Deaths by Force on August 20

Deaths by Force (523)

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Basillio Clausell

Male, age 20 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of August 20, 2013, a night of violence in Chester, Pennsylvania, claimed the life of 20-year-old Basilio 'B.J.' Clausell Jr., a Hispanic male. Clausell was behind the wheel of his car on McDowell Avenue when he was struck by gunfire.…

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Angel David Grajiola

Male, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

Angel David Grajiola was twenty-two years old when his life was cut short in the late summer of 2013. Born on October 2, 1990, Grajiola, who was also known among family as Angel David Reyes Grajiola, was a young Latino male whose sudden passing devastated…

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Anthony Diaz

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Anthony Diaz, 35, was killed in Baltimore, Maryland on August 20, 2012. Few details about his death have been made public. No arrest has been reported, and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information about Anthony Diaz's death is asked to contact local…

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Dewayne K Whitelaw

Male, age 23 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late summer of 2012, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Kansas City, Missouri. Dewayne K. Whitelaw, a 23-year-old Black male, was with a friend on the evening of August 20th. As they traveled west on 66th…

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Raymond Twine

Male, age 20 · San Francisco, California

Found Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Raymond Twine, a 20-year-old from San Francisco, was shot and killed on August 20, 2010, near the Alemany housing projects. The incident occurred around 12:10 a.m. in the vicinity of Alemany Boulevard and Ellsworth Street. Authorities found Twine in front of…

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Contray Davon Merchant

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, the life of Contray Davon Merchant, a 29-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, August 22, 2010, Merchant was killed in the 5100 block of Queensberry Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. Details surrounding the…

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Terry Whitlow

Male, age 22 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early moments of a Friday morning, just after midnight on August 20, 2010, the life of 22-year-old Terry Whitlow was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. He was with his friend, Steven Pointer, in the parking lot of an apartment building…

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Arthur Simmons

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 20, 2010, tragedy struck in Memphis, Tennessee, forever altering the lives of the family and friends of Arthur Simmons II. The 23-year-old male was driving his gray Saturn in the 2200 block of Hawkins Mill when he was ambushed…

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David Deans

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the predawn hours of August 20, 2009, the life of David Antwon Deans, a 25-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. At approximately 1:41 a.m., in the 4200 block of Belle Avenue, Deans was killed in an act of…

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Donte Demetrius Gunter

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Donte Demetrius Gunter, a 25-year-old Black male, became another victim of the city's ongoing violence. On the afternoon of August 20, 2009, at approximately 4:30 p.m.…

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Joseph Adefolalu

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of August 20, 2009, Joseph Adefolalu, a Nigerian man, was working his shift as a taxi driver in Greensboro, North Carolina, a job he had held for three years to bring in extra money for his family. He was not a man who was easily frightened…

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Kenneth Broadus

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

Kenneth Broadus, aged 48, was the victim of a homicide on August 20, 2009, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department took on the investigation. According to reports, Broadus was murdered on that day, but…

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Hugo Rodriguez

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

On August 20, 2009, Hugo Rodriguez, a 24-year-old male from Houston, Texas, was fatally shot in the 5700 block of Cornish at approximately 12:30 a.m. Houston police officers responded to the scene after observing a black Chevrolet Cobalt swerving and crashing…

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Terrance Mayes

Male, age 21 · Blackville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, a violent altercation outside a home in Blackville, South Carolina, resulted in the tragic death of 21-year-old Terrance Latrell Mayes, a Black male. The incident, which unfolded on August 20th, also left his brother, Zantrell…

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Fakhur Uddin

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the morning of August 20, 2008, 20-year-old male Fakhur Uddin, a Bangladeshi immigrant and community college student, was found murdered in his father's variety store in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood. Having immigrated to the United States from…

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Walker Yow

Male, age 63 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Walker Lee Yow, a 63-year-old Black man, died in Birmingham, Alabama, in August 2007, his death occurring amid a violent stretch of late-summer days in the city. Public memorial records place the fatal incident on August 20, while the death notice published…

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Gary Tucker

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gary Tucker, aged 45, was fatally shot on August 20, 2007, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period when Chicago was grappling with persistently high homicide rates, especially in communities struggling with issues such as poverty, gang activity, and a…

