Deaths by Force on December 7

Deaths by Force (465)

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Man Leonard Conerely

Male, age 31 · Columbia, Mississippi

Killed Dec 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

In Columbia, Mississippi, Patrolman Leonard Conerely’s life was cut short in the line of duty. While on patrol, he responded to a report of a man armed with a gun. The suspect had reportedly entered a bank carrying a pistol and a knife. Patrolman Conerely…

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Madeleine Furey-Livaudais

Female, age 33 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 7, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the winter of 1978, a shadow fell over a quiet home in northeast Denver, forever altering the lives of a young family. Madeleine Furey-Livaudais, a 33-year-old female, was a loving wife and the mother of two young daughters. Known for her adventurous…

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Beverly Wortmann

Female, age 24 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the winter of 1977, Beverly Wortmann, a 24-year-old reporter for the Jackson County Sentinel-Tribune, was living in Kansas City, Missouri. On the evening of December 7th, she told her roommate she was stepping out to buy some cigarettes. She returned to…

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James Lee Haynes

Male, age 32 · Saulsville, West Virginia

Killed Dec 7, 1963 · 63 years ago

James Lee Haynes was a 32-year-old White/Caucasian male whose disappearance on December 7, 1963, became a long-running homicide investigation in southern West Virginia. Haynes was a U.S. Army sergeant and Purple Heart recipient who had served during the…

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Ruth Velda Buesing Malone

Female, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 7, 1927 · 99 years ago

Ruth Velda Buesing Malone, a 23-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on December 7, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Ruth had moved to Los Angeles from Aberdeen, Washington, to escape her husband, John Malone, who was known to be a jealous and violent…

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Hugh H DeShazo

Male, age 28 · Dothan, Alabama

Killed Dec 7, 1914 · 112 years ago

In the winter of 1914, a young police officer's life was tragically cut short in Dothan, Alabama. Officer Hugh H. DeShazo, a 28-year-old male who had been with the Dothan Police Department for a mere month, was walking his beat on December 7th. He made a stop…

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Benjamin Dowell

Male, age 27 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 7, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the fading light of a Nashville evening, the life of Patrolman Benjamin F. Dowell, a 27-year-old male, was brought to a sudden and violent end on Monday, December 7, 1903. While standing at his post awaiting his relief, he was approached by two men. One of…

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Kenneth Bryant

Male, age 37 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Dec 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

Kenneth Bryant, a 37-year-old man known to some of his loved ones as "Budda," was a resident of Savannah, Georgia. He was born on November 10, 1987, and his life was cut short in the final month of 2024. On the morning of Saturday, December 7, 2024, a…

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Franyerson David P. Morales

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 7, 2024, 24-year-old Franyerson David P. Morales was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Chatham neighborhood, a community on the city's South Side. Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting have not been…

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Shari Schweda

Female, age 70 · Grass-lake, Michigan

Killed Dec 7, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 7, 2024, a concerned neighbor’s call for a welfare check unraveled a double homicide in a quiet Leoni Township, Michigan, neighborhood. The events led to the death of Shari Schweda, a 70-year-old female, and her neighbor. The tragedy began when…

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Darnell Burt

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 7, 2023 · 3 years ago

Darnell Burt, a 59-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on December 7, 2023. The incident occurred in Chicago, highlighting the ongoing issue of gun violence in the city. There are no detailed reports available on the specific…

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Charlene Jarreau

Female, age 42 · Metairie, Louisiana

Killed Dec 7, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 7, 2022, joggers in Metairie, Louisiana, made a tragic discovery. The body of Charlene Jarreau, a 42-year-old female resident of New Orleans, was found on the side of Ivy Street near the intersection with Little Farms…

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Naqwaun Torez Garner

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 7, 2020, the life of 20-year-old Naqwaun Torez Garner was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. A male resident of the city, Garner was on the back porch of his home on Pineview Road when he was the victim of a…

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Kemeo Boyette

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Kemeo Boyette, a 25-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Boyette was shot near 140 E. 120th St. in the Broadway-Manchester area.…

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Tom Lee

Male, age 28 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold December evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the lives of two men were tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence. Tom Lee, a 28-year-old Black man, and his friend, 25-year-old Don'Trae Mason, were fatally shot on December 7, 2018, in an apartment at…

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Dezerick Brooks

Male, age 48 · Henrietta, New York

Killed Dec 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In December of 2018, in the town of Henrietta, New York, a family tragedy unfolded, resulting in the death of 48-year-old Dezerick Brooks. A male resident of Rochester, Brooks was found deceased at a home on a Friday evening. The cause of his untimely death…

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Jerome Donta Lee

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jerome Donta Lee, a 38-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Lee was fatally shot in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. The incident…

