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Rodger Emerson Jr. Evens

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood near Good Samaritan Hospital, the night of February 16, 2009, was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 24-year-old Rodger Evans Jr. An African-American male, Evans was discovered lying on the ground in the 5600 block of…

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Willie Jones

Male, age 69 · Capitol Heights, Maryland

Killed Feb 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet community of Capitol Heights, Maryland, a life was tragically cut short on February 16, 2009. Willie Jones, a 69-year-old Black/African American male, was found deceased in his residence on Seat Pleasant Drive. The grim discovery was made after…

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Salvadore Hernandez

Male, age 26 · San Diego, California

Found Feb 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On February 16, 2008, 26-year-old Salvador Hernandez was shot and killed while sitting in a parked car in the Chollas Creek neighborhood of San Diego, California. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. when an unknown older, light-colored pickup…

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Tyisha Mozella Brown

Female, age 15 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 15-year-old Tyisha Mozella Brown, a Black female, was tragically cut short. She was found shot on February 15, 2008, and succumbed to her injuries the following day, on February 16, 2008. Her death was…

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Edward Francis Ed Conley

Male, age 56 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold night in Brockton, Massachusetts, just after midnight on February 16, 2008, the life of Edward Francis Ed Conley, a 56-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. A hardworking family man from the nearby town of East Bridgewater, Conley was…

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Salvador Hernandez Jr.

Male, age 26 · San-diego, California

Killed Feb 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Salvador R. Hernandez Jr., aged 26, tragically lost his life on February 16, 2008, in San Diego, California. Hernandez was born on May 20, 1981, in El Cajon and worked as a sales manager for Foot Locker. On the night of his death, he was inside a parked car…

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Dino Marks

Male, age 31 · Long Beach, California

Found Feb 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Dino Marks, a 31-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was shot and killed on February 16, 2007. The incident occurred at the intersection of Locust Avenue and East 12th Street. Police were dispatched to the area in response to a report of an assault…

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Rose Mae Thomas

Female, age 46 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Rose Mae Thomas was 46 years old when she was killed in St. Louis on Friday, February 16, 2007. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated her death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Jennifer Timathy-ann Fettig

Female, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early hours of a cold February morning in Detroit, the city's thin blue line was irrevocably pierced. On February 16, 2004, Police Officer Jennifer Timathy-Ann Fettig, a 26-year-old woman who had served with the Detroit Police Department for two and a…

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Matthew Edmond Bowens

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early hours of February 16, 2004, a routine traffic stop on Gilbert Avenue in Detroit turned into a scene of devastating violence. Matthew Edmond Bowens, a 21-year-old Caucasian male and a dedicated police officer with the Detroit Police Department…

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Keenya Nicole Cook

Female, age 20 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Feb 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the winter of 2002, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Keenya Nicole Cook, a 21-year-old Black/African American woman. On the evening of February 16th, in what should have been the safety of her aunt's home in Tacoma, Washington, Cook was…

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Jody Grissom

Female, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the summer of 2002, a young woman named Jody Grissom was brutally murdered in Chicago, Illinois, her life cut short at just 20 years old. Her death was not an isolated tragedy but one thread in a terrifying and complex web of violence that has left a scar…

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Byron Martin Bacus

Male, age 75 · Bent County, Colorado

Killed Feb 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Las Animas, nestled within Bent County, Colorado, the winter of 1997 was marked by a tragedy that has lingered for decades. On February 16th of that year, 75-year-old Byron Martin Bacus, a white male, was killed in what…

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Diyon Barnes

Male, age 24 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

Diyon Barnes, a 24-year-old Black/African American man from Chester, Pennsylvania, died on February 16, 1997, after a confrontation in the city turned violent. Online memorial information identifies him as a victim of gun violence in Chester, and obituary…

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Sarah Jackson

Female, age 16 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 16-year-old Sarah Marie Jackson was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that sent shockwaves through the community. It was February 16, 1997, and the young Caucasian female was beginning…

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Steve Hampton

Male, age 25 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

On the morning of February 16, 1997, 25-year-old Steve Hampton was preparing for the day's business at the Captain D's restaurant he managed on Lebanon Road in Nashville, Tennessee. Working alongside him was a 16-year-old employee, Sarah Jackson. The morning…

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Janene Marie Weinhold

Female, age 21 · San Diego, California

Killed Feb 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

Janene Marie Weinhold, a 21-year-old White woman, was tragically murdered on February 16, 1990, in Clairemont, San Diego, California. Her death was part of a series of brutal killings that terrorized the area in early 1990. Weinhold was one of several victims…

