Emilio Martinez-Rodriguez was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He graduated from high school in 1994 and attended the University of Puerto Rico before entering the United States Army in 1996. During his military service, Emilio became a member of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. After leaving the military, he moved to Tampa, … More Emilio Martinez-Rodriguez
Jack L. Burgoon was born on December 17th, 1947, in Columbus, Ohio. By 2010, he was sixty-two years old and living near Mount Sterling, a small community southwest of Columbus. Professionally, Jack had become president of Allied Fabricating & Welding, a Columbus-area fabrication company. He had a wife and five daughters. On the morning of … More Jack L. Burgoon
John Parsons Wheeler III, better known as Jack, was born on December 14th, 1944, into a family with a strong military tradition. His father had attended West Point and served during World War II, and Jack followed the same path, graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1966. Academically, he excelled. West Point records … More John Parsons “Jack” Wheeler III
On the evening of Wednesday, March 17th, 2010, something went terribly wrong inside a small cellular-phone store on one of the busiest streets in Douglas, Georgia. Thirty-two-year-old mother of four Sandra Latrail Robinson was working at the Prepaid Superstore at 706 South Madison Avenue. The business was still supposed to be open when, sometime between … More Sandra Latrail Robinson
Olga Alicia Paz was born on March 30th, 1978. At the time of her death she was thirty-one years old, married, and the mother of two children. Contemporary reporting identified the children as being nine and thirteen years old. Official descriptions of Olga’s employment vary slightly in wording but appear compatible. The Texas Rangers describe … More Olga Alicia Paz
Sixteen-year-old Antonio Nuñez Jr., known as “Chato,” a nickname he had carried since childhood, grew up in a large family in Oakland, California. He was the fourth of five children—four boys and a girl—and was remembered by his older brother, Mario Hernandez, as unusually optimistic and mature for his age. Antonio was close to his … More Antonio “Chato” Nuñez Jr.
Susan Marie Cox was born on October 16th, 1981, and grew up primarily in Washington state. Her family settled in Puyallup when she was young, and Susan graduated from Rogers High School in 2000. Friends and relatives remembered her as energetic, sociable, religious, and devoted to her family. She studied cosmetology after high school before … More Susan Cox Powell
Victor Sanchez was twenty-nine years old in the fall of 2009. He was married, the father of two young children, and worked long hours at two separate restaurants to provide for his family. One of those jobs was at an IHOP restaurant in Riverside, California. To the people who knew him, Victor’s life revolved largely … More Victor Sanchez
On Halloween night in 2009, more than a hundred young people crowded into a house in Columbia, Maryland, for a party that would continue into the early morning hours of November 1st. The party took place at a residence in the 11500 block of Manorstone Lane that had been rented for the event and admission … More Aaron Brice
North E. Woodall was born in Mississippi in 1924 and grew up under circumstances far removed from the distinguished military career that awaited him. According to accounts later cited by the Dayton Daily News, he was the grandson of a formerly enslaved person. His son later recalled that North was largely self-educated and learned to … More North Woodall
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