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Brynisha Allen

Missing · age 24 · Dallas, Texas

Last seen August 12, 2016

Brynisha Nichelle Allen, a 24-year-old woman, was last seen in Dallas, Texas, on August 12, 2016. Her case is classified as endangered missing, and very few details have emerged about the circumstances of her disappearance. She has not been heard from since…

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Milsan Gonzalez Alvarez

Male, age 17 · ALEXANDRIA, Virginia

Last seen Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a young man named Milsan Gonzalez Alvarez vanished from his life in Alexandria, Virginia, leaving a void of information and a family grappling with his absence. On August 12, 2021, the 17-year-old was last seen in his hometown. The…

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Joel Esquivel-dominguez

Male, age 34 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Last seen Aug 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 12, 2011, 34-year-old Joel Enrique Esquivel-Dominguez was last seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Known to his loved ones as "QuiQue," he had a distinctive patch of white hair at the front of his brown hair. His tattoos were also notable, with the…

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Nancy Hawk

Female, age 59 · Metairie, Louisiana

Last seen Aug 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the evening of Friday, August 12, 2011, 59-year-old Nancy Hawk was at the Metairie, Louisiana, residence she shared with a man in the 1100 block of Clearview Parkway. Following a verbal altercation with her housemate, Nancy reportedly left the home around…

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Jose Beltran-sedano

Male, age 19 · Glendale, Arizona

Last seen Aug 12, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Glendale, Arizona, a young man named Jose Julian Beltran-Sedano was working on his vehicle in front of his residence on August 12, 2006. Beltran-Sedano, who was 20 years old at the time, was accompanied by his pregnant girlfriend and…

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Paul Sanders

Male, age 17 · Mesa, Arizona

Last seen Aug 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the summer of 2000, 17-year-old Paul David Sanders moved from Missouri to Mesa, Arizona, to live with his father. An athletic young man, he played football and basketball at Globe High School and had dreams of attending college on a sports scholarship. On…

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Missing30th anniversary

Bruce Cooney

Male, age 46 · Clinton Township, Michigan

Last seen Aug 12, 1996 · 30 years ago

On a summer day, August 12, 1996, the life of 46-year-old Bruce Cooney of Clinton Township, Michigan, pivoted into a mystery that would endure for decades. The day began as any other, but concern turned to alarm when two of Bruce's colleagues arrived at his…

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Olin Apatiki

Male, age 40 · Nome, Alaska

Last seen Aug 12, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of Alaska, the story of Olin Apatiki is one of many that speaks to an ongoing tragedy. A 40-year-old male from Gambell, his presence vanished from the city of Nome, leaving behind a profound silence and a case with…

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Daniel Miranda

Male, age 53 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Last seen Aug 12, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the late summer of 1991, a sense of unease settled over a group of friends in Colorado. On August 12, 53-year-old Daniel H. Miranda said his goodbyes to a friend in Colorado Springs. He was setting off on a short trip to Denver to visit some other friends…

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Ronald Wayne Cummings

Male, age 57 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of August 12, 2021, a quiet street in Mobile, Alabama, became the scene of a tragedy that would leave a family grieving and a community searching for answers. Ronald Wayne Cummings, a 57-year-old male, was found deceased inside his white…

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Nyden Holmes

Male, age 18 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Nyden Holmes, an 18-year-old Black/African American male, was killed in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2021, after gunfire broke out in the area of 4th and Harrison Streets in the city's Hilltop neighborhood. Wilmington police responded at about 1:20…

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Yovani Nieto Arellano

Male, age 19 · Millville, Utah

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer day in Millville, Utah, a conflict between two men at a construction site simmered with fatal consequences. A Hispanic / Latino male named Yovani Nieto Arellano, a 29-year-old construction worker, was involved in a dispute with his older coworker…

