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Deaths by Force on August 5

740 open cases in our database happened on August 5. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (536)

Death by Force

Deborah Diane Gordon

Female, age 58 · Austin, Texas
Killed Aug 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Deborah Diane Gordon, a 58-year-old woman from Austin, Texas, tragically passed away on August 5, 2010. She was a beloved instructor at the Austin YMCA, known for her dedication to teaching pilates and fitness classes. Her death was initially shrouded in…

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Death by Force

Kerry Whitmore

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Aug 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Kerry Jamar Whitmore was a 20-year-old male from Birmingham, Alabama, who died on August 5, 2008, after a shooting that turned a routine summer day into a scene of panic and flashing blue lights. The gunfire erupted at Springville Landing Apartments, a…

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Brook Genet

Female, age 29 · Hyattsville, Maryland
Killed Aug 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Hyattsville, Maryland, a dispute over a car escalated into a tense and ultimately fatal standoff. It began on the evening of August 4, 2008, when police responded to reports of gunshots at an apartment complex on Toledo…

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Death by Force

Darryl Jerome Triplett

Male, age 54 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Aug 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of August 5, 2007, a sense of tragedy befell a Baton Rouge community. Darryl Jerome Triplett, a 54-year-old male and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, had a routine of taking a morning walk, a simple pleasure that marked the…

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Michael Ciancaglini

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 5, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a summer afternoon in South Philadelphia, on August 5, 1993, 31-year-old Michael Ciancaglini was walking with his close associate, Joey Merlino. It was around 1:30 p.m. when their stroll through the heart of the city's mob stronghold was violently…

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Kevin Kelly

Male, age 49 · Minnetonka, Minnesota
Killed Aug 5, 1992 · 34 years ago

In the summer of 1992, on a tragic day in August, the lives of two individuals were violently cut short in a quiet Minnetonka, Minnesota residence. On August 5th, 49-year-old Kevin Kelly, a male, and 55-year-old Barbara Lund were discovered deceased, both…

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William Code

Male, age 73 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Aug 5, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the summer of 1987, the life of 73-year-old William T. Code came to a brutal and tragic end in his Shreveport, Louisiana home. On August 5th, he was found the victim of a vicious attack, having been beaten and stabbed thirteen times. His body was…

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Harriet Anna Lowe

Female · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Aug 5, 1918 · 108 years ago

In the sweltering summer of 1918, as a shadow of fear crept over the city of New Orleans, a woman named Harriet Anna Lowe found herself at the heart of a terrifying series of crimes. She lived with Louis Besumer in the back of his grocery store at the corner…

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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.