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Charleshis Mondine

Male, age 26 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Sep 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a September evening in 2003, the life of Charleshis Theodore Mondine, a 26-year-old Black male musician, was tragically cut short in Aurora, Colorado. The night began with a performance at the Denver Elk's Club, a showcase of his musical talents. Following…

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Jennifer Hyman

Female, age 24 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the late summer of 2003, the life of a young woman from Oklahoma City came to a tragic and violent end, leaving a mystery that continues to linger. Jennifer Hyman, a 24-year-old White female, was a student at the University of Central Oklahoma, studying…

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Marvin Alan Amaya

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 20, 2002 · 24 years ago

Marvin Alan Amaya, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 20, 2002, in Hyde Park, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Marvin was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to a young life filled with…

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Oscar Cocolan

Male, age 17 · Tyler, Texas

Found Sep 20, 1998 · 28 years ago

On September 20, 1998, Oscar Cocolan, a 17-year-old, was shot and killed while standing in the driveway of his home in Tyler, Texas. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. at 1727 North Owens Avenue, where Cocolan was talking with a friend when a vehicle…

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Mark Arlin Stall

Male, age 29 · Boise, Idaho

Killed Sep 20, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a Saturday morning, September 20, 1997, Boise Police Officer Mark Arlin Stall, a 29-year-old male, was shot and killed during a traffic stop that escalated into a violent confrontation. Officer Stall was a dedicated officer, respected by his colleagues and…

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John Henry Sepeda

Male, age 78 · Port Arthur, Texas

Killed Sep 20, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the night of September 20, 1997, 78-year-old John Henry Sepeda was at his home in Port Arthur, Texas, asleep in a room with his wife and grandson. The quiet of the night was shattered when an intruder, Elroy Chester, broke into their residence. Chester…

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Harold Wade

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

On September 20, 1995, 33-year-old Harold Wade was found dead outside his home on East 22nd Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, with a fatal gunshot wound. Police investigating the case were unable to identify suspects or determine a clear motive, leaving his homicide…

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Cavanaugh Holmes

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon in the fall of 1992, a young man's life was tragically cut short in the nation's capital. Cavanaugh Holmes, a 21-year-old African-American male, was in an alley in the 600 block of Farragut Street, NW, when he was shot at least once in…

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Kimberly Creer

Female, age 22 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

Kimberly Creer, 22, was a Black woman from Kansas City, Missouri, and on September 20, 1989, she was found dead in Gillham Park—one more life abruptly silenced as the city’s late-summer air turned heavy with fear. In the weeks around her death, the pattern…

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Michele Gordon

Female, age 22 · Newark, Delaware

Killed Sep 20, 1988 · 38 years ago

White/Caucasian female, age 22. On September 20, 1988, the body of Michele Gordon, age 22, was found on the rocky banks of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal after she had last been seen days earlier entering a blue Ford panel van along U.S. Route 40 near the…

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John Eaton Bradshaw

Male, age 45 · Tempe, Arizona

Killed Sep 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the late summer of 1987, the city of Tempe, Arizona, was irrevocably altered by a sudden act of violence that claimed the life of a veteran police officer. John Eaton Bradshaw, a 45-year-old male, had dedicated two decades of his life to the Tempe Police…

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David Lee Knobling

Male, age 20 · Isle-of-wight, Virginia

Killed Sep 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the late summer of 1987, the life of 20-year-old David Lee Knobling was tragically cut short in a mystery that would haunt Isle of Wight County, Virginia, for decades. On September 19, the young man, a salesman and automotive enthusiast, was with…

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Robin Margaret Edwards

Female, age 14 · Isle-of-wight, Virginia

Killed Sep 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the autumn of 1987, the life of 14-year-old Robin Margaret Edwards was tragically cut short. On September 23, her body, alongside that of 20-year-old David Lee Knobling, was discovered by a beachcomber at the Ragged Island Wildlife Refuge in Isle of Wight…

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Ellen Blau

Female, age 21 · Wichita Falls, Texas

Killed Sep 20, 1985 · 41 years ago

Ellen Blau, a 21-year-old white female, was a part-time student at Midwestern State University and worked as a waitress in Wichita Falls, Texas. On September 19, 1985, she disappeared after leaving work. Her green Volkswagen was later found abandoned in a…

