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Deaths by Force on February 7

674 open cases in our database happened on February 7. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (472)

Latoya Andrews - Douglasville, Georgia
Death by Force

Latoya Andrews

Female, age 33 · Douglasville, Georgia
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet Douglasville, Georgia neighborhood, a sunny Saturday afternoon in February 7, 2015 turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Latoya Andrews, a 33-year-old female, became a victim of a brutal murder-suicide perpetrated by her ex-husband…

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London Prather - Douglasville, Georgia
Death by Force

London Prather

Female, age 7 · Douglasville, Georgia
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet Douglasville, Georgia neighborhood, a domestic dispute escalated into a horrific tragedy, claiming the life of 7-year-old London Prather, a young girl caught in the crossfire of her parents' turmoil. On a Saturday afternoon in February 2015…

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Peter Traczyk - Melrose-park, Illinois
Death by Force

Peter Traczyk

Male, age 48 · Melrose-park, Illinois
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Peter Traczyk, a 48-year-old white male, was found dead on February 7, 2015, in a forest preserve in Melrose Park, Illinois. Traczyk, who was a dedicated member of the Oak Park Elementary District 97 School Board, was discovered by a passerby in the Sunset…

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James Howard Allen - Gastonia, North Carolina
Death by Force

James Howard Allen

age 74 · Gastonia, North Carolina
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Howard Allen, a 74-year-old African American Army veteran, died on February 7, 2015, in Gastonia, North Carolina. The tragic incident occurred when Gastonia police officers conducted a welfare check at Allen's home after a concerned relative requested…

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DeJuan Edward Thomas Sr. - Youngstown, Ohio
Death by Force

DeJuan Edward Thomas Sr.

Male, age 33 · Youngstown, Ohio
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

DeJuan Edward Thomas Sr., a 33-year-old African American man from Youngstown, OH, tragically died on February 7, 2015. He was born on September 30, 1981, and was well-known in his community. DeJuan was employed at Valley Foods and City Car Wash and was an…

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Cathy Goodman - Oil-city, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Cathy Goodman

Female, age 49 · Oil-city, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Oil City, Pennsylvania, a domestic tragedy unfolded, leaving a family fractured and a woman's life cut short. Cathy Goodman, a 49-year-old female, died on a Saturday night, February 7, 2015, inside her Charlton Street home. The cause…

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William Jefferies - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

William Jefferies

Male, age 50 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

On February 7, 2015, 50-year-old William Jefferies, a Black male from Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, was discovered deceased in his Frankstown Road residence. Authorities reported that Jefferies had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head, neck, and body…

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Brian Christopher Petroff - Lebanon, Tennessee
Death by Force

Brian Christopher Petroff

Male, age 36 · Lebanon, Tennessee
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Lebanon, Tennessee, the life of 36-year-old Brian Christopher Petroff was tragically cut short in early February 2015. A discovery on the morning of Saturday, February 7th, initiated a thorough investigation by local law enforcement.…

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Christopher Thomas - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Christopher Thomas

Male, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that unfolded in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis, a young man's life was cut short. Christopher Thomas, a 22-year-old, was fatally shot while sitting in his car on February 8, 2015. The incident took place in the parking…

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Essic Woodard - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Essic Woodard

Male, age 47 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the Parkway Village area of Memphis, Tennessee, on the evening of February 7, 2015, Essic Woodard, a 47-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in an act of violence where he was an unintended victim. Woodard was in the 4800 block of Winchester Circle when…

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Bobby Moore - Westfield, Texas
Death by Force

Bobby Moore

age 26 · Westfield, Texas
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bobby Moore, a 26-year-old male from Westfield, Texas, died on February 7, 2015. Available records do not specify his ethnicity. Despite thorough searches, there is no publicly available information detailing the circumstances surrounding his death. In an…

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Jerrell Dews - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Jerrell Dews

Male, age 16 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jerrell Leron Dews, a 16-year-old African American male from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on February 7, 2015. He was a student at the Dallas Can! Academy and had a passion for sports, particularly football. His death was a significant loss to his family…

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Jorge Amador - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Jorge Amador

Male, age 42 · Houston, Texas
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jorge Amador, a 42-year-old Hispanic man, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2015, in Houston, Texas. He was shot while trying to protect his wife during a robbery at their beauty salon, Riccy Beauty Salon, located at 6118 Clarewood Drive. The incident…

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Larry Tuttle - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Larry Tuttle

Male, age 40 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Feb 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Larry Tuttle, a 40-year-old male police officer of the Dallas Police Department, tragically died on February 7, 2015, in Dallas, Texas. He was a six-year veteran assigned to the South Central Patrol Division. The incident occurred in his apartment at the Lake…

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David Mcnichols - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

David Mcnichols

Male, age 27 · Miami, Florida
Found Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

David Elija McNichols, aged 27, was tragically shot and killed on February 7, 2014, in Miami, Florida. McNichols was found deceased in the early hours of that day, and the case was handled by the Miami-Dade Police Department. According to reports, the…

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Glenn Smith - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Glenn Smith

