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Deaths by Force on November 23

653 open cases in our database happened on November 23. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (475)

Darnell Byrd - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Darnell Byrd

Male, age 24 · Oakland, California
Found Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Darnell Byrd, a 24-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on November 23, 2013, in Oakland, California. He was shot once in the head early in the morning near 78th Avenue, a location his family had warned him to avoid. The circumstances of his death…

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Jeffery S Whiters - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jeffery S Whiters

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On November 23, 2013, Jeffery S. Whiters, aged 34, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the South Deering neighborhood, a region known for its challenges with violence and socio-economic issues. Whiters was found shot multiple…

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Tyshon Anderson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tyshon Anderson

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

Tyshon Anderson, age 18, was fatally shot on November 23, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting took place in the South Chicago neighborhood while Tyshon was attending a party in an apartment building. The incident occurred in the lobby of the building…

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Kenneth Mills - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Kenneth Mills

Male, age 19 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the early morning of November 23, 2013, a violent sequence of events unfolded on the northwest side of Indianapolis, Indiana, claiming the life of 19-year-old Kenneth J. "KJ" Mills-Tucker, an African American male. It was shortly after 3:00 a.m. when the…

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Ro T Brown - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Ro T Brown

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2024, a dispute that began over a seemingly trivial matter escalated into a fatal encounter in an Indianapolis neighborhood. On the morning of April 22nd, 47-year-old Christopher Brown, a Black male, was shot and killed in the street in the…

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Tyson Barnette - Landover, Maryland
Death by Force

Tyson Barnette

Male, age 26 · Landover, Maryland
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Landover, Maryland, the evening of November 23, 2013, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 26-year-old Tyson Jerome Barnette. A dedicated U.S. Postal Service employee, Barnette was diligently making his…

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Demetrius Harold Beatty - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Demetrius Harold Beatty

Male, age 37 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving in 2013, the life of Demetrius Harold Beatty, a 37-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On November 23rd, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Beatty was shot in the 4200 block of…

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Stanley Taylor - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Stanley Taylor

Male, age 17 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On November 23, 2013, 17-year-old Stanley Taylor was shot and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred at a gas station on Lasalle Street. After being shot, Taylor was driven by witnesses to a location near I-85 on Statesville Avenue, where…

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Charles Dake - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Charles Dake

Male, age 34 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a converted garage on a November evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the lives of four people were tragically cut short in a burst of violence that continues to baffle investigators. On November 23, 2013, 34-year-old Charles 'Charlie' Dake, a Caucasian male, was…

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Melissa Dake - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Melissa Dake

Female, age 35 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold November evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the lives of several people were irrevocably shattered. Inside a home on North New Haven Avenue on November 23, 2013, a gathering turned into a scene of unimaginable violence. Melissa Dake, a 35-year-old female…

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Tammy Brunson - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Tammy Brunson

Female, age 46 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Saturday evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tammy Brunson, a 46-year-old woman, was killed in a quadruple homicide on November 23, 2013. The violent incident unfolded inside a home where Brunson, along with three other individuals…

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Glenda Ellen Harper - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Glenda Ellen Harper

Female, age 54 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a horrific scene unfolded that left a community in shock and a family grappling with a profound loss. Glenda Ellen Harper, a 54-year-old woman, was tragically killed on November 23, 2013, in a brutal act of violence that…

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Melissa Lynn Dake - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Melissa Lynn Dake

Female, age 35 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of north Tulsa, Oklahoma, a grim scene unfolded on the evening of November 23, 2013, forever altering the lives of several families. Inside a home on North New Haven Avenue, 35-year-old Melissa Lynn Dake was with her husband, Charlie…

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Kenneth Mills-Tucker - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Kenneth Mills-Tucker

Male, age 19 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 23, 2013, the life of 19-year-old Kenneth Mills-Tucker was tragically cut short in a burst of violence on the Northwestside of Indianapolis. A recent graduate of Arsenal Technical High School who was working at U-Haul…

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Danny Rae Hold - Leesville, Louisiana
Death by Force

Danny Rae Hold

Male, age 38 · Leesville, Louisiana
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the small city of Leesville, Louisiana, the life of 38-year-old Danny Rae Holt, a male, came to an untimely end on November 23, 2013. What was initially reported as a suicide has since become a lingering mystery, officially classified as an unsolved…

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Braydon Aldinger - York, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Braydon Aldinger

Male, age 23 · York, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold November evening in York, Pennsylvania, the life of 23-year-old Braydon Aldinger was tragically cut short. On November 23, 2013, Aldinger, a Caucasian male, and another man, 26-year-old Derek Ferree, were shot and killed in the 500 block of West…

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Derek Ferree - York, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Derek Ferree

