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Deaths by Force on July 29

701 open cases in our database happened on July 29. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (504)

Julio Ramirez - Paramount, California
Death by Force

Julio Ramirez

Male, age 21 · Paramount, California
Killed Jul 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

Julio Ramirez, a 21-year-old Latino man, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2007, in Paramount, California. The incident occurred during a family gathering on the evening of July 28, 2007, when Ramirez and another young man, Benjamin Velasco, were shot by…

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Reginald Payne - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force

Reginald Payne

Male, age 26 · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Jul 29, 2007 · 19 years ago

Reginald Mandrale Payne-Fails, a 26-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 29, 2007, in Fort Worth, Texas. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a beloved son, brother, father, and fiancé. His obituary…

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Douglas Gallacher - Cottonwood, California
Death by Force

Douglas Gallacher

Male, age 37 · Cottonwood, California
Killed Jul 29, 2004 · 22 years ago

Douglas Gallacher, aged 37, tragically died on July 26, 2004. He resided in Cottonwood, California, though he was originally from Sweet Home, Oregon. Information regarding the specifics of his death is limited, and the exact circumstances surrounding the…

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Lavone Kennedy - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Lavone Kennedy

Male · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jul 29, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a summer day in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short. Lavone Kennedy, a male also known by the nickname 'Head-Mo,' was inside a car in the 3800 block of 9th Street, SE, on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, when he was fatally shot. The circumstances…

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Jihad Rivers - Irvington, New Jersey
Death by Force

Jihad Rivers

Male, age 21 · Irvington, New Jersey
Killed Jul 29, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the summer of 2003, a young man's life was cut short in a violent act that left a lasting scar on the community of Irvington, New Jersey. Twenty-one-year-old Jihad Nasir Rivers, a male resident of the area, was killed on July 29, 2003. His death was the…

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Ricardo Esparza - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Ricardo Esparza

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jul 29, 2002 · 24 years ago

Ricardo Esparza, an 18-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2002, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ricardo was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his young life. The incident…

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Jaime Angulo - Paramount, California
Death by Force

Jaime Angulo

Male, age 17 · Paramount, California
Killed Jul 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

Jaime Angulo, a 17-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2000, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Jaime was shot, leading to his untimely death. The incident occurred on a Saturday, marking a…

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Javier Gonsales - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Javier Gonsales

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jul 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

Javier Gomes Gonsales, a 37-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2000, in East Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gonsales was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident…

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Julio Roberto Cordova - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Julio Roberto Cordova

Male, age 50 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jul 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

Julio Roberto Cordova was 50 years old when he died on Saturday, July 29, 2000, in the Hyde Park area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Crenshaw Boulevard and…

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Ruben Elizondo Mejia - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Ruben Elizondo Mejia

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jul 29, 2000 · 26 years ago

Ruben Elizondo Mejia was 41 years old when he died on Saturday, July 29, 2000, in Sun Valley, in the northeast San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 8450 San Fernando…

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Allen Charles Tenenbaum - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Allen Charles Tenenbaum

Male, age 48 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a blistering hot Thursday afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia, the life of Allen Charles Tenenbaum, a 48-year-old male, was tragically cut short on July 29, 1999. Tenenbaum, a respected grocery store owner and the president of Congregation Or VeShalom, a…

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Dean Mohammed Delawalla - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Dean Mohammed Delawalla

Male, age 52 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, what began as an ordinary day in Atlanta, Georgia, ended in a tragic loss of life, including that of 52-year-old Dean Mohammed Delawalla. A male of Indian descent and a member of the Ismaili Muslim community, he was among the victims of…

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Edward Quinn - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Edward Quinn

Male, age 58 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a retired UPS executive named Edward G. Quinn, a 58-year-old male, found a new interest in the world of day trading. After a long and successful career, he was enjoying his retirement and had taken up this new hobby. On the afternoon of…

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Jamshid Havash - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Jamshid Havash

