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Deaths by Force on October 6

685 open cases in our database happened on October 6. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (512)

Christian Sheppard - Berkeley, California
Death by Force

Christian Sheppard

Male, age 24 · Berkeley, California
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christian Sheppard, a 24-year-old resident of Berkeley, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 6, 2015. The incident occurred during a dice game in an alley located in the 1600 block of Julia Street, near Russell and California. Sheppard, who…

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Cedilien Forestal - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Cedilien Forestal

Male, age 49 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cedilien Forestal, a 49-year-old male employee of the Hyatt Regency Orlando, was tragically shot and killed on October 6, 2015. The incident occurred in the parking garage of the hotel, located on International Drive in Orlando, Florida. Forestal was found…

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Deangelo Birge - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Deangelo Birge

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Deangelo Birge, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life to gun violence on October 6, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, a community that has been plagued by frequent shootings and…

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Jeremy Darnell Artis - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jeremy Darnell Artis

Male, age 21 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jeremy Darnell Artis, a 21-year-old African American male, died on October 6, 2015, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred behind the Durham Police Department headquarters. According to reports, the event unfolded after a car crash involving Artis.…

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Raluca Iosif - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Raluca Iosif

Female, age 40 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Raluca Iosif, a 40-year-old Romanian-American woman, tragically lost her life on October 6, 2015, in Durham, North Carolina. Raluca, who had recently celebrated her 40th birthday, was a dedicated professional working at IntraHealth International, a nonprofit…

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Melissa Matthews - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Melissa Matthews

Female, age 44 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Melissa M. Matthews, a 44-year-old white female from Kettering, Ohio, passed away on October 6, 2015. Born on July 22, 1971, she was survived by her daughter, Makayla Matthews; fiancé, Kenneth Carroll; father, James Wilkerson; mother, Carol Wilkerson; sister…

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Kiesha Jenkins - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kiesha Jenkins

Female, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of an October morning in 2015, Kiesha Jenkins, a 22-year-old African-American transgender woman, found her life tragically cut short on a Philadelphia street. The story of her death is one of a violent encounter that left a community in…

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Marsha Bowling - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Marsha Bowling

Female, age 44 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the autumn of 2015, the life of 44-year-old Marsha "Marti" Bowling, a White female from Knoxville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On October 6, 2015, Bowling was shot while sitting in her vehicle outside a home on Bradshaw Road. Her 6-month-old…

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Thaddeus Nate Watkins - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Thaddeus Nate Watkins

Male, age 36 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the autumn of 2015, the life of Thaddeus Nate Watkins, a 36-year-old Black man from Nashville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On October 6, 2015, Watkins was fatally wounded in a shooting incident that occurred in the Bordeaux area of the city. The…

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George \Jody\ Kilgore - Wakulla County, Florida
Death by Force

George \Jody\ Kilgore

Null, age 50 · Wakulla County, Florida
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

George "Jody" Kilgore, aged 50, was found murdered on the morning of October 6, 2014, at his residence in Wakulla County, Florida. He was discovered outside his home, having been stabbed to death. Kilgore was a lifelong resident of Wakulla County, where he…

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Claudia Parodi - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Claudia Parodi

Female, age 40 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fall of 2014, the vibrant Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, was shaken by the untimely death of Claudia Parodi, a 40-year-old woman originally from Peru. A beloved and popular server at the local restaurant Pazo, her sudden absence from…

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James Andrew Lane - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

James Andrew Lane

Male, age 23 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

African-American James Andrew Lane was a twenty-three-year-old male residing in St. Louis, Missouri, when his life was violently cut short on October 6, 2014. The events of that autumn day ended in tragedy, marking his death as a homicide that would leave a…

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Joey Jr. Smith - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Joey Jr. Smith

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

The homicide of Joey Jr. Smith, aged 35, took place in Philadelphia on October 6, 2014. The incident occurred during a period when Philadelphia's homicide rate had seen fluctuations, with the city experiencing both increases and reductions in violent crime…

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Teaira Whitehead - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Teaira Whitehead

Female, age 16 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fall of 2014, the life of 16-year-old Teaira Whitehead was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that began to unravel when her body was discovered in a Pittsburgh park. A Black female, Teaira, who was affectionately known as 'TT,' was found by…

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Patrick Henderson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Patrick Henderson

Male, age 15 · Houston, Texas
Found Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Patrick Henderson, a 15-year-old teenager from Houston, was fatally shot on October 6, 2014. The shooting took place in the late evening at an apartment complex in Houston, specifically at 10900 Nathaniel Street. Upon arriving at the scene, Houston police…

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Derrick King - Phenix City, Alabama
Death by Force

Derrick King

Male, age 26 · Phenix City, Alabama
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Derrick King, a 26-year-old Black man from Phenix City, Alabama, was found dead late on the night of October 6, 2014, near the 900 block of 18th Avenue, a grim discovery that quickly turned a neighborhood walk into the beginning of a homicide investigation.…

