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Maxie Bonner

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

On September 26, 2002, Maxie Bonner, aged 48, was tragically murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department has been investigating the case since. Despite initial efforts by law enforcement, no…

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Evonne Tuttle

Female, age 37 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Sep 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the quiet city of Norfolk, Nebraska, a sense of security was shattered on September 26, 2002, by an act of brutal violence that claimed the life of 37-year-old Evonne Tuttle, a White/Caucasian woman. Tuttle was a customer at the U.S. Bank branch when three…

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Jo Mausbach

Female, age 42 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Sep 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a tragic autumn day, 42-year-old Jo Mausbach was one of five people killed during a violent bank robbery in Norfolk, Nebraska. On September 26, 2002, three men entered the U.S. Bank branch where Mausbach worked and, in less than a minute, fatally shot her…

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Lisa Bryant

Female, age 29 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Sep 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the late summer of 2002, tragedy struck the small city of Norfolk, Nebraska, forever altering the lives of many in the community. Among the victims of a brutal bank robbery was Lisa Bryant, a 29-year-old woman who had recently embarked on a new chapter in…

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Lola Elwood

Female, age 43 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Sep 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

Lola Marie Colson Elwood, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian female, was tragically killed on September 26, 2002, during a violent bank robbery in Norfolk, Nebraska. She was one of five people murdered inside the U.S. Bank branch during the heist. The other…

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Samuel Sun

Male, age 50 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Sep 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a tragic Thursday morning in Norfolk, Nebraska, a violent bank robbery cut short the life of 50-year-old Samuel Sun, a White/Caucasian male, along with four other innocent people on September 26, 2002. The brazen assault took place shortly before 9 a.m. at…

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Michelle Renee Foster Butler

Female, age 38 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Sep 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

Michelle Renee Foster-Butler, a Black 38-year-old woman from Anchorage, was found just after midnight on September 26, 1999, lying in the street at the intersection of 10th Avenue and Juneau Street. She had been stabbed to death, and the scene was quiet and…

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Mary DeArmond

Female, age 52 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the late autumn of 1999, the community of Knoxville, Tennessee, was faced with a tragedy that would linger for years to come. On September 26, Mary E. DeArmond, a 52-year-old woman, was killed in what authorities would classify as a homicide. The incident…

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Rhonda Tucker

Female, age 21 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

Rhonda Tucker, a 21-year-old Black woman from Brooklyn, New York, was found dead in late September 1999 inside her apartment in the Sumner Houses, a public housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant. She was discovered naked and strangled, with a ligature left…

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Leonard Stephen Durrett

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 26, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the fall of 1998, a young man's life was violently cut short on a Saturday in the nation's capital. Leonard Stephen Durrett, a 23-year-old African-American male, was shot and killed on September 26, 1998. The fatal incident occurred in the 1400 block of…

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Sonja Spruill Day

Female, age 33 · Plymouth, North Carolina

Found Sep 26, 1994 · 32 years ago

On Monday, September 26, 1994, Sonja Spruill Day was found dead in her home by her 11-year-old son and two school friends shortly after 3:30 p.m. when they returned from school. Ms. Day was 33 years old and lived in an apartment at 110G Sawmill Circle in…

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Benjamin Patterson

Male, age 23 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Sep 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the fall of 1993, the city of Greenville, South Carolina, was confronted with a puzzling and tragic mystery that continues to linger decades later. On September 26, the body of 23-year-old Benjamin Patterson was discovered in a deeply unsettling scene. He…

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John James Mulligan

Male, age 52 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of September 26, 1993, a chilling discovery was made in the parking lot of a Walgreens drugstore in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood. John James Mulligan, a 52-year-old White male and a 27-year veteran detective of the Boston Police…

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Sandra Sandra Csesznegi

Female, age 42 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Sep 26, 1993 · 33 years ago

Sandra L. Csesznegi, a 42-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased on September 26, 1993, in Peoria County, Illinois. Her body was discovered in a ravine on Christ Church Road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Farmington Road. Authorities determined that…

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John McCulley

Male, age 34 · Bazetta Township, Ohio

Found Sep 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

On September 26, 1992, John McCulley, aged 34, went missing in Bazetta Township, Ohio. He was last seen after failing to keep several scheduled appointments, prompting concern from his girlfriend. McCulley worked as the manager of All Souls Cemetery in…

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Narvin Alex Powell Sr.

