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Deaths by Force on May 25

670 open cases in our database happened on May 25. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (484)

Richard Chavez - Scottsdale, Arizona
Death by Force

Richard Chavez

Male, age 26 · Scottsdale, Arizona
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet Scottsdale Highlands Apartments, the life of 26-year-old Richard Chavez came to a violent end on May 25, 2019. A Hispanic male, Chavez was a devoted stay-at-home father to his five-year-old son and was engaged to be married to his childhood…

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Joshua Shane Runyon - Weston, West Virginia
Death by Force

Joshua Shane Runyon

Male, age 29 · Weston, West Virginia
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in May 2019, tragedy struck in Weston, West Virginia, forever altering the lives of two families. Joshua S. Runyon, a 29-year-old White male from Lost Creek, was at a residence on U.S. Highway 33 when a violent encounter…

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Lorenzo Gordon - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Lorenzo Gordon

Male, age 18 · Portland, Oregon
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of May 25, 2019, a young man's efforts to redirect his life were tragically cut short by violence in Southeast Portland. Lorenzo Gordon, an 18-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot outside the Springtree Apartments. Those who knew him…

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Christopher Williams - Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Death by Force

Christopher Williams

Male, age 40 · Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2019, in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, a White/Caucasian male named Christopher Williams, age 40, offered a ride to a younger man, setting in motion a tragic sequence of events that would end his life. Williams had left his mother and…

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Aaron Johnson - Kansas City, Kansas
Death by Force

Aaron Johnson

Male, age 32 · Kansas City, Kansas
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of May 25, 2019, a burst of violence shattered the peace in the 1600 block of Holt Lane in Kansas City, Kansas, leaving a family and community to grapple with a sudden loss. Aaron Johnson, a 32-year-old Black man from Kansas City, Missouri, was…

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Darton Fields - Topeka, Kansas
Death by Force

Darton Fields

Male, age 34 · Topeka, Kansas
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late spring of 2019, the life of 34-year-old Darton A. Fields II came to a tragic and violent end in Topeka, Kansas. On Saturday, May 25, 2019, Fields was the victim of a shooting in the city. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, and he was…

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Christopher Metzger - Bardstown, Kentucky
Death by Force

Christopher Metzger

Male, age 17 · Bardstown, Kentucky
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in Bardstown, Kentucky, the life of 17-year-old Christopher Adam Metzger was tragically cut short. On May 25, 2019, police responded to a call and discovered the young man fatally shot at an apartment on Bard Avenue.…

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Arsenio Johnson - Port-gibson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Arsenio Johnson

Male, age 28 · Port-gibson, Mississippi
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

A late-night graduation party in Port Gibson, Mississippi, turned deadly in the early hours of May 25, 2019, resulting in the death of 28-year-old Arsenio Johnson. The celebration, held at the Claiborne County Convention Center, was shattered by gunfire at…

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Claude Billy Collins Jr - Pearl, Mississippi
Death by Force

Claude Billy Collins Jr

Male, age 58 · Pearl, Mississippi
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the community of Pearl, Mississippi, was shaken by the tragic death of Claude Billy Collins Jr., a 58-year-old man. On Saturday, May 25, 2019, Collins was fatally shot at his residence in what authorities have described as an alleged…

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Alunte Davis - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Alunte Davis

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 21-year-old Alunte Davis was tragically cut short in a violent act that also claimed the lives of two of his friends. On May 25th, inside a home on Detroit's east side, Davis, along with Timothy Blancher, 20, and Paris…

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Lateo Garrett - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Lateo Garrett

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2019, Lateo Garrett, an 18-year-old Black male, was with his brother at a Valero gas station on Seven Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. The brothers were inside the convenience store to buy drinks when a man approached them and tried…

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Paris Cameron - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Paris Cameron

Female, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Paris Cameron, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman, was killed on May 25, 2019, in a shooting at a home on Detroit's east side. The incident, which occurred around 5 a.m., also resulted in the deaths of two gay men, 21-year-old Alunte Davis and 20-year-old…

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Timothy Blancher - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Timothy Blancher

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Timothy Blancher, a 20-year-old Black gay man, was tragically killed on May 25, 2019, in a shooting that took place at a home on Devonshire Road on Detroit's east side. The incident also resulted in the deaths of two of his friends, 21-year-old Alunte Davis…

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Zainul Mohammad - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Zainul Mohammad

Male, age 54 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in May 2019, the life of 54-year-old Zainul Mohammad, a hardworking cab driver and devoted father of seven, was tragically cut short on a street in Detroit, Michigan. A Bangladeshi immigrant, he was known in his…

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Dominic J Frederick - Somerset, New Jersey
Death by Force

Dominic J Frederick

Male, age 25 · Somerset, New Jersey
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the late evening of May 25, 2019, a tragic event unfolded in Somerset, New Jersey, that claimed the life of 25-year-old Dominic J. Frederick. A male resident of Franklin Township, Frederick was driving his vehicle near the Franklin Greens Apartments on…

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Rashad K. Jones - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Rashad K. Jones

