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Deaths by Force on December 1

799 open cases in our database happened on December 1. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (459)

Kareem Jenkins - Greenville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Kareem Jenkins

Male, age 38 · Greenville, North Carolina
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kareem Jenkins, a 38-year-old African American male, was found dead on December 1, 2019, in Greenville, North Carolina. The Greenville Police Department responded to a call about a shooting at 111 Paris Avenue, Unit A, around 10:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers…

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Armon Norris - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Armon Norris

Male, age 37 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Armon Norris, a 37-year-old Black man from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2019. He was found deceased from multiple gunshot wounds outside an apartment complex on Busch Boulevard. The incident occurred early in the morning, and…

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Brandon Bruce - Elyria, Ohio
Death by Force

Brandon Bruce

Male, age 17 · Elyria, Ohio
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 1, 2019, 17-year-old Brandon Bruce, a male of African American ethnicity, was fatally shot in the face in the 100 block of Furnace Street in Elyria, Ohio. Brandon was visiting a home with friends when the incident occurred. Elyria police responded…

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Catera L. Fowler - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Catera L. Fowler

Female, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 1, 2019, Catera LaShon Fowler, a 19-year-old African American woman from Cleveland, Ohio, lost her life to gun violence outside the Legacy Entertainment Complex on Union Avenue. Catera, affectionately known as “Tera,” was a devoted mother to her…

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Paula Deeter - Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Paula Deeter

Female, age 63 · Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 1, 2019, the quiet of a home in Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 63-year-old Paula S. Deeter. A woman known for her love of reading, fishing, and spending…

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Suhail Gillard - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Suhail Gillard

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Suhail Gillard, an 18-year-old high school football star from Mastery Charter North High School in Philadelphia, PA, tragically died on December 1, 2019, after being shot in the chest. The incident occurred at his father's apartment in Overbrook, where…

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Alexis Branch - Brownsville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Alexis Branch

Female, age 24 · Brownsville, Tennessee
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a tragic event unfolded in Brownsville, Tennessee, that claimed the life of 24-year-old Alexis Branch and her unborn child. On the night of December 1st, gunshots shattered the peace at a home on Tammbell Street. When authorities…

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Riley Hancock - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Riley Hancock

Male, age 18 · Shelbyville, Tennessee
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the small community of Unionville, Tennessee, a young man's life was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of December 1, 2019. Riley Tanner Hancock, an 18-year-old male, was at a house party on Cartwright Road in Bedford County when a gathering…

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Juana M Monjaras Puente - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Juana M Monjaras Puente

Female, age 24 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Juana M. Monjaras Puente, a 24-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on December 1, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. She was found unresponsive inside a black Dodge Challenger on Sarah Lee Drive in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas. Officers…

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Keith Tondre Hardy - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Keith Tondre Hardy

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Keith Tondre Hardy, a 25-year-old male tragically lost his life on December 1, 2019, in Houston, TX. Keith was killed during a robbery at 5350 Aero Park Drive. According to sheriff's detectives, 21-year-old Jeremiah Brown was the perpetrator who shot Keith…

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Maung Khin - Amarillo, Texas
Death by Force

Maung Khin

Male, age 17 · Amarillo, Texas
Killed Dec 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 1, 2019, Maung Khin, a 17-year-old male, was found dead in Amarillo, Texas, from a single gunshot wound at a residence on Evergreen Street. The Amarillo Police Department's Homicide Unit identified Maung Khin as the suspect in the shooting. Khin…

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Rodney Hill - Syracuse, New York
Death by Force

Rodney Hill

Male, age 34 · Syracuse, New York
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 1, 2018, a tragic event unfolded in Syracuse, New York, that cut short the life of 34-year-old Rodney Hill. A hardworking family man, Hill was discovered shot in a vehicle at 723 Park Street at approximately 1:07 a.m.…

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Caesar Diaz - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Caesar Diaz

Male, age 25 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, a gathering of friends in Colorado Springs turned tragic, resulting in the death of 25-year-old Cesar H. Diaz. A Hispanic male, Diaz was a Sergeant in the United States Army stationed at Fort Carson. On the evening of December 1st, he…

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Jacy Kadison-l - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Jacy Kadison-l

Male, age 37 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of December 1, 2018, a tragic event unfolded in Denver, Colorado, leading to the death of 37-year-old Jacy Kadison-Marshall, a Black/African American male. The incident occurred in an apartment building located in the 1500 block of Filbert…

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Tymechi-Ali Spann - Columbus, Mississippi
Death by Force

Tymechi-Ali Spann

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Mississippi
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Saturday morning in Columbus, Mississippi, the lives of several people were irrevocably changed by a violent domestic dispute that ended in a fatal shooting. Tymechi-Ali Lachil Spann, a 26-year-old Black male from Macon, passed away on December 1, 2018…

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Janet Jean Smith - Gaffney, South Carolina
Death by Force

Janet Jean Smith

Female, age 61 · Gaffney, South Carolina
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Gaffney, South Carolina, the life of 61-year-old Janet Jean Smith was brought to a tragic and violent end on Saturday, December 1, 2018. A female resident of Concord Acres Drive, Smith was fatally shot within the familiar confines of her…

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Brian Crayton Jr. - Temple-hills, Maryland
Death by Force

Brian Crayton Jr.

