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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)

Ashlyn Higgins - Omaha, Nebraska
Death by Force

Ashlyn Higgins

Female, age 23 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the cold of a January night in Omaha, Nebraska, the life of 23-year-old Ashlyn Higgins, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2017, Higgins was fatally wounded in a shooting that also left a man, Parris Stamps, injured. The incident…

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Jeremiah Bynum - Crossett, Arkansas
Death by Force

Jeremiah Bynum

Male, age 24 · Crossett, Arkansas
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small city of Crossett, Arkansas, the life of a young Black man, Jeremiah Bynum, was tragically cut short at the age of 24. On Thursday, January 26, 2017, what began as a missing person case came to a grim conclusion when Bynum was discovered deceased.…

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Daveonte Deshawn Small - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Daveonte Deshawn Small

Male, age 19 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the midday calm in Flint, Michigan, claiming the life of 19-year-old Daveonte Deshawn Small. A Black male, Small was in a vehicle, leaving an Auto Zone on Clio Road on January 26th, when he was fatally shot.…

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Corey Smith - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Corey Smith

Male, age 37 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 37-year-old Corey Smith was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On January 26th, Smith was the victim of a violent incident that resulted in his death, which was later ruled a homicide. This event prompted an…

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Jerode Greene - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Jerode Greene

Male, age 24 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 26, 2017, the life of 24-year-old Jerode Rashorde Greene was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. Greene, a male resident of Henrico County, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 4200 block of…

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Jiansheng Chen - Chesapeake, Virginia
Death by Force

Jiansheng Chen

Male, age 60 · Chesapeake, Virginia
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jiansheng Chen, a 60-year-old Chinese immigrant, was fatally shot on the night of January 26, 2017, in Chesapeake, Virginia. Chen, a grandfather who spoke little English, had been playing the augmented reality game 'Pokémon Go' in his minivan in the parking…

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Johnny Hall - Fort-wayne, Indiana
Death by Force

Johnny Hall

Male, age 58 · Fort-wayne, Indiana
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In late January of 2017, concern grew for Johnny F. Hall, a 58-year-old male resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, when he failed to appear for his job. He had been a dedicated employee with Republic Services for over three decades. The concern escalated when his…

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Jovan Hobbs - South-bend, Indiana
Death by Force

Jovan Hobbs

Male, age 23 · South-bend, Indiana
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold January day in South Bend, Indiana, the life of 23-year-old Jovan Hobbs was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2017, police were called to the Miami Hills apartment complex on High Street, where they discovered Hobbs…

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Kelly R. Baker - Columbus, Indiana
Death by Force

Kelly R. Baker

Female, age 43 · Columbus, Indiana
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of January 26, 2017, tragedy struck the community of Columbus, Indiana, resulting in the untimely death of 43-year-old female Kelly R. Baker. Local law enforcement officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Lafayette Avenue shortly before 9…

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David Shockley - Springfield, Missouri
Death by Force

David Shockley

Male, age 19 · Springfield, Missouri
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the fading light of a Thursday evening in Springfield, Missouri, on January 26, 2017, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a home on North Grant Avenue. Inside, 19-year-old David Lee Shockley, a male resident of the city, was with two other…

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Gunner Lee Coleman - Fairdealing, Missouri
Death by Force

Gunner Lee Coleman

Male, age 2 · Fairdealing, Missouri
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 26, 2017, the community of Fairdealing, Missouri, in rural Ripley County, was shaken by the discovery of three bodies in a private residence. Law enforcement officials were called to the home around 2:00 p.m. after a school worker requested a…

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Maycie Dove Harris - Fairdealing, Missouri
Death by Force

Maycie Dove Harris

Female, age 4 · Fairdealing, Missouri
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 26, 2017, the quiet community of Fairdealing, Missouri, was shaken by the tragic discovery of three bodies inside a rural home in Ripley County. Maycie Dove Harris, a 4-year-old White female, was found deceased alongside her younger brother, Gunner…

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Kyre Bethea - Sumter, South Carolina
Death by Force

Kyre Bethea

Male, age 19 · Sumter, South Carolina
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Sumter, South Carolina, a life was tragically cut short on the evening of Thursday, January 26, 2017. Kyre Raquan Bethea, a 19-year-old male, was at a residence on Somerset Drive when he sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.…

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Victor Maurice Hobbs Jr - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Victor Maurice Hobbs Jr

Male, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Victor Maurice Hobbs Jr., an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on January 26, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. Just two days after celebrating his 18th birthday, Victor, who was also known as Maurice, was fatally shot in a double…

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Deaundre Drebo Philips - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Deaundre Drebo Philips

Male, age 24 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a young Black man named Deaundre Drebo Philips, 24, lost his life in a confrontation with police in Atlanta, Georgia. On the evening of January 26th, near the Police Annex Building on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, what began as a police…

