Death by Force

Dennis Joe Turner

Male, age 31 · Jackson, Kentucky

Killed Sep 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet hills of Jackson, Kentucky, a Saturday morning turned tragic for 31-year-old Dennis Joe Turner. On September 11, 2010, Turner, a male resident of the small community, found himself in the path of a sudden and violent rampage that would ultimately…

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Sandra J. Smith Neace

Female, age 54 · Jackson, Kentucky

Killed Sep 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Jackson, Kentucky, a disagreement over a seemingly trivial matter escalated into a scene of unimaginable horror, forever changing the lives of several families. Sandra J. Smith Neace, a 54-year-old woman, found her life tragically…

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Sandra Rachel Cockerham Strong

Female, age 28 · Jackson, Kentucky

Killed Sep 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on September 11, 2010, in a mobile home community in Jackson, Kentucky, 28-year-old Sandra Rachel Cockerham Strong, a female, lost her life. The day took a horrific turn when her stepfather, Stanley Neace, embarked on a shooting…

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Tammy R. Kilborn

Female, age 40 · Jackson, Kentucky

Killed Sep 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

Tammy R. Kilborn, a 40-year-old white woman from Jackson, Kentucky, spent the morning of Saturday, September 11, 2010, in the small roadside mobile home park in the Mount Carmel community of Breathitt County where she lived with her family. It was the kind of…

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Teresa Gail Fugate Blanton

Female, age 30 · Jackson, Kentucky

Killed Sep 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet hills of Breathitt County, Kentucky, a Saturday morning turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. On September 11, 2010, Teresa Gail Fugate Blanton, a 30-year-old woman, was tragically killed in a shooting rampage that claimed the lives of four…

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Dale Cocky Alexander

Male, age 34 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Sep 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the warm evening air of New Orleans on September 11, 2010, Dale 'Cocky' Alexander was riding his motorcycle down Marais Street. The 34-year-old man, an African American resident of the city, was near the intersection with Louisa Street when the night was…

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Thomas Moore Alexander

Female, age 57 · Rayville, Louisiana

Killed Sep 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a September morning in 2010, Sergeant Thomas Moore Alexander, a 57-year-old male officer with the Rayville Police Department, responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a residence on Highway 80 in Richland Parish. A woman had dialed 911 after…

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Santiago S Reyes

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 11, 2009, 40-year-old Santiago S. Reyes was shot and killed in Chicago. The incident occurred during a year that saw the city struggling with high levels of violence. Reyes was found shot on the West Side of Chicago, and he succumbed to his…

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Michael J Jones

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

Michael J. Jones, aged 20, was killed in Chicago on September 11, 2009. His death was part of the city's troubling trend of gun violence, which affected many young residents in 2009. The homicide occurred on the South Side of Chicago, an area frequently…

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Jerome Ronnie Blackmon

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of September 11, 2009, a man by the name of Jerome Blackmon was killed in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a 30-year-old Black male. The incident that claimed his life took place in the 3200 block of Belair Road. Further details surrounding the…

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Deandre Laron Redd

Male, age 34 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

Deandre Laron Redd’s name is difficult to trace through publicly available reporting in a way that clearly lays out what happened, where it happened, and who—if anyone—was held responsible. In the broad, public-facing obituary and death-notice databases that…

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Gene Bernard Hammond Jr.

Male, age 19 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

Gene Bernard Hammond Jr., a 19-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, was shot and killed on September 11, 2009. His death left a deep impact on his family and friends, who remember him as a well-loved individual with a vibrant personality. Despite investigations…

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David Kelly

Male, age 49 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day in 2015, a young man's life was tragically cut short in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. Twenty-one-year-old Ryan Kelly was walking home from a Wawa when he was approached by two men in a stolen…

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Jack A Diamond

Male, age 48 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the annals of Nashville's unsolved cases, the story of Jack A. Diamond remains a somber narrative awaiting its final chapter. Diamond, a 48-year-old Caucasian male, became the victim of a homicide in 2009, a case that continues to be an open investigation…

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Christopher Camack

Male, age 19 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a Friday afternoon in Denver, Colorado, on September 11, 2009, the life of 19-year-old Christopher Camack was tragically cut short. The young Black man was on the front lawn of a residence in the 3200 block of Albion Street when a vehicle approached. Shots…

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Ada Ross

Female, age 29 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

An attentive and caring 29-year-old woman, Amanda Ceaberry Lee Ross, had her life cut short in a tragic act of violence on the morning of September 11, 2009. A resident of Lexington, Kentucky, Amanda was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Opera House…

