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Deaths by Force on May 7

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

Deaths by Force (451)

Shawnna Spann - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Shawnna Spann

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday in May 2020, tragedy struck in East Baltimore, forever altering the lives of a local family. Shawnna Spann, a 28-year-old female, was found by police responding to a Shot Spotter alert in the 2500 block of E. Biddle Street. She…

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Troy Shelton - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Troy Shelton

Male, age 49 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of May 7, 2020, tragedy struck in the East Baltimore neighborhood of Midway-Coldstream, forever altering the lives of Troy Shelton's loved ones. Shelton, a 49-year-old Black male, was found having sustained a gunshot wound in the 2100 block…

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Brian Harris - Niagara-falls, New York
Death by Force

Brian Harris

Male, age 31 · Niagara-falls, New York
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic day in Niagara Falls, New York, 31-year-old Brian Harris lost his life in a violent encounter that also claimed the life of his mother. The incident unfolded on May 7, 2020, on 9th Street, where police discovered Harris deceased inside a…

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Otis Adams - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Otis Adams

Male, age 48 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Otis Adams, a 48-year-old male from Mount Vernon, was fatally shot in Brooklyn on the night of May 7, 2020. The incident occurred in the Brownsville neighborhood, where Adams had gone to intervene in a dispute involving his daughter. Reports indicate that…

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Jessie Anthony Alvarez - Bakersfield, California
Death by Force

Jessie Anthony Alvarez

Male, age 22 · Bakersfield, California
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jessie Anthony Alvarez, a 22-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on the evening of May 7, 2020. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. in the area of East 3rd and Whitlock streets in East Bakersfield. According to the Kern…

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Kelvin Chew - San-francisco, California
Death by Force

Kelvin Chew

Male, age 19 · San-francisco, California
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Kelvin Chew, a 19-year-old resident of San Francisco, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2020. Kelvin was shot and killed near his home in the Portola neighborhood around 8:02 PM. He had just finished a class on Zoom and decided to take a walk to get some…

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Richard A. Molina - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Richard A. Molina

Male, age 36 · Fresno, California
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Richard A. Molina, a 36-year-old father of five from Fresno, California, was tragically found dead on May 7, 2020. His body was discovered inside a car in central Fresno, having suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The Fresno Police Department quickly identified…

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Jairod Johnson - Belle-glade, Florida
Death by Force

Jairod Johnson

Male, age 21 · Belle-glade, Florida
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jairod Johnson, a 21-year-old resident of Belle Glade, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2020. The incident occurred at the Runyon Village apartments, where Johnson was found dead inside his home. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office responded to…

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Calvin Edwards - Harvey, Illinois
Death by Force

Calvin Edwards

Male, age 40 · Harvey, Illinois
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Calvin Edwards, a 40-year-old man from Harvey, IL, was fatally shot on May 7, 2020. He was shot around 6:35 p.m. near 155th Street and Ashland Avenue. Edwards was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he succumbed to his injuries hours later. An…

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Demitry Humes - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Demitry Humes

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Demitry Humes, a 28-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 7, 2020, in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on the sidewalk in the 800 block of East 79th Street.…

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Junius Thurston - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Junius Thurston

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Junius Thurston, a 33-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on May 7, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred at a BP gas station located in the 1000 block of South Desplaines Street in the South Loop neighborhood. According to police…

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Lamar Perryman - Maywood, Illinois
Death by Force

Lamar Perryman

Male, age 36 · Maywood, Illinois
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lamar Perryman, a 36-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on May 7, 2020, in Maywood, Illinois. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. when Perryman was sitting in a vehicle on the first block of 21st Avenue. According to police reports…

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Malik Delphie - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Malik Delphie

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Malik Delphie, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 7, 2020, in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 9:10 p.m. when officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 1400 block of West 112th…

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Robert Johnson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Robert Johnson

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Robert Johnson, a 52-year-old man from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on May 7, 2020, during an attempted carjacking. Johnson was standing beside his girlfriend's SUV when a group of individuals approached them in a white sedan. The suspects attempted to…

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Rodrigo Rangel - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Rodrigo Rangel

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rodrigo Rangel, a 16-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Ashburn neighborhood, where Rodrigo was a passenger in a vehicle when he was fatally shot in the head. The shooting took place…

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Khari Thomas - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Khari Thomas

Male, age 28 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Khari Alonzo Thomas, a 28-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on May 7, 2020. He was a resident of Euclid, OH, and was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Cleveland. The cause of death was not disclosed…

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Zion Thomas - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Zion Thomas

Male, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Zion Madison Thomas, a 19-year-old African American male from Homestead, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on May 7, 2020, in Pittsburgh, PA. Zion was born on January 22, 2001, to James Alfonso Thomas and Jacqueline Madison Thomas. He graduated from Steel…

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Cody Moreno - Lubbock, Texas
Death by Force

