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Deaths by Force on June 20

774 open cases in our database happened on June 20. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (564)

Lorenzo Rodgers - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Lorenzo Rodgers

Male, age 23 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 20, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the warm evening of June 12, 1990, a promising life was tragically cut short in Saint-Louis, Missouri. Lorenzo Rodgers, a 23-year-old male, was off-duty from his role as a police officer when he found himself in a fatal confrontation. He was standing in…

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Frank Black - Lima, Ohio
Death by Force

Frank Black

Male, age 70 · Lima, Ohio
Killed Jun 20, 1988 · 38 years ago

Frank Black, aged 70, was found dead on June 20, 1988, in Lima, Ohio, after what appeared to be a violent home invasion. According to police reports, an unknown suspect entered Black's residence on South McDonel Street at around 11:10 p.m., likely with the…

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Audrey Cardenas - Belleville, Illinois
Death by Force

Audrey Cardenas

Female, age 24 · Belleville, Illinois
Killed Jun 20, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the summer of 1988, Audrey Cardenas, an ambitious 24-year-old female, had just graduated from Texas A&M University and was beginning an internship at the Belleville News-Democrat in Illinois. Her promising career was tragically cut short when she failed to…

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Ray Edward Kovar - New-hope, Texas
Death by Force

Ray Edward Kovar

Male, age 34 · New-hope, Texas
Killed Jun 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

Ray Edward Kovar, a 34-year-old male deputy sheriff with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department in Texas, was killed in the line of duty on June 20, 1982. Deputy Kovar and his partner were responding to a call for assistance on a prowler at a local business…

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Susan Becker - Boulder, Colorado
Death by Force

Susan Becker

Female, age 20 · Boulder, Colorado
Killed Jun 20, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, the community of Boulder, Colorado, was shaken by the discovery of a young woman's body. On July 1st, fishermen in Boulder Canyon came across the remains of 20-year-old Susan 'Susie' Becker. An investigation revealed she had suffered a…

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Robin Samsoe - Huntington Beach, California
Death by Force

Robin Samsoe

Female, age 12 · Huntington Beach, California
Killed Jun 20, 1979 · 47 years ago

On June 20, 1979, 12-year-old Robin Samsoe disappeared from Huntington Beach, California, in a case that would later be linked to the notorious serial killer Rodney Alcala. Robin was last seen alive when she left her friend Bridget Wilvert's apartment to ride…

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Robert McKee - Newport, Maine
Death by Force

Robert McKee

Male, age 35 · Newport, Maine
Killed Jun 20, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 20, 1975, Robert McKee, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian male, was working the overnight shift at McNally's Texaco station in Newport, Maine. A married father of two and a respected sixth-grade teacher at the Vickery School in…

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John Woolery - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

John Woolery

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jun 20, 1975 · 51 years ago

On June 20, 1975, John T. Woolery was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, the victim of an unsolved homicide. Woolery's body was discovered in Montgomery County, and his death occurred on the same day. The circumstances surrounding the crime remain unclear, and no…

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Paul Hill - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Paul Hill

Male, age 20 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Jun 20, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the late summer of 2003, a sense of unease settled over a home in Denver. Inside, Paul Bernal, a 33-year-old man, was with his girlfriend when their lives were irrevocably shattered. The ordinary moments of their day were violently interrupted by the…

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Louis Mercer - El Cajon, California
Death by Force

Louis Mercer

Male, age 62 · El Cajon, California
Killed Jun 20, 1965 · 61 years ago

Louis Lafayette Mercer, a 62-year-old white male, was brutally murdered in El Cajon, California, on June 20, 1965. Mercer was attacked in his apartment during a violent burglary that also left his 57-year-old wife, Lola Mercer, severely injured. The assailant…

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Lola Mercer - El Cajon, California
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Lola Mercer

