Death by Force

Keyon Sharp

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 30, 2008 · 18 years ago

Keyon Sharp, a 24-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on September 30, 2008, in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. The incident occurred at approximately 8:05 p.m. while he was sitting in his vehicle. Moments before the shooting, Keyon Sharp…

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Michael Lewis Wilson

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 30, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Federal Hill, a 24-year-old man named Ernest Wilson III was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 2:44 a.m. in the 1100 block of South Charles Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Wilson…

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Jason Yates

Male, age 29 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Sep 30, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the city of St. Louis, Missouri, the life of Jason Yates, a 29-year-old African-American man, was cut short by a violent act. On September 30, 2008, Yates was found deceased, the victim of a fatal shooting. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted…

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Randy Charles

Male, age 45 · Trinity, North Carolina

Killed Sep 30, 2008 · 18 years ago

Randy Wayne Charles, a 45-year-old male, was born on March 21, 1963, in Davidson County, North Carolina. He was the son of Lois Virginia Clodfelter Hayes. Randy worked for over 20 years in his profession. He passed away on September 30, 2008, in Trinity…

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Jonathan Franklin

Male, age 15 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 30, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 15-year-old Jonathan Franklin was tragically cut short. On September 30, 2007, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Franklin, a male, was standing with two other teenagers at a bus stop in the…

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Gary M James

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 30, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gary M. James, age 33, was found dead on September 30, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the victim of a violent crime that added to the grim tally of homicides in the city that year. Chicago, like many large cities, faced a high rate of violent crime in…

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Leonard Black

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 30, 2007 · 19 years ago

On September 30, 2007, Leonard Black, a 44-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, was fatally shot, becoming yet another victim of the city's ongoing struggle with gun violence. This incident occurred during a year when Chicago faced a significant number of…

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Javauis Brown

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Sep 30, 2007 · 19 years ago

On September 30, 2007, 20-year-old Javauis Brown was shot and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina. His body was found at the scene of the shooting, and the case remains unsolved. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have continued their efforts to gather information…

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Peter Her

Male, age 24 · Merced, California

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

Peter Her, a 24-year-old resident of Merced, California, was found on the night of September 30, 2005, near railroad tracks along Santa Fe Avenue, close to McKee Road. When authorities arrived at the scene, they initially believed that he may have been struck…

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Gregory Goodson

Male, age 16 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

Gregory Goodson, a 16-year-old student at North Mecklenburg High School, was tragically killed on September 30, 2005, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gregory had been reported missing by his family on September 27 after he failed to return home from work at…

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Mohamed Mustafa

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

On September 30, 2005, Mohamed Mustafa, a 24-year-old man, was fatally shot in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 268 W. McMicken Avenue, located in Hamilton County. According to information from local authorities, Mustafa's death was classified as a…

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Laura Dawn Burr McCool

Female, age 47 · Anderson, Missouri

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

On September 30, 2005, a violent tragedy unfolded in the rural community of Anderson, Missouri, claiming the life of 47-year-old Laura Dawn Burr McCool. A female resident of the area, Laura was at the home of her father-in-law, 70-year-old Orlie Wade McCool…

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Orlie Wade McCool

Male, age 70 · Anderson, Missouri

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the quiet of a late September day in 2005, the lives of a Missouri family were irrevocably shattered. Orlie Wade McCool, a 70-year-old man, was found murdered in his Anderson home alongside his 47-year-old daughter-in-law, Laura Dawn McCool. The grim…

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Brian Conrad

Male, age 31 · Pampa, Texas

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

Brian Conrad, a 31-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically killed on September 30, 2005, in Pampa, Texas. He was the owner of a farm and ranch in the area and was married to Michell Conrad, with whom he had a young stepdaughter, Robin Doan. The…

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Michell Sudderth Conrad

Female, age 35 · Pampa, Texas

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

Michell Sudderth Conrad, a 35-year-old woman from Pampa, Texas, tragically lost her life on September 30, 2005. She was six months pregnant at the time of her death. Michell was born on October 1, 1969, in Grand Prairie, Texas, and was a graduate of Pampa…

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Mikel Conrad

Male · Pampa, Texas

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

Mikel "Baby Mikel" Conrad was born and died on September 30, 2005, in Pampa, Gray County, Texas. He was just a few hours old when he tragically passed away. The cause of death was determined to be complications during childbirth. Mikel Conrad's short life and…

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Zachery Ryan Zach Doan

Male, age 14 · Pampa, Texas

Killed Sep 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

Zachery Ryan "Zach" Doan, a 14-year-old boy from Pampa, Texas, tragically lost his life on September 30, 2005. Zach was born on August 20, 1991, and was known for his active involvement in sports such as baseball, track, and air rifle shooting. He was also a…

