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Deaths by Force on March 7

604 open cases in our database happened on March 7. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (400)

Wendell James Allen - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Wendell James Allen

Male, age 20 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Mar 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the afternoon of March 7, 2012, a sense of normalcy was shattered in a New Orleans home, culminating in the tragic death of 20-year-old Wendell James Allen. Allen, a Black male, was at his family's residence when members of the New Orleans Police…

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Gregory Bowen - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Gregory Bowen

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On March 7, 2010, Gregory Bowen, aged 36, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Roseland neighborhood, specifically in an alley—a location that has often been associated with violent crime in Chicago. Bowen's death was part of…

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Jovon W Kelly - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jovon W Kelly

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jovon W. Kelly, aged 22, was killed on March 7, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of the troubling rise in violent crime that the city was experiencing during that year. The homicide took place amidst a surge in violence that made 2010…

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Qjuan Moore - Omaha, Nebraska
Death by Force

Qjuan Moore

Male, age 24 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Mar 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early hours of Sunday, March 7, 2010, the life of 24-year-old African-American Qjuan Moore was tragically cut short in Omaha, Nebraska. Moore was one of three men who perished in two separate shootings that police believed were related to gang…

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Paul DuPree Richards - Omaha, Nebraska
Death by Force

Paul DuPree Richards

Male, age 19 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Mar 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

Paul DuPree Richards, a 19-year-old African-American male, passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2010. In the early hours of that Sunday, officers responded to a report of shots fired at an apartment building near 45th and Nicholas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska.…

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Jose Luis Sion - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Jose Luis Sion

Male, age 34 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Mar 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jose Luis Sion, a 34-year-old male, was fatally shot on March 7, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred on the east side of Columbus, where Sion was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was discovered at the scene by Columbus Police, but despite…

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Freddie Smith - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Freddie Smith

Male, age 19 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Mar 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in New Orleans, the lives of two teenagers were tragically cut short in a burst of violence. Nineteen-year-old Freddie Smith Jr., a male, and his friend, 18-year-old Toney Gleason, were together in the 4300 block of North…

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Toney Gleason - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Toney Gleason

Male, age 18 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Mar 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a late Sunday evening in New Orleans, the lives of two teenagers were tragically cut short in a burst of violence. Toney Gleason, an 18-year-old male, and his friend, 19-year-old Freddie Smith Jr., were together on March 7, 2010, when they were ambushed…

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Dereall Lawayne Philian - Long Beach, California
Death by Force

Dereall Lawayne Philian

Male, age 26 · Long Beach, California
Found Mar 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Dereall Lawayne Philian, aged 26, was shot and killed on March 7, 2009, in Long Beach, California. The circumstances surrounding his death remain part of ongoing investigations. Philian's homicide is one of many tragic incidents in the city, which has seen…

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Darieon Murray-Brown - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Darieon Murray-Brown

age 17 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Mar 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

A promising future was tragically cut short on the night of March 6, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri, when 17-year-old Darreon Murray-Brown was shot and killed. A senior at Hogan Prep High School, Murray-Brown was a talented basketball player with dreams of…

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Anthony Newman - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Anthony Newman

Male, age 26 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Anthony J. Newman, a 26-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Chester, PA, tragically died on March 7, 2009. He was a longtime resident of Chester and was well-known in the community. Anthony was a cook at a McDonald's restaurant in Media and also…

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Esme Kenney - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Esme Kenney

Female, age 13 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Mar 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Esme Kenney, a 13-year-old girl, was tragically murdered on March 7, 2009, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had gone out for a jog near the Winton Hills reservoir when she encountered Anthony Kirkland, a serial killer with a history of violent crimes. Kirkland later…

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Gary L Canamore - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Gary L Canamore

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Mar 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Friday in St. Louis, tragedy struck 30-year-old Gary L. Canamore, a male resident of the city. At approximately 5 a.m., gunshots shattered the pre-dawn quiet in the 4400 block of Farlin Avenue, a neighborhood situated about…

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Terri Brazil - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Terri Brazil

Female, age 22 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On March 7, 2008, Terri Braziel, aged 22, was found beaten and gagged near a curb in a southwest Houston neighborhood. She was discovered by a passerby around 6:15 a.m. in the 11300 block of Rampart Street. Emergency responders rushed her to Memorial Hermann…