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Jennifer Taylor - Fitzgerald, Georgia
Death by Force

Jennifer Taylor

Female, age 33 · Fitzgerald, Georgia
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Fitzgerald, Georgia, a horrific crime shattered the community's sense of peace. On January 26, 2017, 33-year-old Jennifer Taylor, a Caucasian female, and her 9-year-old daughter, Marissalynn Grace Taylor, were found murdered in their…

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Keyon Branch - Albany, Georgia
Death by Force

Keyon Branch

Male, age 24 · Albany, Georgia
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a tragic event unfolded in Albany, Georgia, that cut short the life of 24-year-old Keyon Branch, an African American male. On the morning of January 26th, Branch was inside a residence on Maryland Drive when a violent attack occurred.…

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Marissalynn Taylor - Fitzgerald, Georgia
Death by Force

Marissalynn Taylor

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

Marissalynn Grace Taylor was a 9-year-old White female whose life ended in Fitzgerald, Georgia, on January 26, 2017, in a case that online reports describe as far more violent than the first public notices suggested. Her obituary remembered her as a child…

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Garcel Woods - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Garcel Woods

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Garcel Woods, a 30-year-old African American male from Westchester, Illinois, was found dead on January 26, 2017, in an alley in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Officers responded to a report of a person down in the 6300 block of South Parnell Avenue…

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Freddie Carter - Westwego, Louisiana
Death by Force

Freddie Carter

Male, age 19 · Westwego, Louisiana
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Westwego, Louisiana, the life of 19-year-old Freddie Carter, a male, was tragically cut short on the evening of Thursday, January 26, 2017. His body was discovered in the courtyard of an apartment complex on Beechgrove Boulevard, the…

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Michael Allen Murray - Halifax, North Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Allen Murray

Male, age 40 · Halifax, North Carolina
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Allen Murray, a 40-year-old male from Halifax, NC, was tragically shot and killed on January 26, 2017. The incident occurred in the Darlington community of Halifax County around 8:10 p.m. Michael Allen Murray was shot multiple times with a rifle by…

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Stephon Gregory White - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Stephon Gregory White

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Stephon Gregory White, a 20-year-old male from Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2017. The incident occurred in northeast Charlotte, where White was found with a gunshot wound in a car on Mallard Creek Road. He was…

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David Salter Jr - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

David Salter Jr

Male, age 36 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

David Salter Jr., a 36-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, OH, tragically died on January 26, 2017, from injuries sustained in a shooting outside the Indulge VSP Lounge in Springdale. The incident began as a fight on the dance floor between Salter…

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John Miller - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

John Miller

Male, age 40 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

John Miller, a 40-year-old male from Pittsburgh, PA, was tragically killed on January 26, 2017. He was shot five times in the head on the city steps in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood. The investigation revealed that Justin Parrotte, a…

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Jeremy Nedow - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Jeremy Nedow

Male, age 39 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jeremy R. Nedow, 39, a White man, was killed on January 26, 2017, after what police described as a targeted robbery in East Nashville. Just after 7 p.m., he was inside a vehicle in the 2000 block of Jones Circle when gunfire erupted, leaving him mortally…

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Kensy Parker - Graham, Texas
Death by Force

Kensy Parker

Male, age 27 · Graham, Texas
Killed Jan 26, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kensy Parker, a 27-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Graham, Texas, tragically passed away on January 26, 2017. He was a self-employed carpenter and construction worker who graduated from Graham High School and attended Austin Community College. Kensy…

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James Kinnion - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

James Kinnion

Male, age 46 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Darryl Kinnion, a 46-year-old Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, was killed on January 26, 2015, in the city’s Collegeville neighborhood. That morning, Birmingham police were called to the area of 33rd Avenue North and 34th Street North, where they…

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Cylee Lockhart - San Bernardino, California
Death by Force

Cylee Lockhart

Male, age 18 · San Bernardino, California
Found Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cylee Lockhart, an 18-year-old from San Bernardino, was tragically killed on January 26, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death are part of the ongoing gun violence in the city, which has been a significant issue in recent years. Lockhart's shooting…

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Kevin Clark - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Kevin Clark

Male, age 25 · Oakland, California
Found Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Clark, a 25-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically killed on January 26, 2015. Kevin was shot in East Oakland, a region of the city that has faced significant challenges related to gun violence over the years. His death was part of a…

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Marlon Debrian Harvey - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Marlon Debrian Harvey

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 32-year-old Marlon Debrian Harvey, a male resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence. On a January night, Harvey was going about his business, making stops at a couple of stores…

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Sterling Thompson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Sterling Thompson

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the fall of 2018, a Detroit woman's courageous act of testifying against a man who had carjacked her at gunpoint led to her tragic and untimely death. Starkisha Thompson, a 33-year-old mother, was brutally murdered in her own driveway on the city's east…

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Erenny Castro - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Erenny Castro

