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Deaths by Force on December 27

633 open cases in our database happened on December 27. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (409)

Jaquan Harris - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Jaquan Harris

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Dec 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In Columbus, Georgia, a young man's life was cut short, leaving a family to navigate a future without him. Jaquan LaDarien Harris, a 23-year-old male, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, in the city where he was born and raised. Born on November 2, 1995…

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Scott Daville - Eunice, Louisiana
Death by Force

Scott Daville

Male, age 54 · Eunice, Louisiana
Killed Dec 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2018, the quiet of a Eunice, Louisiana neighborhood was shattered by a single gunshot. Scott Daville, a 56-year-old male, had stepped outside his home on Juanita Street to investigate a disturbance at approximately…

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George Jones - Lexington, North Carolina
Death by Force

George Jones

Male, age 46 · Lexington, North Carolina
Killed Dec 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 27, 2018, George Billy William Jones, a 46-year-old male from Lexington, North Carolina, was found dead alongside his wife, Kimberly Wilson Jones, aged 51. The couple was discovered in their mobile home in Thomasville, North Carolina, which had…

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Kimberly Wilson Jones - Lexington, North Carolina
Death by Force

Kimberly Wilson Jones

Female, age 51 · Lexington, North Carolina
Killed Dec 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kimberly Wilson Jones, a 51-year-old woman from Lexington, NC, tragically passed away on December 27, 2018. She was found deceased along with her husband, George William Jones Jr., at their home in Thomasville, North Carolina. The couple's deaths were the…

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Caleb McGrady - Tyler, Texas
Death by Force

Caleb McGrady

Male, age 26 · Tyler, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Caleb McGrady, a 26-year-old male from Tyler, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2018. He was killed alongside Krista Newman, a 25-year-old woman from Frankston, Texas, in what was later determined to be a double homicide. The incident occurred…

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Jack Tabor - Cisco, Texas
Death by Force

Jack Tabor

Male, age 45 · Cisco, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jack Tabor, a 45-year-old male from Cisco, Texas, was tragically killed on December 27, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Doyle Seabourn, a 50-year-old retired police officer, went to find his estranged wife at her apartment…

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Krista Newman - Tyler, Texas
Death by Force

Krista Newman

Female, age 25 · Tyler, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Krista Newman, a 25-year-old woman from Frankston, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 27, 2018, in Tyler, Texas. Newman and Caleb McGrady, 26, were shot while leaving a house party in the 2300 block of Ridgewood Drive, just off the east side of Loop…

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Jose Velez - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Jose Velez

Male, age 16 · Miami, Florida
Found Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Velez, a 16-year-old boy, was tragically shot and killed on December 27, 2017, in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. The incident occurred near Northeast Miami Place and 57th Street. On that day, neighbors reported hearing gunshots, and the young boy was…

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Anthony A Tripp - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Anthony A Tripp

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony A. Tripp, age 22, was fatally shot on December 27, 2017, in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The shooting occurred in the 4800 block of South Calumet Avenue, where officers responding to the scene found Tripp with gunshot wounds…

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Parrish Clay - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Parrish Clay

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Parrish Clay, aged 24, was fatally shot on December 27, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His homicide occurred in a year when Chicago experienced a decline in overall homicide numbers compared to the previous year, though the city still faced significant violence.…

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Markell Coleman - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Markell Coleman

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2017, the life of Markell Samuel Coleman, a 24-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. On December 27th, in the Southwest district of the city, Coleman was fatally wounded in a shooting that took…

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Brandon White - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Brandon White

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brandon White, a 34-year-old man, was killed in a shooting in north Phoenix on the afternoon of September 23, 2023, near the intersection of 27th Avenue and Thunderbird Road, in the area of 2700 West Thunderbird Road beneath the I-17 overpass. According to…

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Brandon Beavers - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Brandon Beavers

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 27, 2017, police in Detroit, Michigan, were called to a commercial building located at the intersection of West Chicago and Appoline Street on the city's west side. The location, a gray brick structure situated just west of Meyers…

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Alfred Wilhelm - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Alfred Wilhelm

Male, age 53 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet hours after Christmas in 2017, the lives of two people were tragically cut short behind a central-valley swap meet in Las Vegas. Alfred Wilhelm, a 53-year-old man, was shot and killed on December 26th in a violent encounter that also claimed the…

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James Jr. Hutsell - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

James Jr. Hutsell

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 27, 2017, James E. Hutsell Jr., an 18-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed during an attempted robbery in the Roselawn neighborhood. James, who was a senior at St. Bernard-Elmwood Place High School, was reported to have…

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David Wayne Wimmer - Phenix-city, Alabama
Death by Force

