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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)

Mary Thomas - Topeka, Kansas
Death by Force

Mary Thomas

Female, age 29 · Topeka, Kansas
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

A 29-year-old woman named Mary Thomas passed away in Topeka, Kansas, in December of 2015. According to her obituary, she died on Thursday, December 10, 2015. This date differs from the initially provided information. There are no online sources available that…

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Jeromy Ingram - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Jeromy Ingram

Male, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 5, 2015, the body of 25-year-old Jeromy Ingram, a male resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was discovered inside a van in the parking lot of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel located at 3340 S. 79th East Avenue. Initially, there were no obvious signs of…

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Jabories Leggett - Mccomb, Mississippi
Death by Force

Jabories Leggett

Male, age 22 · Mccomb, Mississippi
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Brookhaven, Mississippi, the life of 22-year-old Jabories Terrell Leggett came to an untimely end on Saturday, December 5, 2015. A young man in the prime of his life, his death left a void in the hearts of those who knew him. The…

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Vickye Head - Moberly, Missouri
Death by Force

Vickye Head

Female, age 77 · Moberly, Missouri
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 5, 2015, a violent tragedy unfolded in Moberly, Missouri, involving a long-time resident of the community. Vickye Lesta Head, a 77-year-old female, was found deceased in the home she shared with her husband. The investigation began under unusual…

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Jermaine Travez Cureton - Greenville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Jermaine Travez Cureton

Male, age 23 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday in Greenville, South Carolina, the life of 23-year-old Jermaine Travez Cureton was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2015, in the parking lot of the Westview Homes public housing complex, Cureton was shot. In the immediate…

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Joshua Flint McManus - Lancaster, South Carolina
Death by Force

Joshua Flint McManus

Male, age 40 · Lancaster, South Carolina
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet city of Lancaster, South Carolina, a late Saturday night turned tragic, forever altering the lives of two families. On December 5, 2015, Joshua 'Flint' McManus, a 40-year-old man, was fatally shot. Remembered as a devoted father and an outgoing…

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Teresa Ortiz Paredes - Escondido, California
Death by Force

Teresa Ortiz Paredes

Female, age 46 · Escondido, California
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Teresa Ortiz Paredes, aged 46, tragically lost her life on December 5, 2015, in Escondido, California. The incident occurred at a residence in the 3000 block of North Broadway near Cougar Pass Road. Teresa was found with severe upper body trauma and was later…

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Malik Warthen - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Malik Warthen

Male, age 17 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Malik Warthen, a 17-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2015. Malik, affectionately known as "Mo-Mo," was playing video games with friends at his aunt's home in the Argyle Forest area when the incident occurred.…

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Gabriel Demetrius Douglas - Douglas, Georgia
Death by Force

Gabriel Demetrius Douglas

Male, age 19 · Douglas, Georgia
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 5, 2015, a party at Just Jump for Kids in Douglas, Georgia, turned tragic when 19-year-old Gabriel Demetrius Douglas was shot and killed. Douglas, a Black male, was attending a gathering at the children's amusement…

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Jeffery Scott Montgomery - Fairfield, Illinois
Death by Force

Jeffery Scott Montgomery

Male, age 50 · Fairfield, Illinois
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jeffery Scott Montgomery, a 50-year-old white male from Fairfield, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2015. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest, inflicted by a small-caliber handgun. This incident occurred at his home, where he…

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Davante Maryland - Houma, Louisiana
Death by Force

Davante Maryland

Male, age 21 · Houma, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet evening of December 5, 2015, in Houma, Louisiana, the life of 22-year-old Davante Joel Maryland, a male resident of the city, was tragically cut short. He was participating in a dice game at a local trailer park when an act of violence abruptly…

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Terry L Delahoussaye Sr - New-iberia, Louisiana
Death by Force

Terry L Delahoussaye Sr

Male, age 62 · New-iberia, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of New Iberia, Louisiana, a devastating event shattered the community. On a day in early December of 2015, Terry L. Delahoussaye Sr., a 62-year-old male resident, was found dead. The discovery sent ripples of shock and grief through the…

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Najee Rivera - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Najee Rivera

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Najee Rivera, a 23-year-old African American man from Philadelphia, PA, tragically died on December 5, 2015, from injuries sustained during a shooting. Rivera was shot in the side during an altercation near the intersection of C and Somerset streets in…

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Clinton Wayne Saizon - Waskom, Texas
Death by Force

Clinton Wayne Saizon

Male, age 36 · Waskom, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Clinton Wayne Saizon, a 36-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on December 5, 2015, in Waskom, Texas. His body was discovered in his camper-trailer, which also contained drug paraphernalia such as pipes and syringes commonly used for…

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Kennice Smith - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Kennice Smith

Female, age 13 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kennice Smith, a 13-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 5, 2015, due to a drive-by shooting. Kennice was shot while standing in her driveway in the Alief neighborhood of Houston. The incident occurred during the evening…