Male, age 45 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a successful and generous man named Jamshid Havash, a 45-year-old male, found his life cut tragically short in a violent rampage that stunned the city of Atlanta. An immigrant who had fled political turmoil in Iran with his family in…

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Joseph Dessert - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Joseph Dessert

Male, age 60 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, Abnerd Joseph, a 32-year-old former assistant principal from Atlanta, was killed on September 14, 2023. The incident did not take place in Atlanta, but rather in a high-rise apartment building in Chicago, where he had recently…

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Kevin Middleton Dial - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Kevin Middleton Dial

Male, age 36 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a wave of violence shattered the bustling city of Atlanta, leaving a trail of death and questions in its wake. Among the victims was Kevin Middleton Dial, a 36-year-old man who found himself in the wrong place at the most tragic of…

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Russell Brown - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Russell Brown

Male, age 42 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a wave of violence shattered the bustling financial district of Buckhead in Atlanta, forever altering the lives of many. Among the victims was Russell J. Brown, a 42-year-old man who had found his passion in the fast-paced world of day…

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Scott Allyn Webb - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Scott Allyn Webb

Male, age 30 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, Scott Allyn Webb, a 30-year-old Caucasian male, was working as a day trader at Momentum Securities Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally from San Mateo County, California, he had moved to Atlanta to further his career in the high-stakes…

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Vadewattee Vade Muralidhara - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Vadewattee Vade Muralidhara

Female, age 43 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 29, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a quiet life that had sought refuge from violence was tragically cut short. Vadewattee Muralidhara, a 44-year-old woman, was among the victims of a senseless shooting rampage in Atlanta, Georgia. An immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago…

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Renee Welka - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Death by Force

Renee Welka

Female, age 22 · Ann Arbor, Michigan
Killed Jul 29, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the summer of 1994, Renee Welka, a 22-year-old marketing student at Eastern Michigan University, was working as a waitress at a Mountain Jack's restaurant in Ann Arbor to pay for her education. Described as a vibrant individual who could light up a room…

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John Bayard Britton - Pensacola, Florida
Death by Force

John Bayard Britton

Male, age 69 · Pensacola, Florida
Killed Jul 29, 1994 · 32 years ago

Dr. John Bayard Britton, a 69-year-old physician, was tragically assassinated on July 29, 1994, in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Britton was known for performing abortions at the Pensacola Ladies' Center, a role he took on after the murder of Dr. David Gunn…

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James Herman Barrett Jr. - Pensacola, Florida
Death by Force

James Herman Barrett Jr.

Male · Pensacola, Florida
Killed Jul 29, 1994 · 32 years ago

James Herman Barrett Jr., a 74-year-old white male, was tragically killed on July 29, 1994, in Pensacola, Florida. Barrett, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, was serving as an escort for Dr. John Bayard Britton at the time of his death. The…

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Andre Pittman - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Andre Pittman

Male, age 32 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Jul 29, 1994 · 32 years ago

Andre Pittman, a 32-year-old man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically taken from this world on July 29, 1994. His passing left a void in the lives of those who knew and loved him, a wound that time may have softened but never truly healed. His story…

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Todd Allen Burman - Camden, Indiana
Death by Force

Todd Allen Burman

Male, age 28 · Camden, Indiana
Killed Jul 29, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a summer evening in Camden, Indiana, the life of 28-year-old Indiana State Trooper Todd Allen Burman was tragically cut short. On July 29, 1993, Trooper Burman responded to a call to assist the local town marshal with a disorderly subject. A 66-year-old…

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Scott Winters - Pompano-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Scott Winters

Male, age 28 · Pompano-beach, Florida
Killed Jul 29, 1990 · 36 years ago

Scott Winters, a 28-year-old officer with the Pompano Beach Police Department, tragically lost his life on July 29, 1990. On that fateful evening, Officer Winters and his K-9 partner, Baron, were involved in a search operation for a suspect linked to the…

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Dorothy Keeler - Rochester, New York
Death by Force