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Lawrence Anzures

Male, age 30 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 12, 2021, a tragic incident occurred at the Ojos Locos Sports Bar and Grill restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, resulting in the death of 30-year-old Lawrence Anzures. The incident began as an argument that escalated into a violent altercation.…

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Deandrea Thomas

Male, age 34 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Deandrea Thomas, a 34-year-old Black/African American male, was killed in a shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 12, 2021. The incident occurred in an apartment near 29th and Wells, where Thomas and others were reportedly playing dominoes. According to…

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Kent Murcer

Male, age 48 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the heat of an August afternoon in Oklahoma City, tragedy struck, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Kent Murcer. On August 12, 2021, the 48-year-old White male found himself the target of a fatal act of violence. The day was just past…

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Arthur L. Ellerson III

Male, age 18 · Ypsilanti, Michigan

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of August 12, 2021, the life of 18-year-old Arthur L. Ellerson III was tragically cut short in Ypsilanti, Michigan. An aspiring young man, Arthur, who was Black / African American, was fatally wounded in a shooting that unfolded at an…

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Pamela Lorainne Sumpter

Male, age 39 · Cope, South Carolina

Killed Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 12, 2021, a violent incident occurred in Cope, South Carolina, resulting in the untimely death of Pamela Lorainne Sumpter. The 39-year-old Black / African American woman was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle when she became the victim of a fatal…

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Unidentified Remains (39)

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 19 · Marked Tree, Arkansas

Found Aug 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

A fisherman found this skull while fishing in a ditch off of the Saint Francis River.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · Revere, Massachusetts

Found Aug 12, 1996 · 30 years ago

Found outside, Behind building.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 40 · New York, New York

Found Aug 12, 1991 · 35 years ago

Unknown black male was witnessed to be running naked down the streets when he fell in front of a truck at Hudson Street and Charles St.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 55 · Metairie, Louisiana

Found Aug 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Middle-aged hispanic male collapsed at work.

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · Detroit, Michigan

Found Aug 12, 1996 · 30 years ago

Found in river

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Unidentified Male

Male, est. age 30 · San Diego, California

Found Aug 12, 1986 · 40 years ago

Pedestrian struck and run over by private passenger vehicle.

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Unidentified Female

Female, est. age 60 · Carlsbad, California

Found Aug 12, 2024 · 2 years ago

The decedent is an unidentified White female who is believed to be between 50 and 60 years old and is of unknown residency. On the evening of 08/12/2024 a Coaster commuter train travelling northbound in the city of Carlsbad, and the engineer noted the…

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Unidentified Person

Unsure, est. age 45 · Pima County County, Arizona

Found Aug 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Isolated cranium was discovered in a remote desert area by USBP

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Brenda Warthen

Female · Bronx, New York

Found Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 12, 2021, an unidentified female body was discovered in the Bronx, New York, and later determined to be Brenda Warthen. Despite the efforts of local authorities, Brenda Warthen remains unclaimed. The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner is…

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James Cornick

Male · New York, New York

Found Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 12, 2021, the body of a male, identified as James Junior Cornick, was discovered in New York, New York. Despite efforts to locate family or friends, Mr. Cornick remains an unclaimed person, adding to the list of cases that require public assistance…

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Rogeli Cameron

Male · Manhattan, New York

Found Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 12, 2021, the unidentified body of a person named Rogeli Caseus Cameron was discovered in Manhattan, New York. Listed under the NamUs ID UCP84517, this case involves the complex task of identifying the individual and understanding the circumstances…

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Jessie Davenport

Male · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Found Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on August 12, 2021, the male body of Jessie Davenport was discovered, marking the beginning of an ongoing investigation into an unclaimed person case. This development was particularly poignant, as the series of…

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Gordon Kenfield

Male · Tacoma, Washington

Found Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Gordon Lee Kenfield, identified through the Namus database with ID UCP84547, was discovered deceased on August 12, 2021. His body was found in a tent at the homeless camp where he resided in Tacoma, Washington. This unfortunate discovery brought to light the…

