Death by Force

Farooq Khanani

Male, age 60 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Farooq Khanani, a 60-year-old businessman from Sugar Land, Texas, was fatally shot on October 31, 2013, in northeast Houston. The incident took place outside his store on South Hall Street. According to investigators, Khanani had just returned from a bank and…

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Johnny Comeaux

Male, age 36 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Johnny Earl Comeaux Jr., aged 36, passed away on October 31, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was born on November 3, 1976. Johnny's death was a result of gun violence. This tragic event is documented in memorials and obituaries that highlight the impact of…

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Lisa Ann Zielke Elick

Female, age 41 · Surrey, British Columbia

Killed Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Lisa Ann Zielke Elick, a 41-year-old woman from Surrey, British Columbia, was the victim of a homicide in late October 2013. Contemporary reporting does not support the October 2, 2026 date; police records reported in the media show that she was last seen…

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Wilbur Bartley

Male, age 50 · Oakland, California

Found Oct 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Wilbur Bartley, age 50, was tragically shot and killed on October 31, 2012, during a robbery at his cellular phone store, Marcus Cellular, located on International Boulevard in East Oakland. The incident occurred shortly after the store closed for the day.…

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Devin L Harris

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Devin L. Harris, aged 19, was fatally shot on October 31, 2012, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The incident took place in the street, which was a common location for many violent incidents in the area during this period. Devin's death occurred amid a…

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Crista A Bytheway

Female, age 29 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cool autumn evening in Indianapolis, the life of Crista A. Bytheway was tragically cut short. On October 31, 2012, the 29-year-old Caucasian woman was found deceased on the near-north side of the city. Her body was discovered lying in the road in the 600…

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Dewey Anthony Hampton

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

On Halloween night in 2012, tragedy struck in the quiet 6000 block of Marjorie Lane in Baltimore, Maryland. Dewey Anthony Hampton, a 47-year-old African-American male, was found deceased within the confines of his own home. The discovery sent a chill through…

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William Simmons

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the Southwest Baltimore neighborhood, the evening of Halloween in 2012 was marked by violence that ended the life of William Simmons. The 32-year-old man was in the 5300 block of Carriage Court when he was shot. The incident was one of several violent acts…

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Dillon Decoster

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the autumn of 2012, the life of a young man from Marine City was tragically cut short in Detroit. Dillon Ray Decoster, a 26-year-old male, was working as a security guard at the Great Lakes Dialysis Center on October 31, 2012, when he was fatally shot…

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Keyvon Humbert

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Keyvon Humbert, a 21-year-old man, was fatally shot on October 31, 2012, in Philadelphia. Keyvon's death was part of an intense wave of gun violence that affected the city throughout the year, with October being particularly deadly. Philadelphia experienced…

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Dennis Seagraves

Male, age 21 · Long Beach, California

Found Oct 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

Dennis Seagraves, a 21-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was fatally shot on the night of October 31, 2010. The shooting occurred near the 2300 block of Delta Avenue, a residential area in West Long Beach, adjacent to Garfield Elementary School.…

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Rachel Jones

Female, age 41 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Oct 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the fall of 2010, a night of Halloween celebration in Atlanta turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of one family. Rachel Jones, a 41-year-old African-American woman, was at a party on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway on the evening of…

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Keonte Barney

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

Keonte Barney, aged 30, was fatally shot on October 31, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, which has been known for high crime rates and frequent violence. Barney was shot multiple times, and the…

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Marlos Canterberry

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 31, 2010, Marlos Canterberry, age 31, was fatally shot in Chicago. The incident took place on Halloween night, contributing to what was a violent year for the city. Canterberry's death was recorded in the Woodlawn neighborhood, an area which, like…

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Jovanna Mitchell

Female, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of Halloween in 2010, the life of a young Baltimore woman was tragically cut short. Twenty-year-old Jovanna Mitchell, a Black female, was killed on October 31, 2010. The incident that claimed her life took place in the 2300 block of…

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Richard D. Brown

Male, age 41 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a crisp Halloween morning in 2010, the life of Richard D. Brown, a 41-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. At approximately 9:40 a.m. on Sunday, October 31, 2010, police responded to a report of…

