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Deaths by Force on October 8

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

Deaths by Force (484)

Michael Lovett - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Lovett

Male, age 35 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Oct 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael Lovett, a 35-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on October 10, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was initially found with a gunshot wound after crashing his car into a utility pole on East Market Street. Lovett was driving a…

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TreMon RahQuis Pittman - Winston-salem, North Carolina
Death by Force

TreMon RahQuis Pittman

Male, age 22 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Oct 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

TreMon RahQuis Pittman, a 22-year-old African American male, was found unresponsive in a gold SUV outside Carmike Cinemas at 3640 Reynolda Road near Bethabara Park Boulevard in Winston-Salem, NC, on October 8, 2015. The investigation revealed that Pittman had…

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Jewell Miller - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Jewell Miller

Male, age 23 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed Oct 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jewell Laron Miller, a 23-year-old male from Toledo, Ohio, was tragically killed on October 8, 2015. Miller was known for his kind heart and generosity, often going out of his way to help others. His untimely death was a significant loss to his family…

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Javed Nizamani - Barrett-station, Texas
Death by Force

Javed Nizamani

Male, age 36 · Barrett-station, Texas
Killed Oct 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 8, 2015, Javed Nizamani, a 36-year-old man, was fatally shot at Barrett Grocery Store in Barrett Station, Texas. The incident occurred during an argument with a group of men who were loitering outside the store. Nizamani and his relative, Shazaib…

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Manuel Lazaro Sanchez - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Manuel Lazaro Sanchez

Female, age 25 · Houston, Texas
Killed Oct 8, 2015 · 11 years ago

Manuel Lazaro Sanchez, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on October 8, 2015, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred outside a sports bar in southwest Houston, where Sanchez had been with a group of friends. After leaving the bar with his…

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Obie Phillips - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Obie Phillips

Male, age 62 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, Obie Phillips, a 62-year-old disabled man, was walking home in Atlanta, Georgia. On a night in October, his life was cut short in a sudden and violent act. As he made his way along McDaniel Street, a car approached, and from within it…

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Larry D Lee - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Larry D Lee

Male, age 52 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Larry D. Lee, aged 52, was shot and killed on October 8, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in an area of Chicago that has been affected by frequent gun violence, contributing to the ongoing issue of public safety in several neighborhoods…

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Jonathan Armenta - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jonathan Armenta

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jonathan Armenta, a 15-year-old resident of Chicago, was tragically killed on October 8, 2014. His death was one of many homicides that year, as Chicago faced a wave of violence impacting neighborhoods throughout the city. The incident occurred in an area…

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Eric T Mathis - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Eric T Mathis

Male, age 32 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of 32-year-old Eric Travelle Mathis was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. On October 8th, a grim discovery was made inside a vacant house on North Wallace Avenue, where Mathis and another man, 23-year-old Dominic Amey Jr.…

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Dominic Amey - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Dominic Amey

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of 23-year-old Dominic Amey Jr. was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. On October 8, he and another man, 32-year-old Eric Travelle Mathis, were discovered deceased in what police would investigate as a double homicide. The…

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Kevin Hogue - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Kevin Hogue

Male, age 36 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late afternoon of a Wednesday in Buffalo, New York, the life of 36-year-old Kevin Hogue came to a violent end. On October 8, 2014, Hogue was found shot to death inside his clothing and accessories store, Diva Style Shoes and Accessories, on Hertel…

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Eric Young - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Eric Young

Male, age 17 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the morning of October 8, 2014, in Pittsburgh's Hill District, 17-year-old Eric Young was shot and killed as he was leaving his home on Morgan Street to go to school. The shooting occurred at approximately 7 a.m. in the presence of his mother, who was…

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Maria Soto-Garcia - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Maria Soto-Garcia

Female, age 61 · Houston, Texas
Found Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Maria Soto-Garcia, a 61-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on October 8, 2014, in Houston, Texas. She was an innocent bystander who was fatally shot in her apartment at the Williamstown Apartment complex on Bissonnet Street. The…

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Christian Colette Shockley - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Christian Colette Shockley

Female, age 24 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 8, 2014, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Christian Colette Shockley, a 24-year-old female and a member of the Muscogee Nation, was shot and killed at the Colonial Park Apartments. Witnesses at the apartment complex…

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Samantha Monden - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Samantha Monden

Female, age 30 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 8, 2014, Samantha Rae Monden, a 30-year-old white female from the Noble–Lexington area of Oklahoma, was swept into a chaotic chain of events at an Oklahoma City motel that ended with her being shot to death beside Interstate 35. She had been born…