Female, age 57 · El Cajon, California
Killed Jun 20, 1965 · 61 years ago

On June 20, 1965, Lola Mercer, a 57-year-old white female from El Cajon, California, was the victim of a violent crime that remained unsolved for decades. Lola was assaulted in her home during a break-in that also resulted in the murder of her husband, Louis…

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Grace A. Moore - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Grace A. Moore

Female, age 83 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 20, 1960 · 66 years ago

In the summer of 1960, a wave of terror gripped the city of Los Angeles as a serial killer preyed on its most vulnerable residents. The man, who would become known by a chillingly mundane nickname, moved through the sprawling city, leaving a trail of fear and…

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Stella Darlene Nolan - Auction City, California
Death by Force

Stella Darlene Nolan

Female, age 8 · Auction City, California
Killed Jun 20, 1950 · 76 years ago

Stella Darlene Nolan, an eight-year-old girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, tragically disappeared on June 20, 1953, in Los Angeles County, California. She was last seen at Auction City in the Norwalk area, where her mother worked at a refreshment stand.…

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Benjamin Siegel - Beverly-hills, California
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Benjamin Siegel

Male, age 41 · Beverly-hills, California
Killed Jun 20, 1947 · 79 years ago

Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, a charismatic and feared mobster who played a pivotal role in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, was a man who embraced a life of luxury and violence. Born Benjamin Siegel on February 28, 1906, in Brooklyn, New York, to a poor…

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Charles Mcclary - Alexandria, Virginia
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Charles Mcclary

Male, age 32 · Alexandria, Virginia
Killed Jun 20, 1929 · 97 years ago

In the summer of 1929, the city of Alexandria, Virginia, was rocked by the sudden and violent death of one of its own. Sergeant Charles R. McClary, a 32-year-old male officer with the Alexandria Police Department, was gunned down in the line of duty on the…

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Federal William Frank Porter - Camp Creek, West Virginia
Death by Force

Federal William Frank Porter

Male, age 39 · Camp Creek, West Virginia
Killed Jun 20, 1925 · 101 years ago

William Frank Porter, a 39-year-old White/Caucasian male, was serving as a federal Prohibition agent when he was killed on June 20, 1925, at Camp Creek, West Virginia. Porter worked for the United States Department of the Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service…

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John Sparks - Cullman, Alabama
Death by Force

John Sparks

Male, age 49 · Cullman, Alabama
Killed Jun 20, 1919 · 107 years ago

In the summer of 1919, a tragic event unfolded in the small town of Cullman, Alabama, forever marking its history. John W. Sparks, a 49-year-old man who had honorably served as the community's Chief of Police for five years, had recently been elected as the…

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Maurice Ahearn - New-rochelle, New York
Death by Force

Maurice Ahearn

Male, age 32 · New-rochelle, New York
Killed Jun 20, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 20, 1903, a male Special Police Officer named Maurice Ahearn, aged 32, was shot and killed in the Rochelle Park neighborhood of New Rochelle, New York. While on patrol, he encountered a man carrying a bag over his shoulder.…

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Christopher Gonzales

Male, age 54 · Dayton, Washington
Killed Jun 20, 2022 · 4 years ago

Christopher Gonzales, 54, male, was found mortally wounded on the evening of June 20, 2022, inside an apartment at 118 East Washington Avenue in Dayton, Washington. Deputies and medics responded after a report of a shooting; Gonzales had suffered a single…

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Jerold Arnett

Male, age 78 · Salyersville, Kentucky
Killed Jun 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer day in June of 2020, the community of Salyersville, Kentucky, was shaken by the discovery of a local man's untimely death. Jerold Arnett, a 78-year-old male resident, was found lying in a driveway on Roanne Road. The initial investigation by the…

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Fidel Ayala Rodriguez

Male, age 75 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Fidel Ayala Rodriguez was 75 years old when he died on Saturday, June 20, 2020, in the Historic South-Central neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 1248 East…

