence on Arnold Street, and the investigation revealed that he died as a result of foul play. It was…

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Amanda Jean Burns

Female, age 21 · Lansingburgh, New York

Killed Oct 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

Amanda Jean Burns, a 21-year-old female, died on October 26, 2005, in Lansingburgh, New York, after being shot. The incident occurred just before midnight in an alley off 102nd Street and Sixth Avenue as she sat in the passenger seat of a Jeep Cherokee. The…

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Reuben Deleon

Male, age 31 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

Reuben Becerra DeLeon Jr., a 31-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on October 26, 2005, in Houston, Texas. Officer DeLeon, who was off-duty at the time, was shot multiple times by two suspects who knocked on the door of an apartment reserved for…

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Bryant Taylor

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Oct 26, 2003 · 23 years ago

On October 26, 2003 around 4 am, Bryant Taylor was transported to Moses Cone Hospital by a private vehicle. Upon arrival at the hospital it was determined that Taylor was suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. Taylor was pronounced dead a short time…

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Willie Gaither

Male, age 60 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of an autumn Saturday in Washington, D.C., tragedy struck, leaving a family heartbroken and a community with unanswered questions. On October 26, 2002, at approximately 5:30 a.m., 60-year-old Willie Gaither was shot and killed. The fatal…

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Sarah Harvey

Female, age 19 · Hospers, Iowa

Killed Oct 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a tragic day in Hospers, Iowa, the life of 19-year-old Sarah Harvey was cut short. On October 26, 2002, the young female from Orange City was found dead in a murder-suicide. The grim discovery was made at the Hospers home of her ex-boyfriend, John Turpin…

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Catherine Rae Pettis

Female · Downtown, California

Killed Oct 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

On October 26, 2002, the life of Catherine Rae Pettis came to a tragic and sudden end in Downtown Los Angeles. She was an infant, listed as zero years of age, and was identified as a white female. In an area known for bustling commerce, towering…

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David Watson

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

On October 26, 2000, David Watson, a fifty-one-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, was found fatally shot inside his bedroom. The incident occurred at his residence on 565 S. Rhodes Avenue in Summit County. The Akron Police Department responded to the scene…

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David L. Watson

Male, age 51 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

David L. Watson, a 51-year-old Black male, was tragically found fatally shot inside his bedroom on October 26, 2000, in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred at his residence located at 565 S. Rhodes Avenue. Despite extensive investigations by the Akron Police…

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Ulysses Shiyreco Thomas

Male, age 36 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the autumn of 1999, the life of 36-year-old African-American Ulysses Shiyreco Thomas was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the evening of Tuesday, October 26, Thomas was engaged in a phone conversation in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven located…

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Ronald Turchi

Male, age 61 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

On October 26, 1999, the body of Ronald Turchi, a 61-year-old White male, was discovered in the trunk of his wife's car in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Turchi, a longtime figure in Philadelphia's organized crime underworld, had been brutally murdered in…

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Michael Johnson

Male, age 53 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Oct 26, 1998 · 28 years ago

On October 26, 1998, the body of a man was discovered floating in the Columbia River near Northwest Lower River Road in Vancouver, Washington. For nearly a quarter of a century, his identity remained a mystery. The cause of his death was determined to be a…

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Peggy Lynn Howard

Female, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 1998 · 28 years ago

Peggy Lynn Howard, a 25-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on October 26, 1998, in Houston, Texas. She was walking her 6-year-old daughter, Allyssa Wild, to school when a young Hispanic man approached them in the parking lot of their condominium complex…

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Eddie Gordon

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

On October 26, 1997, Eddie Gordon, aged 28, was shot and killed in front of 310 Linwood Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department responded to the incident, but despite their investigation, no suspect has been identified, and the case remains…

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Phillip Etter

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the autumn of 1994, the life of a Knoxville, Tennessee man named Phillip Etter was tragically cut short. On October 26th of that year, Etter, a male, was found deceased at a residence located at 3833 Ivy Street. The circumstances surrounding his death were…

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Ephrain Miller

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

Ephrain Miller, a 21-year-old male, was tragically killed on October 26, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head at 1125 McClelland Avenue. The incident remains unsolved, and despite efforts by law enforcement to gather…

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Jeffrey Anderson

Male, age 22 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Oct 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

On October 26, 1992, a young man named Jeffrey Anderson, age 22, was working at a Subway sandwich shop in Portsmouth, Virginia. His life was abruptly cut short that day in a senseless act of violence. While his wife, Letitia, was out purchasing a wedding band…

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Steven Isles

Male, age 33 · Monroe Township, New Jersey

Killed Oct 26, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a fall day in 1990, the body of 33-year-old Steven Isles, a male from Williamstown, New Jersey, was discovered abandoned on the side of Jackson Road in Monroe Township. It was Friday, October 26th, when the grim finding was made, revealing a violent end to…

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Edward Flora

Male, age 63 · Bowling-green, Kentucky

Killed Oct 26, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the autumn of 1990, the community of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was shaken by the violent death of a dedicated public servant. On the evening of October 26th, 63-year-old Edward Earl Flora, a male who served as a Constable for the Warren County Fifth…

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Robert Jenkins

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the autumn of 1988, the discovery of a man's body in Knoxville, Tennessee, began a mystery that has lingered for decades. On October 26, 1988, Robert Jenkins, a male, was found deceased in the area of Western Avenue off of Blackstock Avenue. The…

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Sondra Ramber

Female, age 14 · Santa Fe, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 1983 · 43 years ago

Sondra Ramber, a 14-year-old girl, vanished from her home in Santa Fe, Texas, on October 26, 1983. She lived with her father, who reported her missing the following morning. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance were unusual—her father recalled that…

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