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Hassan Byrd - Jersey City, New Jersey
Death by Force

Hassan Byrd

Male, age 28 · Jersey City, New Jersey
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of Hassan Byrd, a 28-year-old male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey. On Wednesday, October 8, 2014, Byrd was the victim of a fatal shooting in the city where he resided. The incident marked…

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Adreena D. Gary - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Adreena D. Gary

Female, age 19 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on October 8, 2014, 19-year-old Adreena D. Gary lost her life in a violent incident in Richmond, Virginia. Remembered as a kind and helpful individual, Adreena had aspirations of becoming a lawyer and was studying criminal justice.…

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Keytrell Kelly - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Keytrell Kelly

Male, age 2 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On an autumn day in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 2-year-old Keytrell Kelly was tragically cut short. On October 8, 2014, the young male became a victim of a devastating murder-suicide that stemmed from a domestic dispute. The incident, which also claimed…

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Michelle Kelly - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Michelle Kelly

Female, age 22 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a domestic dispute, 22-year-old Michelle S. Kelly of Richmond, Virginia, lost her life on October 8, 2014. The harrowing incident also resulted in the deaths of her two-year-old son, Keytrell Kelly, and her 19-year-old…

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Eric Travelle Mathis - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Eric Travelle Mathis

Male, age 32 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 8, 2014, authorities in Indianapolis, Indiana, made a grim discovery while responding to a violent crime scene on the city's east side. Police had initially been called to the 3300 block of North Wallace Avenue to investigate the fatal shooting of…

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Robin Poindexter - Ferguson, Missouri
Death by Force

Robin Poindexter

Male, age 56 · Ferguson, Missouri
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fall of 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a 56-year-old man named Robin Poindexter was fatally shot. The incident occurred on the evening of October 8, 2014. Poindexter, also known as 'Jerry,' was found by police in the parking lot of the Northwinds…

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Astrid Haynes - Columbia, South Carolina
Death by Force

Astrid Haynes

Female, age 32 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fall of 2014, the life of a vibrant and dedicated 32-year-old Black/African American woman, Astrid Haynes, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Columbia, South Carolina. A devoted mother to a two-year-old son, Haynes was known for…

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Cortney Deontray Beckham - District-heights, Maryland
Death by Force

Cortney Deontray Beckham

Male, age 22 · District-heights, Maryland
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the cool evening of October 8, 2014, a gathering of men outside an apartment building in the 2700 block of Lorring Drive in District Heights, Maryland, was shattered by sudden violence. Cortney Deontray Beckham, a 22-year-old African-American male from the…

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Anthony Chen - Guilderland, New York
Death by Force

Anthony Chen

Male, age 10 · Guilderland, New York
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a quiet suburban town, a horrific scene unfolded that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Ten-year-old Anthony Chen, a young boy of Chinese-American descent, was found brutally murdered in his Guilderland, New York home on October 8, 2014. He was…

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Eddy Chen - Guilderland, New York
Death by Force

Eddy Chen

Male, age 7 · Guilderland, New York
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Guilderland, New York, a horrific discovery shattered the community's sense of peace. On October 8, 2014, seven-year-old Eddy Chen, a male of Chinese descent, was found brutally murdered in his home on Western Avenue. This was not an…

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Hai Yan Li - Guilderland, New York
Death by Force

Hai Yan Li

Female, age 39 · Guilderland, New York
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Guilderland, New York, a horrific discovery shattered the community's sense of peace. On October 8, 2014, 38-year-old Hai Yan Li, a Chinese immigrant, was found brutally murdered in her home on Western Avenue. This shocking act of…

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Jin Feng Chen - Guilderland, New York
Death by Force

Jin Feng Chen

Male, age 37 · Guilderland, New York
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 8, 2014, a horrific scene was discovered in a modest home in Guilderland, New York, forever altering the sense of peace in the quiet suburban community. Jin Feng Chen, a 39-year-old man of Chinese descent, was found…

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Marquis Thomas - Marrero, Louisiana
Death by Force

Marquis Thomas

Male, age 26 · Marrero, Louisiana
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the tight-knit community of Marrero, Louisiana, the evening of October 8, 2014, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 26-year-old Marquis Thomas. An African American male, Thomas was standing outside a home with his grandmother when…

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Ronald J. Chillis Jr. - Saint-mary-parish, Louisiana
Death by Force

Ronald J. Chillis Jr.

