Deaths by Force on September 15

Deaths by Force (526)

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Melanie Wells

Female, age 18 · Farmville, Virginia

Killed Sep 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

In September 2009, the quiet town of Farmville, Virginia, was shattered by a horrific act of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Melanie Wells and three others. Melanie, a white female who had been staying with her friend Emma Niederbrock, became an…

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Rickey D Douglas

age 31 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 15, 2008, authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, reported the death of 31-year-old male Rickey D. Douglas. The incident is classified as a homicide, yet specific details regarding the cause of death or the exact circumstances leading to the…

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Cheryl Booker

Female, age 51 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Sep 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, the city of Buffalo, New York, marked the passing of Cheryl Booker, a 51-year-old Black / African American woman. Her life came to an end on September 15, 2008, leaving behind a community of family and friends to remember her.…

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Cheryl Wilson

Female, age 47 · Killbuck, Ohio

Found Sep 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

Cheryl Wilson, a 47-year-old woman from Toledo, Ohio, was tragically found dead on September 15, 2008, in Killbuck, Holmes County, Ohio. Her remains were discovered along Township Road 26, approximately nine feet from the road, suggesting she may have been…

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Stanford Spence

Male, age 62 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 15, 2008, Stanford Spence, a 62-year-old man, was found dead in Houston, Texas. Spence was the victim of a homicide, and investigators have been working to understand the circumstances surrounding his death. The incident took place in an area…

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Ladislao Chavez

Male, age 52 · Vermont-vista, California

Killed Sep 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

Ladislao Chavez, aged 52, tragically lost his life on September 15, 2008, in Vermont Vista, California. Chavez was riding his bicycle in the 11000 block of South Vermont Avenue when he was fatally shot in the head shortly after 12:35 p.m. The incident…

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Angel Francisco Diaz

Male, age 37 · Long Beach, California

Found Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Angel Francisco Diaz, a 37-year-old man, was murdered on September 15, 2007, in Long Beach, California. His case remains one of many tragic homicides that have contributed to the ongoing struggle with violence in the city. Details about his death are sparse…

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John Jay Christen

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

John Jay Christen, a 20-year-old Black man from Baltimore, was killed in the early hours of September 15, 2007, in a burst of gunfire that tore through the Top Shelf Lounge on Fredhilton Pass. It was the kind of night when the city feels half-awake—music, dim…

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Leslie Reffit

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Leslie Reffit, aged 31, was shot and killed on September 15, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The homicide took place at 2026 Seymour Avenue, located in Hamilton County. Reffit's death remains unsolved, and the investigation continues with the Cincinnati Police…

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Scott Curts

Male, age 29 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Scott Jason Curts, a 29-year-old white male, spent his final moments in east Tulsa on the night of September 15, 2007, near the Birch Place Apartments by the intersection of East 31st Street and South Garnett Road. He did not die inside a home or in the…

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Jennifer Law

Female, age 24 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a fall Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of a young mother was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the lives of her three daughters. Twenty-four-year-old Jennifer Leeann Law, a female also known on the streets as 'Pocahontas,' was found…

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Yoshea Jarmon

Female, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

On September 15, 2007, Yoshea Monique Jarmon, aged 29, was found dead in her apartment at 9500 Crofton in Houston, Texas. Her body was discovered around 9:45 a.m. after neighbors notified her family of concerns. The circumstances of her death remain unclear…

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Jose Baltazar

Male, age 39 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jose Baltazar, a 39-year-old man from Houston, Texas, left an indelible mark on those who knew him. His passing on September 15, 2007, was a moment of deep sorrow for his family, friends, and all who had the privilege of crossing paths with him. While the…

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Qafim Kaba

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Qafim Kaba was 29 years old when he was found stabbed to death inside his home in the 2500 block of Terra Firma Road in Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood on Saturday, September 15, 2007. The Baltimore Police Department investigated his death, and the…

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Susan Barker

Female, age 63 · Iredell County, North Carolina

Killed Sep 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

On September 15, 2005, Susan Barker, a 63-year-old white woman, was found shot to death alongside her husband, Don Barker, age 62, in their home on White's Farm Road in Iredell County, North Carolina. The couple, well-known in their community, were discovered…

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Alford Buddy Blake

Male, age 65 · Moscow, Maine

Killed Sep 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

On September 15, 2003, the quiet community of Moscow, Maine, was disturbed by the discovery of a homicide. Alford "Buddy" Blake, a 65-year-old male resident, was found deceased in the driveway of his home on Wolf Mountain. The grim discovery was made by a…