Male, age 21 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of a young Newark man was abruptly ended by gunfire. Rashad K. Jones, a 21-year-old Black/African American male, was shot and killed on May 25, 2019, in what authorities described as a targeted attack. Remembered by friends and…

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Brandon Smith - Chesapeake, Virginia
Death by Force

Brandon Smith

Male, age 27 · Chesapeake, Virginia
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

A beloved 27-year-old man, Brandon Smith, lost his life in a burst of gunfire that erupted during a large community block party in the Holly Cove neighborhood of Chesapeake, Virginia, on the night of May 25, 2019. The event, intended to be a positive…

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Harold Michael Rodenbarger - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Harold Michael Rodenbarger

Male, age 44 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 25, 2019, authorities in Indianapolis, Indiana, initiated an investigation following the death of Harold Michael Rodenbarger. The 44-year-old male was discovered deceased in the city, marking a tragic event during the Memorial Day weekend. His passing…

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Stanley Fields - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Stanley Fields

Male, age 30 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

A simmering family dispute erupted into deadly violence at a gathering in a quiet Indianapolis neighborhood, claiming the life of Stanley Fields. The 30-year-old Black man was fatally shot on May 25, 2019, during what should have been a peaceful family event…

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Brennan Stoll - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Brennan Stoll

Male, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet of a late spring evening in St. Louis County, Missouri, the life of 24-year-old Brennan Stoll was brought to a sudden and violent end. On Saturday, May 25, 2019, police responded to a call in the 5200 block of Tuscan Chase Court, where they…

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Richshod Hill - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Richshod Hill

Male, age 22 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 25, 2019, a violent incident unfolded in a residential neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of 22-year-old Richshod M. Hill. Police officers were dispatched to a home in the 4100 block of Montgall Avenue…

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Tieryn Maurice Dilworth - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Tieryn Maurice Dilworth

Male, age 19 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 25, 2019, police officers in Saint Louis, Missouri, responded to a call reporting a shooting near the intersection of Union Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Upon arriving at the scene, authorities discovered a victim inside a vehicle who had…

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Shane Victoria Bowen - Honea-path, South Carolina
Death by Force

Shane Victoria Bowen

Female, age 34 · Honea-path, South Carolina
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late spring of 2019, a violent encounter in Honea Path, South Carolina, ended the life of 34-year-old Shane Victoria Bowen. On May 25th, on Mountain Creek Road, Bowen sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Despite being rushed to a nearby hospital for…

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Darrell Fordham Jr. - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Darrell Fordham Jr.

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a late spring day in Baltimore, Maryland, 28-year-old Darrell Fordham Jr. was fatally shot on May 25, 2019. His death was one of several violent incidents that occurred in the city that day, contributing to a somber weekend for the community. The initial…

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Todd Davis - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Todd Davis

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early afternoon of a late spring day, the life of Todd D. Davis was cut short by gunfire in Baltimore, Maryland. On May 25, 2019, the 35-year-old Black male was in the 1500 block of North Ellamont Street in the Southwest district of the city when shots…

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Kiven Jabbar Arnold - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Kiven Jabbar Arnold

Male, age 26 · San-bernardino, California
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kiven Jabbar Arnold, a 26-year-old resident of Pomona, California, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2019, in San Bernardino. The incident occurred during an attempted robbery that escalated into a deadly shootout. According to reports, Arnold was allegedly…

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Leonardo Lundy - San-francisco, California
Death by Force

Leonardo Lundy

Male, age 43 · San-francisco, California
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Leonardo Lundy, a 43-year-old resident of San Francisco, was tragically killed on May 25, 2019. Lundy was fatally shot while sitting in his vehicle near Golden Gate Avenue and Hyde Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. The incident occurred…

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Alexis Somerford - Palm-coast, Florida
Death by Force

Alexis Somerford

Female, age 27 · Palm-coast, Florida
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2019, 27-year-old Alexis Marie Somerford was found deceased in a back bedroom of her residence at 85 Farragut Drive in Palm Coast, Florida. She had sustained a gunshot wound to the head, with a rifle discovered nearby. Initial…

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Justin Phillips - Fort-mccoy, Florida
Death by Force

Justin Phillips

Male, age 32 · Fort-mccoy, Florida
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Justin Phillips, a 32-year-old white male, was shot and killed on May 25, 2019, in Fort McCoy, Florida. The incident occurred at the residence of John Spooner, a 62-year-old white male, who claimed self-defense under Florida's Stand Your Ground law. According…

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Rashaad Kelly - Stuart, Florida
Death by Force

Rashaad Kelly

Male, age 22 · Stuart, Florida
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Rashaad Kelly, a 22-year-old resident of Stuart, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2019, following a shooting incident in East Stuart. The incident occurred late on a Saturday night in the 800 block of Southeast Spruce Avenue. According to reports…

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John David Price - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

John David Price

Male, age 42 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

John David Price, a 42-year-old African American man, had moved to Atlanta less than a year before his life was tragically cut short. He had aspirations of starting a new life and eventually opening his own business. Friends described him as a dedicated and…

