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Deaths by Force on April 16

735 open cases in our database happened on April 16. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (491)

Kelvin Kenzenski Howard - Huntsville, Alabama
Death by Force

Kelvin Kenzenski Howard

Male, age 35 · Huntsville, Alabama
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of 35-year-old Kelvin Kenzenski Howard was tragically cut short in Huntsville, Alabama. On the evening of April 16th, Howard was involved in a fatal altercation that ended in gunfire. The incident, which would later be…

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Gabriel Calderon - Prescott, Arizona
Death by Force

Gabriel Calderon

Male, age 17 · Prescott, Arizona
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of 17-year-old Gabriel Calderon was tragically cut short in Prescott Valley, Arizona. The Hispanic male was discovered on April 16, 2014, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital in Phoenix for…

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Martin Jesus Echeverria-Garcia - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Martin Jesus Echeverria-Garcia

Male, age 21 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of Martin Jesus Echeverria-Garcia, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Tucson, Arizona. On the sixteenth of April, his body was discovered on a sidewalk, the victim of fatal gun violence. The sudden and…

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Hubert Hunter - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Hubert Hunter

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, a burst of violence shattered the evening calm in a Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Hubert Hunter, a 21-year-old Black male from the area, was fatally shot on the evening of…

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Michelle Marie Ploetz - Saint Paul, Minnesota
Death by Force

Michelle Marie Ploetz

Female, age 20 · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Born in Seoul, Korea as Yun, Tae Eun, Michelle Marie Ploetz was a 20-year-old female who had built a life in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A young mother, she was navigating the complexities of co-parenting with her 19-year-old boyfriend, Timothy Scott Hendricks.…

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June Lang - Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Death by Force

June Lang

Female, age 75 · Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, a domestic tragedy unfolded in a quiet Oak Creek, Wisconsin, home, ending the life of 75-year-old Caucasian female, June Lang. On the afternoon of April 16th, what began as a lunch outing for June and her husband of 56 years, Jack Lang…

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Jamie Guin - Nettleton, Mississippi
Death by Force

Jamie Guin

Male, age 33 · Nettleton, Mississippi
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small town of Nettleton, Mississippi, a burst of violence on a spring afternoon in 2014 shattered the midday calm and left a community in shock. Among the lives tragically cut short was that of Jamie Guin, a 33-year-old man from the nearby community of…

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Joseph Bass - Nettleton, Mississippi
Death by Force

Joseph Bass

Male, age 44 · Nettleton, Mississippi
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On April 16, 2014, in the small town of Nettleton, Mississippi, a violent altercation tragically cut short the life of 44-year-old Joseph Valie Bass. The day took a dark turn as Joseph, a male, was leaving the United Furniture plant where he worked, riding in…

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Nathan Hall - South-bend, Indiana
Death by Force

Nathan Hall

Male, age 18 · South-bend, Indiana
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 16, 2014, 18-year-old Nathan Hall, a high school senior, was shot and killed in South Bend, Indiana. Initially, it was reported that Hall was riding his bike to work when the incident occurred in the 1400 block of North…

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Donald Mariner - Salisbury, Maryland
Death by Force

Donald Mariner

Male, age 72 · Salisbury, Maryland
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Salisbury, Maryland, the life of 72-year-old Donald G. Mariner, a male resident, was brought to a violent and tragic end in the spring of 2014. On the sixteenth of April, an intruder forced their way into his home on Pemberton Drive…

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Lester Wright - Berlin, Maryland
Death by Force

Lester Wright

Male, age 90 · Berlin, Maryland
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Wednesday morning in Berlin, Maryland, a quiet residential street became the scene of a heart-wrenching discovery. Family members, concerned for the welfare of an elderly couple, arrived at their home on Williams Street to find a tragedy had unfolded.…

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Michelle Miranda Fletcher - Fort-washington, Maryland
Death by Force

Michelle Miranda Fletcher

Female, age 32 · Fort-washington, Maryland
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of April 16, 2014, a celebration of life tragically ended in the death of 32-year-old Michelle Miranda Fletcher. A female resident of Fort Washington, Maryland, she had just returned to her home in the 7200 block of Jaywick Avenue after…

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Darquell Zamir Carter - Utica, New York
Death by Force

Darquell Zamir Carter

Male, age 22 · Utica, New York
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the city of Utica, New York, a young life was abruptly cut short on April 16, 2014. Darquell Zamir Carter, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot while in a car on the 1500 block of Oneida Street. The incident left the local community in shock and his family…

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Jose DeJesus Guerrero - Antioch, California
Death by Force

Jose DeJesus Guerrero

Male, age 16 · Antioch, California
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of April 16, 2014, 16-year-old Jose DeJesus Guerrero was tragically shot and killed in Antioch, California. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on the 4900 block of Country Hills Drive, a location not far from his home. Guerrero was riding a…

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MarJon Fuller - Oakland, California
Death by Force