Male, age 26 · York, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 23, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of 26-year-old Derek Christian Ferree of York, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Saturday, November 23, Ferree, a Caucasian male, was fatally shot in what authorities have described as a drug deal that…

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Kendrick Scott - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Kendrick Scott

Male, age 48 · Oakland, California
Found Nov 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kendrick Bruce Scott, age 48, was fatally shot on November 23, 2012, in Oakland, California. Born in New Orleans, Scott later moved to Oakland, where he became a well-loved member of the community. His death was part of a particularly violent year for…

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Christopher Jacobs - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Christopher Jacobs

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Nov 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

Christopher Jacobs, a 19-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot on November 23, 2012. His death occurred during a particularly violent time in Chicago, where the number of homicides had been steadily increasing. The incident took place in one of Chicago's…

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Jason Hammons - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Jason Hammons

Male, age 39 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Nov 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On November 23, 2012, in the city of Detroit, Michigan, the life of 39-year-old African American male Jason Hammons was brought to a tragic and violent end. The incident occurred during a particularly turbulent year for the city, which was grappling with a…

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Cortez Moore - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Cortez Moore

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Nov 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On November 23, 2012, 35-year-old Cortez Moore, a Black male, was killed in Detroit, Michigan. The incident occurred at a residence located on Detroit Street, specifically in the 17191 block, situated within the city's East English Village neighborhood. Moore…

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Scott Jeffrey - Baldwin, Alabama
Death by Force

Scott Jeffrey

Male, age 47 · Baldwin, Alabama
Killed Nov 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet community of Silverhill, Alabama, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. Deputy Sheriff Scott Jeffrey Ward, a 47-year-old male, had devoted 15 years to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, a commitment…

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Jordan Davis - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Jordan Davis

Male, age 17 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Nov 23, 2012 · 14 years ago

On November 23, 2012, Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old Black American male, was tragically shot and killed at a Gate Petroleum gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when Davis and three friends were sitting in a red Dodge…

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Patrick Dolan - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Patrick Dolan

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Nov 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Patrick Michael Dolan, an 80-year-old male, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on September 7, 2023, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Waterloo, Iowa, on January 14, 1943, he was a graduate of Columbus High School…

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Lee Thomas - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Lee Thomas

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Nov 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

A 23-year-old man named Lee Thomas was killed in Detroit in 2010. Information regarding his death is scarce, with his case receiving little to no media attention at the time. His murder remains unsolved, and details about the circumstances surrounding his…

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Thomas Enquist - Auburn, New Hampshire
Death by Force

Thomas Enquist

Male, age 42 · Auburn, New Hampshire
Killed Nov 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

On November 23, 2010, 42-year-old Thomas Enquist Sr. was found dead in his black Ford F-150 pickup truck on Route 101 in Auburn, New Hampshire. His vehicle had been pulled over in the breakdown lane between exits 1 and 2, and a passing motorist initially…

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Samuel Kent Brownlee - Evans, Colorado
Death by Force

Samuel Kent Brownlee

Male, age 43 · Evans, Colorado
Killed Nov 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the line of duty, 43-year-old Weld County Sheriff's Deputy Samuel Kent Brownlee, a male, was killed on November 23, 2010. His death followed a high-speed chase that began after a report was made to the Fort Morgan Police Department about a suspect who had…

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Jose Luis Ortiz - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Jose Luis Ortiz

Male, age 30 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Nov 23, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jose Luis Ortiz, a 30-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on November 23, 2010, in the 200 block of North Chicago Street in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ortiz was found with multiple gunshot…

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Walter Champion - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Walter Champion

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a Friday night in Philadelphia, on November 20, 2009, events unfolded that would tragically end the life of 30-year-old Walter T. Champion III, a White male. At approximately 9:38 p.m., police were called to an apartment on the unit block of South 3rd…

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Ali Perkins Shalash - Lexington, Kentucky
Death by Force

Ali Perkins Shalash

Male, age 17 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Nov 23, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the brisk autumn of 2009, the life of a vibrant Lexington, Kentucky teenager was tragically cut short. Ali Perkins Shalash, a 17-year-old male of Middle Eastern/Arab descent, was fatally wounded on November 23rd. The young man, known for his love of…

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Victor Cipriano - San Francisco, California
Death by Force

Victor Cipriano

Male, age 22 · San Francisco, California
Found Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Victor Cipriano, aged 22, was shot and killed on November 23, 2008, near the intersection of 22nd Street and Valencia in San Francisco's Mission District. The area was experiencing a high level of violence at that time, contributing to the alarming homicide…

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Anthony Pryor - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Anthony Pryor

