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Eric Edgerson

Missing · age 40 · Henderson, Kentucky

Last seen December 31, 2016

In the close-knit community of Henderson, Kentucky, the disappearance of Eric Latwon Edgerson has left a void in the hearts of his loved ones and a lingering sense of unease. At 40 years old, Eric was a familiar face to many, and his sudden absence on…

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Gerson Monfort

Male, age 44 · Miami, Florida

Last seen Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Gerson Monfort, a 44-year-old construction worker, was last seen in Miami, Florida on December 31, 2021. The last known communication from him was a WhatsApp message sent at 6:01 p.m. on that day. Friends and family grew concerned when he failed to show up…

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Donna Ree Walling

Female, age 61 · Newport News, Virginia

Last seen Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the coastal city of Newport News, Virginia, the life of 61-year-old Donna Ree Walling took an unsettling turn, leaving her family with unanswered questions and growing concern. A white female with black hair and blue eyes, standing at 5 feet 2 inches and…

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Emily Bailey

Female, age 23 · Hamilton, Ontario

Last seen Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, early hours of New Year's Day 2022, 23-year-old Emily Bailey was seen for the last time in Hamilton, Ontario. She was at a residence on Weir Street North, a home she had been sharing with her boyfriend. The exact circumstances of her departure…

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Thomas Anderson

Male, age 79 · Finger, Tennessee

Last seen Dec 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small community of Finger, Tennessee, a mystery began to unfold around the disappearance of 79-year-old Thomas David Anderson, a man known to his loved ones as David. The last time anyone is known to have had contact with him was on December 31, 2016.…

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Judy Parker

Female, age 72 · Springfield, Oregon

Last seen Dec 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, 72-year-old Judy Ann Parker, a resident of Springfield, Oregon, vanished without a trace. On the morning of December 30th, she walked away from her care home situated near 11th Place and R Street. Judy was a resident who, like others in…

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Genoveba Alvarez

Female, age 29 · Harrisonburg, Virginia

Last seen Dec 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On New Year's Eve of 2016, 29-year-old Genoveba Ortega Alvarez was last seen in Harrisonburg, Virginia, driving her gray 2011 Hyundai. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as a Hispanic female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing between…

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Gale Coleman

Female, age 42 · St. Louis, Missouri

Last seen Dec 31, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the heart of winter, a St. Louis, Missouri family was faced with a quiet and unsettling mystery. Gale L. Coleman, a 42-year-old African American woman, vanished, leaving behind a silence that has stretched for years. There is some uncertainty surrounding…

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Anthony Rojas

Male · Bronx, New York

Last seen Dec 31, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, a tragic story unfolded in the Bronx, New York, with the disappearance of a newborn baby boy named Anthony Rojas. Anthony was born premature and had spent the first two weeks of his life in a hospital. On December 31, 2006, he was…

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Morgan Lightner

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Eve 2021, a tragic sequence of events on a Birmingham, Alabama roadway claimed the life of 25-year-old Morgan Lightner. Just before 3 a.m. on December 31st, Lightner was involved in a multi-vehicle accident that caused…

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Eric Lane

Male, age 42 · Blytheville, Arkansas

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of December 31, 2021, a male named Eric Edward Lane, 42, was fatally shot on West Chickasawba Street in Blytheville, Arkansas. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Lane deceased.…

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Jumil Celadilla

Female, age 22 · Lawrence, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 31, 2021, a tragic incident occurred in Lawrence, Massachusetts, resulting in the death of 22-year-old Jumil Celladiya. The incident took place in the Pearl Street area, where police were dispatched around 5:10 p.m. in response to reports of shots…

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Joshua Vigil

Male, age 17 · Riberia, New Mexico

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On New Year's Eve of 2021, the life of 17-year-old White/Caucasian male Joshua Vigil was tragically cut short in the small community of Riberia, New Mexico. A party, intended to ring in the new year, became the backdrop for a fatal confrontation that would…

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Nicholas Turrietta

Male, age 31 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, friends of 31-year-old Nicholas Ray Turrietta, a White/Caucasian male, grew concerned when they could not reach him. Peering through a window of his home on Maggies Ave NE, they saw him unconscious and…

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Santana Jackson

Male, age 15 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve 2021, a Black male named Santana Da'quan Jackson, age 15, was killed in north Minneapolis. The incident, which also left a 16-year-old male with non-life-threatening injuries, was initially reported as a drive-by shooting on…

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Cal Lock

Male, age 51 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, a Milwaukee family was plunged into grief. Cal Lock, a 51-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded in a shooting that stemmed from an argument. The incident cut short a life and left a void in the hearts of his loved ones, who…

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Fredrick Davis Jr

Male, age 19 · Stoughton, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, a young Black/African American man, 19-year-old Fredrick Davis Jr., lost his life in a shooting in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The incident, which unfolded on New Year's Eve, was not a random act of violence but the tragic culmination of a…

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Danielle Woods

Female · Reno, Nevada

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 31, 2021, a female body was discovered in Reno, Nevada, marking the unfortunate end of Danielle Woods' life. Pronounced deceased on the same day, Danielle was identified posthumously but has remained unclaimed. This case has been registered under…

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Luis Alejandro

Male · Bronx, New York

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 31, 2021, the body of an unidentified male, later designated as Luis Alejandro, was discovered in the Bronx, New York. The case, cataloged under the Namus ID UCP88362, remains shrouded in mystery as efforts to locate any next of kin or…

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Gloria Kreisler

Female · Manhattan, New York

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 31, 2021, the female body of Gloria Kreisler was discovered in Manhattan, New York. This unclaimed person case, identified under the NamUs ID UCP88432, remains a poignant reminder of the many mysteries that sometimes face medical examiners.…

