Deaths by Force on September 15

Deaths by Force (526)

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Paul Edward Beards

Male, age 19 · Weed, California

Killed Sep 15, 1983 · 43 years ago

Paul Edward Beards, a 19-year-old from Weed, California, died on September 15, 1983, in a homicide case that remains shrouded in some mystery. His death was part of the larger context of homicides recorded in California during that year, as noted in state and…

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Melinda Lapree

Female, age 22 · Pascagoula, Mississippi

Killed Sep 15, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the autumn of 1982, the life of 22-year-old Melinda 'Mindy' LaPree was tragically cut short in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Having moved to the coastal city from Florida with her boyfriend, the two were known in the area as shrimpers. LaPree was last seen…

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Mary Meehan

Female, age 18 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Sep 15, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, a sense of unease was beginning to creep across the Seattle area as young women started to disappear. Among them was Mary Bridget Meehan, an 18-year-old White/Caucasian female. On September 15, 1982, she was last seen on the SeaTac…

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James Tyrer

Male, age 41 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Sep 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 15, 1980, the city of Kansas City, Missouri, was rocked by a tragedy involving one of its sports icons. James 'Jim' Efflo Tyrer, a 41-year-old male and former star offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, was found…

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Melvin Hopkins

Male, age 39 · New-york, New York

Killed Sep 15, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a Saturday evening in September of 1979, Melvin Hopkins, a 39-year-old male, was off-duty from his job as a New York City Police Officer. He was standing outside a liquor store owned by his uncle at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Atlantic Avenue…

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Robert Gilroy

Male, age 18 · Norwood Park Township, Illinois

Killed Sep 15, 1977 · 49 years ago

Robert Edward Gilroy Jr., an 18-year-old male, tragically lost his life on September 15, 1977, in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois. His remains were later identified through dental records, and he was laid to rest at Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery…

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Joseph Didier

Male, age 26 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 15, 1975 · 51 years ago

Joseph Didier, a 26-year-old White male, was found shot to death in Denver on September 15, 1975. Public memorial records confirm his identity, age, and date of death, noting he was later buried in Sidney, Nebraska. According to crime histories compiled from…

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Coffier Day

Male, age 32 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Sep 15, 1973 · 53 years ago

On September 15, 1973, a violent sequence of events unfolded at a residence in Springfield, Missouri, claiming the life of 32-year-old Coffier Eugene Day. That afternoon, a man named Robert Wesley Knighton arrived at the home Coffier shared with his father…

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Deborah Rae Stevens

Female, age 19 · Lynn, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 15, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 15, 1972, the body of 19-year-old Deborah Rae Stevens, a White female, was discovered in the lilac bushes just 75 yards from her home in Lynn, Massachusetts. A man walking his dog made the grim discovery at…

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Donald Armeni

Male, age 45 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Sep 15, 1954 · 72 years ago

On September 15, 1954, King County Sheriff's Deputy Donald A. Armeni was tragically killed in the line of duty. Deputy Armeni, aged 45, was shot and killed by Deeroy Johnson, a mentally disturbed Army veteran, during an attempt to arrest him at a cabin on…

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Samuel Ulysses Spence

Male, age 42 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Sep 15, 1913 · 113 years ago

In the late summer of 1913 in Bessemer, Alabama, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in the death of a dedicated law enforcement officer. On Sunday, September 14, Detective Samuel Ulysses Spence of the Bessemer Police Department, a 42-year-old male…

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Stanislaw Ketchel

Male, age 24 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Sep 15, 1910 · 116 years ago

The life of the acclaimed middleweight boxing champion, Stanislaw Ketchel, came to a violent and premature end on October 15, 1910. Known professionally as 'The Michigan Assassin,' the 24-year-old male had traveled to Missouri to train and recover at the…

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Hillen Munson

Male, age 46 · Sandy-point, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 1909 · 117 years ago

Hillen Armour Munson, a 46-year-old white male, met a tragic end on September 15, 1909, in Sandy Point, Texas. Munson, who served as a Special Deputy Sheriff for Brazoria County, was part of a posse attempting to apprehend two escapees from the Brazoria…

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Jeff D. Morgan

Male, age 31 · Batesville, Arkansas

Killed Sep 15, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the late summer of 1904, the community of Batesville, Arkansas, was shaken by the sudden and violent death of one of its own. Sheriff Jefferson Davis 'Jeff' Morgan, a 41-year-old White/Caucasian male, was a respected figure in Independence County, having…

