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Deaths by Force on November 17

633 open cases in our database happened on November 17. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (450)

Jonathan Demarcus Risby - Macon, Georgia
Death by Force

Jonathan Demarcus Risby

Male, age 24 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late autumn of 2017, a life was tragically cut short in east Macon, Georgia. Jonathan Demarcus Risby, a 24-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on November 17th. Another individual, a 39-year-old woman, was also injured in the incident. The…

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Katie Kearns - Coal-city, Illinois
Death by Force

Katie Kearns

Female, age 24 · Coal-city, Illinois
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Katie Kearns, a 24-year-old woman from Coal City, Illinois, was tragically found dead on November 17, 2017. Katie, who worked as a bartender, was reported missing after she failed to return home from her job at Woody's Bar in Joliet, a high-crime area. Her…

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Robert Allen Smith - Thomasville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Robert Allen Smith

Male, age 59 · Thomasville, North Carolina
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Robert Allen Smith, a 59-year-old man from Thomasville, North Carolina, was found shot and lying in the street on November 17, 2017. A driver discovered Smith around 2:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Church Street and called 911, initially believing Smith had…

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Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt II, an 18-year-old African American male from Lincoln Heights, Ohio, tragically lost his life to gun violence on November 17, 2017. He was standing in the driveway of a home when he was shot. He was rushed to the University of…

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Anthony Sparkes - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Anthony Sparkes

Male, age 28 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On November 17, 2017, Anthony Sparkes, a 28-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life. The incident occurred during an argument at a residence in Columbus, which escalated into a violent confrontation. According to police reports, two men…

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Calvin Carmichael - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Calvin Carmichael

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Calvin Carmichael, a 26-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically died on November 17, 2017. His death was the result of a fatal shooting that occurred during an argument at his home. According to police reports, Calvin was involved in a heated dispute…

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Jordan Taylor - Brooklyn, Ohio
Death by Force

Jordan Taylor

Male, age 19 · Brooklyn, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jordan Taylor, a 19-year-old male from Brooklyn, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed at his stepmother's home on November 17, 2017. Taylor's girlfriend was present at the scene and called 911, reporting that Taylor had been shot after leaving her in the…

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Robert Nunley - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Robert Nunley

Male, age 31 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Robert Nunley, a 31-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on November 17, 2017, in Cleveland, OH. His death was the result of a violent incident at a convenience store in Maple Heights, OH. Robert Nunley was the victim of a…

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Brian Shaw - New-kensington, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Brian Shaw

Male, age 25 · New-kensington, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brian Shaw, a 25-year-old male police officer from New Kensington, Pennsylvania, tragically died on November 17, 2017. He was fatally shot while making a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Leishman Avenue. During the stop, the passenger of the vehicle fled on…

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Rodtreze Bailey - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Rodtreze Bailey

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rodtreze Bailey, a 23-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on November 17, 2017, in Memphis, Tennessee. The fatal incident occurred at the Stonegate Apartments, where an argument escalated into violence. During the dispute, a man named Demetris…

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Joseph Camarena - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Joseph Camarena

Male, age 26 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Nov 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joseph Camarena, a 26-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on November 17, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. His death was ruled a homicide after his body was discovered in a barrel along a rural road. The San Antonio Police Department launched an…

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Cortney Basel Elvest Woods - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Cortney Basel Elvest Woods

Male, age 22 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the a quiet neighborhood of North Minneapolis, the life of 22-year-old African-American male Cortney Basel Elvest Woods was tragically cut short on a November evening. On November 17, 2015, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a…

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Brian Mcculler - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Brian Mcculler

Male, age 40 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the morning of November 18, 2015, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, began an investigation into the violent death of a local man. Police were called to the JeffVanderLou neighborhood after a discovery was made in the backyard of a residence. Upon their…

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Javontae Bufford - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Javontae Bufford

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of November 17, 2015, Javontae Gerald Bufford, a 23-year-old African-American man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was fatally shot while sitting inside his vehicle on the city's northwest side. The shooting occurred near North 76th Street and West…

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Kameron Dumas - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Kameron Dumas

Male, age 16 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late autumn of 2015 in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 16-year-old Kameron Dumas was tragically cut short. On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, the teenager became a victim of gun violence. The shooting claimed the young male's life, leaving a void in the…

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Bulmaro Arellano - Murray, Kentucky
Death by Force

Bulmaro Arellano

Male, age 29 · Murray, Kentucky
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Murray, Kentucky, a devastating tragedy unfolded on a Tuesday evening in November 2015, forever altering the lives of those who knew the Arellano family. Firefighters were called to a residential fire, and upon extinguishing the…

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Marisol Hernandez - Murray, Kentucky
Death by Force

Marisol Hernandez

Female, age 24 · Murray, Kentucky
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Murray, Kentucky, a devastating tragedy unfolded on a Tuesday night in November 2015, forever altering the lives of a young family. First responders were called to a house fire just a mile south of the city, and upon extinguishing…

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Sam Ivy IV - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Sam Ivy IV

