Death by Force

Lenoris Rains

Male, age 30 · Tallahassee, Florida

Killed Sep 29, 2009 · 17 years ago

Lenoris Rains, a 30-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, was murdered on September 29, 2009. He was found at 2049 Hillsborough Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds. According to reports from that day, Lenoris and several other individuals were playing…

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Kevin Russell

age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of September 29, 2008, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in the 2800 block of N Street, Southeast, in Washington, D.C. When the sounds faded, a man named Kevin Russell lay dying, the victim of a fatal shooting. The Metropolitan Police…

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Montrell Johnson

Male, age 32 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Sep 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

Montrell Johnson, aged 32, was shot and killed on September 29, 2008, in Jacksonville, Florida. His death occurred in a neighborhood already familiar with violent incidents, and it left the community reeling. The circumstances surrounding the incident…

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Deanthony L. Johnson

Male, age 26 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Sep 29, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 29, 2008, the life of 26-year-old African-American male Deanthony L. Johnson was cut short in Omaha, Nebraska. His death was a homicide, a violent end to a young life that left a family searching for answers that have yet to come. The case of…

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Kam Yan

Male, age 66 · San Francisco, California

Found Sep 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

On September 29, 2007, Kam Yan, a 66-year-old Asian male, was fatally shot in San Francisco's Japantown area. He was walking with a family member when an unknown assailant approached and opened fire without warning. The motive for the killing remains a…

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Marcel Banks

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 29, 2007, a life was tragically cut short on a street in the nation's capital. Marcel Banks, a 30-year-old African-American man, was fatally stabbed at approximately 1:42 a.m. in the unit block of K Street NW in…

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Daniel Dudley

Male, age 26 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Sep 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

On September 29, 2007, Daniel C. “Chaz” Dudley, a 26-year-old Black male from Cincinnati, Ohio, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in the Hartwell neighborhood. At approximately 4:10 a.m., while riding as a front-seat passenger in a vehicle driven by…

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Adrian Flakes

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

On September 29, 2007, Adrian Flakes, a 19-year-old from Houston, was shot and killed in the 10900 block of Village Bend Lane. The incident occurred around 7:10 a.m., when a witness observed an assailant chasing Flakes through an apartment complex while…

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Daniel Talbot

Male, age 30 · Revere, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a late September night in 2007, the life of Daniel Talbot, a 30-year-old White/Caucasian male, was cut tragically short. An off-duty Revere police officer and U.S. Army veteran, Talbot was socializing with friends and fellow officers behind Revere High…

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Arthur Del Toro Roman

Male, age 25 · Stockton, California

Killed Sep 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

Arthur Del Toro Roman, a 25-year-old resident of Stockton, California, tragically passed away on September 29, 2005. His death was a significant event in the local community, drawing attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Arthur, also known as…

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Sarah Naylor

Female, age 27 · Springdale, Ohio

Killed Sep 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

Sarah Naylor, a 27-year-old woman from Springdale, Ohio, tragically lost her life on September 29, 2005. Sarah, who had autism, was shot by her mother, Jane Naylor, who subsequently took her own life. The incident was a heartbreaking case of filicide-suicide…

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Brian Steven Gregg

Male, age 46 · Newton-borough, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

On September 29, 2005, Brian Steven Gregg, a 46-year-old male police officer with the Newtown Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania, was tragically shot and killed. Officer Gregg and his partner were guarding a suspect who had been arrested earlier that…

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Wayne Thomas Jordan

Male, age 56 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 29, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the autumn of 2005, a daughter's concern for her father's welfare led to a grim discovery inside a home on Hydes Ferry Road in Nashville, Tennessee. On the evening of Thursday, September 29th, first responders arrived at the residence to conduct a welfare…

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Gail Tice Hewson

Female, age 62 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Sep 29, 2004 · 22 years ago

Gail Tice Hewson, a 67-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically shot and killed in her home at 1721 Fontenay Place in the upscale Landfall community near Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, NC, on September 29, 2004. She was a well-known local real estate agent.…

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Golia Warren

Male, age 29 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed Sep 29, 2004 · 22 years ago

On September 29, 2004, Golia "Goldie" Warren, a 29-year-old African American woman from Amarillo, Texas, was tragically killed. She died from multiple gunshot wounds. Her husband, 44-year-old Donald Ray Davis, was charged with her death. According to police…

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Shelley Joseph-Kordell

Female, age 56 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Sep 29, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a Monday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the sterile halls of the Hennepin County Government Center became the backdrop for a tragedy rooted in a bitter family dispute. Shelley Joseph-Kordell, a 56-year-old White female, arrived at the courthouse on…

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Alexander Smith

Male, age 26 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 29, 2002 · 24 years ago

