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Deaths by Force on March 3

580 open cases in our database happened on March 3. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (357)

Marc Taylor St. Aubin - Silver-spring, Maryland
Death by Force

Marc Taylor St. Aubin

Male, age 23 · Silver-spring, Maryland
Killed Mar 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet suburban neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland, the life of 23-year-old Marc Taylor St Aubin was violently cut short on the night of March 3, 2014. What began as a seemingly ordinary evening ended in a brutal homicide that would later be…

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Janee Tatum - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Janee Tatum

Female, age 25 · Fresno, California
Killed Mar 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Janee Tatum, a 25-year-old woman from Fresno, California, tragically lost her life on March 3, 2014, following a violent incident at the Crossroads nightclub. On the night of the incident, Janee and her husband, Herman Tatum, were both shot at the nightclub…

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Taylor Caldwell - West-palm-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Taylor Caldwell

Male, age 27 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Mar 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Taylor Caldwell, a 27-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 3, 2014. Caldwell was shot multiple times while riding a Palm Tran bus. The incident occurred after he and the assailant, Carvel Glenmore Beadle…

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Victor White III - Iberia-parish, Louisiana
Death by Force

Victor White III

Male, age 22 · Iberia-parish, Louisiana
Killed Mar 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a March night in 2014, the life of 22-year-old Victor White III, a Black male, came to a tragic and perplexing end in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The events of that evening began when deputies responded to a report of a fight at a…

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Durrell Jarrod Ware - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Durrell Jarrod Ware

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Mar 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 3, 2014, 27-year-old Durrell Jarrod Ware, a young Black man from Cleveland, Ohio, lost his life to gun violence, becoming yet another tragic statistic in a city and country where such incidents too often go unresolved. His passing was not just the…

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Keller Knowles - Cookeville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Keller Knowles

Male, age 18 · Cookeville, Tennessee
Killed Mar 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Cookeville, Tennessee, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of 18-year-old Keller Alexander Knowles. On Monday, March 3, 2014, Keller was found deceased at his residence. His death was not an isolated incident; he died…

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Penelope Penny Lynn Knowles - Cookeville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Penelope Penny Lynn Knowles

Female, age 52 · Cookeville, Tennessee
Killed Mar 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In Cookeville, Tennessee, on March 3, 2014, a heartbreaking incident unfolded, leaving a mother and her son deceased in what authorities would investigate as a murder-suicide. Penelope 'Penny' Lynn Knowles, a 52-year-old woman, and her 18-year-old son, Keller…

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Herbert Jolley - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Herbert Jolley

Male, age 88 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Mar 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

Herbert Jolley, 88, a Black man from Birmingham, was found dead inside his home on Sunday, March 3, 2013, after officers were called to the 200 block of 11th Avenue Southwest at about 2:15 that afternoon. When police arrived, they found him lying across his…

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Rodney Levigne - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Rodney Levigne

Male, age 51 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Mar 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

Rodney Levigne, age 51, died in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a man whose life mattered deeply to the people who knew him, and his death left a hollow space that grief rushed in to fill. For those closest to him, the news did not land like a single moment—it…

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James Tayvon Servance - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

James Tayvon Servance

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Mar 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a violent weekend in Baltimore, Maryland, that saw six homicides, James Tayvon Servance, a 32-year-old Black man, became one of the victims. On the evening of Sunday, March 3, 2013, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Servance was shot in the 1900 block of…

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Dorien Jackson - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Dorien Jackson

Male, age 18 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Found Mar 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

On March 3, 2013, the body of 18-year-old Dorien Daymon Jackson was discovered in Lake Townsend, Greensboro, North Carolina. Jackson, a resident of High Point, had been reported missing by his family weeks earlier, having last been seen on January 10, 2013.…

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Elijah Antonio Allen - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Elijah Antonio Allen

Male, age 18 · Oakland, California
Killed Mar 3, 2013 · 13 years ago

Elijah Antonio Allen Jr., an 18-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on March 3, 2013. The incident occurred at the intersection of 28th and Myrtle streets in West Oakland, where Elijah was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting.…