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Jessie Lundy

Male, age 30 · Leesville, South Carolina

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Jessie William Lundy, a 30-year-old male, served as the Chief of Police in Leesville, South Carolina. His life was cut short on February 16, 1988, due to a tragic accident that occurred during a drug raid the day before. While executing the raid on February…

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Donald G. Ron Doney

Male, age 36 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Donald G. Ron Doney, aged 36, tragically lost his life on February 16, 1988, in Sunnyvale, California. His death was part of a horrific mass shooting incident at ESL Inc., a computer company in Sunnyvale. The perpetrator, Richard Farley, a former employee of…

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Glenda Lynn Moritz

Female, age 27 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Glenda Lynn Moritz, aged 27, tragically lost her life on February 16, 1988, during a mass shooting at ESL Inc., a computer company in Sunnyvale, California. The perpetrator, Richard Wade Farley, a former employee of the company, carried out the attack after…

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Helen Lamparter

Female · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Helen Lamparter was one of the victims in a tragic mass shooting that occurred on February 16, 1988, at ESL Inc., a computer company in Sunnyvale, California. The perpetrator, Richard Farley, was a former employee of the company who had been fired two years…

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Helen Laparter

Female, age 49 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Helen Laparter, aged 49, tragically lost her life on February 16, 1988, in Sunnyvale, California. Her death was part of a horrific mass shooting incident at ESL Inc., a computer company in Sunnyvale. The perpetrator, Richard Farley, a former employee of the…

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Joseph Lawrence Joe Silva

Male, age 43 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Joseph Lawrence 'Joe' Silva, aged 43, tragically lost his life on February 16, 1988, in Sunnyvale, California. Silva was one of the victims in a horrific mass shooting that took place at ESL Inc., a computer company in the heart of Silicon Valley. The…

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Lawrence Kane

Male, age 46 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Lawrence J. Kane, aged 46, tragically lost his life on February 16, 1988, in Sunnyvale, California, during a mass shooting at the headquarters of ESL Incorporated. This horrific event was perpetrated by Richard Wade Farley, a former employee of the company.…

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Ronald G. Doney

Male, age 36 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Ronald G. Doney, aged 36, tragically lost his life on February 16, 1988, in Sunnyvale, California, during a mass shooting at ESL Incorporated, a defense contractor. The perpetrator, Richard Wade Farley, a former employee of ESL, carried out the attack after…

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Ronald Steven Ron Reed

Male, age 26 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Ronald Steven "Ron" Reed, aged 26, tragically lost his life on February 16, 1988, in Sunnyvale, California. Reed was one of the victims in a mass shooting that took place at ESL Inc., a computer company in Sunnyvale. The shooter, Richard Farley, a former…

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Wayne Buddy Williams Jr.

Male, age 23 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

Wayne "Buddy" Williams Jr., aged 23, tragically lost his life on February 16, 1988, in a mass shooting at the headquarters of ESL Inc., a tech firm in Sunnyvale, California. The perpetrator, Richard Wade Farley, was a former employee of the company who had…

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Linda Kay Rosen

Female, age 27 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 16, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a tragic day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the life of Linda Kay Rosen, a 27-year-old female social worker, was cut short. On February 16, 1988, a woman with a personal vendetta against St. Francis Medical Center walked into the psychiatric emergency room…

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Mae Mason

Female, age 79 · Walker, Michigan

Killed Feb 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet suburb of Walker, Michigan, a series of unsettling events unfolded within the walls of the Alpine Manor nursing home, forever changing the community's sense of security. Among the residents was Mae Mason, a 79-year-old woman, who, like others in…

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Jack Dentner

Male, age 62 · Whitehall, Ohio

Killed Feb 16, 1983 · 43 years ago

On February 16, 1983, 62-year-old Jack Dentner was found dead inside his apartment at Colonial East Apartments on East Broad Street in Whitehall, Ohio. Dentner had been bound and stabbed to death, and his apartment had been ransacked, indicating a robbery.…

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Burt Henry McMahon

Male, age 47 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 16, 1982 · 44 years ago

Burt Henry McMahon, a 47-year-old Caucasian male, traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, in February 1982 for a business convention. An oil executive from Sonoma, California, he was a co-owner of the North Bay Oil Company. On the evening of February 16, 1982, after…

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Dianne Aubert

Female, age 23 · Quebec City, Quebec

Killed Feb 16, 1982 · 44 years ago

Dianne Aubert, a 23-year-old transgender woman, was killed in a brutal attack inside the Quebec City apartment she shared with Maryline Grenier. In the early hours of February 16, 1982, another tenant in the building heard what sounded like moaning and…

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Alfred Morris Johnson Jr.

