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Deaths by Force on January 5

663 open cases in our database happened on January 5. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (452)

Jonathan Rodriguez Jeff - Daytona, Florida
Death by Force

Jonathan Rodriguez Jeff

Male, age 20 · Daytona, Florida
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On January 5, 2014, 20-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez-Jeff from Daytona Beach, Florida, died by suicide following a series of violent incidents at Halifax Health Medical Center. The events unfolded in the early morning hours when Rodriguez-Jeff crashed his…

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Max Ludovic Brody - Miami-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Max Ludovic Brody

Male, age 22 · Miami-beach, Florida
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Max Ludovic Brody, a 22-year-old man, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2014, in Miami Beach, Florida. Brody was shot at a Shell gas station located at 845 5th Street around 3:43 a.m. He was found in his car next to pump number six when someone…

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Wilson Alexis - North-miami-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Wilson Alexis

Male, age 21 · North-miami-beach, Florida
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Wilson Alexis, a 21-year-old resident of North Miami Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2014. The incident occurred during a baptism party for a five-month-old child, held at a residence on NE 15 Avenue. The party, which was initially a…

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Brenda Clifton - Springfield, Illinois
Death by Force

Brenda Clifton

Female, age 44 · Springfield, Illinois
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brenda Clifton, a 44-year-old woman from Taylorville, Illinois, was found with a gunshot wound to the head on January 3, 2014. She was discovered at her residence in the 100 block of East Market Street. Despite being transported to Taylorville Memorial…

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Raymond Galloway - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Raymond Galloway

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Raymond Galloway, a 16-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on January 5, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Raymond was fatally shot in the head while he was sleeping.…

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Keith Vidal - Boiling-spring-lakes, North Carolina
Death by Force

Keith Vidal

Male, age 18 · Boiling-spring-lakes, North Carolina
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Keith Vidal, an 18-year-old white male from Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2014. Keith, who was born on December 10, 1995, in Wilmington, North Carolina, attended South Brunswick High School. On the day of his…

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Antonio Spraggins - Elyria, Ohio
Death by Force

Antonio Spraggins

Male, age 22 · Elyria, Ohio
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antonio "Tony" Spraggins, a 22-year-old African American male from Elyria, OH, tragically passed away on January 5, 2014. He was born on November 23, 1991, and was a graduate of Elyria High School, Class of 2010. Antonio was found dead in a bullet-ridden…

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Basir Amaker - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Basir Amaker

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a gathering to mourn a lost friend turned into the scene of a second tragedy, leaving a Philadelphia family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. On the evening of January 5th, 24-year-old Basir Amaker, a Black male, was…

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Rashid Anderson - Erie, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Rashid Anderson

Male, age 26 · Erie, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold January night in Erie, Pennsylvania, the life of Rashid Anderson, a 26-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. The events of January 5, 2014, unfolded at a private party held at the East Erie Turners building, where a dispute…

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Marcus Elmore - Port-arthur, Texas
Death by Force

Marcus Elmore

Male, age 33 · Port-arthur, Texas
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marcus Elmore, a 32-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Port Arthur, Texas, tragically passed away on January 5, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed in the available sources, and…

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Terry Lee Moon Jr. - Killeen, Texas
Death by Force

Terry Lee Moon Jr.

Male, age 32 · Killeen, Texas
Killed Jan 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Terry Lee Moon Jr., a 32-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on January 5, 2014, in Killeen, Texas. He was shot by his brother, who mistook him for a burglar attempting to break into their home. Terry had told his brother he would not return…

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Reginald Damon White - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Reginald Damon White

Male, age 18 · San Diego, California
Found Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Reginald Damon White Jr., aged 18, was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Encanto neighborhood of San Diego on January 5, 2013. White, who lived in Lemon Grove, was spending time with two male companions in a garage on Alderly Street after watching a…

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Barbara Creme - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Barbara Creme

Male, age 20 · Miami, Florida
Found Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Barbara Creme, aged 20, was found murdered on January 5, 2013, in Miami, Florida. The details of his homicide remain largely unsolved. Miami-Dade police responded to reports of gunfire near Creme's residence, where he was discovered with multiple gunshot…

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Myron G Brown - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Myron G Brown

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Myron G. Brown, aged 30, was fatally shot on January 5, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. This tragic incident was part of a broader pattern of gun violence that disproportionately impacted Black communities across the city. Brown was one of several victims of…

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David J Kartzmark - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

David J Kartzmark

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

David J. Kartzmark, age 25, was fatally shot on January 5, 2013, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred early in the morning, around 7 a.m., in the 1500 block of North Talman Avenue. Kartzmark was found with a gunshot wound to the…

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Wheeler Shuntez Gold - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Wheeler Shuntez Gold

Male, age 35 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 35-year-old Wheeler Shuntez Goldman, a male also known by the name Wheeler Drew, was abruptly ended. On January 5, 2013, the sound of several gunshots pierced the quiet of the evening…

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Brian Jason Chadwick Summers - Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Brian Jason Chadwick Summers

