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Deaths by Force on August 20

772 open cases in our database happened on August 20. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (534)

Jackie Casstevens - Boonville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jackie Casstevens

Female · Boonville, North Carolina
Killed Aug 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jacqueline “Jackie” Bishop Casstevens, a 66-year-old white female, passed away on August 20, 2014, in Boonville, North Carolina. Jackie was a retired accountant and a beloved member of her community. She was married to Jay Casstevens, and together they were…

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Ramon Antonio Shaw - Raleigh, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ramon Antonio Shaw

Male, age 23 · Raleigh, North Carolina
Killed Aug 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ramon Antonio Shaw, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 20, 2014, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Shaw was found lying on the ground after being shot outside Rumors Nightclub on West South Street in the early morning hours.…

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Rev. William Bill Scott - Lumberton, North Carolina
Death by Force

Rev. William Bill Scott

Male, age 68 · Lumberton, North Carolina
Killed Aug 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Reverend William "Bill" Scott, a 68-year-old Caucasian male, tragically died on August 20, 2014, in Lumberton, North Carolina. According to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office, Rev. Scott shot and killed his 64-year-old wife, Charlotte Scott, before turning…

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Shannon Bongartz - New-kensington, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Shannon Bongartz

Female, age 28 · New-kensington, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Shannon N. Bongartz, a 28-year-old female, was killed on the morning of August 20, 2014, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, in a double shooting that also took the life of John T. Russ. Online reports identified Bongartz as being from Penn Hills, Verona, or…

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Terence Michael Terry Groessel - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Terence Michael Terry Groessel

Male, age 52 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Aug 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Terence Michael Terry Groessel, a 52-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on August 20, 2014, in Dallas, TX. According to Dallas Police, Groessel's death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred late at night…

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Stanley Dawson - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Stanley Dawson

Male, age 53 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

Stanley Dawson, aged 53, was found dead in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 20, 2013. His death was ruled a homicide by the authorities. Dawson’s body was discovered in an abandoned building in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati. The investigation pointed…

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Robert Jones - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Robert Jones

Male, age 47 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

Robert E. Jones, 47, died on August 20, 2013, in Memphis, Tennessee. What remains in the public-facing record that’s been provided here is heartbreakingly minimal: a short death notice that gives his name, the date he died, and where the arrangements were…

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Douglas Allen Witt - Russell, Virginia
Death by Force

Douglas Allen Witt

Male, age 53 · Russell, Virginia
Killed Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late summer of 2013, the life of 53-year-old Douglas Allen Witt came to a tragic end on a road in Russell County, Virginia. On the morning of August 20th, a violent encounter unfolded between Witt and his estranged wife, Tamara Witt. Douglas, behind…

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Lenardo Allison - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lenardo Allison

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

Lenardo Allison, a 26-year-old African American male, was tragically found dead on August 20, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. He was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in a parking lot near 62nd Street and Ashland Avenue in the West Englewood…

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Basillio Clausell - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Basillio Clausell

Male, age 20 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of August 20, 2013, a night of violence in Chester, Pennsylvania, claimed the life of 20-year-old Basilio 'B.J.' Clausell Jr., a Hispanic male. Clausell was behind the wheel of his car on McDowell Avenue when he was struck by gunfire.…

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Angel David Grajiola - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Angel David Grajiola

Male, age 22 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

Angel David Grajiola was twenty-two years old when his life was cut short in the late summer of 2013. Born on October 2, 1990, Grajiola, who was also known among family as Angel David Reyes Grajiola, was a young Latino male whose sudden passing devastated…

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Anthony Diaz - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Anthony Diaz

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

A business arrangement concerning a marijuana venture took a fatal turn, leading to the murder of Miguel Soto-Diaz in Baltimore, Maryland. Soto-Diaz had traveled from California to meet with Ziyon Thompson on May 7, 2022, to discuss their joint enterprise.…

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Dewayne K Whitelaw - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Dewayne K Whitelaw

Male, age 23 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Aug 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late summer of 2012, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Kansas City, Missouri. Dewayne K. Whitelaw, a 23-year-old Black male, was with a friend on the evening of August 20th. As they traveled west on 66th…

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Raymond Twine - San Francisco, California
Death by Force

Raymond Twine

Male, age 20 · San Francisco, California
Found Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Raymond Twine, a 20-year-old from San Francisco, was shot and killed on August 20, 2010, near the Alemany housing projects. The incident occurred around 12:10 a.m. in the vicinity of Alemany Boulevard and Ellsworth Street. Authorities found Twine in front of…

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Contray Davon Merchant - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Contray Davon Merchant

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, the life of Contray Davon Merchant, a 29-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, August 22, 2010, Merchant was killed in the 5100 block of Queensberry Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. Details surrounding the…

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Terry Whitlow - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Terry Whitlow

