Death by Force

Delvon Butts

Male, age 15 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 19, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the autumn of 2008, the life of 15-year-old Delvon Butts, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Sunday, October 19, 2008, Butts was found in the 200 block of South Smallwood Street…

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Jermaine Johnson

Male, age 33 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jermaine Johnson, a 33-year-old Black man from Birmingham, was killed after a shooting in the city’s Central Park area on October 19, 2007. Online reports place the gunfire that evening on South Park Road near Fulton Avenue, with one account describing the…

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Lamar Brownlee

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of 21-year-old LaMar Keon Brownlee was tragically cut short on the streets of Indianapolis. On the evening of October 19th, gunshots rang out in the area of 28th and North Adams Streets, prompting Brownlee to flee the scene. As…

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Donte David Davis

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Donte David Davis, 25, was killed in Baltimore, Maryland on October 19, 2007. Few details about his death have been made public. No arrest has been reported, and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information about Donte David Davis's death is asked to…

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Adrian Serrano

Male, age 28 · Lakewood, Washington

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the night of Friday, October 19, 2007, Adrian Serrano, a 28-year-old African-American man, was found deceased in his Lakewood, Washington, apartment located at 10210 Kline St. SW. He had been fatally shot once just inside the doorway of his residence. The…

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Yolanda Brown

Female, age 21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Yolanda 'LaLa' Brown, a 21-year-old American R&B singer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was tragically murdered on October 19, 2007. She was found dead along with her record producer and boyfriend, JeTannue 'Kool-Aid' Clayborn, at the Loud Enuff Productionz…

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Damon Taylor

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Friday evening in Milwaukee, the life of 26-year-old Damon Taylor, an African-American male also known to friends and family as "Lil Twin," came to an end on October 19, 2007. The circumstances surrounding his passing remain largely private, with few…

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JeTannue Kool-Aide Clayborn

Male, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

On October 19, 2007, the promising life of 22-year-old JeTannue Kool-Aide Clayborn, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clayborn, a burgeoning music producer, was discovered deceased alongside 21-year-old singer…

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Yolanda Brown.

Female, age 21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 19, 2007 · 19 years ago

Yolanda 'Lala' Brown, a 21-year-old R&B singer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was tragically murdered on October 19, 2007. She was best known for her feature on Lyfe Jennings' track 'S.E.X.,' which gained significant popularity. Brown and her record producer…

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Antonio Rangel

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

Antonio Rangel, a 23-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on October 19, 2005. The incident occurred in the desert along Highway 62 near the Arizona border, in an area known for its remoteness. Although Rangel was originally from Modesto, California…

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Hailey Younger

Female, age 2 · Long Beach, California

Killed Oct 19, 2005 · 21 years ago

On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, two-year-old Hailey Younger lost her life in the coastal city of Long Beach, California. The fatal incident occurred at an address in the 2400 block of Atlantic Avenue, a major urban thoroughfare situated just north of the city…

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Katherine Moody

Female, age 18 · Kannapolis, North Carolina

Found Oct 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

Katherine Alice Moody, an 18-year-old college student from Kannapolis, North Carolina, was found murdered on October 19, 2003, after being reported missing over a month earlier. Katherine, who had recently started her studies in criminal justice at Central…

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Mark Phillips

Male, age 41 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 19, 2003, a quiet Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood was disturbed by a grim discovery. Officers were dispatched to a residence at 2627 E. 29th Street following a 'man down' call. Inside, they found the body of 41-year-old Mark…

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Bruce Williams

Male, age 38 · Green Lake, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 19, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of October 19, 2003, the community of Green Lake, Wisconsin, was irrevocably altered by a sudden act of violence that claimed the life of one of its own. Bruce Williams, a 38-year-old White/Caucasian male and a dedicated deputy with…

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Daniel Vasquez

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 19, 2002 · 24 years ago

Daniel Vasquez, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 19, 2002, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Vasquez was shot in the Green Meadows area. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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David Vega Quincoza

Male, age 21 · East-los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 19, 2002 · 24 years ago

David A. Vega Quincoza, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 19, 2002, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, David was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Laraye Lewis

Male, age 25 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Oct 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 2000, 25-year-old African-American male Laraye Lewis was sitting with a friend on a bench outside the Caritas Plaza, located at 2830 N. Williams Avenue in Portland, Oregon. At approximately 7:20 p.m., the conversation was…

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John W. Stem Sr.

