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Deaths by Force on May 8

677 open cases in our database happened on May 8. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (487)

Einar Edel Villareal - Grand-rapids, Michigan
Death by Force

Einar Edel Villareal

Male, age 37 · Grand-rapids, Michigan
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a quiet mobile home park in a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the scene of a tragic and violent event. On the evening of May 8th, police were called to the Paris Estates Mobile Home Park in Kentwood, where they discovered the…

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Nicholas Andrew Zepeda - Grand-rapids, Michigan
Death by Force

Nicholas Andrew Zepeda

Male, age 35 · Grand-rapids, Michigan
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Kentwood, near Grand Rapids, Michigan, the life of 35-year-old Nicholas Andrew Zepeda was tragically cut short on the night of May 8, 2020. He was found inside a mobile home in the Paris Estates Mobile Home Park, the victim of a…

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Marcus Jones - Petersburg, Virginia
Death by Force

Marcus Jones

Male, age 20 · Petersburg, Virginia
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2020, the body of 20-year-old Marcus A. Jones was discovered inside the Petersburg Sports Complex in Petersburg, Virginia. A citizen out for a walk made the grim discovery and alerted authorities. Jones, a male resident of…

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Cassondra Michelle Wilson - Columbus, Indiana
Death by Force

Cassondra Michelle Wilson

Female, age 45 · Columbus, Indiana
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Columbus, Indiana, the life of Cassondra Michelle Wilson, a 45-year-old prominent businesswoman and mother of three, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On the evening of May 8, 2020, neighbors in the Spruce Ridge apartment…

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Leonard Wilkins - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Leonard Wilkins

Male, age 27 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of Leonard Wilkins Jr., a 27-year-old male, was tragically cut short on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri. Known affectionately to friends and family as 'Lil Len,' Wilkins was a creative soul with a passion for music. He was a…

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Tyler Genson - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Tyler Genson

Male, age 22 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2020, tragedy struck a residence in the Northland neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Police officers were dispatched shortly before 10:00 p.m. to a home located in the 5300 block of Northeast 57th Street following reports of a…

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Lawrence William Reed - Camden, South Carolina
Death by Force

Lawrence William Reed

Male, age 65 · Camden, South Carolina
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2020, the quiet of a Camden, South Carolina community was broken by a grim discovery. Lawrence William Reed, a 65-year-old male, was found deceased in his home. A 911 call around 4 a.m. led authorities to the residence…

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Michael Rochelle Wilson - Sumter, South Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Rochelle Wilson

Male, age 48 · Sumter, South Carolina
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a Friday evening in Sumter, South Carolina, 48-year-old Michael Rochelle Wilson was at the A&P Coastal convenience store on Boulevard Road when his life was tragically cut short. The male victim was fatally shot around 5 p.m. on May 8, 2020. Emergency…

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Naomi Jean Morris - Myrtle-beach, South Carolina
Death by Force

Naomi Jean Morris

Female, age 84 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On Friday, May 8, 2020, the life of 84-year-old White / Caucasian Naomi Jean Morris came to a violent end in her residence near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Horry County police officers responded to a reported shooting at approximately 2:30 p.m. at a home…

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Justin Snipe - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Justin Snipe

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the afternoon hours of May 8, 2020, a burst of gunfire shattered the relative quiet of the 2800 block of E Chase St in Baltimore, Maryland. When the violence subsided, a 30-year-old Black male named Justin L. Snipe was left suffering from gunshot wounds.…

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Tai Armani Hilliard - Lanham, Maryland
Death by Force

Tai Armani Hilliard

Female, age 23 · Lanham, Maryland
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2020, in a quiet Lanham, Maryland home on Walkerton Drive, the life of 23-year-old Tai Armani Hilliard was tragically cut short. What unfolded that Friday night was a violent domestic dispute that ended in a murder-suicide, leaving a…

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Marion Collins - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Marion Collins

Male, age 27 · Fresno, California
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Marion Collins, a 27-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2020, following a violent altercation. The incident occurred in the evening around 7 p.m. in the area of Fairmont and Holt avenues, near Shaw and Marks avenues in…

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Robert Sims - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Robert Sims

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Robert Sims, a 21-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2020. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Robert Sims was found deceased in a…

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Temp Bridge - Maywood, Illinois
Death by Force

Temp Bridge

Male, age 36 · Maywood, Illinois
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Temp Bridge, a 36-year-old man from Lawndale, was tragically shot to death on May 8, 2020, in Maywood, Illinois. The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of South 14th Avenue. According to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, Temp…

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Deonte Ellison - Asheville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Deonte Ellison

Male, age 19 · Asheville, North Carolina
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Deonte James Ellison, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2020, in Asheville, North Carolina. Deonte was a talented athlete, known for his prowess in baseball, basketball, and football. He was deeply loved by his family…

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Javon Brown - Asheville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Javon Brown