Dorothy Keeler

Female, age 59 · Rochester, New York
Killed Jul 29, 1988 · 38 years ago

Dorothy Keeler disappeared from Rochester, New York on July 29, 1989, slipping out of her familiar routine and leaving behind only the uneasy feeling that something had gone wrong. Dorothy Keeler was a 59-year-old White female. Weeks turned into months with…

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Henry Bunch - San-jose, California
Death by Force

Henry Bunch

Male, age 33 · San-jose, California
Killed Jul 29, 1985 · 41 years ago

Henry I. Bunch, a dedicated police officer with the San Jose Police Department, tragically lost his life on July 29, 1985, at the age of 33. Officer Bunch was shot and killed with his own service weapon after being overpowered by a suspect he had arrested for…

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Wayne Fernandes - Brockton, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Wayne Fernandes

Male, age 17 · Brockton, Massachusetts
Killed Jul 29, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the summer of 1984, the life of 17-year-old Wayne Fernandes was tragically cut short. On July 29th, the young man from Brockton, Massachusetts, was killed by gunfire. Details surrounding the specific events of that day and the investigation that followed…

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Michelle Steele - St. Joseph, Michigan
Death by Force

Michelle Steele

Female, age 11 · St. Joseph, Michigan
Killed Jul 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the summer of 1982, the community of St. Joseph, Missouri, was gripped by a heart-wrenching tragedy. On July 29th, 11-year-old Michelle Steele, a young female, vanished after a dental appointment. A massive search was launched by police and sixty-five…

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Raymond Davis - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Raymond Davis

Male, age 14 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jul 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Raymond Davis, a 14-year-old boy, was murdered in Los Angeles during the summer of 1982. He disappeared on June 17 while searching for a missing dog in Echo Park. His family reported him missing, and for weeks there were no leads. On July 29, 1982, his body…

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Robert Avila Jr - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Robert Avila Jr

Male, age 16 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Jul 29, 1982 · 44 years ago

Robert Avila Jr., age 16, male vanished from Los Angeles in the summer of 1982. He was reported missing on July 21. Eight days later, on July 29, Caltrans workers responding to complaints of a foul odor near the Hollywood Freeway in Echo Park located the body…

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Bryant Tatum - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Death by Force

Bryant Tatum

Female, age 20 · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Killed Jul 29, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a summer evening in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the life of William Bryant Tatum, a 20-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. The date was July 29, 1978, and Tatum, a junior varsity basketball player at the University of Tennessee at…

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William Bryant Tatum - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Death by Force

William Bryant Tatum

Female, age 20 · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Killed Jul 29, 1978 · 48 years ago

In the summer of 1978, a promising young life was tragically cut short in a restaurant parking lot in Chattanooga, Tennessee. William Bryant Tatum, a 20-year-old African American man, was a junior varsity basketball player at the University of Tennessee at…

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John Daley - Hartford, Connecticut
Death by Force

John Daley

Male, age 29 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed Jul 29, 1977 · 49 years ago

John Daley, a 29-year-old White/Caucasian male, was a dedicated police officer with the Hartford Police Department for nearly seven years. On the afternoon of July 29, 1977, he was on duty, responding to a call about a man armed with a shotgun at a residence…

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Patricia Anderson - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Patricia Anderson

Female, age 43 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jul 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the summer of 1973, a recently divorced 43-year-old woman named Patricia Anderson was building a new life with her 18-year-old daughter in an Indianapolis apartment. On the evening of Saturday, July 29th, her daughter left for a date around 9:30 p.m.…

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Austin Reardon - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Austin Reardon

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jul 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

On July 29, 1973, Austin Reardon was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, with the Dayton Police Department serving as the lead investigative agency. Specific details about the…

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Wy Allen - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Wy Allen

Male, age 53 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jul 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

On July 29, 1973, Wyman Allen, a 53-year-old male, was found dead at his residence at 1715 Frintz in Cincinnati, Ohio. The cause of death was blunt force trauma, as Allen had been beaten to death. Despite efforts from local law enforcement, including the…

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William Howard Wilson - Cedar-bluff, Alabama
Death by Force