MarJon Fuller

Male, age 20 · Oakland, California
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

MarJon Fuller, a 20-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on April 16, 2014, in a drive-by shooting. Fuller was shot multiple times outside Sharif Market and succumbed to his injuries after stumbling into the store. The incident…

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Tony Seay - Fort-myers, Florida
Death by Force

Tony Seay

Male, age 40 · Fort-myers, Florida
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tony Seay, a 40-year-old resident of Fort Myers, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 16, 2014. He was found at the intersection of Marlyn Road and Montevista Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Fort Myers Police Department responded to…

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Evan Campbell - Union-city, Georgia
Death by Force

Evan Campbell

Male, age 39 · Union-city, Georgia
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of an April evening in 2014, a burst of gunfire shattered the relative quiet of a Union City, Georgia, convenience store parking lot, leaving a man dead and a woman wounded. The deceased was identified as Evan Campbell, a 39-year-old man…

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Chad Spiess - Wauseon, Ohio
Death by Force

Chad Spiess

Male, age 51 · Wauseon, Ohio
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Chad D. Spiess, a 51-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Delta, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2014, at his home due to a hunting accident. Chad was born on August 14, 1962, in Wauseon, Ohio, to Sue Spiess and Merril L. Spiess. He was a…

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Deon L. Johnson - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Deon L. Johnson

Male, age 36 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Deon L. Johnson, a 36-year-old African American man from Columbus, OH, was tragically shot and killed on April 16, 2014, while sitting in his car in the parking lot of the North YMCA on Sandalwood Place. The incident occurred during an argument that escalated…

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Katrina Kington Gregory - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Katrina Kington Gregory

Female, age 31 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Katrina Kington Gregory, a 31-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, tragically died on April 16, 2014. She was found shot in the head outside her apartment building at East Worthington Village Apartments. The incident occurred around 11:50 p.m. when residents…

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Calvion Odom - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Calvion Odom

Male, age 24 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Calvion Odom, a 24-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on April 16, 2014, in Dallas, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a broader investigation that involved multiple arrests and legal proceedings. The…

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Lucille Lucy Jacobson - Conroe, Texas
Death by Force

Lucille Lucy Jacobson

Female, age 65 · Conroe, Texas
Killed Apr 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lucille Marie "Lucy" Jacobson, aged 65, passed away on April 16, 2014, in Willis, Texas. Born on June 20, 1948, in Whittier, California, she was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. She was known for her love of the American flag, eagles, and sewing.…

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Kenneth Ford - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Kenneth Ford

Male, age 48 · Miami, Florida
Found Apr 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kenneth Ford, aged 48, was tragically murdered on April 16, 2013, in Miami, Florida. His case remains unsolved and is classified as a cold case by the Miami Police Department. The circumstances of Kenneth's death are unclear, with few details released to the…

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Andrew Dominick Morris - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Andrew Dominick Morris

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, the life of 21-year-old Andrew Morris, a Black male, was cut short. On April 16, 2013, Morris was shot and killed in an incident that also left another person wounded. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. on the 3800 block…

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David Soto - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

David Soto

Male, age 46 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

David Soto was a 46-year-old White man from Detroit, Michigan. What makes his death especially difficult to pin down in a clear public narrative is how little verifiable information is available in openly accessible reporting about the circumstances that led…

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Kendall Jr Chapple - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Kendall Jr Chapple

Male, age 23 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Apr 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kendall Mack Chapple Jr., aged 23, was tragically shot and killed on April 16, 2013, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kendall was born on January 25, 1990, and faced challenges early in life, being born prematurely and spending his first four months in the hospital.…

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Souhibe Ay Joudeh - Fort Worth, Texas
Death by Force

Souhibe Ay Joudeh

Male, age 23 · Fort Worth, Texas
Found Apr 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On April 16, 2013, Souhibe Ayman Joudeh, a 23-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, was found dead in what police identified as an attempted robbery involving narcotics. The incident occurred when multiple individuals in two vehicles—a Dodge Challenger and a blue…

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Lewis Ho - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Lewis Ho

Male, age 21 · Oakland, California
Found Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Lewis Homan, a 21-year-old man from Oakland, California, was killed on April 16, 2012. The incident occurred in the midst of rising violence in the city, which was dealing with a high number of homicides during that period. Homan was one of many young victims…

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Pablo Del Rio - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Pablo Del Rio

Male, age 22 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Pablo Del Rio, a 22-year-old man from Denver, Colorado. Remembered by friends and family as a kind-hearted and helpful individual, Del Rio was a loving father to his young daughter…

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Samuel D Clay - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Samuel D Clay

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Samuel D. Clay, aged 25, was fatally shot on April 16, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood, an area that had been experiencing significant violence at the time. His death was part of a continuing pattern of…

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Marvin Clay - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Marvin Clay