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Rufus Thrift

Male · Macclenny, Florida

Killed Sep 15, 1904 · 122 years ago

Rufus Archibald Thrift, a Deputy Sheriff with the Baker County Sheriff's Office in Florida, met a tragic end on September 15, 1904. His death was a direct result of the long-standing Duncan-Altman Feud, a bitter conflict between two prominent families in…

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Ed Jackson

Male, age 20 · Girard, Alabama

Killed Sep 15, 1895 · 131 years ago

In the quiet town of Girard, Alabama, a life was tragically cut short on Sunday, September 15, 1895. Ed Jackson, a 20-year-old White male, who served as the town's marshal, was shot and killed. The incident that led to his untimely death unfolded when Marshal…

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Michael McClendon

Male, age 3 · Pontiac, Michigan

Killed Sep 15, 2026 · this year

In a heartbreaking incident that unfolded in Pontiac, Michigan, 3-year-old Michael McClendon lost his life on September 15, 2026, after he found a gun and accidentally shot himself. The tragic event occurred inside the family's residence at the Maynard…

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Paul Stewart

Male, age 63 · Corpus Christi, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Tuesday in Corpus Christi, Texas, a domestic disturbance escalated into a fatal encounter, leaving 63-year-old Paul Stewart dead and his wife facing serious criminal charges. On September 15, 2026, police were dispatched to a residence…

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Willis Hope

Male, age 55 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Sep 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

Willis Hope, age 55, was found with multiple gunshot wounds after officers were called to the 1600 block of Poole Road in Raleigh at 6:07 a.m. on September 15, 2025. He was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. Police…

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Robert Dickson Sr.

Male, age 61 · Fayetteville, Arkansas

Killed Sep 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Sunday afternoon in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a family argument escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving a father dead and his son facing a murder charge. Robert Dickson Sr., a 61-year-old man, was shot and killed in his own home…

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Deborah Lynn Lunsford Hudson

Female, age 71 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Sep 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a quiet Savannah, Georgia, home on September 15, 2024, a family tragedy unfolded, leaving two sisters dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Deborah Lynn Lunsford Hudson, a 71-year-old female, was found deceased in her residence from a gunshot wound. The…

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Vivek Gupta

Male, age 47 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Sep 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 15, 2024, a tragic incident occurred in Peoria, Illinois, resulting in the deaths of two individuals, including 47-year-old Vivek Gupta. The incident was reported as a homicide and suicide. Vivek Gupta and 49-year-old Glory Eriksen were found…

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Marquiez Scott

Male, age 29 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Sep 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in Jackson, Mississippi, the life of 29-year-old Marquiez Terrell Scott was tragically cut short. On September 15, 2024, officers responded to a call on the 3100 block of Booker Street, where they discovered Scott with multiple…

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Lavonte Jones

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

Lavonte Jones, 38, of Forest Park, died on Sunday, September 15, 2024, four days after he was stabbed by a group of three people in the 300 block of South Homan Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. The Chicago Police…

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Jeffrey Campbell

Male, age 47 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Sep 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

On September 15, 2022, a tragic incident occurred in Albuquerque, New Mexico, resulting in the death of Jeffrey Campbell, a 47-year-old man. The incident took place in a location northeast of the intersection of Louisiana and Central avenues. The…

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Henry Bodie

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

Henry Marcus Bodie, a 36-year-old African American male, was tragically found dead on September 15, 2022, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. According to reports, Henry Bodie was discovered lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head…

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Latoya Smith

Female, age 45 · Iowa City, Iowa

Killed Sep 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late summer of 2020, a tragedy unfolded within a home in Iowa City, forever altering the lives of a local family. On September 15th, concerned family members of 45-year-old Latoya Patrice Smith grew worried when they could not reach her. Their concern…

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James Chase

Male, age 58 · San-diego, California

Killed Sep 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Chase, a 58-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on September 15, 2020, in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California. The incident occurred near a lifeguard tower on Abbott Street. Patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 1 a.m.…

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David Arthur Olson

Male, age 57 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

David Arthur Olson, a 57-year-old white male, tragically died on September 15, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found lying in an alley behind 712 S. Weyant Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite the efforts of Columbus Division of Fire paramedics who…

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Antonio Gustavious Taylor

Male, age 30 · Gadsden, Alabama

Killed Sep 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, the life of 30-year-old Antonio Gustavious Taylor was tragically cut short in Gadsden, Alabama. On Sunday, September 15, 2019, Taylor, a male resident of the city, was killed by gunfire. The incident prompted an investigation by…

