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Deaths by Force on December 5

622 open cases in our database happened on December 5. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (420)

Tavon Myers - Sandusky, Ohio
Death by Force

Tavon Myers

Male, age 41 · Sandusky, Ohio
Killed Dec 5, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tavon J. Myers, a 41-year-old lifelong resident of Sandusky, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 5, 2020. He was born on February 4, 1979, to Dennis and Isadore Cunningham. Tavon was known for his loving nature and enjoyed spending time with his family.…

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Madison Paige Gilroy - Stowe-township, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Madison Paige Gilroy

Female, age 22 · Stowe-township, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 5, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 5, 2020, Madison Paige Gilroy, a 22-year-old woman from North Huntingdon, PA, was tragically shot and killed in Stowe Township. The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. near the intersection of Tunnel Way and Island Avenue. According to police…

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Lanchya Zimmer - Anchorage, Alaska
Death by Force

Lanchya Zimmer

Female, age 27 · Anchorage, Alaska
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Caucasian/White, female, age 27. In the cold of early December 2019, a grey Mazda 6 sat abandoned along the 500 block of North Sitka Street in east Anchorage. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on December 5, responding officers opened the car and found the body of…

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Dekota John Dek Renner - East Helena, Montana
Death by Force

Dekota John Dek Renner

Male, age 29 · East Helena, Montana
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 5, 2019, the life of 29-year-old Dekota John Renner, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in East Helena, Montana. His body was discovered at a residence located on the 1000 block of East Broadway Street. The…

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Nickole Armas - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Nickole Armas

Female, age 27 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In December of 2019, in Tucson, Arizona, a welfare check would lead to the discovery of a tragic event that cut short the life of 27-year-old Nickole Michelle Armas. The events unfolded after Armas’s sister became concerned and requested that law enforcement…

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Christopher Young - Junction City, Kansas
Death by Force

Christopher Young

Male, age 24 · Junction City, Kansas
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 5, 2019, the life of 24-year-old Christopher Young, a White/Caucasian male from Junction City, Kansas, was tragically cut short in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. The chain of events began when Junction City police were…

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Osiel Jaimes-Estrada - Kenosha, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Osiel Jaimes-Estrada

Male, age 25 · Kenosha, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of a Thursday morning in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the sound of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet. When police responded to a call of shots fired near 14th Avenue and 40th Street on December 5, 2019, they discovered a grim scene. Inside a…

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Christopher Martin - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Christopher Martin

Male, age 37 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 5, 2019, the life of 37-year-old Christopher Lamont Martin was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting on the near-east side of Indianapolis. A Black male, Martin was discovered with gunshot wounds in the 2000 block of…

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Dewitt Dupree - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Dewitt Dupree

Male, age 27 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of December 5, 2019, Dewitt Dupree, a 27-year-old Black male, was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 4800 block of East 19th Street on the east side of Indianapolis. Emergency services were called to the scene, and paramedics rushed him…

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Daniel Chase Compton - Cheraw, South Carolina
Death by Force

Daniel Chase Compton

Male, age 23 · Cheraw, South Carolina
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet town of Cheraw, South Carolina, a young man's life was unexpectedly cut short, leaving a void in the hearts of those who knew him. Daniel Chase Compton, a 23-year-old male, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Born on April 16, 1996, he was…

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Christian Medrano - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Christian Medrano

Male, age 17 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Christian Medrano, a 17-year-old from East Los Angeles, was tragically found shot to death on December 5, 2019. He had been reported missing earlier that day, last seen around 2 p.m. near his home on Hammel Avenue. His body was discovered later that evening…

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Julia Serrano - San-diego, California
Death by Force

Julia Serrano

Female, age 29 · San-diego, California
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Julia Serrano, a 29-year-old mother from San Diego, California, tragically lost her life on December 5, 2019. The incident occurred in the City Heights neighborhood, where she was fatally shot by her estranged husband, Fernando Avila. The couple had been…

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Rosa Leda Benincasa - Beverly-hills, California
Death by Force

Rosa Leda Benincasa

Male, age 70 · Beverly-hills, California
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Rosa Leda Benincasa, a 70-year-old resident of Beverly Hills, California, tragically lost her life on December 5, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, she was shot near 201 1/2 S. Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills. The…

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Frank Brances Ordonez - Coral-gables, Florida
Death by Force

Frank Brances Ordonez

Male, age 27 · Coral-gables, Florida
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Frank Ordonez, a 27-year-old UPS driver, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2019, during a harrowing incident that began with a robbery at a jewelry store in Coral Gables, Florida. On that fateful day, two convicted felons attempted to rob the store and…

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Jeffrey Negron - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Jeffrey Negron

Male, age 37 · Tampa, Florida
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jeffrey Negron, a 37-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. The incident occurred on East North Bay Street, where Negron was found with a fatal gunshot wound. The Tampa Police Department responded to the scene…