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Joan Palacio

Female, age 24 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Sep 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

Joan Palacio, a 24-year-old woman from Toledo, Ohio, was found dead on September 15, 2002. Her body was discovered in a vacant lot behind 966 Oak Street in Toledo, Lucas County. Authorities responded to the scene after a report of a body found on the ground.…

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Angel Candia

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

Angel Candia, a 24-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 15, 2002, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Candia was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The incident…

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Rene Gonzalez Torres

Male, age 15 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

Rene Gonzalez Torres, a 15-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 15, 2002, in Winnetka, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Rene was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his young life. The incident…

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Christopher Farmer

Male, age 67 · Painesville, Ohio

Killed Sep 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

Christopher J. Farmer, a 67-year-old man from Painesville, Ohio, tragically passed away on September 15, 2024. He was born on January 20, 1957, and worked for Lake Hospital Systems in the Housekeeping Department for many years. Christopher is survived by his…

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Cassandra Fawn Cassie Griffin

Female, age 14 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Cassandra Fawn "Cassie" Griffin, a 14-year-old girl from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on September 15, 1999. Cassie was attending a prayer rally at Wedgwood Baptist Church when a mass shooting occurred. The perpetrator, Larry Gene Ashbrook…

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Joseph Ennis

Male, age 14 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Joseph Daniel "Joey" Ennis, a 14-year-old male student at Brewer High School in Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on September 15, 1999. Joey was one of seven victims in the Wedgwood Baptist Church shooting, a devastating event that shook the…

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Justin Michael Steggy Ray

Male, age 17 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Justin Michael Steggy Ray, a 17-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on September 15, 1999. He was one of the victims of the Wedgwood Baptist Church shooting, a devastating event that occurred during a teen prayer rally. The shooter…

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Kristi Kathleen Beckel

Female, age 14 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Kristi Kathleen Beckel, a 14-year-old girl from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on September 15, 1999. She was one of the victims of a mass shooting at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, where gunman Larry Gene Ashbrook opened fire during a…

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Shawn Christopher Brown

Male, age 23 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Shawn Christopher Brown, a 23-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost his life on September 15, 1999, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was one of the victims of the Wedgwood Baptist Church shooting, a horrific event that took place during a teen…

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Susan Kimberly Kim Jones

Female, age 23 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Susan Kimberly Kim Jones, a 23-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on September 15, 1999, during a shooting at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred during a "See You at the Pole" rally, which was a gathering of students for…

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Sydney Rochelle Browning

Female, age 36 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Sydney Rochelle Browning, a 36-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on September 15, 1999, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was a beloved teacher and director of the children's choir at Wedgwood Baptist Church. Sydney was born on May 14…

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Shawn Brown

Male, age 23 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1999 · 27 years ago

Shawn Brown, a 23-year-old white male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on September 15, 1999, during the mass shooting at Wedgwood Baptist Church. Brown was among seven victims killed when a gunman opened fire during a youth prayer rally at…

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Richard Dunham

Male, age 48 · Bloomington, California

Found Sep 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

Richard Dunham, a 48-year-old man, was the victim of a homicide on September 15, 1997, in Bloomington, California. He was found near the I-10 Freeway, where he was well known as a transient who often panhandled at the freeway's on and off ramps. Locally, he…

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Walter Fedorwich

Male, age 88 · Peru, New York

Killed Sep 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the late summer of 1997, concern rippled through a quiet neighborhood in Peru, New York, when 88-year-old Walter C. Fedorwich hadn't been seen for several days. A neighbor's call for a welfare check on September 15th led to a grim discovery at his…

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Charles Griffeth

Male, age 56 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Sep 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a tragic day in Aiken, South Carolina, 56-year-old Charles Griffeth, a white male, lost his life in a senseless act of violence. The date was September 15, 1997, and the setting was the R.E. Phelon Company, a lawn mower parts factory where Griffeth served…

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David Wayne Moore

Male, age 30 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Sep 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

On September 15, 1997, at the R.E. Phelon lawn-mower parts plant in Aiken, South Carolina, David Wayne Moore, a 30-year-old white male, reported for work in the tool-and-die area as he had many times before. A resident of Aiken with a fiancée and close ties…

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Ernest Leonard Filyaw

Male, age 31 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Sep 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the late summer of 1997, the life of 31-year-old Ernest Leonard Filyaw, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in a place he likely considered a second home. On September 15th, Filyaw was at his job as a tool and die machinist at the R.E. Phelon…

