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Deaths by Force on February 15

680 open cases in our database happened on February 15. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (456)

Jose Mejia Rosales - South-gate, California
Death by Force

Jose Mejia Rosales

Male, age 36 · South-gate, California
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jose Antonio Mejia-Rosales, a 36-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2018, in South Gate, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Mejia-Rosales was shot multiple times, leading to his untimely death. The…

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Juan Manuel Ceja - King-city, California
Death by Force

Juan Manuel Ceja

Male, age 22 · King-city, California
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Juan Manuel Ceja, a 22-year-old resident of King City, California, was found dead on February 15, 2018. His body was discovered inside a parked vehicle at 450 Jayne Street around 6:35 a.m. The King City Police Department responded to reports of a possible…

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Kaiden Vague - Santa-barbara, California
Death by Force

Kaiden Vague

Male, age 16 · Santa-barbara, California
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kaiden Vague, a 16-year-old sophomore at Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, California, tragically passed away on February 15, 2018, due to an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred at the Glass Factory shooting range, an open…

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Darnell Jackson - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Darnell Jackson

Male, age 38 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 38-year-old Darnell Jackson was cut short by an act of violence in Columbus, Georgia. On the evening of Thursday, February 15th, police were called to the scene of a shooting on Thomas Street. There, they found Jackson…

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Brandon L Brooks - Carbondale, Illinois
Death by Force

Brandon L Brooks

Male, age 35 · Carbondale, Illinois
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Brandon L. Brooks, a 35-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2018, in Carbondale, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 400 block of East Mill Street, where he was fatally shot. The Carbondale Police Department released…

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Charles Pettis - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Charles Pettis

Male, age 50 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Charles Pettis, a 50-year-old Black man, was shot in the head in New Orleans’ Central City on the morning of February 15, 2018, and he did not survive the wound. The city around him was still shaking off the noise and exhaustion of Mardi Gras week, but in the…

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Dustin Hartline - Slidell, Louisiana
Death by Force

Dustin Hartline

Female, age 28 · Slidell, Louisiana
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In February 2018, the lives of 28-year-old Dustin Hartline, a male, and his friend, Raegan Day, were cut tragically short in what began as a planned meeting and ended in a desolate, wooded area near Slidell, Louisiana. The pair had set out from Pearl River on…

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Raegan Elizabeth Day - Slidell, Louisiana
Death by Force

Raegan Elizabeth Day

Female, age 20 · Slidell, Louisiana
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In February of 2018, a 20-year-old woman named Raegan Elizabeth Day and her friend, 28-year-old Dustin Hartline, vanished after leaving their Pearl River, Louisiana home. The two were last seen on February 15, on their way to a relative's house in Kenner.…

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Raymond Phillips - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Raymond Phillips

Male, age 15 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the afternoon hours of February 15, 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the ordinary rhythm of a parking lot on Prescott Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When the chaos subsided, 15-year-old Raymond Phillips, a male student at Broadmoor Middle School, was…

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Lucille McCauley - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Lucille McCauley

Female, age 39 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lucille McCauley, a 39-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. She was an optometrist at Columbus Neighborhood Health, where she was well-loved by her patients and colleagues. Lucille was also a…

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William Joseph Glover - El-paso, Texas
Death by Force

William Joseph Glover

Female, age 40 · El-paso, Texas
Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

William Joseph Glover, a 40-year-old male nurse practitioner, tragically died on February 15, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. Glover was found dead from gunshot wounds at a home in the Eastlake area, alongside Dr. Barbara Adams, a 36-year-old female surgeon. The El…

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Ricky Darnell Hayes - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Ricky Darnell Hayes

Male, age 56 · Oakland, California
Found Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ricky Darnell Hayes, a 56-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was shot and killed on February 15, 2017, in an incident that highlighted the continued struggle with gun violence in the city. Hayes' homicide occurred amidst a broader pattern of violence…

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Jorge Navarro - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jorge Navarro

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jorge Navarro Jr., aged 25, was killed on February 15, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. He was shot and lost his life to gun violence on Lake Shore Drive. Navarro’s death was among the many homicides that occurred in Chicago that year as the city struggled to curb…

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Ernest Francois - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Ernest Francois

Male, age 33 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, on the evening of February 15, 2017, the life of 33-year-old Ernest Francois was tragically cut short. An African-American male, Francois was the victim of a fatal shooting that unfolded in the 3400 block of…

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Lorenzo Hardison - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Lorenzo Hardison

Male, age 18 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday in Las Vegas, a gathering among acquaintances would ultimately prove fatal for 18-year-old Lorenzo Hardison, a Black male. On February 15, 2017, what began as a social event at an apartment on Silver Dollar Avenue took a dark…

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Lisa Malone - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Lisa Malone

Female, age 48 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, residential area of Bull Mountain, near Portland, a somber discovery was made inside a three-story home in February 2017. The bodies of 48-year-old Lisa R. Malone, a female, and Leonard Forster, also 48, were found by concerned relatives who had…

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Donat Herr - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Donat Herr

