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Deaths by Force on December 6

615 open cases in our database happened on December 6. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (431)

Willie Lattimore - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Willie Lattimore

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Dec 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 6, 2013, 22-year-old Willie Lattimore was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident remains unsolved, and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has appealed to the community for any information that may help in bringing the case to a…

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Daniel Adkins - Gainesville, Florida
Death by Force

Daniel Adkins

Male · Gainesville, Florida
Found Dec 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 6, 2013, Daniel Adkins was found shot to death in a wooded area in Gainesville, Florida. The case remains unsolved, with no known suspects or clear motive. Despite investigative efforts, authorities have not been able to make significant progress…

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Aaron Jones - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Aaron Jones

Male, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Dec 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic day in New Orleans, December 6, 2013, a young life was cut short. Aaron Jones, a 23-year-old African American male, was killed in an incident that remains shrouded in mystery. The event took place at 6000 Chef Menteur Highway, a location that…

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Lawrence Gray - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Lawrence Gray

Male, age 55 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Dec 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of Lawrence Franklin Gray, a 55-year-old man from Knoxville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On December 6, 2013, his body was discovered in a field located at 317 McConnell Street, behind the Boys and Girls Club. An…

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Joseph H. Stevens Jr. - Loranger, Louisiana
Death by Force

Joseph H. Stevens Jr.

Male, age 33 · Loranger, Louisiana
Killed Dec 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the waning hours of a Friday afternoon, a hunting trip in Loranger, Louisiana, ended in tragedy for 33-year-old Joseph H. Stevens Jr. of Hammond. On December 6, 2013, Stevens was with his hunting partner and special friend, Stacey M. Trapp, when a fatal…

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Hilda Cody - Leicester, North Carolina
Death by Force

Hilda Cody

Female, age 64 · Leicester, North Carolina
Killed Dec 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Hilda Tipton Fisher Cody, a 64-year-old retired school teacher from Marshall, North Carolina, passed away on December 6, 2013. She was born on September 14, 1949, in Buncombe County and had taught at Brush Creek Elementary School for 27 years. Hilda was a…

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Muhammad Sundal - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Muhammad Sundal

Male, age 51 · Durham, North Carolina
Found Dec 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 6, 2012, Muhammad Arfan Sundal, the 51-year-old owner of Kabab & Curry House in Durham, North Carolina, was fatally shot outside his restaurant on Guess Road. His body was found in the restaurant’s parking lot, and the motive behind the shooting…

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Generro Sanchez - Asher, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Generro Sanchez

Male, age 18 · Asher, Oklahoma
Killed Dec 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold December day in 2012, the life of 18-year-old Generro Sanchez was tragically cut short in Asher, Oklahoma. A freshman at East Central University, Sanchez was known for seeing the good in everyone, a trait that would unknowingly lead him into a fatal…

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Shelly Marie Frey - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Shelly Marie Frey

Female, age 27 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 6, 2012, Shelly Marie Frey, a 27-year-old Black woman and mother of two, was fatally shot by an off-duty Harris County Sheriff's deputy in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at a Walmart store located on the North Freeway and West Road. Frey…

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Marcus L Bassett - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Marcus L Bassett

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

Marcus L. Bassett, aged 34, was the victim of a homicide in Chicago on December 6, 2010. His death was one of many that marked a year of persistent violence in the city, which was struggling with significant levels of gun violence. The homicide took place in…

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Robert M Wood - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Robert M Wood

Male, age 48 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

African American Robert M. Wood, aged 48, died on December 6, 2010, in Indianapolis, Indiana. His death is recorded in databases tracking unsolved cases and homicides within the state, indicating that the circumstances surrounding his passing warrant criminal…

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Leandrew Williams - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Leandrew Williams

Male, age 51 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

Leandrew Williams was a 51-year-old Black male residing in Detroit, Michigan, whose life ended on December 6, 2010. His death was recorded during a year that saw numerous violent crimes in the city, and he was included in a registry of homicide victims for…

