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Deaths by Force on October 7

667 open cases in our database happened on October 7. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (497)

Bradley Steven Schultz - Crandon, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Bradley Steven Schultz

Male, age 20 · Crandon, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 7, 2007, a gathering of young friends at a duplex in Crandon, Wisconsin, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Bradley Steven Schultz, a 20-year-old White/Caucasian male, was among those present at the…

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Jordanne Michele Murray - Crandon, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Jordanne Michele Murray

Female, age 18 · Crandon, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a crisp autumn evening in Crandon, Wisconsin, a gathering of young friends at a post-homecoming party turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Among those present was 18-year-old Jordanne Michele Murray, a white female, who was enjoying an evening with…

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Katrina Mccorkle - Crandon, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Katrina Mccorkle

Female, age 17 · Crandon, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 7, 2007, a homecoming party in Crandon, Wisconsin, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Katrina Mccorkle, a 17-year-old White female, was among a group of friends gathered for a night of pizza and movies. The…

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Lianna Faye Thomas - Crandon, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Lianna Faye Thomas

Female, age 17 · Crandon, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 7, 2007, a post-homecoming gathering in the small town of Crandon, Wisconsin, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Among the young lives tragically cut short was that of 17-year-old Lianna Faye Thomas, a White…

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Lindsey Lou Stahl - Crandon, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Lindsey Lou Stahl

Female, age 14 · Crandon, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the small town of Crandon, Wisconsin, the crisp autumn air of homecoming weekend in 2007 was shattered by a sudden and horrific act of violence. Among the lives tragically cut short was that of Lindsey Lou Stahl, a 14-year-old Caucasian female. She had…

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Bernard Randolph Brooks Jr. - Brentwood, Maryland
Death by Force

Bernard Randolph Brooks Jr.

Male, age 26 · Brentwood, Maryland
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On an autumn day in 2007, the life of 26-year-old Bernard Randolph Brooks Jr., a resident of Brentwood, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, October 7, 2007, Brooks was killed in a shooting. Another man, Demetrius Dontae Kosh, also lost his life in…

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Joshua Thierry - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Joshua Thierry

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Joshua K. Thierry, an 18-year-old from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 7, 2007. On that fateful day, Thierry was sitting in a barber's chair in front of a beauty supply store on West Jefferson Boulevard, accompanied by two…

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Joyce Gabbard - Elizabeth-city, North Carolina
Death by Force

Joyce Gabbard

Female, age 61 · Elizabeth-city, North Carolina
Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On October 7, 2007, 61-year-old Joyce Gabbard was tragically lost to gun violence in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of her death, have not been widely publicized. Information regarding any…

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Kathy Harper - Smyrna, Georgia
Death by Force

Kathy Harper

Female, age 50 · Smyrna, Georgia
Killed Oct 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the quiet town of Smyrna, Georgia, a tragic discovery brought a sense of unease to a peaceful neighborhood. Kathy Harper, a 50-year-old woman, was found dead in her home on October 7, 2005. The unsettling scene was uncovered after a neighbor, concerned by…

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William English IV - Lorain, Ohio
Death by Force

William English IV

Male, age 24 · Lorain, Ohio
Killed Oct 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

On October 7, 2002, William Joseph English IV, aged 24, was shot to death at his residence located at 1506 Fillmore Circle in Lorain, Ohio. The incident occurred around 1:00 PM after there was a knock at his door. When William opened the door, he engaged in a…

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Heather Wright - Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Death by Force

Heather Wright

Female, age 27 · Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Killed Oct 7, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the fall of 2000, the community of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was shaken by the discovery of a young woman's body. On October 7, the remains of 27-year-old Heather Wright were found in a stream that fed into the Kentucky River. An investigation into her death…

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Rubik Babayan - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Rubik Babayan

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 7, 2000 · 26 years ago

Rubik Babayan was 32 years old when he died on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, after a fight in Sherman Oaks. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 13325 Moorpark, near Moorpark Street and Fulton Avenue. His death was…

