Deaths by Force on September 21

Deaths by Force (524)

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Walter Holt

Male, age 67 · Tehachapi, California

Killed Sep 21, 1990 · 36 years ago

Walter Holt, a 67-year-old man, was murdered on September 21, 1990, while incarcerated at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. His cellmate, Joseph Martin Danks, was convicted of his murder. Danks, who was already serving a life sentence for…

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Dillard McDonald

Male · Barberton, Ohio

Found Sep 21, 1988 · 38 years ago

On September 21, 1988, Dillard Bryan McDonald, also known as Bryan McDonald, was reported missing by his family in Barberton, Ohio. After more than two weeks, his body was discovered on October 5, 1988, in a field located less than half a mile from his home.…

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Joseph Francis ONeill

Male, age 79 · West Islip, New York

Killed Sep 21, 1987 · 39 years ago

Joseph Francis O’Neill was a 79-year-old man from West Islip, New York, and on September 21, 1987, he entered the Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip for what appeared to be an ordinary medical crisis. He was dealing with gastrointestinal problems severe…

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Phillip Bussell

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 21, 1985 · 41 years ago

Phillip H. Bussell, aged 46, was the victim of a homicide on September 21, 1985, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, where Bussell was shot inside his antique shop located on East Third Street. The Dayton Police Department was…

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David Roberts

Male, age 23 · Paris, Texas

Killed Sep 21, 1985 · 41 years ago

Patrol Officer David Wilburn Roberts, aged 23, was shot and killed on September 21, 1985, in Paris, Texas. He was a young and dedicated officer with the Paris Police Department, having served for two years. Officer Roberts was killed while attempting to…

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Irma Fran Lozada

Female, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 21, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a late summer day in 1984, Irma Fran Lozada, a 25-year-old New York City Transit Police Officer, was patrolling the BMT Canarsie Line in Brooklyn. Of Puerto Rican descent, she was working in plainclothes with her partner when they witnessed a man snatch a…

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William J. Ward

Male, age 34 · Asbury Park, New Jersey

Killed Sep 21, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the late summer of 1982, the Jersey Shore was gripped by a series of terrifying events that would eventually uncover a grim saga of violence. One of the victims in this dark chapter was William J. Ward, a 34-year-old man from North Wildwood, New Jersey.…

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Thomas Long

Male · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 21, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the late summer of 1978, the industrial landscape of the L&N Train Yard in Knoxville, Tennessee, became the final resting place for a man named Thomas Long. On September 21st of that year, his body was discovered, the unfortunate result of a violent…

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Joanna Robinson

Female, age 23 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Sep 21, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the late summer of 1975, a young Caucasian woman named Joanna Robinson, aged 23, vanished. She was last seen in Oregon on or about August 9, 1975. More than a month later, on September 21, 1975, her remains were discovered in a shallow grave near Derby…

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James Long

Male, age 25 · Ridley-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 21, 1973 · 53 years ago

On September 21, 1973, James Long, a 25-year-old male from Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, was reported deceased. Despite thorough searches, there is a lack of publicly available information detailing the circumstances surrounding his death, including his…

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Floyd Broussard

Male, age 28 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

In the late summer of 1972, a young family's life was irrevocably shattered. Floyd Broussard, a 28-year-old Black man, was a salesman living in Aurora, Colorado, with his wife and their two children. He was scheduled to leave for a trip on September 19th of…

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Darrel Cate

Male, age 45 · Buena-park, California

Killed Sep 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

Detective Darrel Dale Cate, a dedicated officer with the Buena Park Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 21, 1972, while performing his duties. Detective Cate, aged 45, was engaged in an investigation involving a felony suspect wanted for…

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John Archie

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 21, 1970 · 56 years ago

On September 21, 1970, John Archie was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in what remains an unsolved homicide case. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, with the Dayton Police Department taking charge of the investigation. Archie, a Black male, died under…

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Edward Samuel Virden

Male, age 36 · Prescott, Arkansas

Killed Sep 21, 1958 · 68 years ago

In the small city of Prescott, Arkansas, a dedicated 36-year-old male patrolman named Edward Samuel Virden tragically lost his life on September 21, 1958. Having served with the Prescott Police Department for just over a year, Virden was a U.S. Army veteran…