Male, age 25 · Temple-hills, Maryland
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a December morning in Temple Hills, Maryland, a dispute between acquaintances escalated to a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 25-year-old Brian Crayton Jr. Just before 2:15 a.m. on December 1, 2018, police responded to a report of a…

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Mark Lancaster - Kingston, New York
Death by Force

Mark Lancaster

Male, age 39 · Kingston, New York
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a marijuana deal gone wrong, 39-year-old Mark Lancaster of Kingston, New York, a male, was fatally shot on December 1, 2018. The incident unfolded after his son was robbed during a prearranged drug transaction at the…

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Anna Perez - Long-beach, California
Death by Force

Anna Perez

Female, age 24 · Long-beach, California
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anna Perez, a 24-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost her life on December 1, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 2:00 a.m., in a parking lot near 4th Street and Pacific Avenue. Perez was an innocent…

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Bernard Ortiz - El-monte, California
Death by Force

Bernard Ortiz

Male, age 46 · El-monte, California
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Bernard Ortiz, a 46-year-old resident of Azusa, California, was tragically shot and killed on December 1, 2018, in El Monte. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ortiz was found in a rear alley in the 11100 block of Bonwood Road. El Monte…

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Marc Manuel - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Marc Manuel

Male, age 41 · Sacramento, California
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marc Manuel, aged 41, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2018, in Sacramento, California. The incident occurred in broad daylight along a popular bike trail in Del Paso Heights. According to reports, the shooting took place around 11:40 a.m. at the…

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Mohamed Soumah - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Mohamed Soumah

Male, age 18 · Oakland, California
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mohamed Soumah, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2018, in Oakland, California. Soumah, who had recently graduated from Berkeley High School, was attending a party in East Oakland when the incident occurred.…

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Darius Austin - Eustis, Florida
Death by Force

Darius Austin

Male, age 37 · Eustis, Florida
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Darius Austin, a 37-year-old resident of Eustis, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on the night of December 1, 2018. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on the sidewalk along the 500 block of Glover Street. Austin was found with multiple gunshot wounds…

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Lynnell Johnson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lynnell Johnson

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lynnell I. Johnson, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a house party in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. At approximately 2:50 a.m., shots were fired…

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Rodney Noel - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Rodney Noel

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rodney Noel, a 24-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2018. He was shot and killed in the 10300 block of South State Street in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. This incident added to…

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Javon Sherwood - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Javon Sherwood

Male, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Javon Daniel Alim Sherwood, a 21-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 1, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sherwood was found with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the Belle Haven Apartment Homes complex on Autumn Lake…

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Tyree Saquan Temoney - Knightdale, North Carolina
Death by Force

Tyree Saquan Temoney

Male, age 18 · Knightdale, North Carolina
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tyree Saquan Temoney, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2018, in Knightdale, North Carolina. Tyree was brought to WakeMed after suffering a fatal gunshot wound earlier that day. The incident occurred in the area of…

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Anthony Choice - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Anthony Choice

Male, age 27 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anthony D. Blair-Choice, a 27-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Dayton, OH, tragically passed away on December 2, 2018, at Grandview Hospital. His death was the result of a shooting incident at the Salem Beverage Market in Harrison Township.…

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Roy Cornelious - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Roy Cornelious

Male, age 40 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of Roy Cornelious, a 40-year-old man from Memphis, Tennessee, was cut short. He passed away on the first of December of that year, a fact recorded in an obituary that offered few other details about the circumstances leading to…

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Melonie Johnson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Melonie Johnson

Female, age 45 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 1, 2018, Melonie Johnson, a 45-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically killed outside a Scottish Inn in northern Harris County. The incident occurred around 10 p.m., when deputies were called to the scene and found Johnson dead in the…

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Oscar Maradiaga - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Oscar Maradiaga

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Oscar Maradiaga, a 23-year-old male, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Maradiaga was shot multiple times by Alex Queroz, who was 23 years old at the time. The incident occurred at Maradiaga's residence on Gasmer Drive, where…

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Eric Pettway - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Eric Pettway

Male, age 51 · Oakland, California
Found Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Eric Pettyway, age 51, died on December 1, 2017, in Oakland, California. Originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Eric was a talented musician and a trained boxer who had become a personal fitness trainer. He was well known for his charisma and loyalty to his…

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Curley Harvey - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Curley Harvey

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Curley Harvey, aged 42, was fatally shot on December 1, 2017, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred in an area that has long faced issues related to violence, and Harvey’s death was one of several such tragedies in the city…

