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Deaths by Force on August 8

740 open cases in our database happened on August 8. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (539)

Jonathan Pierre Dillard - Salisbury, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jonathan Pierre Dillard

Male, age 30 · Salisbury, North Carolina
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jonathan Pierre Dillard, a 30-year-old African American man, was tragically found dead on August 8, 2015, in Salisbury, North Carolina. His body was discovered in a driveway at 828 Park Avenue, between a residence and a vacant home. The Salisbury Police…

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Charles Thompson - Gastonia, North Carolina
Death by Force

Charles Thompson

Male, age 65 · Gastonia, North Carolina
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Charles Dean Thompson, a 65-year-old white male from Gastonia, North Carolina, passed away on August 8, 2015, at his residence. Born on March 11, 1950, in Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Thompson and Mable Gibson. Charles was a U.S.…

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Tyron Tasheem Jones - Goldsboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Tyron Tasheem Jones

Male, age 25 · Goldsboro, North Carolina
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyron Tasheem Jones, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2015, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred when Jones was found dead in a vehicle that had crashed into the railroad tracks at the intersection of…

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Maxx McDaniel - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Maxx McDaniel

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Maxx A. McDaniel, a 20-year-old male from Columbus, OH, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2015. He was born on November 8, 1994, to the late Trishella McDaniel and the late Michael Graham. Maxx was known for his love of basketball and football, although…

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Liperial Savon Easterling - Clarksville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Liperial Savon Easterling

Male, age 21 · Clarksville, Tennessee
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer night in Clarksville, Tennessee, the life of a young soldier was tragically cut short. Liperial 'Savon' Easterling, a 21-year-old male stationed at Fort Campbell, was returning to his residence on Teakwood Drive on August 9, 2015. As he approached…

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Alfred Po Leon Johnson - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Alfred Po Leon Johnson

Male, age 34 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Alfred Po Leon Johnson, a 34-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 8, 2015, in Dallas, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, leading to a thorough investigation by local authorities. The…

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Caleb Curtis Jackson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Caleb Curtis Jackson

Male, age 9 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 8, 2015, Caleb Curtis Jackson, a 9-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life along with his family members in a horrific mass shooting. The incident occurred in their home when David Ray Conley III, the father of Caleb's…

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Dwayne Clifford Jackson Jr - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Dwayne Clifford Jackson Jr

Male, age 10 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Dwayne Clifford Jackson Jr., a 10-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2015. He was one of the six children and two adults killed in a horrific mass shooting carried out by David Ray Conley III, who was 48 years old at the…

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Ernest James Blanco - Waco, Texas
Death by Force

Ernest James Blanco

Male, age 38 · Waco, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ernest James Blanco, a 38-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2015, in Waco, Texas. He was fatally shot, and the incident was reported as a homicide. The Waco Police Department identified him as the victim of a fatal…

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Honesty Faith Jackson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Honesty Faith Jackson

Female, age 11 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Honesty Faith Jackson, an 11-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on August 8, 2015, in Houston, Texas. Honesty was one of six children found murdered along with two adults in their north Houston home. The incident was a mass shooting…

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Jonah Curtis Jackson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Jonah Curtis Jackson

Male, age 6 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jonah Curtis Jackson, a 6-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2015. Jonah was one of the six children who were victims of a mass shooting that took place in their home in northern Harris County, Texas. The perpetrator…

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Nathaniel Nicholas Conley - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Nathaniel Nicholas Conley

Male, age 13 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nathaniel Nicholas Conley, a 13-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2015. Nathaniel was one of seven children who were victims of a horrific familicide. The incident occurred at the home of his mother, Valerie Ann…

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Rickey Fitzgerald Shields - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Rickey Fitzgerald Shields

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rickey Fitzgerald Shields, a 32-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 8, 2015, in Houston, Texas. He was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting incident. The incident occurred at a location in Houston, and the…

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Trinity Hope Jackson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Trinity Hope Jackson

Female, age 7 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Trinity Hope Jackson, a 7-year-old girl of African American ethnicity, tragically lost her life on August 8, 2015, in Houston, Texas. She was one of seven children who perished in a horrific mass shooting at her family's home. The incident was part of a…

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Valerie Ann Yanske Jackson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Valerie Ann Yanske Jackson

Female, age 40 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Valerie Ann Yanske Jackson, a 40-year-old woman of Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, passed away on August 8, 2015, in Houston, Texas. She was a loving homemaker and mother of seven children. Valerie's death was part of a tragic mass shooting…

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Dondre Dyer - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Dondre Dyer

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 23-year-old Dondre Kennen Dyer was tragically cut short. On Friday, August 8, 2014, at approximately 10:52 p.m., the sound of gunshots echoed through the 3600 block of Warder Street, NW.…

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Jacob Craggett - New Haven, Connecticut
Death by Force

