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Deaths by Force on October 27

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

Deaths by Force (470)

Paul Orneliues Wright - Desoto, Texas
Death by Force

Paul Orneliues Wright

Male, age 29 · Desoto, Texas
Killed Oct 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Paul Orneliues Wright, a 29-year-old African American man, tragically died on October 27, 2019, in DeSoto, Texas. Wright was shot in the chest by his common-law wife, Tamara Lafrance, 40, at their home in the 700 block of Peggs Street. The incident occurred…

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Remington Elting - Hebron, Nebraska
Death by Force

Remington Elting

Male, age 28 · Hebron, Nebraska
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 27, 2018, a confrontation at a home in Hebron, Nebraska, resulted in the shooting death of 28-year-old Remington Elting, a White male from the nearby community of Davenport. The incident stemmed from an altercation that…

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Roman Latimer Lucero Sr. - Rociada, New Mexico
Death by Force

Roman Latimer Lucero Sr.

Male, age 46 · Rociada, New Mexico
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Roman Latimer Lucero Sr., a 46-year-old resident of Rociada, New Mexico, lost his life to gun violence on October 27, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours, with Lucero found in the middle of the road, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The New…

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Daniel Brown - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Daniel Brown

Male, age 24 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

On November 1, 2018, a tragic incident unfolded in a quiet southwest neighborhood of Las Vegas, near the intersection of Jones and Russell, resulting in the death of 24-year-old Daniel Brown. The events leading to Brown's death were precipitated by a dispute…

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Trayvon Wood - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Trayvon Wood

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early evening of a fall day in Washington, D.C., the life of 19-year-old Trayvon Wood was tragically cut short. On Saturday, October 27, 2018, at approximately 5:17 p.m., the sound of multiple gunshots echoed through the 4400 block of Douglas Street…

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Brandy Johnson - Russell-springs, Kentucky
Death by Force

Brandy Johnson

Female, age 35 · Russell-springs, Kentucky
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon in Russell Springs, Kentucky, 35-year-old Brandy Renee Johnson was on her lunch break from her job as a waitress at Coe's Steakhouse. It was October 27, 2018, when she went out to her vehicle in the restaurant's parking lot. In an…

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Walter Dutton - Tomahawk, Kentucky
Death by Force

Walter Dutton

Male, age 78 · Tomahawk, Kentucky
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Tomahawk, Kentucky, a tragic event unfolded on October 27, 2018, leaving a family and community in mourning. Walter Howard Dutton, a 78-year-old Caucasian male, passed away at his residence. The circumstances of his death were…

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Cornelius Bailey - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Cornelius Bailey

Male, age 27 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 27, 2018, tragedy struck in Jackson, Mississippi, when 27-year-old Cornelius Bailey was shot and killed. The incident, which also left another man critically injured, unfolded outside a residence at approximately 3:00…

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Jazmuin Johnson - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Jazmuin Johnson

Female, age 30 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the life of 34-year-old Antoinetta Monique 'Nette' Johnson, a beautician from Gary, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On December 13, 2012, Johnson was inside her beauty salon, Visions of Beauty, when she was fatally shot multiple…

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Julio Abarca Minero - Orangeburg, South Carolina
Death by Force

Julio Abarca Minero

Male, age 34 · Orangeburg, South Carolina
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, the life of 34-year-old Julio Abarca Minero was tragically cut short on October 27, 2018. A Hispanic male, Minero became the victim of a fatal home invasion that sent shockwaves through the neighborhood.…

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Vernita Danielle White - Florence, South Carolina
Death by Force

Vernita Danielle White

Female, age 19 · Florence, South Carolina
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Vernita Danielle “Nita” White, a 19-year-old woman from Florence, South Carolina, was killed on October 27, 2018, after gunfire erupted at a home on Middleton Avenue in the Woodmont subdivision. Police responded to the call and found she had been shot inside…

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Jean-Bernard Michel - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Jean-Bernard Michel

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jean-Bernard Michel was a 28-year-old Black/African American man whose life ended in gun violence in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 27, 2018. Publicly available homicide records identify Michel as the victim of a fatal shooting associated with the 5300 block…

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Ronaj Henderson - Nanjemoy, Maryland
Death by Force

Ronaj Henderson

Male, age 22 · Nanjemoy, Maryland
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the autumn of 2018, the life of 22-year-old Ronaj Henderson of Bryans Road, Maryland, was tragically cut short. Henderson was last seen by his family on the morning of October 27, 2018. A week later, on November 2, his family reported him as a missing…

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Curtis Adams - San-diego, California
Death by Force

Curtis Adams

Male, age 21 · San-diego, California
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Curtis Adams, a 21-year-old Navy sailor, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2018, in San Diego, California. Adams was driving with his girlfriend around 2 a.m. when he noticed a seemingly stranded vehicle on the side of the freeway. Demonstrating his…

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Jesus Baena - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Jesus Baena