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Erenny Castro, a 30-year-old Hispanic male from Philadelphia, was killed on Monday, January 26, 2015, after a shooting in North Philadelphia that left him dead and another man critically wounded. Castro lived on the 200 block of Landis Street, and by the end…

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James Rogers - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

James Rogers

Null, age 27 · Houston, Texas
Found Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

On January 26, 2015, James Miller Rogers, aged 27, was fatally shot at 10215 Beechnut in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 10:45 p.m., and Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene. Police responded to reports of a shooting and discovered Rogers, who…

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James Darryl Kinnion - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

James Darryl Kinnion

Male, age 46 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the heart of a Birmingham winter, the life of James Darryl Kinnion, a 46-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on January 26, 2015. His death, which occurred on a Monday, would soon become another statistic in the city's growing list of unsolved…

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Alejandro Dominguez-Hernandez - Lexington, Kentucky
Death by Force

Alejandro Dominguez-Hernandez

Male, age 23 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet, rural area of Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by horse farms, a dark tale unfolded on a cold January night. Twenty-three-year-old Alejandro Dominguez-Hernandez was found dead in the back seat of a four-door sedan parked on the side of Johnston…

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Leroy Smith - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Leroy Smith

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 26, 2015, a tragic incident unfolded in a Milwaukee home that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Leroy Smith, a Black/African American male. The event took place at a residence near 24th and Hadley, where a gunshot…

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Eugene Landyon - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Eugene Landyon

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the cold of a Detroit January evening, a shared passion for restoring classic cars between a father and son was tragically cut short. Twenty-year-old Eugene Landyon Jr. was the victim of a fatal carjacking on January 26, 2015. He had been driving his…

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Jose Novoa Vargas - Stockton, California
Death by Force

Jose Novoa Vargas

Male, age 17 · Stockton, California
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Novoa Vargas, a 17-year-old from Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2015. The San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office identified him as Jose Novoa, but he was known to friends and teachers as Jose Vargas. His death deeply affected…

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Andrew Leaster Jr - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Andrew Leaster Jr

Male, age 42 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Andrew Leaster Jr., aged 42, was found dead inside a Cadillac after a shooting incident in west Orange County, Orlando, Florida, on January 26, 2015. The Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of gunfire and discovered Leaster's body in the…

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Douglas Trey Winslow - Merritt-island, Florida
Death by Force

Douglas Trey Winslow

Male, age 17 · Merritt-island, Florida
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Douglas Trey Winslow, a 17-year-old from Merritt Island, Florida, tragically passed away on January 26, 2015. Trey, as he was affectionately known, was a high school junior with a passion for working on cars and riding bikes and mopeds. He was deeply loved by…

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James Hall - Miami-gardens, Florida
Death by Force

James Hall

Male, age 42 · Miami-gardens, Florida
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Hall, a 42-year-old African American male, was found dead on January 26, 2015, in Miami Gardens, FL. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. Hall's death was later…

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Ashley Belle - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Ashley Belle

Female, age 22 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, a promising life was cut tragically short in an Atlanta apartment. Ashley Belle, a 22-year-old female, was found shot to death on the afternoon of January 26th in the Auburn Glenn apartment she shared with her domestic partner. The…

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Benny Booker - Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Death by Force

Benny Booker

Male, age 29 · Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 29-year-old Benny 'Durell' Booker of Galvez, Louisiana, was tragically cut short in a double homicide in Donaldsonville. On January 26, 2015, Booker and 37-year-old Chad Nichols were found murdered. The investigation into…

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Brooke Ashley Crawford - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Brooke Ashley Crawford

Female, age 30 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brooke Ashley Crawford, 30, a White woman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, disappeared into the thin winter days of late January 2015, and then reappeared in the starkest way: her body was found in an open field near the 1500 block of Gracie Street on January 26…

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Calvin Everett - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Calvin Everett

Male, age 29 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the waning hours of a Monday in New Orleans, the life of 29-year-old Calvin Everett, known to his loved ones as 'Wo-Wo,' was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2015, Everett was fatally wounded in a shooting that unfolded in New Orleans East. At the time…

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Chad Nichols - Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Death by Force

Chad Nichols

Male, age 37 · Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 37-year-old Chad Nichols, a White male from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 26th, Nichols and another man, 29-year-old Benny Booker, were found shot to death on Latino Road. The…

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Tokoyo Palmer - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tokoyo Palmer

Male, age 17 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Monday morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, 17-year-old Tokoyo Jamal Palmer was on his way to the school bus stop when his life was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2015, the L.B. Landry-Walker High School senior was shot and killed in the 3700 block…

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Anthony Barbee - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Anthony Barbee

Male, age 29 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Jan 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Nashville, Tennessee, a 29-year-old man named Anthony Barbee lost his life to gun violence on January 26, 2015. A suspect was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting, which took place at an apartment complex in the northern part of the city. In a…

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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.