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Vincente Duenas-Jimenez

Male, age 27 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Vincente Duenas-Jimenez, 27, a Hispanic/Latino male from Las Vegas, was killed on August 20, 2007. His death was investigated as a homicide after his body was discovered in the city, marking the start of a case that would linger without resolution. Publicly…

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Terry James Haga

Male, age 69 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Las Vegas, on August 20, 2007, the life of 69-year-old Terry James Haga, a Caucasian male retiree, was irrevocably altered. He was discovered lying next to his car in a neighbor's driveway on Northam Street, the victim…

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Garvin Matthews

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 20, 2007, Garvin Matthews, a 33-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was shot and killed in a tragic incident. The homicide took place in a neighborhood that had seen several other incidents of violent crime, reflecting a period of heightened gun…

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Reggie Porter

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Reggie Porter, a 27-year-old man, was fatally shot on August 20, 2007, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours at an apartment complex located at 1251 Wilcrest. According to initial reports, Porter was found with multiple gunshot…

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Nick DeSimone

Male, age 19 · Everett, Washington

Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of August 20, 2007, the life of 19-year-old Nick DeSimone of Everett, Washington, was tragically cut short. A former soccer standout at Mariner High School, the male teen was spending the night at his girlfriend's home in…

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Mina Rosenthal-Eames

Female, age 31 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Mina Rosenthal-Eames, a 31-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically killed on August 20, 2007. Mina, who was a second-year student at the University of Texas Dental Branch, was fatally shot by her estranged husband, Clifton Eames, as she walked to…

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Ronald Bryson

Male, age 49 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

Ronald Bryson, a 49-year-old African-American male from Washington, D.C., lost his life late on the night of August 20, 2005, in the parking lot of the Skylark Lounge on New York Avenue NE. The Skylark, a nightlife venue and gentlemen's club at 1943 New York…

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William Sircy

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a summer evening in Indianapolis, Indiana, the life of 20-year-old William Stryker Sircy was tragically cut short. On August 20, 2005, the young Caucasian man, a graduate of Ben Davis High School and a former member of their state champion football team…

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Kevin Green

Null · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

On August 20, 2005, Kevin Green was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred on the east side of Columbus, in the vicinity of his residence. Green, aged 41, was shot to death, and his body was discovered by law enforcement officers who…

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William Stryker Sircy

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

William Stryker Sircy, a 20-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot on the west side of Indianapolis on August 20, 2005. A graduate of Ben Davis High School, where he was a member of the state champion football team, Sircy was engaged to be married. He had…

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Darryl Lynn Sneed

Male · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 20, 2004 · 22 years ago

Darryl Lynn Sneed, a 40-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was born on September 22, 1963, in Bay City, Texas. He tragically passed away on August 19, 2004, in Dallas, Texas. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a victim of a…

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Lois Fields

Female, age 43 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 20, 2004 · 22 years ago

Lois Fields, a 43-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on August 19, 2004. She was born in Terrell, Texas, on July 15, 1961, to Mr. Floyda Fields Sr. and Mrs. Effie L. Fields. Lois was a loving mother to three children: Jonathan C.…

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Anna Emma Vader

Female, age 84 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Aug 20, 2002 · 24 years ago

Anna Emma Vader was 84 years old when she died on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in Hawthorne, a city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 4518 W.…

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Virginia Webb

Female, age 92 · Waynesboro, Virginia

Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a summer day in August of 2000, the quiet town of Waynesboro, Virginia, was unsettled by a tragedy that would linger for years to come. On August 20th, officers from the Waynesboro Police Department were called to a residence at 158 South Charlotte Avenue…

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Allen Little

Male, age 25 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 20, 2000, tragedy struck in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, forever altering the lives of Allen Little's family and friends. The 25-year-old Black / African American male was fatally shot outside a local nightclub. An altercation…

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Derrick Dwayne Robinson

Male, age 29 · Westmont, California

Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

Derrick Dwayne Robinson, a 29-year-old resident of Westmont, California, tragically lost his life on August 20, 2000. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Robinson was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in…

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Mercy Elena Jimenez

Female, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

On Sunday, August 20, 2000, twenty-four-year-old Mercy Elena Jimenez, a Hispanic woman, lost her life in Los Angeles County. Her death cut short the life of a young woman at the threshold of her adulthood, leaving behind unanswered questions that have…

