Death by Force

Cornelius Pickett

Male, age 33 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late summer of 2010, the life of 33-year-old Cornelius Pickett, a Black male from Birmingham, Alabama, was cut short. On September 18, 2010, Pickett passed away, leaving behind a community to mourn his sudden departure. The available online information…

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Carlos Limones-Limones

Male, age 30 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, the quiet scenery of Lookout Mountain, a popular spot for cyclists and nature enthusiasts near Denver, became the backdrop for a grim discovery. On August 17th, two cyclists happened upon the body of 69-year-old Richard Limon. His…

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Patrick L Blevins

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

Patrick L. Blevins, aged 31, was fatally shot on September 18, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a neighborhood that has seen its share of violence, as Chicago grappled with rising homicide rates that year. The fatal shooting of Blevins was…

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Juan Raybon

Male, age 37 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late summer of 2010, the life of Juan Raybon, a 37-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Detroit, Michigan. On September 18, 2010, in the area of 18801 Conant, an incident occurred that resulted in his death. The…

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Christian Bernal-Hernandez

Male, age 26 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Found Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

Christian Bernal-Hernandez, 26, a Hispanic/Latino man, stepped out the back door of the Playas de Sinaloa restaurant with two other men late on the night of September 18, 2010. At about 11:39 p.m., gunshots cracked the air behind the business along the 4700…

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Isaiah Louma

Male, age 12 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

Isaiah Joseph-Elijah Luoma, a 12-year-old Caucasian/White male, was caught in a sudden burst of family violence inside an east Las Vegas home on the night of September 7, 2010. Online sources identify his last name as Luoma, not Louma, and report that he was…

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Sergio Lopez

Null, age 23 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

Sergio Lopez, a 23-year-old resident of San Antonio, Texas, was tragically killed on September 18, 2010, in an incident that remains unsolved. The homicide took place in San Antonio's West Side area, and although law enforcement worked to gather evidence and…

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Donald Reeves

Male, age 22 · Landover, Maryland

Killed Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 18, 2010, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 22-year-old Donald Reeves Jr. in Landover, Maryland. Reeves and a friend were walking along Dodge Park Road, simply minding their own business, when they were…

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George Lash

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

George Lash, a 19-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on September 18, 2010. The incident occurred at the CTA station at 55th and the Dan Ryan, where George Lash was fatally shot by police officers. The Cook County Medical Examiner's…

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Michael Sanchez

Null, age 21 · San Francisco, California

Found Sep 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 18, 2009, Michael Sanchez, a 21-year-old, was fatally shot while riding in a limousine at 24th and Shotwell streets in San Francisco. The incident was believed to be gang-related, part of an ongoing conflict between rival groups in the Mission…

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Rosalind Brown

Female, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Sep 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 18, 2009, Rosalind Brown, aged 27, was tragically killed in Jacksonville, Florida. Her body was found in a residential area in Jacksonville, and the case was classified as a homicide by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. At the time of her death…

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Damion Earl Turner

Male, age 28 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Sep 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, a sense of loss befell the family and friends of Damion Turner Reese, a 28-year-old male who passed away in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Born in Corsicana, Texas, on January 19, 1981, Damion was a 1999…

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Francisco Felix-Ochoa

Male, age 33 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Sep 18, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late spring of 2009, a sense of unease settled over a group of friends in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their friend, 33-year-old Francisco Felix-Ochoa, a Hispanic male, had vanished without a trace. He was last seen by those who knew him on May 31…

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Rudy Ortiz

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 18, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rudy Ortiz, aged 18, was shot and killed on September 18, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the New City neighborhood, located on the city's South Side. This area, also known as Back of the Yards, has been known for its struggles with…

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Nicklan Rosa

Male, age 25 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 18, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a late Thursday afternoon in September of 2008, the life of a young African-American man, Nicklan Rosa, was tragically cut short. At approximately 4:57 p.m. on September 18th, officers from the Boston Police Department rushed to 26 King Street in…

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James D Perkins

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Sep 18, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 18, 2008, James D. Perkins II, also known as "J.P.," was tragically killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. Perkins, who was just 19 years old, was a victim of gun violence, which took his life in the Hamilton County area. The details of the incident are…

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William Chambers

Male, age 23 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Sep 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

William Chambers, a 23-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, is gone, and what remains in the space around his name is the kind of silence that hurts in a way people outside it rarely understand. The facts you have are spare—his name, his home, his…

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Justin Moore

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Sep 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

Justin Moore, a 19-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on September 18, 2007. The incident occurred at 1330 California Avenue in Cincinnati's Bond Hill neighborhood. Known by the nickname "Biggie," Moore was shot at the…