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Rodrigo Carranza - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Rodrigo Carranza

Male, age 31 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

Rodrigo Carranza, 31, was fatally shot on March 3, 2012, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. at 90 Northpoint Drive. Houston police responded to the scene where Carranza was found suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to Ben…

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Sylvester Bucky Starborn Jones - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Sylvester Bucky Starborn Jones

Male, age 53 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Mar 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, tragedy befell a man known to his loved ones by many names. Sylvester Jones, a 53-year-old male, also known as 'Bucky' and 'Starborn,' found his life cut short by an act of violence on March 3…

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Ronnie Montrose - Brisbane, California
Death by Force

Ronnie Montrose

Male, age 64 · Brisbane, California
Killed Mar 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

Ronnie Montrose, a renowned guitarist known for his work with bands like Montrose and Gamma, tragically passed away on March 3, 2012, at the age of 64 in his home in Brisbane, California. Initially, there was speculation about the cause of his death, with…

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Silas Roderick Regus Gibbs - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Silas Roderick Regus Gibbs

Male, age 24 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Mar 3, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a tragic night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of a promising young man, 24-year-old Silas Roderick Regus Gibbs, was cut short by an act of gun violence. On March 3, 2012, Gibbs, a former running back for Southern University with an infectious smile…

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Barbara Hamburg - Madison, Connecticut
Death by Force

Barbara Hamburg

Female, age 48 · Madison, Connecticut
Killed Mar 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a brisk morning in the affluent coastal town of Madison, Connecticut, the body of Barbara Hamburg, a 48-year-old Caucasian woman, was discovered in the yard of her home on Middle Beach Road West on March 3, 2010. An autopsy later revealed she had died from…

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Benjamin Martins - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Benjamin Martins

Male, age 30 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Mar 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the evening of March 3, 2010, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of Draper Street in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, forever altering the lives of those connected to Benjamin Martins. The 30-year-old African-American man was found lying in front of a…

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Derya Bacon - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Derya Bacon

Female, age 1 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

Derya Bacon, aged just one year, died on March 3, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Details about the circumstances of her tragic death remain limited. The available information indicates that her death was sudden and deeply affected the community. There are no clear…

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Queen Brown - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Queen Brown

Female, age 30 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Mar 3, 2010 · 16 years ago

On March 3, 2010, Queen Brown, a 30-year-old African American woman, was tragically lost to gun violence in Dallas, Texas. Details surrounding the circumstances of her death, including the specific location and events leading up to the incident, are scarce.…

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Carlos Meza - Victorville, California
Death by Force

Carlos Meza

Male · Victorville, California
Killed Mar 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

Carlos Meza, a 41-year-old man from Hesperia, was fatally shot on March 3, 2009, in Victorville, California. He was attacked while getting into his black 2003 Hummer H2 in the parking lot of a Rite Aid at the intersection of Amethyst Road and Bear Valley…

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Stephen Avery - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Stephen Avery

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

Stephen Avery, aged 33, was killed on March 3, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred amid a period marked by elevated levels of violence throughout various neighborhoods in the city. According to the city's crime data, Avery was shot and killed…

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Baby Boy Bishop - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Baby Boy Bishop

Male · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Mar 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

In April 2021, emergency services in Louisville, Kentucky, responded to a call from parents Brent Bishop and Amanda Yff, who claimed their 9-day-old baby boy had accidentally fallen off a bed and broken his arm. The infant was transported to Norton Children's…

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Charles Brown - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Charles Brown

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

Charles Brown, a 33-year-old man, was killed in the early morning hours of March 3, 2009, in Southwest Philadelphia. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. near South 56th Street and Belmar Street, where Brown was struck twice in the chest. After the…

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DAndre Angelo Jackson - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

DAndre Angelo Jackson

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Mar 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a grim Monday in Baltimore, the life of 35-year-old D'Andre Angelo Jackson, a Black male, was cut short by gunfire. The fatal shooting occurred on March 3, 2008, in the 2800 block of West Lafayette Avenue. The incident was one of 234 homicides that plagued…

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Robbie White - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Robbie White

Male, age 44 · Durham, North Carolina
Found Mar 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

On March 3, 2008, 44-year-old Robbie White was murdered in Durham, North Carolina. His case is part of the city's unsolved homicides. Despite ongoing investigations by the Durham Police Department, no arrests have been made. White’s murder remains one of many…

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Rafael Ray Vazquez Sr. - West-palm-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Rafael Ray Vazquez Sr.

