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Deaths by Force on January 26

706 open cases in our database happened on January 26. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (493)

Leonard Hatton - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Leonard Hatton

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Leonard Hatton, age 60, was tragically killed on January 26, 2009, in Dayton, Ohio. Hatton was shot in the head during what appears to have been a robbery at his residence on Farr Drive. His home was reportedly being used as a venue for after-hours gambling…

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Bryon Free - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Bryon Free

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On January 26, 2009, Bryon Freeman, a 30-year-old man, was shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 946 Burton Avenue, where Freeman was found with fatal gunshot wounds in his residence. This tragic event has left Freeman's family and…

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Karen Antoinette Lofton - Temple-hills, Maryland
Death by Force

Karen Antoinette Lofton

Female, age 45 · Temple-hills, Maryland
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Karen Antoinette Lofton, 45, was a Black woman living in Prince George’s County, Maryland, when a quiet winter night turned into a nightmare on January 26, 2009. In the early hours, a desperate 911 call came from inside the Lofton home, her daughter’s voice…

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Karissa Olivia Lofton - Temple-hills, Maryland
Death by Force

Karissa Olivia Lofton

Female, age 16 · Temple-hills, Maryland
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet suburban neighborhood of Largo, Maryland, a horrific tragedy unfolded in the early morning hours of January 26, 2009. Sixteen-year-old Karissa Olivia Lofton and her 45-year-old mother, Karen Lofton, were brutally murdered inside their home on…

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Benjamin Lupoe - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Benjamin Lupoe

Male, age 2 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Benjamin Ryan Lupoe, a 2-year-old boy from Los Angeles, California, tragically died on January 27, 2009, in a shocking incident that shook the local community. The young boy was one of five children killed by their father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe, in a…

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Brittney Lupoe - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Brittney Lupoe

Female, age 8 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Brittney Lupoe, an 8-year-old girl from Los Angeles, tragically lost her life on January 27, 2009, in a devastating incident that shocked the community. The events unfolded at the Lupoe family home in Wilmington, where Brittney, along with her twin sisters…

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Christian Lupoe - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Christian Lupoe

Male, age 2 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Christian Lupoe, a 2-year-old child, tragically died on January 27, 2009, in a horrific incident at his family's home in Wilmington, Los Angeles. The young boy was one of five children killed by their father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe, who also took the life of his…

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Jassely Lupoe - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Jassely Lupoe

Female, age 5 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jassely Lupoe, a 5-year-old girl from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on January 27, 2009, in a horrific incident that shocked the community. Jassely was one of five children killed by their father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe, in a murder-suicide…

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Jaszmin Lupoe - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Jaszmin Lupoe

Female, age 5 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jaszmin Lupoe, a 5-year-old girl from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on January 27, 2009, in a devastating incident that shocked the community. The young girl was one of five children killed by their father, Ervin Antonio Lupoe, in a…

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Bryon Freeman - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Bryon Freeman

Male, age 30 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Bryon Freeman, a 30-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed on January 26, 2009, at 946 Burton Avenue #13 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident was classified as an unsolved homicide by the Cincinnati Police Department. Despite extensive…

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Steven Charles Rich - Eagle Rock, California
Death by Force

Steven Charles Rich

Male, age 44 · Eagle Rock, California
Killed Jan 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Steven Charles Rich was 44 years old when he died on Monday, January 26, 2009, in Eagle Rock, in northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4353 Toland Way. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Brandon Henry Wilson - Anchorage, Alaska
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Brandon Henry Wilson

Male, age 29 · Anchorage, Alaska
Killed Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Brandon Wilson, a 29-year-old White/Caucasian male, was found dead on the evening of January 26, 2008, after firefighters knocked down a blaze at an apartment complex at 6135 East Tudor Road in Anchorage, Alaska. The fire was reported around 6:20 p.m.; when…

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Raymond Lee Shields - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Raymond Lee Shields

Male, age 49 · San Diego, California
Found Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Raymond Lee Shields, a 49-year-old African American man from San Diego, California, passed away on January 26, 2008. He was employed as a truck driver for United Trucking. He is survived by his daughter, Valencia, who resides in Ohio; his mother, Clara…

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Roy Watson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Roy Watson

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Roy Watson, aged 47, was shot and killed on January 26, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred at approximately 1201 N. Leclaire Avenue, located in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. Watson was one of the victims in a weekend marred by violence, as…

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William R Oliveras - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

William R Oliveras

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 26, 2008, William R. Oliveras, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a particularly violent period for the city, where gun violence and homicides were prevalent. Chicago, known for its high crime rates…

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Eugene Campbell - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Eugene Campbell

Male, age 50 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the cold of a Philadelphia January in 2008, a story of profound loss and enduring mystery began to unfold in the Mantua neighborhood. Eugene Campbell, a 50-year-old male, was in his home on Melon Street with his wife, Geraldine, and their 9-year-old…

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Walter Taylor - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Walter Taylor

Male, age 37 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Walter Taylor, aged 37, was killed on January 26, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident was recorded as part of the city's homicide records during that year. Walter John Taylor Jr.'s death was marked by a memorial and funeral services, which were…

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Chavin Roberts - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Chavin Roberts

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Chavin Roberts, a 20-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found shot in the head behind a residence on Lemarie Court. Despite immediate medical attention and being rushed to Ohio State University Medical…

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Harry Lane Thielepape Jr. - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Harry Lane Thielepape Jr.