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Michael Hill - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Michael Hill

Male, age 34 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 7, 2007, a life was tragically cut short in the nation's capital. Michael Hill, who was also known by the name Michael Walker, was killed at approximately 2:00 a.m. at 76 O Street, Northwest, in Washington, D.C..…

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Sidonie Hills - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Sidonie Hills

Male, age 30 · Miami, Florida
Found Mar 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

The homicide of Sidonie R. Hills, age 30, who died on March 7, 2007, occurred in Miami, Florida, and unfortunately reflects a broader trend of unsolved cases in the city, particularly in predominantly Black and low-income neighborhoods. Miami police have…

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Da Washington - Charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Da Washington

Male, age 25 · Charleston, South Carolina
Killed Mar 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a tragic day in Charleston, South Carolina, a young man's life was cut short, leaving a community in mourning and a family seeking justice. Brandon J. Washington, a 25-year-old Black male, was killed on March 23, 2015, in a violent incident that sent…

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Teno Baltrip - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Teno Baltrip

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On March 7, 2007, Teno Tavares Baltrip, also known as "Trip," was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at the Crestmont Village Apartments located at 5638 Selinsky, around 8:45 p.m. Houston police officers responding to a shooting call…

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Corey Donte Joseph - Augusta, Georgia
Death by Force

Corey Donte Joseph

Male, age 21 · Augusta, Georgia
Killed Mar 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a Wednesday evening in Augusta, Georgia, the life of 21-year-old Corey Donte Joseph was tragically cut short. On March 7, 2007, the young man was discovered behind the wheel of his car on North Kensington Drive, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to…

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Michael Eron Shannon - Strongs Perry, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Michael Eron Shannon

Male, age 32 · Strongs Perry, Wisconsin
Killed Mar 7, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the small town of Strongs Prairie, Wisconsin, a dispute over tree trimming on a quiet March morning in 2003 escalated into a tragedy that would end the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Michael Eron Shannon, a 32-year-old White / Caucasian male…

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Herman Marcel Buchanan - Frankfort, Kentucky
Death by Force

Herman Marcel Buchanan

Male, age 31 · Frankfort, Kentucky
Killed Mar 7, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet community of Frankfort, Kentucky, the life of 31-year-old Herman Marcel Buchanan was tragically cut short on March 7, 2003. A resident of the Forest Villa Apartments for only about three months, few of his neighbors knew him well. The complex…

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Damion Boyd - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Damion Boyd

Male, age 17 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Mar 7, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the early spring of 1999, the life of a Knoxville teenager was tragically cut short, leaving behind a case that has remained unsolved for decades. On March 7, 1999, 17-year-old Damion Boyd, a male, was killed at 2440 E. Magnolia Avenue. The circumstances…

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William Savage - Hernando, Mississippi
Death by Force

William Savage

Male, age 58 · Hernando, Mississippi
Killed Mar 7, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet town of Hernando, Mississippi, the afternoon of March 7, 1995, took a violent turn, forever altering the community's sense of peace. William Savage, a respected 58-year-old male and manager of a local cotton mill, was working alone in his office.…

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Eric Velasquez - Santa Paula, California
Death by Force

Eric Velasquez

Male, age 21 · Santa Paula, California
Killed Mar 7, 1994 · 32 years ago

Eric Velasquez, a 21-year-old college student and Los Angeles Times salesman, was fatally shot on March 7, 1994, outside an apartment complex on Ojai Road in Santa Paula, California. Velasquez had just left a friend’s apartment when he was confronted and shot…

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Major Cecil Spencer Guerry - Georgetown, South Carolina
Death by Force

Major Cecil Spencer Guerry

Male, age 37 · Georgetown, South Carolina
Killed Mar 7, 1994 · 32 years ago

Major Cecil Spencer Guerry, a 37-year-old male, served as the Deputy Chief of Police in Georgetown, South Carolina. A respected law enforcement officer with 15 years of service, his life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. On the evening of Monday…

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Robert Phillips - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Robert Phillips

