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Deaths by Force on March 31

752 open cases in our database happened on March 31. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (536)

Vanessa Jessica Cocly - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Vanessa Jessica Cocly

Female, age 23 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Vanessa Jessica Cocly, a 23-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost her life on March 31, 2018. Vanessa was reported missing by her family after she failed to return home from an outing. Her parents tracked her phone to the residence of her…

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Jamal Haskett - Natchitoches, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jamal Haskett

Male · Natchitoches, Louisiana
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the night of Saturday, March 31, 2018, a dispute at a local convenience store in Natchitoches, Louisiana, escalated into a fatal encounter for Jamal Haskett, a Black male. The Natchitoches Police Department received several calls at approximately 11:13…

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Antoine Higgins - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Antoine Higgins

Male, age 35 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Antoine Emiko Higgins, a 35-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2018. He was fatally shot in the 3100 block of Ferncrest Court in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati. The incident occurred in the…

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Daniel Smith - Temple, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Daniel Smith

Male, age 31 · Temple, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

A playful afternoon among friends took a tragic turn, resulting in the death of Daniel J. Smith, a 31-year-old man, on March 31, 2018, in Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania. Smith, a resident of Trumbauersville Borough and a Bucks County constable and…

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David Smith - Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

David Smith

Male, age 31 · Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Daniel J. Smith, a 31-year-old White/Caucasian male from Trumbauersville Borough, Pennsylvania, died on March 31, 2018, after what authorities described as an accidental shooting in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. Online reports identify him as a full-time…

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Carlos Calderon - El-paso, Texas
Death by Force

Carlos Calderon

Male, age 25 · El-paso, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Carlos Calderon, a 25-year-old man from El Paso, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2018, at Michelle's Apartments in the Lower Valley area. The incident occurred during a planned marijuana deal that went awry. Calderon's brother had driven…

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Isael Sanchez - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Isael Sanchez

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Isael Sanchez, a 33-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2018, in Houston, Texas. His death was the result of an apparent drive-by shooting in the 8700 block of Fulston Street. The incident remains unsolved, and law…

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Lazaro Lopez - Bandera, Texas
Death by Force

Lazaro Lopez

Male, age 20 · Bandera, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lazaro Lopez was a 20-year-old Hispanic male resident of Bandera, Texas, who died on March 31, 2018. He was born on February 9, 1998, in Victoria, Texas. At the time of his death, this 20-year-old Hispanic male was engaged to be married and was expecting a…

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Leroy Ellis - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Leroy Ellis

Male, age 42 · Houston, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Leroy Ellis, a 42-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2018. The incident occurred at 12630 Ashford Point Drive around 1:40 a.m. When the police arrived at the scene, they found Ellis pronounced dead. The Houston…

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Vincent Fisher - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Vincent Fisher

Male, age 31 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Vincent Fisher, a 31-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2018. The incident occurred at an apartment complex on the West Side of San Antonio, where Fisher was fatally shot by Moises Morales, a 44-year-old man. According…

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Walter Davis - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force

Walter Davis

Male, age 25 · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Walter Lewis Davis IV, a 25-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on March 31, 2018, in Fort Worth, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a complex and violent incident that led to multiple arrests and legal proceedings.…

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Montel Glenn - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Montel Glenn

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the an alley in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 31, 2017, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short. Montel Deandre Glenn, a 21-year-old male, was discovered inside a burning Nissan Altima in the Bush Hills neighborhood. Alongside him was his…

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Jermaine Lee - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Jermaine Lee

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the fading hours of a late March day in 2017, the life of Jermaine Lee, a 23-year-old Black/African American man, was violently extinguished in Birmingham, Alabama. On March 31st, a grim discovery was made in an alley behind the 3000 block of 15th Street…

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Timothy S Shannon - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Timothy S Shannon

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Timothy S. Shannon, aged 21, was fatally shot on March 31, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Woodlawn neighborhood, a part of Chicago’s South Side that has been particularly affected by violent crime. Woodlawn is one of several…

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James Banks - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

James Banks

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On March 31, 2017, James Derrick Banks, 26, was fatally shot at 5403 Bungalow in Houston, Texas. Banks was visiting a friend, the homeowner, when an argument broke out between them. The confrontation escalated into a physical altercation, during which the…

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Jay Lee - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Jay Lee

Male, age 53 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On March 31, 2017, Jay Lee, age 53, was found dead in Houston, Texas, following a violent altercation. The details of Lee's death emerged as part of a broader look at Houston's homicide rate that year. The city experienced a high number of murders in 2017…

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Rosalio Sandoval - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Rosalio Sandoval

Male, age 67 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On March 31, 2017, Rosalio Sandoval, 67, was murdered in Houston, Texas, at a moving and storage business located at 12425 Chimney Rock. Sandoval was found severely injured after being struck with a crowbar by a coworker, following an apparent workplace…