Jacob Craggett

Male, age 15 · New Haven, Connecticut
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the warm summer evening of August 8, 2014, in New Haven, Connecticut, the life of 15-year-old Jacob Craggett, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. Just days away from starting his sophomore year of high school, where he was a…

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Jose M. Gonzalez - Springfield, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Jose M. Gonzalez

Male, age 44 · Springfield, Massachusetts
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 8, 2014, a violent incident on an I-91 North on-ramp in Springfield, Massachusetts, claimed the life of 44-year-old Hispanic male Jose M. Gonzalez of Chicopee. The event occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. near the…

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Anastasia Vigil - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Anastasia Vigil

Female, age 27 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Anastasia “Anna” Vigil, a 27-year-old woman, was shot on August 8, 2014, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and died from her wounds. She was attacked at a Northeast Heights auto-detailing shop on Vassar NE, near Candelaria and Girard, where she had gone to see her…

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Dondre Kennen Dyer - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Dondre Kennen Dyer

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Washington, D.C., violence tragically cut short the life of Dondre Kennen Dyer. On that evening, the 23-year-old male was in the 3600 block of Warder Street, NW, when gunfire erupted. The Metropolitan Police Department…

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David Harrington - Graves-county, Kentucky
Death by Force

David Harrington

Male, age 64 · Graves-county, Kentucky
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, a profound sadness fell over the communities of western Kentucky with the news of the passing of David Harrington, a man who had dedicated his life to public service. A 64-year-old male, Harrington was a respected figure, known for…

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Jimmie Allison - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Jimmie Allison

Male, age 79 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jimmie Jack Allison, a 79-year-old male, was a longtime resident of Flint, Michigan, known and well-liked within his community. A 1953 graduate of Flint Central High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army, he had retired from a career at Franchi Beer…

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Lindsey Morgan - Mesick, Michigan
Death by Force

Lindsey Morgan

Female, age 34 · Mesick, Michigan
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 34-year-old Lindsey Morgan, a female from the small Michigan community of Mesick, was cut tragically short. On August 8th, she was shot and killed in a violent encounter that stemmed from a turbulent relationship. The man…

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Joshua Anthony Taylor - Jersey City, New Jersey
Death by Force

Joshua Anthony Taylor

Male, age 20 · Jersey City, New Jersey
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Joshua Anthony Taylor, a 20-year-old Black / African American man, was a lifelong Jersey City resident whose life was cut short on August 8, 2014, when he was shot and killed in the city he called home. Public records and memorial listings describe his death…

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Fermiond Smith - Hemingway, South Carolina
Death by Force

Fermiond Smith

Male, age 60 · Hemingway, South Carolina
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, in the small town of Hemingway, South Carolina, a domestic dispute ended in the death of 60-year-old Fermiond Smith. On the evening of August 8th, authorities were called to a residence to find Smith had been fatally shot. The…

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Alexander Dejesus Arana - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Alexander Dejesus Arana

Male, age 36 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Alexander Dejesus Arana, a 36-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. The incident occurred at a horse farm in Wedgefield, located in east Orange County. On that fateful day, Alexander Arana and another victim…

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Brandon Jones - Dania-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Brandon Jones

Male, age 19 · Dania-beach, Florida
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brandon Jones, a 19-year-old from Dania Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. As details emerged, it became evident…

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Nicholas Canada - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Nicholas Canada

Male, age 35 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nicholas Canada, aged 35, was tragically shot and killed on August 8, 2014, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred near the intersection of East 11th and Franklin Streets. According to police reports, Canada was found with gunshot wounds at the…

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William Curry - Okeechobee, Florida
Death by Force

William Curry

Male, age 39 · Okeechobee, Florida
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

William Curry, a 39-year-old male from Okeechobee, FL, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2014. Curry, who was a personal trainer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, was found with gunshot wounds at his residence on NE 13th Avenue in Okeechobee. The…

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Robert Marael Brooks - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Robert Marael Brooks

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, August 8, 2014, the life of 20-year-old Robert Marael Brooks was tragically cut short in Columbus, Georgia. A Black male, Brooks was found deceased inside a residence at 2940 Gleason Avenue, the victim of a fatal…

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Charles Moore - Youngstown, Ohio
Death by Force

Charles Moore

Male, age 23 · Youngstown, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 8, 2014, Charles E. "Chuck" Moore, a 23-year-old male from Youngstown, Ohio, tragically lost his life. Born on January 31, 1991, in Youngstown to parents Charles West and Brenda Moore, he was affectionately known as "Chuck" by those close to him.…

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Dontae Lamar Palmer - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Dontae Lamar Palmer

Male, age 31 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dontae Lamar Palmer, a 31-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 8, 2014, in Dayton, Ohio. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a broader investigation into a deadly shooting incident. The investigation…

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Marcelles Brown - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Marcelles Brown