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Joseph Breedlove

Male, age 62 · Dumas, Arkansas

Killed Sep 21, 1940 · 86 years ago

Joseph Breedlove, 62, male, was a constable in Dumas, Arkansas, when his life ended on September 21, 1940. He had spent decades keeping order in a small Delta community defined by farm roads and close-knit neighborhoods, working the kind of post where…

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Federal Harold Vincent Mooring

Male, age 47 · Cosmopolis, Washington

Killed Sep 21, 1923 · 103 years ago

Harold Vincent Mooring, 47, a White male federal prohibition agent, was working undercover in Cosmopolis, Washington, investigating a suspected bootlegging operation when a patron recognized him as a federal agent. As he left the premises on September 21…

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Nicholas Koleski

Male, age 22 · Aberdeen, Washington

Killed Sep 21, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the autumn of 1920, with the nation in the early grip of Prohibition, the authorities in Grays Harbor, Washington, were embroiled in a determined effort to curb the illicit trade of bootleggers. As their usual plainclothes agents became too well-known…

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Will Hannah

Male · Dalton, Georgia

Killed Sep 21, 1899 · 127 years ago

In the late summer of 1899, the city of Dalton, Georgia, was shaken by the death of one of its own, Marshal Will Hannah. A respected and brave lawman, Hannah was killed in the line of duty while attempting to apprehend a man named Will Jones. The incident…

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Kelvin Jackson

Male, age 17 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Sep 21, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of September 21, 2026, a sense of tragedy befell a Baton Rouge community. What was initially thought to be a devastating traffic accident soon unraveled into a heartbreaking homicide investigation. Kelvin Jackson, a 17-year-old…

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Jose Maldonado Castro

Male, age 28 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 21, 2026 · this year

On Monday, September 21, 2026, Jose Maldonado Castro, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, died from a gunshot wound in Los Angeles, California. His death occurred at his parents' residence, where a tragic incident brought his life to an end. His identity was…

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Anthony David Williams

Male, age 48 · Windsor, North Carolina

Killed Sep 21, 2026 · this year

Anthony David Williams, known affectionately as “Topp,” was a devoted father, a knowledgeable and engaging conversationalist, and a die-hard New York sports fan who had made a new life for himself in North Carolina. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 22…

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Froylan Garcia

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 21, 2024, a tragic incident occurred in the Little Village neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side. A mass shooting took place during a prayer vigil held in the front yard of a residence in the 2500 block of South Spaulding Avenue. The vigil was…

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Maurice Sinclair Thomas

Male, age 39 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Sep 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, September 21, 2024, a gathering of friends in Hempstead, New York, took a tragic and fatal turn. Maurice Sinclair Thomas, a 39-year-old male, was engaged in a card game with a group of individuals in a parking lot on…

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Nicholas Rivera

Male, age 23 · Good-hope, California

Killed Sep 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On September 21, 2020, a tragic incident occurred in Good Hope, California, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Nicholas Rivera. The fatal event took place at a house party in the unincorporated Riverside County community of Good Hope, west of Perris.…

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Javonte Harris

Male, age 21 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Javonte Harris, a 21-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on September 21, 2019. He was shot at point-blank range in his back and head after two men approached him from behind while he was hanging out with a large group of friends. The assailants…

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Mary Kathleen Black Terry

Female, age 79 · Catonsville, Maryland

Killed Sep 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Catonsville, Maryland, a tragic event unfolded on September 21, 2018, ending the life of 79-year-old Mary Kathleen Black Terry. A resident of the Charlestown Retirement Community, her death was not the result of natural causes, but a…

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Dwad Kitchens

Male, age 34 · Victoria, Texas

Killed Sep 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dwad Kitchens, a 34-year-old male from Victoria, Texas, tragically passed away on September 21, 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger criminal investigation that led to significant legal proceedings. In the aftermath of Dwad…

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Antonio Hernandez Romo

Male, age 57 · Miles, Texas

Killed Sep 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Antonio Hernandez Romo, a 57-year-old Hispanic man from Miles, Texas, tragically died on September 21, 2017. Romo was born on November 19, 1959, in Saragosa, Mexico, and worked at Hudson Feed Yard. He was married to Delia Romo and had a daughter named Antonia…

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Cameron Lee Cox

Male, age 50 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cameron Lee Cox was a 50-year-old man living in southeast Oklahoma City when his life was cut short on Monday, September 21, 2015. That early afternoon, around 1 p.m., police were called to a modest residence in the 600 block of SE Grand Boulevard, near the…

