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Salvatore Testa

Male, age 28 · Gloucester, New Jersey

Killed Sep 14, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the criminal underworld of Philadelphia, Salvatore Testa, a 28-year-old Italian-American male, was a rising star with a formidable reputation. Known as 'Salvie' and nicknamed 'The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob,' he was the son of former mob boss…

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Kimberly Sue Tonahill

Female, age 24 · San-diego, California

Killed Sep 14, 1984 · 42 years ago

Kimberly Sue Tonahill, a 24-year-old officer with the San Diego Police Department, tragically lost her life on September 14, 1984. On that fateful night, she and her partner, Officer Timothy J. Ruopp, were conducting a routine patrol in Balboa Park when they…

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Timothy Ruopp

Male, age 31 · San-diego, California

Killed Sep 14, 1984 · 42 years ago

Timothy J. Ruopp, a 31-year-old patrolman with the San Diego Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 14, 1984, in the line of duty. On that fateful day, Patrolman Ruopp and his colleague, Patrolman Kimberly Tonahill, were conducting a routine…

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Lisa Ann Vander Esch

Female, age 19 · Ireton, Iowa

Killed Sep 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a late summer day in Ireton, Iowa, on September 14, 1982, the life of 19-year-old Lisa Ann Vander Esch, a Caucasian female, was cut tragically short. She was in her own backyard with her 16-month-old son when she sustained a single, fatal gunshot wound.…

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Donald G. Luning

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon, September 14, 1982, Donald G. Luning, a 31-year-old officer with the Metropolitan Police Department, was working a tactical detail in plainclothes. An 11-year veteran of the force, he and his partner were patrolling the streets of…

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Taurus Swiney

Male, age 31 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

On September 14, 1982, 31-year-old Taurus Swiney was fatally shot in Chester, Pennsylvania. Details regarding the circumstances of the shooting, including the location and events leading up to it, are not readily available in public records. Information about…

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Dorothy Richards:

Female, age 55 · Houma, Louisiana

Killed Sep 14, 1982 · 44 years ago

In 1982, the life of 55-year-old Dorothy Richards was tragically cut short in Houma, Louisiana. For years, the circumstances surrounding her death remained a painful mystery. It was not until the fall of 2018 that a grim resolution began to emerge, casting a…

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Rebecca Greer Huff

Female, age 30 · Ann Arbor, Michigan

Killed Sep 14, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of September 14, 1980, the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was the scene of a brutal and terrifying crime. Rebecca Greer Huff, a 30-year-old white female, was returning to her home in the Waldenwood Apartment Complex on Pauline Boulevard at…

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Elizabeth Margaret Graham

Female, age 19 · Tampa Bay, Florida

Killed Sep 14, 1980 · 46 years ago

Elizabeth Margaret Graham, a 19-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on September 14, 1980. Her death was later confirmed to be the result of a gunshot wound. Graham’s body was discovered in Florida, and the circumstances surrounding her death…

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Daniel Carpenter

Male, age 38 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Sep 14, 1979 · 47 years ago

On September 14, 1979, Daniel Carpenter, a 38-year-old male, was found dead inside his Pleasant Valley home near Carriage Drive on the south side of Reno. Investigators who entered the residence encountered a scene that invited more questions than answers…

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Harold Lane Caldwell

Male, age 25 · Corinth, Mississippi

Killed Sep 14, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the late summer of 1979 in Corinth, Mississippi, the life of a young law enforcement officer, Harold Lane Caldwell, was tragically cut short. A White/Caucasian male, the 25-year-old agent with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics was known for his…

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John Gallaher

Male, age 62 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Sep 14, 1979 · 47 years ago

John Harvey 'Johnny G' Gallaher, a White/Caucasian male, was a country-and-western disc jockey and bass guitarist in Richmond, Virginia. On the night of September 14, 1979, Gallaher was performing with his band at a nightclub in South Richmond. During a…