Cody Moreno

Male, age 28 · Lubbock, Texas
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Cody James Moreno, a 28-year-old man from Lubbock, Texas, tragically passed away on May 7, 2020. Cody was known for his vibrant personality and his ability to brighten any room he entered. He was deeply loved by his family and friends, and his untimely death…

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Jose Rivera - Bedford, Texas
Death by Force

Jose Rivera

Male, age 28 · Bedford, Texas
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jose Rivera, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2020, in Bedford, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Rivera's death was initially reported as a…

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Tydarean Kobi Austin - Bay-city, Texas
Death by Force

Tydarean Kobi Austin

Male, age 28 · Bay-city, Texas
Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tydarean Jahaad Austin, Sr., known as "Kobi," was a 28-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Bay City, Texas. He tragically passed away on May 7, 2020. Kobi was known for his love of basketball, football, and track, and he cherished spending time…

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Antonio Martin - Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Death by Force

Antonio Martin

Male, age 33 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Monday afternoon in May 2019, the sound of gunshots pierced the air in a Pine Bluff, Arkansas neighborhood. When police officers arrived at the intersection of 25th Avenue and Spruce Street, they discovered 33-year-old Antonio Martin inside a vehicle…

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Freya Larsen - Provo, Utah
Death by Force

Freya Larsen

Female, age 27 · Provo, Utah
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a Provo, Utah apartment on the afternoon of May 7, 2019, a violent altercation ended the life of 27-year-old Freya Larsen, a White/Caucasian female. The incident unfolded around 4 p.m. inside her residence located in the area of 370 E. Center Street. A 911…

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Kendrick Ray Castillo - Littleton, Colorado
Death by Force

Kendrick Ray Castillo

Male, age 18 · Littleton, Colorado
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 7, 2019, just three days before his graduation, 18-year-old Kendrick Ray Castillo was killed in a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado. The male student was in his British literature class when one of the gunmen entered the room…

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Justin A. Wix - Scottsville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Justin A. Wix

Male, age 47 · Scottsville, Kentucky
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in May of 2019, the quiet of a rural Scottsville, Kentucky community was broken by the discovery of a local man's body. Justin A. Wix, a 47-year-old White / Caucasian male, was found deceased near the driveway of his residence on Stinson…

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Lashun Love - Gautier, Mississippi
Death by Force

Lashun Love

Male, age 47 · Gautier, Mississippi
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a burst of violence shattered the evening quiet in a Gautier, Mississippi neighborhood, leaving one man dead and a community in search of answers. The life of Lashun Love, a 47-year-old male, was cut short on May 6, 2019, after a…

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Maurice Rowe - Trenton, New Jersey
Death by Force

Maurice Rowe

Male, age 30 · Trenton, New Jersey
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early evening of May 7, 2019, Maurice Rowe, a 30-year-old man from Trenton, was on Hoffman Avenue. Just after 6 p.m., while standing near the corner of Stuyvesant and Hoffman avenues, gunshots suddenly rang out. The sound alerted a nearby Trenton…

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Tavario E. Gates - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Tavario E. Gates

Male, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on May 7, 2019, 23-year-old Tavario E. Gates of Richmond, Virginia, a Black male, was found deceased in his car from a gunshot wound at 1120 Courthouse Road in Chesterfield County. The investigation into his death revealed a complex…

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Ebae Emon Dean Drake - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Ebae Emon Dean Drake

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of Ebae Emon Dean Drake was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On May 7th, the 30-year-old male became a victim of the city's ongoing gun violence. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of the shooting that…

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Ravond Simms - Oxon-hill, Maryland
Death by Force

Ravond Simms

Male, age 24 · Oxon-hill, Maryland
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet, pre-dawn hours of a Tuesday in Oxon Hill, Maryland, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Ravond Simms, a 24-year-old male from Southwest Washington, D.C., was found lying on a sidewalk in the 5200 block of Kenmont Road on May 7…

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Gurpreet Singh - Downey, California
Death by Force

Gurpreet Singh

Male, age 44 · Downey, California
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gurpreet Singh, a 44-year-old co-owner of ASL Liquor and Market in Downey, California, was tragically shot and killed on May 7, 2019. The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. when officers from the Downey Police Department responded to a call of a gunshot…

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Alfred Adams - Daytona-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Alfred Adams

Male, age 23 · Daytona-beach, Florida
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alfred Adams, a 23-year-old former football player for Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) and Paxon High School, was found dead in his SUV on the night of May 7, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Adams, who had recently graduated from B-CU and was enrolled in…

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Cedric Rolle Jr - Miami-gardens, Florida
Death by Force

Cedric Rolle Jr

Male, age 19 · Miami-gardens, Florida
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cedric Rolle Jr., a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on May 7, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Florida. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. near Northwest 203rd Street and 36th Avenue. According to reports, Miami Gardens Police…

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Charles Bernard Walker III - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Charles Bernard Walker III

Male, age 20 · Orlando, Florida
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Charles Bernard Walker III, a 20-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2019. His body was discovered in Lizzie Rogers Park, located in the Parramore area of Orlando. The circumstances surrounding his death were immediately…

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Reginald Joseph - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Reginald Joseph

Male, age 44 · Miami, Florida
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Reginald Joseph, a 44-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2019, in a fatal shooting incident. The shooting occurred outside Cesar's Barbershop in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood. According to reports, the incident was…

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Teki Lee Williams Jr. - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Teki Lee Williams Jr.

