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Deaths by Force on February 28

646 open cases in our database happened on February 28. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (427)

Frederick Temple - Stanton, California
Death by Force

Frederick Temple

Male, age 25 · Stanton, California
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Frederick Temple, a 25-year-old resident of Anaheim, was tragically killed on February 28, 2017, in Stanton, California. The incident occurred in the afternoon near Dale and Lola avenues, where Temple was found lying in the street with a gunshot wound.…

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Gary Antonio Williams - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Gary Antonio Williams

Male, age 59 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gary Antonio Williams, a 59-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on February 28, 2017, in downtown Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Wright Street, where Williams was sleeping on a sidewalk. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Santiago Morales - Lynwood, California
Death by Force

Santiago Morales

Male, age 52 · Lynwood, California
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Santiago Morales, a 52-year-old Latino, was found dead on February 28, 2017, in Lynwood, California. Morales was discovered seated behind the wheel of his car, which was parked in an alley behind the commercial street on the 11300 block of Long Beach…

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Steven Nelson - Desert-hot-springs, California
Death by Force

Steven Nelson

Male, age 49 · Desert-hot-springs, California
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steven Nelson, aged 49, was tragically shot on February 28, 2017, in Desert Hot Springs, California. The incident occurred at the Estancia Apartments on Verbena Drive, where Nelson had been living for a few months. The altercation that led to his death…

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Jon Townley - Covington, Georgia
Death by Force

Jon Townley

Male, age 24 · Covington, Georgia
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of February 28, 2017, a dispute in Covington, Georgia, tragically cut short the life of 24-year-old Jon Trevor Townley. A White male, Townley was at a residence on Sunflower Lane when an argument broke out. The verbal altercation escalated…

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Garrison Collins - Peoria, Illinois
Death by Force

Garrison Collins

Male, age 63 · Peoria, Illinois
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Garrison Collins, a 63-year-old African American man from Peoria, Illinois, passed away on February 28, 2017. Collins, affectionately known as "Butch," was a Navy veteran and a respected member of his community. He was actively involved in his church, St.…

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Dajuan A. Hartley - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Dajuan A. Hartley

Male, age 32 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dajuan A. Hartley, a 32-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on February 28, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 4:27 p.m. when the Columbus Division of Police received a call and responded to 1716 S. 6th St. Upon arrival…

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Carly Hassett - Bell-buckle, Tennessee
Death by Force

Carly Hassett

Female, age 29 · Bell-buckle, Tennessee
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Bell Buckle, Tennessee, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in an act of domestic violence. Carly Ann Hassett, a 29-year-old female, was killed on March 1, 2017. She was a bright and beautiful person, known for her ability to…

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Jeremy Michael Walker - Old-fort, Tennessee
Death by Force

Jeremy Michael Walker

Male, age 27 · Old-fort, Tennessee
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Old Fort, Tennessee, a grim discovery was made in early March 2017, shattering the local peace. The bodies of two men, 27-year-old Jeremy Michael Walker and 52-year-old Larry Wayne Jeffries, Jr., were found inside a residence, both…

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Larry Wayne Jeffries Jr. - Old-fort, Tennessee
Death by Force

Larry Wayne Jeffries Jr.

Male, age 52 · Old-fort, Tennessee
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Old Fort, Tennessee, the lives of two men were brought to a violent end in February 2017. Larry Wayne Jeffries Jr., a 52-year-old male, and his friend, 27-year-old Jeremy Michael Walker, were found deceased in Jeffries' home on March…

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Brenda Combs - Van, Texas
Death by Force

Brenda Combs

Female, age 67 · Van, Texas
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brenda Combs, a 67-year-old woman from Van, Texas, tragically lost her life on February 28, 2017. She was killed in a horrific murder-suicide incident involving her ex-husband, Terry Combs, and her granddaughter, Fawn Combs. Terry, aged 68, fatally shot…

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Fawn Combs - Van, Texas
Death by Force