Male, age 57 · Houston, Texas
Killed Jan 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Harry Lane Thielepape Jr., a 57-year-old white male, died on January 26, 2008, in Houston, Texas. Thielepape, who served as a corporal with the Harris County Precinct 6 Constable's Office, was critically wounded during a shooting incident that occurred while…

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Curtis Dopson - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Curtis Dopson

Unknown, age 27 · Miami, Florida
Found Jan 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On January 26, 2007, Curtis Dopson, age 27, was found dead in Miami, Florida. His death was classified as a homicide by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's office. Details about the circumstances of Dopson’s death are sparse, and no suspects or motives have…

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Jesus Santos-Marcos - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Jesus Santos-Marcos

Male, age 24 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Jan 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jesus Santos-Marcos, aged 24, was found deceased on January 26, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. His murder remains unsolved, and it has become a part of the cold case investigations that have troubled the Jacksonville community for years. Details regarding…

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Steve Sisneros - Belen, New Mexico
Death by Force

Steve Sisneros

Male, age 45 · Belen, New Mexico
Killed Jan 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Steve Sisneros, 45, male, was discovered dead inside his Belen, New Mexico apartment on January 26, 2007. Responding authorities found that he had suffered an apparent gunshot wound, and his death was investigated as a homicide. The scene offered few public…

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Aubrey Graham - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Aubrey Graham

Male, age 42 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Jan 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of Aubrey Graham, a 42-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On January 26, 2007, Graham became a victim of gun violence, a stark entry in the city's list of homicides for the year. His death left a…

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Nicole Lee Smith - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Nicole Lee Smith

Female, age 31 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

Late on the night of Monday, January 26, 2004, emergency responders in South Los Angeles were summoned to what initially appeared to be a routine vehicle fire. At approximately 10:40 p.m., firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived near the…

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Reggie Squire - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Reggie Squire

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jan 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of a young man was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2002, Reggie Levan Squire, a 26-year-old male, was found shot to death in the 4900 block of Seventh Street NW. The circumstances…

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Jesse Rangel Jr - Austin, Texas
Death by Force

Jesse Rangel Jr

Male, age 28 · Austin, Texas
Killed Jan 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jesse Rangel Jr., a 28-year-old Hispanic male from Austin, Texas, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2002. His death was the result of a shooting incident during an aggravated robbery. The perpetrator, Alexis Robledo, was later arrested and sentenced to…

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Michael Kirkpatrick - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Michael Kirkpatrick

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

Michael Kirkpatrick, a 31-year-old White/Caucasian male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was killed on January 26, 2000, after an everyday winter chore reportedly turned into a fatal confrontation in southwest Philadelphia. The dispute began behind a row…

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Victor Esparza - San-mateo, California
Death by Force

Victor Esparza

Male, age 34 · San-mateo, California
Killed Jan 26, 1992 · 34 years ago

Victor Esparza, aged 34, was tragically killed on January 26, 1992, in San Mateo County, California. Esparza, who worked as a janitor at a shoe factory in San Carlos, was fatally shot during a robbery. The perpetrator, Celeste Carrington, was a former janitor…

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Jeanine Copeland - Fair-oaks, California
Death by Force

Jeanine Copeland

Female · Fair-oaks, California
Killed Jan 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

Jeanine Copeland was tragically murdered on January 26, 1989, in Fair Oaks, California. She was found shot to death in her home, along with Thomas Probst and Patrick Mungavin. The triple homicide was part of a larger crime spree that spanned across California…

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Patrick Mungavin - Fair-oaks, California
Death by Force

Patrick Mungavin

Male, age 23 · Fair-oaks, California
Killed Jan 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

Patrick Mungavin, a 23-year-old resident of Davis, California, was tragically murdered on January 26, 1989, in Fair Oaks, California. On that fateful morning, authorities discovered the bodies of Patrick Mungavin, Thomas Probst, and Jeanine Copeland in a…

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Eileen Zarlenga - Girard, Ohio
Death by Force

Eileen Zarlenga

Female, age 29 · Girard, Ohio
Found Jan 26, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the night of January 25 or early morning of January 26, 1988, Eileen Zarlenga, a 29-year-old woman from Girard, Ohio, was abducted from her apartment on Patricia Drive, leaving her three-year-old daughter alone inside. Family members emphasized that…

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Raymond J. Stastny - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Raymond J. Stastny

Male, age 30 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jan 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, a dedicated and well-respected Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent, Raymond J. Stastny, lost his life in the line of duty in Atlanta, Georgia. At 30 years old, Stastny was a six-year veteran of the DEA, known for his magnetic…

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Rhonda Jackson - Pomona, California
Death by Force

Rhonda Jackson

Female, age 23 · Pomona, California
Killed Jan 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