Male, age 21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold winter day in Pittsburgh, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Glenn Phillips Dupree Smith, a 21-year-old male, died on February 7, 2014. His death occurred at the Baldwin Health Center, leaving his family and friends to grapple with…

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Rafael Calderon - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Rafael Calderon

Male, age 33 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rafael Calderon, age 33, was found dead on February 7, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. His body was discovered by a postal worker in the 800 block of Mauermann Road on the South Side of the city. The worker noticed a group of buzzards gathered on the side of the…

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Janmarcos Peña - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Janmarcos Peña

Male, age 9 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic incident on February 7, 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts, 9-year-old Janmarcos Peña, a White/Hispanic male, was fatally shot. The person responsible was his own 14-year-old brother, Juanly Peña. On that morning, while inside their family's home, the…

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Alisha Johns - Thornton, Colorado
Death by Force

Alisha Johns

Female, age 36 · Thornton, Colorado
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a domestic tragedy unfolded that ended the life of 36-year-old Alisha Johns. The events leading to her death began to escalate in the weeks prior, when Alisha reported a severe beating by her estranged husband, Cimmeron Johns. Despite…

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Sherri Pachello - Thornton, Colorado
Death by Force

Sherri Pachello

Male, age 56 · Thornton, Colorado
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In early February 2014, a domestic disturbance escalated into a tragic series of events that left three people dead, including Sherri Pachello. The incident began to unfold when Pachello went to pick up her daughter, Alisha Johns, from the Frederick home of…

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Misty Cole - Cape-girardeau, Missouri
Death by Force

Misty Cole

Female, age 39 · Cape-girardeau, Missouri
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On February 7, 2013, the bodies of 39-year-old Misty D. Cole and 43-year-old Shannon D. James were discovered in an apartment building on South Pacific Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Officers from the Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the…

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Shannon James - Cape-girardeau, Missouri
Death by Force

Shannon James

Male, age 43 · Cape-girardeau, Missouri
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of February 7, 2013, 43-year-old male Shannon James was tragically killed in a double homicide that shook the community of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The incident occurred at an apartment building located at 401 South Pacific Street, where James…

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Darin Capehart - Bronx, New York
Death by Force

Darin Capehart

Male, age 25 · Bronx, New York
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold February evening in the Bronx, the life of 25-year-old Darin Capehart was tragically cut short. On February 7, 2014, inside the lobby of a building at the Forrest Houses public housing complex, Capehart was ambushed and fatally shot. Police…

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Dayveon James Perkins - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Dayveon James Perkins

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dayveon James Perkins, a 23-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life due to complications from a gunshot wound. On February 7, 2014, Perkins was attending a party at the Lorenzo Apartments on West Adams Boulevard. As the event was…

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Ray Lewis Rice - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Ray Lewis Rice

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ray Lewis Rice, a 34-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on February 7, 2014. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 2 a.m., on the 5300 block of South Budlong Avenue in the Vermont Square…

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Ricky Perez - Tehachapi, California
Death by Force

Ricky Perez

Male, age 21 · Tehachapi, California
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ricky Perez, a 21-year-old resident of Tehachapi, California, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply unsettling for the local community. Ricky was found deceased under suspicious…

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Marvin Thomas - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Marvin Thomas

Male, age 18 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a February evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a young man’s life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Eighteen-year-old Marvin Thomas, a native of St. Gabriel, was fatally shot on February 7, 2014. At the time of his death, Marvin was…

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Christina Marie Garza - Defiance, Ohio
Death by Force

Christina Marie Garza

Female, age 61 · Defiance, Ohio
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christina Marie Garza, a 61-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on February 6, 2014, at her home in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on August 1, 1952, in Toledo, Ohio, and was a member of St. John Catholic Church and the VFW Post 3360…

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Rebecca Christiana Garza - Defiance, Ohio
Death by Force

Rebecca Christiana Garza

Female, age 15 · Defiance, Ohio
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rebecca Christiana Garza, a 15-year-old girl from Defiance, Ohio, tragically passed away on February 6, 2014. She was the granddaughter of Robert Garza Sr., who was identified as the perpetrator in a tragic incident that also claimed the lives of three other…

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Zoila Danielle Garza - Defiance, Ohio
Death by Force

Zoila Danielle Garza

Female, age 42 · Defiance, Ohio
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Zoila Danielle Garza, a 42-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on February 7, 2014, in Defiance, Ohio. She was found dead in her family home along with her mother, Christine Garza, 61, and her 15-year-old niece, Rebecca Garza. The…

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Sonya Billingsley - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Sonya Billingsley

Female, age 53 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Feb 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a grim discovery brought to light the tragic fate of 53-year-old Sonya Billingsley, a woman from Gary, Indiana, who had been reported missing on February 7th of that year. Her remains were found on October 10, 2014, in an abandoned…

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Sergio Mora - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Sergio Mora

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Feb 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Sergio Mora, a 19-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed on February 7, 2013. His death occurred amidst a surge in violence that plagued Chicago throughout that year. The incident was part of a pattern of homicides during 2013, a year marked by high…