Male, age 61 · Winnfield, Louisiana

Killed Sep 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the quiet town of Winnfield, Louisiana, a dedicated officer's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. Narvin Alex Powell Sr., a 61-year-old male patrolman with the Winnfield Police Department, was killed on September 26, 1992. His death stemmed…

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Willie Hardimon

Male, age 31 · Boynton Beach, Florida

Killed Sep 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

On September 26, 1989, 31-year-old Willie Hardimon was shot and killed in Boynton Beach, Florida. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. while Hardimon was on his way to purchase diapers for a friend's child. According to reports, Hardimon was approached by…

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Bruce Isaacs

Male, age 29 · Waterbury, Vermont

Killed Sep 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late summer of 1988, the quiet woods of Little River State Park in Waterbury, Vermont, held a grim secret. On September 26th of that year, the body of 28-year-old Bruce Isaacs, a male, was discovered by workers who were clearing brush for a local power…

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Shequila Bradley

Female, age 8 · Greenwood, South Carolina

Killed Sep 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a tragic day in Greenwood, South Carolina, eight-year-old Shequila Bradley's life was cut short. On September 26, 1988, a gunman, 19-year-old James William Wilson Jr., entered Oakland Elementary School and opened fire in the cafeteria and a third-grade…

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Tequila Thomas

Female, age 8 · Greenwood, South Carolina

Killed Sep 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the quiet town of Greenwood, South Carolina, a horrific event unfolded that would leave an indelible mark on the community. On September 26, 1988, a gunman entered Oakland Elementary School and opened fire in a cafeteria and a third-grade classroom. Among…

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Michael Siau

Male, age 38 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Sep 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

Michael D. Siau, a 38-year-old White man, was found dead in Alexandria, Louisiana, after a morning discovery that turned an ordinary stretch of roadway into a crime scene. A jogger came upon his body lying in a ditch along Plantation Drive near Hot Wells…

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James Ferris

Male, age 25 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 26, 1985 · 41 years ago

James Ferris, a 25-year-old man from Kansas City, Missouri, reached out to someone he knew on September 26, 1985, looking for a place to stay for a short time. The person who answered sounded agreeable, even friendly, and arranged to meet him at a bar that…

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John Silinsky

Male, age 58 · Yonkers, New York

Killed Sep 26, 1982 · 44 years ago

John Silinsky, a 58-year-old male, was a dedicated police officer for the Yonkers Police Department for 28 years. In the early morning hours of September 26, 1982, while off-duty, he was working a second job as a night manager at the Major Deegan Motel…

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Linda Rule

Female, age 16 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Sep 26, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the autumn of 1982, the life of a 16-year-old Caucasian female named Linda Jane Rule was tragically cut short, a story that would remain shrouded in mystery for two decades. Linda, known as "Janie" to her parents, was a young woman navigating a difficult…

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Garrett Farrell

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

Garrett T. Farrell, a 26-year-old male police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 26, 1980. Officer Farrell was shot and killed while pursuing a thief who had robbed a 72-year-old woman of her purse. The…

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Diane Edwards

Female, age 19 · St. Paul, Minnesota

Killed Sep 26, 1980 · 46 years ago

On the night of September 26, 1980, 19-year-old white female Diane Edwards was abducted while walking home from her waitressing job at a Perkins Restaurant in West St. Paul, Minnesota. Witnesses, including four teenage girls and a woman parked nearby…

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Tammy Vincent

Female · Tiburon, California

Found Sep 26, 1979 · 47 years ago

Tammy Vincent was a 17-year-old runaway who was tragically murdered on September 26, 1979, in Tiburon, California. Her body was found on a beach at Blackie's Pasture by a group of joggers. The crime scene revealed that she had endured a brutal attack: she was…

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Vito Chiaramonte

Male, age 32 · New-york, New York

Killed Sep 26, 1977 · 49 years ago

On a September night in 1977, Police Officer Vito A. Chiaramonte, a 32-year-old male, was on foot patrol in the Baruch Houses housing project near FDR Drive and Delancey Street in New York City. An officer with 12 years of service with the New York City…

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Douglas Gibbs

Male, age 27 · San-francisco, California

Killed Sep 26, 1977 · 49 years ago

Douglas E. Gibbs, a 27-year-old officer with the San Francisco Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 26, 1977. Officer Gibbs was part of the police decoy unit and was involved in an operation to arrest a suspect for pickpocketing near the…

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Joan Gail Foster

Female, age 18 · Wesley-chapel, Florida

Killed Sep 26, 1977 · 49 years ago

Joan Gail Foster, an 18-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on September 26, 1977, in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Her death was a result of a violent crime that shocked the local community. Joan was found shot multiple times, a brutal end that left…

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Nancy Gerry

Female · Brevard, Florida

Killed Sep 26, 1973 · 53 years ago

Nancy Gerry, an 18-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on September 26, 1973, in Brevard County, Florida. Her body was discovered in a palmetto thicket, fully clothed, with a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation into her death revealed that…

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Edward Tillman

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 26, 1973 · 53 years ago

Edward Tillman, a 31-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on September 26, 1973, in Dayton, Ohio. His death was part of a series of racially motivated attacks carried out by Neal Bradley Long, also known as "The Shotgun Slayer" or "The…

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Eugene Claremont E.C. Mullendore