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Roland Hanel

Male, age 49 · Jay, Vermont

Killed Sep 20, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet, scenic town of Jay, Vermont, a gruesome discovery shattered the autumn tranquility on September 20, 1984. Roland Hanel, a 49-year-old Caucasian male, and his wife, Maram, were found murdered in their secluded chalet on Gendron Road. A friend…

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Maram Hanel

Female, age 32 · Jay, Vermont

Killed Sep 20, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the quiet town of Jay, Vermont, the tranquility was shattered on September 20, 1984, with the discovery of a gruesome scene. Maram Hanel, a 32-year-old Caucasian female, and her husband, Roland, were found shot to death in their home. A friend, concerned…

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Richard Benjamin Snyder

Male, age 36 · Albany, New York

Killed Sep 20, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the autumn of 1984, the life of New York State Police Investigator Richard Benjamin Snyder was cut short in a tragic and violent ambush. Investigator Snyder, a decade-long veteran of the state police and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, was…

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Marquerita Smith

Female, age 40 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Sep 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

On September 20, 1982, Asian / Pacific Islander, Marquerita Smith, a 40-year-old woman from Anchorage, Alaska, was found dead, her death classified as a homicide by force. Public case listings identify her by the municipal case number 82-12279 and record both…

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Debra Estes

Female, age 15 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Sep 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, Debra Estes, a White 15-year-old female, disappeared from the Seattle, Washington area. She was a teenage runaway caught in a dangerous world of drugs and prostitution, trying to navigate a life that was far beyond her years. Her…

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Delfio Servizi

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Sep 20, 1979 · 47 years ago

On September 20, 1979, Delfio Servizi, a 53-year-old male, was tragically beaten to death at his residence located at 5116 Hawaiian Terrace in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place in Hamilton County, and the case remains unsolved. The Cincinnati Police…

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June L Noah

Female, age 57 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a tragic day in Las Vegas, September 20, 1978, the lives of 57-year-old June L. Noah, a Caucasian female, and her 38-year-old daughter, Sandra S. Owens, were brutally cut short in what remains a chilling cold case. A concerned neighbor, upon receiving no…

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Sandra S Owens

Female, age 38 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 20, 1978 · 48 years ago

On September 20, 1978, the quiet Las Vegas neighborhood of 5571 Berchams Avenue was shattered by a grim discovery. Concern had grown for the well-being of 38-year-old Caucasian female Sandra S. Owens and her 57-year-old mother, June L. Noah, after they hadn't…

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Donnie Kelley

Male, age 28 · Leland, Mississippi

Killed Sep 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the late 1970s, the community of Leland, Mississippi, was shaken by the tragic death of one of its own, Police Officer Donnie Gene Kelley. A dedicated officer with four years of service to the Leland Police Department, Kelley's life was cut short at the…

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Sherman Massey

Male, age 59 · Laurens, South Carolina

Killed Sep 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the late summer of 1977, a domestic disturbance call set in motion a chain of events that would end in tragedy for the Laurens County Sheriff's Office and the family of one of its own. On Tuesday, September 20th, Deputy Sheriff Sherman Robert Massey, a…

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David A. Hamilton

Male, age 28 · Fallston, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the fall of 1977, a shadow of fear fell over southwestern Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio as a string of brutal and seemingly random murders plagued the region. On September 20th of that year, this wave of violence tragically entered the home of David A.…

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Linda June Hamilton

Female, age 28 · Fallson, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a September morning in 1977, the two young children of Linda June Hamilton awoke to a scene of unimaginable horror. Their father, David A. Hamilton, lay dead on the kitchen floor of their Beaver Township, Ohio home, the victim of three gunshots. Their…

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Katherine Hawkes

Female, age 34 · Cartierville, Quebec

Killed Sep 20, 1977 · 49 years ago

Katherine Hawkes, a 34-year-old woman who lived in Montreal’s Cartierville district, left her downtown workplace at about 6:00 p.m. on September 20, 1977. Quebec was experiencing a major power failure that evening, disrupting the commuter train she normally…

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Cora Perry

Female, age 79 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 20, 1975 · 51 years ago

On September 20, 1975, Cora Perry, a 79-year-old female resident of the Lennox area in Los Angeles County, California, was found murdered in her home. Cora Perry was identified as an elderly white woman, and her death was part of a disturbing pattern of…

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Katherine Schultz

Female, age 18 · Everett, Washington

Killed Sep 20, 1974 · 52 years ago

Katherine Schultz, 18, a white female, vanished on September 20, 1974, in Minnesota and was found the next day in a cornfield, beaten to death with a hammer. Accounts describe catastrophic head injuries—her skull imploded from the blows. Born and raised in…