Male, age 42 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Mar 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

Rafael Ray Vazquez Sr., a 42-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on March 3, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Vazquez, who served as a Rescue Lieutenant with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, was fatally shot by a gunman at a Wendy's restaurant.…

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Mary Perkins - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Mary Perkins

Female, age 50 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Mar 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Mary Perkins, age 50, was found dead on March 3, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. Her body was discovered in the 3500 block of Rosselle Street, and it appeared that she had been deceased for several days before authorities were notified. Upon arrival, the…

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Thomas Alexander Terry - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Thomas Alexander Terry

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Mar 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early evening hours of March 3, 2007, the life of 19-year-old Thomas Alexander Terry Jr. was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. A male, he was in the 100 block of West Hamburg Street when he was fatally shot. The incident, which…

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Earl Butler - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Earl Butler

Male, age 48 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Earl Butler, a 48-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was recorded among the city's 2007 homicide victims, but the fatal event tied to his death appears to have reached back much further than the year he died. The available online homicide listing records…

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Dung Nguyen - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Dung Nguyen

Male, age 37 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Mar 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Dung Nguyen, aged 37, was tragically murdered on March 3, 2007, in Philadelphia. He was the victim of a shooting, which took place amidst a particularly violent year for the city, which recorded hundreds of homicides. Nguyen's death was part of the broader…

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Kenneth Robinson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Kenneth Robinson

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kenneth Robinson, aged 27, was killed in a shooting during a home invasion robbery on March 3, 2007, in Houston, Texas. The incident took place around midnight at a residence on Southlark. Kenneth was outside the house when he was shot multiple times and…

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Lori Taalid - Vancouver, Washington
Death by Force

Lori Taalid

Female, age 43 · Vancouver, Washington
Killed Mar 3, 2005 · 21 years ago

Lori Taalid, a 43-year-old Caucasian female, found her life taking a difficult turn in the years leading up to her death. A native of Minnesota and a mother to two daughters, she had become disabled and was experiencing homelessness for the first time in her…

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Antonio Leroy Wallace - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Antonio Leroy Wallace

Male · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 19-year-old Antonio Leroy Wallace was tragically cut short. On March 3, 2004, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Wallace was inside a Subway sandwich shop located in the 500 block of Morse…

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Wardell Smith - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Wardell Smith

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the heart of Northeast Washington, D.C., a feud between neighborhood groups is believed to have culminated in the tragic death of 17-year-old Wardell Smith. On the night of Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at approximately 10:40 pm, the young man, a junior at…

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Carrie Yoder - Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Death by Force

Carrie Yoder

Female, age 26 · Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Killed Mar 3, 2003 · 23 years ago

Carrie Lynn Yoder, a 26-year-old Caucasian female, was a doctoral student in biological sciences at Louisiana State University with a passion for the state's wetlands. Her life was cut short in March 2003 when she became a victim of the notorious 'Baton Rouge…

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Richard Rorie - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Richard Rorie

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Mar 3, 2002 · 24 years ago

Richard Rorie, a 36-year-old male, was found dead on March 3, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was discovered at the rear of 2530 W. Broad Street. He had died from a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was classified as a homicide. The Columbus Police…

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Stanley Cohen - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force

Stanley Cohen

Male, age 51 · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Mar 3, 2002 · 24 years ago

Stanley Cohen, a 51-year-old male of unknown ethnicity, was found deceased inside his place of business, the S&S Auto Parts Store at 3401 Miller Avenue in Fort Worth, TX, on March 3, 2002. The business had been ransacked, and there were indications of a…

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William Patterson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

