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Deaths by Force on December 21

673 open cases in our database happened on December 21. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (484)

Death by Force

Noah Brown-Leib

Male · Los Angeles, California
Killed Dec 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

The winter days leading into late December are typically defined by holiday warmth, family gatherings, and community celebrations across Southern California. In late 2003, however, a quiet and devastating tragedy unfolded behind closed doors in Los Angeles…

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Death by Force

Hakim Hinson

Male, age 19 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 21, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the winter of 2002, the life of a young Chester man was tragically cut short. Hakim J. Hinson, an African American male known to his loved ones as 'Spec,' was just 19 years old when he was killed by gun violence on Saturday, December 21, 2002, in his…

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Death by Force

Victor Ferguson

Male, age 25 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Dec 21, 1987 · 39 years ago

On December 21, 1987, in the city of Camden, New Jersey, Victor Ferguson, a 25-year-old man, lost his life to gun violence. Online records describe his death simply and starkly: his life was cut short that day, with the brief note that he was “lost to gun…

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Death by Force

William Carnell Gray

Male, age 56 · Newfane, New York
Killed Dec 21, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the small town of Newfane, New York, a dedicated public servant named William Carnell Gray met a tragic and violent end. At 56 years of age, Constable Gray was a man committed to his duty, a commitment that would ultimately cost him his life. The fatal…

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