Male, age 25 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marcelles Brown, a 25-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on August 8, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger investigation involving multiple suspects and legal proceedings. Marcelles Brown's death was linked to a…

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Marquell McLane - Youngstown, Ohio
Death by Force

Marquell McLane

Male, age 27 · Youngstown, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marquell McLane, a 27-year-old male from Youngstown, OH, died on August 8, 2014. According to police reports, McLane was killed in a gunfight at an East Side housing project. The incident occurred when McLane and another man, 23-year-old Charles Moore, shot…

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McKinley Watson - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

McKinley Watson

Male, age 50 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

McKinley Watson, a 50-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Watson was fatally shot inside a vehicle in a Southeast Side alley following an argument. He was discovered by officers…

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Eddie Davis - De-kalb, Texas
Death by Force

Eddie Davis

Male, age 64 · De-kalb, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Eddie Davis, a 64-year-old male from DeKalb, Texas, died on August 8, 2014. His death was the result of a fatal shooting incident involving law enforcement officers. On the night of his death, DeKalb police officers responded to a disturbance call at Davis's…

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Jawanza Rooker - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Jawanza Rooker

Female, age 20 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jawanza Rooker, a 20-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2014. The incident occurred in the 1600 block of North Loop West, where Jawanza and a female friend were involved in a drug deal that went awry. After the deal…

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Jose Carbajal - Falfurrias, Texas
Death by Force

Jose Carbajal

Male, age 20 · Falfurrias, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 8, 2014, in Falfurrias, Texas, 20-year-old Jose Carbajal, a Hispanic male, was found deceased under circumstances that prompted an immediate investigation by local law enforcement. The community was shaken by the news, as such incidents were…

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Robert Lee Garcia - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Robert Lee Garcia

Male, age 29 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Aug 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Robert Lee Garcia, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on August 8, 2014, in Corpus Christi, Texas. His death was a significant event that left his family and community in mourning. Robert was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Maria Elena…

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Janeal Jones - Wilmington, Delaware
Death by Force

Janeal Jones

Female, age 33 · Wilmington, Delaware
Killed Aug 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a summer day in 2013, the life of 33-year-old African-American woman Janeal Jones was tragically cut short in Wilmington, Delaware. On August 8th, police were called to the 600 block of East 14th Street, where they discovered Ms. Jones's body in a vacant…

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Timothy L Moore - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Timothy L Moore

Male, age 24 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Aug 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the summer of 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence that remains unresolved. On the evening of August 8th, 24-year-old Timothy L. Moore, a Black male, was at his home in the 4000 block of…

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David Scott Pettit - Modesto, California
Death by Force

David Scott Pettit

Male, age 59 · Modesto, California
Killed Aug 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

David Scott Pettit, aged 59, and his wife Janet Pettit, also 59, were found dead in their Modesto, California home on August 8, 2013. The discovery was made after firefighters responded to a blaze at their residence in the early hours of the morning.…

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Janet Pettit - Modesto, California
Death by Force

Janet Pettit

Female, age 59 · Modesto, California
Killed Aug 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On August 8, 2013, the peaceful neighborhood of Modesto, California, was shaken by the tragic deaths of Janet Pettit and her husband, Scott Pettit. Both 59 years old, Janet and Scott were well-respected members of their community. Janet worked as a neonatal…

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Vincent Naquin - Houma, Louisiana
Death by Force

Vincent Naquin

Male, age 20 · Houma, Louisiana
Killed Aug 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday night in Houma, Louisiana, the life of 20-year-old Vincent Andrew Naquin was tragically cut short. On August 8, 2013, Naquin was found deceased inside his Louise Street residence, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound to the…

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Mollett Schuyler - Springfield, Ohio
Death by Force

Mollett Schuyler

Male, age 21 · Springfield, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Schuyler Thomas Mollett, a 21-year-old male from Springfield, Ohio, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2013. Known affectionately as "Bobby," Schuyler was a gentle giant who was well-loved by his family and friends. He was a high school graduate and had…

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Schuyler Thomas Mollett - Springfield, Ohio
Death by Force

Schuyler Thomas Mollett

Male, age 21 · Springfield, Ohio
Killed Aug 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Schuyler Thomas Mollett, a 21-year-old White male from Springfield, Ohio, was killed on the night of August 8, 2013, in a shooting near a church at Stanton Avenue and North Limestone Street. Mollett had been at his Stanton Street residence watching a movie…

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Terrell D Joshua - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Terrell D Joshua

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 8, 2012, Terrell D. Joshua, aged 28, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide occurred in the Washington Park neighborhood, an area that has experienced a significant number of violent incidents over the years. Joshua was killed on the…

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Derrick Alexander - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Derrick Alexander

Male, age 35 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Aug 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of Derrick Alexander, a 35-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short. On August 8, 2012, shortly before 9:00 p.m., police responded to a call of shots fired in the 5300…

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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.