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Laura Garza (25) was found deceased more than a year after she went missing from a nightclub
Police have found the remains of Laura Garza, the woman who has been missing since she left a Manhattan nightclub more than a year ago. read more...

Jose Sucuzhanay (31) was beaten to death with a metal bat
A man charged with the hate-crime murder of an Ecuadoran immigrant used "all his might, with all his body" when he brought a metal bat down on the victim's head, a witness testified Wednesday. read more...

Rhian Elsmore (17) was allegedly murdered by her 28-year old boyfriend
DNA may be needed to help identify a body found in rugged bushland near Rockhampton yesterday, believed to be of teenager Rhian Elsmore. read more...

Lisa Stankiewicz (30) Terri Ross (40) and Leslie Ross (34) died when Lisa lost control of her car on a icy road
The Lee County Sheriff's Office received a report of a two-vehicle accident at 6:38 p.m. Tuesday. Officials blamed the accident on an icy roadway. Earlier in the day, strong wind blew snow over 303rd Avenue. Warm temperatures melted the snow, which then froze as ice. read more...

Ryan Cupples (24) was killed when his car struck a tree and a large rock
Ryan Cupples, 24, of Ramona has been identified as the victim in a fatality car accident that occurred March 27th on San Vicente Road in Ramona read more...

Clayton Adamkavicius (43) died of injuries sustained during combat operations in Afghanistan
Army Capt. Clayton L. Adamkavicius 43, of Fairdale, Ky.; assigned to the 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division, Kentucky Army National Guard, Louisville, Ky read more...

Pernell Roberts (81) star of Trapper John M.D, died of pancreatic cancer
Pernell Roberts, 81, a strapping actor who was an original cast member of the long-running TV western "Bonanza" and the star of the medical drama "Trapper John, M.D.," died of cancer Jan. 24 at his home in Malibu, Calif. read more...

Tia Rigg (12) was strangled and stabbed to death by her uncle
The uncle of a 12-year-old girl who was strangled and stabbed to death after she went to his house to watch a football match has been charged with her murder, police have said. read more...

Sarah Anderson (19) was killed in an accident when her car hydroplaned
With an wide grin and a love of music, Sarah Darelle Anderson could be anything she wanted. She wanted to be a vet. She was a member of the Auburn University band, playing piccolo, and had been drum major and homecoming queen at Robertsdale High. That came to an end Nov. 10, 2009 when Sarah was 19. Her car hydroplaned near Montgomery. Sarah was killed. read more...

Jimmy "Cleve" Kinsey (25) died suddenly and the reason is unknown
Cpl. Jimmy Cleveland Kinsey II, 25, a native of Foley and a resident of Maylene, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010. He served two tours in Iraq as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. He received a Purple Heart for being injured in the line of duty. read more...

Alicia Parlette (28) succumbed to a rare form of cancer
Alicia Parlette, who turned her incurable cancer diagnosis at age 23 into a Chronicle series about her experience, died just before noon Thursday at UCSF Medical Center. read more...

Jon Carmichael (13) hung himself after allegedly being bullied at school
Jon Carmichael was an eighth-grader who did well in class and competed in athletics, "the kind of kid you wish you had a lot of in your school," said Ray Dane, the school superintendent in Joshua, south of Fort Worth. Now, friends and teachers wonder if bullying led the 13-year-old boy to take his life. Jon was found hanging in his family's barn Sunday, the Tarrant County medical examiner confirmed. read more...

Tamie Kealey (45) died after a brave battle against colon cancer
Tamie Louise Ackley Kealey, age 45, beloved wife of James A. Kealey of Stratford, died peacefully on April 6, 2009 in Griffin Hospital surrounded by her husband and family. read more...

Kyle Simpson (21) died in a car crash after allegedly falling asleep at the wheel
The 21-year-old Mountain View man who died in a solo car crash in Cupertino early Friday morning was a well-liked former football star at Los Altos High School who possibly fell asleep at the wheel. Kyle Simpson had just returned home from Army training before the crash. On the night of the accident, friends say, he had just left his job as a security guard at a South Bay bar and grill and was still adjusting to the time difference from his travels. At around 2 a.m. he lost control of his Ford SUV, which rolled multiple times on northbound Highway 280 in Cupertino. read more...