Male, age 22 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early moments of a Friday morning, just after midnight on August 20, 2010, the life of 22-year-old Terry Whitlow was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. He was with his friend, Steven Pointer, in the parking lot of an apartment building…

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Arthur Simmons - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Arthur Simmons

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Aug 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 20, 2010, tragedy struck in Memphis, Tennessee, forever altering the lives of the family and friends of Arthur Simmons II. The 23-year-old male was driving his gray Saturn in the 2200 block of Hawkins Mill when he was ambushed…

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David Deans - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

David Deans

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the predawn hours of August 20, 2009, the life of David Antwon Deans, a 25-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. At approximately 1:41 a.m., in the 4200 block of Belle Avenue, Deans was killed in an act of…

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Donte Demetrius Gunter - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Donte Demetrius Gunter

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Donte Demetrius Gunter, a 25-year-old Black male, became another victim of the city's ongoing violence. On the afternoon of August 20, 2009, at approximately 4:30 p.m.…

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Joseph Adefolalu - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Joseph Adefolalu

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of August 20, 2009, Joseph Adefolalu, a Nigerian man, was working his shift as a taxi driver in Greensboro, North Carolina, a job he had held for three years to bring in extra money for his family. He was not a man who was easily frightened…

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Kenneth Broadus - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Kenneth Broadus

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

Kenneth Broadus, aged 48, was the victim of a homicide on August 20, 2009, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department took on the investigation. According to reports, Broadus was murdered on that day, but…

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Hugo Rodriguez - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Hugo Rodriguez

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas
Found Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

On August 20, 2009, Hugo Rodriguez, a 24-year-old male from Houston, Texas, was fatally shot in the 5700 block of Cornish at approximately 12:30 a.m. Houston police officers responded to the scene after observing a black Chevrolet Cobalt swerving and crashing…

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Terrance Mayes - Blackville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Terrance Mayes

Male, age 21 · Blackville, South Carolina
Killed Aug 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, a violent altercation outside a home in Blackville, South Carolina, resulted in the tragic death of 21-year-old Terrance Latrell Mayes, a Black male. The incident, which unfolded on August 20th, also left his brother, Zantrell…

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Fakhur Uddin - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Fakhur Uddin

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Aug 20, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the morning of August 20, 2008, 20-year-old male Fakhur Uddin, a Bangladeshi immigrant and community college student, was found murdered in his father's variety store in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood. Having immigrated to the United States from…

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Walker Yow - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Walker Yow

Male, age 63 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Walker Lee Yow, a 63-year-old Black man, died in Birmingham, Alabama, in August 2007, his death occurring amid a violent stretch of late-summer days in the city. Public memorial records place the fatal incident on August 20, while the death notice published…

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Gary Tucker - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Gary Tucker

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gary Tucker, aged 45, was fatally shot on August 20, 2007, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period when Chicago was grappling with persistently high homicide rates, especially in communities struggling with issues such as poverty, gang activity, and a…

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Vincente Duenas-Jimenez - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Vincente Duenas-Jimenez

Male, age 27 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Vincente Duenas-Jimenez, 27, a Hispanic/Latino male from Las Vegas, was killed on August 20, 2007. His death was investigated as a homicide after his body was discovered in the city, marking the start of a case that would linger without resolution. Publicly…

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Terry James Haga - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Terry James Haga

Male, age 69 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Las Vegas, on August 20, 2007, the life of 69-year-old Terry James Haga, a Caucasian male retiree, was irrevocably altered. He was discovered lying next to his car in a neighbor's driveway on Northam Street, the victim…

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Garvin Matthews - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Garvin Matthews

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 20, 2007, Garvin Matthews, a 33-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was shot and killed in a tragic incident. The homicide took place in a neighborhood that had seen several other incidents of violent crime, reflecting a period of heightened gun…

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Reggie Porter - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Reggie Porter

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas
Found Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Reggie Porter, a 27-year-old man, was fatally shot on August 20, 2007, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours at an apartment complex located at 1251 Wilcrest. According to initial reports, Porter was found with multiple gunshot…

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Nick DeSimone - Everett, Washington
Death by Force

Nick DeSimone

Male, age 19 · Everett, Washington
Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of August 20, 2007, the life of 19-year-old Nick DeSimone of Everett, Washington, was tragically cut short. A former soccer standout at Mariner High School, the male teen was spending the night at his girlfriend's home in…

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Mina Rosenthal-Eames - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Mina Rosenthal-Eames

Female, age 31 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 20, 2007 · 19 years ago

Mina Rosenthal-Eames, a 31-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically killed on August 20, 2007. Mina, who was a second-year student at the University of Texas Dental Branch, was fatally shot by her estranged husband, Clifton Eames, as she walked to…

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Ronald Bryson - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Ronald Bryson

Male, age 49 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

Ronald Bryson, a 49-year-old African-American male from Washington, D.C., lost his life late on the night of August 20, 2005, in the parking lot of the Skylark Lounge on New York Avenue NE. The Skylark, a nightlife venue and gentlemen's club at 1943 New York…