Male, age 23 · Asheville, North Carolina
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Javon Malik Brown, a 23-year-old Black man with a passion for performance and a deep Christian faith, was remembered by friends and family as a person who could always turn a bad situation good. Growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, Javon was active in his…

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Eddie Fletcher - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Eddie Fletcher

Male, age 38 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 38-year-old Eddie Fletcher came to a violent and tragic end in the Parkway Village neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. A painter by trade, he was known for his funny, cheerful, and loving personality. His death left a void…

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Frank Walter Johnson IV - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Death by Force

Frank Walter Johnson IV

Male, age 33 · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 33-year-old Frank Walter Johnson IV was tragically cut short in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On the evening of May 8th, Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a person shot in the 4000 block of Teakwood Drive. Upon their…

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Jessica Watkins - Garland, Texas
Death by Force

Jessica Watkins

Female, age 33 · Garland, Texas
Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On May 8, 2020, 33-year-old Jessica Watkins was tragically shot and killed outside a Walmart gas station in Garland, Texas. Watkins, a Black woman, was speaking with a man who was sitting in a vehicle at one of the gas pumps when the incident occurred. During…

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Donell Davis - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Donell Davis

Male, age 24 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a spring morning in Boston, the life of Donell Davis, a 24-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2019, just after 10 a.m., Boston police responded to reports of a person shot on Milton Avenue in the Dorchester…

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Lloyd Chavez - Aurora, Colorado
Death by Force

Lloyd Chavez

Male, age 18 · Aurora, Colorado
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2019, 18-year-old Lloyd Chavez IV was shot outside his home on East Powers Lane in Centennial, Colorado. A student at Cherokee Trail High School, Chavez was involved in the sale of vaping products, a venture that ultimately led to his…

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Orlando Euell - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Orlando Euell

Male, age 30 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 8, 2019, a dispute that began over a small amount of money tragically cut short the life of Orlando Euell, a 44-year-old Black/African American man, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On that spring morning, Euell was found lying on the side of the road near…

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Henry Lee Williams - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Henry Lee Williams

Male, age 35 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday in Jackson, Mississippi, the quiet of the morning was broken by a grim discovery. On May 8, 2019, the body of 35-year-old Henry Lee Williams was found lying in a roadway, the victim of fatal gunshot wounds. The news of the…

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Juwan Smith - Greenwood, Mississippi
Death by Force

Juwan Smith

Male, age 18 · Greenwood, Mississippi
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Greenwood, Mississippi, the life of 18-year-old Juwan James-Maureece Smith, a Black male, was tragically cut short on the evening of May 8, 2019. The young man was inside his sister's apartment at Williams Landing on Browning Road…

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Timothy Tyreek Melendez - East Orange, New Jersey
Death by Force

Timothy Tyreek Melendez

Male, age 31 · East Orange, New Jersey
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

A sense of normalcy was shattered on a Wednesday afternoon in East Orange, New Jersey, when Timothy Tyreek Melendez, a 31-year-old male, was gunned down. The incident occurred around 1:15 p.m. on May 8, 2019, in the 200 block of North Grove Street. Emergency…

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Cole Stuart Grant - Virginia-beach, Virginia
Death by Force

Cole Stuart Grant

Male, age 23 · Virginia-beach, Virginia
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of May 8, 2019, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 23-year-old Cole Stuart Grant, a male employee of Croc's 19th Street Bistro in Virginia Beach. The tragic incident unfolded in the parking lot of the restaurant, located in…

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DeShawn Jefferson - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

DeShawn Jefferson

Male, age 22 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 22-year-old DeShawn Jefferson, a male resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On the evening of May 8, 2019, a dispute escalated into deadly violence outside a Family Dollar store on the city's east…

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Christopher Tallie - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Christopher Tallie

Male, age 48 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a violent home invasion in St. Louis tragically cut short the life of 48-year-old Christopher Tallie. The incident, which unfolded as a chaotic shooting rampage, left two other individuals wounded and a community in shock. Tallie, a…

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Gabriel Martin - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Gabriel Martin

Male, age 40 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 8, 2019, tragedy struck the community near Fairground Park in St. Louis, Missouri, when 40-year-old Gabriel Martin, a Black male resident of Florissant, was fatally wounded in an act of gun violence. The incident took place on Lexington Avenue, just…

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Ellis Reed - Fullerton, California
Death by Force

Ellis Reed

Male, age 28 · Fullerton, California
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ellis Reed, a 28-year-old resident of Fullerton, California, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2019. The incident occurred late at night, around 11:40 p.m., when multiple reports of gunshots and the sound of a car speeding away were made in a Fullerton…

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Arnold Person - Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Death by Force

Arnold Person

Male, age 44 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Arnold Person, a 44-year-old African American man, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The incident occurred at the Blue Martini nightclub, where Person was celebrating the life of a recently deceased family friend. The…

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Kenol Gibbons - Miami-gardens, Florida
Death by Force