Fawn Combs

Female, age 20 · Van, Texas
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Fawn Combs, a 20-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on February 28, 2017, in Van, Texas. The incident occurred in the family home where she resided with her mother, grandmother, and grandfather. On that fateful day, Fawn's grandfather…

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Rose Maria Hunt - Baytown, Texas
Death by Force

Rose Maria Hunt

Female, age 21 · Baytown, Texas
Killed Feb 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rose Maria Hunt, a 21-year-old woman from Baytown, Texas, was tragically murdered on February 28, 2017. She was eight and a half months pregnant at the time of her death. Hunt's body was discovered on Tri-City Road in Baytown, having been shot in the back of…

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Bryant Phillips - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Bryant Phillips

Male, age 44 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late winter of 2015, the life of a 44-year-old Black or African American man named Bryant Phillips was cut short in a violent encounter in New Orleans, Louisiana. On the evening of Friday, February 27, or in the early hours of Saturday, February 28…

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Dwaynne Antonio Reid - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Dwaynne Antonio Reid

Male, age 40 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late February afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 40-year-old Dwaynne Antonio Reid, a male, was tragically cut short. On February 28, 2015, Reid was found deceased on the 4300 block of Welbourne Road in the northeastern part of the city, the…

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Eric Wynne - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Eric Wynne

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On February 28, 2015, authorities in Detroit, Michigan, opened a homicide investigation following the discovery of a deceased individual at a residence on the city’s east side. The incident occurred at a home located at 4861 Nottingham Road, a residential…

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Omar Jones - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Omar Jones

Null, age 36 · Houston, Texas
Found Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Omar Jones, aged 36, was killed on February 28, 2015, in Houston, Texas. The incident took place during a violent weekend in Houston, which saw a series of violent incidents across the city. Jones was shot in what was believed to be an altercation linked to…

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Omar Orozio-Machado - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Omar Orozio-Machado

Male, age 36 · Houston, Texas
Found Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Omar Orozio-Machado, aged 36, was fatally shot on February 28, 2015, in Houston, Texas. He was killed during an altercation that took place in the vicinity of Houston's Northside. According to police reports, the incident was connected to a robbery gone…

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Colton Shay St Horse - Rapid City, South Dakota
Death by Force

Colton Shay St Horse

Male, age 22 · Rapid City, South Dakota
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Rapid City, South Dakota, on February 27, 2015, the life of 22-year-old Colton Shay St. Horse came to an unexpected end. Born in Yankton, South Dakota, on November 17, 1992, he was a young man known for his charismatic and adventurous spirit. His early…

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Rodney Lutes - Blytheville, Arkansas
Death by Force

Rodney Lutes

Male, age 54 · Blytheville, Arkansas
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rodney Tabor Lutes, a 54-year-old male, died in his Blytheville, Arkansas home on February 28, 2015. Born in Houma, Louisiana, Lutes had an international upbringing, spending his childhood in countries like Kuwait, Iran, and Egypt. He later attended Arkansas…

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Esteban Steve Del Cid - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Esteban Steve Del Cid

Male, age 20 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late winter of 2015, a young Hispanic man's life was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. Esteban Steve Del Cid, a 20-year-old male, was in the Eliot neighborhood on the night of February 28th when he encountered a group of teenagers. In an act…

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Susan (bagby) Leathers - Verdigris, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Susan (bagby) Leathers

Female, age 32 · Verdigris, Oklahoma
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Verdigris, Oklahoma, the sound of loud music emanated from the home of Susan Leathers and her husband, William. A neighbor across the street heard the noise before heading to bed, unaware of the tragic events that would…

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Carl Junior Miller - Columbus, Mississippi
Death by Force

Carl Junior Miller

Male, age 41 · Columbus, Mississippi
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 28, 2015, the life of 41-year-old Carl Junior Miller, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Columbus, Mississippi. Miller, who had recently returned to Mississippi from California in October 2014…

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Harold Stiff - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Harold Stiff