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Bailie Breedlove - Harrison, Arkansas
Death by Force

Bailie Breedlove

Female, age 24 · Harrison, Arkansas
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, in the small city of Harrison, Arkansas, the life of a young woman named Bailie Breedlove, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian female, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On October 6th, concern grew when Bailie's children were not…

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Ramonita Colon - Springfield, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Ramonita Colon

Female, age 58 · Springfield, Massachusetts
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ramonita 'Anita' Colon, a 58-year-old resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away on October 6, 2014. There is no indication from the available sources that her death was related to any criminal activity or involved any suspects. Anita was an employee…

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James Thompson - Cynthania, Kentucky
Death by Force

James Thompson

Male, age 33 · Cynthania, Kentucky
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In Cynthiana, Kentucky, the life of 33-year-old James Stanley Thompson Jr. came to a tragic end on October 6, 2014. The male resident was discovered deceased at his home in a case that authorities would later investigate as a murder-suicide. The incident also…

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Katherine Russell Thompson - Cynthania, Kentucky
Death by Force

Katherine Russell Thompson

Female, age 37 · Cynthania, Kentucky
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Cynthiana, Kentucky, a tragic event unfolded on October 6, 2014, claiming the life of 37-year-old Katherine Russell Thompson. A white female, Katherine was born in Oceanside, California, on January 7, 1977, to Dennis Russell and Mattie…

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Charles Cortez - Springfield, Missouri
Death by Force

Charles Cortez

Male, age 21 · Springfield, Missouri
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of October 6, 2014, police in Springfield, Missouri, responded to reports of gunfire in the 1800 block of North Weller Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of Charles J. Cortez, a 21-year-old male, lying in the street suffering from…

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Jonathan Saddler - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Jonathan Saddler

Male, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the city of St. Louis, Missouri, a tragic event unfolded that left a family grieving and a community searching for answers. On October 6, 2014, 25-year-old Johnathan Francis Saddler, a Black male, was found dead. His body was discovered in the 4200 block…

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Tanya Lecheyenne James - Little-river, South Carolina
Death by Force

Tanya Lecheyenne James

Female, age 24 · Little-river, South Carolina
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Little River, South Carolina, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in the fall of 2014. Tanya Lecheyenne James, a 24-year-old female, was killed by gunfire on October 6, 2014. The incident left the community seeking answers…

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Lamar Cunningham - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Lamar Cunningham

Male, age 20 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lamar Cunningham, a 20-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in a double shooting in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on Monday, October 6, 2014. The incident occurred just after 10 a.m. on East 53rd Street, between Church and Snyder avenues.…

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Demetrious Anthony Ward - Fairfield, California
Death by Force

Demetrious Anthony Ward

Male, age 18 · Fairfield, California
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Demetrious Anthony Ward, an 18-year-old high school senior from Vacaville, California, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2014. Born on January 28, 1996, in Fairfield, Demetrious was a promising student and athlete at Vacaville High School, where he was…

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Jar Pao Lee - Chico, California
Death by Force

Jar Pao Lee

Male, age 19 · Chico, California
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jar Pao Lee, a 19-year-old from Oroville, California, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2014, in a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting on Highway 70. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning as Lee and three others were traveling in two separate…

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Dana Fegueroa - Immaokalee, Florida
Death by Force

Dana Fegueroa

Female, age 29 · Immaokalee, Florida
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dana Fegueroa, a 29-year-old woman from Immokalee, FL, was tragically shot and killed on October 6, 2014. The incident occurred in a trailer located on the Seminole reservation near Immokalee. According to reports, Dana was shot multiple times in the head by…

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Nicholas Roehrick - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force

Nicholas Roehrick

Male, age 51 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nicholas Darrell Roehrick, a 51-year-old white male, was found dead on October 6, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. His death was the result of a homicide, specifically a gunshot wound. Roehrick's body was discovered behind a home on 18th Street, which was…

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Torrente G. Pickens - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Torrente G. Pickens

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Torrente G. Pickens, a 37-year-old African American male, was found shot to death in an SUV on October 6, 2014, in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the 100 block of East 44th Street. Pickens had been shot…

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Andre Paul Hicks - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Andre Paul Hicks

Male, age 36 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Andre Paul Hicks, a 36-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on October 6, 2014, in Cleveland, OH. The circumstances surrounding his death were investigated as a murder case. Authorities launched a thorough investigation to determine…

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Donna Green - Jackson, Tennessee
Death by Force

Donna Green

Female, age 58 · Jackson, Tennessee
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Jackson, Tennessee, the life of 58-year-old Donna Green, a White female, came to a sudden and tragic end on October 6, 2014. Authorities responded to a call and discovered her inside her home, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound.…

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Javier Rodriguez - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Javier Rodriguez