Male, age 38 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Killed Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet town of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, a heartbreaking story unfolded on a winter's day, forever changing the lives of the Summers family. It was on Saturday, January 5, 2013, that Brian Jason Chadwick Summers, a 38-year-old male, met a tragic and…

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Linda Faye Humphries Summers - Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Linda Faye Humphries Summers

Female, age 67 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Killed Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet town of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the life of 67-year-old Linda Faye Humphries Summers, a White female, came to a tragic and unexpected end on January 5, 2013. The devastating event unfolded within the walls of her own home on Hillaire Drive, a…

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Freddy Buhl - Seattle, Washington
Death by Force

Freddy Buhl

Male, age 22 · Seattle, Washington
Killed Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the days following the new year, a tragedy befell the Seattle hip-hop community with the death of 22-year-old Frederick E. Buhl. A Black male known to his fans as Freddy E, he was a rising artist and the creator of the popular YouTube channel "Jerk TV,"…

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Phyllis Felicia Fee Vinston - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Phyllis Felicia Fee Vinston

Female, age 27 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, a mother's instinct to protect her children ended in a tragic loss of life in Newport News, Virginia. Phyllis Felicia Fee Vinston, a 27-year-old Black female, was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, January 5, 2013. The incident…

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Keith Needle Matthews - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Keith Needle Matthews

Male, age 43 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of a January morning in 2013, the life of Keith Wayne 'Needle' Matthews, a 43-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On January 5, 2013, Matthews was found shot to death on Erie Street, the victim of gun…

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Leslie Byford - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Leslie Byford

Male, age 37 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Jan 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold January evening in 2013, the life of 37-year-old Leslie Guy 'Lee' Byford IV was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. Originally from West Memphis, Arkansas, Byford was a man remembered by his family for his wit and kind, gentle nature. On…

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Diana Louissaint - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Diana Louissaint

Female, age 21 · Miami, Florida
Found Jan 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Diana Louissaint, aged 21, was found murdered on January 5, 2012, in Miami, Florida. Diana's body was discovered under circumstances that have led to many questions, but her case remains unsolved. At the time of her death, Diana was a young woman with her…

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Lionel Lane - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lionel Lane

Male, age 51 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On January 5, 2012, the city of Chicago lost one of its residents in a senseless act of violence. Lionel Lane, a 51-year-old African American man from Wheaton, Illinois, was fatally shot in the face while in the Austin neighborhood. His life was taken with…

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Mary Hughes Hines - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Mary Hughes Hines

Female, age 84 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jan 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the cold of January 2012, the East Baltimore community was shaken by the tragic death of 84-year-old Mary H. Hines, a beloved retired school principal. A pillar of her neighborhood for over five decades, Ms. Hines was known for her kindness and dedication…

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L Jackson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

L Jackson

Male, age 41 · Houston, Texas
Found Jan 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On January 5, 2012, 41-year-old Marshall Jackson passed away in Houston, Texas. His obituary indicates that he was survived by his father, Cleveland Jackson Sr., stepmother Mattie, four brothers, three sisters, nieces, nephews, family, and friends.…

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Jared Daniel Francom - Ogden, Utah
Death by Force

Jared Daniel Francom

Male, age 30 · Ogden, Utah
Killed Jan 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of January 4, 2012, Jared Daniel Francom, a 30-year-old White male, was part of a team of officers from the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force executing a "knock and announce" search warrant at a residence in Ogden, Utah. The warrant was based…

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Kentrell Samuel - Charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Kentrell Samuel

Male, age 28 · Charleston, South Carolina
Killed Jan 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the coastal city of Charleston, South Carolina, the life of Kentrell C. Samuel Sr., a 28-year-old male, was tragically cut short on January 5, 2012. Remembered by friends and family, he was a father and a rap artist known by the nicknames 'Goonie' and 'Lil…

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Darryl Nicholas McCoy - District-heights, Maryland
Death by Force

Darryl Nicholas McCoy

Male, age 19 · District-heights, Maryland
Killed Jan 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet residential area of District Heights, Maryland, the life of 19-year-old Darryl Nicholas McCoy, Jr. was tragically cut short on the afternoon of January 5, 2012. A resident of nearby Suitland, the young man was discovered in a parking lot, the…

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Derek Anthony Crowder - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Derek Anthony Crowder

Male, age 25 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Derek Anthony Crowder, a 25-year-old from Boston, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2010. His death was the result of a homicide that occurred under circumstances that remain unclear. Derek's untimely passing left his family and friends grieving, and his…

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Delorian Pullen-Hughes - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Delorian Pullen-Hughes

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Delorian Pullen-Hughes was a 19-year-old Black male resident of Detroit, Michigan, whose life was cut short in the first week of 2010. On January 5, 2010, authorities discovered the young man at a residence located at 14544 Stoepel Street, situated in a…

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William Foster - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

William Foster

Male, age 44 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the city of Buffalo was marked by an act of violence that cut short the life of William Foster. A 44-year-old African-American male, Foster was a resident of the city where his life would tragically end. On Tuesday, January 5, 2010, he…