Male, age 48 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late winter of 2015, the life of Harold Stiff, a 48-year-old man from Jackson, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. On the night of February 28th, Stiff was fatally wounded in a shooting, a violent end to a life that would soon become the subject of…

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Deborah W. Koontz - Columbia, Missouri
Death by Force

Deborah W. Koontz

Female, age 53 · Columbia, Missouri
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic night in Columbia, Missouri, the life of 53-year-old Deborah W. Koontz was cut short. On February 28, 2015, Koontz, a White female, became a victim in a violent triple shooting at a residence on Santa Anna Drive. The incident, which also claimed…

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Willie Mays - Columbia, Missouri
Death by Force

Willie Mays

Male, age 44 · Columbia, Missouri
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of February 28, 2015, a violent tragedy unfolded at a residence on Santa Anna Drive in Boone County, just east of Columbia, Missouri. Law enforcement officers were called to the scene around 10 p.m. following reports of gunfire at the duplex…

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Davon Ellis - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Davon Ellis

Male, age 14 · Oakland, California
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Davon Ellis, a 14-year-old honor student and standout football player at Oakland Technical High School, was tragically shot and killed on February 28, 2015, while walking with friends along Brookdale Avenue in East Oakland. The incident occurred around 7:50…

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Alexander Williams - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

Alexander Williams

Male, age 27 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Alexander Williams, a 27-year-old resident of Bradenton, Florida, tragically passed away on February 28, 2015. His death was a significant loss to his family and community, as evidenced by the heartfelt condolences and memories shared by those who knew him.…

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Ana Marlen Cruz-Franco - Tarboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ana Marlen Cruz-Franco

Female, age 28 · Tarboro, North Carolina
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On February 28, 2015, Ana Marlen Cruz-Franco, a 28-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed in Tarboro, North Carolina. Her death was part of a series of three related shooting incidents that occurred on the same day. The first…

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George Lee Dickens Jr. - Tarboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

George Lee Dickens Jr.

Male, age 36 · Tarboro, North Carolina
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

George Lee Dickens Jr., a 36-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 28, 2015, in Tarboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred at Master's Touch Barber Shop on West St. James Street, where Ian Sherrod, a 40-year-old male, walked…

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Roddricus Eugene Neal - Concord, North Carolina
Death by Force

Roddricus Eugene Neal

Male, age 25 · Concord, North Carolina
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Roddricus Eugene Neal, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 28, 2015, in Concord, North Carolina. Neal was found alongside Shaquil Marquise Watkins, both suffering from gunshot wounds, on Griffin Circle in Concord. The two…

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Ventura Sanchez Aguilera - Tarboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ventura Sanchez Aguilera

Male, age 36 · Tarboro, North Carolina
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ventura Sanchez Aguilera, a 36-year-old male from Tarboro, NC, tragically lost his life on February 28, 2015. The incident occurred in a series of shootings that shocked the community. Ventura Sanchez Aguilera was found shot inside a vehicle at Lot 48-B…

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Javon Alexander - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Javon Alexander

Male, age 18 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Javon Alexander, an 18-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on February 28, 2015. His death was a result of gang violence that plagued Cleveland's eastside streets at the time. The city was experiencing a surge in gang-related homicides…

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Jaylen West - Sharon, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jaylen West

Male, age 23 · Sharon, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 28, 2015, a birthday celebration in Sharon, Pennsylvania, turned tragic, ending the life of 23-year-old Jaylen 'Bubby' West. West, an African American male, was attending a party for Michael Dwayne Bagnall when a…

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Ali Khan - Round-rock, Tennessee
Death by Force

Ali Khan

Male, age 34 · Round-rock, Tennessee
Killed Feb 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Round Rock, Texas, a tragic story unfolded in late February of 2015, culminating in the death of 34-year-old Ali Khan, a man of Southwest Asian descent. Concerns arose on Saturday, February 28th, when Ali, the general manager at…