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Gayla Fullner - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Gayla Fullner

Female, age 44 · Houston, Texas
Found Dec 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

On December 6, 2010, Gayla Fullner, aged 44, was found deceased at her residence in Houston, Texas. The Houston Police Department responded to the scene at 200 Goodson around 4:30 p.m. on December 5, 2010. Autopsy results were pending to determine the exact…

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Clyde Robinson - Savannah, Georgia
Death by Force

Clyde Robinson

Male, age 89 · Savannah, Georgia
Killed Dec 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

Clyde Robinson, an 89-year-old White male from Savannah, Georgia, remains difficult to trace in the public record with the kind of clarity a homicide synopsis normally requires. What emerges instead is a troubling absence: I could not verify, from independent…

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Javier Ramos - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Javier Ramos

Male, age 26 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Dec 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

Javier Ramos, a 26-year-old resident of San Antonio, Texas, was killed on December 6, 2009. On the day of his death, Ramos made a call to the police stating that he had been shot by someone he knew. Officers were dispatched to the 5000 block of Overpool…

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Desi A Thompson - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Desi A Thompson

Male, age 29 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Dec 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009 in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 29-year-old Desi Arnez 'Pee Wee' Thompson Sr. was tragically cut short. On December 5th, the young African American man was killed in what authorities would rule a homicide. The incident took place at…

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Edward Lewis - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Edward Lewis

Male, age 18 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Dec 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009, the life of 18-year-old Edward Jamal Lewis was cut tragically short in Oklahoma City. On the evening of December 6th, the young man, who was known to be a fun, smart, and creative individual, was shot and killed during an altercation.…

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Michael James Crawshaw - Penn-hills-township, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Michael James Crawshaw

Male, age 32 · Penn-hills-township, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2009, 32-year-old male Patrolman Michael James Crawshaw of the Penn Hills Police Department was fatally shot in an ambush. He was the first to respond to a call about a man with a gun at a home on Johnston Road. He cautiously…

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Brandon Lee Brinkley - Wilmington, Delaware
Death by Force

Brandon Lee Brinkley

Male, age 25 · Wilmington, Delaware
Killed Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

Brandon Lee Brinkley, a 25-year-old Black male from Wilmington, Delaware, died on December 6, 2008, after a shooting in Wilmington. His death came just three days after his birthday, turning what should have been a season of celebration into a lasting family…

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Kevin Brown - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Kevin Brown

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

Kevin Brown, aged 35, was fatally shot on December 6, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the city's South Side, an area that has long struggled with issues of gun violence. According to reports, Brown was approached by an unidentified…

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Darrell Keith - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Darrell Keith

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, the life of a young Baltimore man was tragically cut short, a stark reminder of the city's ongoing struggle with gun violence. On December 6, 2008, Darrell Keith, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot in the 5000 block of Denmore Avenue.…

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Jeremaine Hardy - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jeremaine Hardy

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, a 30-year-old Black / African American man named Jeremaine Hardy died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death occurred on December 6, 2008, and he was found in the vicinity of the 400 block of North 2nd Street. Details regarding the…

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Nazario Ortegon - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Nazario Ortegon

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas
Found Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

On December 6, 2008, 22-year-old Nazario Ortegon was killed in Houston, Texas, in a crime that remains unsolved. Ortegon was found shot to death in the early hours, and the homicide was immediately treated as suspicious by the Houston Police Department. The…

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Chasity Taylor - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Chasity Taylor

Female, age 13 · Houston, Texas
Found Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 6, 2016, 4-year-old Charmarionna Lawrence tragically lost her life in Houston, Texas. The circumstances surrounding her death have not been publicly detailed, and information regarding any investigation or suspects remains unavailable. An…

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Letha Perkins - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Letha Perkins

Female, age 51 · Houston, Texas
Found Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the night of December 6, 2008, Letha Perkins, age 51, and her 13-year-old goddaughter were tragically shot and killed during a home invasion in their residence in northeast Houston. The incident took place at Perkins' home on Sandra Street, a neighborhood…