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Orvin Blanding

Male, age 40 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 31, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early hours of Halloween in 2010, the life of Orvin Blanding, a 40-year-old African-American man from Boston, was tragically cut short. Responding to a call about a person down just after midnight, Boston police officers made a grim discovery in the…

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Malik Sohan

Male, age 22 · San Francisco, California

Found Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

On October 31, 2009, 22-year-old Malik Sohan was shot and killed in San Francisco, California. His death added to the list of unresolved homicides in the city during a year marked by increased violence. The details surrounding his murder are limited, but the…

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James Harris

Male, age 39 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., events unfolded that would tragically end the life of Thomas Harris. The 52-year-old man was in the unit block of New York Avenue, Northwest on July 5, 2015, when he was the victim of a violent assault. First…

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Robert Eagle

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a Friday in late October, the quiet of a Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On October 30, 2009, at approximately 4:29 a.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth District…

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Darrell Brown

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Darrell Brown, age 24, was shot and killed on October 31, 2009, in Chicago. The incident occurred in a neighborhood on the city's West Side, which has been known for its ongoing struggles with violence. Darrell Brown was found with gunshot wounds and was…

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Arbuary Fuller

Male, age 40 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

On Halloween night in 2009, Arbuary Daniel Fuller, a 40-year-old African-American/Black male, was shot and killed in Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident occurred outside his apartment at the Shepherd Hills Townhomes, located at 1950 Simmons Street, near the…

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David Michael Jackson

Male, age 41 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of Halloween 2009, David Michael Jackson, a 41-year-old Caucasian male, was seen walking along the sidewalk in the 3900 block of South 101st East Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At approximately 5:15 a.m., witnesses observed him in the area.…

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Paymela Faye Long

Female, age 58 · Bremerton, Washington

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet community of Bremerton, Washington, the life of 58-year-old Caucasian female Paymela Faye Long was tragically cut short on October 31, 2009. A talented and locally known country-western singer, she was a beloved mother, daughter, and sister who…

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Edqonn Simpson

Male, age 17 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cool autumn evening in Milwaukee, the life of 17-year-old Edqonn Simpson, an African-American male, was tragically cut short. On October 31, 2009, in the vicinity of the 4700 block of N. 39th Street, Simpson became the victim of a homicide. The specific…

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Timothy Brenton

Male, age 39 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the night of October 31, 2009, Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot in an ambush. Brenton, a nine-year veteran of the department and a U.S. Army veteran of the Gulf War, was sitting in his patrol car with…

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Emanuel William Palmer

Male, age 28 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a fall afternoon in Laurel, Maryland, on October 31, 2009, 28-year-old Emanuel William Palmer was tragically killed. He was discovered shot inside a vehicle in the 13000 block of Larchdale Road around 3:41 p.m. Despite being a resident of Washington, D.C.…

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Carlos Cervantes Jr.

Male, age 23 · Sacramento, California

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Carlos Cervantes Jr., a 23-year-old resident of Linda, California, tragically lost his life on October 31, 2009, in Sacramento. Born on August 29, 1986, in Yuba City, Carlos was a lifelong resident of the Yuba-Sutter area and worked as a local landscaper. His…

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Javier Chavez Mejia

Male, age 43 · Eagle Rock, California

Killed Oct 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Javier Chavez Mejia was 43 years old when he was stabbed to death on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Highland Park. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 119 1/2 E. Avenue 45. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Ceferino Valle

Unknown · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 31, 2008, Ceferino Valle, a 29-year-old man, was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred around 10:23 p.m. at the Leigh Meadow Apartments located on Sunbeam Road. Valle and another victim, 22-year-old Jose Rodriquez, were…

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Jose Rodriguez

Null · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jose Rodriguez was murdered on October 31, 2008, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found deceased under circumstances that were ruled a homicide. Despite investigations into the case, no significant leads have been made public, and the incident remains…

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Andre L Wilson

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Andre L. Wilson, a 36-year-old man from Chicago, was fatally shot on October 31, 2008, in the Washington Heights neighborhood. His death occurred in the 9000 block of South Laflin Street. The details surrounding the incident suggest that Wilson was one of the…

