Death by Force

John Sterling

Male, age 72 · Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Killed Sep 28, 1990 · 36 years ago

On the quiet morning of September 28, 1990, the tranquility of School Street in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, was shattered by the eruption of a fire that would claim the life of a longtime resident. John Sterling, a 72-year-old male, was discovered deceased…

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Timothy Hoyt

Male · Portland, Oregon

Found Sep 28, 1987 · 39 years ago

On September 28, 1987, the partially decomposed body of a male, identified as Timothy Hoyt, was discovered in a common dumping ground in Portland, Oregon. Two young men who were collecting bottles in the area happened upon his remains. The investigation into…

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Kimberly Dowell

Female, age 15 · Muncie, Indiana

Killed Sep 28, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the fading light of a September evening in 1985, 15-year-old Kimberly Dowell and 16-year-old Ethan Dixon, a popular Muncie couple with bright futures, drove to Westside Park. It was a familiar and comfortable spot for the teenagers, a place where they…

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Ethan Dixon

Male, age 16 · Muncie, Indiana

Killed Sep 28, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the autumn of 1985, the town of Muncie, Indiana, was irrevocably marked by a tragedy that has lingered in the community's memory for decades. On a September night, 16-year-old Ethan Dixon and his 15-year-old companion, Kimberly Dowell, were discovered in…

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Marcella Cheri Marci Bachmann

Female, age 16 · Missoula, Montana

Killed Sep 28, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the autumn of 1984, sixteen-year-old Marcella "Marci" Bachmann, a Caucasian female, found herself in Missoula, Montana, after running away from her home in Vancouver, Washington. She was a drifter, using the alias "Robin," and had been taken in by a man…

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Maureen Feeney

Female, age 19 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Sep 28, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the late summer of 1983, Maureen Feeney, a 19-year-old White/Caucasian woman, had just embarked on a new chapter in her life. Only a month after moving out of her family's home on Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah Valley into her own Seattle apartment, her…

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Irene Bertha Huber

Female, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 28, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, the vibrant lights of Las Vegas masked a dark mystery that began to unfold with the disappearance of Irene Bertha Huber, a 29-year-old Caucasian woman. Irene, who worked as a blackjack dealer at the Sahara Hotel, was last seen leaving…

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Danny Cotton

Male, age 19 · Fulton, Georgia

Killed Sep 28, 1977 · 49 years ago

Danny Earl Cotton was a 19-year-old man working the late shift as a service-station attendant in Fulton County, Georgia, when the night turned into something far darker than routine. In the early morning hours of September 28, 1977, a blue Cutlass pulled in…

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Emma Stephenson

Female, age 50 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 28, 1977 · 49 years ago

Emma Stephenson, a 50-year-old woman from Chester, Pennsylvania, died on September 28, 1977. Despite thorough searches of available online records and archives, specific details regarding the circumstances of her death remain elusive. The Pennsylvania State…

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Eugene W Sefton

Male, age 58 · Anderson Twp, Indiana

Killed Sep 28, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a late September day in 1974, a sense of unease led a family member to the home of Eugene W. Sefton, a 58-year-old Caucasian male. Their worst fears were realized when they discovered Mr. Sefton deceased inside his residence, located on a country road…

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James Joseph Gaughan

Male, age 43 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Sep 28, 1960 · 66 years ago

In the late summer of 1960, in the city of Colorado Springs, a man named James Joseph Gaughan, a 43-year-old white male, lived a solitary life. His quiet existence was abruptly shattered on September 29th when concerned relatives, unable to reach him…

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Robert Cosgrove Bobby Greenlease

Male, age 6 · Saint-joseph, Missouri

Killed Sep 28, 1953 · 73 years ago

On the morning of September 28, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, a woman approached the Notre Dame de Sion school claiming to be the aunt of a student. She informed the nuns that the boy's mother had suffered a heart attack and that she needed to take him to…

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H. C. Cash

Male, age 60 · Oliver-springs, Tennessee

Killed Sep 28, 1904 · 122 years ago

Henry “H. C.” Cash, a 60-year-old man, served as the town marshal in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, and his end came in violence on September 28, 1904, when he was shot on a street in town. In later remembrances of Roane County’s fallen officers, Cash is recorded…