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jesus Baena, a 27-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Baena was fatally shot near Avenue 26 beneath the Figueroa Street bridge in…

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Luis Diaz-Cervantes - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Luis Diaz-Cervantes

Male, age 21 · Sacramento, California
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Luis Diaz-Cervantes, a 21-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Sacramento police officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 2000 block…

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Johnny Young - Albany, Georgia
Death by Force

Johnny Young

Male, age 33 · Albany, Georgia
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

A trip to Albany, Georgia, to purchase car rims ended in tragedy for 33-year-old Johnny Young of Jackson, Mississippi. On the morning of Saturday, October 27, 2018, Young and his brother-in-law arrived in the 1300 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard for the…

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Marvin Davis - Calumet-city, Illinois
Death by Force

Marvin Davis

Male, age 26 · Calumet-city, Illinois
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marvin Davis, a 26-year-old African American male, was tragically shot multiple times on October 27, 2018, in Calumet City, Illinois. The incident occurred at approximately 5:26 p.m. in the 400 Block of 155th Street, where Marvin resided. The Lake County…

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Brocky McGee - Breaux-bridge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Brocky McGee

Male, age 38 · Breaux-bridge, Louisiana
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the autumn of 2018, the community of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, was rocked by the discovery of a man's body, leading to a homicide investigation that would soon result in the arrests of three individuals. The deceased was identified as 38-year-old Brocky…

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Jerry Hendershott - Sandy, Ohio
Death by Force

Jerry Hendershott

Male, age 32 · Sandy, Ohio
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jerry R. Hendershott Jr., a 32-year-old male from Waynesburg, Ohio, tragically passed away on October 25, 2018. His death occurred in Sandy Township, Ohio, and was the result of a shooting incident. The circumstances surrounding his death led to a legal…

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Lensie Wiggins Jr. - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Lensie Wiggins Jr.

Male, age 37 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lensie Wiggins Jr., a 37-year-old man from Dayton, OH, tragically died on October 27, 2018, after being shot and subsequently dropped off at Miami Valley Hospital. According to police and family members, Wiggins was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle…

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Bernice Ruth Rothenberg Simon - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Bernice Ruth Rothenberg Simon

Female, age 84 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Bernice Ruth Rothenberg Simon, an 84-year-old female, and her husband of 62 years, Sylvan Simon, were tragically killed on Saturday, October 27, 2018, in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh…

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Cecil Howard Rosenthal - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Cecil Howard Rosenthal

Male, age 59 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Cecil Howard Rosenthal, a 59-year-old male of Jewish ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cecil was a beloved member of the Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha Congregation and was known for his warm and loving nature. He…

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Daniel Stein - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Daniel Stein

Male, age 71 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Daniel Stein, a 71-year-old man from Pittsburgh, PA, was tragically killed on October 27, 2018, during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Stein, who was of Jewish ethnicity, was a beloved…

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David Bruce Rosenthal - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

David Bruce Rosenthal

Male, age 54 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

David Bruce Rosenthal, a 54-year-old Jewish man, was a beloved and integral part of the Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. He and his older brother, 59-year-old Cecil Rosenthal, were known affectionately as 'the boys' and…

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Jerry Rabinowitz - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jerry Rabinowitz

Male, age 66 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz, a 66-year-old male of Jewish ethnicity, was one of the 11 victims killed in the tragic Pittsburgh synagogue massacre on October 27, 2018. Dr. Rabinowitz was a highly respected family physician known for his compassionate care and…

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Richard Joseph Gottfried - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Richard Joseph Gottfried

Male, age 65 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dr. Richard Joseph Gottfried, a 65-year-old male of Jewish ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2018, during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. He was a well-respected dentist and a devoted member of the New Light…

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Irving Herbert Irv Younger - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Irving Herbert Irv Younger

Male, age 69 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a crisp autumn morning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the peace of Saturday services was shattered by an act of unspeakable violence that claimed the life of Irving Herbert 'Irv' Younger and ten other innocent people. On October 27, 2018, the 69-year-old…

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Joyce Fienberg - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Joyce Fienberg

Female, age 75 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joyce Fienberg, a 75-year-old female, was a cherished member of the Pittsburgh community, known for her kindness and dedication to her faith. A retired research specialist from the University of Pittsburgh, she spent her days volunteering and was a regular at…

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Melvin Gerald Wax - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Melvin Gerald Wax

Male, age 88 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Melvin Gerald Wax, an 88-year-old male of Jewish ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a beloved member of the New Light Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Wax was known for his…

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Rose Bubbie Goldberg Mallinger - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Rose Bubbie Goldberg Mallinger

Female, age 97 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a crisp autumn morning, the peace of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh was shattered by an act of unspeakable hatred. It was October 27, 2018, a Saturday when congregants had gathered for Shabbat services at the Tree of Life synagogue. Among…

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Sylvan Simon - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Sylvan Simon

Male, age 87 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sylvan Simon, an 87-year-old male of Jewish ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was one of the eleven victims of the horrific shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The…

