Death by Force

Joseph George Jaha

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 8, 1983 · 43 years ago

On the morning of September 8, 1983, a violent encounter cut short the life of Joseph George Jaha, a 56-year-old White/Caucasian male and a veteran living in Portland, Oregon. At approximately 9:30 a.m., two masked individuals armed with handguns entered the…

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Virginia Clayton

Female, age 17 · Freehold Township, New Jersey

Killed Sep 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, a sense of unease settled over Freehold Township, New Jersey, following the disappearance of 17-year-old Virginia Clayton. A young white female, Virginia was abducted on September 8, 1982, her sudden absence leaving a void in the…

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Rose Davis

Female, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 8, 1982 · 44 years ago

On September 8, 1982, the body of 30-year-old white female marketing executive Rose Beck Davis was discovered in an alley in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. She had been abducted, raped, beaten with an axe, and fatally stabbed. Her breasts had been…

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Donald Hebert

Male, age 43 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Sep 8, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the late summer of 1980, the life of Donald Ray Hebert, a 43-year-old White male, came to a sudden and violent end in Des Moines, Iowa. An employee of United Airlines, Hebert was a man who followed a routine. On the evening of Monday, September 8th, after…

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George Stewart Maynard

Male, age 34 · Welch, West Virginia

Killed Sep 8, 1977 · 49 years ago

George Stewart Maynard, a 34-year-old White/Caucasian male, was serving as a deputy sheriff with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office when he was killed in Welch, West Virginia, on September 8, 1977. Maynard had prior law-enforcement experience with the…

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Velvet Ann Sanchez

Female, age 31 · Oxnard, California

Killed Sep 8, 1977 · 49 years ago

Velvet Ann Sanchez, a 31-year-old woman, was found dead on September 8, 1977, in a motel in Oxnard, California. She was one of three women who were strangled to death in Ventura County that year. The other victims were Kimberly Carol Fritz, 18, and Lorraine…

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Yvonne Pless

Female, age 20 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Sep 8, 1977 · 49 years ago

For nearly five decades, she was known only as 'Macon Jane Doe,' her story a cold case filed away in the records of the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. But in 2023, through the persistent work of investigators and advancements in forensic science, her name was…

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James Butler

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 8, 1974 · 52 years ago

On September 8, 1974, James W. Butler was found dead in Dayton, Ohio. The homicide took place in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department was responsible for the investigation. James Butler, a White male, was killed on the same day of the incident…

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Larry Loucka

Male, age 28 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 8, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the late evening of September 8, 1974, a 28-year-old White male named Larry Gene Loucka was enjoying a simple walk down a Denver street, holding a portable radio to his ear. Known to his friends as 'Smiles,' he had only recently returned to Denver after…

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Sylvester Bud Rearden

Female, age 36 · Fairdale, Kentucky

Killed Sep 8, 1974 · 52 years ago

Sylvester “Bud” Rearden, a 36-year-old white man, was living in the small community of Fairdale, near Louisville, Kentucky, when his life came to an abrupt and deeply questioned end on September 8, 1974. Officially, his death was attributed to cancer, the…

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Delores Thompson

Female, age 24 · Portland, Oregon

Found Sep 8, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a warm September day in 1973, the life of 24-year-old Delores Thompson, an African-American woman, was brutally cut short in her Portland, Oregon home. On the afternoon of September 8th, the father of Delores's young son, Roy Lee Jernigan, arrived at her…

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Gwendolyn Fulce

Female, age 21 · Portland, Oregon

Found Sep 8, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a September afternoon in 1973, a grim discovery was made inside a home at 527 N. Ivy Street in Portland, Oregon. There, the bodies of two young African-American women, 21-year-old Gwendolyn Fulce and 24-year-old Delores Thompson, were found. The two…

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Eula Joiner

Female, age 34 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Sep 8, 1973 · 53 years ago

Eula Joiner was a 34-year-old woman whose life ended violently in Fort Lauderdale on September 8, 1973. She was found partially clothed in a vacant lot near her home after being sexually assaulted and strangled. Evidence at the scene reportedly indicated that…

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Gertrude Friedman

Female, age 58 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Sep 8, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the late summer of 1969, the life of 58-year-old Gertrude Friedman came to a brutal and tragic end in the city of Camden, New Jersey. For over four decades, she had been a fixture in her community, living and working in her combination apartment and…

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Jacob S. Floyd Jr.