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Marvin Clay, aged 23, was a homicide victim in Chicago, Illinois, on April 16, 2012. His death was one of many that contributed to the high homicide rate in Chicago during that year, a time marked by escalating violence. The city experienced a significant…

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Ricardo Mabray - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Ricardo Mabray

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of Ricardo Mabray, a 27-year-old male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Monday, April 16, 2012, in the vicinity of the 1300 block of Aisquith Street, Mabray was killed in an act…

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Torey Maurice Garrison - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Torey Maurice Garrison

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of Torey Maurice Garrison, a 34-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of April 16th, in the 4700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, Garrison became the…

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Jason Green - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Jason Green

Male, age 36 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On April 16, 2012, Jason A. Green, aged 36, was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at his residence, and he passed away unexpectedly at Grant Medical Center. Jason was well known in the local community, having graduated from Centennial…

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Christopher Muir Davis - St. Albans City, Vermont
Death by Force

Christopher Muir Davis

Male, age 22 · St. Albans City, Vermont
Killed Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of a young Caucasian male, 22-year-old Christopher Muir Davis of St. Albans City, Vermont, came to a tragic and mysterious end. His family last saw him on March 27, 2012, and after three days without contact, they reported him…

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Reginald Burns Jr. - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Reginald Burns Jr.

Male, age 44 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Reginald Burns Jr., a 44-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically killed on April 16, 2012. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Burns was fatally shot while sitting on a porch with friends in the 1100 block of West 45th…

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Faraah Christine Anderson - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Faraah Christine Anderson

Female, age 29 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Faraah Christine Anderson, a 29-year-old African American woman from Durham, NC, was tragically shot to death on April 16, 2012. She was found dead in her apartment at McDougald Terrace, along with Farrahquan Idre Glenn, a 27-year-old man. The incident…

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Farrahquan Idre Glenn - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Farrahquan Idre Glenn

Female · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Apr 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Farrahquan Idre Glenn, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on April 16, 2012, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the McDougald Terrace apartment complex, where Glenn and Faraah Christine Anderson, a 29-year-old…

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Antoine Macklin - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Antoine Macklin

Male, age 26 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Apr 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the autumn of 2020, a 56-year-old woman named Sean Macklin disappeared from her Atlanta, Georgia, apartment, sparking a chain of events that would ultimately lead to a murder conviction, even without the discovery of her body. Her daughter, deeply…

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Roger W Walker - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Roger W Walker

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Roger W. Walker, age 30, was killed on April 16, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was recorded as part of the broader struggle with gun violence in the city. The homicide occurred during a period marked by high rates of violent crime in Chicago…

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Kenneth Alexander - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kenneth Alexander

Male, age 46 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the spring of 2009, a Philadelphia man's life was cut short, leaving behind a case that remains a testament to the city's ongoing struggle with violent crime. Kenneth Alexander, a 46-year-old African-American male, was found deceased on April 16, 2009. His…

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Bernard White - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Bernard White

Male, age 38 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Apr 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, on the afternoon of April 16, 2008, a burst of gunfire shattered the daily rhythm of life on Bowdoin Avenue. When police responded to a call for a person shot at 68 Bowdoin Avenue around 4:30 p.m., they discovered the…

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Jameel Wright - Buffalo, New York
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Jameel Wright

Male, age 17 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Apr 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the spring of 2008, the life of 17-year-old Jameel Wright was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. An African-American male, Wright became a victim of a homicide on April 15, 2008. His death is officially classified as a death by force, leaving a…

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Leon Williams - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Leon Williams

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Wednesday in April 2008, the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia became the final resting place for a young man from North Philadelphia. Twenty-six-year-old Leon Williams was found lifeless, lying next to a parked car on…

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Edward Baez - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Edward Baez

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Edward Baez, a 35-year-old male Hispanic/Latino, was recorded among Philadelphia’s 2008 homicide victims after being found in the 3100 block of Potter Street. Although the information provided with the request listed April 16, 2008 as the date of death, the…

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Raphael Christian - Marietta, Georgia
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Raphael Christian

Male, age 16 · Marietta, Georgia
Killed Apr 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Raphael Christian, a 16-year-old Black male from Marietta, Georgia, died on April 16, 2008, after what began as an ordinary evening at the Bentley Manor apartment complex on Bentley Road. According to reports from the time, he was outside with four friends…

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Pierre Lafortune - Miami, Florida
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Pierre Lafortune

Male, age 25 · Miami, Florida
Found Apr 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On April 16, 2007, 25-year-old Pierre Lafortune was killed in Miami, Florida. The case remains an unsolved homicide, with limited publicly available details regarding the circumstances of the death. Law enforcement agencies have continued efforts to resolve…

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Ericka Brair - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Ericka Brair

Female, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the cold of a Philadelphia March in 2007, a young woman's life was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the hearts of her loved ones and a case that continues to baffle investigators. Eighteen-year-old Ericka Brair, a senior at Frankford High School…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.