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Daren Mixon

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 20, 1997 · 29 years ago

On August 20, 1997, 35-year-old Daren Mixon was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. He was found with a gunshot wound at 378 North Virginia Lee Road. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, but to date, the investigation has not resulted in…

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James Pruitt

Male, age 83 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Aug 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

James Pruitt, an 83-year-old resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, was found murdered on August 20, 1995. His body was discovered inside his residence at 302 West Camel Street, where authorities responded to a call reporting a deceased person. The…

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Tabitha Guth

Female, age 19 · Toledo, Ohio

Found Aug 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

On August 20, 1995, Tabitha Guth, aged 19, was last seen in Toledo, Ohio, as she was walking home from a friend’s house in the 3900 block of Watson Street. She told her friend she was heading to her residence on Willamont Street between 11 p.m. and midnight.…

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Kathryn Menendez

Female, age 17 · Alliance, Ohio

Found Aug 20, 1994 · 32 years ago

Kathryn "Kathy" Menendez, a 17-year-old from Alliance, Ohio, was found dead on August 25, 1994, just a few days after she went missing on August 20. Her body was discovered in a rural area near the Berlin Reservoir, on an oil well road off of Fewtown Road in…

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Richard Mincher

Male, age 25 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Aug 20, 1993 · 33 years ago

Richard Mincher, a 25-year-old resident of Hamilton, Ohio, was killed on August 20, 1993, at the location of 3108 Dixie Highway. The incident began with Mincher getting into an altercation at a local bar, which was eventually broken up. Approximately an hour…

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Jose Menendez

Male, age 45 · Beverly-hills, California

Killed Aug 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

On August 20, 1989, Jose Menendez, aged 45, was brutally murdered alongside his wife, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home. The couple was watching television in the den when their sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, entered the room armed with shotguns.…

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Mary Louise Kitty Menendez

Female, age 48 · Beverly-hills, California

Killed Aug 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, aged 48, was tragically murdered on August 20, 1989, in her Beverly Hills home. Kitty, along with her husband, Jose Menendez, was found brutally killed in their living room. The initial investigation suggested a possible burglary…

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Odell Barnett

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 20, 1988 · 38 years ago

On August 20, 1988, 48-year-old Odell Barnett was killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 756 Pierce Drive #D in Franklin County. Barnett was found with a gunshot wound to his chest and was transported to Mt. Carmel Hospital, where he succumbed to…

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Tim Hudson

Male, age 61 · Belding, Texas

Killed Aug 20, 1988 · 38 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Tim Hudson, aged 61, was shot and killed on August 20, 1988, while pursuing two robbery suspects along Interstate 10 in Belding, Texas. The suspects, cousins who had escaped from a Kansas prison, were en route to Mexico when they stole gas from…

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Dennis Palmer

Male, age 34 · Jackson, California

Found Aug 20, 1987 · 39 years ago

Sadly, there isn’t much information available about the life Dennis led or about his untimely death. On August 3, 1987, Dennis told his girlfriend that he was planning on traveling from their home in Jackson, CA to Alpine County, CA sometime in the day to…

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Kristen Gantt

Male, age 23 · Hickory, North Carolina

Killed Aug 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

On August 20, 1983, 23-year-old Kristen Casey Gantt was tragically shot and killed while driving his 1969 Ford truck on Highway 127 South in Hickory, North Carolina. The incident occurred at approximately 11:21 p.m., and despite numerous leads over the years…

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Marily Baers

Female, age 45 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Aug 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

Marilyn Baers, a 45-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on August 20, 1983, in Joliet, Illinois. She was the owner of a ceramic shop, The Greenware by Merry, located on Cass Street. On that fateful day, she and three customers—Barbara Dunbar, 38; Anna…

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Barbara Dunbar

Female, age 38 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Aug 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

Barbara Dunbar, a 38-year-old woman, was one of four victims in a brutal attack that took place on August 20, 1983, at the Greenware by Mary ceramic shop in Joliet, Illinois. The crime was part of a larger series of murders committed by Milton Johnson, a…

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Anna Ryan

Female, age 75 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Aug 20, 1983 · 43 years ago

On Saturday, August 20, 1983, Anna Ryan, a 75-year-old woman, was murdered alongside three other victims in a horrific attack at The Greenware by Merry Ceramic shop located at 1405 East Cass Street in Joliet, Illinois. The other victims included the ceramic…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.