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Lakandria Rush - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Lakandria Rush

Female, age 34 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On an autumn evening in Birmingham, Alabama, a 34-year-old mother's life was cut short in a burst of gunfire. Lakandria Rush, a Black female, was fatally shot on October 27, 2017, while sitting in the passenger seat of a GMC Yukon. The vehicle was also…

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Lonnie L Hart - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lonnie L Hart

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lonnie L. Hartman, aged 35, was fatally shot on October 27, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a year when Chicago was grappling with persistent levels of violent crime, despite overall improvements compared to previous years. The…

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Kenta A Holifield - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Kenta A Holifield

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kenta A. Holifield, aged 39, was fatally shot on October 27, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred as he was sitting inside a car on the 3800 block of West Augusta Boulevard. Reports suggest that Holifield was approached by an unknown assailant…

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Ernest Edwin Baylor Jr. - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Ernest Edwin Baylor Jr.

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early afternoon of October 27, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of the 2200 block of Hunter Place SE in Washington, D.C. When police officers arrived at the scene around 12:05 p.m., they discovered a young man suffering from multiple…

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Brenda Turner - Chetek, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Brenda Turner

Female, age 55 · Chetek, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Chetek, Wisconsin, the life of 55-year-old Brenda Turner, a female resident, came to a tragic end on October 27, 2017. She was found deceased in her home alongside her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie. The devastating incident that unfolded…

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John Hengst - Chetek, Wisconsin
Death by Force

John Hengst

Male, age 55 · Chetek, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Friday night in Chetek, Wisconsin, the lives of three people came to a violent end in what authorities would later describe as a double murder-suicide. John Hengst, a 55-year-old Caucasian male, was identified by the Barron County Sheriff's Office…

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Natalie Turner - Chetek, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Natalie Turner

Female, age 17 · Chetek, Wisconsin
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small community of Chetek, Wisconsin, 17-year-old Natalie Turner, a White female, tragically lost her life on Friday, October 27, 2017. A senior at Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School, Natalie was an honor student with a bright future. She was an active…

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Ronald Demetrius Owens - Jackson, Michigan
Death by Force

Ronald Demetrius Owens

Male, age 32 · Jackson, Michigan
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, the life of Ronald Demetrius Owens, a 32-year-old Black/African American man from Jackson, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On the night of October 27th, Owens was found with a single gunshot wound to his head in the 200 block of…

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Robert Morgan - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Robert Morgan

Male, age 30 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Newark, New Jersey, the sound of gunfire shattered the autumn quiet. On October 27, 2017, in the vicinity of 57 Voorhees Street, a violent encounter left two men wounded and one fighting for his life. When police arrived…

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Chazerey Moseley - Chesterfield, Virginia
Death by Force

Chazerey Moseley

Male, age 28 · Chesterfield, Virginia
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Chazerey D. Moseley, a 28-year-old Black man from Chesterfield County, Virginia, was found dead on October 27, 2017, slumped behind the wheel of his own car on Old Zion Hill Road. The morning started with what sounded like a routine complaint: a vehicle…

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Nicholas Jerome Ackies - Norfolk, Virginia
Death by Force

Nicholas Jerome Ackies

Male, age 18 · Norfolk, Virginia
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Nicholas Jerome Ackies, an 18-year-old male, was a promising freshman and a defensive lineman for the Norfolk State University football team. His life was tragically cut short on the evening of October 27, 2017, in Norfolk, Virginia. Police were called to the…

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David Carroll - Terre-haute, Indiana
Death by Force

David Carroll

Male, age 34 · Terre-haute, Indiana
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, the life of David Verne Carroll, a 34-year-old male construction laborer from Hillsdale, was tragically cut short. On October 27, 2017, Carroll was fatally shot at his residence on North 18th Street in Terre Haute, Indiana. Born on…

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Melvin Ford - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Melvin Ford

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On an autumn evening in Baltimore, the life of 35-year-old Melvin Ford was cut short in a violent encounter inside a corner store. On October 27, 2017, Ford was fatally shot, becoming another victim of the city's ongoing gun violence. The male victim's death…

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Reginald Jefferson - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Reginald Jefferson

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, the life of Reginald Jefferson, a 29-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On the night of October 27th, while working as a security guard at the Pedestal Gardens Apartments in the Madison Park…

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Carlos Olavo Resende - Kissimmee, Florida
Death by Force

Carlos Olavo Resende

Male, age 34 · Kissimmee, Florida
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Carlos Olavo Resende, a 34-year-old man, was found dead on October 27, 2017, in Kissimmee, Florida. His body was discovered inside a silver Nissan Altima at the Reef Club Apartments, located near Thacker and Columbia Avenues. The Kissimmee Police Department…

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Lonnie Hartman - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lonnie Hartman

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lonnie Hartman, a 35-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2017, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and have been the subject of extensive investigation. Hartman was found with…

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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.