Alexander Smith, 26, male, was shot and killed in Boston on September 29, 2002. City records show his death at age twenty-six on that date, confirming the loss felt in his community and by his young family. Community memorials later recorded that he was “lost…

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Zachary Pierce

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

On September 29, 2000, Zachary Pierce was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. The homicide remains unsolved and is part of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation's (BCI) database of unsolved homicides. The case, identified as case number 356…

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Joe Parrella

Male, age 63 · Grand Island, Nebraska

Killed Sep 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 29, 2000, the tranquility of Grand Island, Nebraska was shattered by a home security alarm. Responding to the alert, Hall County sheriff's deputies arrived at the residence of Joseph L. "Joe" Parrella Jr., a local…

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William Ronald Toney

Male, age 31 · Beech-grove, Indiana

Killed Sep 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

William Ronald Toney, a 31-year-old male police officer, was fatally shot in Beech Grove, Indiana, on the night of September 29, 2000, just one day shy of his 32nd birthday. That evening, another officer had identified a suspicious van and attempted to pull…

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Anthony Stancil

Male, age 35 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 29, 1998 · 28 years ago

Captain Anthony Stancil, a 35-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on September 29, 1998, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Captain Stancil was moonlighting as a security guard at a local Harris Teeter grocery store when he confronted a…

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Micheal Ray Eakin

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 29, 1998 · 28 years ago

Michael Ray Eakin III, a 25-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a dedicated police officer with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office in Houston, Texas. On September 29, 1998, while on patrol, he conducted a routine traffic stop on a vehicle…

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Timm Kruger

Male, age 47 · Portland, Oregon

Found Sep 29, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the morning of September 29, 1997, the body of 47-year-old Caucasian male, Timothy Warren “Timm” Kruger, was discovered by a newspaper delivery man in Portland, Oregon. Kruger was found lying in the street near his bicycle at the intersection of North…

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Timothy Kruger

Male, age 47 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 29, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 29, 1997, the quiet streets of Portland, Oregon, held a grim discovery. A newspaper delivery person, making their usual rounds, stumbled upon a tragic scene near the intersection of North Haight Avenue and Killingsworth…

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Michael Rodgers

Male, age 36 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Sep 29, 1995 · 31 years ago

Michael David Rodgers, aged 36, was tragically killed on September 29, 1995, in Akron, Ohio. Born on November 14, 1958, Michael was a lifelong resident of Akron and worked as a self-employed carpenter. On the night of his death, he was involved in an incident…

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Phillip Greene

Male, age 33 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 29, 1995 · 31 years ago

On the evening of September 29, 1995, the life of Phillip Greene, a 33-year-old African-American man, was cut short in Portland, Oregon. At approximately 9:35 p.m., the sound of gunshots echoed near the intersection of North Albina Avenue and Killingsworth…

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Joey F. Summerall

Male, age 13 · Tavares, Florida

Killed Sep 29, 1995 · 31 years ago

Joey F. Summerall, a 13-year-old male, tragically lost his life on September 29, 1995, in Tavares, Florida. Joey, a special-education student at Tavares Middle School, was shot and killed by a classmate during a class change. The incident occurred in a…

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Robin Murray OHair

Female, age 30 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Sep 29, 1995 · 31 years ago

Robin Murray O’Hair, a 30-year-old white female, was the adopted daughter and biological granddaughter of prominent atheist activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair. On August 27, 1995, Robin, along with her grandmother and uncle Jon Garth Murray, disappeared from…

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Jon Garth Murray

Male, age 40 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Sep 29, 1995 · 31 years ago

Jon Garth Murray, a 40-year-old white male from San Antonio, Texas, was the son of prominent atheist activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair. He disappeared on September 29, 1995, along with his mother and his niece, Robin Murray O’Hair. The trio’s sudden vanishing…

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Madalyn Murray OHair

Female, age 76 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Sep 29, 1995 · 31 years ago

Madalyn Murray O’Hair, a 76-year-old white female and prominent atheist activist, was murdered on September 29, 1995, in San Antonio, Texas. Known for her role in the landmark 1963 Supreme Court case that ended mandatory Bible readings in public schools…

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Celine Kirk

Female, age 17 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 29, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the autumn of 1993, the life of 17-year-old Celine Kirk, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short. On the evening of September 29, Boston police were alerted by a telephone supervisor about a distressing call for help from a young child.…

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Tracy Brown

Female, age 23 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 29, 1993 · 33 years ago

On the evening of September 29, 1993, the life of 23-year-old Tracy Brown, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short in her Boston, Massachusetts apartment. In a brutal act of violence, she and her 17-year-old cousin, Celine Kirk, were found…

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Delmar Warren Tooman

Male, age 27 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 29, 1990 · 36 years ago

On the night of September 29, 1990, a dedicated 27-year-old Oklahoma City police officer, Delmar Warren Tooman, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. Responding to a silent alarm just after 10 p.m. at a Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppe on South…