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Richard Oakes

Male, age 30 · Sonoma, California

Killed Sep 20, 1972 · 54 years ago

Richard Oakes, a prominent Native American activist, was tragically killed on September 20, 1972, in Sonoma County, California. Oakes, who was 30 years old at the time of his death, was a key figure in the Red Power movement and played a significant role in…

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Joanne Zulauf

Female, age 17 · Renton, Washington

Killed Sep 20, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the late summer of 1970, the community of Renton, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, was gripped by a growing sense of unease. This feeling would intensify in September with the death of 17-year-old Joanne Mary Zulauf, a White female whose disappearance and…

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Gilbert Arthur Batten Jr.

Male, age 24 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Sep 20, 1968 · 58 years ago

Gilbert Arthur Batten Jr., 24, male, was killed in the early morning hours of September 20, 1968, inside a house at 3724 Ohio Street in Omaha. The killing took place shortly after 3:00 a.m., ending a tense evening of confrontations tied to a simmering dispute…

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Mary Andrews

Female, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 20, 1962 · 64 years ago

Mary Margaret "Peggy" Andrews, a 19-year-old student, was tragically murdered on September 20, 1962, near the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio. Her lifeless body was found in a garage, having suffered three gunshot wounds to the face. The…

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Mary Margaret Peggy Andrews

Female, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 20, 1962 · 64 years ago

Mary Margaret "Peggy" Andrews, a 19-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on September 20, 1962, in Columbus, Ohio. She was a student at Bliss College and lived in a studio apartment near the Ohio State University campus. Peggy was last seen alive on…

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Eugenio Giannini

Male, age 42 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Sep 20, 1952 · 74 years ago

On a September morning in 1952, the life of Eugenio "Gene" Giannini, a 42-year-old White male, came to a violent end on the streets of East Harlem, New York. Born in Bari, Italy, in 1910, Giannini had a long history in the criminal underworld, with ties to…

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Frank Delmege

Male, age 37 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Sep 20, 1909 · 117 years ago

Frank Delmege, 37, a White male detective with the Des Moines Police Department, was killed on September 20, 1909, after answering a report of a man with a gun near his own neighborhood in Des Moines, Iowa. Summoned while on duty at home, he joined another…

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Benjamin Porch

Male, age 30 · Barnesville, Georgia

Killed Sep 20, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Barnesville, Georgia, a sense of unease settled over the town. Benjamin Porch, a 30-year-old White male serving as the town Marshal, was making his rounds. Earlier that evening, he had arrested a man named Ben Perdue…

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David I. Small Sr

Male, age 24 · Lovejoy, Illinois

Killed Sep 20, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of September 20, 2026, the life of 24-year-old David I. Small Sr. was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence in the village of Lovejoy, which is situated within Brooklyn, Illinois. The events of that night were part of a…

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Geno T. Wilson

Male, age 33 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Sep 20, 2026 · this year

Geno T. Wilson, a 33-year-old man from Decatur, Illinois, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of September 20, 2026. At approximately 3:15 a.m., Decatur police officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of East Whitmer Street after receiving…

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Mary Crain

Female, age 50 · Rougemont, North Carolina

Killed Sep 20, 2026 · this year

On a grim Sunday, September 20, 2026, the quiet community of Rougemont, North Carolina, was shaken by an act of violence that claimed the life of 50-year-old Mary Crain. The incident, which unfolded on Helena Moriah Road, also left a man wounded, adding…

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Michael Roy Bushnell

Male, age 63 · Frederick, Maryland

Killed Sep 20, 2026 · this year

In the quiet city of Frederick, Maryland, the life of 63-year-old Michael Roy Bushnell was brought to an abrupt and violent end on September 20, 2026. A dispute with his roommate, 87-year-old Irwin Joseph Dickstein, over an electrical repair in their shared…

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Francisco Cruz Hernandez

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Sep 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

Francisco Cruz Hernandez, a 25-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on September 20, 2024, on Indianapolis’ north side, in a shooting that left him slumped inside a vehicle and a quiet residential area suddenly flooded with police lights. That Friday evening…

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Jorge Pizarro Mercedes

Male, age 27 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 20, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Reading Police Department officers responded to a reported vehicle collision in the 700 block of Schuylkill Avenue. Upon arrival, they discovered a car with significant front-end damage that had collided with…

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