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Alonzo Johnson - Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Alonzo Johnson

Male, age 21 · Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 7, 1999 · 27 years ago

On the morning of October 7, 1999, 21-year-old Alonzo Johnson, a Black man from Sand Springs, Oklahoma, was found dead along a lonely stretch of Old Highway 51, about seven-tenths of a mile east of Keystone Dam. The spot lay on the edge of Tulsa County, where…

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James Saunders - Pasco, Washington
Death by Force

James Saunders

Male, age 31 · Pasco, Washington
Killed Oct 7, 1999 · 27 years ago

On an autumn evening in Pasco, Washington, the life of 31-year-old White/Caucasian male, James Saunders, was tragically cut short. On October 7, 1999, Saunders, a Washington State Patrol Trooper, conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck just off Highway…

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Doris Bernie Bernice Ransom - Anchorage, Alaska
Death by Force

Doris Bernie Bernice Ransom

Female, age 54 · Anchorage, Alaska
Killed Oct 7, 1997 · 29 years ago

An Alaska Native woman, Doris Bernice Ransom, age 54, was found on October 7, 1997, in Davis Park, tucked into Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood. That autumn morning ended with patrol cars edging the park's boundary and detectives threading crime-scene…

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Marco Anthony Delgado - Long-beach, California
Death by Force

Marco Anthony Delgado

Male, age 13 · Long-beach, California
Killed Oct 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

Marco Anthony Delgado Jr., a 13-year-old boy from Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on October 7, 1995. The incident occurred after he and two friends were admitted to watch the R-rated movie "Dead Presidents" at a local theater without adult…

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Adriane Dickerson - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Adriane Dickerson

Female, age 12 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Oct 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the autumn of 1995, a senseless act of violence cut short the promising life of 12-year-old Adriane Dickerson, a bright and beloved honor student, cheerleader, and church usher in Nashville, Tennessee. On October 7th, while running a simple errand for her…

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Christopher Sote Chris Kaldaras - Manchester, New Hampshire
Death by Force

Christopher Sote Chris Kaldaras

Male, age 30 · Manchester, New Hampshire
Killed Oct 7, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the autumn of 1990, a brutal assault on the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire, claimed the life of 30-year-old Christopher Kaldaras, a male whose death would become a long-standing unsolved homicide. The tragic chain of events began a day or two before…

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John Lacey - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

John Lacey

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Oct 7, 1990 · 36 years ago

On October 7, 1990, John Lacey, a 75-year-old man, was tragically beaten to death at his residence on 5318 Ebersole Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lacey, who was confined to a wheelchair at the time, was particularly vulnerable, making this crime even more…

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James William Lance Jr. - Southaven, Mississippi
Death by Force

James William Lance Jr.

Male, age 40 · Southaven, Mississippi
Killed Oct 7, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the early morning of October 7, 1988, James William Lance, Jr., a 40-year-old white male and a lieutenant with the Southaven Police Department in Mississippi, was tragically killed in the line of duty. The incident unfolded at approximately 1:30 a.m. when…

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Suzanne Rene Richerson - Galveston, Texas
Death by Force

Suzanne Rene Richerson

Female, age 22 · Galveston, Texas
Killed Oct 7, 1988 · 38 years ago

Suzanne Rene Richerson, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, was last seen on October 7, 1988, while working as a night clerk at Casa Del Mar Condominiums in Galveston, Texas. Her disappearance remains one of the many unsolved cases linked to the infamous Texas…

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Emmett Lynch - Tyler, Texas
Death by Force

Emmett Lynch

Male, age 57 · Tyler, Texas
Found Oct 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Emmett Lynch, age 57, was tragically murdered on October 7, 1987, in Tyler, Texas. The double homicide took place at a residence on South Lyons Avenue, where Emmett Lynch and another victim, Mary Hooper, age 62, were both found deceased by a visiting nurse…

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Mary Hooper - Tyler, Texas
Death by Force

