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Deaths by Force on January 24

649 open cases in our database happened on January 24. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (431)

Paul Free - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Paul Free

Male, age 42 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Paul Free was a 42-year-old African American man from Detroit, Michigan, and on January 24, 2014, his life came to an end. A date like that can look simple on paper, just numbers in a row, but it carries the weight of a day that changed everything for the…

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James Didlick - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

James Didlick

Male, age 57 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

James Didlick, 57, was found deceased in his Cincinnati home on January 24, 2014, during a wellness check initiated by concerned family members. The death was quickly determined to be a homicide due to the circumstances discovered at the scene. Didlick's…

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Rudolph Calmese Jr. - Bexley, Ohio
Death by Force

Rudolph Calmese Jr.

Male, age 18 · Bexley, Ohio
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of January 23, 2014, Rudolph Calmese Jr., an 18-year-old young man, was found lying outside of his car near the intersection of Stanwood Road and Delmar Drive in Bexley, Ohio. Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 9:08 PM…

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Linden Henry - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Linden Henry

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold Friday evening in Philadelphia, on January 24, 2014, the life of Linden Henry, a 34-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. At approximately 6:17 p.m., police responded to a call on the 5700 block of Weymouth Street in the Crescentville…

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Timothy Latrell Derrick - Huntsville, Alabama
Death by Force

Timothy Latrell Derrick

Male, age 34 · Huntsville, Alabama
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 24, 2014, the life of Timothy Latrell Derrick, a 34-year-old Black or African American man, was tragically cut short in his Huntsville, Alabama, residence. Authorities responded to a report of a shooting and discovered…

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Brandon Robinson - Orangeburg, South Carolina
Death by Force

Brandon Robinson

Male, age 20 · Orangeburg, South Carolina
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of 20-year-old Brandon Robinson. A junior at South Carolina State University, Robinson was not only a dedicated student but also a promising…

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Christopher Lee Edmonds - Rochester, New York
Death by Force

Christopher Lee Edmonds

Male, age 28 · Rochester, New York
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet cold of a January night in Rochester, New York, the life of 28-year-old Christopher Lee Edmonds was cut short by an act of violence. On January 24, 2014, Edmonds, a male resident of the city, was found shot on the street. The specific details of…

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Jercar Brooks - Bronx, New York
Death by Force

Jercar Brooks

Male, age 36 · Bronx, New York
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jercar Brooks, a 36-year-old Black man, was found murdered in his Bronx apartment on January 24, 2014. Police discovered his body after responding to a 911 call at his residence at 634 East 233rd Street. An investigation revealed that Brooks had sustained two…

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Tony Ngyuen - Orange, Florida
Death by Force

Tony Ngyuen

Male, age 17 · Orange, Florida
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tony Nguyen, a 17-year-old male of Asian descent, tragically passed away on January 24, 2014, in Orange, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. Tony's untimely demise was initially…

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Willie Lee Jones - Manatee, Florida
Death by Force

Willie Lee Jones

Male, age 65 · Manatee, Florida
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Willie Lee Jones, a 65-year-old resident of Palmetto, Florida, passed away on January 24, 2014. He was a well-known figure in his community, having been actively involved in local sports and the Parks and Recreation Department. Jones was a graduate of Lincoln…

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Christopher Padgett - Augusta, Georgia
Death by Force

Christopher Padgett

Male, age 39 · Augusta, Georgia
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a violent encounter in Augusta, Georgia, tragically cut short the life of 40-year-old Christopher Padgett, a white male. On the evening of Friday, January 24th, a shooting unfolded that would leave one man dead and another wounded…

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Troy Donteau Saunders - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Troy Donteau Saunders

Male, age 39 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Troy Donteau Saunders, a 39-year-old Black man, came to the end of his life in Columbus, Georgia, on January 24, 2014, after a shooting that authorities said happened at a motel and later became the city’s first homicide of the year. The public record that…

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Freddie Locks - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Freddie Locks

Male, age 23 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Killed Jan 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Freddie Locks, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on January 24, 2014, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The incident occurred at a residence on Chesapeake Road, where Locks had gone following a domestic dispute. According to…

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Shabazz Woods - Goldsboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Shabazz Woods

Male, age 18 · Goldsboro, North Carolina
Killed Jan 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

Shabazz Arness Woods Jr., an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 24, 2013, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Shabazz was found dead in a yard on Seymour Drive, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound. His death was ruled a…

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Shabaka Andee Lazimba - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Shabaka Andee Lazimba

Male, age 30 · San Diego, California
Found Jan 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

Shabaka Ahdee Lazimba, aged 30, was tragically killed on January 24, 2012, in San Diego, California. Lazimba was remembered through several memorials, highlighting the sadness and shock experienced by his friends and family. He is interred at a cemetery in…

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John Pippen - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

John Pippen

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jan 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

John Pippen, a 23-year-old African American male, was a dedicated father and aspiring musician residing in Detroit, Michigan. Known to his loved ones as "Jay," he worked full-time at a Lube Express in Warren to support his four-year-old son, Jamar. In his…

