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Deaths by Force on July 23

742 open cases in our database happened on July 23. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (556)

Kamari Jones - Wilson, North Carolina
Death by Force

Kamari Jones

Male, age 7 · Wilson, North Carolina
Killed Jul 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kamari Jones, a 7-year-old African American boy, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2014, in Wilson, North Carolina. Kamari was in his bedroom when someone fired multiple bullets into his home on Parkview Street around 10 p.m. One of the bullets struck…

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Robert Cheyenne Ward Jr. - Jacksonville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Robert Cheyenne Ward Jr.

Male, age 26 · Jacksonville, North Carolina
Killed Jul 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Robert Cheyenne Ward Jr., a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2014, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. His death was a significant event that led to a series of legal proceedings and investigations. The circumstances…

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Barry Johnson - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Barry Johnson

Male, age 21 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Jul 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Barry Johnson Jr., a 21-year-old male from Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on July 23, 2014. The details surrounding his death are not widely documented, and there is no specific information available about arrests, suspects, litigations, murder, law…

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Gregory Callahan - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Gregory Callahan

Male, age 46 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Jul 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gregory Callahan, a 46-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 23, 2014, in Dallas, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death were the result of a deadly shooting that occurred following an argument. The incident took place in…

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Peter Gomez - East Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Peter Gomez

Male, age 49 · East Los Angeles, California
Killed Jul 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Peter Gomez was 49 years old when he died on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1313 Server Avenue. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Nor Lewis - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Nor Lewis

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California
Found Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Norman Lewis, 19, was tragically shot and killed on July 23, 2013, in Oakland, California. He was a victim of a shooting in East Oakland, which left another person wounded. The incident occurred in the 1500 block of 80th Avenue near Alder Street around 7:30…

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Carl L Black - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Carl L Black

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Carl L. Blackman, aged 32, was shot and killed on July 23, 2013, in Chicago. The incident took place in the city's South Side, a region that has struggled with frequent violence due to persistent socio-economic issues and gang-related activity. Blackman was…

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Dantrell Hanyard - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Dantrell Hanyard

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In 2013, a young father's life was cut short on the far east side of Indianapolis. Dontrell Hanyard, a 21-year-old Black male, was murdered outside of an apartment complex. At the time of his death, Hanyard was an employee at Amazon and was the father of a…

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Cameron Mccoy - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Cameron Mccoy

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

A young man's life was cut short in the summer of 2013. Cameron Cordale McCoy, a 25-year-old male from Mount Clemens, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Known affectionately as 'Buddha,' he was remembered for the bright smile that often graced…

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Terrell Brown - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Terrell Brown

Male, age 29 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Terrell L. Brown, a 29-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on Detroit's west side in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of Orangelawn and Prest streets. Brown was reportedly…

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Gary Gilbert - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Gary Gilbert

Male, age 49 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Gary Gilbert, aged 49, was shot multiple times on July 23, 2013, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred near Elmore and Borden Streets around 10 p.m. Cincinnati police responded to reports of the shooting and found Gilbert in critical condition. He was…

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James Canaday - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

James Canaday

Male, age 57 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

James H. Canaday, an 88-year-old male, passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His death occurred on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Baptist Medical Center. There is no information available from online sources to suggest that his death was the result of foul…

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Davion Thompson - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Davion Thompson

Male, age 17 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the summer of 2013, a tragedy struck in Oklahoma City that cut short the life of a young man. Davion Thompson, a 17-year-old African-American male, was the victim of fatal gun violence on July 23, 2013. His death left a void in the lives of those who knew…

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Rasheen Rinell Jones - Trenton, New Jersey
Death by Force

Rasheen Rinell Jones

Male, age 31 · Trenton, New Jersey
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a summer evening in Trenton, New Jersey, Rasheen Rinell Jones, a 31-year-old Black male, took a familiar walk to a local convenience store on July 23, 2013. He never made it back home. On his return journey down East Stuyvesant Avenue, Jones was the victim…

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Coby Bridgeman - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Coby Bridgeman

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Coby Bridgeman, a 29-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on July 23, 2013, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 10:20 p.m. when Bridgeman was outside in the 5600 block of West Washington Boulevard.…

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Joseph John - Ville-platte, Louisiana
Death by Force

Joseph John

Male, age 32 · Ville-platte, Louisiana
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the night of July 22, 2013, in Ville Platte, Louisiana, 32-year-old Joseph John, a Black male, was shot in front of a relative's home on East Wilson Street. He was rushed to a local hospital and then airlifted to another facility in Lafayette, where he…

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Norman Lewis - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Norman Lewis

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California
Killed Jul 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Norman Lewis, 19, was shot at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in the 1500 block of 80th Avenue near Alder Street in East Oakland. He died later at a hospital. The Oakland Police Department investigated. A 22-year-old man who was with Lewis was also…