Male, age 22 · Alice, Texas

Killed Sep 8, 1952 · 74 years ago

Jacob S. Floyd Jr., a 22-year-old male from Alice, Texas, was tragically killed on September 8, 1952. He died from gunshot wounds to his forehead and wrist at P & S Hospital. The incident occurred at his home located at 320 East Fourth Street. The murder is…

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John James Arthur Cobain

Male, age 49 · Montesano, Washington

Killed Sep 8, 1938 · 88 years ago

In the late summer of 1938, a tragic and unforeseen event cut short the life of John James Arthur Cobain, a 49-year-old White male and veteran peace officer in Grays Harbor County, Washington. On the evening of September 8th, the deputy sheriff was seated on…

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Reginald Brewer Stanhope

Male, age 54 · Belfast, Maine

Killed Sep 8, 1933 · 93 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Belfast, Maine, the life of 57-year-old Reginald B. Stanhope, a local veterinarian, was cut short in a shocking act of violence. The date was September 8, 1933, when a man named Adrian F. Jones, a 66-year-old resident, embarked on a…

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Herbert Elisha Ellis

Male, age 65 · Belfast, Maine

Killed Sep 8, 1933 · 93 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Belfast, Maine, the life of 65-year-old Herbert Elisha Ellis was abruptly ended. On September 8, 1933, a man named Adrian F. Jones, aged 66, approached Ellis on the corner of High and Main streets and fired a shotgun into his back…

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Raymond Blazo

Male, age 37 · Belfast, Maine

Killed Sep 8, 1933 · 93 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Belfast, Maine, the life of 37-year-old Raymond Blazo was cut short in a sudden and violent outburst. The date was September 8, 1933, when a local man, 66-year-old Adrian F. Jones, embarked on a shooting spree through the town. Jones…

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William W. Blazo

Male, age 73 · Belfast, Maine

Killed Sep 8, 1933 · 93 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Belfast, Maine, the life of 73-year-old William W. Blazo, a local trucking company owner, was cut short in a shocking act of violence. On September 8, 1933, a man named Adrian F. Jones, a 66-year-old former farmhand, embarked on a…

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Theodore Perry Gates

Male, age 37 · Lacrosse, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 8, 1900 · 126 years ago

Theodore Perry Gates, a 37-year-old White/Caucasian male, was a La Crosse police officer whose life ended during an armed confrontation with three robbery suspects near the heart of La Crosse, Wisconsin, in September 1900. Gates had been born in La Crosse on…

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Lamont Jones

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 8, 2024 · 2 years ago

Lamont Jones, a 38-year-old Black male, passed away on September 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles County coroner's office determined the manner of death as homicide, with the cause being a gunshot wound to the chest. Jones was pronounced…

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James Jackson

Male, age 54 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Friday morning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of 54-year-old James Jackson was tragically cut short. On September 8, 2023, gunshots rang out near 34th and Juneau Avenue, leaving two men fatally wounded. Jackson was one of the victims in what became a…

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Arvind Arvind

Male, age 27 · Bell-gardens, California

Killed Sep 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 8, 2023, at approximately 4:50 a.m., 27-year-old Arvind Arvind was fatally shot inside the Circle K convenience store where he worked, located at the intersection of Clara Street and Wilcox Avenue in Cudahy, California. Deputies from the Los…

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William Edney

Male, age 63 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the city of Philadelphia, on September 8, 2022, the life of 63-year-old William Edney Sr. was tragically cut short. A male resident of the city, Edney became the victim of a violent crime that would later be classified as a homicide. The incident that led…

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Christopher Campbell

Male, age 20 · Queens, New York

Killed Sep 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a burst of violence on a Tuesday afternoon in Queens, 20-year-old Christopher Campbell lost his life. On September 8, 2020, at approximately 2 p.m., a verbal dispute on Rockaway Beach Boulevard near Shore Front Parkway escalated with tragic consequences.…