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Sean Mathis - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Sean Mathis

Male, age 43 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Jan 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

Sean Mathis, aged 43, was shot and killed on January 24, 2012, in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood. The incident occurred in the late afternoon while Mathis was sitting in his girlfriend's car on the 5000 block of Tacoma Street. At approximately 4:40…

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Huan Zhou Chen - San Francisco, California
Death by Force

Huan Zhou Chen

Male, age 83 · San Francisco, California
Killed Jan 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Huan Zhou Chen, an 83-year-old man, was fatally attacked on January 24, 2010, in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. On that day, Chen had just exited the Muni T-Third Street line at the 3rd Street and Oakdale Avenue stop, and was walking towards his…

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Oneil A. Gregory - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Oneil A. Gregory

Unknown, age 27 · Miami, Florida
Found Jan 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

On January 24, 2010, 27-year-old Oneil A. Gregory was fatally shot in front of a minimart located at 1490 NW 71st Street in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. when Gregory got into an argument with another individual outside the store.…

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Brandon Mccain - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Brandon Mccain

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Brandon McCain, a 17-year-old male, was shot and killed on January 24, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in a neighborhood already experiencing significant issues with gun violence. Brandon was targeted while walking in an area known for…

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Darrell K White - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Darrell K White

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jan 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Darrell K. White Jr., a 23-year-old Black male resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, saw his life come to a tragic and premature end on January 24, 2010. The events surrounding his death occurred in the city's Meadows neighborhood, specifically near the 3600…

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Brian Crosland - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Brian Crosland

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 24, 2010, the life of 18-year-old Brian Crosland was tragically cut short in his North Philadelphia neighborhood. A neighbor discovered the young man's body lying in a desolate, trash-strewn vacant lot on the 1800 block…

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Dontae Lamont Cotton - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Dontae Lamont Cotton

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Dontae Lamont Cotton, a 28-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on January 24, 2010. The incident occurred in the Harvard Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles, where Cotton was shot outside his home on the 1600 block of…

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Clyde Graham - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Clyde Graham

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jan 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of a cold Saturday in Washington, D.C., the life of Clyde Graham, Jr. was tragically cut short. On January 24, 2009, at approximately 12:30 a.m., gunshots broke the stillness of the night at 1204 Talbert Street, SE. When police arrived at…

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Bryant Perrin - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Bryant Perrin

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Jan 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

Bryant Perrin, aged 35, was killed on January 24, 2009, in Philadelphia. His death was recorded as one of the homicides that year, reflecting a broader pattern of violence in the city during this period. Bryant Perrin's case was part of the rising number of…

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Ashley Lauren Wilks - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Ashley Lauren Wilks

Female, age 16 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Jan 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a tragic evening in downtown Portland, the life of 16-year-old Ashley Lauren Wilks, a vibrant and promising Caucasian female, was cut short. On January 24, 2009, a gunman opened fire outside a popular underage nightclub, forever altering the lives of many.…

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Martha Paz De Noboa - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Martha Paz De Noboa

Female, age 17 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Jan 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a tragic day in Portland, Oregon, the life of Martha Ezther "Tika" Paz de Noboa, a 17-year-old female exchange student from Peru, was cut short. On January 24, 2009, she became the victim of a random shooting. Known for her vibrant spirit, Tika was a…

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Rosalyn Heard - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Rosalyn Heard

Female, age 56 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Jan 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rosalyn Heard, 56, a Black woman from St. Louis, Missouri, is identified online as a homicide victim, but the public trail of case-specific reporting is thin enough that her death is difficult to reconstruct with confidence from open, reputable records that…

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Thomas Swan - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Thomas Swan

Male, age 25 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Jan 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, the life of a young Buffalo man was cut short, leaving a void in the lives of his loved ones. Thomas Swan, a 25-year-old African-American male, died on January 24, 2008, in what has been described as a tragic and sudden event. His death…

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Ronald Hudler - Grassy Creek, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ronald Hudler

Male, age 73 · Grassy Creek, North Carolina
Killed Jan 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Ronald Frederick Hudler, a 73-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically killed on January 24, 2008, in a violent robbery at his home in Grassy Creek, North Carolina. Hudler, a retired business executive and successful Christmas tree farmer, was known for his…

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Frederick Hudler - Grassy, North Carolina
Death by Force

Frederick Hudler

Male, age 44 · Grassy, North Carolina
Killed Jan 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Frederick Donald Hudler, a 44-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically killed on January 24, 2008, in what was later determined to be a robbery gone wrong. He was found dead alongside his father, Ronald "Ron" Hudler, and their employee, John Miller, at Ron's…

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John Miller Jr. - Wilson, Virginia
Death by Force

John Miller Jr.