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Brittany Phillips

Female, age 18 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 30, 2004 · 22 years ago

Brittany Phillips, an 18-year-old female college student, was found murdered in her Tulsa, Oklahoma, apartment in the fall of 2004. The last time her mother spoke to her was on the evening of September 27, 2004. Three days later, on September 30, a concerned…

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Dorothy Grant

Female · Akron, Ohio

Killed Sep 30, 2000 · 26 years ago

On September 30, 2000, Dorothy Grant, a 79-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, was found dead in her home on Mt. View Avenue. The incident took place after unknown suspect(s) forced entry into her residence. Grant was found unresponsive in her bedroom, and it…

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Deborah Payton

Female, age 30 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 30, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a tragic Friday afternoon in Portland, Oregon, the lives of Deborah "Debbie" Payton, a 30-year-old White / Caucasian female, and her companion, Shango Wade, were cut short. The date was September 30, 1994, and the couple was seated in Wade's minivan at the…

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Shango Yamaya Wade

Male, age 26 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 30, 1994 · 32 years ago

On September 30, 1994, 26-year-old Shango Yamaya Wade was fatally shot in North Portland, Oregon. Originally from Los Angeles County, California, Wade had relocated to Portland to work in construction. He was accompanied by 30-year-old Deborah Jean Payton at…

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Phillip Martin

Male, age 47 · Stockton, California

Killed Sep 30, 1993 · 33 years ago

Phillip Cabot Lloyd Martin, a 47-year-old white male, vanished under suspicious circumstances on September 30, 1993, in Stockton, California. That morning, he drove his ex-wife to work and was expected to return later to pick up their daughters from school—a…

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Bernardo Hawkins

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 30, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early evening hours of a late September day, a life was abruptly cut short in the nation's capital. On Wednesday, September 30, 1992, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Bernardo Anthony Hawkins, a male known to some as “Peanut” or “Nut,” was murdered in the…

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Bret Robert Clodfelter

Male, age 34 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Sep 30, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 30, 1992, a routine traffic stop on a suburban street near Klamath Falls, Oregon, set in motion a tragic and fatal series of events for Oregon State Police Trooper Bret Robert Clodfelter, a 34-year-old White male from…

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Sheila Lorta

Female, age 16 · Paramount, California

Killed Sep 30, 1992 · 34 years ago

Sheila Lorta, a 16-year-old cheerleader from Paramount High School in Paramount, California, tragically lost her life on September 30, 1992. Sheila was caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shooting as she crossed the street in front of her school. The…

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James Bosley

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 30, 1990 · 36 years ago

On September 30, 1990, James Bosley, a 22-year-old male, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in front of 1256 E. 22nd Avenue in Franklin County. James Bosley was discovered lying face down on the ground, having sustained a gunshot wound.…

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Earl Thomas Ashfield

Male · Tyler, Texas

Found Sep 30, 1989 · 37 years ago

Earl Thomas Ashfield, a taxi driver in Tyler, Texas, was found dead on September 30, 1989. His body was recovered from a burned taxi vehicle that he drove for his employer. Ashfield had been reported missing earlier that day, along with the taxi, by the owner…

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Joe Kenneth Cosby

Male, age 47 · Batesville, Mississippi

Killed Sep 30, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a September morning in 1988, Panola County Deputy Sheriff Joe Kenneth Cosby, a 47-year-old male, was tasked with a routine prisoner transport. He traveled to the Tunica County jail to pick up 20-year-old Jerry Wayne Mettetal, who was being held on charges…

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Edward Michael Setzer

Male, age 37 · Lower-merion-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 30, 1988 · 38 years ago

Edward Michael Setzer, a 37-year-old male police officer of the Lower Merion Township Police Department in Pennsylvania, tragically died on September 30, 1988. Officer Setzer was a 15-year veteran of the force and was survived by his wife and three children.…

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Michael Caulfield

Male, age 22 · Forest-park, Illinois

Killed Sep 30, 1982 · 44 years ago

Michael T. Caulfield, a 22-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on September 30, 1982, in Forest Park, Illinois. Officer Caulfield was shot and killed inside the Forest Park police station at 517 Desplaines Avenue. The incident occurred while he and…

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Louise Koebnick

Female, age 84 · Ann Arbor, Michigan

Killed Sep 30, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, the community of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was unsettled by a series of violent crimes that targeted elderly women living alone. This wave of fear and tragedy would ultimately claim the life of 84-year-old Louise Koebnick, a widowed…

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Mary Wilfong

Female, age 62 · Henrico County, Virginia

Killed Sep 30, 1979 · 47 years ago

Mary Wilfong, a 62-year-old White woman, ended her Sunday in Henrico County, Virginia, the way she often did—returning to her apartment after a long day as a private nurse—never suspecting she had been chosen by strangers who were out hunting for an easy…

