Death by Force

Sandra Kemp

Female, age 21 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 28, 1980 · 46 years ago

Sandra Kemp, a 21-year-old Black/African American female from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed on the morning of October 28, 1980, inside a home at 1210 Kerlin Street in Chester. Online memorial records describe her as lost to gun violence that day, and a…

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Stephanie Ann Bauman

Female, age 15 · Arapaho County, Colorado

Killed Oct 28, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the autumn of 1980, the life of a 15-year-old girl named Stephanie Ann Bauman came to a tragic and mysterious end in Arapahoe County, Colorado. A White female, Stephanie was a resident of a local group home, a place for troubled youths. Two weeks prior to…

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Valeria Boyd

Female, age 18 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Oct 28, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the autumn of 1980, the life of 18-year-old Valeria Boyd was tragically cut short in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A young woman with her future ahead of her, Valeria was reported missing by her family in late October. The search for her ended in heartbreak on…

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Richard Louis McDougle

Male, age 26 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 28, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the cool autumn night of October 28, 1978, a report of a shooting shattered the peace in the area of East 33rd Avenue and Downing Street in Denver. Responding officers arrived to a grim scene in the parking lot across from a drinking establishment known as…

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Phoebe Winston

Female, age 25 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed Oct 28, 1977 · 49 years ago

Phoebe Winston, a 23-year-old resident of Plant City, Florida, was reported missing on October 28, 1977. She was last seen driving her 1964 light blue Ford 4-door sedan. The vehicle was later recovered on March 3, 1978, off Cleveland Heights Boulevard in…

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Nancy Vogel

Female, age 29 · Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

Killed Oct 28, 1967 · 59 years ago

On October 28, 1967, 29-year-old Nancy Schiava Vogel, a Caucasian mother of two from Little Ferry, New Jersey, informed her family she was going to play bingo at a local church. Instead, she went shopping at the Valley Fair Department Store, a detail later…

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Mary Horton Vail

Female, age 22 · Calcasieu River, Louisiana

Killed Oct 28, 1962 · 64 years ago

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William Weathers

Male, age 30 · East-towanda, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 28, 1910 · 116 years ago

William Weathers, a 30-year-old White/Caucasian male, was a railroad police detective for the Lehigh Valley Railroad when he was killed on October 28, 1910, in the East Towanda/Jenkins Township area of Pennsylvania. At the time, railroad police had been…

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Alfred Waterbury

Male · Spokane, Washington

Killed Oct 28, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of a Spokane evening, a dedicated officer's life was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the community he swore to protect. Alfred Waterbury, a 46-year-old Caucasian male, had served the Spokane Police Department for two years, a…

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William Joe Giles

Male, age 39 · Winslow, Arizona

Killed Oct 28, 1905 · 121 years ago

In the town of Winslow, Arizona, the life of 39-year-old Town Marshal William Joe Giles was cut short on the night of October 28, 1905. With less than a year of service to the community, Marshal Giles found himself in the middle of a heated argument inside a…

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Michael Reedy

Male, age 33 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 28, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the autumn of 1902, a 33-year-old St. Louis police officer named Michael Reedy lost his life in a tragic turn of events while in the line of duty. On the evening of October 26th, the sounds of a burglary in progress at a pharmacy located at 10th and Cass…

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George William Crump

Male, age 45 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Oct 28, 1893 · 133 years ago

In the early morning hours in Alexandria, Virginia, a tragic and bizarre event unfolded that would ultimately lead to the death of 45-year-old Private George W. Crump, a male officer who had served with the Alexandria Police Department for two years. He and a…

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Carter Harrison

Male, age 68 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 28, 1893 · 133 years ago

Mayor Carter Henry Harrison, a 68-year-old white male, was assassinated on October 28, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. Harrison, who was serving his fifth term as mayor, was a prominent figure known for his dedication to the city and its people. His death…

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Frederick H. White

Male, age 31 · Tombstone, Arizona

Killed Oct 28, 1880 · 146 years ago

In the dusty, untamed streets of Tombstone, Arizona, a town teeming with prospectors, cowboys, and fortune-seekers, Frederick H. White served as its first town marshal. A 31-year-old white male, he was a figure of authority in a place that often teetered on…

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Hamza Abdul-Haqq

Male, age 36 · East Orange, New Jersey

Killed Oct 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early afternoon of a Tuesday in late October, the quiet of an East Orange neighborhood was broken by violence that claimed the life of 36-year-old Hamza Abdul-Haqq. On October 28, 2025, police responded to a call around 12:40 p.m. and found Abdul-Haqq…

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Mekai Johnson

Male, age 17 · Clinton, Maryland

Killed Oct 28, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon in late October, the quiet of a Clinton, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On October 28, 2023, at approximately 1:55 p.m., police were called to the 7900 block of Green Street for a report of a shooting.…

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Carl King III

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 28, 2023 · 3 years ago

Carl Peter King III, 18, was found fatally stabbed in an alley in the 300 block of North Lorel Avenue in Austin, on Chicago's West Side, early on Saturday, October 28, 2023. The Chicago Police Department investigated his death. About 6:10 a.m., he was…

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Rachel Holmes

Female, age 46 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Oct 28, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 28, 2022, a fatal encounter in an Aurora, Colorado parking lot left 46-year-old Rachel Holmes dead from a gunshot wound. The incident unfolded around 2:30 a.m. in the parking area of a strip mall at 6360 South Parker…

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Samuel Esparaza

Male, age 42 · Ontario, California

Killed Oct 28, 2022 · 4 years ago

Samuel Esparza, a 42-year-old resident of Ontario, California, tragically passed away on October 28, 2022. Initially, his death appeared to be the result of a solo car crash. His vehicle was discovered near Howard Street and Central Avenue in Montclair…