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Gregory Wallace Jolley

Male, age 19 · San Bernardino, California

Killed Sep 14, 1979 · 47 years ago

Gregory Wallace Jolley, a 19-year-old white male, was tragically murdered on September 14, 1979, in San Bernardino County, California. Born on December 20, 1959, in Norfolk, Virginia, Jolley was laid to rest in Chapel Hills Memory Gardens in Jacksonville…

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George Almquist

Male, age 43 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Sep 14, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late summer of 1978, the life of George Almquist, a 43-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Wichita, Kansas. A dedicated minister for the United Methodist Church, he was in the city to attend the Kansas West Conference annual meeting.…

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Karen Sue DeWitt

Female, age 23 · East Lansing, Michigan

Killed Sep 14, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late summer of 1978, the community of East Lansing, Michigan, was gripped by a series of violent crimes that shattered its sense of security. Among the victims of this reign of terror was Karen Sue DeWitt, a 23-year-old white female. On September 14…

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Aiko Koo

Female, age 15 · San Francisco, California

Killed Sep 14, 1972 · 54 years ago

Aiko Koo, a 15-year-old girl of Korean and Latvian descent, tragically lost her life on September 14, 1972. She was a talented dancer with aspirations of pursuing a career in Korean folk dance. On the night of her murder, she was on her way to a dance class…

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Hubert Johnson

Male, age 45 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 14, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the late summer of 1969, the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, was rocked by a grim discovery that would leave a family with unanswered questions for decades to come. On September 13th, authorities were called to a remote area known as Mead's Quarry, where a…

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Murel Marie

Female, age 61 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 14, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in 1969, Murel Marie, a 61-year-old man, was seen at Buch's Tavern on North Gay Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was in the company of Hubert Johnson, and the two were reportedly heading to the North Gay Cafe. This…

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Murel Mitchell Marie

Male, age 61 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 14, 1969 · 57 years ago

On a September afternoon in 1969, the Knoxville Police Department received a call that would unearth a mystery that has lingered for decades. On September 13th, authorities were dispatched to the area around Mead's Quarry where a car had been discovered…

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Elliott Speer

Male, age 35 · Northfield, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 14, 1924 · 102 years ago

On a quiet September evening in 1934, Elliott Speer, the 35-year-old White male headmaster of the Mount Hermon School for Boys in Northfield, Massachusetts, was working in his study. His wife, upstairs tending to their children, heard a noise she initially…

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Eleanor Reinhardt Mills

Female, age 34 · Somerset, New Jersey

Killed Sep 14, 1922 · 104 years ago

On a September day in 1922, the quiet farm fields of Somerset, New Jersey, became the scene of a grim discovery that would evolve into one of the nation's most sensational unsolved mysteries. The body of 34-year-old Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, a choir singer…

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Edward Hall

Male, age 41 · Somerset, New Jersey

Killed Sep 14, 1922 · 104 years ago

On a September morning in 1922, the quiet, rural landscape of Somerset County, New Jersey, became the setting for a grim discovery that would captivate and scandalize the nation. On September 16th, the bodies of a man and a woman were found lying side-by-side…

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Albert Schane

Male, age 36 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Sep 14, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in 1903, Seattle Police Officer Albert C. Schaneman, a 36-year-old male, was walking his beat in the area now known as Occidental Park. He was investigating the armed robbery of the Villard House Saloon that had…

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Dmarqueon Rashad Nash

Male, age 24 · Jonesboro, Louisiana

Killed Sep 14, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of September 14, 2026, the community of Jonesboro, Louisiana, was disrupted by an act of violence that claimed the life of 24-year-old Dmarqueon Rashad Nash. A Black male, Nash was found by deputies from the Jackson Parish Sheriff's…

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Casey Orlowski

Male, age 64 · Peoria, Arizona

Killed Sep 14, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet Peoria, Arizona neighborhood, a domestic disturbance escalated into a fatal shooting on the evening of September 14, 2025, claiming the life of 64-year-old Casey Orlowski. The tragic events unfolded at a residence near 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley…