Mary Hooper

Female, age 62 · Tyler, Texas
Found Oct 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Mary Hooper, a 62-year-old woman from Tyler, Texas, was tragically murdered on October 7, 1987. She was found dead in her residence along with 57-year-old Emmett Lynch. The case remains unsolved, and no arrests have been made in connection with their deaths.…

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Richard David Calvi - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Richard David Calvi

Male, age 40 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Richard David Calvi was a 40-year-old White/Caucasian male whose life ended in gun violence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 7, 1987. Online memorial records identify Calvi as a homicide victim and specifically connect his death to a Milwaukee Police…

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Donald Virgil - Pinellas Park, Florida
Death by Force

Donald Virgil

Male, age 51 · Pinellas Park, Florida
Found Oct 7, 1985 · 41 years ago

Donald Virgil, a 51-year-old man, was found strangled to death on October 7, 1985, inside his mobile home in Pinellas Park, Florida. In an apparent attempt to cover up the crime, a fire had been set at his residence. Virgil, who lived alone and did not drive…

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William Jordan - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

William Jordan

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Oct 7, 1984 · 42 years ago

William Robert Jordan, aged 40, was found dead on October 7, 1984, in Dayton, Ohio. He was buried in Jefferson View Cemetery in Montgomery County, Ohio. Very little is available regarding the circumstances surrounding his death, but records indicate that he…

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Chanel Devoun Williams - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Chanel Devoun Williams

Female, age 18 · Tampa, Florida
Killed Oct 7, 1984 · 42 years ago

Chanel Devoun Williams, an 18-year-old Black woman, tragically lost her life on October 7, 1984, in Hillsborough County, Florida. Her death was part of a series of murders committed by Bobby Joe Long, a notorious serial killer who terrorized the Tampa Bay…

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Calvin Shafer - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Calvin Shafer

Male, age 29 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Oct 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

Calvin R. Shafer was a 29-year-old man from Knoxville, Tennessee, whose last morning began like an ordinary Friday and ended in a quiet stretch of Ball Camp Pike, where he was found lying in the roadway on October 7, 1983. He had been shot once at the base of…

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Paula Stringer - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Paula Stringer

Female, age 17 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 7, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the autumn of 1982, the community of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, was shaken by the discovery of a young life brutally cut short. On October 7th, the body of 17-year-old Paula Stringer, a Caucasian female, was found in a remote area, approximately a quarter of…

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John Arthur Adair - Oxnard, California
Death by Force

John Arthur Adair

Male, age 31 · Oxnard, California
Killed Oct 7, 1980 · 46 years ago

John Arthur Adair, a 31-year-old officer with the Oxnard Police Department, tragically lost his life on October 7, 1980, while responding to a domestic dispute. Officer Adair was shot and killed during the incident. Despite being mortally wounded, he and his…

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Debra Colliander - Aurora, Illinois
Death by Force

Debra Colliander

Female, age 25 · Aurora, Illinois
Killed Oct 7, 1980 · 46 years ago

Debra Colliander, a 25-year-old woman, was abducted on June 23, 1980, from the parking lot of a shopping center in Aurora, Illinois. She was taken to the apartment of Bruce Lindahl, a suspected serial killer, where she was raped. Colliander managed to escape…

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Leonard Moore - Winter Garden, Florida
Death by Force

Leonard Moore

Male, age 17 · Winter Garden, Florida
Killed Oct 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

Leonard James Moore, aged 17, was tragically killed in an incident on October 7, 1978, in Winter Garden, Florida. Leonard, who was also known as "Lenny," had been out with a friend in the early hours of the morning, around 1:40 a.m., near Ninth Street and…

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Norman R. Killough - Lansing, Michigan
Death by Force

Norman R. Killough

Male, age 25 · Lansing, Michigan
Killed Oct 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 7, 1978, a promising career in law enforcement was tragically cut short. Norman R. Killough, a 25-year-old male Michigan State Police Trooper, was participating in a joint undercover operation in Flint, Michigan. The…