Male, age 29 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the heart of Flint, Michigan, a life was tragically cut short on a November evening in 2015. Sam Ivy IV, a 29-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on November 17th. The incident unfolded as a confluence of unfortunate events, forever altering the…

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Sam Junior Ivy IV - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Sam Junior Ivy IV

Male, age 29 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the autumn of 2015, the life of 29-year-old Sam Junior Ivy IV was cut short in a burst of violence on the streets of Flint, Michigan. On the evening of Tuesday, November 17, 2015, Ivy was found suffering from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle at the…

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Rondell Fairley - Jersey City, New Jersey
Death by Force

Rondell Fairley

Male, age 20 · Jersey City, New Jersey
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Jersey City, the life of 20-year-old Rondell Fairley was tragically cut short. On November 17, 2015, Fairley was found on the ground at the corner of Ocean and Cator Avenues, having sustained a gunshot wound to his…

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Bryan Fagin - Bright, Indiana
Death by Force

Bryan Fagin

Male, age 35 · Bright, Indiana
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the small community of Bright, Indiana, the evening of November 16, 2015, was shattered by a 911 call that led to a long-unanswered mystery. Authorities received a report of a man having shot himself at the Picnic Lawn Apartments on Grant Lane. Responding…

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Joseph Frey - Lynchburg, South Carolina
Death by Force

Joseph Frey

Male, age 70 · Lynchburg, South Carolina
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of Nov. 17, 2015, Joseph Frey, a 70-year-old man, was at a home on Narrow Paved Road in the Lynchburg area of Sumter County when an argument erupted and turned into gunfire. Deputies responding to an emergency call found Frey inside, suffering…

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Theodore Rockwood - Reddick, Illinois
Death by Force

Theodore Rockwood

Male, age 49 · Reddick, Illinois
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Theodore N. Rockwood II, a 49-year-old male resident of Reddick, Illinois, was found deceased in his home on November 17, 2015. Upon arrival, Kankakee County Sheriff’s Deputies discovered Rockwood with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the…

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Jaquan Manchezor Rodman - Winston-salem, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jaquan Manchezor Rodman

Male, age 23 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jaquan Manchezor Rodman, a 23-year-old man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was tragically found dead on November 17, 2015. His body was discovered along U.S. Highway 52 after a driver reported seeing it on the side of the road. Evidence at the scene…

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Jerry Stallings - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Jerry Stallings

Male, age 32 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jerry Jerome Corey Stallings, a 32-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on November 17, 2015, in Akron, Ohio. He was fatally shot at Centerfold's Night Club shortly after midnight. The incident occurred following an altercation…

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Dalenzo Russell - Clarksville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Dalenzo Russell

Male, age 22 · Clarksville, Tennessee
Killed Nov 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Clarksville, Tennessee, the life of 22-year-old Dalenzo Russell was tragically cut short. On November 17, 2015, Russell was the victim of a drive-by shooting that occurred in the 300 block of Treeland Drive. A vehicle drove past and…

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Christine Ligon - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Christine Ligon

Female, age 51 · Oakland, California
Found Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christine Ligon, a 51-year-old woman, was tragically killed on November 17, 2014, in West Oakland, California. Ligon was fatally stabbed during an argument with another woman inside a residence on Linden Street. Although several people were present at the…

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Christopher Williams - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Christopher Williams

Male, age 45 · Tampa, Florida
Found Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christopher Williams, aged 45, was found dead on November 17, 2014, in Tampa, Florida. His homicide occurred in the northern part of the city, and local law enforcement authorities were quick to begin their investigation. The details of the incident indicated…

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Damian Henderson - Champaign, Illinois
Death by Force

Damian Henderson

Male · Champaign, Illinois
Found Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Damian Henderson, a 28-year-old man, was shot and killed on November 17, 2014, in Champaign, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 0-100 block of Forsythia Drive. Henderson was discovered unresponsive in a vehicle the following morning after a welfare check…

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Theodore Hudson - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Theodore Hudson

Male, age 60 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On November 17, 2014, 60-year-old Theodore Hudson was found dead in a rear apartment on the 4200 block of Chester Street in Philadelphia. Philadelphia police officers responded to the scene at 9:58 a.m. and discovered Hudson lying on the floor, having…

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Carlos Villegas - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Carlos Villegas

Male, age 55 · Houston, Texas
Found Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On November 17, 2014, Carlos Villegas, aged 55, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred near the address of 7617 Navigation, and the fatal shooting took place shortly after midnight. Another individual was also injured during the…

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Richard Lopez - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Richard Lopez

Male, age 29 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of November 16, 2014, Richard Lopez, a 29-year-old Hispanic male from San Antonio, Texas, was last seen entering a black Hyundai Sonata outside an Exxon gas station near Interstate 35 and Fair Avenue. Approximately at 7:50 p.m., he was observed…

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Deleon Alexander - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Deleon Alexander

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas
Found Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Deleon Alexander, aged 32, was killed on November 17, 2014, in Houston, Texas. The incident remains unsolved, and law enforcement continues to seek public assistance in resolving the case. On that night, Deleon was involved in a fatal encounter that left him…