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Esther Sheryl Wood

Female, age 27 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Sep 15, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the late summer of 1997, a tragedy unfolded in Aiken County, South Carolina, forever altering the lives of many. Esther Sheryl Wood, a 27-year-old woman, was killed on September 15, 1997, in a violent rampage at her workplace. The setting of this horrific…

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Bing Joe

Male, age 61 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 15, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 15, 1995, the tranquility of the Bing Kung Tong in Portland, Oregon, was shattered by sudden violence. Bing Woon Joe, a 61-year-old Chinese male, was present at the social club located at 20 NW 4th Avenue when an armed…

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Bing Woon Joe

Male, age 61 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 15, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the early hours of September 15, 1995, a sense of camaraderie filled the Bing Kung Tong, a social club located at 20 NW 4th Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Among the patrons was Bing Woon Joe, a 61-year-old Asian man. The quiet atmosphere was shattered at…

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Michael Madison

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 15, 1993 · 33 years ago

On September 15, 1993, tragedy struck the east side of Columbus, Ohio, when 26-year-old Black male Michael Madison was senselessly murdered. Described by those who knew him as a young man with a bright future and a generous spirit, Michael’s life was…

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Mary Beal

Female, age 61 · New York City, New York

Killed Sep 15, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx, 61-year-old Mary Beal, a Yugoslavian native, was a familiar and well-liked figure. She was known for her kindness and the daily ritual of walking her six dogs. A translator and real estate broker by profession, her…

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Jeffery Zolliecoffer

Male, age 23 · Waterloo, Iowa

Killed Sep 15, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the late summer of 1989, the life of Jeffery Zolliecoffer, a 23-year-old Black male from Waterloo, Iowa, was tragically cut short. Known to his friends and family as "Jo Jo," Zolliecoffer was last seen alive on September 7, 1989. A week later, on September…

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Betty Jean Roquemore Limbrick

Female, age 42 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Sep 15, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late summer of 1988, the life of Betty Jean Roquemore Limbrick, a 42-year-old resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado, came to a tragic and unexpected end. On September 15th, she was shot and killed in her own home, a place that should have been her…

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Christopher Buchanan

Male, age 10 · Naola, Virginia

Killed Sep 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet mountain community of Naola, Virginia, a horrific family tragedy unfolded on September 15, 1987, forever scarring the small town. On that day, 10-year-old Christopher Donald Buchanan, a young boy, was brutally murdered in his home alongside his…

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Douglas McArthur Buchanan

Male, age 43 · Naola, Virginia

Killed Sep 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet mountain community of Naola, Virginia, a family tragedy unfolded on September 15, 1987, resulting in the death of 43-year-old Douglas McArthur Buchanan Sr. This violent episode, born from years of simmering resentment, would ultimately claim four…

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Geraldine Patterson Buchanan

Female, age 31 · Naola, Virginia

Killed Sep 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet mountain community of Naola, Virginia, a horrific crime unfolded on September 15, 1987, forever shattering the peace of the rural area. Geraldine Patterson Buchanan, a 31-year-old female, was brutally murdered in her own home, the last to die in…

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Joel Buchanan

Male, age 13 · Naola, Virginia

Killed Sep 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the small community of Naola, Virginia, the tranquility was shattered on September 15, 1987, by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 13-year-old Joel Jerry “JJ” Buchanan. This young boy was one of four family members tragically killed in a…

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Randy Laufer

Male, age 15 · Clare County, Michigan

Killed Sep 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the late summer of 1987, a sense of unease settled over the small community of Harrison in Clare County, Michigan, when 15-year-old Randy Laufer vanished without a trace. The young male was last seen on September 15, 1987, reportedly walking toward a…

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Carmell Clarke Harrell

Female, age 52 · Hayneville, Alabama

Killed Sep 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the small town of Hayneville, Alabama, a sense of shock and fear permeated the community on September 15, 1985, following the discovery of a beloved resident's brutal murder. Carmell Clarke Harrell, a 52-year-old female, was a well-known and respected…

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John R. Klem Iii

Male, age 44 · Rawls-springs, Mississippi

Killed Sep 15, 1985 · 41 years ago

On a late summer night in Rawls Springs, Mississippi, the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer was tragically cut short. Deputy Sheriff John R. Klem, III, a 44-year-old Caucasian male, had served the Forrest County Sheriff's Office for thirteen years.…

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Frederick Groves

Male, age 41 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Sep 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

Frederick J. Groves Jr., a 41-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on September 15, 1984, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Groves, who served as a trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol for 14 years, was conducting a routine traffic stop on the Florida…

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