William Howard Wilson

Male, age 37 · Cedar-bluff, Alabama
Killed Jul 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the small town of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, a routine attempt to serve a warrant turned into a fatal confrontation that claimed the life of the town's police chief. William Howard Wilson, the 37-year-old Chief of Police, was shot and killed on July 29, 1973…

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Adair Dotson - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Adair Dotson

Male, age 27 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Jul 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a Sunday morning, July 29th, 1973, the Denver Police Department was called to the area of East Colfax Avenue and Detroit Street on a report of a man down. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of 27-year-old Adair Dotson, a Black male, who had been…

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Paul Rothenberg - Long-island, New York
Death by Force

Paul Rothenberg

Male, age 43 · Long-island, New York
Killed Jul 29, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the summer of 1973, a 43-year-old man named Paul Rothenberg became the victim of a fatal shooting in a quiet alley in Flower Hill, Long Island. The incident, which occurred on July 29th, was not a random act of violence but rather a calculated execution…

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Charles L. Robbins - Berryville, Arkansas
Death by Force

Charles L. Robbins

Male, age 39 · Berryville, Arkansas
Killed Jul 29, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the summer of 1967, the community of Berryville, Arkansas, was shaken by the tragic death of one of its own. Charles L. Robbins, a 39-year-old male and a dedicated Patrolman with the Berryville Police Department, lost his life in the line of duty on July…

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Alberta L Bow - Rapid City, South Dakota
Death by Force

Alberta L Bow

Female, age 50 · Rapid City, South Dakota
Killed Jul 29, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the quiet city of Rapid City, South Dakota, the summer of 1962 was tragically disrupted by a horrific event that unfolded within the Bowman family home. Alberta L. Bowman, a 50-year-old White female, met a devastating end on July 29, 1962, at the hands of…

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Bruce Bernard Michael Bow - Rapid City, South Dakota
Death by Force

Bruce Bernard Michael Bow

Male, age 13 · Rapid City, South Dakota
Killed Jul 29, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the quiet city of Rapid City, South Dakota, the summer of 1962 was shattered by a tragic event that befell the Bowman family. On July 29th, 13-year-old Bruce Bernard Michael Bowman, a White male, was found deceased in his family's home. The shocking…

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Maurice Bow - Rapid City, South Dakota
Death by Force

Maurice Bow

Male, age 17 · Rapid City, South Dakota
Killed Jul 29, 1962 · 64 years ago

In the summer of 1962, a profound tragedy struck the community of Rapid City, South Dakota, forever altering the lives of a well-known local family. On July 29th, Maurice Donald Bowman, a 17-year-old white male, lost his life in a devastating series of events…

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Travis Bud Keith - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Travis Bud Keith

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jul 29, 1960 · 66 years ago

Travis "Bud" Keith, a 23-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically passed away on July 29, 1960. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a subject of investigation and speculation over the years. Keith's death was initially reported…

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Charles B. Smith - Silver City, New Mexico
Death by Force

Charles B. Smith

Male, age 27 · Silver City, New Mexico
Killed Jul 29, 1907 · 119 years ago

On July 29, 1907, 27-year-old Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Smith of the Grant County Sheriff's Office in Silver City, New Mexico, was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance involving an intoxicated individual. The suspect had been firing a weapon from…

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Death by Force

Kelvin Crenshaw

Male, age 20 · Youngstown, Ohio
Killed Jul 29, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, the life of a young man, known to his friends and family as "K2," was cut tragically short on a Wednesday afternoon in Youngstown, Ohio. Kelvin Crenshaw, a 20-year-old male, was shot and killed on July 29th in what law enforcement…

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Death by Force

Jerome Bonner

Male, age 33 · Bastrop, Louisiana
Killed Jul 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in Bastrop, Louisiana, the life of 33-year-old Jerome Bonner was tragically cut short. On July 29, 2025, shortly after 12:30 a.m., police responded to a call at the Eden Apartments. There, they discovered Bonner…

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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.