Male, age 22 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 6, 2014, Javier "Gordo" Rodriguez Jr., a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred outside a nightclub in the Oak Lawn area. Reports indicate that the shooting resulted in the death of Rodriguez and…

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Rita Joyce Salton - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Rita Joyce Salton

Female, age 43 · Houston, Texas
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rita Joyce Salton, a 43-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on October 6, 2014. She was shot multiple times as she was leaving her home in the 12200 block of Thicket Green Lane to go to work. Rita was a hardworking individual who was…

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Johnathan Francis Saddler - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Johnathan Francis Saddler

Male, age 25 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Johnathan Francis Saddler was 25 years old, according to the Washington Post's homicide database, when he was killed in St. Louis on Monday, October 6, 2014. The case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The Washington Post's…

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John ODoherty - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

John ODoherty

Male, age 47 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 6, 2013, John O'Doherty, a 47-year-old White male, died in Detroit, Michigan. His death was classified as a homicide by local authorities. The incident occurred within the city limits, adding his name to a list of violent crimes recorded in the…

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Jamal Martin - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Jamal Martin

Male, age 42 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 6, 2013, Jamal Martin, a 42-year-old African American male, died in Detroit, Michigan. His death was classified as a homicide. He is listed in databases dedicated to unsolved crimes and missing persons in the state of Michigan, which catalog…

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Rashad Patton - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Rashad Patton

Male, age 30 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2013, a vibrant 30-year-old man from Buffalo, New York, named Rashad Patton, found his life tragically cut short. On the afternoon of Saturday, October 5th, Patton was attending his sons' football game at Bakos Park. During halftime, he…

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Deddrick Williams - El Dorado, Arkansas
Death by Force

Deddrick Williams

Male, age 24 · El Dorado, Arkansas
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in El Dorado, Arkansas, the life of Deddrick Williams, a 24-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On October 6, 2013, Williams was shot and killed, leaving a void in the lives of his family and…

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Toren Maryel Waller - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Toren Maryel Waller

Male, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2013, the life of a young Richmond man was tragically cut short. Toren Maryel Waller, a 23-year-old male, was discovered deceased from multiple gunshot wounds shortly before midnight on the evening of October 5, 2013. The fatal incident…

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Torrey Smith - Chesapeake, Virginia
Death by Force

Torrey Smith

Male, age 29 · Chesapeake, Virginia
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 6, 2013, just two days shy of his 30th birthday, Torrey Smith, a 29-year-old Black male, was found shot to death in the 2800 block of Parkside Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia. Chesapeake police officers responded to a call…

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Michael Gilbert - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Michael Gilbert

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a city marked by the constant rhythm of life and loss, the violent deaths of two men, both bearing the name Gilbert, unfolded in separate and unrelated tragedies years apart. The earlier of the two incidents occurred in the autumn of 2013, a time when the…

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Zachary Lee - Ventura, California
Death by Force

Zachary Lee

Male, age 43 · Ventura, California
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Zachary Lee, a 43-year-old resident of Ventura, California, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2013. Lee was known for his dedication to helping others, particularly those struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. On the day of his death, he had gone to…

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Kianna Jackson - Santa Ana, California
Death by Force

Kianna Jackson

Female, age 20 · Santa Ana, California
Killed Oct 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kianna Jackson, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on October 6, 2013. She was one of four women who fell victim to the heinous crimes committed by Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon. Both men were convicted sex offenders who targeted vulnerable…

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Annie Sharpe - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Annie Sharpe

Female, age 83 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Annie Sharpe, an 83-year-old Black woman, was found dead on October 6, 2012, inside her home in the Wylam area of Birmingham, Alabama. What began as a routine concern for her wellbeing turned grim when authorities were asked to check on her at a residence in…

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Hector Cruz - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Hector Cruz

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Hector Cruz, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 6, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood, an area that had been struggling with increased gun violence during that year. Cruz was shot while…

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Josean Sanabria-Negron - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Josean Sanabria-Negron

Male, age 26 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Josean Sanabria-Negron, 26, a Hispanic/Latino man, was killed in Buffalo, New York, in the dim hours of Saturday, October 6, 2012, after gunfire erupted inside a house on the 200 block of Maryland Street. It was about 5:30 a.m. when the shooting happened, the…

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Silvano Galicia - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Silvano Galicia

Male, age 43 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

On October 6, 2012, 43-year-old Silvano Galicia was fatally shot in Charlotte, North Carolina. Galicia was found in the aftermath of a shooting incident in the city, though details about the specific circumstances remain limited. The case was included in…

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James Jeffery - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

James Jeffery

Male, age 24 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

On October 6, 2012, James Edward Jeffery Jr., aged 24, was tragically killed in Dayton, Ohio. He was found deceased in Montgomery County, and his death was classified as a homicide by the Dayton Police Department. Despite efforts by law enforcement, no…

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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.