Male, age 46 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., the body of a man, later identified as Anthony “Wysocki” Pryor, was discovered. It was November 23, 2008, when members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District and personnel from the D.C. Fire and…

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Lashon Reese - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Lashon Reese

Male, age 30 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On November 23, 2008, Lashon Reese, a 30-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at 5643 Montgomery Road, where Reese sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The Cincinnati Police Department responded to the scene…

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Robert L. Phipps - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Robert L. Phipps

Male, age 49 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Robert L. Phipps, aged 49, was tragically killed on October 23, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1032 Caldwell Place, where Robert was involved in an argument that escalated and resulted in him suffering fatal head trauma. The details…

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Michael Thomas - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Michael Thomas

Male, age 26 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold November day in 2008, the life of 26-year-old Michael Thomas was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The young man, a male, was found deceased on November 23rd, the victim of a violent encounter that left a community searching for answers. The…

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Donald Royster - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Donald Royster

Male, age 23 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Donald Royster, a 23-year-old resident of Pittsburgh's Hill District, was found dead on November 23, 2008. His body was discovered early Sunday morning outside an apartment complex on Bedford Avenue, where he had been shot multiple times. Paramedics arrived…

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Tyrone Gray - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Tyrone Gray

Male, age 56 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

Tyrone Gray, 56, died in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 23, 2008. In the days that followed, the details that surfaced publicly were the kind families share when they're trying to hold themselves together: where to gather, when to pay respects, and how to…

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Antoine Watkins - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Antoine Watkins

Male, age 27 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late autumn of 2008, the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, was grappling with a surge of violence that would leave a lasting mark on the community. It was during this turbulent period that the life of 27-year-old Antoine Manro Watkins was cut short. On…

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Antoine Manro Watkins - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Antoine Manro Watkins

Male, age 27 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Nov 23, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the brisk autumn of 2008, the life of 27-year-old Antoine Manro Watkins, a Black male, was cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On the night of November 23rd, he was discovered in a back bedroom of a house on Selma Avenue, having suffered from multiple…

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Robert Vernon Gray - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Robert Vernon Gray

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Nov 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the vast urban landscape of Baltimore, Maryland, the story of Robert Vernon Gray, a 36-year-old African-American man, tragically became a permanent and unresolved chapter in the city's narrative of violence. On November 23, 2007, Gray was found dead, his…

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Ruel Davis - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Ruel Davis

Male, age 21 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Nov 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the night of November 23, 2007, a 21-year-old African-American man named Ruel Davis was fatally shot in Boston. The incident occurred at approximately 10:00 PM on Walnut Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood. Davis sustained multiple gunshot wounds and…

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Tracy S. Dalton - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Tracy S. Dalton

Male, age 36 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Nov 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On November 23, 2007, 36-year-old Tracy S. Dalton was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. Dalton was killed inside his home, and the case has since been classified as a homicide. Investigators determined that Dalton's death was caused by blunt force trauma, and the…

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Daniel Norris - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Daniel Norris

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Nov 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On November 23, 2007, 18-year-old Daniel Emanuel Norris was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at 1449 Franklin #A in Franklin County. Law enforcement responded to the scene, but details about the events leading up to the shooting or the…

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Freida Robertson - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Freida Robertson

Female, age 41 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Nov 23, 2007 · 19 years ago

On the night of November 23, 2007, Freida Robertson, a 41-year-old female, was found shot to death in a car on Lobelia Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The initial investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department did not immediately lead to a suspect, and…

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Eljon Wofford - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Eljon Wofford

Male, age 28 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Nov 23, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a Wednesday in late autumn, the life of 28-year-old Eljon M. Wofford was tragically cut short. The Black/African American man was discovered on November 23, 2005, in Newport News, Virginia, having been shot multiple times. His body was found partially…

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Dong Jung - Lakewood, Washington
Death by Force

Dong Jung

Male, age 78 · Lakewood, Washington
Killed Nov 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a late autumn evening in Lakewood, Washington, the Golden Lion Motel on South Tacoma Way became the scene of a grim mystery. It was November 22, 2003, when piercing screams and the sounds of a violent struggle shattered the quiet of the motel, emanating…

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John Johnny Gongs Casasanto - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

John Johnny Gongs Casasanto

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Nov 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the late hours of a November night in 2003, John 'Johnny Gongs' Casasanto, a 35-year-old male with a reputation as a renegade in Philadelphia's organized crime circles, was fatally shot in his South Philadelphia home. The discovery of his body the…

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Thomas Newman - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Thomas Newman

Male, age 37 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Nov 23, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early morning hours of November 23, 2002, a twelve-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department, Detective Thomas G. Newman, was ambushed and killed in what was described as a 'flat-out execution.' The 37-year-old male officer was off-duty and…

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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.