Male, age 67 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of February 15, 2017, Donat Herr, a 67-year-old White male, was working at his business, Empire Wine & Liquors, on North Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His life was tragically cut short that night in an act of violence that…

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Larenzo Hardison - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Larenzo Hardison

Male, age 18 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Wednesday evening in Las Vegas, a gathering at an apartment on Silver Dollar Avenue took a tragic turn for 18-year-old Larenzo Hardison, a Black male. The events of February 15, 2017, began when Hardison and another man went outside to engage in a…

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Laura Eastwood - Henderson, Kentucky
Death by Force

Laura Eastwood

Female, age 28 · Henderson, Kentucky
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Henderson, Kentucky, a tragedy unfolded that left a family shattered and a community in mourning. Laura Katherine Poole Eastwood, a 28-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased in her home on February 15, 2017. Her life, full of love…

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Linda Sally Dave - Toppenish, Washington
Death by Force

Linda Sally Dave

Female, age 39 · Toppenish, Washington
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the quiet community of Toppenish, Washington, was unknowingly harboring a somber secret beneath a U.S. Highway 97 bridge. It was on February 15th of that year that Department of Transportation workers, going about a routine inspection…

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Christopher Coffelt - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Christopher Coffelt

Male, age 34 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On February 15, 2017, the life of 34-year-old Christopher William Coffelt, a white male, was cut short in his lifelong home of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was fatally shot at a residence on the 6300 block of S. Richmond Avenue, an event that marked the city's 10th…

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Rafael Thompson - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Rafael Thompson

Male, age 27 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in February 2017, the life of 27-year-old Rafael Thompson was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. His body was discovered in the driver's seat of his silver SUV, which had come to a stop on Christopher…

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Alnjim Dunbar - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Death by Force

Alnjim Dunbar

Male, age 41 · Atlantic City, New Jersey
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late evening hours of February 15, 2017, the life of 41-year-old Alnjim Dunbar, a Black male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The incident unfolded in the area of North South Carolina and Drexel avenues, where…

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John Jones - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

John Jones

Male, age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a heated argument on a street in Indianapolis tragically escalated, ending the life of 28-year-old John Jones. A Black male, Mr. Jones was involved in an altercation in the 2300 block of North Dearborn Street on the morning of February…

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Lewis Hay Frampton IV - Summerville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Lewis Hay Frampton IV

Male, age 27 · Summerville, South Carolina
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Summerville, South Carolina, the life of 27-year-old Lewis Hay Frampton IV was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of February 15, 2017. A male resident of Summerville, Frampton was found deceased from gunshot wounds when…

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Preston Bradford - San-francisco, California
Death by Force

Preston Bradford

Male, age 34 · San-francisco, California
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Preston Bradford, a 34-year-old resident of San Francisco, was tragically killed on February 15, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Bradford was found slumped over the wheel of his vehicle following a crash near Van Ness Avenue…

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David Brown - Oldsmar, Florida
Death by Force

David Brown

Male, age 33 · Oldsmar, Florida
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

David Brown, a 33-year-old resident of Oldsmar, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2017. The incident occurred at Hennessy's Bar and Grill located at 127 Forest Lakes Boulevard in Oldsmar. Brown, who was an employee at the bar, was found inside…

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Paul Gregg Jr - Mulberry, Florida
Death by Force

Paul Gregg Jr

Female, age 37 · Mulberry, Florida
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Paul Thornton Gregg Jr., a 37-year-old white male from Mulberry, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2017. Paul was born on November 30, 1979, in Bartow, Florida, and had lived in Mulberry his entire life. He worked for Sims Crane and was a…

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Clyde Weeks - Hinesville, Georgia
Death by Force

Clyde Weeks

Male, age 19 · Hinesville, Georgia
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Eagles Landing subdivision of Hinesville, Georgia, a confrontation on February 15, 2017, turned fatal for 19-year-old Clyde Austin Weeks. The young man, known for his artistic talents and fierce loyalty, was fatally shot after an altercation that…

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Deandre Brooks - Austell, Georgia
Death by Force

Deandre Brooks

Male, age 26 · Austell, Georgia
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening quiet at an Austell, Georgia, apartment complex, leaving two men fatally wounded. One of the victims was 26-year-old Deandre Brooks, a male from Montgomery, Alabama. The tragic incident unfolded…

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Roderick Foster - Austell, Georgia
Death by Force

Roderick Foster

Male, age 28 · Austell, Georgia
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening quiet at an Austell, Georgia, apartment complex, leaving two men dead and a community in shock. One of the victims was 28-year-old Roderick Foster, a man from Montgomery, Alabama, whose life was…

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Andrew Bonderski - Joliet, Illinois
Death by Force

Andrew Bonderski

Male, age 27 · Joliet, Illinois
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andrew P. Bonderski, a 27-year-old white male from Joliet, Illinois, passed away on February 15, 2017. Andrew, who was employed as a correctional officer at Stateville Correctional Center, was found dead in the driver's seat of his Chevy Impala in the parking…