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Janet Lee Bowman

Female, age 19 · Blue Lake, California

Killed Sep 30, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the autumn of 1975, a sense of unease settled over Humboldt County as a series of tragic events began to unfold. Janet Lee Bowman, a 19-year-old student at Humboldt State University, was just beginning her sophomore year. After spending the summer with her…

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Wendy Jo Halison

Female, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 30, 1968 · 58 years ago

Wendy Jo Halison, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, was an art student living in Los Angeles, California. On September 29, 1968, she went shopping at a Thrifty drugstore near Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. Later that day, she was seen filling up her car…

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Edward David White

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 30, 1965 · 61 years ago

Edward David White, an 18-year-old African American male from Philadelphia, PA, was tragically shot and killed on September 30, 1965. He was unarmed and had just finished his shift at a diner when he encountered Larry Miller, a 16-year-old member of the Cedar…

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Paul Guihard

Male, age 30 · Oxford, Mississippi

Killed Sep 30, 1962 · 64 years ago

On the tumultuous evening of September 30, 1962, Paul Guihard, a 30-year-old male journalist of French-British descent, found his life tragically cut short on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Guihard, a correspondent for the Agence…

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Joseph Amberg

Male, age 41 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 30, 1935 · 91 years ago

Joseph Amberg, a 41-year-old Russian-born mobster, met a violent end on September 30, 1935, in a Brownsville, Brooklyn auto repair garage. Alongside his chauffeur, Morris Kessler, Amberg was ambushed in a meticulously planned execution. The duo was cornered…

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Morris Kessler

Male, age 23 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 30, 1935 · 91 years ago

Morris L. Kessler, a 23-year-old man, moved through 1930s Brooklyn in the slipstream of Joseph “Joey” Amberg’s underworld, known as Amberg’s close associate—his chauffeur and bodyguard—at a time when Brownsville rackets were being fought over street by…

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James O Plunkett

Male, age 35 · Juneau, Alaska

Killed Sep 30, 1915 · 111 years ago

The charter boat captain white male, James O. Plunkett worked the waterways out of Juneau, Alaska, proudly running a 40-foot cruising launch he had finished just two years earlier and christened Lou. He was known locally for carrying passengers and freight…

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Angel Granados-Chavez

Male, age 30 · Brentwood, Maryland

Killed Sep 30, 2026 · this year

A late afternoon walk along a popular trail in Prince George’s County, Maryland, ended in tragedy on the last day of September 2026, when Angel Granados-Chavez, a 30-year-old resident of Mount Rainier, was shot and killed. The shooting happened in the town of…

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Justin Hill

Male, age 28 · Oak Brook, Illinois

Killed Sep 30, 2026 · this year

Justin Hill, a 28-year-old man from Dolton, Illinois, died on September 30, 2026, in a shooting that unfolded during what investigators determined was a planned armed robbery he was attempting to commit. The incident took place in the parking lot of the…

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Ricky Harris

Male, age 46 · Lancaster, California

Killed Sep 30, 2026 · this year

Ricky Harris, a beloved father, son, and brother, was known to his family as someone deeply loved by many. At 46 years old, he was a cherished member of his family, and his sudden death left them heartbroken. His loss was especially painful for his four…

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Ryan Happ

Male, age 45 · Redondo Beach, California

Killed Sep 30, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ryan Happ, 45, male, White/Caucasian, died on September 30, 2025, at a residence in Redondo Beach, California. County death records reported by a local news outlet identify him by name and list the manner of death as suicide, with the cause recorded as a…

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Darrell Andre Perkins

Male, age 64 · Compton, California

Killed Sep 30, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 30, 2024, at approximately 12:09 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of North Wilmington Avenue in Compton, California. Upon arrival, they discovered 64-year-old Darrell…

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Prince Thompson

Male, age 15 · Lithonia, Georgia

Killed Sep 30, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early evening of September 30, 2023, a sense of disquiet fell over a neighborhood in Lithonia, Georgia, as the sound of gunfire shattered the peace. When police arrived at the scene on Rock Chapel Road, they found a young teenager suffering from a…

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Derrick Brock

Male, age 49 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 30, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a late September morning, the quiet of a Baltimore neighborhood was broken by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a call at approximately 1:13 a.m. on September 30, 2023, police officers arrived at the 400 block of North Montford Avenue.…

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Robert Earl Carter

Male, age 60 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Sep 30, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in Newport News, Virginia, the life of Robert Earl Carter, a 60-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On September 30, 2023, the sound of gunfire pierced the night in the 800 block of 36th Street, not far from Marshall…

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Clifford Darvon Andrews

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 30, 2020 · 6 years ago

Clifford Darvon Andrews, a 37-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on September 30, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Andrews was fatally shot near the intersection of Broadway and…

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