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Parish Flournoy

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Parish Flournoy, aged 22, was fatally shot on October 5, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. This incident was part of a year marked by intense violence across the city, which saw an alarming surge in homicides. In 2012, Chicago reported over 500 homicides, marking a…

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Jaquan Mitchell

Male, age 20 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On an autumn evening in Boston, the life of a young African-American man, Jaquan Mitchell, was tragically cut short. On October 5, 2012, in the city's Roxbury neighborhood, the 20-year-old male was shot at 10 Trotter Court. When Boston Police responded to the…

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Ronald Chandler

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Ronald Chandler, a 20-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died in a homicide case for which publicly available online information remains extremely limited. His name appears in connection with a violent death in Philadelphia, but the…

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Joshua Richardson

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the autumn of 2010, a young man’s life was cut short on the streets of Detroit. Joshua Richardson, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 5, 2010. The incident occurred at 19400 Rutherford, in a neighborhood that, like many in the city at the…

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Antwan Graham

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Oct 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Antwan Alexander Graham, aged 20, was shot and killed on October 5, 2010, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His death was a part of a violent incident that occurred in the city. The specifics surrounding his murder, including motives or suspects, were not…

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Billy Barber

Male, age 81 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Found Oct 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Billy Kenneth Barber, an 81-year-old well-known barber from Gastonia, North Carolina, was tragically murdered on October 5, 2010. His body was discovered in his home, where he had been fatally shot during what police believe was a home invasion. Barber, a…

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Danny Rodriguez

Male, age 29 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In October 2010, a domestic violence call to a mobile home in south Phoenix set in motion a chain of events that would end in the tragic death of 28-year-old Danny Rodriguez. His mother, Elvira Fernandez, had called the police, stating her son was behaving…

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Sharod Taylor

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the autumn of 2009, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a street in Northeast Washington, D.C. Nineteen-year-old Sarahd Taylor, a male, was shot and killed on the evening of Monday, October 5, 2009. The incident occurred at approximately 9:35…

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Gerald T French

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Gerald T. French, aged 23, was fatally shot on October 5, 2009, in Chicago. The incident occurred in the city's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, an area that has historically struggled with high rates of violent crime. Gerald was found with multiple…

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William J Wesley

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

William J. Wesley, a 28-year-old man, was tragically killed in a homicide on October 5, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Burnside neighborhood, a community on Chicago's South Side that has been historically affected by high levels of…

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Calvin Troy Taylor

Male, age 39 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On an autumn evening in Baltimore, the life of a 39-year-old Black or African American man, Calvin Troy Taylor, was cut short by gunfire. On October 5, 2009, in a residential neighborhood on the 2400 block of East Oliver Street, authorities responded to…

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Jermaine Mcdaniels

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

African-American male Jermaine McDaniels, 27, was fatally shot in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 5, 2009, during a violent incident in the city's North City neighborhood. The shooting took place in the 6300 block of Stratford Avenue, near the intersection…

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Terrance Newell

Male, age 29 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Oct 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On October 5, 2009, Terrance Newell, a 29-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed. The incident occurred at 4146 Gordon Street, located in the Hamilton County area of Cincinnati. Authorities responded to the scene after receiving…

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Augustus Palmer

Male, age 85 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

An esteemed Tuskegee Airman and dedicated university administrator, Augustus Lindsay Palmer passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. A respected figure in his community, Mr. Palmer was 85 years old at the time of his death, which resulted from prostate…

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Her Wells

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Herman Wells, aged 25, was killed on October 5, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was one of many violent incidents recorded in Chicago during that year, which experienced a significant number of homicides amid growing gun violence across the city. The…

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Craig Frederick Colvin

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the autumn of 2008, the life of Craig Frederick Colvin, a 23-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Sunday, October 5, 2008, he was found in the 3100 block of Virginia Avenue, the victim of a fatal incident.…

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Ivan Hernandez

age 17 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 5, 2008, the life of a 17-year-old male named Ivan Hernandez was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Missouri. The teenager was found deceased in the area of 1037 Cleveland Avenue, a residential neighborhood in the city. Authorities classified the…

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Quintin Whathel

Male, age 29 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Quintin Whathel, aged 29, was fatally shot on October 5, 2008, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Whathel, who was known locally as a resident of the Glendale area, became the victim of a violent altercation that ended in his death. Details about his murder are scarce, but…

