Deaths by Force on September 9

Deaths by Force (481)

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James Presberry

Male, age 20 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

On September 9, 1982, 20-year-old James Presberry from Chester, Pennsylvania, lost his life to gun violence. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of his death, remain scarce. Public records do not provide comprehensive information…

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Lori Hand

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

On September 9, 1979, Lori Hand, aged 21, was found dead in her home at 191 S. Eureka Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Lori had been suffocated, and her death was immediately classified as a homicide. Lori’s case gained significant attention, partly due to…

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Charla Toma

Female, age 18 · Brookings, Oregon

Killed Sep 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the late summer of 1979, 18-year-old Charla Toma was working on a fishing boat, saving money with dreams of moving to Hawaii. On September 9th, she and her boyfriend, 19-year-old U.S. Coastguardsman Ricky Dale Hemphill, set out for a picnic near the Chetco…

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Ricky Dale Hemphill

Male, age 19 · Brookings, Oregon

Killed Sep 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

On September 9, 1979, the body of 19-year-old Ricky Dale Hemphill, a Coast Guard petty officer, was discovered at a gravel bar near the Chetco River, approximately 16 miles east of Brookings, Oregon. Hemphill, originally from Riverside, California, was…

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Edwin Fogel

Male, age 39 · New-york, New York

Killed Sep 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a September evening in 1979, New York City Police Officer Edwin A. Fogel, a 39-year-old white male, was on patrol with his partner in Manhattan. The officers initiated a traffic stop on the Harlem River Drive. After obtaining the driver's information, they…

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David Murillo

Male, age 17 · La Mirada, California

Killed Sep 9, 1979 · 47 years ago

On September 9, 1979, 17-year-old David Murillo, a white male, was cycling to a movie theater in La Mirada, California, when he was abducted by William Bonin and his accomplice, Vernon Butts. Bonin, infamously known as the 'Freeway Killer,' and Butts forcibly…

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Harry Euban Davis

Male, age 46 · Marshalltown, Iowa

Killed Sep 9, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 9, 1978, a tragedy unfolded in the quiet town of Marshalltown, Iowa, forever altering the lives of a local family. Harry Euban Davis, a 46-year-old White/Caucasian male, had recently taken on a part-time role as a…

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Laura Collins

Female, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 1977 · 49 years ago

On September 4, 1977, the body of Laura Collins, a 22-year-old woman, was found in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. She had been strangled to death, and her murder remains unsolved to this day. At the time, her death was initially suspected to be linked to the…

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Larry Frost

Male, age 29 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Sep 9, 1977 · 49 years ago

On the evening of Friday, September 9, 1977, a 29-year-old White male named Larry Frost was on duty as a Tacoma Police Officer. He and another officer responded to a report of vandalism at the Food King located at 3510 South 56th Street, where a brick had…

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Nancy Lossman

Female, age 27 · Crystal Lake, Illinois

Killed Sep 9, 1974 · 52 years ago

On September 9, 1974, 27-year-old white woman Nancy Carole Lossman was found murdered in her Crystal Lake, Illinois apartment. Her three-year-old daughter, Lisa, was also discovered deceased at the scene. Nancy's body bore multiple bite marks, a detail that…

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Lisa Lossman

Female, age 3 · Crystal Lake, Illinois

Killed Sep 9, 1974 · 52 years ago

Lisa Lossman, a three-year-old girl, was tragically murdered in Crystal Lake, Illinois, in 1974. She and her mother, Nancy Lossman, 26, fell victim to Richard Otto Macek, a serial killer known as 'The Mad Biter.' Macek was infamous for his brutal crimes…

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Gabriel Gutierrez

Male, age 21 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Sep 9, 1972 · 54 years ago

Gabriel Gutierrez, 21, was tragically killed on September 9, 1972, in San Antonio, Texas. Police responded to a call about a shooting at the intersection of 27th Street and Poplar Street, where they found an abandoned white 1963 Chevrolet with the engine…

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Barbara Peak

Female, age 14 · Grand Island, Nebraska

Killed Sep 9, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the late summer of 1972, the community of Grand Island, Nebraska, was shaken by a brutal act of violence that claimed the lives of a recently relocated family. On September 9, 14-year-old Barbara Peak, a female, was found murdered in her home alongside her…

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Bernice Beenie Peak

Female, age 50 · Grand Island, Nebraska

Killed Sep 9, 1972 · 54 years ago

Bernice �Beenie� Peak, 50, a White woman, was attacked in her family�s new home by Hidden Lakes, just off Gunbarrel Road in Grand Island, Nebraska, on the night of September 9, 1972. Her father stopped by the next day to watch television and instead found an…