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Brandon Lee Brinkley - Wilmington, Delaware
Death by Force

Brandon Lee Brinkley

Male, age 25 · Wilmington, Delaware
Killed Dec 6, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 6, 2008, the life of 25-year-old Brandon Lee Brinkley, a Black male from Wilmington, Delaware, was tragically cut short. Police responded to a complaint of shots fired in the 2700 block of Northeast Boulevard at 3:38…

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Claude Stephens - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Claude Stephens

Male, age 63 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Dec 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

Claude J. Stephens, aged 63, was found deceased on December 6, 2007, in Charlotte, North Carolina. While limited public information is available regarding the specific circumstances surrounding his death, his passing was noted in local obituaries. Stephens…

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Shantoine Blackwell - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Shantoine Blackwell

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Dec 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 6, 2007, 20-year-old Shantoine Blackwell was fatally shot in Charlotte, North Carolina. Blackwell's death was one of many homicides that year, as he succumbed to gunshot wounds at Carolinas Medical Center. Despite investigations, his case remains…

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Charles Earles - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Charles Earles

Male, age 28 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Dec 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of a young Knoxville man was tragically cut short, leaving a family searching for answers that have remained elusive for over a decade. On the evening of December 6, 2007, officers from the Knoxville Police Department responded…

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Clifton Brooks - Norfolk, Virginia
Death by Force

Clifton Brooks

Male, age 35 · Norfolk, Virginia
Killed Dec 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of 35-year-old Clifton Pernell 'Jay' Brooks Jr. was tragically cut short in Norfolk, Virginia. A self-employed carpenter and licensed electrician, Brooks was also a beloved volunteer coach for a local youth recreational league…

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Jerry Bloomfield - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Jerry Bloomfield

Male, age 25 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Dec 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the city of Richmond, Virginia, the evening of December 6, 2007, brought a tragedy that would leave a family heartbroken and a community with unanswered questions. On that day, Jerry Deion Bloomfield, a 25-year-old male, was inside a residence in the 2300…

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Lekeysia Regene Byrd - Capitol-heights, Maryland
Death by Force

Lekeysia Regene Byrd

Female, age 33 · Capitol-heights, Maryland
Killed Dec 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold December day in 2007, the life of a 33-year-old Black/African American woman, LeKeishia Regene Byrd, came to an untimely end. On Thursday, December 6, 2007, Byrd, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, passed away, leaving behind a grieving family and a…

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Charles Louis Earles - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Charles Louis Earles

Male, age 28 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Dec 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

Charles Louis Earles, a 28-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on December 6, 2007, in his East Knoxville, Tennessee, apartment. His death is an unsolved homicide, a case that has left his family searching for answers for over a decade. On that…

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Elias Perez Alvarez - Victorville, California
Death by Force

Elias Perez Alvarez

Male · Victorville, California
Killed Dec 6, 2005 · 21 years ago

Elias Perez Alvarez, a resident of Pomona, California, was found dead on December 6, 2005, in Victorville. Alvarez was discovered inside his vehicle, which was parked on La Mesa Road. At the time of his death, Alvarez was running a landscaping business and…

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LeAnn Taylor - Rockford, Illinois
Death by Force

LeAnn Taylor

Female, age 29 · Rockford, Illinois
Found Dec 6, 2004 · 22 years ago

LeAnn Taylor, a 29-year-old woman from Rockford, Illinois, was found dead on December 6, 2004. Her body was discovered off the side of Bypass 20 near Montague Road by Illinois Department of Transportation workers. Taylor was known to frequent the southeast…

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Dalila Meza - Commerce, California
Death by Force

Dalila Meza

Female, age 19 · Commerce, California
Killed Dec 6, 2002 · 24 years ago

Dalila Meza was 19 years old when she died on Friday, December 6, 2002, in Commerce. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma on Slauson Avenue, about 1,200 feet west of Eastern Avenue. Her…

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Eric Francis Nicholson - Greenville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Eric Francis Nicholson