Rhonda Jackson was a 23-year-old woman from Pomona whose life ended in January 1987. Her body was discovered inside a dumpster in Pomona, reportedly in or near a parking area associated with Palomares Park. She had been left nude, and investigators determined…

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Charles Boyd - Roanoke, Virginia
Death by Force

Charles Boyd

Male, age 21 · Roanoke, Virginia
Killed Jan 26, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the winter of 1984, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Roanoke, Virginia. Charles Henry Boyd II, a 21-year-old male, died on January 26, 1984. His death was the result of gun violence, a sudden and violent end to a life that was just beginning.…

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Gerald Cavanagh - San Fransisco, California
Death by Force

Gerald Cavanagh

Male, age 49 · San Fransisco, California
Killed Jan 26, 1974 · 52 years ago

Gerald Earl Cavanagh, a 49-year-old Canadian-American man, was found dead at the water’s edge on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach in the early hours of January 27, 1974. His body bore multiple stab wounds, including a defensive wound on his left hand, indicating…

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Lisa Ann Beery - Oakland, California
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Lisa Ann Beery

Female, age 15 · Oakland, California
Killed Jan 26, 1974 · 52 years ago

Lisa Ann Beery, a 15-year-old Caucasian girl, was kidnapped at knifepoint on January 26, 1974, while hitchhiking near her home. Her abductors were Philip Joseph Hughes Jr., a convicted serial killer, and his wife, Suzanne Perrin. The couple took Lisa to a…

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Edwin Pratt - Shoreline, Washington
Death by Force

Edwin Pratt

Male, age 38 · Shoreline, Washington
Killed Jan 26, 1969 · 57 years ago

On a snowy evening in Shoreline, Washington, on January 26, 1969, Edwin Pratt, a 38-year-old Black man, was at home with his family. A prominent figure in the community, Pratt served as the Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League and was a leading…

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John Rosenthal - Hartford, Connecticut
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John Rosenthal

Male, age 69 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed Jan 26, 1957 · 69 years ago

John M. Rosenthal, a 69-year-old Caucasian male, was working in his family-owned business, Rosenthal's Drug Store, in Hartford, Connecticut, on the evening of January 26, 1957. At approximately 9:00 p.m., two men, Joseph Taborsky and Arthur Culombe, entered…

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George Foote - Dallas, Alabama
Death by Force

George Foote

Male, age 36 · Dallas, Alabama
Killed Jan 26, 1915 · 111 years ago

In the quiet expanse of Dallas, Alabama, the winter of 1915 was marked by a chilling event that would remain shrouded in mystery. On January 26th of that year, a 36-year-old man named George Foote met an untimely and violent end. The specific details of his…

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Mark Anthony Prynn - Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Mark Anthony Prynn

Male, age 29 · Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 26, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the winter of 1909, the life of a young lawman, Sergeant Mark A. Prynn, a White male of 29 years, was tragically cut short following an incident in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. On January 26th, he was in the process of apprehending a man named Charles…

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Louis Ory - Saint-charles-parish, Louisiana
Death by Force

Louis Ory

Male, age 56 · Saint-charles-parish, Louisiana
Killed Jan 26, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the winter of 1903, the long and dedicated career of Sheriff Louis Ory of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, came to a sudden and violent end. The 56-year-old lawman, who had served his community for 23 years, was killed in the line of duty on January 26th. On…

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Danny Wong

Male, age 53 · San-gabriel, California
Killed Jan 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

Danny Wong, a 53-year-old resident of San Gabriel, California, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2022. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Danny Wong was fatally shot near 1415 S. Prospect Ave. in San Gabriel. The…

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Errol Joseph Scorzac

Male, age 30 · Bakersfield, California
Killed Jan 26, 2022 · 4 years ago

Errol Joseph Scorzac III, a 30-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, was found dead on January 26, 2022. His body was discovered on M Street near 10th Street, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner's office determined that Scorzac died…

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Troy L Moreland

Male, age 52 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2020 · 6 years ago

Troy L. Moreland, a 52-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Moreland was fatally shot near the 1500 block of East 82nd Place in the…

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Ronnie Tyler

Male, age 51 · Seattle, Washington
Killed Jan 26, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a late Saturday morning in Seattle, Washington, on January 26, 2019, a tragic and fatal encounter unfolded aboard a King County Metro bus. The incident, which occurred around 11:15 a.m. near the intersection of 4th Avenue South and South Walker Street…

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William Salcido

Male, age 52 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jan 26, 2018 · 8 years ago

William Salcido, a 52-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred in the Wilmington neighborhood, where Salcido was shot while standing on a sidewalk. The shooting took place on December 20…

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Carlos Jimenez

Male, age 33 · Artesia, California
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Carlos Jimenez, a 38-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on January 26, 2017, in Artesia, California. According to reports, Jimenez had just returned home from work shortly after midnight and was outside the boarding house where he lived, sharing…

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Brenda Forrester

Female, age 67 · Albany, Georgia
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a domestic dispute in Albany, Georgia, escalated into a tragic and violent episode that claimed the lives of two women and left three other people wounded. On the morning of January 26th, police were called to a residence on Maryland…

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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.