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James Lawrence Pouillon

Male, age 63 · Owosso, Michigan

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the morning of September 11, 2009, James Lawrence Pouillon, a 63-year-old male anti-abortion activist, was fatally shot while protesting in front of Owosso High School in Owosso, Michigan. A well-known figure in the community, Pouillon, who relied on an…

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Demetrius Alexander

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

Demetrius Alexander, a 21-year-old African-American male, was shot and killed on September 11, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. Available accounts place his death amid a wider surge of gun violence that year, when many neighborhoods were contending with poverty…

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Terence Timmons

Male, age 44 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 11, 2008, a witness driving to work in Kansas City, Missouri, noticed a Yellow Cab idling in the middle of the street and reported it to the authorities. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered the cab driver…

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Otonyel Contreras

Male, age 22 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 11, 2008, 22-year-old Otonyel Contreras was fatally shot in Durham, North Carolina. The homicide occurred as part of a violent period in the city, and Contreras' death was one of many tragic incidents during that time. Despite efforts by the…

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Kendrick Pope

Male, age 16 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

Kendrick Pope, a 16-year-old from Dayton, Ohio, was tragically shot to death on September 11, 2008. He was found behind the former Jefferson Montessori School in the 1200 block of North Euclid Avenue. Reports indicate that Kendrick was stripped of his pants…

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Michele Cosner Davis

Female, age 41 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa, what initially appeared to be a fatal car accident on Interstate 235 would soon unravel into a story of domestic violence and murder. On September 11, 2008, 41-year-old Michele Cosner Davis, a White/Caucasian female…

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Jacob Grabe

Male, age 13 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in 2008, the life of 13-year-old Jacob Grabe was tragically cut short in his Grand Junction, Colorado home. The young boy, a White male who was an eighth-grader at Grand Mesa Middle School, was known for his love of…

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Crystal Shay Zeno

Female, age 24 · Jennings, Louisiana

Killed Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 11, 2008, the badly decomposed body of 24-year-old Crystal Shay Benoit Zeno, a Caucasian female, was discovered by hunters on a levee in a wooded area near a dry irrigation canal just south of Jennings, Louisiana. Due to the advanced state of…

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Rashawn Winslow

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 11, 2007, a young man’s life was tragically cut short in the LeDroit Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Eighteen-year-old Rashawn Winslow, a Black male, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds at approximately…

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Senaqua Norman

Female, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

On September 11, 2007, Senaqua Norman, a 23-year-old woman, was fatally shot in Chicago. At the time of her death, Norman was eight months pregnant, making this tragic incident particularly devastating for her family and the community. She was gunned down…

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Gary Johnson

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Sep 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gary Johnson, a Cincinnati resident, was killed on September 11, 2007, in an incident that attracted significant attention locally due to its impact on the community and the tragic circumstances surrounding his death. Law enforcement described Johnson's…

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Gary L Johnson

Male, age 27 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Sep 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gary L. Johnson, aged 27, was tragically killed on September 11, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His death remains a painful part of the city’s unsolved cases, with investigators continuing to seek leads that might provide closure. The homicide, described as a…

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James Penn

Male, age 31 · Millville, New Jersey

Killed Sep 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Tuesday in the late summer of 2007, the life of James Walter Penn III, a 31-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. He was at his home in Millville, New Jersey, on September 11th when he was killed by gunfire. His death left a void in the lives of…

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Alicia Cox

Female, age 26 · Palmdale, California

Killed Sep 11, 2007 · 19 years ago

Alicia Cox, a 26-year-old woman from Palmdale, California, tragically lost her life on September 11, 2007. Alicia was visiting a friend's house on Sage Tree Street when a violent altercation occurred. During her visit, she became involved in a quarrel with…

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Jaime Arellano

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 11, 2005 · 21 years ago

Jaime Arellano, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 11, 2005, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Jaime was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Jerry Barnette

Male, age 61 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Found Sep 11, 2003 · 23 years ago

On September 11, 2003, Jerry Barnette, aged 61, was killed in Gastonia, North Carolina. His murder occurred during a particularly violent period in the area, and details surrounding the case remain sparse. Barnette’s death is one of several tragic incidents…

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Jason Tye Pratt

Male, age 30 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Sep 11, 2003 · 23 years ago

On the evening of September 11, 2003, a 30-year-old Caucasian male named Jason Tye Pratt was working as an officer with the Omaha Police Department. He and his fellow officers were in the process of searching for a suspect who had fled on foot from a traffic…

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Shawntel White

Female · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 11, 2002 · 24 years ago

