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Deaths by Force on August 16

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

Deaths by Force (508)

Randy Gene Baker - Greeley, Colorado
Death by Force

Randy Gene Baker

Male, age 59 · Greeley, Colorado
Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, Randy Gene Baker, a 59-year-old man, was found deceased in his Greeley, Colorado, home on August 16th. At first glance, it appeared to be an unfortunate accident, possibly related to recent heart surgery he had undergone. His wife…

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Twanna Adams - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Twanna Adams

Female, age 26 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of August 16, 2017, a drug transaction in Saint Louis, Missouri, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 26-year-old Twanna Renee Adams. Adams, a female resident of Saint Louis, had accompanied two men to a home in the 5800…

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Tyquon Rashawn Curry - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Tyquon Rashawn Curry

Male, age 18 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tyquon Rashawn Curry, an 18-year-old African American male, was found shot in a school parking lot in Greensboro, North Carolina, on August 16, 2017. He was discovered by dumpsters in the parking lot of the Montessori School at 3012 Bessemer Ave around 7:46…

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Dion Walker - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Dion Walker

Male, age 20 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of a young Harrisburg man was tragically cut short in a fatal encounter that began with a plan for a robbery. On the evening of August 16th, 20-year-old Dion Walker, a Black male, was found by police inside his vehicle…

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Terry Edward Hill - Drummonds, Tennessee
Death by Force

Terry Edward Hill

Male, age 40 · Drummonds, Tennessee
Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Drummonds, Tennessee, a tragedy unfolded on August 16, 2017, ending the life of 40-year-old Terry Edward Hill. A white male, Hill was discovered by deputies from the Tipton County Sheriff's Office at a residence in the 6000 block of…

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Steven Coleman - Baytown, Texas
Death by Force

Steven Coleman

Male · Baytown, Texas
Killed Aug 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steven Coleman, a 32-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in the head by his girlfriend, Cierra Sutton, while he was sleeping on the night of August 16, 2017, in Baytown, Texas. The couple had gotten into an argument earlier that day, and Sutton…

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Victorino Hector Bacuetes - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Victorino Hector Bacuetes

Male, age 44 · San Diego, California
Found Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Victorino Hector Bacuetes, aged 44, was shot and killed on August 16, 2015, at Morley Field in Balboa Park, San Diego. His body was discovered early in the morning near Baseball Field #3 and the Velodrome. San Diego Police responded to a call reporting a "man…

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Roderick Price - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Roderick Price

Male, age 31 · Oakland, California
Found Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Roderick Price, aged 31, was shot and killed on August 16, 2015, in Oakland, California. His death was one of many homicides that year, as the city struggled with ongoing violence and socio-economic issues that continued to affect its neighborhoods. The…

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Sergio Cortes - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Sergio Cortes

Male, age 15 · Oakland, California
Found Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 16, 2015, Sergio Cortes, a 15-year-old boy, was tragically shot in Oakland, California. The incident occurred around 1:56 a.m. near San Antonio Park and the 2000 block of Foothill Boulevard. It was a drive-by shooting, where an unknown individual in…

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John Lewis - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

John Lewis

Male, age 50 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 16, 2015, John Lewis, aged 50, was fatally shot in Chicago during a year marked by increasing violence throughout the city. Chicago saw a significant surge in homicides in 2015, with the total number of murders rising from 416 in 2014 to 468 in…

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Christopher Doyle - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Christopher Doyle

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christopher Doyle, a 21-year-old man, was shot and killed on August 16, 2015, in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The incident is part of a troubling pattern of violence that has plagued neighborhoods like West Englewood, where homicides are a…

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Mark Wagner - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Mark Wagner

Male, age 26 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of Mark Wallace Wagner Jr., a 26-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, August 16, 2015, police responded to a call at the intersection of 24th and Chestnut Streets in the Russell…

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Reed Franklin Jr - Suitland, Maryland
Death by Force

Reed Franklin Jr

Male, age 22 · Suitland, Maryland
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late summer afternoon, the sounds of recreation at a community park were shattered by gunfire, leading to the tragic death of a young man. Reed Franklin Jr., a 22-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot on Sunday, August 16, 2015, in Suitland…

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Nor Spencer - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Nor Spencer

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On Sunday, August 16, 2015, the life of a 23-year-old Black male named Norman Spencer was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. Known to his family and friends as a dedicated young father of two children, Spencer had set out that afternoon with a…

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Adela Hernandez - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Adela Hernandez

Female, age 45 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 45-year-old Adela Garcia Hernandez was tragically cut short. On August 16, 2015, Hernandez, a female, and a man named Juan Antonio Manjarrez-Camarillo, were found shot to death inside her home near 85th…

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Juan Antonio Jarrez-camarillo - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Juan Antonio Jarrez-camarillo

Male, age 25 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a quiet home in Phoenix, Arizona, became the scene of a tragic discovery. On the evening of Sunday, August 16th, Juan Antonio Jarrez-camarillo, a 25-year-old male, was found deceased alongside 45-year-old Adela Garcia Hernandez. Both…