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Freddy Molina

Male, age 40 · El-monte, California

Killed Sep 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Freddy Molina, a 40-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, was found dead on September 21, 2015, in El Monte, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Molina was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in the 5300 block of Peck…

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Tomás Juarez

Male, age 32 · Dunlap, California

Killed Sep 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tomás Juarez, a 32-year-old resident of Dunlap, California, tragically passed away on September 21, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. Juarez was found deceased under…

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Joshua Aaron Pyle

Male, age 33 · Pomona, California

Killed Sep 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

On Monday, September 21, 2015, thirty-three-year-old Joshua Aaron Pyle was fatally struck along Elmcroft Avenue, just west of Indian Hill Boulevard in Pomona, California. Pyle, a White male, sustained catastrophic injuries when a motor vehicle was used…

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Jonathan Guzman

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jonathan Guzman was 22 years old when he was killed in Houston on Monday, September 21, 2015. The Houston Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Houston through 2017, lists it as a…

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Eulalio Gonzalez-Sanchez

Male, age 36 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Sep 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Eulalio Gonzalez-Sanchez, a 36-year-old Hispanic male, had just stepped off a bus in Northeast Minneapolis in the early morning hours of September 21, 2014. He was on his way home after visiting his girlfriend and sent a text to friends to let them know he…

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Cedrick Ronald Banks

Male, age 25 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Sep 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Cedrick Ronald Banks, a 25-year-old resident of Hawthorne, California, tragically lost his life on September 21, 2014. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Cedrick was fatally shot in Hawthorne. The incident occurred on a Sunday, marking a…

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Travelle St. John Alexander

Male, age 40 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Sep 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Travelle St. John Alexander, a 40-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, was tragically killed on September 21, 2014. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at an apartment complex located in the 300 block of South San Felipe Road.…

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Donald Lewis

Male, age 20 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Sep 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 21, 2013, the life of 20-year-old Donald Bernard Lewis was tragically cut short on the campus of Savannah State University. Lewis, a male resident of Savannah, was not a student at the university but was visiting…

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Turhaan Martin

Male, age 38 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

Turhaan Martin, a 38-year-old male from Chester, PA, tragically lost his life on September 21, 2012. The cause of death was a shooting incident, which led to a significant investigation and legal proceedings. A 21-year-old man from Chester, identified as the…

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Nathaniel Taylor

Male, age 46 · Carrabelle, Florida

Killed Sep 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 21, 2009, 46-year-old Nathaniel Taylor, a white male inmate at Franklin Correctional Institution in Carrabelle, Florida, was fatally stabbed by his cellmate, 41-year-old Christopher David Lunz, also a white male. Taylor had been serving a…

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Miriam McLeoud

Female, age 45 · Harnett, North Carolina

Killed Sep 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

Miriam McLeoud, a 45-year-old woman from Fuquay-Varina, Harnett County, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on September 21, 2004. She was shot at her home by her boyfriend, Larry David Wilson Jr., 41, also of Fuquay-Varina. The incident occurred at…

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Chenchi Wu

Male, age 60 · Alhambra, California

Killed Sep 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

Chenchi Wu, a 60-year-old Asian male, tragically lost his life on September 21, 2003, in Alhambra, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Wu was fatally shot, marking a grim end to his life. The incident occurred at 2148 South…

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Yuan Li

Female, age 17 · Alhambra, California

Killed Sep 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

Yuan Li, a 17-year-old Asian female, tragically lost her life on September 21, 2003, in Alhambra, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Yuan Li died from gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at 2148 South Curtis Avenue, where she…

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Danny Dominguez

Male, age 13 · Huntington Park, California

Killed Sep 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

The endless Southern California sun beat down on the streets of Huntington Park on Sunday, September 21, 2003, a day that would end in the violent death of a young boy. Danny Dominguez, a 13-year-old Hispanic male, was on the threshold of his teenage years, a…

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Augustine P. Cate

Male, age 47 · Goldfield, Colorado

Killed Sep 21, 1902 · 124 years ago

Augustine P. Cate, 47, male, was the night marshal of Goldfield, Colorado, walking his rounds in the predawn quiet of September 21, 1902, when a glow inside a downtown drug store caught his attention. Slipping through a rear entrance to investigate a…

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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.