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Harly Anthony Johnson

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the morning of October 31, 2008, the body of a 27-year-old Black male, Harly Anthony Johnson, was discovered in the 2200 block of Echodale Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. He had been fatally shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was one of…

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Jamie Hauger

Male, age 30 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jamie Lee Hauger, a 30-year-old White male from the Connellsville area near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died on October 31, 2008, after being stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood. The attack happened in the early morning hours of October 19, 2008…

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Jonathan Touchstone

Male, age 16 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 31, 2008, Jonathan Touchstone, a 16-year-old boy, was tragically killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Touchstone's death occurred during a period when youth homicides in Pittsburgh were alarmingly high. In 2008, the city recorded one of the highest…

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Michael King

Male, age 50 · University-city, Missouri

Killed Oct 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the night of October 31, 2008, a tragic event unfolded in University City, Missouri, involving a veteran law enforcement officer. Sergeant Michael R. King, a 50-year-old male who had served with the University City Police Department for 25 years, was on…

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Jose Vazquez

Unknown · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

On October 31, 2007, Jose Vazquez was found dead in Jacksonville, Florida. Details regarding his death are limited, but it has been categorized as a homicide by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The incident is one of many unsolved murders reported in…

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Nathaniel Cody Footman

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of Halloween night in 2007, the life of 18-year-old Nathaniel Cody Footman, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. He was discovered on a city street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services…

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Karen Williams

Female, age 50 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

An online search for a female named Karen Williams who died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, did not yield any results detailing a death that led to any arrests or the naming of a suspect or suspects. The available information from online sources details the passing of…

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Karen Moncrief

Female, age 50 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

On Halloween afternoon in 2007, a sense of unease settled over a Tulsa apartment complex. Inside her home at the Clarland Arms Apartments, 50-year-old Karen Ann Moncrief was known for her generous and open-hearted nature. She often extended a helping hand to…

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Donnell Mitchell

Male, age 18 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

An argument that began between a man and his girlfriend in the parking lot of a Tulsa convenience store escalated into a fatal shooting, leaving one man dead and two other people wounded. The deceased, a 33-year-old man named Ryan Mitchell, had arrived at a…

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Ramon Ware

Male, age 18 · District-heights, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of 18-year-old Ramon Domonique Ware was tragically cut short. On October 31, 2007, in District Heights, Maryland, the young man became a victim of gun violence. Born on April 29, 1989, Ramon's untimely death left a void in the…

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Ichinkhorloo Iko Bayarsaikhan

Female, age 15 · Alameda, California

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Ichinkhorloo "Iko" Bayarsaikhan, a 15-year-old student from Alameda High School, tragically lost her life on October 31, 2007, in a shooting incident at Washington Park in Alameda, California. Iko, who had emigrated from Mongolia with her family three years…

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Leticia Barrera

Female, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Leticia Barrera, a 32-year-old Hispanic woman, was tragically killed on October 31, 2007, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, a community familiar with violence but deeply shocked by the brazen nature of her murder.…

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Charles Edward Cassidy

Male, age 54 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the fall of 2007, a 54-year-old Philadelphia Police Officer, Charles Edward Cassidy, a man known as 'Chuck' to his friends and colleagues, was a familiar and reassuring presence in the neighborhoods he patrolled. A 25-year veteran of the force, he was…

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Kevin Leroy Barker

Male, age 37 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kevin Leroy Barker was 37 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 31, 2007. 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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Teresa Marie Halbach

Female, age 25 · Two Rivers, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

On Halloween of 2005, a 25-year-old White/Caucasian female photographer named Teresa Marie Halbach vanished after an assignment at a sprawling auto salvage yard in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Halbach, a vibrant and ambitious young woman, was last known to be…

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Marilyn Bethell

Female, age 47 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

Marilyn Bethell, a 47-year-old woman from Aurora, Illinois, was tragically murdered on October 31, 2005. Her decomposed body was discovered nearly two months later, on December 26, 2005, in a wooded area near a recreational trail in unincorporated Batavia…

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