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Ulysses Brown

Male, age 31 · Clarksdale, Mississippi

Killed Sep 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a warm late-summer Sunday in the Mississippi Delta, Ulysses Brown, a 31-year-old man, spent the night of September 15, 2019 in Clarksdale, a small city known for crowded blues clubs and neighborhood lounges that stay busy long after dark. In a town that…

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Damaine Saulters

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

On September 15, 2019, 18-year-old Damaine Saulters from Houston, Texas, lost his life to gun violence. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death, including the specific location and events leading up to the incident, are scarce. Public records do…

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Daniel Zuniga

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Daniel Guillermo Zuniga, an 18-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on September 15, 2017, in the 300 block of Gulf Avenue in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Zuniga left his house around 11:35 a.m. to…

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Justin Butler

Male, age 32 · Tijeras, New Mexico

Killed Sep 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On September 15, 2015, Justin Butler, 32, was found deceased near Tijeras, New Mexico, alongside his companion, Darla Watrous. Both had sustained gunshot wounds; Butler was pronounced dead at the scene, while Watrous survived. Watrous informed authorities…

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Billy Keyes

Male, age 41 · Collins, Mississippi

Killed Sep 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a late summer night in Covington County, Mississippi, 41-year-old Billy Keyes, a male from Jackson, made his way to a modest property along Estus Keyes Lane outside Collins. In the quiet after midnight on Monday, September 15, 2014, whatever brought him…

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Jose Manuel Valenzuela

Male, age 21 · El-monte, California

Killed Sep 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose Manuel Valenzuela, a 21-year-old resident of Riverside, California, was tragically killed on September 15, 2014, in El Monte, California. The incident occurred in the 2600 block of Sastre Avenue, where Valenzuela and a 29-year-old man were sitting in the…

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Nathaniel Dumas

Male, age 34 · Lithonia, Georgia

Killed Sep 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the quiet community of Lithonia, Georgia, was rocked by a grim discovery that would unravel a story of violence and loss. On September 15th, a maid at the Knights Inn on Panola Road entered a room to perform her daily duties, only…

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Maurice Lamont Mitchell

Male, age 38 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Sep 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Sunday night in Norfolk, Virginia, the life of 38-year-old Maurice Lamont Mitchell was cut short. On September 15, 2013, the sound of gunshots pierced the evening air on West 29th Street. Police responded to calls around 10:30 p.m. and discovered a man…

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Arkeim Norwood

Male, age 20 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

Arkeim S. Norwood, a 20-year-old male from Chester, PA, tragically passed away on September 15, 2012, at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland Borough, PA. He succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds, as confirmed by the medical examiner. The incident occurred…

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Cedric Nathaniel Holmes

Male, age 30 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Sep 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early evening of September 15, 2009, a sense of tragedy befell an industrial area of Capitol Heights, Maryland, just a stone's throw from the Washington D.C. line. It was there, in the 1700 block of Olive Street, that 30-year-old Cedric Nathaniel…

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Jabree Brown

Male, age 24 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jabree Brown, a 24-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed on September 15, 2004, during what was remembered as a violent year on the city's streets. Online memorial records identify him as a victim of gun violence, and an online newspaper…

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Donna Lee White

Female, age 27 · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Killed Sep 15, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the autumn of 1987, the life of 27-year-old Donna Lee White of Somers Point, New Jersey, came to a tragic and untimely end. On September 15, her body was discovered in a vacant lot in Atlantic City. Initially, the cause of her death was attributed to a…

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John Evans

Male · Cambrian-park, California

Killed Sep 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

John Evans, a resident of Cambrian Park, CA, passed away on September 15, 1984. His death was a significant event that led to various investigations and legal proceedings. The circumstances surrounding his death were complex and involved multiple facets of…

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Mickie Lee King

Male · Cambrian-park, California

Killed Sep 15, 1984 · 42 years ago

On September 15, 1984, Mickie Lee King was found dead in a house on Ronda Street in San Jose, California, an unincorporated area of Cambrian Park. The Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies responded to a call of gunshots and discovered King in the kitchen…

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Martha ClineTyrer

Female, age 40 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Sep 15, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of September 15, 1980, a tragedy unfolded within a quiet suburban home in Kansas City, Missouri, that shattered the image of what neighbors and friends believed to be a perfect family. Martha Cline Tyrer, a 40-year-old female, was asleep…

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Listash Browder

Male, age 67 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Sep 15, 1957 · 69 years ago

In the late summer of 1957 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a dedicated public servant named Lustachia Browder, a 67-year-old male Deputy Sheriff with three decades of service to his community, would confront a peril that would tragically end his life. His death on…

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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.