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Richard S. Cutshaw - Coral-gables, Florida
Death by Force

Richard S. Cutshaw

Male, age 70 · Coral-gables, Florida
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Richard S. Cutshaw, aged 70, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2019, in Coral Gables, Florida. Richard, originally from Dalton, Massachusetts, was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of a shootout between police and jewelry store robbers. The…

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Marques Stone - Candler, Georgia
Death by Force

Marques Stone

Male, age 24 · Candler, Georgia
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Candler, Georgia, the life of 24-year-old Marques Stone, an African American male from Decatur, was tragically cut short on the evening of December 5, 2019. His untimely death, caused by multiple gunshot wounds, sent ripples of…

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Tyjerus Kwame White - Americus, Georgia
Death by Force

Tyjerus Kwame White

Male, age 27 · Americus, Georgia
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Tyjerus Kwame White, a 27-year-old Black man from Americus, Georgia, was killed on December 5, 2019, on a night that began with the confusion of what sounded like a wreck and ended as a homicide. Around 7:51 p.m., officers, firefighters, and EMS were sent to…

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Jayson Goodbred - Decatur, Illinois
Death by Force

Jayson Goodbred

Male, age 21 · Decatur, Illinois
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jayson Goodbred, a 21-year-old male from Decatur, Illinois, tragically passed away on December 5, 2019. Born on October 4, 1998, in Peoria, Illinois, Jayson attended Meridian Schools and was known for his vibrant personality and kind heart. His untimely death…

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Nathaniel Wade Beene - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Nathaniel Wade Beene

Male, age 46 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nathaniel Wade Beene, a 46-year-old Black man from Shreveport, Louisiana, was killed on December 5, 2019, in the city’s Queensborough neighborhood. Accounts available online place the violence on Frederick Street, where he was shot in the head and died there…

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Tramell Tray K Lewis - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tramell Tray K Lewis

Male, age 18 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 18-year-old Tramell Tray K Lewis was tragically cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. On the evening of Thursday, December 5, 2019, Lewis was fatally wounded by gunfire. The incident unfolded in the southwestern part of the…

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Brandon Harris - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Brandon Harris

Male, age 34 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 5, 2019, Brandon Harris, a 34-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was fatally shot outside Rick's Jazz Lab on Lakeview Avenue. Harris was one of three victims shot by Christopher Leon Smith, who used a handgun to commit two homicides within hours.…

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Clarence Brown - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Clarence Brown

Male, age 33 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Clarence Brown III, a 33-year-old African American man from Dayton, Ohio, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2019. He was fatally shot outside the Save Food Super Market on Germantown Street in Dayton. The incident occurred just hours after another…

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Susan Castellucci - Canton, Ohio
Death by Force

Susan Castellucci

Female, age 55 · Canton, Ohio
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Susan Castellucci, a 55-year-old woman from Canton, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 5, 2019. She was born on May 16, 1964, to George and Marianne Castellucci and lived in the Stark County area all her life. Susan was known for her love of animals and…

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Eddie Wright - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Eddie Wright

Male, age 34 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 34-year-old Eddie Wright, a Black male from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2019, Wright fell victim to gun violence in his community. Remembered as a good and laid-back man, his sudden death…

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Mario Moody - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Mario Moody

Male, age 40 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 5, 2019, tragedy struck in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, claiming the life of 40-year-old Mario Moody. The male victim was discovered at the intersection of East Shelby Drive and Kirby Parkway, the…

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Semika Davis - Union-city, Tennessee
Death by Force

Semika Davis

Female, age 37 · Union-city, Tennessee
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the community of Union City, Tennessee, was shaken by the sudden and violent death of Semika Shontrell Davis. On the night of Thursday, December 5th, the 37-year-old woman was discovered lying in the street in the 700 block of East Dr.…

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Daniel Rene Garza - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Daniel Rene Garza

Male, age 26 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Daniel Rene Garza, a 26-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on December 5, 2019, in a home on Corpus Christi's Westside. The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office identified Garza and another victim, George Slyvestor Soto, a 25-year-old Hispanic male…

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Erika Andrea Gaytan - El-paso, Texas
Death by Force

Erika Andrea Gaytan

Female, age 29 · El-paso, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Erika Andrea Gaytan, a 29-year-old woman from El Paso, Texas, tragically disappeared on July 13, 2019, after attending the El Reencuentro Norteño concert at the El Paso County Coliseum with Ricardo Marquez. Gaytan, who was the loving mother of a…

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George Slyvestor Soto - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

George Slyvestor Soto

Male, age 25 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

George Sylvester Soto, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on December 5, 2019, in a home located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Soto, along with another victim, Daniel Rene Garza, 26, was discovered with gunshot wounds inside a residence on Elgin Street.…

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Jose Rivera - Hobbs, Texas
Death by Force