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Rosemary Jackson - Duluth, Georgia
Death by Force

Rosemary Jackson

Female, age 32 · Duluth, Georgia
Killed Oct 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the fall of 1978, the life of Rosemary Elaine Stephens Jackson, a 32-year-old Caucasian woman from Duluth, Georgia, was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that was part of a multi-state crime spree. On October 7, 1978, Jackson was kidnapped…

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Felix Underwood - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Felix Underwood

Male, age 52 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Oct 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the course of his duties on a Sunday, October 7, 1973, Birmingham Police Officer Felix Underwood was investigating a traffic accident when his life was tragically cut short. While at the scene, a person described as emotionally disturbed unexpectedly…

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Francis Blackwell - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Francis Blackwell

Male, age 59 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 7, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the autumn of 1962, the life of a renowned blues guitarist, Francis Hillman 'Scrapper' Blackwell, came to a tragic and abrupt end in Indianapolis, Indiana. On October 7, 1962, the 59-year-old musician was discovered in an alley situated behind a residence…

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Darryl Aleo

Male, age 20 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Oct 7, 2026 · this year

Darryl Aleo was a 20-year-old man from Boston, Massachusetts. Loved ones remembered him as a kind and loving person with a big heart who was always smiling. He was a cherished son, brother, and friend, known for his ability to make people laugh and for the…

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Eric Alexander

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Oct 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 30-year-old Eric Alexander was tragically cut short. On October 7, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth District were dispatched to…

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Jason Elliott Mitchum

Male, age 44 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Oct 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the fading afternoon light of a Monday in south Macon, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of the 3700 block of Spencer Circle. On October 7, 2024, deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office were called to a residence where they discovered a man…

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Marques Reaves

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of October 7, 2024, the life of 26-year-old Marques Reaves, a Black male, was tragically cut short by gun violence in Baltimore, Maryland. At approximately 5:28 PM, police responded to a call in the 1100 block of North Lakewood Avenue.…

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Lawrence Way

Male, age 42 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

Lawrence Way, a 42-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed in the early morning of October 7, 2024, on the 4300 block of North Broad Street in Philadelphia. Police said officers were called to the area at about 7:26 a.m. after reports of a shooting.…

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Aaron Wright

Male, age 29 · Conway, Arkansas
Killed Oct 7, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic day in October of 2022, the city of Conway, Arkansas, was shaken by a series of violent events that left three people dead, including 29-year-old Aaron Wright. The chaos began on the afternoon of October 7th, when police received calls about…

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Jose Manuel Clas Gonzalez

Male, age 60 · Winter-garden, Florida
Killed Oct 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jose Manuel Clas Gonzalez, a 60-year-old resident of Winter Garden, Florida, tragically lost his life on the evening of October 7, 2020. The incident occurred on the front porch of his home located on Lincoln Terrace. According to reports, Gonzalez was…

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Eutiquio Rios

Male, age 60 · Maywood, California
Killed Oct 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Eutiquio Rios was 60 years old when he died on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in Maywood, a small city in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 4444 East 61st…

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Jerry Alexander Ramos

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jerry Alexander Ramos, a 25-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on October 7, 2018, in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred in the 1200 block of…

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Chazz Chazzo Manuel

Male, age 34 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Oct 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a fall day in Brooklyn, a burst of gunfire shattered the predawn stillness, leaving a family shattered and a community searching for answers. On October 7, 2017, Chaz Manuel, a 34-year-old man, was fatally shot in the…

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Herbert Boyd

Male, age 33 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Herbert Lee Boyd, a 33-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 7, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Boyd was fatally shot in the Historic South-Central neighborhood of Los Angeles. The…

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Jose Norberto Molina

Male, age 42 · Arleta, California
Killed Oct 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Norberto Molina was 42 years old when he died on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Arleta, in the northeast San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 9141 Canterbury Ave. His death was ruled…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.