Male, age 32 · Osage, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 26, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the sprawling plains of Osage County, Oklahoma, the life of Eugene Claremont 'EC' Mullendore III, a 32-year-old male heir to a vast cattle ranching empire, came to a violent and mysterious end on September 26, 1970. On that fateful night, Mullendore was…

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Wilbert Ward

Male · Santa Clara, California

Killed Sep 26, 1969 · 57 years ago

On September 26, 1969, 47-year-old Wilbert Ward was found dead in Santa Clara, California. The Santa Clara Police Department began investigating his homicide after discovering his body on Sherman Street with at least one stab wound. Despite efforts by…

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Eric Frey

Male, age 22 · Pacific, Michigan

Killed Sep 26, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the autumn of 1963, a young man named Eric Frey, aged 22, met a brutal and calculated end in Pacific, Michigan. His death was not an accident or a random act of violence, but rather the grim culmination of a business relationship turned deadly. The man…

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Blanche Boggs

Female, age 69 · Bellingham, Washington

Killed Sep 26, 1960 · 66 years ago

On the tragic day of September 26, 1960, 69-year-old Blanche Boggs, a white female, was found murdered in her Spokane, Washington, residence. A widow who had resettled in Spokane following her husband's death in 1948, Boggs was the victim of what appeared to…

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Joseph Jennings

Male, age 74 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Sep 26, 1945 · 81 years ago

In the autumn of 1945, a dedicated police sergeant's life was irrevocably altered by a violent encounter in Roanoke, Virginia. Sergeant Joseph Jennings, a 74-year-old Caucasian male, was investigating the theft of an electric drill on the evening of…

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James Crawford Bonner

Male, age 33 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 26, 1913 · 113 years ago

In the early autumn of 1913, in the bustling industrial city of Birmingham, Alabama, a young man named James Crawford Bonner, a 33-year-old male, met an untimely and violent end. On the evening of Friday, September 26th, under circumstances that remain…

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Celvin Perry

Male, age 50 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Sep 26, 2026 · this year

A call for an aggravated assault brought police to the 200 block of Vine Street in Jackson, Mississippi, on a Saturday night. At approximately 10:51 p.m. on September 26, 2026, officers from the Jackson Police Department’s Precinct 4 arrived to find a man…

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Ericson Pringle

Male, age 18 · Harris County, Texas

Killed Sep 26, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of a late September weekend, 18-year-old Ericson Pringle was driving through north Harris County, Texas, when his life was cut tragically short. Remembered as a young man just beginning to live his life, his death left a community…

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Michael Emmett Hurlburt

Male, age 63 · Macdoel, California

Killed Sep 26, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2026, in the quiet, rural community of Macdoel, California, a grim discovery was made. The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office received a call at about 7:28 p.m. reporting a deceased person at a residence in the small…

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Mocile Brickhouse

Female, age 61 · Northampton County, Virginia

Killed Sep 26, 2026 · this year

A late Saturday morning turned tragic in Virginia’s quiet Northampton County, ending the life of 61-year-old Mocile Brickhouse, a woman known to some as “Mikki.” The incident, which unfolded at her home in the Birdsnest area, led to the arrest of her…

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Jeramahia Bascal

Male, age 23 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Sep 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, September 26, 2025, the city of Newark was rattled by a series of violent events. In the West Ward, a ShotSpotter alert drew Newark Police to the vicinity of Halsted Street and Norwood Place at approximately 2:36 a.m.…

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Dempsey Chevoit Smith

Male, age 40 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the autumn of 2024, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area in east Birmingham, Alabama. The decomposing body of a man, later identified as 40-year-old Dempsey Chevoit Smith, was found, bringing a tragic end to his story. The Jefferson County Coroner's…

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Donald Epps

Male, age 40 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Sep 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the city of Baton Rouge, a sense of unease settled over a neighborhood as police began a homicide investigation into the death of 40-year-old Donald Epps. On the morning of September 26, 2024, at approximately 11:02 a.m., Epps was discovered deceased…

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Kenneth Cloud

Male, age 46 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Sep 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of September 16, 2022, a sense of normalcy was shattered by gunfire on Atwater Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Kenneth Cloud, a 46-year-old male from the nearby town of Seymour, was sitting on a porch when he became the target of a violent…

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Ryan D. Findley

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning, the course of many lives was irrevocably altered by an act of violence in a Philadelphia neighborhood. On September 26, 2022, at approximately 12:34 a.m., the life of 23-year-old Ryan D. Findley, a Black male, was cut…

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Clarence Robert Bob Clark

Male, age 84 · Ava, Missouri

Killed Sep 26, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late summer of 2020, the community of Ava, Missouri, was shaken by the violent death of a long-time resident. On September 26, 84-year-old Clarence Robert “Bob” Clark, a male, was fatally shot, his life tragically cut short by an act of gun violence.…

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