David Wayne Wimmer

Male, age 53 · Phenix-city, Alabama
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the waning days of 2017, the community of Phenix City, Alabama, was unsettled by the death of a local man, David Wayne Wimmer. On Wednesday, December 27, 2017, Mr. Wimmer was found deceased at his home. There is a discrepancy in his age from available…

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Cory William Forbush - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Cory William Forbush

Male, age 23 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a young man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that unfolded in the parking lot of a Colorado Springs Kmart. Cory William Forbush, a 23-year-old male, died on December 27, 2017, from a gunshot wound. Originally from San…

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Lei Ala A. Turner - Lawrence, Kansas
Death by Force

Lei Ala A. Turner

Female, age 30 · Lawrence, Kansas
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a gathering of family and friends at a south Lawrence apartment complex took a tragic turn, ending the life of 30-year-old Lei Ala A. Turner. On the late evening of December 27th, while socializing with loved ones at her sister's home…

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Jason Endres - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Jason Endres

Male, age 31 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a tragedy unfolded in Oklahoma City that cut short the life of Jason Endres. On December 27th, the 31-year-old man was caught in the crossfire of a violent home invasion at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex. Endres, a…

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Lashon Sesson - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Lashon Sesson

Male, age 15 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Walnut Park West neighborhood of St. Louis, the day after Christmas in 2017 brought a tragic end to the life of 15-year-old Lashon Sesson, a Black male. On December 27th, Lashon was found with a fatal gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital…

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Jose Velez-Gomez - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Jose Velez-Gomez

Male, age 16 · Miami, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Velez-Gomez, a 16-year-old from Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2017. He was fatally shot in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. The incident occurred near Northeast Miami Place and 57th Street. Jose, affectionately known as…

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Lester Inman - Sanford, Florida
Death by Force

Lester Inman

Male, age 18 · Sanford, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lester Inman, an 18-year-old African American male from Sanford, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2017. Lester was fatally shot while riding his bicycle near the intersection of Terry Lane and Scott Drive, just north of the Orlando Sanford…

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Parrish Jordan - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Parrish Jordan

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Parrish Jordan, a 34-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 27, 2017, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. According to reports, someone approached Jordan around 6:45 p.m. in the 400 block of North…

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Barry Duplechin - Carencro, Louisiana
Death by Force

Barry Duplechin

Male, age 34 · Carencro, Louisiana
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Carencro, Louisiana, the holiday season of 2017 was tragically marred by violence. On December 27, 34-year-old Barry "BJ" Duplechin, a White male, was shot and killed. The incident cut short the life of a man known to his loved ones…

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Jayson Cameron - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jayson Cameron

Male, age 15 · Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jayson Ortiz-Cameron, a 15-year-old Black/African American male from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was killed on December 27, 2017, outside a Dunkin’ Donuts on Nutt Road near Gay Street. He was a freshman at Phoenixville Area High School, and the school…

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Linda Ann Vela - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Linda Ann Vela

Female, age 46 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Linda Ann Vela, a 46-year-old woman from San Antonio, TX, tragically died on December 27, 2017, in what was determined to be an apparent murder-suicide. Vela, a single mother of four, was found dead in her home along with her boyfriend, Mark Edward Espinosa…

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Tyree K White - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tyree K White

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 27, 2015, Tyree K. White, a 29-year-old resident of Chicago, was shot and killed in a tragic incident in the Englewood neighborhood. The shooting, which also resulted in the death of 28-year-old Ashley Eddings, occurred during the late hours of a…

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Ashley J Eddings - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Ashley J Eddings

Female, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ashley J. Eddings, age 28, was fatally shot on December 27, 2015, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. She was outside with Tyree White, aged 29, when an unknown assailant approached them and opened fire at around 2:15 a.m. Both Ashley and Tyree were…

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Darren Thomas - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Darren Thomas

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Darren Thomas, a 28-year-old Black male, was killed in Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, December 27, 2015, in what was determined to be a homicide. Information regarding the specific circumstances of his death, including the location and method of the homicide, has…

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Chanell Berry - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Chanell Berry

Female, age 7 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the holiday season in Detroit, Michigan, was tragically marred by violence that claimed the life of a young girl. Seven-year-old Chanell Berry was inside her family's home on the city's west side on the evening of December 27th, when…

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Tacono Conner - Des Moines, Iowa
Death by Force

Tacono Conner

Male, age 36 · Des Moines, Iowa
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 27, 2015, the life of Tacono Conner, a 36-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. Police were called to an apartment building at 5201 S. Union Street just before 11 p.m.…

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Bryan Rogers - Charleston, West Virginia
Death by Force

Bryan Rogers

Male, age 27 · Charleston, West Virginia
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bryan G. Rogers II, a 29-year-old man from the Ripley, West Virginia, area, was fatally shot on December 27, 2015, on Charleston's West Side. The shooting occurred at about 3:00 p.m. near the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Rebecca Street, close to the…

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Arturo Villa - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Arturo Villa