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Margaret Stafford

Female, age 52 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Margaret Stafford, age 52, was found dead on October 5, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. The circumstances surrounding her death indicate that she was the victim of a homicide. She was discovered in a van parked near a school, and it was initially a custodian who…

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Billy Ryder

Male, age 41 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a tragic Sunday afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of Billy Ray Ryder, a 41-year-old male, was brought to a violent and premature end. It was October 5, 2008, and just after noon, Ryder was at his home in the Candy Arms Apartments when two unidentified…

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Billy Alexander

Male, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On an autumn evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire. Twenty-five-year-old Billy Wayne Alexander was inside his apartment on October 4, 2008, when the peace was shattered by the sound of multiple…

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Oscar Torres

Male, age 38 · Avocado-heights, California

Killed Oct 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Oscar Torres, a 38-year-old man from Avocado Heights, California, tragically lost his life on October 5, 2008. The incident occurred in the 2200 block of Mardel Avenue, where Torres was involved in an argument that escalated into violence. During the…

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Lasone Armstrong

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Lasone Armstrong, aged 27, was fatally shot on October 5, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred while Armstrong was in a vehicle in the West Englewood neighborhood, a part of Chicago that has faced a history of systemic issues related to gun…

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Tyrone Antony Blanding

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a fall day in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Tyrone Antony Blanding was tragically cut short. On October 5, 2007, at the age of 30, the Black male was found deceased at 2300 Eutaw Place. The cause of his untimely death was a fatal shooting, and he was…

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Alberto Rojas

Male, age 46 · Bell, California

Killed Oct 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Alberto Rojas, a 46-year-old Latino man, was tragically killed in a double homicide on October 5, 2007, in Bell Gardens, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 3 a.m., in the 3700 block of Gage Avenue. Rojas and another…

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Federico Perez

Male, age 32 · Bell, California

Killed Oct 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Federico Perez, a 32-year-old Latino man, was tragically killed in a double homicide on October 5, 2007, in Bell Gardens, California. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. in the 3700 block of Gage Avenue. Perez and another victim, Alberto Rojas, 46, were…

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Marshall Padgett

Male, age 44 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Killed Oct 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

Marshall Padgett, a 44-year-old Caucasian male, was discovered dead inside his apartment on 19th Avenue in Fairbanks on October 5, 2004. Police determined immediately that his death was a homicide, the result of intentional injuries inflicted within the small…

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Stella Priscilla Perez

Female, age 24 · Wichita-falls, Texas

Killed Oct 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

Stella Priscilla Perez, a 24-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity from Wichita Falls, Texas, tragically lost her life on October 5, 2004. She was killed by her boyfriend, Steven Ray Gaitan, during an argument. Gaitan, who was 28 years old at the time, claimed…

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Helen Wright

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Oct 5, 2002 · 24 years ago

On October 5, 2002, 68-year-old Helen Wright was found murdered in her residence at 1406 Locust Street, Apartment #4, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation. Despite efforts by the Cincinnati Police Department, the case…

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Daniel Galloway

Male · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Oct 5, 1999 · 27 years ago

On Tuesday, October 5, 1999, at about 11 pm, Daniel Galloway was with his friend in a red Ford pick-up truck. They had just left the Sutton Homes housing project and were on IH 35 between Pine Street and New Braunfels when a car with three to four black males…

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Selemawi Tewolde

Male · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 5, 1997 · 29 years ago

Selemawi Tewolde, a male of Ethiopian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 5, 1997, in Houston, Texas. He was fatally shot by Franklin DeWayne Alix in an apartment parking lot. Alix was later identified as the suspect responsible for Tewolde's…

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Andres Cortez Gomez

Male · Sampson County, North Carolina

Found Oct 5, 1995 · 31 years ago

On Thursday, October 5, 1995, Andres Cortez Gomez was shot and killed at the Doug Wilson Farm Camp located on Auctioneer Road off Highway 403 in Sampson County while he looked out his trailer window after three suspects had attempted to rob another farm…

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Wesley Cummins

Male, age 23 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the heart of downtown Denver, a life was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence that has remained a mystery for decades. On October 5, 1993, Wesley Cummins, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, was riding as a passenger in a friend's car. As they waited…

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Brenda Bradley

Female, age 38 · Culver City, California

Killed Oct 5, 1992 · 34 years ago

Brenda A. Bradley, a 38-year-old Black woman, was found dead in an alley near the eastern tip of Culver City, California, on October 5, 1992. Her body was discovered partially clothed, raising immediate concerns about foul play. Authorities did not provide an…

