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Derrick Lamont Burt

Male, age 33 · East-compton, California

Killed Sep 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

Derrick Lamont Burt, a 33-year-old resident of East Compton, California, tragically lost his life on September 21, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Burt was fatally shot in East Compton. The incident occurred under circumstances…

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Claudine Lee Parker

Female, age 52 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Sep 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a Saturday evening in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 52-year-old Claudine Lee Parker was tragically cut short in a seemingly random act of violence that would later be connected to a terrifying string of attacks that gripped the nation. On September 21…

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Shawn Wojtesky

Male, age 18 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a Saturday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of an 18-year-old White/Caucasian male named Shawn Wojtesky was tragically cut short. On September 21, 2002, what began as a routine evening took a fatal turn. Shawn had been at his girlfriend's house near…

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Million A. Woldemariam

Male, age 41 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Sep 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the late hours of a September night in Atlanta, Georgia, the life of Million A. Woldemariam was tragically cut short. On September 21, 2002, the 41-year-old Ethiopian man was assisting the owner of Sammy's Package Store with closing for the evening. At…

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Anthony Crowley

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 21, 1995 · 31 years ago

On September 21, 1995, 22-year-old Anthony Crowley was shot and killed during a mugging in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred near the intersection of Ontario Street and East 19th Avenue. Crowley sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced…

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Charles Lewis

Male, age 67 · Bonne-terre, Missouri

Killed Sep 21, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the quiet rural landscape near Bonne Terre, Missouri, a sixty-seven-year-old White male named Charles Earl Lewis III lived with his wife, Grace, on their farm. Their peaceful existence was shattered on September 21, 1993, when a trio of men targeted their…

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Grace Elizabeth White Lewis

Female, age 62 · Bonne-terre, Missouri

Killed Sep 21, 1993 · 33 years ago

On September 21, 1993, a quiet afternoon on a farm in Bonne Terre, Missouri, turned into a tragedy that would go unsolved for nearly a year. Grace Elizabeth White Lewis, a 62-year-old female, and her husband were returning to their home when they were…

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Patricia Dunn

Female, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 21, 1993 · 33 years ago

Patricia Dunn, a 37-year-old African American woman residing in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, was discovered deceased on September 21, 1993. Her partially clothed body was found on the loading dock of an abandoned property on the city's South Side. She…

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Ted Rios

Male, age 16 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Sep 21, 1992 · 34 years ago

Ted Rios Jr., a 16-year-old from San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life on September 21, 1992. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation. Ted was found deceased under suspicious…

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Walter Holt

Male, age 67 · Tehachapi, California

Killed Sep 21, 1990 · 36 years ago

Walter Holt, a 67-year-old man, was murdered on September 21, 1990, while incarcerated at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. His cellmate, Joseph Martin Danks, was convicted of his murder. Danks, who was already serving a life sentence for…

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Dillard McDonald

Male · Barberton, Ohio

Found Sep 21, 1988 · 38 years ago

On September 21, 1988, Dillard Bryan McDonald, also known as Bryan McDonald, was reported missing by his family in Barberton, Ohio. After more than two weeks, his body was discovered on October 5, 1988, in a field located less than half a mile from his home.…

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Joseph Francis ONeill

Male, age 79 · West Islip, New York

Killed Sep 21, 1987 · 39 years ago

Joseph Francis O’Neill was a 79-year-old man from West Islip, New York, and on September 21, 1987, he entered the Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip for what appeared to be an ordinary medical crisis. He was dealing with gastrointestinal problems severe…

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Phillip Bussell

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 21, 1985 · 41 years ago

Phillip H. Bussell, aged 46, was the victim of a homicide on September 21, 1985, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, where Bussell was shot inside his antique shop located on East Third Street. The Dayton Police Department was…

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David Roberts

Male, age 23 · Paris, Texas

Killed Sep 21, 1985 · 41 years ago

Patrol Officer David Wilburn Roberts, aged 23, was shot and killed on September 21, 1985, in Paris, Texas. He was a young and dedicated officer with the Paris Police Department, having served for two years. Officer Roberts was killed while attempting to…

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Irma Fran Lozada

Female, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 21, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a late summer day in 1984, Irma Fran Lozada, a 25-year-old New York City Transit Police Officer, was patrolling the BMT Canarsie Line in Brooklyn. Of Puerto Rican descent, she was working in plainclothes with her partner when they witnessed a man snatch a…

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William J. Ward

Male, age 34 · Asbury Park, New Jersey

Killed Sep 21, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, the Jersey Shore was gripped by a series of terrifying events that would eventually uncover a grim saga of violence. One of the victims in this dark chapter was William J. Ward, a 34-year-old man from North Wildwood, New Jersey.…

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Thomas Long

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 21, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late summer of 1978, the industrial landscape of the L&N Train Yard in Knoxville, Tennessee, became the final resting place for a man named Thomas Long. On September 21st of that year, his body was discovered, the unfortunate result of a violent…

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Joanna Robinson

Female, age 23 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Sep 21, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the late summer of 1975, a young Caucasian woman named Joanna Robinson, aged 23, vanished. She was last seen in Oregon on or about August 9, 1975. More than a month later, on September 21, 1975, her remains were discovered in a shallow grave near Derby…

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James Long

Male, age 25 · Ridley-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 21, 1973 · 53 years ago

On September 21, 1973, James Long, a 25-year-old male from Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, was reported deceased. Despite thorough searches, there is a lack of publicly available information detailing the circumstances surrounding his death, including his…