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William John Wolff - El-paso, Texas
Death by Force

William John Wolff

Male, age 41 · El-paso, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

William John Wolff, a 41-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, was a professor at El Paso Community College. He was found shot to death on December 5, 2015, outside his brother's law office in Northeast El Paso. The incident occurred during a heated child…

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Lawana Mcdaniel - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Lawana Mcdaniel

Female, age 44 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lawana McDaniel, a 44-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically found deceased on December 5, 2014. Her body was discovered in a rural ditch along Wells Road, located on Jacksonville’s Westside. Authorities reported that she had been shot…

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Nathaniel Doyle - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Nathaniel Doyle

Male, age 17 · Miami, Florida
Found Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nathaniel Matthew Doyle, born on July 28, 1997, passed away on December 5, 2014, in Miami, Florida. He was just 17 years old at the time of his death. Doyle's obituary notes that he was under the care of Caballero Rivero Dade North funeral home, but there…

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James Sweeten - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

James Sweeten

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 5, 2014, James Sweeten, a 26-year-old male, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred in the city's South Side, a region that has experienced ongoing challenges with gun violence, contributing significantly to Chicago's homicide…

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Cedric Goodwin - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Cedric Goodwin

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Cedric Goodwin, aged 20, was fatally shot on December 5, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Side of the city, in an area that has been particularly affected by gun violence and ongoing gang activity. According to data from the…

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Mutahir Rauf - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Mutahir Rauf

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mutahir Rauf, a 23-year-old student at Loyola University Chicago, was fatally shot during an attempted robbery on December 5, 2014, in the Rogers Park neighborhood near the university's campus. The incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. on Albion Avenue. Mutahir…

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Tyler D Neely - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Tyler D Neely

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 5, 2014, a resident on the near-north side of Indianapolis made a grim discovery. Behind their home in the 2400 block of Highland Place, they found a person down and immediately called for help. When police arrived at…

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Antonio Flood - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Antonio Flood

Male, age 42 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the cold of a Minneapolis December, a burst of gunfire shattered the morning quiet in the 2600 block of Penn Avenue North, setting in motion a tragedy that would end a life. It was around 10 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2014, when the city's ShotSpotter…

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Ronald L Smith - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Ronald L Smith

Male, age 24 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Based on a thorough search of online sources, there is no information available regarding the death of a 24-year-old Black male named Ronald L. Smith in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 5, 2014. Official records from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police…

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Joseph Mckinnon - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Joseph Mckinnon

Male, age 45 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Joseph McKinnon, a 45-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was tragically killed on December 5, 2014. At around 5:49 p.m., Philadelphia Police Officers responded to the 1500 block of South Cleveland Street after reports of gunfire. McKinnon was found inside a…

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Hector Uel Castillo - Westminster, Colorado
Death by Force

Hector Uel Castillo

Male, age 21 · Westminster, Colorado
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a senseless act of violence that shattered the peace of a community park, a young man's life was tragically cut short. On a December evening in 2014, 21-year-old Hector Manuel Castillo was fatally shot at England Park in Westminster, Colorado. The…

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Karen Bradley - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Karen Bradley

Female, age 33 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Karen Bradley, a 33-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was tragically shot and killed on December 5, 2014. The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. near 80th and Bender Avenue, during what investigators believe to have been a domestic dispute. Police…

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Antonio Atkins - Portsmouth, Virginia
Death by Force

Antonio Atkins

Male, age 25 · Portsmouth, Virginia
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning darkness of December 5, 2014, a car moved along Effingham Street near Duke Street in Portsmouth when gunfire suddenly tore into the vehicle, turning an ordinary ride into a catastrophe. The driver, Antonio J. Atkins, a 25-year-old Black /…

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Latosha Elliott-Strickland - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Latosha Elliott-Strickland

Female, age 36 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of December 5, 2014, police officers in Indianapolis, Indiana, were dispatched to the Port-O-Call Apartments on the city's west side following reports of a shooting. The incident took place at the residential complex located near the intersection…

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Terrill Fenderson - Hammond, Indiana
Death by Force

Terrill Fenderson

Male, age 37 · Hammond, Indiana
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 37-year-old Terrill Fenderson was tragically cut short. On December 5th, he was discovered deceased inside a vehicle located in an alley in Hammond, Indiana. An investigation revealed that he had sustained fatal gunshot…

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Stephen Hunter Brown - Manning, South Carolina
Death by Force

Stephen Hunter Brown

Male, age 19 · Manning, South Carolina
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet, early hours of a Friday morning in Manning, South Carolina, a life was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2014, Stephen Hunter Brown, a 19-year-old male, died from a gunshot wound to the head. The fatal incident unfolded at a residence on…

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Taquane Clark - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Taquane Clark

Male, age 21 · Queens, New York
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a tragic home invasion in Jamaica, Queens, claimed the life of 21-year-old Taquane Clark. On December 5th, the young man was fatally shot when three men broke into his home. The violent encounter also left his uncle, Jonathan Legister…