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Hermann Otto Paul Kuss

Male, age 82 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hermann Otto Paul Kuss, an 82-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Kuss was fatally shot in Hollywood. The incident has been…

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Muhammad Abdal-Aziz

Male, age 23 · New-york, New York

Killed Oct 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On an autumn evening in New York, New York, a life full of promise was tragically cut short. Twenty-three-year-old Muhammad Abdal-Aziz, a young male with aspirations of a career in dentistry, was fatally shot on October 28, 2015. The incident occurred at…

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Corey Bryce Davner

Male, age 22 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Oct 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Corey Bryce Davner, a 22-year-old male from Charlotte, NC, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation. Corey Davner was found deceased in his apartment in East…

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Ivan Torres

Male, age 25 · Lynwood, California

Killed Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Ivan Torres was 25 years old when he died on Sunday, October 28, 2012, in Lynwood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 11153 Linden Street. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Arnold Salas Garcia

Male, age 46 · Bellflower, California

Killed Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Arnold Salas Garcia was 46 years old when he died on Sunday, October 28, 2012, in Bellflower, in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near the intersection of Foster Road and…

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Dobia Wright

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

Dobia Wright was 46 years old when he died on Thursday, October 28, 2010, in the 400 block of South Vincent Street in Baltimore. He died of blunt force injuries. The Baltimore Police Department investigated the death, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database…

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Cameron Horn

Male, age 15 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Cameron T. Horn, a 15-year-old male from Birmingham, Alabama, died on October 28, 2007. The online record that survives most clearly in public view is brief and stark: his death is listed among Birmingham’s 2007 homicides, and memorial-style entries indicate…

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Rogelio Parra

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Rogelio Parra was 23 years old when he died early on Sunday, October 28, 2007, in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds, and the address listed for the case is 5218 Ascot Ave., in the…

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Cleo Hill

Male, age 20 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Oct 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Cleo Hill was 20 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Sunday, October 28, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it as a…

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Christina Smith

Female, age 23 · Aliso-viejo, California

Killed Oct 28, 2005 · 21 years ago

Christina Smith, aged 22, tragically lost her life on October 28, 2005, in a shocking incident in Aliso Viejo, California. The incident was part of a murder-suicide carried out by 19-year-old William Freund, a neighbor who lived just 100 yards away from the…

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Mary Johnson

Female, age 42 · Alexandria, Minnesota

Killed Oct 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the small city of Alexandria, Minnesota, a sense of unease settled over the community in the autumn of 2004. Mary Diane Johnson, a 42-year-old woman, died on October 28th of that year. Born Mary Diane Waldham on July 14, 1962, in Fergus Falls, she was a…

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Christopher Schrader

Male · Unionville, North Carolina

Killed Oct 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

On October 28, 2004, in Unionville, North Carolina, 16-year-old Christopher Andrew Schrader, a white male, was fatally shot. The alleged perpetrator was his brother-in-law, David Edward Wyzanowski. The incident was part of a tragic event that also claimed the…

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Ronnie Joe Deese

Male · Unionville, North Carolina

Killed Oct 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

Ronnie Joe "JoJo" Deese, a 19-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2004, in Unionville, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly harrowing and led to a significant legal and…

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John Gurino

Male · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Oct 28, 2003 · 23 years ago

John Gurino, a New York mobster with connections to the Gambino crime family, was shot dead on October 28, 2003, by Ralph Liotta, a deli owner in West Boca Raton, Florida. Gurino, who was believed to be the triggerman in the 2001 murder of South Florida…

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Jorge Blancas Avelar

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 28, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jorge Blancas Avelar, a 27-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Avelar was fatally shot on that fateful Saturday. The incident occurred in a…

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David Kalamafoni

Male, age 17 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Oct 28, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the night of October 28, 1988, a promising life was cut short in Portland, Oregon. David Kalamafoni, a 17-year-old African-American male, found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming a victim of fatal gun violence. The evening had begun…

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Sandra Miller

Female · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Oct 28, 1987 · 39 years ago

On October 6, 1987, a sense of unease settled over an Albuquerque home when Sandra Miller, a female resident, failed to return from a routine trip to the store. Her husband, growing increasingly worried with each passing hour, reported her missing to the…

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Hazel Marie Jackson

Female, age 29 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 28, 1980 · 46 years ago

On October 28, 1980, a tragic and senseless act of violence claimed the life of 29-year-old Hazel Marie Jackson in Chester, Pennsylvania. A young woman with a life ahead of her, Hazel’s story was cut short in a manner that left her loved ones and community…

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Mary Ann Porter

Female, age 31 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Oct 28, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the autumn of 1980, the life of 31-year-old Mary Ann Porter, a Black/African American woman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that would linger for decades. Her family reported her missing in late October of that year…

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Jose Cortez

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 28, 1978 · 48 years ago

On October 28, 1978, 32-year-old Hispanic male Jose Cortez was found stabbed to death in an alley in Los Angeles, California. His murder was part of a chilling series of killings that plagued the city's Skid Row area during the late 1970s. The victims, many…

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Ronnie Gibbs

Male, age 1967 · Cordele, Georgia

Killed Oct 28, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the small town of Cordele, Georgia, a series of tragic events unfolded within one family, culminating in the death of an infant boy named Ronnie Edward Gibbs. The seemingly quiet life of the Gibbs family was shattered by a string of sudden deaths that…

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John Caulfield

Male, age 62 · Davisville, California

Killed Oct 28, 1905 · 121 years ago

John Caulfield, a 62-year-old saloon keeper from Davisville, California, met a tragic end on October 28, 1905. Caulfield was shot and killed in his own saloon by a police officer named W. S. Hainline. The incident occurred under circumstances that led to…

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