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Gande Salamed

Male, age 49 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 14, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday morning, Gande A. Salamed, a 49-year-old male, arrived to open the El Mercado Fresco grocery store in the Hickman Mills neighborhood of Kansas City, a routine he had followed for six years. The morning of September 14, 2025, however, took a tragic…

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Will Fasson

Male, age 60 · Hayti, Missouri

Killed Sep 14, 2025 · 1 year ago

Will Fasson, a 60-year-old male resident of Hayti, Missouri, became a victim of gun violence on September 14, 2025. The fatal incident took place within the city limits of Hayti, located in Pemiscot County. While the specific circumstances leading up to the…

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Osnaider Silveira

Male, age 28 · San-diego, California

Killed Sep 14, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of September 14, 2024, at approximately 9:39 p.m., San Diego Police responded to reports of gunfire in the 1700 block of Newton Avenue in the Barrio Logan neighborhood. Upon arrival, officers discovered two male victims with gunshot wounds. The…

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Reginald Winslow

Male, age 64 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 14, 2022 · 4 years ago

Reginald Winslow, 64, was stabbed to death during an argument in the 7900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham, on Chicago's South Side, on the evening of Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Area Two detectives of the Chicago Police Department…

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Glenn Earl Henderson

Male, age 26 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Sep 14, 2020 · 6 years ago

Glenn Earl Henderson Jr., a 26-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on September 14, 2020. Henderson was found shot to death while sleeping in his car at Beale Park, located at 500 Oleander Avenue. The incident occurred…

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Timothy Anderson

Male, age 39 · Palatka, Florida

Killed Sep 14, 2020 · 6 years ago

Timothy P. Anderson, a 39-year-old resident of East Palatka, Florida, tragically passed away on September 14, 2020. His death occurred at his home, and the circumstances surrounding it have been the subject of investigation by local authorities. The Putnam…

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Lazaro Vasquez

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 14, 2020 · 6 years ago

On September 14, 2020, at approximately 5:40 a.m., 26-year-old Lazaro Vazquez was fatally shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. According to reports, Vazquez and his girlfriend were driving around the 2900 block of West Chicago Avenue, allegedly…

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Ruben Antonio Martinez Reyes

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ruben Antonio Martinez Reyes, a 27-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on September 14, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Martinez Reyes was shot multiple times in an alley behind the 9600 block of…

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Thomas Hall Gaines

Male, age 77 · Lilburn, Georgia

Killed Sep 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In what was initially reported as a suicide, the death of 77-year-old Thomas Hall Gaines in his Lilburn, Georgia, home on September 14, 2017, was later determined by police to be a homicide. Gaines, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired welder, was found alive by…

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Deshaun Anthony White

Male, age 37 · Florence-Firestone, California

Killed Sep 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Deshaun Anthony White was 37 years old when he died on Thursday, September 14, 2017, in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 5900 block of Holmes Avenue.…

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Millard West

Male, age 74 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Sep 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet Lexington, Kentucky neighborhood, the tranquility of a September day was shattered by an act of violence that left one man dead and a community searching for answers. On Monday, September 14, 2015, 74-year-old Millard 'Sonny' Ray West, a male…

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Marcus Tajaun Bell

Male, age 32 · Bainbridge, Georgia

Killed Sep 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Bainbridge, Georgia, the life of 32-year-old Marcus Tajaun Bell was cut short on the evening of Monday, September 14, 2015. Bell, a Black male employed at a local Pizza Hut, was fatally shot at an apartment located in the 300 block of…

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Izzah Readus

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

Izzah Readus, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on September 14, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood, specifically in the 800 block of East Bowen Avenue. According to reports…

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Timothy Lawrence

Male, age 48 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

On September 14, 2015, 48-year-old Timothy D. Lawrence, an African American male, was found deceased in his Morgan Park home in Chicago, Illinois. Firefighters responded to a report of an explosion and subsequent fire at Lawrence's residence in the 10800…

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