Male, age 24 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Mar 7, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the spring of 1994, the life of Robert William 'Robbie' Phillips, a 24-year-old white male, was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. He and his 28-year-old wife, Kelli Jean Gifford Phillips, were discovered murdered on March 7 in their motel room.…

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Kelli Phillips - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Kelli Phillips

Female, age 28 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Mar 7, 1994 · 32 years ago

A young woman’s life was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting that occurred on a late Friday night in Nashville. Kayla Phillips-Coker, a 26-year-old resident of Nashville, was killed in the incident which took place in the 100 block of Cumberland Avenue.…

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Reginald Joyner - Suffolk, Virginia
Death by Force

Reginald Joyner

Male, age 32 · Suffolk, Virginia
Killed Mar 7, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the spring of 1993, the quiet, rural landscape of Suffolk, Virginia, became the scene of a grim discovery that would eventually be woven into a much larger and more terrifying narrative of a serial killer stalking the Hampton Roads area. On March 7, the…

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Stacey Jordan - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Stacey Jordan

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Mar 7, 1992 · 34 years ago

Stacey Jordan, a 25-year-old male, was tragically murdered on March 7, 1992, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at 3204 Wold Avenue in the Hamilton County area. Jordan was stabbed to death, and his body was found in the basement of the residence.…

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Robert Perkins - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Robert Perkins

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Mar 7, 1992 · 34 years ago

Robert H. Perkins, a 45-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was a dedicated officer with the Chicago Police Department. On March 7, 1992, Officer Perkins was shot and killed while questioning a burglary suspect in front of 6059 South Wabash Avenue.…

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Marie-Eve Lariviere - Laval, Quebec
Death by Force

Marie-Eve Lariviere

Female, age 11 · Laval, Quebec
Killed Mar 7, 1992 · 34 years ago

Marie-Ève Larivière was an 11-year-old girl who disappeared in Laval, Quebec, on the evening of March 7, 1992. She was visiting relatives at a home on Beausoleil Street in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul area when, shortly before 7 p.m., she offered to go out and…

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Hilda Leitz - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Hilda Leitz

Female, age 82 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Mar 7, 1987 · 39 years ago

Hilda Leitz was an 82-year-old white woman who died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 7, 1987, while she was a patient at Daniel Drake Memorial Hospital. Her death would eventually become part of one of Cincinnati’s most notorious hospital murder investigations.…

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Zelda Mae Jordan-Fox - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Zelda Mae Jordan-Fox

Female, age 36 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Mar 7, 1985 · 41 years ago

In the early spring of 1985, a sequence of events unfolded that would end the life of Zelda Mae Jordan-Fox, a thirty-six-year-old woman, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On March 7th of that year, she was discovered on North Boulder with a gunshot wound to her chest.…

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Laurel Wilson - Salem, Oregon
Death by Force

Laurel Wilson

Female, age 32 · Salem, Oregon
Killed Mar 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the quiet city of Salem, Oregon, a deeply unsettling event shattered the community's sense of peace. On March 7, 1983, Laurel Wilson, a 32-year-old Caucasian woman, was found murdered in her home. The tragedy was compounded by the discovery of her…

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Erika Payne - Salem, Oregon
Death by Force

Erika Payne

Female, age 9 · Salem, Oregon
Killed Mar 7, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the quiet city of Salem, Oregon, a deeply unsettling event shattered the community's sense of peace. On March 7, 1983, nine-year-old Caucasian female Erika Payne and her 32-year-old mother, Laurel Wilson, were found deceased in their South Salem home. The…

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Carol E. Roketa - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Carol E. Roketa

Female, age 38 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Mar 7, 1982 · 44 years ago

On March 7, 1982, Carol E. Roketa was killed in Detroit, Michigan, a shooting that turned a private home into a crime scene and left a police veteran’s life abruptly ended. She was a 38-year-old woman, and investigators said she was shot three times with her…

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Hubert B. Robbins - Battle-creek, Michigan
Death by Force

Hubert B. Robbins

Male, age 20 · Battle-creek, Michigan
Killed Mar 7, 1982 · 44 years ago

In the quiet city of Battle Creek, Michigan, a young man's life was tragically cut short in the late winter of 1982. Hubert B. Robbins, a 20-year-old male, found his journey ending abruptly on March 7th of that year. The cause of his untimely death was the…