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Adela Garcia Hernandez - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Adela Garcia Hernandez

Female, age 45 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a tragedy unfolded in a quiet Phoenix neighborhood, forever altering the lives of a family. On the evening of Sunday, August 16th, 45-year-old Adela Garcia Hernandez was found shot to death inside her home near 85th Avenue and Camelback…

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Shane Bennett - Worcester, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Shane Bennett

Male, age 24 · Worcester, Massachusetts
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shane Bennett, a 24-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on August 16, 2015, on Newbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The incident that led to his death was determined to be a drug deal that escalated into a robbery. In the aftermath of the shooting…

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Preston Patton - Parsons, Kansas
Death by Force

Preston Patton

Male, age 25 · Parsons, Kansas
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

A quiet Sunday evening in Parsons, Kansas, took a tragic turn on August 16, 2015, ending in the death of a young man and the arrest of his father. Preston Patton, a 25-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot outside his father's home. When police and…

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Mark Wagner Jr. - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Mark Wagner Jr.

Male, age 26 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the fading hours of a Sunday evening in Louisville, Kentucky, tragedy struck. On August 16, 2015, a 26-year-old Black male named Mark Wallace Wagner, Jr. was found in the street at the intersection of 24th and Chestnut in the Russell neighborhood.…

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Ramon Mitchell - Seattle, Washington
Death by Force

Ramon Mitchell

Male, age 23 · Seattle, Washington
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of August 16, 2015, a burst of gunfire outside the Baltic Room nightclub on Capitol Hill in Seattle brought a tragic end to the life of 23-year-old Ramon Mitchell, a male also known by the nickname "Monie Ratt." The incident, which unfolded…

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Kevin Lashaun Parker - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Kevin Lashaun Parker

Male, age 41 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Oklahoma City, the life of 41-year-old Kevin Lashaun Parker was tragically cut short. On August 16, 2015, Parker was found in the 3400 block of N.E. 24th Street, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Emergency responders…

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D’Alandis Love - Greenwood, Mississippi
Death by Force

D’Alandis Love

Male, age 27 · Greenwood, Mississippi
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a humid Saturday night in mid-August 2015, D’Alandis Love, a 27-year-old Black man from Greenwood, Mississippi, slid into the back seat of a red Pontiac with his cousins and friends, heading west on Highway 82 toward the Moroccan Lounge in nearby Itta…

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Frederick Errickson - Warren, New Jersey
Death by Force

Frederick Errickson

Male, age 55 · Warren, New Jersey
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer day in Warren, New Jersey, a family tragedy unfolded, leaving a community in shock and mourning. Frederick William Errickson Jr., a 55-year-old white male, lost his life on August 16, 2015, in a violent sequence of events that also claimed the…

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Heidi Errickson - Warren, New Jersey
Death by Force

Heidi Errickson

Female, age 45 · Warren, New Jersey
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

A quiet Sunday afternoon in Warren, New Jersey, turned tragic in August 2015, shattering the peace of the affluent community. Heidi Errickson, a 45-year-old female, became the victim of a shocking act of violence that would leave a lasting scar on her family…

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Linda Sue Owens - Vansant, Virginia
Death by Force

Linda Sue Owens

Female, age 43 · Vansant, Virginia
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Vansant, Virginia, a tragedy unfolded that left a family and community mourning the loss of Linda Sue Owens. A 43-year-old Caucasian woman, Linda's life was cut short on Sunday, August 16, 2015, within the walls of her own home on…

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Donte Woodson - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Donte Woodson

Male, age 26 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Sunday morning in August 2015, Donte Woodson, a 26-year-old male, entered a QuikTrip convenience store on the 2700 block of Dunn Road in St. Louis County. He proceeded to the restroom, but shortly after, the sound of gunshots echoed through the store.…

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Rafael Ramirez Durant - Sumter, South Carolina
Death by Force

Rafael Ramirez Durant

Male, age 32 · Sumter, South Carolina
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 16, 2015, the life of 32-year-old Rafael Ramirez Durant, a male resident of Sumter, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. Just after midnight, officers from the Sumter Police Department responded to a call of shots…

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Richard Butler - Ravenel, South Carolina
Death by Force

Richard Butler

Male, age 24 · Ravenel, South Carolina
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Ravenel, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made, shattering the local peace. The body of James Butler, a 67-year-old man, was found behind a vacant house on Roper Run Road. The discovery was made by two children who were…

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J.R. Reid Franklin - Suitland, Maryland
Death by Force

J.R. Reid Franklin

Male, age 22 · Suitland, Maryland
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late afternoon of a summer day in Suitland, Maryland, a dispute in a community space escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving a young man's life cut short and a community in search of answers. The victim was JR Reid Franklin, a 22-year-old male from…

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David Stiner - Syracuse, New York
Death by Force

David Stiner

Male, age 71 · Syracuse, New York
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of a 71-year-old man, David Stiner, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On August 16th, Stiner, a retired auto mechanic, was patiently waiting for a friend in the passenger seat of his pickup truck…