Male, age 31 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 16, 1980 · 46 years ago

On a cold February evening in 1980, Alfred Morris Johnson Jr., a 31-year-old Black / African American male, was working an off-duty security shift at the Big Buy Food Store on Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. An officer with the Atlanta Police…

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Rebecca Davis

Female, age 70 · Elkridge, Maryland

Killed Feb 16, 1980 · 46 years ago

Rebecca H. “Dolly” Davis was a 70-year-old White woman from Elkridge, Maryland, living a quiet life rooted in art and teaching—Bryn Mawr College in her past, painting and study in her orbit, and a reputation that made her seem like the last person who should…

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Michael Lyle Faast

Male, age 31 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Feb 16, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, the life of 31-year-old Michael Lyle Faast, a male resident of Colorado Springs, was cut tragically short. On the evening of February 16th, what began as an act of kindness for a friend and co-worker would end in his untimely death.…

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Joyce Gaunt

Female, age 17 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Feb 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the winter of 1978, the life of 17-year-old Joyce Francine Gaunt, a White/Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in Seattle, Washington. On February 17, 1978, her body was discovered at a picnic area in Seward Park. The scene was grim; she was found…

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Bernis Carr

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the winter of 1978, a dedicated 31-year-old male Metropolitan Police Department officer, Bernis Carr Jr., found his life cut short in a violent encounter. On the evening of February 16th, while off-duty, Carr was at Jimi's Lounge, located at 4801 Georgia…

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Cindy Hudspeth

Female, age 20 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

Cindy Hudspeth, a 20-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically murdered on February 16, 1978. Her body was discovered in the trunk of her Datsun, which had been pushed off a cliff on Angeles Crest Highway. The investigation revealed that she had been…

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William Kindred

Male, age 19 · Norwood Park Township, Illinois

Killed Feb 16, 1978 · 48 years ago

William Wayne “Billy” Kindred, a 19-year-old male, tragically lost his life on February 16, 1978, in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois. His remains were identified through dental records, as his exact date of death was initially unknown. Kindred…

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Clinton Foster

Male, age 69 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Feb 16, 1975 · 51 years ago

Clinton Foster, aged 69, was tragically killed on February 16, 1975, in Akron, Ohio. The incident took place behind the Easter Grill, located at 326 S. Main Street in Summit County. Foster was found fatally stabbed in a vehicle at this location, and the case…

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Valinda Brown

Female · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 16, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the winter of 1975, a chilling series of events began to unfold in Detroit's Cass Corridor, a neighborhood known at the time as the city's red-light district. On February 16th, the body of a woman named Valinda Brown was discovered. Her death marked the…

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Arlie Lanning

Male, age 20 · Lexington, North Carolina

Killed Feb 16, 1952 · 74 years ago

Arlie Jackson Lanning, a 52-year-old white male, passed away on February 16, 1952, in Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. His death was later revealed to be the result of poisoning, orchestrated by his wife, Nannie Doss, who became infamously known as…

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James Edmund Bowdoin

Male · Caryville, Florida

Killed Feb 16, 1925 · 101 years ago

Federal Prohibition Agent James Edmund Bowdoin, also known as "Pistol Pete," was tragically killed on February 16, 1925, in Caryville, Florida. Bowdoin was conducting a moonshining investigation along the Choctawhatchee River with other agents when they…

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Walker Campbell

Male, age 50 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Feb 16, 1919 · 107 years ago

In the winter of 1919, the city of Alexandria, Virginia, was unsettled by the loss of one of its own. Private Walker W. Campbell, a White male officer of the Alexandria Police Department, succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound on February 16, 1919. The dedicated…

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John Crawford

Male, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 16, 1908 · 118 years ago

John H. Crawford, a 28-year-old male, died in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 16, 1908, when a routine night on the Southern Railway turned into something far uglier than an accident. He was working as a special policeman for the railroad, the kind of job…

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Darrian Williams

Male, age 45 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of February 16, 2024, a burst of violence in Northwest Baltimore claimed the life of 45-year-old Darrian Williams. A Black male, Williams was discovered by police inside a residence on the 4000 block of Kathland Avenue at approximately 10:03…

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Rickey Jerome Cole

Male, age 69 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a winter evening in Baltimore, the life of Rickey Jerome Cole, a 69-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On February 16, 2024, at approximately 10:03 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 4000 block of Kathland…

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Glenn Wallace

Male, age 29 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Feb 16, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the afternoon hours of February 16, 2023, Glenn Wallace, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot on Dunedin Road in Portsmouth, Virginia. The incident prompted a homicide investigation by the Portsmouth Police Department, which quickly sought to identify…

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