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Nicki James Nick Erfle

Male, age 33 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Sep 18, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 33-year-old Nicki James Nick Erfle was tragically cut short. On September 18, 2007, the male Phoenix Police Officer, an eight-year veteran of the force, was on patrol with his partner when they encountered…

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Jerry Michael McQueen

Male, age 42 · Seagrove, North Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 2005 · 21 years ago

Jerry Michael McQueen, a 42-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on September 18, 2005, in Seagrove, North Carolina. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a victim of homicide. Unfortunately, there is limited information…

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Janice Short

Female, age 36 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 18, 2004 · 22 years ago

On a late Saturday afternoon, just a day before she would have celebrated her 37th birthday, Janice Short's life was tragically cut short by gunfire in Washington, D.C. The stay-at-home mother of three was visiting her own mother on September 18, 2004, in the…

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Sandra Beard

Female, age 43 · Mcintosh County, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 18, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early autumn of 2003, the life of Sandra Janel Beard, a 43-year-old white woman, came to a tragic and violent end. On September 18th of that year, her body was discovered by a salesman who had pulled off Interstate 40 near the Tiger Mountain exit in…

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Raymond Lopez Cota

Male, age 47 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 18, 2000 · 26 years ago

Raymond Lopez Cota was 47 years old when he died on Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in Mission Hills, in the northeast San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 9929 N. Sepulveda…

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Esteban Zavala

Male · Apple Valley, California

Found Sep 18, 1999 · 27 years ago

Esteban Zavala, a 60-year-old man, was murdered on September 18, 1999, in Apple Valley, California. His body was discovered on Quarry Road near Central Road, having been dumped at the scene after being killed. Investigators believe that Zavala had connections…

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Gregory Ivan Young

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 1997 · 29 years ago

Gregory Ivan Young, a 41-year-old African American male, was a dedicated police officer with the Chicago Police Department. On the evening of September 18, 1997, Officer Young was off duty and sitting in his parked SUV in Garfield Park, located at 3500 West…

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Sharon Dugger

Female, age 29 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 18, 1995 · 31 years ago

On September 18, 1995, Sharon Dugger, a 29-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, was found dead in a quarry off Dublin Road. Sharon had been missing for more than three weeks before her body was discovered. She was last seen alive after leaving home with an…

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Anthony Branch Sr

Male, age 36 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 18, 1995 · 31 years ago

On September 18, 1995, 36-year-old Anthony Branch Sr. was shot and killed in his apartment in Portland, Oregon. Two unidentified men wearing ski masks broke into his residence on SE Ash Street at around 8:25 p.m. They gained entry by breaking the sliding…

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Anthony Branch

Male, age 36 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 18, 1995 · 31 years ago

On September 18, 1995, Anthony Branch Sr., a 36-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot in his apartment located at 2025 SE Ash Street in Portland, Oregon. The incident occurred at approximately 8:25 pm when two unidentified African-American men…

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Opal Ruby Bessent

Female, age 77 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Found Sep 18, 1993 · 33 years ago

Opal Ruby Bessent, 77, female, was following an ordinary Saturday rhythm in her East Las Vegas apartment when neighbors saw her outside around 7 a.m., tending to the roses by her front door. A few hours later, around late morning, her son arrived and found…

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Marcia Logue

Female, age 34 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 1993 · 33 years ago

Marcia Logue, a 34-year-old female, was found deceased on September 18, 1993. Her body was discovered in a drainage ditch along Cameron Lane near the Peoria Motorcycle Club. She was born on November 14, 1958, in Jackson, Tennessee, and was the daughter of…

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Helen Dorrance

Female, age 26 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 1993 · 33 years ago

Helen Dorrance, a 26-year-old woman, was found deceased on September 18, 1993, in rural Peoria County. Her body was discovered alongside another victim, Marcia Logue, in a drainage ditch in the 500 block of South Cameron Lane. The circumstances surrounding…

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Paul Herman Futrell

Male, age 36 · Winton, North Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 1992 · 34 years ago

Paul Herman Futrell, a 36-year-old male, was a deputy sheriff with the Hertford County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. On September 18, 1992, he responded to a domestic disturbance call in Winton, NC. The incident involved a father who was refusing to…

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Edward John Hockom

Male, age 29 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Sep 18, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a Friday in September of 1987, a 29-year-old male Aurora Police Agent named Edward John Hockom was on duty. Ten minutes prior, an armed robbery had taken place at a convenience store, and a description of the suspect's vehicle, a red Ford pickup, had been…