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Amery L Shannon - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Amery L Shannon

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 1, 2017, 38-year-old Amery L. Shannon was shot and killed in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. The details of the circumstances leading up to Shannon's death remain unclear, but the incident added to the troubling gun violence that plagued…

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Natalino Gomes - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Natalino Gomes

Male, age 30 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December night in 2017, Natalino Gomes, a 30-year-old African-American man, was nearing the end of his shift at Peguero's Market in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. Shortly before midnight on December 1st, as he was closing the convenience store…

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Kolton Sawyer - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Kolton Sawyer

Male, age 26 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 1, 2017, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of Kolton Sawyer, a 26-year-old Caucasian male. What began as a selfless act of intervention in a crime would ultimately lead to his untimely death. Sawyer, along with…

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Vantrell Flynn - Montgomery, Alabama
Death by Force

Vantrell Flynn

Male, age 32 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 1, 2017, in Montgomery, Alabama, 32-year-old Vantrell Flynn, an African American male, was fatally shot in an incident that authorities would later describe as stemming from a domestic dispute. The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. in…

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Edgardo Galindez - Hartford, Connecticut
Death by Force

Edgardo Galindez

Male, age 45 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 1, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a South End neighborhood in Hartford, Connecticut, leaving a 45-year-old Hispanic male, Edgardo Galindez, dead on the sidewalk. The incident occurred near 93 Bond Street, where…

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Carlos Ray Ferguson - Huntington, West Virginia
Death by Force

Carlos Ray Ferguson

Male, age 37 · Huntington, West Virginia
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Carlos Ray Ferguson, a 37-year-old resident of Lavalette, West Virginia, passed away on December 3, 2017, due to injuries sustained in a shooting incident. The incident occurred on the night of December 1, 2017, in the 600 block of Seventh Avenue in…

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Natlino Gomes - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Natlino Gomes

Male, age 31 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the cold night of December 1, 2017, Natlino Gomes, a 31-year-old Black / African American man, was nearing the end of his shift at Peguero's Market on Bowdoin Street in Dorchester, Boston. At approximately 11:45 PM, as he was closing the convenience store…

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Christopher Hodgkin - Henderson, Nevada
Death by Force

Christopher Hodgkin

Male, age 47 · Henderson, Nevada
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet of a Henderson, Nevada evening on December 1, 2017, a grim discovery was made that would leave a family shattered and a community searching for answers. Christopher Hodgkin, a 47-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased in the 700 block of…

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Billy May - Kokomo, Mississippi
Death by Force

Billy May

Male, age 44 · Kokomo, Mississippi
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Kokomo, Mississippi, a chain of events unfolded on a December night in 2017, culminating in the tragic death of 44-year-old Billy May. The evening began with a report to the Marion County Sheriff's Office around 10:30 PM concerning a…

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Clevis Bassett - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Clevis Bassett

Male, age 31 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 1, 2017, the Mass Transportation Authority Transit Center on Harrison Street in downtown Flint turned from a place of routine arrivals into a crime scene when gunfire erupted inside the terminal. Clevis Bassett, 31, a Black man, was shot and later…

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Dontrelle Horne - Paterson, New Jersey
Death by Force

Dontrelle Horne

Male, age 34 · Paterson, New Jersey
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 1, 2017, the life of 34-year-old Dontrelle Horne was cut short in a fatal shooting inside Paterson Billiards on Market Street in Paterson, New Jersey. Authorities were called to the scene at approximately 2:38 a.m. where…

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David Gonzalez - Virginia-beach, Virginia
Death by Force

David Gonzalez

Male, age 59 · Virginia-beach, Virginia
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on December 1, 2017, David R. Gonzalez, a 59-year-old man, was shot and killed in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The incident, which stemmed from a verbal dispute, ultimately led to the arrest of his roommate. The conflict reportedly…

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Timothy Riley - Merrillville, Indiana
Death by Force

Timothy Riley

Male, age 35 · Merrillville, Indiana
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early winter of 2017, a tragic series of events began to unfold in Merrillville, Indiana, involving 35-year-old Timothy Riley. On December 1, law enforcement officers were dispatched to a residence on West 73rd Avenue after receiving a distress call.…

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Mariano Labra Ramos - Santa-ana, California
Death by Force

Mariano Labra Ramos

Male, age 36 · Santa-ana, California
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mariano Labra Ramos, a 36-year-old resident of Santa Ana, California, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2017. Ramos was fatally shot near his home on the 1900 block of W. Myrtle Street. The incident occurred when Alexis Ascencion, a gang member…

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Michael Mark Lowe - Monrovia, California
Death by Force

Michael Mark Lowe

Male, age 43 · Monrovia, California
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Mark Lowe, a 43-year-old resident of Monrovia, California, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2017, due to gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at the Gem City Grill, located on East Olive Avenue in Monrovia. On the night of the shooting, Lowe…

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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.