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Katherine Harlan - North Highlands, California
Death by Force

Katherine Harlan

Female, age 9 · North Highlands, California
Found Mar 7, 1979 · 47 years ago

On March 7, 1979, nine-year-old Katherine "Kathy" Harlan was abducted while walking to her school bus stop in North Highlands, California. Kathy was last seen leaving her residence at approximately 7:30 a.m. for her regular school day, but she never arrived…

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Karen Michalski - Lakewood, Ohio
Death by Force

Karen Michalski

Female, age 29 · Lakewood, Ohio
Killed Mar 7, 1979 · 47 years ago

Karen Michalski, aged 29, was tragically killed on March 7, 1979, in Lakewood, Ohio. On the evening of her death, she had been dining at a restaurant in Rocky River before driving eastward along Clifton Boulevard towards Lakewood. Just before midnight, she…

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Harry Zavakos - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Harry Zavakos

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Mar 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

On March 7, 1977, Harry Zavakos, age 56, was murdered in Dayton, Ohio. Zavakos was found deceased in Montgomery County, and his death was classified as a homicide. The case, labeled under case number 584, remains unsolved despite efforts by law enforcement to…

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Mussa Albarr - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Mussa Albarr

Male · Akron, Ohio
Killed Mar 7, 1977 · 49 years ago

On March 7, 1977, 28-year-old Mussa Albarr was tragically killed in Akron, Ohio. The incident took place at his home on West Thornton Street. According to reports, Albarr had gotten out of bed to check on the electricity, which had suddenly gone out in the…

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Elizabeth Weyant - Mount Shasta, California
Death by Force

Elizabeth Weyant

Female, age 58 · Mount Shasta, California
Killed Mar 7, 1975 · 51 years ago

On March 7, 1975, 58-year-old Elizabeth Weyant was tragically killed in Mount Shasta, California. Details surrounding her death remain limited, but the case attracted local attention at the time. Weyant’s life and passing were marked by the close-knit nature…

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Edward Crowley - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Edward Crowley

Male, age 61 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Mar 7, 1970 · 56 years ago

The death of Edward Crowley, a 61-year-old man from Boston, Massachusetts, is intricately linked to the tragic events surrounding the shooting of Frank Lynch in a hospital ward in April 1970. On the day of the incident, Crowley was a patient in the same…

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Franklin D. Lynch - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Franklin D. Lynch

Male, age 24 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Mar 7, 1970 · 56 years ago

On March 7, 1970, Franklin D. Lynch, a 24-year-old musician, was fatally shot by a police officer at Boston City Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. The incident was marked by controversy and allegations of police misconduct. The events leading to Lynch's…

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Benton McLemore - Athens, Alabama
Death by Force

Benton McLemore

Male, age 56 · Athens, Alabama
Killed Mar 7, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the town of Athens, Alabama, the name Benton McLemore is tied to two separate and tragic deaths, decades apart, each leaving a somber mark on the community. One was a dedicated law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty, the other a man who became…

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Paul Schultz Jr - Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Paul Schultz Jr

Male, age 12 · Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 7, 1953 · 73 years ago

In the quiet borough of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, a chilling event unfolded on a Saturday afternoon, March 7, 1953, forever marking the community with a sense of unease. Twelve-year-old Paul G. Schultz Jr., a Caucasian male with special needs, and his…

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Gail Schultz - Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Gail Schultz

Female, age 18 · Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 7, 1953 · 73 years ago

On a tragic day, March 7, 1953, the lives of 18-year-old Gail Lee Schultz and her younger brother, Paul, were brutally cut short near their home in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The siblings, a Caucasian female and her brother, were found bludgeoned to death in the…

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Norman F. Silkworth - Seattle, Washington
Death by Force

Norman F. Silkworth

Male, age 26 · Seattle, Washington
Killed Mar 7, 1952 · 74 years ago

Norman F. Silkworth, a 26-year-old male of White/Caucasian ethnicity, was a King County sheriff’s deputy who responded before dawn on March 7, 1952, to a robbery call at the Inglewood Golf and Country Club near Kenmore, north of Seattle. Four masked men had…

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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.