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John Loons

Male, age 40 · Duluth, Minnesota

Killed Oct 5, 1990 · 36 years ago

On October 5, 1990, the body of 40-year-old John Ben Loons, a Native American man, was discovered in his Duluth, Minnesota apartment. He was not alone; the body of his 50-year-old roommate, Ronald St. Germain, was also found on the living room floor. The…

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Ronald St Germain

Male, age 50 · Duluth, Minnesota

Killed Oct 5, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the autumn of 1990, the life of 50-year-old Ronald St Germain, a male, came to a tragic and violent end in Duluth, Minnesota. On October 5th, his body was discovered in the living room of an apartment belonging to John Loons, who was also found deceased at…

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Loria Ann Deberry

Female, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 5, 1988 · 38 years ago

Loria Ann Deberry, a 28-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on October 5, 1988, in Memphis, Tennessee. Her death was part of a string of violent crimes that terrorized the city and led to a significant police investigation. The man…

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Joan Hayes

Female, age 53 · West Islip, New York

Killed Oct 5, 1987 · 39 years ago

On October 5, 1987, Joan Hayes, 53, a woman from West Islip, New York, was a patient at Good Samaritan Hospital when her condition suddenly turned into a fight for breath. She had been hospitalized with serious health problems, including kidney trouble…

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John Harold Schiermeister

Male, age 38 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Oct 5, 1987 · 39 years ago

John Harold Schiermeister, a 38-year-old male from Roseburg, Oregon, was killed in Portland on October 5, 1987. That day, Schiermeister encountered Andrew David Edwards at a Portland railway yard, where the two men spent time drinking together. During the…

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Robin L. Ahrens

Female, age 33 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 5, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the autumn of 1985, a promising career in federal law enforcement was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona. Robin L. Ahrens, a 33-year-old female FBI Special Agent, died on October 5, 1985, from gunshot wounds sustained not at the hands of a criminal…

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Helen Generes

Female, age 63 · Redding, California

Killed Oct 5, 1983 · 43 years ago

Helen Faye Generes, a 63-year-old real estate agent, was brutally murdered in her Redding, California office on October 5, 1983. Her body was found on the floor of her Market Street real estate office, and the initial examination suggested that she had been…

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Travis Leon Bench

Male, age 27 · Forest Park, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 5, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 5, 1983, a routine traffic stop on Highway 97, between Sapulpa and Sand Springs, Oklahoma, turned fatal for a young state trooper. Travis Leon Bench, a 27-year-old White male and a dedicated member of the Oklahoma Highway…

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Douglas Berry

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 5, 1982 · 44 years ago

On October 5, 1982, 26-year-old Douglas Berry was fatally shot outside his home on Linwood Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred as Berry was reportedly leaving his residence to go to work. Witnesses reported seeing Berry shot in the chest, and…

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Tammy Terrell

Female, age 17 · Henderson, Nevada

Killed Oct 5, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the vast, unforgiving desert landscape just outside of Las Vegas, the story of a young woman's life came to a brutal and tragic end. On the evening of October 5, 1980, the body of 17-year-old Caucasian female Tammy Corrine Terrell was discovered in a…

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Jerry Don Davis

Male, age 25 · Austin, Texas

Killed Oct 5, 1980 · 46 years ago

Jerry Don Davis, a 25-year-old male, tragically lost his life on October 5, 1980, in Austin, Texas. Davis was a dedicated trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, having served for just under two years. His life was cut short…

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Blanche Page

Female, age 75 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 5, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the fall of 1979, a wave of terror gripped the city of Richmond, Virginia, as a string of violent crimes escalated, leaving residents in fear. Among the innocent lives tragically cut short during this period was that of Blanche Page, a 75-year-old woman…

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Charles Garner

Male, age 59 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 5, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a tragic day in Richmond, Virginia, 59-year-old Charles Wilburn Garner, an African American male, was brutally murdered. The date was October 5, 1979, when his life was violently taken alongside his 75-year-old landlord, Blanche Page. The horrific scene…

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John Tomlin Goodman

Male, age 20 · San Francisco, California

Killed Oct 5, 1978 · 48 years ago

John Tomlin Goodman III, a 20-year-old white male originally from New York and residing in San Francisco, was tragically murdered on October 5, 1978. He was last seen alive at a gay bar in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, accompanied by David Allen…

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