Male, age 18 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2015, a party at a trailer park in the South Valley area of Albuquerque, New Mexico, turned deadly, claiming the life of 18-year-old Arturo Villa. The young Hispanic man was attending a gathering when a fight erupted…

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Jacob Andrew Berg - Duluth, Minnesota
Death by Force

Jacob Andrew Berg

Male, age 19 · Duluth, Minnesota
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jacob Andrew Berg, a 19-year-old from Duluth, MN, passed away on December 27, 2015. According to available sources, Jacob's death was the result of an accident in his home. He was surrounded by his loving family at St. Luke's Hospital when he passed away.…

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Randall Randy Whitworth - Lexington, Mississippi
Death by Force

Randall Randy Whitworth

Male, age 42 · Lexington, Mississippi
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December night in 2015, the life of 42-year-old Randall Randy Whitworth of Yazoo City, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. On December 27th, Whitworth, a husband and father, was at the Spell Club, a nightclub located south of Lexington in Holmes…

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Fernando Irby - Paterson, New Jersey
Death by Force

Fernando Irby

Male, age 24 · Paterson, New Jersey
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of December 27, 2015, a party at an illegal after-hours club in Paterson, New Jersey, turned deadly, leaving two men dead. Fernando Irby, a 24-year-old male, was one of the victims in the shooting that erupted following a dispute at the…

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Kashif Belfield - Paterson, New Jersey
Death by Force

Kashif Belfield

Male, age 26 · Paterson, New Jersey
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2015, the sounds of a party at a warehouse on First Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey, were shattered by gunfire. Inside the illegal after-hours gathering, attended by over 200 people, chaos erupted. When the violence…

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Marquise Ragland - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Marquise Ragland

Male, age 35 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 27, 2015, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Newark, New Jersey neighborhood. When police responded to Whittier Place around 1:00 a.m., they discovered a man lying wounded in the street. The victim…

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Clayton Thomas - Portsmouth, Virginia
Death by Force

Clayton Thomas

Male, age 41 · Portsmouth, Virginia
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Clayton Thomas, a 41-year-old man from Chesapeake, Virginia. On a Sunday evening in late December, Thomas was inside a Wendy's restaurant on Victory Boulevard in Portsmouth when he was…

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Kentrail Nelson - East-chicago, Indiana
Death by Force

Kentrail Nelson

Male, age 20 · East-chicago, Indiana
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the midst of what should have been a festive gathering, tragedy struck in East Chicago, Indiana, claiming the life of Kentrail Nelson. The 20-year-old male was fatally shot on December 27, 2015. The incident that ended Nelson's life occurred during a…

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Nathan Lee Crouch - Greenville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Nathan Lee Crouch

Male, age 33 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, a violent altercation on a Greenville, South Carolina road tragically cut short the life of 33-year-old Nathan Lee Crouch. A resident of Taylors, the White / Caucasian male became embroiled in a dispute on Perry Road that ended in…

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Henry Estrada - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Henry Estrada

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Henry Estrada, a 27-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2015. The incident occurred in the Hollywood Hills, where Estrada was fatally shot near the intersection of Camrose Drive and North Sycamore Avenue.…

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Jose Vega - Bakersfield, California
Death by Force

Jose Vega

Male, age 20 · Bakersfield, California
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Vega, a 20-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing for his family and the local community. On that fateful day, Jose was found with…

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Juan Carlos Fuerte - Bakersfield, California
Death by Force

Juan Carlos Fuerte

Male, age 20 · Bakersfield, California
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Juan Carlos Fuerte, a 20-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2015. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Ming Avenue, where Fuerte and another victim, Jose Vega, were found with multiple…

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Nekolas Evans - Richmond, California
Death by Force

Nekolas Evans

Male, age 40 · Richmond, California
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nekolas Evans, a 40-year-old resident of Richmond, California, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2015. On that fateful Sunday afternoon, police responded to reports of gunfire near South 26th Street and Cutting Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers…

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Akeem Birch - Deland, Florida
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Akeem Birch

Male, age 30 · Deland, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Akeem Birch, a 30-year-old resident of DeLand, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2015. Birch was found fatally shot in the parking lot of the Friendly Way convenience store on South Florida Avenue. The incident occurred around 10 p.m., and…

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Amiere Castro - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Amiere Castro

Male, age 7 · Miami, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Amiere Castro, a seven-year-old boy from Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2015, in a drive-by shooting while visiting family for the holidays. The incident occurred in Richmond Heights, a neighborhood located about 24 miles southwest…

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Kevin Espinal - Apopka, Florida
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Kevin Espinal

Male, age 22 · Apopka, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Espinal, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was pronounced dead at Florida Hospital Apopka on December 27, 2015, following a violent confrontation at a house on Mason Drive in Apopka, Florida. Espinal sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head during an…

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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.