Male, age 51 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 19, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the summer of 1977, a call regarding a domestic dispute would forever alter the course of life for Baltimore County Police Officer John W. Stem, Sr. On July 6th, he and his partner, Patrolman Charles Huckeba, responded to a residence in the 2400 block of…

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Eugene Happy Thomas

Male, age 74 · Paducah, Kentucky

Killed Oct 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the autumn of 1998, a well-known and beloved figure in the Paducah, Kentucky community, Eugene 'Happy' Thomas, became the victim of a violent act that would ultimately claim his life months later. An African-American male, Thomas was 74 years old and a…

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Miguel Jara

Male, age 48 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the autumn of 1998, the life of 48-year-old Miguel Jara, a male resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, came to a violent and tragic end. His body was discovered with several gunshot wounds, marking the start of a homicide investigation that would stretch on for…

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Jon Seidl

Male, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 19, 1998 · 28 years ago

Despite the passage of time, the details surrounding the death of Jon Seidl, a 22-year-old White male, on October 19, 1998, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, remain limited in publicly available online sources. Information regarding the specific circumstances of his…

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Robert Young Clement

Male, age 32 · Spencer, North Carolina

Killed Oct 19, 1997 · 29 years ago

Robert Young Clement, a 32-year-old male police officer with the Spencer Police Department in North Carolina, tragically died on October 19, 1997. Officer Clement was shot while attempting to serve six warrants at a residence on Tanglewood Drive in East…

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Joan Herndon

Male, age 68 · Arvonia, Virginia

Killed Oct 19, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of Arvonia, Virginia, a sense of unease settled over the residents in the autumn of 1995. On October 19th, 68-year-old Joan Herndon, a white male, was found brutally murdered inside his home. The discovery was made by a concerned…

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Stephanie Brown

Female, age 28 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 19, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the autumn of 1994, the discovery of skeletal remains in a wooded area near a highway in Bridge City, just outside of New Orleans, brought a tragic end to the search for Stephanie Brown. The 28-year-old African-American woman's life was cut short, and the…

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Charles Pope

Male · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 19, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the autumn of 1990, the city of Detroit lost one of its own in a violent encounter that underscored the daily perils faced by law enforcement. Charles L. Pope, a dedicated male police officer with the Detroit Police Department, was on duty on October 19…

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Ward Adcock

Male, age 44 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 19, 1987 · 39 years ago

Ward Adcock, a 44-year-old male from Knoxville, TN, was tragically found shot in his bed at his home on Berkshire Boulevard in Powell on October 19, 1987. The case remains unsolved, and Ward Adcock's death is one of the 24 homicides in Knox County that have…

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Douglas Cleaves

Male, age 25 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Oct 19, 1985 · 41 years ago

Caucasian/White male, age 25. In the first minutes after midnight on October 19, 1985, Douglas Cleaves was at his Sand Lake duplex in Anchorage with his sister and two friends when heavy knocks sounded at the door. A masked figure in a balaclava, combat…

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Elizabeth Lockett

Female · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

On October 19, 1984, the body of a female, Elizabeth Lockett, was discovered in Washington, D.C. Her remains were located on top of a garage in the 600 block of I Street, NW. The circumstances of her discovery led the Metropolitan Police Department to…

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Brian Leigh Davis

Male, age 24 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Oct 19, 1984 · 42 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 1984, Brian Leigh Davis, a 24-year-old White male, attended a party in the 700 block of East First Street in Tucson, Arizona. The gathering grew increasingly boisterous as the day progressed. At some point, Davis became involved…

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Tammy Little

Female, age 20 · Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Killed Oct 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the autumn of 1982, a sense of unease settled over the coastal city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, following the discovery of a promising young woman's life cut tragically short. Tammy Little, a 20-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in her…

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Stephen Taylor

Male, age 26 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Oct 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

Stephen A. Taylor, a 26-year-old police officer from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 19, 1982. Officer Taylor was responding to a bank robbery at the Freedom Federal Savings Bank located at the intersection of Palafox Street and…

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Raul Gonzalez

Male, age 22 · Earlimart, California

Killed Oct 19, 1982 · 44 years ago

On October 19, 1982, 22-year-old Hispanic male Raul Gonzalez of Earlimart, California, was last seen at his home. Two days later, on October 21, his body was discovered by ranchers east of Porterville. He had been both shot and stabbed multiple times…

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Harvey Wayne Barton

Male, age 5 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the autumn of 1979, a wave of terror gripped the city of Richmond, Virginia, culminating in a brutal act that extinguished the lives of an entire family. Among the victims was five-year-old Harvey Wayne Barton, a Black male child whose life was cut…