Kyle Ryba (24) was shot to death by his girlfriend's estranged husband
A love triangle may have led to the shooting death of a Boyd man and a woman's injuries, a Chippewa County sheriff's official says. Kyle B. Ryba, 24, of 10057 Highway D, was shot to death early Saturday, and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Stephanie N. Ball, was wounded when her husband, William A. Ball, 21, of Minot, N.D., allegedly shot the couple. read more...

Reggis Washington (16) died after he was shot in the back on the South Side of Chicago
Police responded about 7:35 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 6900 block of South Wabash Avenue and found a 16-year-old boy lying in the middle of the street with a gunshot wound to the upper back area, police said. Reggis Washington, 16, was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. at Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. read more...

Steven Wosinski, Lauryn Mustain & Shanna Kuznicki (all 17) were killed in a car accident
A video that captures four close friends from East Troy High School joyfully snacking and joking became a memorial to them Friday, a day after three of the 17-year-olds died in a car crash on a slick road south of Mukwonago. The fourth was in critical condition. The scenes of the teenage friends - Steven Wosinski, Lauryn Mustain, Shanna Kuznicki and Andy Bohmann - appear to have been shot and posted on YouTube within an hour or two of the fatal collision on Highway ES. In their banter, they identify their destination - Wal-Mart. read more...

Jacob Jordan (18) died when his pick-up truck crashed over an embankment
A White Bluff teen missing for several days was found dead Tuesday morning. The body of 18-year-old Jacob Jordan was found inside his pickup truck off of Highway 70 in Dickson at about 1 a.m. According to a police report, Jordan was apparently traveling west in Highway 70 when he crossed both eastbound lanes and crashed down an embankment. read more...

Stuntwoman April Stirton (28) died when she fell off her motorcycle and was hit by another vehicle
A 28-year-old television stuntwoman is dead after she fell off her motorcycle and was hit by another vehicle while driving to a set in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County coroner's office says April Stirton was riding her motorcycle west on U.S. Highway 101 Tuesday morning when she attempted to pass a tow truck. read more...

Johnny Goulding (24) died from an undiagnosed hole in his lung
John Patrick Goulding III "Johnny", 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away April 5, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral service were held 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 9, at the McGilley Midtown Chapel, 20 W. Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. read more...

Jeffrey Shorter (18) was killed in a one-vehicle accident
An overnight crash kills a Valley teen and sends one person to the hospital. Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, rescue crews in Sullivan County responded to a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 41 near Paxton. Police say a truck traveling in the south-bound lanes ran off the road. The driver, 18-year-old Jeffrey Shorter of Carlisle, died at the scene. read more...

Erica Rummel (17) died when the SUV she was in crashed into a tree
A New Oxford High School student was killed Tuesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Grant Drive in Hanover. Erica Rummel, 17, of the 1500 block of Carlisle Pike, Hanover, was pronounced dead at Hanover Hospital at 2:20 p.m., an hour after the accident, according to the York County Coroner's office. read more...

Eugene Franjola (17) & Stephen Massina (16) were killed in a crash with an unlicensed driver
Stephen Massina was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m. at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Police said Massina was a passenger in a BMW driven southbound on Ocean Avenue by 17-year-old Eugene Franjola of Oakdale when the vehicle was struck by a westbound Dodge pickup truck at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway on April 10 at 11:22 p.m. read more...

Kayla Gerdes (18) was high on drugs when she plowed down an elderly woman as she mowed her lawn
As a sobbing Kayla Gerdes, 18, was taken out of Nassau County Police Headquarters at 10 a.m., she told reporters the Tuesday crash was an accident. read more...

Jordan Moss (14) & Jordon Poirier (15) were killed when a joyride ended in a fiery crash
The Carmel community is grieving over the loss of two high school teenagers. The two were killed in a crash Friday night just south of 146th street on River Road. Police have not released the victims names. However, sources within the Carmel High School community identify them as Jordan Moss and Jordan Poirier. A Facebook memorial page has been set up for them. read more...

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