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David Unikower

Male · Brooklyn, New York

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the borough of Brooklyn, New York, a tragic mystery surrounds the case of David Unikower, an unclaimed individual whose body was discovered on December 31, 2021. The case is cataloged under the Namus ID UCP88361. Authorities are hopeful that by sharing…

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Billy McKinney

Male · New York, New York

Found Dec 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Billy McKinney's case pertains to a male body that was found on December 31, 2016, in New York, New York. Identified by the Namus ID UCP3096, this case involves an unclaimed individual whose background and circumstances leading up to his death remain a…

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Bonnie Forman

Female · Tacoma, Washington

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In Tacoma, Washington, the case of Bonnie Gayle Forman is a poignant reminder of the many unclaimed individuals who pass away without recognition or connection to family and friends. On December 31, 2021, the body of Bonnie Gayle Forman was discovered, and…

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Sheryl Pernu

Female · Tacoma, Washington

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 31, 2021, the body of Sheryl Lynn Pernu, an unclaimed female, was discovered in Tacoma, Washington. The circumstances of her passing unfolded at a location known to many as a place of healing—a rehabilitation center. Despite the efforts of the…

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Alejandro Moreno

Male · Detroit, Michigan

Found Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alejandro Moreno, a male individual, was discovered deceased on December 31, 2021, in Detroit, Michigan. His body was found by citizens, and the case was subsequently handled by the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office. Despite efforts to identify and…

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Cynthia Longo

Victim of Frederick Charles Wood

age 16 · Hornell, New York

Killed Dec 31, 1926 · 100 years ago

Cynthia Longo, 22, a White female from an Italian immigrant family, arrived in Hornell, New York, with the kind of quiet anonymity a rooming house can provide—until danger began circling her life in plain sight. In early September 1926, she told authorities…

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Carolyn MacPhee

Victim of Billy Chemirmir

age 81 · Plano, Texas

Killed Dec 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Carolyn MacPhee, an 81-year-old woman, passed away on December 31, 2017, in Plano, Texas. Initially, her death was believed to be from natural causes, as she had recently received a clean bill of health from her doctor. However, her family noticed suspicious…

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Ottomar A. Schramm

Victim of Charles Edmund Cullen

age 78 · Easton, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the winter of 1998, 78-year-old Ottomar A. Schramm, a male, was admitted to Easton Hospital in Pennsylvania for treatment following a seizure. His condition appeared to be improving, but his health took a sudden and unexpected turn for the worse. Blood…

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Matthew Mattern

Victim of Charles Edmund Cullen

age 22 · Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

Matthew Mattern, a 22-year-old male from Shamokin, Pennsylvania, died on August 31, 1999, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania. He was a victim of Charles Edmund Cullen, a nurse and convicted serial killer known as the 'Angel of…

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Trina Louise Wilson

Victim of Billy Ray Richardson

age 28 · Inglewood, California

Killed Dec 31, 1995 · 31 years ago

Trina Louise Wilson, a 28-year-old African American woman, was found deceased in Inglewood, California, on December 31, 1995. The circumstances surrounding her death remained unclear for many years, leaving her case unsolved and her family without answers.…

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Morraine Armstrong

Victim of Robert Bruce Spahalski

age 24 · Rochester, New York

Killed Dec 31, 1990 · 36 years ago

On the cold New Year's Eve of 1990, the life of 24-year-old Morraine Michelle Armstrong was violently cut short in her Rochester, New York apartment. A white female, Armstrong was discovered in her residence at 509 Lake Avenue, the victim of a brutal…

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Robert Lee Blake

Victim of Rudy Bladel

age 42 · Jackson, Michigan

Killed Dec 31, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a cold New Year's Eve in 1978, the life of 42-year-old Robert Lee Blake, a flagman for the railroad, was tragically cut short in a violent rampage at the train depot in Jackson, Michigan. Blake, a male from Southgate, was one of three railroad employees…

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Mark Howard Hall

Victim of Randy Steven Kraft

age 22 · Santa Ana, California

Killed Dec 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

Mark Howard Hall, a 22-year-old white male, was murdered on or around December 31, 1975. Born on April 3, 1953, in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, Mark Hall was the son of Darwin Leroy Hall and Lois Gene Soloman. At the time of his death, he was residing in…

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Deborah Hunter

Mass murder victim of Rodriguez Ferguson

Female, age 37 · Hoke County, North Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

On December 31, 1994, Deborah Hunter age 37, was shot and killed inside the Puppy Creek Family Fun Center, an arcade the family operated on Rockfish Road in rural Hoke County, North Carolina. Her husband, Jamie Hunter, age 39, was also killed. During the…

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Jamie Hunter

Mass murder victim of Rodriguez Ferguson

Male, age 39 · Hoke County, North Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Jamie Hunter, a 39-year-old White male from Hoke County, North Carolina, was tragically killed on December 31, 1994, in a violent shooting that shook the local community. The incident occurred at the Puppy Creek Family Fun Center, a video arcade that Hunter…

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Steve Locklear

Mass murder victim of Rodriguez Ferguson

Male, age 18 · Hoke County, North Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Steve Locklear, an 18-year-old Native American male from Hoke County, North Carolina, was tragically killed on the night of December 31, 1994. His death occurred during a violent incident at the Puppy Creek Family Fun Center, where Rodriguez Ferguson, who had…

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Timothy Powell

Mass murder victim of Rodriguez Ferguson

Male, age 20 · Hoke County, North Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Timothy Powell, a 20-year-old male from Raeford in Hoke County, North Carolina, tragically died on December 31, 1994. Born on July 27, 1974, Timothy Brian Powell was laid to rest in Raeford Cemetery, located in his hometown. His death occurred at a young age…

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