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Seaborn Mason - Long Beach, California
Death by Force

Seaborn Mason

Male, age 50 · Long Beach, California
Found Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the night of July 23, 2012, Seaborn Mason, a 50-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was shot and killed in front of a convenience store located in the 400 block of East South Street. The shooting took place shortly before midnight, prompting Long…

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Jason Pelishek - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Jason Pelishek

Male, age 30 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jason Pelishek, aged 30, was tragically found murdered on July 23, 2012, in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida. His body was discovered in a parking lot between a law firm and a PODS storage unit near North Liberty Street. Pelishek, who was homeless at the time…

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Shannon Clay - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Shannon Clay

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Shannon Clay, age 40, was fatally shot on July 23, 2012, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. He was killed while in a vehicle, reflecting a violent trend that was particularly evident in Chicago during 2012. The city experienced an increase in…

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Kedrick Dennis - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Kedrick Dennis

Male, age 30 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kedric Jermaine Dennis, a 30-year-old Black man, died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Monday, July 23, 2012, leaving behind a circle of family, friends, and coworkers who remembered him as someone whose presence was woven into everyday routines. In the days that…

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Brandon Lee Spruill - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Brandon Lee Spruill

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, the life of a promising young man, Brandon Lee Spruill, was tragically cut short on the streets of West Baltimore. The 23-year-old African-American male was a celebrated basketball player in his community, known for his quiet spirit and…

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Tory Hamilton - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Tory Hamilton

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On July 23, 2012, authorities in Detroit, Michigan, were alerted to a violent incident involving a young African American male named Tory Hamilton. The 19-year-old was discovered suffering from fatal injuries at a specific location on the city’s east side.…

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Jerome Dickerson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Jerome Dickerson

Male, age 43 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In Detroit, the life of Jerome Dickerson, a 43-year-old African American man, was cut short in a homicide that remains a somber mystery. The incident took place at 9322 Wildemere, a location that became the final chapter of his story. To this day, the case is…

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Terry Wallace - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Terry Wallace

Male, age 41 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the intricate web of a Detroit fraud and drug conspiracy, Devin Wallace, a 30-year-old man from Novi, Michigan, found his life tragically cut short in a brazen murder-for-hire plot. On the evening of September 11, 2015, Wallace was seated in his white…

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Dominique Cotton - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Dominique Cotton

Male, age 17 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, the life of 17-year-old Dominique Cotton, a Black male from Buffalo, New York, was tragically cut short. Remembered as a fun, loving, and affectionate young man, "Dom," as he was known, was a student at Bennett High School who had a…

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Jose Rivera - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jose Rivera

Null, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On July 23, 2012, Jose Rivera, aged 24, was tragically killed in Philadelphia. The incident occurred late at night, with Rivera being found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in a street in North Philadelphia. Responding officers transported him to Temple…

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Juan Valerio - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Juan Valerio

Male, age 34 · Houston, Texas
Found Jul 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On July 23, 2012, Houston police responded to a call in the 20900 block of Birnam Wood, where the body of Juan Jose Valerio-Dominguez, aged 34, was found. The victim had been stabbed multiple times, and his body was discovered burned, suggesting a violent…

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Cristorey Mariano - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Cristorey Mariano

Male, age 53 · Oakland, California
Found Jul 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Cristorey Gundaya Mariano, a 53-year-old Navy veteran, was tragically murdered on July 23, 2010, in East Oakland. Mariano was returning home from his late-night shift as a hospital janitor when he was shot near the 5700 block of East 15th Street. The crime…

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Kirklinn J Fowlkes - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Kirklinn J Fowlkes

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kirklinn J. Fowlkes, aged 19, was found dead on July 23, 2010, in Chicago's Chicago Lawn neighborhood. His body was discovered after firefighters responded to a garage fire in the 6100 block of South Richmond Street around 6:25 a.m. The fire, which initially…

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Ramon Sanchez - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Ramon Sanchez

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

On July 23, 2010, Ramon Sanchez, age 31, was killed in Chicago, Illinois, marking another tragic event in the city’s struggle against gun violence. Sanchez was one of many victims recorded that year as Chicago continued to face challenges related to violent…

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Jamison Orlando Ford - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Jamison Orlando Ford

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jul 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a summer day in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Jamison Orlando Ford was tragically cut short. On July 23, 2010, the 30-year-old Black male was found the victim of a shooting at 2300 Perring Manor Road. Emergency services responded to the scene, but…

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Terrance Billingsley - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Terrance Billingsley

Male, age 49 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Jul 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Terrance Dwayne Billingsley, a forty-nine-year-old male, passed away on July 25, 2010. Born in Tullahassee, Oklahoma, on August 20, 1960, to George and Alma O'Neal Billingsley, he was the youngest of nine siblings. A graduate of Carter G. Woodson High School…