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Groves Benton Hammett

Male, age 34 · Harriston, Mississippi

Killed Sep 28, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the small town of Harriston, Mississippi, a day of gambling and drinking took a violent turn, ending in a tragic loss for the community and the death of Sheriff Groves Benton Hammett. The 34-year-old male Sheriff was killed in the line of duty on September…

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King Payne

Male · Brooksville, Florida

Killed Sep 28, 1812 · 214 years ago

King Payne, a prominent Seminole leader, met his demise on September 28, 1812, near Brooksville, Florida. He was a male of Indigenous Seminole ethnicity, known for his efforts to protect his people and their lands from encroaching American forces. King…

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Abdiqadir Abdiqadir

Male, age 20 · Kent, Washington

Killed Sep 28, 2026 · this year

Abdiqadir Abdiqadir was a beloved son, brother, and friend whose loss is deeply felt by all who knew him. Remembered as a dear brother by his community, the 20-year-old Black man from Kent, Washington, was a cherished part of his family and circle of friends.…

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Ali Abdi Dahir

Male, age 20 · Kent, Washington

Killed Sep 28, 2026 · this year

Ali Abdi Dahir was a beloved young man whose passing at the age of 20 left a profound void in the lives of his family and friends. A member of the Muslim community, his loved ones remember him through faith, praying that he be granted Jannatul Firdaus, the…

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Guadalupe Cortez

Male, age 49 · Wasco, California

Killed Sep 28, 2026 · this year

Guadalupe Cortez, a 49-year-old man from Wasco, California, was a longtime resident of the small agricultural city in Kern County. Public records suggest a history in the area, including a possible past role as a clerk for the Wasco Union High School…

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Michael Torchia

Male, age 31 · Malvern, Arkansas

Killed Sep 28, 2026 · this year

Michael Torchia was an adventurous and passionate man who loved animals, fitness, and learning. As the son of a military family, 31-year-old Michael grew up in several states, an experience that fueled his love for exploring. He was born on May 22, 1995, in…

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Pa Le Her

Female, age 30 · Palmer, Alaska

Killed Sep 28, 2026 · this year

Pa Le Her, a beloved mother of three and a dedicated nurse, was remembered by friends and colleagues as a "super nurse" who was a delight to be around and committed to helping everyone she could. The 30-year-old woman from Wasilla, Alaska, was known for her…

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Jean Rios

Male, age 19 · Queens, New York

Killed Sep 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, a Sunday evening was shattered by the sound of gunfire, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. On September 28, 2025, 19-year-old Jean Rios was walking home, just blocks from his residence in Kew…

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Elliott Smith Jr.

Male, age 27 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Sep 28, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the Baden neighborhood of north St. Louis, on the evening of September 28, 2024, the life of a young man was cut short by violence. Elliott Smith Jr., a 27-year-old male, was in the 700 block of Ponce Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. when he was shot. First…

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Shawn Lamont Free

Male, age 27 · Hazelwood, Missouri

Killed Sep 28, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of September 28, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred in Hazelwood, Missouri, involving a dispute during a child custody exchange. The victim, identified as 27-year-old male Shawn Lamont Freeman, had accompanied his sister to a residence on Ville…

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Nekisha Harvey

Female, age 48 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Sep 28, 2022 · 4 years ago

Nekisha Chandell Harvey, 48, a Black female from New Orleans, Louisiana, died on September 28, 2022, in a moment that shattered the quiet rhythm of an ordinary night and left a family and a city carrying the weight of what can never be undone. Just after…

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Diari Bustos-Bustos

age 24 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Sep 28, 2020 · 6 years ago

On September 28, 2020, a tragic incident unfolded in Salem, Oregon, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, including 24-year-old Diari Bustos-Bustos. The event was characterized as a hostage situation that escalated into a fatal confrontation. The…

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Joe Loston Sanders

Male, age 47 · Tarrant, Alabama

Killed Sep 28, 2019 · 7 years ago

Joe Loston Sanders, a 47-year-old male, was found dead in the early morning hours of September 28, 2019, in the Robinwood community of eastern Jefferson County, near Tarrant, Alabama. Deputies were called out around 2:49 a.m., and what began as a grim…