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Geraldine Manning - Kokomo, Mississippi
Death by Force

Geraldine Manning

Female, age 51 · Kokomo, Mississippi
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Kokomo, Mississippi, a domestic tragedy unfolded in November 2014, ending the life of 51-year-old Geraldine Manning. On a day that would otherwise have been unremarkable, a call to Marion County 911 reported that Geraldine had been…

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James Funk - Novelty, Missouri
Death by Force

James Funk

Male, age 31 · Novelty, Missouri
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On November 17, 2014, a tragic incident unfolded on a farm southeast of Novelty, Missouri, involving a hunting party from Illinois. James Funk, a 31-year-old male from Mascoutah, Illinois, was participating in a deer hunt in Knox County with a group that…

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Seydou Alassane Ba - Millersville, Maryland
Death by Force

Seydou Alassane Ba

Male, age 46 · Millersville, Maryland
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of a November day, what initially appeared to be a single-vehicle accident in Millersville, Maryland, quickly turned into a homicide investigation. First responders arrived at the 8300 block of Williamstowne Drive to find a man…

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Vincent Amaya - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Vincent Amaya

Male, age 18 · Sacramento, California
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Vincent Amaya, an 18-year-old from Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on November 17, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were both violent and distressing. On that fateful day, Vincent met with Shaquille Huston and Dayvon Stroupe with…

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Alphonso Wynn Jr. - Vero-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Alphonso Wynn Jr.

Male, age 34 · Vero-beach, Florida
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Alphonso Wynn Jr., aged 34, tragically passed away on November 17, 2014, in Vero Beach, Florida. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred while he was driving. According to reports, Alphonso was shot while behind the wheel, which led to…

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Calvin Eford - Opa-locka, Florida
Death by Force

Calvin Eford

Male, age 19 · Opa-locka, Florida
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Calvin Eford, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on the night of November 17, 2014, in Opa-locka, Florida. The incident occurred shortly before midnight in the 2300 block of Atlantic Avenue. According to reports, officers…

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Gilbert Stanley - Four-oaks, North Carolina
Death by Force

Gilbert Stanley

Male, age 62 · Four-oaks, North Carolina
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gilbert Stanley, a 62-year-old man from Four Oaks, North Carolina, tragically passed away on November 17, 2014. His death was the result of a gunshot wound, and authorities believe he was shot by his stepson, Brandon Lee Slade. Stanley's body was discovered…

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Bryant Abercrombie - Youngstown, Ohio
Death by Force

Bryant Abercrombie

Male, age 47 · Youngstown, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Bryant Keith Abercrombie, a 47-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Cleveland, was found dead of a gunshot wound outside a motorcycle club at 104 E. Midlothian Blvd. in Youngstown, OH, just before 4 a.m. on November 17, 2014. The circumstances…

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Patrick Washington - Lockland, Ohio
Death by Force

Patrick Washington

Male, age 23 · Lockland, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Patrick Washington, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on November 17, 2014, in Lockland, Ohio. He was one of two men who were involved in a double shooting incident. According to reports, Washington and Velar Brown, 32, shot…

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Velar Brown - Lockland, Ohio
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Velar Brown

Male, age 32 · Lockland, Ohio
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Velar Brown, a 32-year-old male from Lockland, Ohio, tragically died on November 17, 2014. His death was the result of a double shooting incident in Lockland, where he and another man, Patrick Washington, 23, were found shot. According to the Hamilton County…

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Diondre Dozier - Sheraden, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Diondre Dozier

Male, age 17 · Sheraden, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On November 17, 2014, 17-year-old Diondre Dozier was tragically shot and killed in Sheraden, Pennsylvania. Diondre was found bleeding and unresponsive on Glen Mawr Avenue and was later pronounced dead at Allegheny General Hospital. The incident occurred…

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Kelly Pendleton - Monessen, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kelly Pendleton

Female, age 36 · Monessen, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kelly Pendleton, a 37-year-old woman from Monessen, PA, tragically lost her life on November 17, 2014. She was fatally shot by her husband, Robert Pendleton, 36, in what authorities confirmed was a murder-suicide. The incident occurred at the home of Kelly's…

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Tobiah Johnson - Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Tobiah Johnson

Male, age 22 · Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet college town of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, a dispute between friends escalated into a fatal encounter. Tobiah Johnson, a 22-year-old male and former student of Edinboro University, was shot and killed on a Monday evening in November 2014. The…

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Jose Canales - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jose Canales

Male, age 33 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Nov 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jose Canales, 33, a Latino man, was killed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a shooting that left police trying to piece together what happened from a scene that had already begun to go quiet. The incident unfolded within the city’s First District, where officers…

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Roosevelt Motley - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Roosevelt Motley

Male, age 45 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Nov 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Roosevelt Motley, a 45-year-old African-American man, was murdered on Sunday, November 17, 2013, in Detroit, Michigan. The specific details and circumstances surrounding his death have remained largely unclear to the public. His death came during a period of…

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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.