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Santos Valasquez Merida

Male, age 27 · Brighton, Alabama
Killed Jun 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the predawn hours of June 20, 2019, the night in Brighton, Alabama, broke open with gunfire at the Holiday Mobile Home Park along Bessemer Super Highway. When the first calls came in around 2:00 a.m., investigators began piecing together a scene that…

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Cenovio Morales

Male, age 15 · Sylmar, California
Killed Jun 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cenovio George Morales, a 15-year-old resident of Sylmar, California, tragically lost his life on June 20, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Cenovio was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to a young life full…

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Jeredy Peters

Male, age 40 · Canyonville, Oregon
Killed Jun 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in the small city of Canyonville, Oregon, a domestic dispute turned deadly, forever altering the lives of one family. On June 20, 2015, 40-year-old Jeredy Peters, a male, was shot and killed. The incident, which occurred in the evening…

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Denise Gonzalez

Female, age 22 · Passaic, New Jersey
Killed Jun 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer night in June of 2015, a violent encounter outside a Passaic, New Jersey nightclub tragically cut short the life of 22-year-old Denisse Gonzalez. In the early morning hours of June 20th, outside the Cloud 9 Lounge on Market Street, Gonzalez was…

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Darius Porter

Male, age 25 · Anderson, South Carolina
Killed Jun 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer morning in Anderson, South Carolina, the life of 25-year-old Darius Porter was tragically cut short. On June 20, 2015, the Conyers, Georgia resident was fatally shot. The incident prompted an immediate investigation by local law enforcement…

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Shawn Lovell Parker

Male, age 49 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jun 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shawn Lovell Parker, a 49-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on June 20, 2015, in West Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred early in the morning on Windy Valley Drive. Police responded to the call around 3:35 AM and…

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Jose Luis Horta

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose Luis Horta, a 34-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on June 20, 2014, in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to coroner's records, Horta was walking his dog around 1:45 a.m. on South Figueroa Street when a brown van…

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Richard Richmond

Male, age 30 · Capitol-heights, Maryland
Killed Jun 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

Just after daybreak on June 20, 2009, trouble spilled into the 700 block of Capitol Heights Boulevard in Capitol Heights, Maryland. In the first reports that circulated online afterward, the victim’s name appears in two different forms: some memorial-style…

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Victor Smith

Male, age 35 · Capitol-heights, Maryland
Killed Jun 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

On June 20, 2009, Victor W. Smith Sr., a 35-year-old male from Capitol-heights, MD, passed away. Information regarding the specific circumstances of his death, including whether it was the result of a homicide, is not available in publicly accessible online…

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Francisco Barrera

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jun 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

Francisco Barrera was 46 years old when he died on Friday, June 20, 2008, in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Wilshire Boulevard and Shatto Place in Koreatown. His death…

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Tavaris Randell

Male, age 22 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jun 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Tavaris Randell was 22 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it…

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Juan Bosco Luna

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 20, 2002 · 24 years ago

Juan Bosco Luna, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on June 20, 2002, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Luna was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The incident…

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Jose Tovar

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas
Killed Jun 20, 1992 · 34 years ago

On June 20, 1992, 32-year-old Jose Tovar, a Hispanic male from Houston, TX, was tragically killed during a drug-related robbery. The incident took place in a Houston home, where Jose Tovar and his wife, Rachel Tovar, were targeted by a group involved in drug…

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Esther MacLennan

Female, age 40 · Montreal, Quebec
Killed Jun 20, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the summer of 1974, Esther MacLennan was a 40-year-old teacher living and working in Montreal, Quebec. The details of her personal life, the subject she taught, and the memories held by her friends and family have faded from the public record over the…

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Albert Miller

Male · Oxford, Massachusetts
Killed Jun 20, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the quiet community of Oxford, Massachusetts, the summer of 1909 was shattered by a violent encounter that resulted in the death of Town Constable Albert Miller. On a fateful day, Constable Miller came upon two teenage brothers in the act of burglarizing…

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