On the tragic day of September 11, 2002, a young woman's life was cut short in a senseless act of violence in Northwest Washington, D.C. Shawntel Renee White, a female resident of the city, was in the 400 block of Manor Place, NW, when unidentified…

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Barbara Codman

Female, age 46 · Pheonix, Arizona

Killed Sep 11, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the late summer of 2002, the city of Phoenix, Arizona, was unknowingly harboring a predator. This story involves Barbara Codman, a 46-year-old female who fell victim to this predator. Her life was cut short on September 11, 2002, when her naked and…

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William G. Giacomo

Male, age 28 · Summersville, West Virginia

Killed Sep 11, 2000 · 26 years ago

William G. “Billy” Giacomo was a 28-year-old White/Caucasian male serving as a deputy sheriff with the Nicholas County Sheriff’s Department when he was fatally shot in Summersville, West Virginia, on September 11, 2000. Giacomo had devoted much of his young…

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Yelena Yurovskaya

Female, age 48 · Century City, California

Killed Sep 11, 2000 · 26 years ago

Yelena Yurovskaya was 48 years old when she died on Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, in Century City, on the Westside of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 2029 Century Park East.…

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John Patrick Hauser

Male, age 48 · Big Bend, California

Killed Sep 11, 1999 · 27 years ago

On September 11, 1999, John Patrick Hauser, age 48, was found dead in Big Bend, California. The area, which is located in Shasta County, is known for its remote and rural setting, and the circumstances surrounding Hauser's death have been described as a…

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Samuel Ryce

Male, age 9 · Redland, Florida

Killed Sep 11, 1995 · 31 years ago

Samuel James "Jimmy" Ryce, a nine-year-old boy from Redland, Florida, tragically lost his life on September 11, 1995. Jimmy was abducted while walking home from his school bus stop, just a short distance from his house. His abductor, Juan Carlos Chavez, a…

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Clendon Paul West Sr.

Male, age 27 · Smithfield, North Carolina

Killed Sep 11, 1995 · 31 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Clendon Paul West Sr., aged 27, was shot and killed on September 11, 1995, while on duty in Smithfield, North Carolina. Deputy West and another deputy were responding to a call to verify the address of a man wanted on several warrants. Upon…

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Angela Houston

Female, age 23 · Petersburg, Indiana

Killed Sep 11, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the small town of Petersburg, Indiana, the community was shaken by a devastating fire on September 11, 1994. Inside a burned-out apartment located above the Silver Dollar Saloon, authorities discovered the bodies of 23-year-old Angela Houston, a Caucasian…

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Cara Abell

Female, age 5 · Petersburg, Indiana

Killed Sep 11, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a tragic day in Petersburg, Indiana, the lives of 5-year-old Cara Abell and 23-year-old Angela Houston were cut short. On September 11, 1994, the two were found deceased in a burned-out apartment located above the Silver Dollar Saloon at 601 East Main…

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Mary Gill

Female, age 24 · Clinton, Indiana

Killed Sep 11, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the early hours of March 3, 1989, a chilling discovery was made at a Days Inn in Merrillville, Indiana, forever altering the lives of a young woman's family and sending a wave of fear across the region. Margaret Mary 'Peggy' Gill, a 24-year-old white…

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David Neal Wilson

Male, age 49 · Payson, Arizona

Killed Sep 11, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the small town of Payson, Arizona, a dedicated public servant, 49-year-old David Neal Wilson, met a tragic and untimely end. Serving as the Chief of Police, he was a man known for his commitment to helping others, a quality that would tragically place him…

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Sharon Benson

Female, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 11, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a September day in 1990, the life of 32-year-old Sharon Benson was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C.. Her body was discovered by a cab driver in a heavily wooded area off the 4600 block of Shepherd Parkway Southwest on September 11, 1990. The…

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Carmen Vargas

Female, age 29 · Freeport, New York

Killed Sep 11, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the late summer of 1989, a sense of dread settled over the family of Carmen Vargas. The 29-year-old Hispanic woman had vanished from her East Harlem neighborhood, leaving behind a void filled with unanswered questions. Her family, refusing to let her…

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Fred Weiss

Male · Staten-island, New York

Killed Sep 11, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the morning of September 11, 1989, Fred Weiss, a Staten Island real estate developer and sanitation magnate, was fatally shot as he was leaving his girlfriend's apartment. Two men approached him as he was getting into his vehicle and shot him multiple…

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Kenneth Breece

Male, age 43 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late afternoon of September 11, 1988, Kenneth Breece, a 43-year-old male employee of Oklahoma Natural Gas, was dispatched to a vacant house at 6110 S. 28th W. Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to investigate a possible gas leak. An 18-year veteran of the…

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