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Linda Yalem

Female, age 22 · New York, New York

Killed Sep 29, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the autumn of 1990, Linda Yalem, a 22-year-old white female, was a vibrant sophomore at the University at Buffalo, deeply immersed in her communications studies and rigorously training for the New York City Marathon. On September 29th, she left her dorm…

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Patty Ives

Female, age 25 · Rochester, New York

Killed Sep 29, 1989 · 37 years ago

Patricia “Patty” Ives was a 25-year-old white woman from Rochester, New York. She vanished on September 29, 1989, slipping into the background noise of a city where street-level danger could make a person disappear in plain sight. For weeks, there was only…

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Gregory Ray Edwards

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 29, 1987 · 39 years ago

Gregory Ray Edwards, a 27-year-old African American male, was a probationary patrolman with the Chicago Police Department. On September 29, 1987, while off duty, he was tragically killed during an armed robbery at the Roberts Motel located at 6625 South Dr.…

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Diana Stone

Female, age 17 · Oakland, California

Killed Sep 29, 1985 · 41 years ago

Diana Stone, a 17-year-old African American female, was tragically murdered on September 29, 1985, in Oakland, California. Her body was discovered near an elementary school, bearing stab wounds to the neck. This brutal crime was part of a series of attacks…

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Richard Stephenson

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 29, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a September evening in 1984, Richard Stephenson, a 17-year-old Caucasian male, and his friend, Scott Nelson, were on their way to a high school football game in Louisville, Kentucky. The two Trinity High School students became lost and pulled into a Moby…

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Deems A. Toby Thulin

Male, age 37 · Tyler, Minnesota

Killed Sep 29, 1983 · 43 years ago

On September 29, 1983, Deems A. 'Toby' Thulin, a 37-year-old loan officer from Tyler, Minnesota, was tragically killed. Thulin was shot in the throat while sitting inside a vehicle in the driveway of an abandoned dairy farm owned by the Jenkins family near…

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Joseph Mccormack

Male, age 40 · Bronx, New York

Killed Sep 29, 1983 · 43 years ago

On a Thursday in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, a decorated NYPD Emergency Service Unit sergeant, Joseph McCormack, age 40, found himself in a tense standoff that would end in tragedy. It was September 29, 1983, and an emotionally disturbed man had…

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Robert Lemley

Male, age 32 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the autumn of 1982, a quiet street in Tulsa, Oklahoma, became the scene of a tragedy that would remain unresolved for decades. On the afternoon of September 29, the wife of 52-year-old Robert Harold Lemley made a devastating discovery. Behind a shop near…

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Robert Clary

Male, age 48 · Clinton, Iowa

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 29, 1982, the quiet of a Clinton, Iowa neighborhood was broken by the sound of a single gunshot. Robert M. Clary, a 48-year-old White/Caucasian male, was discovered deceased in his mobile home located at 419…

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James Posey

Male, age 37 · Lincoln, Mississippi

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a September day in 1982, a tense situation unfolded that would end in tragedy. Derald Coghlan had abducted a woman and her three children in Franklin County, Mississippi, and fled into neighboring Lincoln County. Law enforcement officers from the…

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Mary Kellerman

Female, age 12 · Schaumburg, Illinois

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

On September 29, 1982, 12-year-old Mary Kellerman, a Caucasian female from Schaumburg, Illinois, woke up feeling unwell. She complained of a sore throat and a runny nose, prompting her parents to give her an Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule to ease her…

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Adam Janus

Male, age 27 · Arlington Heights, Illinois

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Adam Tadeusz Janus, a 27-year-old Polish-American male, was one of the victims of the infamous 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders. Born on March 7, 1955, in Tarnów, Poland, Adam immigrated to the United States with his family in 1963 and eventually settled in…

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Stanley Janus

Male, age 25 · Arlington Heights, Illinois

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Stanley Andrew Janus, a 25-year-old Polish-American man, tragically lost his life on September 29, 1982, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. His death was part of the infamous Chicago Tylenol Murders, a series of poisonings that claimed multiple victims. Stanley…

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Theresa Janus

Female, age 20 · Arlington Heights, Illinois

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Theresa M. “Terri” Tarasewicz Janus, a 20-year-old Caucasian woman from Arlington Heights, Illinois, tragically lost her life on September 29, 1982, in what became known as the infamous Tylenol poisonings. Theresa had recently married Stanley Janus on June…

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Mary Reiner

age 27 · Winfield, Illinois

Killed Sep 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Mary Reiner, a 27-year-old Irish-American woman from Winfield, Illinois, was one of the victims of the infamous Chicago Tylenol murders. Born Mary Magdalene Fearon on April 15, 1955, she was raised in Villa Park, DuPage County, Illinois, in a large and loving…

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