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Johnny Hawkins - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Johnny Hawkins

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late spring of 2019, a young man's life was cut tragically short in Columbus, Georgia. Johnny J. Hawkins, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot on Sunday, May 26, 2019, during the Memorial Day weekend. The incident, which also left another man…

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Tony Sanford - Augusta, Georgia
Death by Force

Tony Sanford

Male, age 56 · Augusta, Georgia
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

A simmering dispute on a warm spring evening in Augusta, Georgia, tragically escalated, leaving a family grieving and a young man facing a murder charge. On the night of May 25, 2019, 56-year-old Tony Sanford was shot and killed on Meadowbrook Drive. The…

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Dustin Ray Bean - Cambria, Illinois
Death by Force

Dustin Ray Bean

Male, age 38 · Cambria, Illinois
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dustin Ray Bean, a 38-year-old white male from Marion, Illinois, tragically passed away on May 25, 2019. Dustin, who was born on October 15, 1980, in Herrin, Illinois, was known for his love of working on vehicles and his adventurous spirit. He was a father…

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Michael Brown - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Michael Brown

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Brown, a 31-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2019, in Chicago, IL. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the day of his…

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Tito Wade - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tito Wade

Male, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Tito Wade, a 43-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on May 25, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 10:10 p.m. in the 400 block of West 77th Street in the Winneconna Parkway neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.…

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Chaz Carpenter - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Chaz Carpenter

Male, age 9 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet of a Baton Rouge evening on May 25, 2019, a tragic incident unfolded that would forever alter the lives of a local family. Chaz Carpenter, a 9-year-old boy, was fatally shot in what authorities have described as an unintentional and heartbreaking…

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Jonmark Miletello - Monroe, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jonmark Miletello

Male, age 20 · Monroe, Louisiana
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 25, 2019, a gathering at a home in Monroe, Louisiana, turned deadly, resulting in the death of Jonmark Miletello. Miletello, a male, had sent a text message to Jonathan Hogg about visiting his residence with a few friends.…

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Kendrick Lucas Mayes - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Kendrick Lucas Mayes

Male, age 27 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the New Orleans neighborhood of St. Roch, a life was tragically cut short on May 25, 2019. Kendrick Lucas Mayes, a 27-year-old African American male, was shot and killed, leaving behind a grieving family, including his daughter. The incident unfolded in…

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Reginald Field - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Reginald Field

Male, age 50 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a warm New Orleans evening, in the early hours of May 25, 2019, the life of Reginald Field, a 50-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short. Field, a respected educator and Dean of Students at Andrew Wilson Charter School, was walking…

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Monica Kathleen Smith - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Monica Kathleen Smith

Female, age 26 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Monica Kathleen Smith, a 26-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on May 25, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Monica was a single mother and a veteran of the United States Army. She was found inside her home on Catherine Simmons Avenue…

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Jacob Lopez - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Jacob Lopez

Male, age 28 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jacob Lopez, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2019, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The incident occurred on North Beach near the Fajitaville restaurant. Authorities discovered Jacob Lopez with gunshot wounds and he was subsequently…

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Luis Martinez - Lubbock, Texas
Death by Force

Luis Martinez

Male, age 27 · Lubbock, Texas
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Luis Martinez, a 27-year-old Hispanic male from Lubbock, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2019. The incident occurred near the intersection of 37th Street and Avenue P, where emergency medical services found him suffering from a gunshot wound to his…

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Phelix Kelly - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Phelix Kelly

Male, age 37 · Houston, Texas
Killed May 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Phelix Kelly, a 37-year-old black man, was found dead on May 25, 2019, in Houston, Texas. His body was discovered by a motorist in the roadway at 3600 block of the city. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding…

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James Lester Stevenson - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Death by Force

James Lester Stevenson

Male, age 51 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Killed May 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of James Lester Stevenson, a 51-year-old man, was tragically cut short in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On the evening of Friday, May 25th, events transpired that led to his untimely death from a gunshot wound, marking another instance…

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Richard Berryhill - Mobile, Alabama
Death by Force

Richard Berryhill

Male, age 46 · Mobile, Alabama
Killed May 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the night of Friday, May 25, 2018, a distressing scene unfolded in a driveway in the 1800 block of Jones Avenue in Mobile, Alabama. There, Richard Berryhill, a 46-year-old Black/African American male, was discovered suffering from a life-threatening…

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Eduardo Saucedo Carmona - Meadow Lake, New Mexico
Death by Force

Eduardo Saucedo Carmona

Male, age 25 · Meadow Lake, New Mexico
Killed May 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a spring evening in the small community of Meadow Lake, New Mexico, the life of 25-year-old Eduardo Saucedo Carmona was cut short. On May 25, 2018, Carmona, a male, fell victim to gun violence. The incident left a void in the lives of those who knew him…

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Agustina Vasquez - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Agustina Vasquez

Female, age 45 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed May 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2018, the life of 45-year-old Agustina Vasquez, a Hispanic female, was tragically cut short in an act of violence that stunned the community of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Police were summoned to the Windsong Village Apartments, located…

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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.