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Ezequiel Garcia Aguirre

Male, age 19 · Petaluma, California

Killed Sep 28, 2019 · 7 years ago

On September 28, 2019, 19-year-old Ezequiel Garcia Aguirre was tragically shot and killed at the Petaluma Factory Outlets in Petaluma, California. The incident occurred when Garcia met with David Kyle Lubkin, a 30-year-old man from Concord, under the pretense…

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Eusebia Elizabeth Cabrera Benitez

Female, age 32 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 28, 2019 · 7 years ago

Eusebia Elizabeth Cabrera Benitez was 32 years old when she died on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of the Los Angeles…

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Andre Lamar Allen

Male, age 50 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Sep 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours, the quiet of a Greenville, South Carolina hotel parking lot was shattered by a fatal act of violence. Andre Lamar Allen, a 50-year-old man from Livonia, Michigan, was found shot to death, his life ending far from home. The…

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Omar Manuel Martinez

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Omar Manuel Martinez, a 20-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 28, 2017, in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Martinez was fatally shot, marking another somber entry in the…

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Axel Gavin Herrera

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Axel Gavin Herrera was a baby, only seven months old, when he died on Thursday, September 28, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as…

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Marques Anthony Bryant

Male, age 28 · Compton, California

Killed Sep 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marques Anthony Bryant, a 28-year-old man from Compton, California, was tragically shot and killed on September 28, 2014. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, shortly before 1 a.m., while Bryant and several others were standing in the…

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Brandon Stubblefield

Male, age 40 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Brandon Stubblefield, a 40-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on September 28, 2013. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Stubblefield was fatally shot in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood. The incident…

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Luciano Juarez

Male, age 49 · Lancaster, California

Killed Sep 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Luciano Juarez was 49 years old when he died on Saturday, September 28, 2013, in Lancaster. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 44275 Division St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Matthew B. Novak

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a September evening in 2008, a trip to the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Philadelphia ended in tragedy for 24-year-old Matthew B. Novak, a Caucasian male from Mullica Hill, New Jersey. The night took a turn when the car he and his friends were in would not…

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Allan Hernandez

Male, age 24 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Sep 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

Allan Hernandez was 24 years old when he died on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 11333 Hawthorne Blvd., an address listed under…

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Gerald English

Male, age 44 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Sep 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gerald English was 44 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Friday, September 28, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it…

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Michael Daniel Castillo

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

Michael Daniel Castillo, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 28, 2004, in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Castillo was fatally shot, marking a…

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Joseph Scorney

Male, age 28 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 28, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, Joseph 'Joey' Scorney, a 25-year-old Irish-American man from Brooklyn, New York, was deeply enmeshed in the lucrative world of grand theft auto as a member of the notorious DeMeo crew. His success afforded him a high-rise apartment in…

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Claude Freeman

Male · Harriston, Mississippi

Killed Sep 28, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, on September 28, 1903, the small town of Harriston, Mississippi, was shattered by an eruption of violence that would leave an indelible scar on its history. A citizen of nearby Fayette, Claude Freeman, a male, found…

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Benjamin Keinstly

Male, age 43 · Harriston, Mississippi

Killed Sep 28, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the small town of Harriston, Mississippi, a night of gambling turned into a horrifying spree of violence that would ultimately claim the life of Constable Benjamin Frank Kinstley. The 43-year-old male lawman was at his home when two brothers, fueled by…

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Jesse Thompson

Male · Harriston, Mississippi

Killed Sep 28, 1903 · 123 years ago

Jesse Thompson, a Black man from Harriston, Mississippi, was one of several local residents killed when the small railroad town erupted into chaos on Sunday, September 28, 1913. Contemporary reports place his death squarely within what newspapers would call a…

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Johanna Aiken

Female · Harriston, Mississippi

Killed Sep 28, 1903 · 123 years ago

On September 28, 1903, the small town of Harriston, Mississippi, became the setting for a violent tragedy that claimed the life of Johanna Aiken, an African American woman residing in the community. The catastrophic series of events began early that morning…

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Joseph Weeks

Male · Harriston, Mississippi

Killed Sep 28, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the early autumn of 1903, Joseph Weeks, a man living in the small railroad town of Harriston in Jefferson County, Mississippi, reached the end of his life on September 28. Harriston at that time was a modest, unincorporated community strung out along the…

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