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Mathew Hak

Male, age 50 · Long-beach, California

Killed Sep 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On September 8, 2020, Mathew Hak, a 50-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was tragically shot and killed outside his home. The incident occurred around 7:00 a.m. when Long Beach Police Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 10th…

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Dontavious Young

Male, age 19 · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Sep 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a September evening in 2020, the life of 19-year-old Dontavious Young was cut short on a street in Stone Mountain, Georgia. On September 8, Stone Mountain police responded to numerous 911 calls about a shooting on Cherry Wood Drive. Upon arrival, they…

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Curtiss Littrice

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Curtiss Littrice, 59, was found beaten to death with a cord around his neck in an apartment in the 7800 block of South Laflin Street in Auburn Gresham, on Chicago's South Side, on the morning of Tuesday, September 8, 2020. He lived on the same block. The…

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Richard Harry Evans

Male, age 47 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Sep 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Richard Harry Evans, a 47-year-old white man from Bessemer, Alabama, was caught in the violence of an early-morning shooting on Westlake Drive that turned into a double homicide. Police were called around 2:30 a.m. on September 8, 2015, after reports of…

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Stephen Backstrom

Male, age 65 · Mansfield, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Monday afternoon, the quiet of the Mansfield Fish and Game club was shattered by a tragic incident that would end the life of one of its own. On September 8, 2014, Stephen Backstrom, a 65-year-old male resident of Mansfield, was at the club when a. 30-30…

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Jesus Gil

Male, age 45 · Richmond, California

Killed Sep 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jesus Gil, aged 45, tragically lost his life on September 8, 2014, in Richmond, CA. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing and have left a lasting impact on his community. On that fateful day, Jesus Gil was found deceased under…

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Clinton Bailey

Male, age 24 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Sep 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Clinton N. Bailey, a 24-year-old African American male from Plant City, FL, was tragically shot and killed on September 8, 2014, in St. Petersburg, FL. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. outside a residence on Queensboro Avenue South. Bailey was standing…

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Larandal Roland

Male, age 37 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Sep 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening, the parking lot of a Savway Food Mart on Glenwood Road in Decatur, Georgia, became the scene of a fatal shooting. Larandal Roland, a 37-year-old male, was found by responding DeKalb County police officers with multiple…

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Jermaine Larquez Lynch

Male · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Sep 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 8, 2009, 17-year-old Jermaine Larquez Lynch, a young African American male from Rocky Mount, NC, was tragically killed during a home robbery. The incident occurred just after 10 p.m. at a residence on Travis Run. A group of friends were playing…

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Deanna Hanna

Female, age 56 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

Deanna Hanna, a 56-year-old woman from Charlotte, NC, passed away on September 8, 2004. Her death was noted in local obituaries, but there is no detailed information available online regarding the circumstances of her death, any arrests, suspects…

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Mary Chappell

Female, age 66 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 8, 2004 · 22 years ago

On September 8, 2004, in Charlotte, North Carolina, 66-year-old Mary Chappell was tragically killed by her neighbor, 58-year-old Jerry Lamar Hanna. Following the incident, Jerry Lamar Hanna took his own life. In addition to Mary Chappell, 56-year-old Deanna…

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Leigh Hainline Bonadies

Female, age 25 · Palm-beach, Florida

Killed Sep 8, 1969 · 57 years ago

Leigh Farrell Hainline Bonadies, a 25-year-old white female, tragically died on September 8, 1969, in Palm Beach County, Florida. Leigh, who had recently married Charles Bonadies on August 21, 1969, disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She left a note…

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Goode King Tait

Male, age 34 · Wilcox, Alabama

Killed Sep 8, 1938 · 88 years ago

In the late summer of 1938, a dedicated lawman, Deputy Sheriff Goode King Tait, a 34-year-old male, met a tragic and untimely end in the wooded terrain of Wilcox County, Alabama. His death on Thursday, September 8, 1938, was not the result of an unfortunate…

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