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Robert Smith

Male · Irving, Texas

Found Aug 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

The body of Robert Gene Smith, an unclaimed individual, was discovered in Irving, Texas on August 12, 2021. Following the discovery, he was officially pronounced deceased in Dallas, Texas. The case was taken on by the Southwestern Institute of Forensic…

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Robert Mincey

Male · Johnson City, Tennessee

Found Aug 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet city of Johnson City, Tennessee, a mysterious and somber case unfolded on August 12, 2016. The body of Robert Eugene Mincey, an unclaimed individual, was discovered at a local boarding house. This location had been his residence for approximately…

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Xiomara Peralta

Female · Brooklyn, New York

Found Aug 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 12, 2016, the body of an unidentified female, later identified as Xiomara Peralta, was found in Brooklyn, New York. Despite efforts to trace her identity and locate any next of kin, her circumstances remain a mystery. Her case has been registered…

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Serial Killer Victims (11)

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Henrietta Wright

Victim of Lonnie David Franklin

age 35 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 12, 1986 · 40 years ago

Henrietta Wright, a 35-year-old Black woman, was tragically found dead on August 12, 1986, in an alley near the 2500 block of West Vernon Avenue in Hyde Park, Los Angeles. Her body was discovered under a discarded mattress, and authorities determined that she…

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Sheri Martin

Victim of Sherman Mccrary

Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 12, 1971 · 55 years ago

On a summer evening in Salt Lake City, Utah, 17-year-old Sheri Martin was working at a Winchell's Donut Shop. It was August 17, 1971, and what began as a routine night would tragically become her last. Two men, Sherman McCrary and his son-in-law Carl Taylor…

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William Willie J. Robinson

Victim of Sarah Jane Robinson

age 22 · Massachusetts

Killed Aug 12, 1886 · 140 years ago

Sarah Jane Robinson: The Massachusetts Borgia Background Sarah Jane Robinson was a nineteenth-century American poisoner whose repeated association with sudden and agonizing deaths earned her the nicknames “The Massachusetts Borgia” and “The Boston Borgia.”…

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Richard Hawks

Victim of Quincy Jovan Allen

age 53 · Dobson, North Carolina

Killed Aug 12, 2002 · 24 years ago

Richard Calvin Hawks, a 53-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was tragically murdered on August 12, 2002, in Dobson, North Carolina. He was working at a Citgo gasoline station when he was fatally shot by Quincy Allen, a serial killer who was robbing the…

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Robert Roush

Victim of Quincy Jovan Allen

age 29 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 12, 2002 · 24 years ago

A 51-year-old man, Donald Ray Barnes, was shot and killed in New Orleans on Sunday, May 16, 2010. The shooting occurred in the 7th Ward, specifically in the 1900 block of Pauger Street. First District officers discovered Barnes after responding to a report of…

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Opal Mills

Victim of Gary Leon Ridgway

age 16 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Aug 12, 1982 · 44 years ago

Opal Charmaine Mills was a 16-year-old Black female with aspirations of becoming a model. A daughter of a white mother and a Black father, she was remembered by her family as a loving and outspoken girl who was honored in her church for reading the bible…

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Mary Parsh

Victim of Timothy Wayne Krajcir

age 58 · Cape-girardeau, Missouri

Killed Aug 12, 1977 · 49 years ago

On August 12, 1977, a tragic double homicide occurred in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, claiming the life of 58-year-old Mary Evelyn Alexander Parsh. Mary, a female resident of the area, was at her home on Koch Street when an intruder broke in, believing the…

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Brenda Parsh

Victim of Timothy Wayne Krajcir

age 27 · Cape-girardeau, Missouri

Killed Aug 12, 1977 · 49 years ago

Brenda Kay Parsh was a 27-year-old woman who had come back to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to help her mother while her father was in the hospital, expecting a stressful family visit—not a home that had already been watched and chosen. Late on Friday, August 12…

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