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William Sircy - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

William Sircy

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a summer evening in Indianapolis, Indiana, the life of 20-year-old William Stryker Sircy was tragically cut short. On August 20, 2005, the young Caucasian man, a graduate of Ben Davis High School and a former member of their state champion football team…

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Kevin Green - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Kevin Green

Null · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

On August 20, 2005, Kevin Green was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred on the east side of Columbus, in the vicinity of his residence. Green, aged 41, was shot to death, and his body was discovered by law enforcement officers who…

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William Stryker Sircy - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

William Stryker Sircy

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Aug 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

William Stryker Sircy, a 20-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot on the west side of Indianapolis on August 20, 2005. A graduate of Ben Davis High School, where he was a member of the state champion football team, Sircy was engaged to be married. He had…

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Darryl Lynn Sneed - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Darryl Lynn Sneed

Male · Dallas, Texas
Killed Aug 20, 2004 · 22 years ago

Darryl Lynn Sneed, a 40-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was born on September 22, 1963, in Bay City, Texas. He tragically passed away on August 19, 2004, in Dallas, Texas. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a victim of a…

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Lois Fields - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Lois Fields

Female, age 43 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Aug 20, 2004 · 22 years ago

Lois Fields, a 43-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on August 19, 2004. She was born in Terrell, Texas, on July 15, 1961, to Mr. Floyda Fields Sr. and Mrs. Effie L. Fields. Lois was a loving mother to three children: Jonathan C.…

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Anna Emma Vader - Hawthorne, California
Death by Force

Anna Emma Vader

Female, age 84 · Hawthorne, California
Killed Aug 20, 2002 · 24 years ago

Anna Emma Vader was 84 years old when she died on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in Hawthorne, a city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 4518 W.…

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Virginia Webb - Waynesboro, Virginia
Death by Force

Virginia Webb

Female, age 92 · Waynesboro, Virginia
Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a summer day in August of 2000, the quiet town of Waynesboro, Virginia, was unsettled by a tragedy that would linger for years to come. On August 20th, officers from the Waynesboro Police Department were called to a residence at 158 South Charlotte Avenue…

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Allen Little - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Death by Force

Allen Little

Male, age 25 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 20, 2000, tragedy struck in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, forever altering the lives of Allen Little's family and friends. The 25-year-old Black / African American male was fatally shot outside a local nightclub. An altercation…

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Derrick Dwayne Robinson - Westmont, California
Death by Force

Derrick Dwayne Robinson

Male, age 29 · Westmont, California
Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

Derrick Dwayne Robinson, a 29-year-old resident of Westmont, California, tragically lost his life on August 20, 2000. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Robinson was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in…

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Mercy Elena Jimenez - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Mercy Elena Jimenez

Female, age 24 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 20, 2000 · 26 years ago

On Sunday, August 20, 2000, twenty-four-year-old Mercy Elena Jimenez, a Hispanic woman, lost her life in Los Angeles County. Her death cut short the life of a young woman at the threshold of her adulthood, leaving behind unanswered questions that have…

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Daren Mixon - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Daren Mixon

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Aug 20, 1997 · 29 years ago

On August 20, 1997, 35-year-old Daren Mixon was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. He was found with a gunshot wound at 378 North Virginia Lee Road. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, but to date, the investigation has not resulted in…

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James Pruitt - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

James Pruitt

Male, age 83 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Found Aug 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

James Pruitt, an 83-year-old resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, was found murdered on August 20, 1995. His body was discovered inside his residence at 302 West Camel Street, where authorities responded to a call reporting a deceased person. The…

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Tabitha Guth - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Tabitha Guth

Female, age 19 · Toledo, Ohio
Found Aug 20, 1995 · 31 years ago

On August 20, 1995, Tabitha Guth, aged 19, was last seen in Toledo, Ohio, as she was walking home from a friend’s house in the 3900 block of Watson Street. She told her friend she was heading to her residence on Willamont Street between 11 p.m. and midnight.…

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Kathryn Menendez - Alliance, Ohio
Death by Force

Kathryn Menendez

Female, age 17 · Alliance, Ohio
Found Aug 20, 1994 · 32 years ago

Kathryn "Kathy" Menendez, a 17-year-old from Alliance, Ohio, was found dead on August 25, 1994, just a few days after she went missing on August 20. Her body was discovered in a rural area near the Berlin Reservoir, on an oil well road off of Fewtown Road in…

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Richard Mincher - Hamilton, Ohio
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Richard Mincher

Male, age 25 · Hamilton, Ohio
Killed Aug 20, 1993 · 33 years ago

Richard Mincher, a 25-year-old resident of Hamilton, Ohio, was killed on August 20, 1993, at the location of 3108 Dixie Highway. The incident began with Mincher getting into an altercation at a local bar, which was eventually broken up. Approximately an hour…

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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.