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Jason Bryant - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Jason Bryant

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on the evening of February 28, 2014, Jason Emmanuel Bryant, a 26-year-old African-American man, was with his older brother, 34-year-old Khalid Jamal Bryant. The two brothers were walking in the 5000 block of…

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Khalid Bryant - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Khalid Bryant

Male, age 34 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on the evening of February 28, 2014, tragedy struck brothers Khalid Jamal Bryant and Jason Emmanuel Bryant. The two were walking along Lee Street, just outside the Antioch Baptist Church, when they were gunned…

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Robert Udrow - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Robert Udrow

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Robert Udrow, aged 34, was fatally shot on February 28, 2014, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred in an alley, a common setting for much of the gun violence that plagued parts of Chicago at the time. Auburn Gresham, located on…

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Anthony Simon - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Anthony Simon

Male, age 26 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

It was a Friday afternoon in New Orleans, on February 28, 2014, when the life of 26-year-old Anthony David Simon Jr. was tragically cut short. He was walking with his four-year-old daughter in the 8700 block of Pritchard Place in the Hollygrove neighborhood…

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George Alonzo - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

George Alonzo

Male, age 50 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday morning in New Orleans, on February 28, 2014, a tragic event unfolded that would leave a lasting mark on the city's roster of unsolved cases. George Alonzo, a 50-year-old male, was found deceased in his apartment located in the…

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Antonio Zapata - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Antonio Zapata

Male, age 78 · Houston, Texas
Found Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

On February 28, 2014, Antonio Zapata, aged 78, was killed in his Houston home. The homicide occurred under suspicious circumstances, and law enforcement began an investigation to determine the details surrounding the crime. Zapata was found dead from injuries…

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Michaela Lynne Jordan - Estherville, Iowa
Death by Force

Michaela Lynne Jordan

Female, age 30 · Estherville, Iowa
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small city of Estherville, Iowa, the life of 30-year-old Michaela Lynne Jordan, a Caucasian female, was brought to a tragic and violent end on the evening of Wednesday, February 26, 2014. A mother of four, Michaela was at her home in the Green Acres…

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Tykia Dickerson - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Tykia Dickerson

Female, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of a young woman from Southeast Washington, D.C. was tragically cut short. Nineteen-year-old Tykia Dickerson, a Black female, was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the evening of Thursday, February 27th. The incident…

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David M. Whit - Spokane, Washington
Death by Force

David M. Whit

Male, age 30 · Spokane, Washington
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the cold winter of 2014, the life of David M. Whitman, a 30-year-old Caucasian male, came to a violent and tragic end in Spokane, Washington. His death on February 28 was not a simple act of violence, but the culmination of a dispute rooted in the city's…

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Cedric Recardo Patrick Jr. - Macon, Georgia
Death by Force

Cedric Recardo Patrick Jr.

Male, age 21 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Macon, Georgia, a tragic and unforeseen event unfolded in the parking lot of a Taco Bell on Eisenhower Parkway, forever altering the lives of a local family. On February 28, 2014, Cedric Recardo Patrick Jr., a…

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Theresa Spearman - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Theresa Spearman

Female, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Theresa Spearman, a 46-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on February 28, 2014, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, where she was fatally shot while attempting to intervene in a domestic dispute…

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Dontae Moore - Bastrop, Louisiana
Death by Force

Dontae Moore

Male, age 18 · Bastrop, Louisiana
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the community of Bastrop, Louisiana, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of 18-year-old Dontae Moore, an African American male. On the afternoon of Friday, February 28, 2014, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace near Cherry…

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Gerald Dwayne Williamson Sr - High-point, North Carolina
Death by Force

Gerald Dwayne Williamson Sr

Male, age 28 · High-point, North Carolina
Killed Feb 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gerald Dwayne Williamson Sr., a 28-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on February 28, 2014, in High Point, North Carolina. The incident occurred just after midnight at Kenzie’s Event Center, located at 401 Brentwood Street.…

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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.