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Justin Johnson - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Justin Johnson

Male, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer day in 2015, the life of 25-year-old Justin Johnson was violently cut short in Brooklyn, New York. His body was discovered on August 16th on the grounds of the Rochdale Village apartment complex in South Jamaica, Queens. The initial discovery left…

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Russell McKee - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Russell McKee

Male, age 30 · Queens, New York
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 16, 2015, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Queens neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Russell McKee, a 30-year-old male resident of Cambria Heights, was standing at the…

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Wagyns Flerilien - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Wagyns Flerilien

Male, age 20 · Miami, Florida
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Wagyns Flerilien, a 20-year-old male from Miami, FL, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2015. The incident occurred in southwest Miami-Dade County and involved a shooting that resulted in multiple injuries and one fatality. According to reports, the…

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Damaria Hill - Valdosta, Georgia
Death by Force

Damaria Hill

Male, age 18 · Valdosta, Georgia
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of 18-year-old Damaria Hill was cut short in Valdosta, Georgia. A senior at Valdosta High School and a football player for the Wildcats, Hill was a young man with plans for his future, which included joining the military…

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Dorothy Leighann Reardean - Douglas, Georgia
Death by Force

Dorothy Leighann Reardean

Female, age 25 · Douglas, Georgia
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a wave of shock and sorrow swept through the small community of West Green, Georgia, with the tragic death of 24-year-old Dorothy Leighann Reardean. A licensed practical nurse known for her work at Shady Acres Health and…

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Caprice McCollum Jr. - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Caprice McCollum Jr.

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Caprice McCollum Jr., a 16-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Caprice was critically wounded when he was shot…

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Jerome Phelps - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jerome Phelps

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jerome Phelps, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 16, 2015, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. on the West Side, specifically in the 1600 block of South Springfield Avenue. Jerome was outside with a…

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Alondo Perry - Canton, Ohio
Death by Force

Alondo Perry

Male, age 32 · Canton, Ohio
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Alondo Perry, a 32-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on August 16, 2015, in Canton, Ohio. Perry was shot four times by his housemate, Jermaine Adams, who was later arrested and charged with his murder. The incident occurred at their…

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Hilvar Lopez - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Hilvar Lopez

Male, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On an August evening in 2015, the life of 26-year-old Hilvar Lopez was tragically cut short in a violent encounter outside his Memphis, Tennessee, apartment. Lopez, a Hispanic male, was returning home on August 16th at the Prescott Place Apartments in the…

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Jeremy Lampkin - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Jeremy Lampkin

Male, age 25 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Memphis, Tennessee, on August 16, 2015, a tragic series of events led to the death of Jeremy Lampkin, a 25-year-old Black / African American male. The incident unfolded in the 600 block of Patterson Street, near the University of Memphis campus, when…

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Javier Chacon - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Javier Chacon

Male, age 48 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Javier Chacon, a 48-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, was found dead in his home in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood on August 16, 2015. His family discovered him with a gunshot wound when they arrived home around 9 p.m. The Dallas police were called to the…

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Kelsin Flores - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Kelsin Flores

Male, age 17 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kelsin Flores, a 17-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2015, due to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in southwest Houston, where Kelsin was found shot on the patio of his apartment. The Houston Police Department…

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Steven Boyd Norton - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Steven Boyd Norton

Male, age 47 · San Antonio, Texas
Killed Aug 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Steven Boyd Norton, a 47-year-old male, was fatally shot by Kerrville police on August 16, 2015. The incident occurred at his home on Linda Joy Street after officers responded to a domestic violence call. Norton, who owned a local pest-control firm, was…

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Shaquise Buckner - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Shaquise Buckner

Female, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Aug 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Shaquise Buckner, a 16-year-old from Chicago, was killed in a drive-by shooting on August 16, 2014, in the Englewood neighborhood. The shooting occurred around 12:45 a.m. while Shaquise was standing outside a house. She was struck in the head and died at the…

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Nanette Marie Haghi - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Nanette Marie Haghi

Female, age 46 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Aug 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nanette Marie Haghi, a 46-year-old White woman, died in the earliest hours of Aug. 16, 2014, after a violent encounter on Minneapolis’ East Franklin Avenue corridor. Near about 2:20 a.m., police were called to the area around Franklin Avenue between 4th and…

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LaDontae Daugherty - Omaha, Nebraska
Death by Force

LaDontae Daugherty

Male, age 21 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Aug 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

LaDontae Daugherty, a 21-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, was tragically killed in a shooting on August 16, 2014. The incident occurred near 37th and Bedford Avenue, and despite initial investigations, the case remains unsolved. Daugherty was well-loved by his…

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Ray Allison - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ray Allison

Male, age 31 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Aug 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 16, 2014, Ray Allison Jr., aged 31, was found shot to death inside his car outside Auto Toyz, a business on North Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Police were alerted by individuals arriving at the location, who noticed him in the vehicle.…

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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.