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Jermaine Snow Lee - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Jermaine Snow Lee

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 23-year-old Jermaine Snow Lee, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On the final day of March, his body was discovered inside a burning Nissan Altima that had been left in an alley…

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L Turner - Marianna, Arkansas
Death by Force

L Turner

Male, age 23 · Marianna, Arkansas
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small city of Marianna, Arkansas, a distressing 911 call shattered the quiet of March 31, 2017. First responders were dispatched to an apartment in the 300 block of California Street, where they discovered the body of 23-year-old Marshal Turner. He had…

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Marla Buley - Spottsville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Marla Buley

Female, age 47 · Spottsville, Kentucky
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Spottsville, Kentucky, a distressing event unfolded in the spring of 2017, culminating in the death of Marla Gay Buley. A 47-year-old Caucasian woman, Marla was a mother and grandmother whose life was abruptly cut short. On March 31…

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Carlton Coleman - Clinton-township, Michigan
Death by Force

Carlton Coleman

Male, age 26 · Clinton-township, Michigan
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a dispute in a Clinton Township, Michigan, apartment complex tragically cut short the life of a young man. Carlton Coleman, a 26-year-old Black/African American male, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, March 31, 2017. The…

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VeDal Chandler - Saginaw, Michigan
Death by Force

VeDal Chandler

Male, age 27 · Saginaw, Michigan
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Friday, March 31, 2017, the life of 27-year-old VeDal Belgium Chandler was cut short in Saginaw, Michigan. He passed away at St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center after succumbing to gun violence. Born in Saginaw on January 21, 1990, Chandler was…

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Malik Bullock - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Malik Bullock

Male, age 16 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Friday afternoon, March 31, 2017, in Newark, New Jersey, 16-year-old Malik Bullock, a male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred in the 400 block of Hawthorne Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. When law enforcement arrived, they found two teenagers with…

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Derris Mack - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Derris Mack

Male, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 31-year-old Derris Mack, a male resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On the evening of March 31st, gunshots rang out on the city's west side, and responding officers found Mack suffering from a…

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Anthony Duane Tiffany - Spartanburg, South Carolina
Death by Force

Anthony Duane Tiffany

Male, age 31 · Spartanburg, South Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Friday, March 31, 2017, 31-year-old Anthony D. Tiffany of Union, South Carolina, died very suddenly while at his job in Spartanburg. Born in Corning, New York, on August 25, 1985, he had relocated to South Carolina from Addison, New York, where he had…

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Tarekus Goss - North-charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Tarekus Goss

Male, age 21 · North-charleston, South Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic spring evening in North Charleston, South Carolina, the life of 21-year-old Tarekus Goss was cut short. On March 31, 2017, Goss, a young male, was fatally wounded by gunfire in an incident that sent ripples of grief through his community. The…

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Paul George Glover - North-charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Paul George Glover

Male, age 33 · North-charleston, South Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 33-year-old Paul George Glover of North Charleston, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On the evening of March 22nd, Glover was in the vicinity of Townsend and Midland Park roads with a 31-year-old woman, Michelle…

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Keith Keita - Staten-island, New York
Death by Force

Keith Keita

Male, age 42 · Staten-island, New York
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of March 31, 2017, the life of 42-year-old Keith Keita was violently cut short on a street in his Staten Island neighborhood. A Black male, Keita was a father to two grown children and a familiar face in his community. The events of that fatal…

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Gilberto Alfonso Hernandez - Fontana, California
Death by Force

Gilberto Alfonso Hernandez

Male, age 30 · Fontana, California
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of March 31, 2017, Gilberto Alfonso Hernandez, a 30-year-old resident of Fontana, California, was tragically shot to death during an altercation at Ziggi's Bar located on Cherry Avenue. Hernandez was reportedly involved in a fight in the bar's…

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Kelly Clark - Pasadena, California
Death by Force

Kelly Clark

Female, age 38 · Pasadena, California
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kelly Renee Clark, a 38-year-old woman from Pasadena, California, tragically lost her life on April 1, 2017, as a result of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the 200 block of West Washington Boulevard in Pasadena. On the night of the shooting…

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Whitney Henry Yorke - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Whitney Henry Yorke

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Whitney Henry Yorke, a 32-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2017, in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Yorke was sitting in a folding chair in front of a…

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Angela Juanette Bishop - Decatur, Georgia
Death by Force

Angela Juanette Bishop

Female, age 38 · Decatur, Georgia
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of March 31, 2017, Angela Juanette Bishop, a 38-year-old mother of four, traveled from her home in South Carolina to visit her husband, 42-year-old James Beard, at his apartment in Decatur, Georgia. Her four children were with her, waiting in…

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Ira Moore - Berwyn, Illinois
Death by Force