Male, age 19 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Teki Lee Williams Jr., a 19-year-old from Jacksonville, FL, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2019. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a subject of investigation and legal scrutiny. Williams Jr. was found dead in what authorities initially…

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Kenneth Herring - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Kenneth Herring

Female, age 62 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In May of 2019, a traffic incident in Clayton County, Georgia, led to the tragic death of 62-year-old Kenneth Herring, a Black man. The events unfolded after Herring was involved in a minor hit-and-run accident. A witness to this initial collision, a woman…

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Keith Dennis Colly Jr - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Keith Dennis Colly Jr

Male, age 22 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in May 2019, a family member discovered the body of 22-year-old Keith Dennis Colly Jr. inside his Kenner apartment located in the 3100 block of Phoenix Street. Responding to a call from the concerned relative, Kenner Police Department…

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Michael Thomas - Lafayette, Louisiana
Death by Force

Michael Thomas

Male, age 54 · Lafayette, Louisiana
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a burst of violence at a local park in Lafayette, Louisiana, claimed the life of 54-year-old Michael Thomas. On a Tuesday evening in May, a shooting erupted at St. Anthony Park, leaving Thomas with fatal injuries from which he would…

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Alonzo Hurtado - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Alonzo Hurtado

Male, age 23 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alonzo Hurtado, a 23-year-old male, was tragically found shot to death on May 7, 2019, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His lifeless body was discovered inside a vehicle parked at Abbots Landing Apartments. The police reported that Hurtado had been shot…

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Charles Ogando - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Charles Ogando

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas
Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Charles Ogando, a 32-year-old white man, was found dead on May 7, 2019, in Houston, Texas. His body was discovered inside a vacant residence located at 11410 Leitrim Way, which was in the process of being sold. The owner of the property found the back door…

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Khalif Friend - Wilmington, Delaware
Death by Force

Khalif Friend

Male, age 35 · Wilmington, Delaware
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Khalif Friend, a 35-year-old Black man from Wilmington, Delaware, was found fatally wounded on the morning of May 7, 2018. Shortly before 7:30 a.m., Wilmington police were sent to the 700 block of East Fifth Street after receiving a report that gunfire had…

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Joseph Mitchell Jarratt - Dayton, Nevada
Death by Force

Joseph Mitchell Jarratt

Male, age 34 · Dayton, Nevada
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Dayton, Nevada, the life of 34-year-old Joseph Mitchell Jarratt, a White male, was tragically cut short on the evening of May 7, 2018. The setting was a local shopping center parking lot on Pine Cone Road, where a planned marijuana deal…

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George Johnson Jr. - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

George Johnson Jr.

Male, age 43 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of May 7, 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in the 800 block of Oglethorpe Street, Northeast Washington, D.C., forever altering the lives of two families. When police arrived at the scene around 9:52 p.m., they discovered two men…

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Dwight Wesley - Warsaw, Kentucky
Death by Force

Dwight Wesley

Male, age 54 · Warsaw, Kentucky
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 7, 2018, the life of 54-year-old Dwight Wesley, a Caucasian male from Bennington, Indiana, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter on a downtown street in Warsaw, Kentucky. Wesley, known by friends and family for his…

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Victor Reynolds - Portage, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Victor Reynolds

Male, age 54 · Portage, Wisconsin
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a simmering feud between two neighbors in a Portage, Wisconsin apartment building reached a tragic and fatal conclusion. The life of Victor Reynolds, a 54-year-old White male, was cut short after a physical altercation with his…

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Davokiee Jackson - Laurel, Mississippi
Death by Force

Davokiee Jackson

Female, age 24 · Laurel, Mississippi
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Laurel, Mississippi, the life of 24-year-old Davokiee Jackson was tragically cut short on the evening of May 7, 2018. A mother of two, her sudden and violent death sent ripples of shock and grief through her community. The events of that…

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Jakairius Thomas - Greenwood, Mississippi
Death by Force

Jakairius Thomas

Male, age 19 · Greenwood, Mississippi
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Greenwood, Mississippi, a young man's life was cut short in what should have been the safety of his own bed. Jakairius Thomas, a 19-year-old high school senior, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of May 7, 2018. Family members…

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Demetrius Jefferson - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Demetrius Jefferson

Male, age 4 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of a vibrant and affectionate four-year-old boy, Demetrius Jefferson, was tragically cut short in Henrico County, a suburb of Richmond, Virginia. On May 7, 2018, authorities responded to a call at the 11 North At White Oak…

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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.