Kenol Gibbons

Male, age 33 · Miami-gardens, Florida
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kenol Gibbons, a 33-year-old man from Miami Gardens, FL, was tragically shot and killed on May 8, 2019. The incident occurred late at night when Gibbons answered a knock on the front door of his home on Northwest 29th Avenue. Upon opening the door, he was…

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Marisa Sherman - Plantation, Florida
Death by Force

Marisa Sherman

Female, age 47 · Plantation, Florida
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Marisa Sherman, aged 47, tragically lost her life on May 8, 2019, in Plantation, Florida. The incident occurred in the home she shared with her husband, Fernando De Baere, who was 73 years old at the time. According to police reports, the couple had been…

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Tony Robinson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tony Robinson

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Tony Robinson, a 44-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2019. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Robinson was found…

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Ladon Williams - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Ladon Williams

Male, age 36 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ladon Williams, a 36-year-old man from Cincinnati, OH, was fatally shot on May 8, 2019, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. He was found dead in a car near Grant Park. The incident was captured on surveillance video, which showed people running from the park…

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Marquise Antwaun Lanier - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Marquise Antwaun Lanier

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Marquise Antwaun Lanier, a 23-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 2:25 a.m. when Columbus Police Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 807 Fairwood Avenue. Upon arrival, they…

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Bryan Jackson - Stowe-township, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Bryan Jackson

Male, age 31 · Stowe-township, Pennsylvania
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Stowe Township, Pennsylvania, the life of a talented tattoo artist was tragically cut short. Bryan Jackson, a 31-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on May 8, 2019, in the very place he both lived and…

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Tre Valorie - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Tre Valorie

Male, age 26 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed May 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Tre Valorie, a 26-year-old male from Pittsburgh, PA, tragically passed away on May 9, 2019, after being shot multiple times in a vehicle on the night of May 8, 2019. The incident occurred in the Brighton Heights neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh.…

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Algie Ceesay - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Algie Ceesay

Male, age 25 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a spring day in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of Algie Ceesay was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2018, the 25-year-old black male was murdered at 11309 Powhatan Court #3. The specific details of what transpired on that Tuesday remain publicly unknown.…

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Bradley Reynolds - Palmer, Alaska
Death by Force

Bradley Reynolds

Male, age 41 · Palmer, Alaska
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

On May 8, 2018, in Palmer, Alaska, 41-year-old Bradley Reynolds was found deceased under circumstances that led authorities to investigate his death as a homicide. The investigation revealed that Reynolds had been involved in a violent altercation, resulting…

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Erick Prieto - Surprise, Arizona
Death by Force

Erick Prieto

Male, age 23 · Surprise, Arizona
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

A tragic story unfolded on a Tuesday morning in Surprise, Arizona, leading to the death of 23-year-old Erick Prieto. On May 8, 2018, Prieto was found in the parking lot of the Wyngate at Sycamore Farms Apartments with a gunshot wound. He was quickly…

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Brandon Brooks - Little Rock, Arkansas
Death by Force

Brandon Brooks

Male, age 18 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Tuesday night in Little Rock, Arkansas, a burst of violence cut short the life of 18-year-old Brandon Brooks. The young man, known as a dancer and the family's 'baby,' was in a house on the 4200 block of West 24th Street on May 8, 2018, when gunfire…

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Amy Fanion - Westfield, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Amy Fanion

Female, age 51 · Westfield, Massachusetts
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

On May 8, 2018, Amy Fanion, a 51-year-old Caucasian woman from Westfield, Massachusetts, died from a single gunshot wound to the head in her home. Her husband, Brian Fanion, a detective with the Westfield Police Department, called 911 to report that his wife…

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Bennie Turner - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Bennie Turner

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late afternoon of Tuesday, May 8, 2018, tragedy struck in Northeast Washington, D.C., when 26-year-old Bennie Dexter Turner was fatally shot. The incident occurred just before 3 p.m. in the 800 block of 19th Street, NE. After being shot, Turner sought…

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Alagie Cessay - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Alagie Cessay

Male, age 25 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a young man's life was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. Alagie Cessay, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in an east Louisville apartment building. The…

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Justin Noad - Sandy-hook, Kentucky
Death by Force

Justin Noad

Male, age 30 · Sandy-hook, Kentucky
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the rural community of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, the life of 30-year-old Justin Noad, a male resident, came to a tragic and violent end. On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Noad was found deceased, the victim of a homicide. An investigation by law enforcement determined…

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Lorenzo Marr - Seattle, Washington
Death by Force

Lorenzo Marr

Male, age 44 · Seattle, Washington
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lorenzo Marr, a 44-year-old Black/African American man, was a beloved father and a familiar face at his children's youth track meets. On the evening of May 8, 2018, he was at the West Seattle Stadium to support his kids, who were members of the Rainier Beach…

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Jeremy Woodfork - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Jeremy Woodfork

Male, age 27 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed May 8, 2018 · 8 years ago

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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.