Ira Moore

Male, age 67 · Berwyn, Illinois
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ira Moore, a 67-year-old Vietnam veteran and double amputee, was tragically murdered in his Berwyn, IL home on March 31, 2017. His wife, Tommie Moore, aged 70, also suffered the same fate. The couple was found shot in the head, and Tommie was additionally…

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Tommie Moore - Berwyn, Illinois
Death by Force

Tommie Moore

Female, age 70 · Berwyn, Illinois
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On March 31, 2017, Tommie Moore, a 70-year-old woman from Berwyn, Illinois, was tragically found dead in her home along with her husband, Ira Moore, aged 67. The couple had been married for over 20 years and both suffered from disabilities. Tommie had…

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Clarence Harris - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Clarence Harris

Male, age 37 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On March 31, 2017, Clarence Harris, a 37-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, lost his life under circumstances that, like so many others, may have gone unnoticed by the wider world. Yet his passing was not just another statistic—it was the end of a life full of…

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Trevon Lamont Bradley - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Trevon Lamont Bradley

Male, age 19 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Trevon Lamont Bradley, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Toledo, Ohio, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2017. He was born on August 26, 1997, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was the son of Tajena Horton and Undray Bradley. Trevon…

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Chris Chappell - Prairie-view, Texas
Death by Force

Chris Chappell

Male, age 20 · Prairie-view, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Chris Chappell, a 20-year-old male student from Prairie View A&M University, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2017. The incident occurred during a party held just a block outside the university campus. The party turned violent when multiple gunmen opened…

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James Derrick Banks - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

James Derrick Banks

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Derrick Banks, a 26-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on March 31, 2017, in Houston, Texas. He was visiting a homeowner at the address 5403 Bungalow when he was fatally shot. The Houston Police Department's Homicide Division…

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Trang Nguyen-lanau - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Trang Nguyen-lanau

Male, age 44 · Houston, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Sergeant Trang Thor Nguyen-Lanau, aged 44, passed away on March 31, 2017, in Houston, TX. He was a dedicated member of the Houston Police Department, having joined the force on November 7, 1994. Trang was survived by his wife, Thu A. Mong. His death was…

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Tristan Houston - Hockley, Texas
Death by Force

Tristan Houston

Male, age 20 · Hockley, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tristan Houston, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically found dead on March 31, 2017, in a wooded area near Clear Creek Road in Hockley, Texas. Houston, a student at Prairie View A&M University, had been reported missing on March 29, 2017. His…

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Savon T Davis - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Savon T Davis

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On March 31, 2015, Savon T. Davis, a 16-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot in the South Side of the city. The incident occurred amidst a climate of heightened violence affecting multiple neighborhoods, particularly those dealing with systemic issues such…

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James Belk - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

James Belk

Male, age 34 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Belk, a 34-year-old African-American man, was the victim of a homicide on March 31, 2015, in Detroit, Michigan. The incident occurred at 15922 Woodingham in the city. At the time of his death, Detroit was experiencing a significant increase in violent…

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Leatrice Wallace - Omaha, Nebraska
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Leatrice Wallace

Male, age 30 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a late March morning in 2015, the life of Leatrice Wallace, a 30-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in Omaha, Nebraska. On March 31st, Wallace was discovered in the front yard of a residence, having…

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Kendal Pinkerton - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Kendal Pinkerton

Male, age 5 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Nashville, Tennessee, a young life was tragically cut short on April 1, 2015, with the passing of two-year-old Kendall Lee Pinkerton, a male child known affectionately as 'Baby K'. The circumstances surrounding the toddler's death are not detailed in…

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Kenneth Frazier - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Kenneth Frazier

Male, age 60 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On March 31, 2015, Kenneth Frazier, age 60, was found dead in Houston, Texas. His homicide was one of many that contributed to a significant increase in the number of murders in Houston during the first half of 2015, which saw a reported 46% increase in…

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Bennie Finister - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Bennie Finister

Male, age 49 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On March 31, 2015, 49-year-old Bennie Finister was stabbed in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at an address on Main Street, where Finister was found critically injured with stab wounds to his lower abdomen. He was transported to Ben Taub General…

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Richard Long - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Richard Long

Male, age 37 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic day in Boston, 37-year-old Richard Long, a Black male, lost his life in a violent sequence of events that unfolded on March 31, 2015. Responders were called to the 300 block of Harvard Street in Dorchester following a report of a person shot. Upon…

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Maurice Orlando Brown - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Maurice Orlando Brown

Male, age 17 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Maurice Orlando Brown, a 17-year-old student at Minneapolis South High School, was found fatally shot on March 31, 2015. The incident occurred on the 2200 block of 13th Avenue South in Minneapolis. Police were alerted to the scene by the ShotSpotter gunshot…

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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.