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Christopher Rudow - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Christopher Rudow

Male, age 32 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of 32-year-old Christopher Rudow was tragically cut short in his Buffalo, New York apartment. Rudow, a male employee at Geico and a part-time DJ, was found deceased in his loft on January 5, 2010, after friends and family had…

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David Aquino-Pena - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

David Aquino-Pena

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas
Found Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

David Aquino-Pena, 24, was killed on January 5, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The circumstances of his death are part of an unsolved homicide that remains under investigation by the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division. This division is responsible for…

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Josie Greathouse Fox - Delta, Utah
Death by Force

Josie Greathouse Fox

Female, age 38 · Delta, Utah
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a cold January night in 2010, the life of 38-year-old White/Caucasian Millard County Sheriff's Deputy Josie Greathouse Fox was cut short. On January 5th, while on patrol just a mile east of Delta, Utah, she initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle. As she…

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Darnell O. Harrison - Brockton, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Darnell O. Harrison

Male, age 26 · Brockton, Massachusetts
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Darnell O. Harrison, a 26-year-old Black / African American male, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2010, in Brockton, Massachusetts. His death was the result of gun violence. On that Tuesday, Harrison was shot four times behind a local establishment…

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Darrin McGilvery - Landover, Maryland
Death by Force

Darrin McGilvery

Male, age 47 · Landover, Maryland
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the Landover, Maryland community lost a resident, Darrin Leslie McGilvery. A 47-year-old male, McGilvery passed away on January 5, 2010. His death was noted in an obituary published in The Washington Post, which remembered him as a…

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William Clinkscale - Landover, Maryland
Death by Force

William Clinkscale

Male, age 47 · Landover, Maryland
Killed Jan 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a cold January evening in Landover, Maryland, the lives of two men were tragically cut short. William I. Clinkscale Jr., a 47-year-old male, was killed on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. His death was the result of a violent encounter that also claimed the life…

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Efren Mendoza - Long Beach, California
Death by Force

Efren Mendoza

Male, age 18 · Long Beach, California
Found Jan 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Efren Mendoza Jr., an 18-year-old from Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life in a shooting on January 5, 2009. While details surrounding the incident are limited, Mendoza's death was part of a violent crime that also left two other individuals…

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Andre Thorpe - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Andre Thorpe

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jan 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter chill of 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland, a young life was tragically cut short. Andre Thorpe, a 17-year-old Black male, was in the 800 block of North Kenwood Avenue on the evening of January 2nd when violence erupted. He was shot in the head in…

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Hugo Sanchez - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Hugo Sanchez

Male, age 27 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Jan 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Hugo Teran Sanchez, a 27-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, was fatally shot on January 5, 2009. The incident occurred at around 2 a.m. on Owen Boulevard, where Sanchez and another man were found sitting in a Ford Explorer after being shot during…

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Alberto Sanchez - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Alberto Sanchez

Male, age 27 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jan 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On January 5, 2009, 27-year-old Alberto Hugo Teran Sanchez was the victim of a fatal shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina. Around 2:08 a.m., officers responded to a call at 210 Owen Boulevard, where they found Sanchez and another Hispanic male sitting in a…

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Deborah Morgan - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Deborah Morgan

Female, age 52 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Jan 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On January 5, 2009, the remains of 52-year-old Deborah Morgan were found in a wooded area west of the Interstate 75 southbound entrance ramp in Cincinnati, Ohio. Morgan had been missing since September 1, 2005, when she was reported missing from Middletown…

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Richard Coleman - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Richard Coleman

Male, age 28 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Richard Coleman, a 28-year-old man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2009. The incident occurred late in the evening, at approximately 10:45 PM, in an apartment complex located at 9420 W. Beckett Avenue. Coleman was shot inside…

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David Verdugo - Fresno, California
Death by Force

David Verdugo

Male, age 29 · Fresno, California
Found Jan 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

David Verdugo, a 29-year-old Fresno resident, was tragically killed on January 5, 2008. The details surrounding his death indicate that Verdugo was a victim of a violent crime that remains a significant case in Fresno during that period. Fresno, like many…

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Margaret Lee - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Margaret Lee

Female, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Margaret Lee, aged 41, was the victim of a homicide that occurred on January 5, 2008, in Chicago. The incident took place in the South Shore neighborhood, a part of the city that has been grappling with issues related to crime and safety for some time. Lee…

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Sotero Arce - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Sotero Arce

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jan 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Sotero Arce, a 34-year-old man, was tragically killed on January 5, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a year that saw a significant number of homicides across the city. Chicago faced a total of more than 500 homicides throughout 2008, which…

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D'Angelo Jackson - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

D'Angelo Jackson

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jan 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On January 5, 2008, D'Angelo Jackson, aged 16, was fatally shot in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the case remains unsolved to this day. The Dayton Police Department responded to the scene, but no suspects have been identified…

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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.