William Patterson

Male, age 67 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Mar 3, 1999 · 27 years ago

William Patterson, a 67-year-old male from Chicago, IL, passed away on March 3, 1999. His death was the result of a violent incident that led to a comprehensive investigation by local authorities. Patterson, who was of African American descent, was found…

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Sammie Justice - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Sammie Justice

Male, age 63 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed Mar 3, 1998 · 28 years ago

On March 3, 1998, Sammie Justice, a 63-year-old man from Toledo, Ohio, was found dead in what is still an unsolved homicide. The incident took place at a residence in Toledo, Lucas County. Justice had suffered multiple stab wounds, and his death was declared…

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Christopher Todd Horner - Haines-city, Florida
Death by Force

Christopher Todd Horner

Male, age 35 · Haines-city, Florida
Killed Mar 3, 1998 · 28 years ago

Christopher Todd Horner, a 35-year-old police officer with the Haines City Police Department, tragically lost his life on March 3, 1998. Officer Horner was on duty when he encountered a suspicious vehicle in a cemetery at approximately 6:40 am. He radioed in…

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Albert Joseph Joey Fischer - Rancho-viejo, Texas
Death by Force

Albert Joseph Joey Fischer

Male, age 18 · Rancho-viejo, Texas
Killed Mar 3, 1993 · 33 years ago

Albert Joseph "Joey" Fischer Jr., an 18-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, was a senior honors student at Saint Joseph Academy in Brownsville, Texas. On March 3, 1993, Joey was shot dead outside his home in Rancho Viejo, Texas. The cause of death was…

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Julio Antonio Banilla Cardenas - Medford, Oregon
Death by Force

Julio Antonio Banilla Cardenas

Male, age 20 · Medford, Oregon
Killed Mar 3, 1992 · 34 years ago

The murder of Julio Antonio Bonilla-Cardenas, a 20-year-old from Medford, Oregon, remains unsolved over three decades later. On March 3, 1992, Julio's body was discovered near the railroad tracks on the Medford Corporation property. He had been brutally…

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Jeanne M Gilbert - Brookston, Indiana
Death by Force

Jeanne M Gilbert

Female, age 34 · Brookston, Indiana
Killed Mar 3, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 3, 1989, 34-year-old Jeanne M. Gilbert was working the night shift as a clerk at the Days Inn in Remington, Indiana. A recently divorced mother of two, she was also a bookkeeper at a local oil supply company to support her…

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Jeannie Gilbert - Remington, Indiana
Death by Force

Jeannie Gilbert

Female, age 34 · Remington, Indiana
Killed Mar 3, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the cold, early morning hours of March 3, 1989, 34-year-old Jeanne Marie Gilbert, a Caucasian mother of two, was working the night shift at the Days Inn in Remington, Indiana. She had switched shifts with a coworker to attend her daughter's sectional…

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Margaret Peggy Gill - Merrillville, Indiana
Death by Force

Margaret Peggy Gill

Female, age 24 · Merrillville, Indiana
Killed Mar 3, 1989 · 37 years ago

On the cold morning of March 3, 1989, a shocking discovery was made at the Days Inn in Merrillville, Indiana. Margaret 'Peggy' Gill, a 24-year-old Caucasian female, was found brutally murdered. She had been working the quiet overnight shift as a hotel…

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Robert Machate - New-york, New York
Death by Force

Robert Machate

Male, age 25 · New-york, New York
Killed Mar 3, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the early hours of a chilly Friday, March 3, 1989, a dedicated 25-year-old New York City Police Officer, Robert E. Machate, a white male, was patrolling the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Working with the Brooklyn South Task Force Anti-Crime Unit, he and…

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Rachell Ward - Red Bluff, California
Death by Force

Rachell Ward

Female, age 13 · Red Bluff, California
Killed Mar 3, 1983 · 43 years ago

Rachell Ward, a 14-year-old from Red Bluff, California, was brutally murdered on March 3, 1983. On the morning of her death, Ward was walking to school, a short five-block journey, when she disappeared. Later that day, her body was discovered along Pine Creek…

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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.