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Judy Diane Barton

Female, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the tragic evening of October 19, 1979, the life of 23-year-old Judy Diane Barton, a Black/African American female who was eight months pregnant, was brutally cut short in her Richmond, Virginia home. This horrific event was not an isolated incident but…

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Harry Wilkerson

Male, age 27 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On an autumn evening in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 27-year-old Harvey Wayne Wilkerson came to a brutal and tragic end. On October 19, 1979, Wilkerson, his 23-year-old common-law wife, Judy Diane Barton, who was eight months pregnant, and her…

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Judy Barton

Female, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the tragic evening of October 19, 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, 23-year-old Judy Diane Barton, who was eight months pregnant, was brutally murdered in her home on Barton Avenue. This horrific event also claimed the lives of her five-year-old son, Harvey…

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Harvey Barton

Male, age 5 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 19, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the tragic evening of October 19, 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, five-year-old Harvey Wayne Barton, a Black male, became a victim of a horrific crime spree that shook the city. That night, the notorious Briley brothers, along with an accomplice, forced their…

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Jeanette Miron Hardesty

Female, age 41 · Belleville, Michigan

Killed Oct 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, a wave of violence shattered the community of Belleville, Michigan, culminating in the tragic death of Jeanette Miron Hardesty. A 40-year-old woman, Jeanette's life was cut short on October 18th as part of a horrific shooting spree that…

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Ronald Everett Hardesty

Male, age 43 · Belleville, Michigan

Killed Oct 19, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the autumn of 1978, a tragic series of events unfolded in southeastern Michigan, culminating in the death of Ronald Everett Hardesty, a 43-year-old male from Belleville. His life was cut short on October 18, 1978, when he was shot and killed at his…

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Jessie Smith

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 19, 1977 · 49 years ago

On October 19, 1977, Jessie Smith, a 63-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead in his home on Atcheson Street. Smith had suffered five gunshot wounds, leading to his death. Despite investigations, no suspects have been identified, and the case…

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James Large

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Oct 19, 1975 · 51 years ago

On October 19, 1975, James Dorman Large, aged 59, was found shot to death in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1854 Newton Street, where James was discovered next to his vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound. The homicide remains unsolved, and no suspects…

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Gert Anderson

Female, age 86 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Oct 19, 1975 · 51 years ago

Gert Anderson was an 86-year-old White woman whose life in Cincinnati, Ohio, was brought to a tragic and violent end in the autumn of 1975. Little is publicly known about her life, but her case remains a somber reminder of a crime that has gone unsolved for…

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Anne Isabel Kahrn Dowling

Female, age 57 · New Britain, Connecticut

Killed Oct 19, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 1974, Anne Isabel Kahrn Dowling, a 58-year-old White female, and her husband, Thomas, were customers at the Donna Lee Bakery in New Britain, Connecticut. What should have been a routine stop turned into a scene of unimaginable…

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Helen Giansanti

Female, age 59 · New Britain, Connecticut

Killed Oct 19, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of Saturday, October 19, 1974, Helen Giansanti, a 59-year-old Caucasian female, was working at the Donna Lee Bakery in New Britain, Connecticut. What began as a typical night at the bakery, located at 1015 East Street, would soon turn into a…

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John Salerni

Male, age 55 · New Britain, Connecticut

Killed Oct 19, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 1974, John Salerni, a 55-year-old White male and the proprietor of the Donna Lee Bakery in New Britain, Connecticut, was working in his shop, which he had named after his daughter. That night, a robbery at the bakery escalated…

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Michael Kron

Male, age 49 · New Britain, Connecticut

Killed Oct 19, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 1974, a horrific scene unfolded inside the Donna Lee Bakery in New Britain, Connecticut, forever marking it as the location of what was then the worst mass murder in the state's history. Among the six victims that night was a…

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Thomas John Dowling

Male, age 58 · New Britain, Connecticut

Killed Oct 19, 1974 · 52 years ago

On a tragic evening in New Britain, Connecticut, the life of Thomas John Dowling, a 58-year-old Caucasian male, was brutally cut short. On October 19, 1974, he and his wife, Anne, were among six people murdered at the Donna Lee Bakery. What began as a stop at…

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William J. Donohue

Male, age 27 · New Britain, Connecticut

Killed Oct 19, 1974 · 52 years ago

On the evening of October 19, 1974, a horrific scene was discovered inside the Donna Lee Bakery in New Britain, Connecticut, marking it as the location of what was then the worst mass murder in the state's history. Among the six victims found was William J.…

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