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Debbie Dudley Davis

Female, age 35 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Sep 18, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the late summer of 1987, the life of Debbie Dudley Davis, a 35-year-old white female, was brutally cut short in her Westover Hills apartment in Richmond, Virginia. A respected account executive for Style Weekly magazine, she was described by those who knew…

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Jerry Jackson

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 18, 1985 · 41 years ago

Jerry Jackson Jr., aged 17, was tragically killed on September 18, 1985, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and his death remains unsolved. According to available information, Jerry's case is one of many in Ohio that has been…

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Karlena Jean Tolston

Female, age 18 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Sep 18, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the early hours of September 18, 1983, the life of Karlena Jean Tolston, an 18-year-old Black female, was tragically cut short in Omaha, Nebraska. Also mourning was the loss of her unborn child, as she was seven months pregnant at the time of her death.…

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Billy Gene Smelley

Male, age 45 · Quinlan, Texas

Killed Sep 18, 1983 · 43 years ago

Billy Gene Smelley, a 45-year-old male officer of the Quinlan Police Department in Texas, tragically died on September 18, 1983. Smelley succumbed to a gunshot wound he sustained ten days earlier when a prisoner managed to gain control of another officer's…

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Danny Joe Eberle

Male, age 13 · Bellevue, Nebraska

Killed Sep 18, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a quiet Sunday morning, September 18, 1983, in Bellevue, Nebraska, 13-year-old Danny Joe Eberle, a Caucasian male, set out on his bicycle to deliver newspapers for the Omaha World-Herald. It was a routine he performed for seventy of his neighbors, but on…

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James Thorpe

Male, age 64 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 18, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night, on September 18, 1982, 64-year-old James Thorpe was diligently at work as the manager of Ferguson's Sunoco gas station, located at 115 Riggs Road, NE in Washington, D.C. The quiet of the evening was shattered at…

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Tony Waiters

Male, age 27 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Sep 18, 1982 · 44 years ago

The complainant, Tony Waiters, was at a club, McDuff's, with his brother-in-law who had just bought a new car that day. They were going to go riding around in the car so the complainant was going to drop his own car off in the 200 block of Vargas. The…

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Robert Ridley

Male, age 33 · Sparks, Nevada

Killed Sep 18, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a late summer day, the 18th of September in 1978, the body of a 33-year-old Native American man, Robert Ridley, was discovered under grim circumstances. His nude remains were found abandoned near a guardrail lining the Pyramid Lake highway, in an area…

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Edward Cirone

Male, age 45 · Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Killed Sep 18, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late summer of 1978, the community of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. Edward Cirone, a 45-year-old White male, was killed by an act of gun violence on September 18, 1978. The incident was quickly determined…

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Roger Lovell Scott

Male, age 29 · Clayton, California

Killed Sep 18, 1977 · 49 years ago

Roger Lovell Scott, a police officer with the Clayton Police Department in California, tragically succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained in the line of duty. The incident occurred in the early hours of September 18, 1977, when Officer Scott, then 23 years old…

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Denise Booe

Female · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 1972 · 54 years ago

Denise Booe, a five-month-old infant, passed away on September 18, 1972. Her death was one of several tragic losses within the same family, raising suspicions over time. Initially, the cause of death was attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome , a…

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James Jim Stiner

Male, age 65 · Pinal, Arizona

Killed Sep 18, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the late summer of 1967, a veteran law enforcement officer named James 'Jim' Stiner, a 65-year-old male, was working as a Sergeant for the Arizona Department of Corrections. On September 18th, he was tasked with transporting a prisoner from the Pinal…

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Rex A. Sanford

Male, age 26 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Sep 18, 1952 · 74 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a Thursday in Sylacauga, Alabama, a routine patrol took a fatal turn, ending the life of a young police officer. On September 18, 1952, Officer Rex A. Sanford, a 26-year-old male, was shot and killed while on duty. He had served on…

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James Stallings

Male, age 35 · Spring-hope, North Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 1910 · 116 years ago

James Stallings, a 35-year-old male, was the Chief of Police for the Spring Hope Police Department in North Carolina. On September 18, 1910, Stallings was fatally wounded while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for violating prohibition laws. Accompanied…

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Marion Marcus Coleman

Male, age 59 · Marlin, Texas

Killed Sep 18, 1905 · 121 years ago

City Marshal Marion Marcus Coleman, age 59, was shot and killed on September 18, 1905, in Marlin, Texas. Marshal Coleman, a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army, had served with the Marlin Police Department for 20 years. He was walking from the…

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