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Daniel Liptak

Male, age 56 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Dec 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 7, 2017, the life of 56-year-old Daniel Liptak, a male resident of Roanoke, Virginia, was tragically cut short. Roanoke Police responded to a call of a shooting in the 1500 block of Patterson Avenue SW. Upon their…

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Reginald Jones

Male, age 36 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 7, 2017, a violent double shooting occurred outside a business in Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of 36-year-old Black male Reginald E. Jones Sr. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m. at LP's Grocery and Liquor, located…

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Patricia Ann Hissom Vassar

Female, age 65 · Mooringsport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Mooringsport, Louisiana, a tragedy unfolded on December 7, 2017, ending the life of 65-year-old Patricia Ann Hissom Vassar. The Caucasian female was found deceased in her residence on Scaife Road in what authorities would later…

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Mani Khounvongsa

Female, age 37 · Holland, Michigan

Killed Dec 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the community of Holland, Michigan, was shaken by a tragic event that unfolded in an apartment complex on Stratford Way. On the evening of December 7th, 37-year-old Mani Khounvongsa was at her apartment with her boyfriend, 40-year-old…

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Pedro Rivero-Fernandez

Male, age 53 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a quiet residential street in Glendale, Arizona, became the scene of a sudden and violent crime that claimed the life of 53-year-old Pedro Rivero-Fernandez. On the evening of December 7th, an unknown individual or individuals approached…

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Timothy Bruce

Male, age 42 · Adams, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Timothy Bruce, a 42-year-old male from Ashville, Pennsylvania, died on December 7, 2013, after what authorities described as a fatal hunting accident in Adams Township, Cambria County. He had gone out that Saturday with a nine-member deer hunting party near…

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Thomas Rawlings

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Thomas Rawlings, a 24-year-old man, was stabbed to death on Friday, December 7, 2012, in the 1800 block of North Fulton Avenue in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his death as a homicide.…

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Luis Eduardo Perez

Male, age 15 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Luis Eduardo Perez, a 15-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on December 7, 2009, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. near a bus stop on the 2100 block of East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. According to reports, Perez…

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Mohammed Delwar Hossain Chowdhury

Male, age 49 · Sherman Oaks, California

Killed Dec 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

On Wednesday, December 7, 2005, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 14850 block of Burbank Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks. There, authorities discovered 49-year-old Mohammed Delwar Hossain Chowdhury unresponsive. Medical…

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Mario Olavarria

Male, age 43 · Monterey Park, California

Killed Dec 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

Mario Olavarria was 43 years old when he died on Saturday, December 7, 2002, in Monterey Park. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 808 Newmark Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Theodore Squires

Male, age 39 · Riverhead, New York

Killed Dec 7, 1988 · 38 years ago

Theodore “Ted” Squires was a 39-year-old man at home in Riverhead, New York, on the night of December 7, 1988, when a small, ordinary sound—a knock at the kitchen door—turned the room into a trap. He noticed the outside light was off even though he’d left it…

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Gregg Lindamood

Male, age 43 · Cayucos, California

Killed Dec 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Captain Gregg Nelson Lindamood, aged 43, tragically lost his life on December 7, 1987, in a catastrophic event involving Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771. The flight, en route from Los Angeles to San Francisco, was hijacked by David Burke, a disgruntled…

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Debbie Nissen Neil

Female, age 37 · Cayucos, California

Killed Dec 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Debbie Nissen Neil, aged 37, tragically lost her life on December 7, 1987, in Cayucos, California, as a result of the hijacking and subsequent crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771. Debbie was serving as the lead flight attendant on the ill-fated…

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Douglas Milan Doug Arthur

Male, age 44 · Cayucos, California

Killed Dec 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Douglas Milan "Doug" Arthur, aged 44, tragically lost his life on December 7, 1987, in a catastrophic event that shook the aviation community. Doug was a victim of the hijacking of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771. As the Chief Pilot for Pacific…

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Nels Anderson

Male, age 43 · Billings, Montana

Killed Dec 7, 1924 · 102 years ago

In the bustling, fast-growing city of Billings, Montana, nicknamed the "Magic City," Nels and Annie Anderson were building a life together in the early 1920s. Nels, a 43-year-old barber, and his wife operated a joint business at 2912 Minnesota Avenue, where…

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Annie Anderson

Female, age 39 · Billings, Montana

Killed Dec 7, 1924 · 102 years ago

In the winter of 1924, Annie Anderson, a 39-year-old wife and mother, was known as a reliable and dedicated business owner in Billings, Montana. Together with her husband, Nels, she operated a bustling barber shop and an adjoining marcel parlor on Minnesota…

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