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Deaths by Force on October 28

726 open cases in our database happened on October 28. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (491)

Death by Force

Christopher Schrader

Male · Unionville, North Carolina
Killed Oct 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

On October 28, 2004, in Unionville, North Carolina, 16-year-old Christopher Andrew Schrader, a white male, was fatally shot. The alleged perpetrator was his brother-in-law, David Edward Wyzanowski. The incident was part of a tragic event that also claimed the…

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Death by Force

Ronnie Joe Deese

Male · Unionville, North Carolina
Killed Oct 28, 2004 · 22 years ago

Ronnie Joe "JoJo" Deese, a 19-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2004, in Unionville, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly harrowing and led to a significant legal and…

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John Gurino

Male · Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Killed Oct 28, 2003 · 23 years ago

John Gurino, a New York mobster with connections to the Gambino crime family, was shot dead on October 28, 2003, by Ralph Liotta, a deli owner in West Boca Raton, Florida. Gurino, who was believed to be the triggerman in the 2001 murder of South Florida…

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Jorge Blancas Avelar

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Oct 28, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jorge Blancas Avelar, a 27-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Avelar was fatally shot on that fateful Saturday. The incident occurred in a…

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David Kalamafoni

Male, age 17 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Oct 28, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the night of October 28, 1988, a promising life was cut short in Portland, Oregon. David Kalamafoni, a 17-year-old African-American male, found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming a victim of fatal gun violence. The evening had begun…

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Sandra Miller

Female · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Oct 28, 1987 · 39 years ago

On October 6, 1987, a sense of unease settled over an Albuquerque home when Sandra Miller, a female resident, failed to return from a routine trip to the store. Her husband, growing increasingly worried with each passing hour, reported her missing to the…

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Hazel Marie Jackson

Female, age 29 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 28, 1980 · 46 years ago

On October 28, 1980, a tragic and senseless act of violence claimed the life of 29-year-old Hazel Marie Jackson in Chester, Pennsylvania. A young woman with a life ahead of her, Hazel’s story was cut short in a manner that left her loved ones and community…

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Mary Ann Porter

Female, age 31 · Fort Wayne, Indiana
Killed Oct 28, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the autumn of 1980, the life of 31-year-old Mary Ann Porter, a Black/African American woman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that would linger for decades. Her family reported her missing in late October of that year…

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Jose Cortez

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 28, 1978 · 48 years ago

On October 28, 1978, 32-year-old Hispanic male Jose Cortez was found stabbed to death in an alley in Los Angeles, California. His murder was part of a chilling series of killings that plagued the city's Skid Row area during the late 1970s. The victims, many…

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Ronnie Gibbs

Male, age 1967 · Cordele, Georgia
Killed Oct 28, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the small town of Cordele, Georgia, a series of tragic events unfolded within one family, culminating in the death of an infant boy named Ronnie Edward Gibbs. The seemingly quiet life of the Gibbs family was shattered by a string of sudden deaths that…

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John Caulfield

Male, age 62 · Davisville, California
Killed Oct 28, 1905 · 121 years ago

John Caulfield, a 62-year-old saloon keeper from Davisville, California, met a tragic end on October 28, 1905. Caulfield was shot and killed in his own saloon by a police officer named W. S. Hainline. The incident occurred under circumstances that led to…

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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.