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William Oliver Peak III

Male, age 53 · Grand Island, Nebraska

Killed Sep 9, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the late summer of 1972, William Oliver Peak III, a 53-year-old retired Army Colonel, had recently settled in Grand Island, Nebraska, with his family. He, along with his wife Bernice and their 14-year-old daughter Barbara, had moved to the quiet Midwestern…

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Betty Lee Jones

Female, age 23 · Boulder, Colorado

Killed Sep 9, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the late winter of 1970, the life of a young mother of two, Betty Lee Jones, came to a brutal and tragic end. A 23-year-old white woman, she had been married for just nine days to Robert Ray Jones, and their brief time together was described as tumultuous.…

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Walter Auble

Male, age 47 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 1908 · 118 years ago

Captain Walter Hurman Auble, a distinguished officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, met a tragic end on September 9, 1908. At the age of 47, Captain Auble was shot and killed while investigating a series of burglaries. On that fateful day, he and…

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D. Joseph Nichols

Male, age 44 · Hillsborough, North Carolina

Killed Sep 9, 1904 · 122 years ago

D. Joseph Nichols, a 44-year-old deputy sheriff of the Orange County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina, was shot and killed on September 9, 1904, near Hillsborough. Nichols was attempting to serve a warrant on James Knapp Horner, a 58-year-old man accused of…

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W Robuck

Male, age 25 · Brownsville, Texas

Killed Sep 9, 1902 · 124 years ago

Private W. Emmett Robuck, a 25-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a member of the Texas Rangers. He died on September 9, 1902, in Brownsville, Texas. Robuck was involved in investigating cattle rustling activities near the King Ranch. On the day of his…

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Dena Beck

Female, age 62 · Stuart, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 9, 2026 · this year

In the small town of Stuart, Oklahoma, the life of 62-year-old Dena Sharlane Beck came to a sudden and tragic end on September 9, 2026. While her official obituary states that she passed away peacefully, other online sources indicate a more violent cause of…

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Yuan Su

Male, age 43 · Mcdonough, Georgia

Killed Sep 9, 2026 · this year

A quiet Wednesday morning in the South River Manor subdivision of McDonough, Georgia, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 43-year-old Yuan Su. On September 9, 2026, a verbal argument between several co-workers escalated into a tragic…

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Alan Zimmerman

Male, age 82 · Blanchard, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

A quiet September day in Blanchard, Oklahoma, turned into a scene of tragedy when 82-year-old Alan Zimmerman and his wife, Barbara, were found dead in their home. The couple, who had lived on their property near Coyle Drive and 300th Street for nearly three…

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Devon Beal

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 9, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 9, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred in the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, resulting in the death of 30-year-old Devon Beal. The incident happened in the 7900-block of South Lafayette Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Beal was driving…

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Yacere Bush

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 9, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in Philadelphia, tragedy befell 17-year-old Yacere Bush. On September 9, 2024, at approximately 11:53 p.m., the sounds of gunfire echoed through the 1900 block of West Sedgley Avenue. When Philadelphia Police officers…

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Victor Nunez

age 16 · Chicago-heights, Illinois

Killed Sep 9, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 9, 2023, a tragic incident of gun violence claimed the life of Victor Nunez, a 16-year-old resident of Chicago Heights, Illinois. The young teenager fell victim to a fatal shooting, adding to the growing list of gun-related casualties in the…

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Jeffry Castellanos Figueroa

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 9, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late afternoon of September 9, 2023, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area in Baltimore, Maryland. The body of 19-year-old Jeffry Castellanos Figueroa, a Hispanic male, was found at the rear of the 6100 block of Bowleys Lane. Officers responded to…

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Kristina Jones

Female, age 41 · Bronx, New York

Killed Sep 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a September morning in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, a tragedy unfolded within the hallway of an apartment building at the Pelham Parkway Houses. Responding to a call just after midnight, police discovered a grim scene on the…

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Estephany Munoz Tovar

Female, age 27 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Sep 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

On September 9, 2022, the bodies of Yoana Estephany Munoz Tovar, 27, and Edgar Tomez, 32, were discovered in a residence along Taft Highway in Bakersfield, California. The Kern County Coroner's Office identified the incident as an apparent murder-suicide.…

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Yoana Estephany Munoz Tovar

Female, age 27 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Sep 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

Yoana Estephany Munoz Tovar, a 27-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost her life on September 9, 2022. Her death was the result of a violent incident that occurred at a residence on Taft Highway. According to the Kern County Coroner's…