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Thach Dien Thiet Duong - San Jose, California
Death by Force

Thach Dien Thiet Duong

Male, age 41 · San Jose, California
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of December 5, 2014, 41-year-old Vietnamese-American man Thach Dien Thiet Duong was fatally shot outside the Golden King Café, located at 2650 Alum Rock Avenue in East San Jose, California. Surveillance footage captured two Asian male suspects…

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Lawanna Ruth McDaniel - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Lawanna Ruth McDaniel

Female, age 44 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lawanna Ruth McDaniel, aged 44, was found deceased on December 5, 2014, in Jacksonville, Florida. Her body was discovered in a ditch near Yellow Water and Wells roads on the city's Westside. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) responded to the scene…

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Tory Sanders - Marrero, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tory Sanders

Male, age 35 · Marrero, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In May 2017, a 28-year-old Black man named Tory Sanders found himself in a tragic and fatal encounter with law enforcement in a rural Missouri jail. His ordeal began when he took a wrong turn, got lost, and ran out of gas. Seeking help, he approached the…

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Timothy Wayne Grant - Pisgah-forest, North Carolina
Death by Force

Timothy Wayne Grant

Male, age 55 · Pisgah-forest, North Carolina
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Timothy Wayne Grant, a 55-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2014, in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially shrouded in mystery, as he was found with a fatal gunshot wound. The incident…

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Tiffany Smith - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Tiffany Smith

Female, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tiffany Smith, a 27-year-old woman from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on December 5, 2014. The circumstances surrounding her death were part of a larger incident that led to significant legal proceedings. Tiffany Smith was involved in a fatal altercation…

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Kevin Collins - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kevin Collins

Male, age 24 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, a young man's life was cut short, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. Kevin Lamarr Collins, a 24-year-old African American male affectionately known as 'Blick,' was a lifelong resident of the city. On the…

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Angelina Romero-Alvarez - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Angelina Romero-Alvarez

Female, age 50 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Angelina Romero-Alvarez, a 50-year-old Hispanic woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically killed on December 5, 2014. She was shot in the parking lot of the Wilcox Apartments at 2400 South Loop West around 6 a.m. Romero-Alvarez was about to get into her…

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Dominique Brooks - Nacogdoches, Texas
Death by Force

Dominique Brooks

Female, age 24 · Nacogdoches, Texas
Killed Dec 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dominique Brooks, a 24-year-old woman from Nacogdoches, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 5, 2014. Brooks was fatally shot in the chest while on the porch of a residence on Railroad Street in Nacogdoches. The incident occurred in the afternoon, and…

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David Harris - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

David Harris

Male, age 24 · Tampa, Florida
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the night of December 5, 2013, David Christopher Harris, a 24-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot in Tampa, Florida. Shortly before midnight, Harris called 911 from 4215 East Columbus Drive to report that he had been shot. Simultaneously…

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William Let - New Orleans, Louisiana
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William Let

Male, age 46 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of William Herbert Letman, a 46-year-old African American man. On December 5, 2013, Letman was found murdered, leaving a community in mourning and a family searching for…

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Rodney Smith - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Rodney Smith

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Rodney Smith, a 26-year-old Black man, was killed on the evening of December 5, 2013, in Baltimore’s Central Park Heights neighborhood, a stretch of West Baltimore where winter comes early and streetlights cast long shadows into the alleys. Not long before…

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Devin Gordon - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Devin Gordon

Male, age 21 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late afternoon of December 5, 2013, a violent incident unfolded in the 4400 block of Elmbank in North St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in the death of 21-year-old Devin Gordon. Police officers were dispatched to the residence following a report of a…

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Justin Gordon - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Justin Gordon

Male, age 22 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the afternoon of December 5, 2013, police in St. Louis, Missouri, were called to a residence in the 4400 block of Elmbank Avenue in the northern part of the city. Officers responding to the report of a shooting arrived to find a chaotic and tragic scene…

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Betty Skinner - Cleveland, Ohio
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Betty Skinner

Female, age 52 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 5, 2013, Betty Skinner, a 52-year-old disabled woman, was found dead in her apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. She lived in the Deaconess Krafft Center, an assisted living facility located on Devonshire Road. Betty was discovered by her home health…

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Fyheem Lanier - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Fyheem Lanier

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the cold of a February morning in 2004, a 10-year-old Black male named Faheem Thomas-Childs, also known as 'Poppy,' was on his way to T.M. Peirce Elementary School in North Philadelphia. That morning, he had complained of a stomach ache, and his mother had…

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Christine Keith - Lansing, Michigan
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Christine Keith

Female, age 37 · Lansing, Michigan
Killed Dec 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the Lansing, Michigan community was shaken by the tragic death of Christine Elizabeth Keith, a 37-year-old Caucasian female. Known for her vibrant energy as a Zumba instructor and her resourceful spirit chronicled in her blog…

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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.