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Nathan M Williams - Fort Worth, Texas
Death by Force

Nathan M Williams

Male, age 31 · Fort Worth, Texas
Found Jul 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Nathan M. Williams, a 31-year-old resident of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on July 24, 2010. His obituary, published in the Star-Telegram on July 30, 2010, indicates that he was survived by his mother, Jacquelyn Blair; father, Nathan Williams Sr.; children…

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Matthew Lloyd Edwards - Taylor, Michigan
Death by Force

Matthew Lloyd Edwards

Male, age 31 · Taylor, Michigan
Killed Jul 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the morning of July 23, 2010, Corporal Matthew Lloyd Edwards, a 31-year-old male and a decorated veteran of the Taylor Police Department, was tragically killed in the line of duty. The incident began around 6:00 a.m. when Edwards and his partner responded…

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Maurice Smith - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Maurice Smith

Male, age 33 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jul 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of a Thursday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of Maurice Antonio Smith, a male known to his friends as 'Mo,' was brought to a violent and abrupt end. On July 23, 2009, at approximately 2:11 a.m., Smith was shot and killed in the rear…

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Larry Webb - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Larry Webb

Male, age 31 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the summer of 2009, the life of a 31-year-old African-American man named Larry Webb was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. On July 23rd of that year, Webb became a victim of a violent and unresolved homicide. The specific details of what transpired…

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Jose J Corona - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jose J Corona

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jose J. Corona, a 17-year-old male, was killed on July 23, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. His death came amidst a particularly violent period for the city, which had been grappling with high homicide rates for years. The circumstances of Corona’s murder reflect…

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Antoine Arthur Davis - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Antoine Arthur Davis

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jul 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer day in Baltimore, tragedy struck on Woodland Avenue. On July 23, 2009, a 33-year-old Black man named Antoine Arthur Davis was found shot in the 3600 block of the residential street. The call came in at 2 a.m., a time…

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Robert Rosas - Campo, California
Death by Force

Robert Rosas

Male · Campo, California
Killed Jul 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

Border Patrol Agent Robert Wimer Rosas, Jr. was tragically killed on July 23, 2009, while on patrol near Campo, California. At approximately 9:15 pm, Agent Rosas was ambushed and shot multiple times after exiting his patrol vehicle on the Shockey Truck Trail…

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Everette Tate - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Everette Tate

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Everette Tate, aged 30, was fatally shot on July 23, 2008, in Chicago. The incident occurred during a period when Chicago was grappling with high levels of gun violence, with over 500 homicides recorded in the city that year. Tate, known affectionately as…

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Arnetta L - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Arnetta L

Female, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Arnetta Marshall, age 46, was shot and killed on July 23, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide occurred during a period of intense violence in the city, with Chicago experiencing hundreds of homicides that year. The details about the circumstances of her…

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Otis Jones - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Otis Jones

Male, age 30 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Jul 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Otis Jones, a 30-year-old African-American man. On the evening of July 23rd, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Jones was fatally shot. The incident occurred at 24 Seaver Street…

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James Hunt - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

James Hunt

Male, age 32 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Jul 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On July 23, 2008, 32-year-old James Robert Hunt was killed in Charlotte, North Carolina. His death was part of the city's rising homicide rate that year. Hunt's body was discovered in a parking lot located at the 6000 block of Elgywood Lane. The investigation…

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John Pilgram - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

John Pilgram

Male, age 51 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Jul 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, a sense of loss rippled through a Memphis community. John Mark Pilgrim, a 51-year-old Caucasian male, was killed on July 23rd of that year. A member of the Idlewild Presbyterian Church, he was well-regarded by those who knew him, and…

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Joshua Medina - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Joshua Medina

Male, age 34 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Jul 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Denver, Colorado, the life of 34-year-old Joshua Medina was tragically cut short. On July 23, 2008, Medina, a male also known by the nickname 'Sunny-Boy,' was walking with a companion in a residential neighborhood near West Colfax…

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Charles Rollins - San Francisco, California
Death by Force

Charles Rollins

Male, age 20 · San Francisco, California
Found Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 23, 2007, 20-year-old African American male Charles Rollins was fatally shot in downtown San Francisco, California. The incident occurred in the afternoon while Rollins was seated in the driver's seat of a parked car at the intersection of Ellis…

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Rigo Garner - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Rigo Garner

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jul 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, July 23, 2007, a sense of loss befell a community as Rigo D. Garner Jr., a 20-year-old male from Lanham, Maryland, was found lifeless in Washington, D.C. The tragic discovery was made at approximately 6:20 a.m. in the…

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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.