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Floyd Broussard

Male, age 28 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the late summer of 1972, a young family's life was irrevocably shattered. Floyd Broussard, a 28-year-old Black man, was a salesman living in Aurora, Colorado, with his wife and their two children. He was scheduled to leave for a trip on September 19th of…

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Darrel Cate

Male, age 45 · Buena-park, California

Killed Sep 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

Detective Darrel Dale Cate, a dedicated officer with the Buena Park Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 21, 1972, while performing his duties. Detective Cate, aged 45, was engaged in an investigation involving a felony suspect wanted for…

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John Archie

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 21, 1970 · 56 years ago

On September 21, 1970, John Archie was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in what remains an unsolved homicide case. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, with the Dayton Police Department taking charge of the investigation. Archie, a Black male, died under…

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Edward Samuel Virden

Male, age 36 · Prescott, Arkansas

Killed Sep 21, 1958 · 68 years ago

In the small city of Prescott, Arkansas, a dedicated 36-year-old male patrolman named Edward Samuel Virden tragically lost his life on September 21, 1958. Having served with the Prescott Police Department for just over a year, Virden was a U.S. Army veteran…

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Joseph Breedlove

Male, age 62 · Dumas, Arkansas

Killed Sep 21, 1940 · 86 years ago

Joseph Breedlove, 62, male, was a constable in Dumas, Arkansas, when his life ended on September 21, 1940. He had spent decades keeping order in a small Delta community defined by farm roads and close-knit neighborhoods, working the kind of post where…

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Federal Harold Vincent Mooring

Male, age 47 · Cosmopolis, Washington

Killed Sep 21, 1923 · 103 years ago

Harold Vincent Mooring, 47, a White male federal prohibition agent, was working undercover in Cosmopolis, Washington, investigating a suspected bootlegging operation when a patron recognized him as a federal agent. As he left the premises on September 21…

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Nicholas Koleski

Male, age 22 · Aberdeen, Washington

Killed Sep 21, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the autumn of 1920, with the nation in the early grip of Prohibition, the authorities in Grays Harbor, Washington, were embroiled in a determined effort to curb the illicit trade of bootleggers. As their usual plainclothes agents became too well-known…

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Will Hannah

Male · Dalton, Georgia

Killed Sep 21, 1899 · 127 years ago

In the late summer of 1899, the city of Dalton, Georgia, was shaken by the death of one of its own, Marshal Will Hannah. A respected and brave lawman, Hannah was killed in the line of duty while attempting to apprehend a man named Will Jones. The incident…

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Kelvin Jackson

Male, age 17 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Sep 21, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of September 21, 2026, a sense of tragedy befell a Baton Rouge community. What was initially thought to be a devastating traffic accident soon unraveled into a heartbreaking homicide investigation. Kelvin Jackson, a 17-year-old…

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Jose Maldonado Castro

Male, age 28 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 21, 2026 · this year

On Monday, September 21, 2026, Jose Maldonado Castro, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, died from a gunshot wound in Los Angeles, California. His death occurred at his parents' residence, where a tragic incident brought his life to an end. His identity was…

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Anthony David Williams

Male, age 48 · Windsor, North Carolina

Killed Sep 21, 2026 · this year

Anthony David Williams, known affectionately as “Topp,” was a devoted father, a knowledgeable and engaging conversationalist, and a die-hard New York sports fan who had made a new life for himself in North Carolina. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 22…

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Jose Lozano

Male, age 56 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jose Lozano, 56, a Latino male, was found dead at his residence in Los Angeles on September 21, 2025. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified Jose Lozano, 56, and determined the manner of death to be suicide caused by an intraoral…

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Froylan Garcia

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 21, 2024, a tragic incident occurred in the Little Village neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side. A mass shooting took place during a prayer vigil held in the front yard of a residence in the 2500 block of South Spaulding Avenue. The vigil was…

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Maurice Sinclair Thomas

Male, age 39 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Sep 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, September 21, 2024, a gathering of friends in Hempstead, New York, took a tragic and fatal turn. Maurice Sinclair Thomas, a 39-year-old male, was engaged in a card game with a group of individuals in a parking lot on…

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Nicholas Rivera

Male, age 23 · Good-hope, California

Killed Sep 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On September 21, 2020, a tragic incident occurred in Good Hope, California, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Nicholas Rivera. The fatal event took place at a house party in the unincorporated Riverside County community of Good Hope, west of Perris.…

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Javonte Harris

Male, age 21 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Javonte Harris, a 21-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on September 21, 2019. He was shot at point-blank range in his back and head after two men approached him from behind while he was hanging out with a large group of friends. The assailants…

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Mary Kathleen Black Terry

Female, age 79 · Catonsville, Maryland

Killed Sep 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Catonsville, Maryland, a tragic event unfolded on September 21, 2018, ending the life of 79-year-old Mary Kathleen Black Terry. A resident of the Charlestown Retirement Community, her death was not the result of natural causes, but a…

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Dwad Kitchens

Male, age 34 · Victoria, Texas

Killed Sep 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dwad Kitchens, a 34-year-old male from Victoria, Texas, tragically passed away on September 21, 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger criminal investigation that led to significant legal proceedings. In the aftermath of Dwad…

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Antonio Hernandez Romo

Male, age 57 · Miles, Texas

Killed Sep 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Antonio Hernandez Romo, a 57-year-old Hispanic man from Miles, Texas, tragically died on September 21, 2017. Romo was born on November 19, 1959, in Saragosa, Mexico, and worked at Hudson Feed Yard. He was married to Delia Romo and had a daughter named Antonia…

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