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Brandon Taylor - Rockford, Illinois
Death by Force

Brandon Taylor

Male, age 20 · Rockford, Illinois
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brandon Taylor, a 20-year-old African American male from Rockford, Illinois, tragically passed away on February 15, 2017. Born on February 26, 1996, Brandon was the son of Frank Keith Taylor and Kasandra Denise Malone. His untimely death left a significant…

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Emmanuel Camacho - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Emmanuel Camacho

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Emmanuel Camacho, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. Emmanuel was one of the victims in a shooting incident that occurred in the Brighton Park neighborhood. The incident took place in the 3900…

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Filogonio Rivera-Camacho - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Filogonio Rivera-Camacho

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Filogonio Rivera-Camacho, a 20-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on February 15, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Brighton Park neighborhood, where Rivera-Camacho and his 18-year-old brother, Emmanuel Camacho, were found…

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Julian Miller - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Julian Miller

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Julian Miller, a 19-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling, as it was part of a triple murder incident. On that fateful afternoon, Julian, along with two…

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Andrew Jasmine - Laplace, Louisiana
Death by Force

Andrew Jasmine

Male, age 29 · Laplace, Louisiana
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Wednesday morning in February 2017, the community of Laplace, Louisiana, was shaken by the discovery of a beloved local man's untimely death. Andrew Jasmine, a 29-year-old male, was found deceased in his home on East Frisco Drive on February 15, 2017.…

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Brent McDowell - Alexandria, Louisiana
Death by Force

Brent McDowell

Male, age 39 · Alexandria, Louisiana
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 39-year-old Brent McDowell, a male resident of Alexandria, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, McDowell was fatally wounded in a shooting. The Alexandria Police Department responded to the…

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Paul Shuping - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Paul Shuping

Male, age 63 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Paul Shuping, a 63-year-old Navy veteran, tragically ended his life on February 15, 2017, in Durham, North Carolina. Shuping, who was a white male, parked his car at the Durham VA Medical Center and used an old family .22-caliber rifle to commit suicide. His…

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Walter Scott - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Walter Scott

Male, age 65 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Walter Scott, a 65-year-old man, was fatally shot on February 15, 2017, while delivering newspapers in uptown Charlotte, NC. Scott, known affectionately as the "Paperman," was well-known in the community for his dedication to his job and his generosity…

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Richard McCoy - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Richard McCoy

Male, age 28 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Richard McCoy, a 28-year-old man from Akron, OH, tragically died on February 15, 2017, from gunshot wounds to the torso. The incident occurred in Akron's Summit Lake neighborhood, where McCoy was shot outside a residence. After being shot, McCoy attempted to…

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Nadirrah Taylor - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Nadirrah Taylor

Female, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Nadirrah Taylor, a 20-year-old woman from Philadelphia, PA, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2017. She was found with two gunshot wounds inside the Southwest Philadelphia apartment of Nazeer Robinson, a 20-year-old man. Taylor was treated for her…

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Tyrese Johnson - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Tyrese Johnson

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late morning of a Wednesday in Philadelphia, the promising life of 17-year-old Tyrese Johnson was tragically cut short. A Black male, Johnson was a senior at Prep Charter High School and was already taking courses at the Community College of…

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Demetrius Mack - Springfield, Tennessee
Death by Force

Demetrius Mack

Male, age 25 · Springfield, Tennessee
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Springfield, Tennessee, the morning of February 15, 2017, was shattered by the discovery of a young man's body. Demetrius Dantrell Mack, a 25-year-old Black male and a disabled Army veteran, was found slumped over in his vehicle on 21st…

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Ladonald Hodge - Alcoa, Tennessee
Death by Force

Ladonald Hodge

Male, age 55 · Alcoa, Tennessee
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Alcoa, Tennessee, a tragic event unfolded on February 15, 2017, ending the life of 55-year-old Ladonald Edward Hodge Sr. A Black/African American male, Hodge was discovered deceased in his residence on West Fulton Street from what was…

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Ibeth Lopez - Del-valle, Texas
Death by Force

Ibeth Lopez

Female, age 26 · Del-valle, Texas
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ibeth Lopez, a 26-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2017, in Del Valle, Texas. She was abducted from a hair salon in Bastrop by her ex-boyfriend, Charles Werchan, who was also 26 years old. Lopez was taken to a…

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Ricky Nelson Miles Jr - Longview, Texas
Death by Force

Ricky Nelson Miles Jr

Male, age 33 · Longview, Texas
Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ricky Nelson Miles Jr., a 33-year-old male from Longview, Texas, tragically died on February 15, 2017. He was identified as the victim of a shooting incident that occurred in Longview. The Longview Police Department continued to investigate the case…

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Marlow Martin - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Marlow Martin

Male, age 27 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Feb 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in February 2015, the life of Marlow Jenkins Martin, a 27-year-old man from Denver, Colorado, was tragically cut short. The father of two was fatally shot outside an Arby's restaurant located at 11th Avenue and Broadway.…

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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.