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Jethro McLaurin

Male, age 44 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Sep 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jethro McLaurin, a 44-year-old male from Fayetteville, NC, was tragically killed on September 9, 2022. The incident occurred just before midnight on Spike Rail Drive, near John B. Carter Road. McLaurin was shot after reportedly displaying a gun to his former…

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Miguel Colon

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 9, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the Juniata Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, a young life was abruptly cut short on a Wednesday afternoon. Nineteen-year-old Miguel Colon, a Hispanic male, was found inside his silver Honda CRV on the 4000 block of Howard Street on April 13, 2016. He had…

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Rayvon Khashif Tart

Male, age 33 · Hacienda-heights, California

Killed Sep 9, 2019 · 7 years ago

Rayvon Khashif Tart, a 33-year-old man from Hacienda Heights, California, tragically lost his life on September 9, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Tart died from gunshot wounds sustained during a shooting…

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Vondarrow Dewayne Fisher

Male, age 66 · Glendora, California

Killed Sep 9, 2019 · 7 years ago

Vondarrow Dewayne Fisher, aged 42, was fatally shot by police on September 6, 2019, following an attempted robbery at a jewelry store in Glendora, California. Fisher, along with another suspect, was involved in a takeover robbery at Lamas Jewelry on West…

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Antonio Hogan

Female, age 37 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

Antonio Hogan, a 37-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on September 9, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Hogan was outside his home with a female friend when a black sedan pulled up, and the male passenger got out and began arguing with him. The argument…

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Raphie Brandon

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 29-year-old Raphie Brandon was brutally cut short in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On September 9th, authorities were called to a residence on the 7500 block of Overbrook Avenue to extinguish a fire that had broken out.…

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Adrian Paul Ferguson

Male, age 42 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adrian Paul Ferguson, a 42-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on September 9, 2015, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred in the courtyard area of an apartment building located in the 6500 block of South…

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Nguyet Dang

Female, age 80 · El Monte, California

Killed Sep 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nguyet Dang was 80 years old when she died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, in El Monte. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after she was burned and stabbed repeatedly at her home in the 3900 block of Glen Way. Her death…

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Alejandro Sandoval

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 9, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a September day in 2003, the life of Alejandro Sandoval, a male resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was tragically cut short. On September 9th, police officers were called to his home at 10145 E. 32nd Street, where they made a grim discovery. Sandoval was found…

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Cesar Butron

Male, age 16 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Cesar Butron, a 16-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on September 9, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. He was fatally shot multiple times in the 3200 block of 8th Street at approximately 11:15 a.m. on that fateful Tuesday. The incident left the…

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Daniel Romero

Male, age 1 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Daniel Romero was just one year old when his life came to an abrupt and tragic end in Los Angeles, California. A young Latino child in the earliest stages of toddlerhood, he had barely begun to experience the world before his death brought sorrow and an…

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Louise Henry

Female, age 83 · Bellflower, California

Killed Sep 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

The quiet residential neighborhoods of Bellflower, situated in southeast Los Angeles County, are characterized by modest suburban streets, tree-lined parcels, and communities where older residents often spend their twilight years. On Friday, September 9…

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Joseph Omelio Orozco

Male, age 15 · Paramount, California

Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Joseph Omelio Orozco, a 15-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 9, 2004, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Joseph was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his young life. The incident…

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Patricia Mary Romo

Female, age 45 · Pomona, California

Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Patricia Mary Romo was 45 years old when she died on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, in Pomona. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 702 E. Columbia Ave. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Antonio Santos Santiago

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Antonio Santos Santiago was 36 years old when he died on Thursday, September 9, 2004. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles Police Department…

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Darryl Lee Coleman

Male, age 44 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

Darryl Lee Coleman was 44 years old when he died on Monday, September 9, 2002, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 600 S. San Julian St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Meridee Reynolds

Female, age 40 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Sep 9, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the late summer of 2000, in the city of Vancouver, Washington, the life of 40-year-old Meridee “Kay” Reynolds came to a tragic and unexpected end. On September 9th, Meridee, a woman who contended with a mobility impairment and a sleep disorder, was fatally…

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Ruben Panis

Male, age 57 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 9, 1989 · 37 years ago

Ruben Panis, a 57-year-old Filipino-American fashion designer, was found dead on September 9, 1989, in his Los Angeles home. Panis was a highly regarded figure in the fashion industry, known for his work with celebrities such as Zsa Zsa Gabor and the wife of…

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William Pledger

Male · Panama-city, Florida

Killed Sep 9, 1935 · 91 years ago

Deputy Sheriff William D. Pledger, who served with the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Florida, was tragically killed on September 9, 1935. He was on duty, checking on roadhouses and night spots in the Bayou Gorge area near Panama City. At approximately 1:00…

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