Male, age 28 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Dec 6, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the winter of 2000, South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Francis Nicholson, a 28-year-old male, was on duty in Greenville County. On December 6th, his path tragically intersected with that of a bank robbery suspect he was attempting to pull over.…

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Alvaro Abel Villalobos - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Alvaro Abel Villalobos

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 6, 2000 · 26 years ago

Alvaro Abel Villalobos, a 31-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 6, 2000, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Villalobos was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident…

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Clifford Dicker - Wytheville, Virginia
Death by Force

Clifford Dicker

Male, age 57 · Wytheville, Virginia
Killed Dec 6, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in Wytheville, Virginia, Wythe County Deputy Clifford Dicker, a 57-year-old male, was carrying out his duties, a task that on this particular day involved serving juvenile petitions. Having previously suffered a heart attack, Dicker had…

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Michael Mikey Ice Brennan - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Michael Mikey Ice Brennan

Male, age 38 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 6, 1994 · 32 years ago

Michael "Mikey Ice" Brennan, a 38-year-old male of Irish ethnicity from Philadelphia, PA, was tragically shot in the back of the head on December 6, 1994. Brennan, a former associate of Joey Merlino, was allegedly killed by Merlino himself. After the…

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Martin Miley - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Martin Miley

Male, age 38 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Dec 6, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the winter of 1993, a hardworking cab driver's life was tragically cut short in what appeared to be a robbery that took a violent turn. Martin Miley, a 38-year-old White male, was on duty in Denver, Colorado, navigating the city streets in his Zone Cab on…

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Kevin Evans - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Kevin Evans

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Dec 6, 1988 · 38 years ago

Kevin Evans, a 23-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically murdered on December 6, 1988. The incident took place at 694 E. Morrill Avenue, apartment J, in Franklin County. Evans suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead on…

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Richard Jensen - Riverhead, New York
Death by Force

Richard Jensen

Male, age 34 · Riverhead, New York
Killed Dec 6, 1988 · 38 years ago

Richard Jensen, a White man in his 30s, was home in Riverhead, New York, on the evening of December 6, 1988, settling into the ordinary quiet of his Lincoln Street living room with his young daughter nearby. As the television played, he leaned back with his…

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Richard Williams - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Richard Williams

Male, age 24 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Dec 6, 1985 · 41 years ago

Richard Williams was a 24-year-old Black male whose death opened a grim chapter in Atlanta’s mid-1980s homicide history. On December 6, 1985, his body was found in a vacant building behind a house on Mayson Turner Road in northwest Atlanta. He had been shot…

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Mark Dereich - Youngstown, Ohio
Death by Force

Mark Dereich

Male, age 21 · Youngstown, Ohio
Killed Dec 6, 1982 · 44 years ago

Mark Dereich, aged 21, was tragically killed on December 6, 1982, in Youngstown, Ohio. The incident took place at 112 Illinois Avenue in Mahoning County. On that day, police officers responded to a call for an investigation and arrived at an upstairs…

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Mark Layne Dabling - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Mark Layne Dabling

Male, age 30 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Dec 6, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a cold December evening in Colorado Springs, 30-year-old Patrolman Mark Layne Dabling was on duty, having served with the police department for five and a half years. On December 6, 1982, he initiated a traffic stop in the 300 block of West Fillmore.…

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Paula Watson - Anaheim, California
Death by Force

Paula Watson

Female, age 20 · Anaheim, California
Found Dec 6, 1980 · 46 years ago

Paula Ann Watson, a 20-year-old resident of Anaheim, California, was the victim of a homicide on December 6, 1980. Her case is included among various unsolved cold cases listed by the Orange County Sheriff's Department, reflecting its ongoing, though…

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Maria Gruden - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Maria Gruden

Female · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Dec 6, 1980 · 46 years ago

Maria Gruden, aged 32, was found dead in her bedroom on December 6, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at her residence located at 1291 South Yearling Road in Franklin County. Maria had been brutally attacked, suffering multiple stab wounds that…

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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.