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Deaths by Force on January 27

684 open cases in our database happened on January 27. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (485)

Death by Force

Robert Fisher

Male, age 33 · Oakland, California
Killed Jan 27, 1999 · 27 years ago

Robert M. Fisher, a 33-year-old white male from San Francisco, was tragically killed on January 27, 1999, during a drive-by shooting in East Oakland, California. The incident occurred on Bancroft Avenue, where Fisher was among three men targeted; he was the…

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Death by Force

Albert Ward

Male, age 59 · Manhattan, New York
Killed Jan 27, 1998 · 28 years ago

On the afternoon of January 27, 1998, a violent robbery in a Harlem gambling parlor ended the life of Albert Ward, a retired New York City police officer. The male victim was at his illegal numbers spot on the second floor of 2335 Eighth Avenue when two men…

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Death by Force

Elnora Hoople

Female, age 30 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Jan 27, 1955 · 71 years ago

In the winter of 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of Elnora Frances Hoople Coey, a 30-year-old woman, came to a tragic and violent end. On January 27th, Elnora was fatally shot, a final act in what was described as a troubled domestic life. At the time of…

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Death by Force

Edwin Mayberry

Male, age 56 · Roe, Arkansas
Killed Jan 27, 1912 · 114 years ago

On a cold Saturday, January 27, 1912, Deputy Sheriff Edwin F. Mayberry of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office was killed in the line of duty. A male lawman, his day was consumed with the pursuit of a man who had reportedly assaulted his own wife. An initial…

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Death by Force

Howard Murray

Male, age 24 · Mcalester, Oklahoma
Killed Jan 27, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the winter of 1910, a brave lawman, Deputy Sheriff Howard Edmond Murray, a 24-year-old male, met a tragic and untimely end in the line of duty in Mcalester, Oklahoma. His death stemmed from a violent encounter on January 27th, when he attempted to arrest a…

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