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Destiny Pitt - Kokomo, Indiana
Death by Force

Destiny Pitt

Female, age 21 · Kokomo, Indiana
Killed Feb 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet city of Kokomo, Indiana, the life of 21-year-old Destiny Renee Pittman was tragically cut short on the evening of February 7, 2013. That night, police responded to a call of a shooting at her home on James Drive and found her with a fatal gunshot…

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Curtis Tucker - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Curtis Tucker

Male, age 49 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Feb 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On February 7, 2013, Curtis Tucker, aged 49, was tragically shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 10:28 p.m. at 4916 Mathis Street in Hamilton County. The Cincinnati Emergency Communications Center received a call…

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Destiny Renee Pittman - Kokomo, Indiana
Death by Force

Destiny Renee Pittman

Female, age 21 · Kokomo, Indiana
Killed Feb 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On February 7, 2013, tragedy struck the home of Destiny Renee Pittman, a 21-year-old Caucasian female residing in Kokomo, Indiana. That evening, emergency responders were dispatched to her residence on James Drive after reports of a shooting. Upon arrival…

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Michael Daniel Crain - Riverside, California
Death by Force

Michael Daniel Crain

Male, age 34 · Riverside, California
Killed Feb 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Michael Daniel Crain, a 34-year-old police officer from Riverside, California, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2013. Officer Crain was ambushed and fatally shot while he and his partner were stopped at a red light at the intersection of Magnolia…

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Curtis Anthony Tucker - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Curtis Anthony Tucker

Male, age 49 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Feb 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Curtis Anthony Tucker, a 49-year-old Black male from Cincinnati, OH, tragically died on February 7, 2013. He was found at 4916 Mathis Street in Cincinnati, where he succumbed to a gunshot wound. The Cincinnati Police Department responded to a report of a…

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Napur Sandhu - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Napur Sandhu

Male, age 43 · Fresno, California
Found Feb 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On February 7, 2012, Napur Sandhu, 43, was found dead in his Fresno, California home after a violent altercation. Reports indicated that Sandhu had been involved in a domestic dispute that escalated, resulting in his fatal injuries. Police responded to the…

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Demond Sanford - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Demond Sanford

Male, age 26 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Feb 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of a Thursday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of Demond Sanford, a 26-year-old male, came to an end. On February 2, 2012, he passed away on Central Road. A lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, his death left a void in the lives of…

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Darryl Winston - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Darryl Winston

Male, age 55 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Feb 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the fading light of a February evening in 2012, a dispute between two men in a St. Louis alley escalated into a fatal encounter. Darryl Winston, a 55-year-old man, was discovered shortly after, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. He was…

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Tonya Ross - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Tonya Ross

Female, age 43 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Feb 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early evening of Tuesday, February 7, 2012, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Nashville neighborhood, forever altering the lives of one family. Inside her home on Haynes Street, 43-year-old Tonya Ross was resting in her bedroom when the shots…

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Manual Levi Loggins Jr. - San-clemente, California
Death by Force

Manual Levi Loggins Jr.

Male, age 31 · San-clemente, California
Killed Feb 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On February 7, 2012, Manuel Levi Loggins Jr., a 31-year-old Marine sergeant, was fatally shot by an Orange County sheriff's deputy in San Clemente, California. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when Loggins, accompanied by his two daughters…

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Bobby Ward - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Bobby Ward

Male, age 39 · Oakland, California
Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

Bobby Ward, aged 39, was killed on February 7, 2010, in Oakland, California. The incident took place during a period of heightened violence in Oakland, which saw 94 homicides in that year alone. The crime scene was typical of many of the murders in Oakland at…

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Darrell Edmondson - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Darrell Edmondson

Male, age 21 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

Darrell Eugene Edmondson, aged 21, was tragically murdered on February 7, 2010, in Jacksonville, Florida. His death remains unsolved, adding to the long list of cold cases in the area. Darrell's body was found in Jacksonville, and the details surrounding his…

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Vaughn T Hole - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Vaughn T Hole

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

Vaughn T. Holeman, age 29, was killed in the early morning hours of February 7, 2010, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. He was standing outside the New Glass House Lounge located on the 7900 block of South Halsted Street when he was shot. The…

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Luis Rodriguez - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Luis Rodriguez

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 7, 2010, 25-year-old Hispanic male Luis Rodriguez was found dead in Chicago, Illinois. Despite extensive searches through public records and media archives, there is no publicly available information detailing the circumstances of his death, any…

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William Humphrey - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

William Humphrey

Male, age 26 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the cold winter of 2010, the life of a young man was cut short in Buffalo, New York. William Humphrey, a 26-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot on the night of February 7th. The violent encounter took place in the parking lot of Maggie's Bar…

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Toni Flowler - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Toni Flowler

Female, age 46 · Durham, North Carolina
Found Feb 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 7, 2010, Toni Elaine Fowler, aged 46, was found dead inside her home in Durham, North Carolina. An autopsy revealed that she had been stabbed multiple times, and the cause of death was determined to be excessive bleeding from the wounds. Despite…

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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.