Jose Rivera

Male, age 34 · Hobbs, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jose Rivera, a 34-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2019, in Hobbs, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Rivera's death was a result of a violent…

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John Batey - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

John Batey

Male, age 29 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of John Batey, a 29-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of December 5th, Batey was fatally shot at 3148 Vermont Avenue. The circumstances surrounding his death remain a painful…

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Karlonzo Taylor - Hartford, Connecticut
Death by Force

Karlonzo Taylor

Male, age 17 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Hartford, Connecticut, on December 5, 2018, the life of 17-year-old Karlonzo Taylor was cut short by gun violence. The young Black male was with friends inside an apartment building on Park Street when a gunman opened fire. Taylor was…

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Brett Borza - Grand Junction, Colorado
Death by Force

Brett Borza

Male, age 40 · Grand Junction, Colorado
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Grand Junction, Colorado, the life of Brett Borza, a 40-year-old male, was tragically cut short on December 5, 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death pointed to a violent end, with reports indicating he was a victim of gun…

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Carol Terry - Claudville, Virginia
Death by Force

Carol Terry

Female, age 56 · Claudville, Virginia
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small community of Claudville, Virginia, a sense of loss was felt with the passing of Carol Ann Terry. She was 56 years old at the time of her death on December 5, 2018. Born on June 30, 1962, to the late Betty Sue Mattingly and Frederick John Gens…

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William Huskey - Ivor, Virginia
Death by Force

William Huskey

Male, age 69 · Ivor, Virginia
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet woods of Ivor, Virginia, a day of hunting turned to tragedy, ending the life of 69-year-old William O. 'Billy' Huskey, Jr.. A man defined by his love for the outdoors, his sudden and unexpected death on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, was the result…

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Harold Humphrey - Washington, Missouri
Death by Force

Harold Humphrey

Male, age 86 · Washington, Missouri
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 5, 2018, a tragic incident occurred in Washington, Missouri, resulting in the death of 86-year-old Harold Edward Humphrey. The male victim was at his residence when a confrontation took place during the morning hours. Law enforcement officers were…

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Karen Arnold - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Karen Arnold

Female, age 62 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Meacham Park in Kirkwood, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, 64-year-old Karen Arnold, a Caucasian female, was found dead in her apartment on December 5, 2018. Another source reports her age as 62. A friend discovered her body in…

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Steven Wilson - Hanover, Maryland
Death by Force

Steven Wilson

Male, age 33 · Hanover, Maryland
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of December 5, 2018, 33-year-old Steven Bernard Wilson, a sales and marketing representative, was working alone inside a model home in the Shipley's Homestead community in Hanover, Maryland. It was there that he was found by authorities who…

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Brandon Douglas Garbutt - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Brandon Douglas Garbutt

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Brandon Douglas Garbutt, a 25-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Garbutt was fatally shot in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area. The incident occurred…

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Mark Edward Jones - San-jose, California
Death by Force

Mark Edward Jones

Male, age 49 · San-jose, California
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mark Edward Jones, a 49-year-old transient, was found shot to death in a neighborhood south of downtown San Jose on December 5, 2018. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office identified Jones after officers responded to a report of a person…

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Renardo Page - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Renardo Page

Male · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Renardo R. Page, a 23-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Page was fatally shot near 4000 S. La Brea Avenue in the Baldwin…

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Alexander St Jean - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Alexander St Jean

Male, age 23 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Alexander St. Jean, a 23-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2018, in a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation. The events unfolded in the early hours of the morning on Hendren…

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Egerton Dover - Bloomington, Illinois
Death by Force

Egerton Dover

Male, age 20 · Bloomington, Illinois
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Egerton Montgomery Dover II, a 20-year-old African American male from Bloomington, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2018. His death was the result of a violent shooting that occurred in his apartment located in the 800 block of West Jefferson…

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Brian Allen Cook - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Brian Allen Cook

Male, age 42 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, a work trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, took a tragic turn for 42-year-old Brian Allen Cook of Kyle, Texas. A valued employee of Siemens Energy, Cook had traveled to the city on November 24 for a project. After completing his work on…

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Tyreyon Garner - Hammond, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tyreyon Garner

Male, age 22 · Hammond, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Hammond, Louisiana, a violent encounter tragically cut short the life of 22-year-old Tyreyon Garner. On December 5, 2018, deputies from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office were dispatched to an apartment complex…

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Ronald Johnston III - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Ronald Johnston III

Male, age 21 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in New Orleans, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. On December 4, 2018, at approximately 11:47 p.m., police responded to a call near the intersection of St. Anthony Street and North Claiborne Avenue. Upon…

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Thailia Thomas - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Thailia Thomas

Female, age 26 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Thailia Christina Thomas, a 26-year-old African American woman, was tragically shot and killed on December 5, 2018, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. At the time of her death, Thailia was seven months pregnant. The incident occurred at her residence in the…

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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.