Male, age 25 · Wilson, Virginia
Killed Jan 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Based on a comprehensive search of online sources, there is no information available regarding the death of a male named John Miller Jr. in Wilson, Virginia, under circumstances involving a homicide. Searches for this individual and event have not yielded any…

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Charles Maywood Viney - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Charles Maywood Viney

Male, age 48 · Fresno, California
Found Jan 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

Charles Maywood Viney, age 48, died on January 24, 2007, in Fresno, California. Viney, a longtime resident of Oakland, passed away unexpectedly under circumstances that led to his death being classified as a homicide. Details regarding the specific nature of…

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Jermall Keith Ford - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Jermall Keith Ford

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jan 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jermall Keith Ford, a 31-year-old Black male, was found shot on January 24, 2007, at approximately 8:34 a.m. in the 2100 block of Madison Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his chest, back, and hip. Medical responders…

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Mark Hunn - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Mark Hunn

Male · Houston, Texas
Found Jan 24, 2007 · 19 years ago

On January 24, 2007, 44-year-old Mark William Hunn was fatally shot outside his residence at 12863 Westmere Drive in Houston, Texas. Around 1 a.m., Houston Police Department officers responded to a shooting call and found Hunn lying on the ground in front…

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Brian Edward Winslow - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Brian Edward Winslow

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina
Found Jan 24, 2005 · 21 years ago

Brian Edward Winslow, 27, was tragically found dead in his apartment on January 24, 2005, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Investigators determined that Winslow had been the victim of a violent homicide, suffering multiple stab wounds. His case remains…

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Frank Ragland - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Frank Ragland

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jan 24, 2005 · 21 years ago

On January 24, 2005, Frank Ragland was found murdered in Dayton, Ohio, specifically in Montgomery County. He was 36 years old at the time of his death. According to available records, the incident occurred on the same day, and the case has been investigated…

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Sheree Allen - West Valley City, Utah
Death by Force

Sheree Allen

Female, age 22 · West Valley City, Utah
Killed Jan 24, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a cold January day in 2005, the discovery of the body of Sheree Allen, a 22-year-old African-American woman, initiated a homicide investigation that has since turned into a long-running cold case. A man searching for valuables in a dumpster behind a…

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Dequincy Janeah King - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Dequincy Janeah King

Male, age 19 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Jan 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 24, 2004, a young life was tragically cut short in Colorado Springs. Dequincy Janeah King, a 19-year-old Black male, had recently moved to the city from Mississippi with hopes of finding a job to support his wife and…

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Timothy Stansbury Jr. - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Timothy Stansbury Jr.

Male, age 19 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Jan 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 24, 2004, a single gunshot echoed across the rooftop of a housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, forever altering the lives of a family and stirring a city's conscience. Timothy Stansbury Jr.…

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Sean Robertson - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Sean Robertson

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Jan 24, 2002 · 24 years ago

On January 24, 2002, 30-year-old Sean Robertson was shot and killed at 5775 Roche Drive, Apartment E, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in Franklin County, and despite the best efforts of the Columbus Police Department, the case has remained unsolved.…

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Malik Andrade Percival - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Malik Andrade Percival

Male, age 3 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Jan 24, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a cold winter day in Boston, on January 24, 2002, the life of a three-year-old boy named Malik Andrade Percival was tragically cut short. An intruder, posing as a police officer, knocked on the door of his family's Dorchester apartment and attempted to…

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Jeremy Jacobs - South-bend, Indiana
Death by Force

Jeremy Jacobs

Male, age 20 · South-bend, Indiana
Killed Jan 24, 2002 · 24 years ago

On a cold January night in 2002, the life of a young South Bend, Indiana man was tragically cut short. Jeremy Michael Unique Jacobs, a 20-year-old Black male, was discovered in his vehicle in the 700 block of Hill Street on January 24th. He had sustained a…

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Nicole Weiss - San Diego, California
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Nicole Weiss

Female, age 21 · San Diego, California
Killed Jan 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

Nicole Weis, a 21-year-old White woman, was killed in January 2000 after having lost contact with her family following a move from Michigan to the West Coast. Investigators later said they believed Nicole had been living in Los Angeles around the time of her…

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Ciro Noel Mendoza - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Ciro Noel Mendoza

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

Ciro Noel Mendoza, a 36-year-old Latino male, was tragically shot and killed on January 24, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Mendoza's death was a result of gunshot wounds. The incident occurred in a…

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William Doyle Payne - Greenville, South Carolina
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William Doyle Payne

Male, age 62 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Jan 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

William “Doyle” Payne, a 62-year-old white male from Greenville, South Carolina, lived a modest, solitary life as the on-site maintenance worker at the Delta Apartments on Green Avenue. His home was a small unit in the same complex where he worked, Apartment…

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Emanuel Wykle - Knoxville, Tennessee
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Emanuel Wykle

Male, age 25 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Jan 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a cold January night in 1998, the life of 25-year-old Emanuel Oliver Wykle was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On January 24th, Wykle, a male, was in the vicinity of the Club Royal, located at 2111 McCalla Avenue, when he and another young…

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Phillip Wilkerson Jr - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Phillip Wilkerson Jr

Male, age 22 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Jan 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

On the cold night of January 24, 1998, in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of 22-year-old Phillip Delantia Wilkerson Jr. was tragically cut short. In an act of violence that continues to baffle investigators, Wilkerson, a young male, was shot and killed near…

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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.