Male, age 32 · Saint-mary-parish, Louisiana
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the community of Four Corners in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, was shaken by the violent death of Ronald J. Chillis Jr., a 32-year-old man. On the evening of October 8, 2014, deputies from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office were…

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James Walker - Spencer, North Carolina
Death by Force

James Walker

Male, age 43 · Spencer, North Carolina
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

James Arthur Walker Jr., a 43-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on October 8, 2014, in Spencer, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a home invasion at the family residence on Fifth Avenue. According to family members, three men…

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Tony Walker - Spencer, North Carolina
Death by Force

Tony Walker

Male, age 29 · Spencer, North Carolina
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antonio "Tony" Darnell Walker, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on October 8, 2014, in Spencer, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a home invasion at the family residence on 611 Fifth Avenue. Tony Walker and his uncle…

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Anith Jones - Merrillville, Indiana
Death by Force

Anith Jones

Female, age 35 · Merrillville, Indiana
Killed Oct 8, 2014 · 12 years ago

Anith Jones, a 35-year-old African American woman from Merrillville, Indiana, was reported missing on October 8, 2014. Her family grew concerned when they could no longer contact her. Ten days later, on October 18, 2014, her body was discovered in the…

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Tavache Kizer - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tavache Kizer

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 8, 2013, Tavache "Trife" Kizer, a 38-year-old rapper from Chicago, was fatally shot while his car was being repaired in South Dorchester. Kizer, known in the local music community as "Trife," was not believed to have been the intended target of the…

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Chanclenor Atlow - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Chanclenor Atlow

Male, age 37 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 8, 2013, the life of 37-year-old Chancellor Atlow was tragically cut short in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans. At approximately 7 a.m., police responded to a call of a man down near the intersection of…

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Luis Guncay - Waterbury, Connecticut
Death by Force

Luis Guncay

Male, age 30 · Waterbury, Connecticut
Killed Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the city of Waterbury, Connecticut, the life of 30-year-old Luis Guncay, a male laborer, was cut short on the night of October 8, 2013. He was standing outside of his home at 221 Wood Street, in a neighborhood characterized by closely built homes, when he…

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Steven Lee Vasey Jr. - Rosemount, Minnesota
Death by Force

Steven Lee Vasey Jr.

Male, age 32 · Rosemount, Minnesota
Killed Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the fall of 2013, a concerning message from a relative prompted a welfare check at a Rosemount, Minnesota apartment, leading to a tragic discovery. On October 8, 2013, police entered the residence to find the bodies of 32-year-old Steven Lee Vasey Jr., a…

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Malcolm C. Jefferson II - Charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Malcolm C. Jefferson II

Male, age 18 · Charleston, South Carolina
Killed Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 8, 2013, a day that should have been filled with celebration, 18-year-old Malcolm C. Jefferson II was tragically shot and killed in Charleston, South Carolina. The incident that cut his life short occurred on his own birthday, a cruel twist of fate…

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Crystallyn May Nguyen - Inglewood, California
Death by Force

Crystallyn May Nguyen

Female, age 18 · Inglewood, California
Killed Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Crystallyn May Nguyen, an 18-year-old woman from Inglewood, California, tragically lost her life on October 8, 2013. The incident occurred in the 11700 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard, where Nguyen was fatally shot. According to reports, the shooting took…

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Dora Lee Dawson - Inglewood, California
Death by Force

Dora Lee Dawson

Female, age 64 · Inglewood, California
Killed Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Dora Lee Dawson, a 64-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost her life on October 8, 2013. The incident occurred in the 11700 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard, where Dawson was shot while attempting to protect her grandson, Datwan…

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Deshon Evans - Marrero, Louisiana
Death by Force

Deshon Evans

Male, age 20 · Marrero, Louisiana
Killed Oct 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning, the quiet of a Marrero neighborhood was shattered by gunfire that claimed the life of 20-year-old Deshon Evans, a Black male, on October 8, 2013. The fatal incident unfolded inside a residence in the 5900 block of…

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Ronald Perry - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Ronald Perry

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California
Found Oct 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On October 8, 2012, 28-year-old African American male Ronald Perry was fatally shot in Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the early morning hours on the 1400 block of 84th Avenue in East Oakland. Perry was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was…

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Erin Adams - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Erin Adams

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California
Found Oct 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Erin Adams, a 19-year-old from Oakland, California, was tragically killed on October 8, 2012, in a shooting that took place in West Oakland. Erin was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Ronald Perry when they were both shot and killed while driving…

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Jonathan L Williams - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jonathan L Williams

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jonathan L. Williams, aged 17, was killed on October 8, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a year that saw a notable surge in homicides, marking Chicago as one of the cities with the highest violent crime rates in the United States. In…

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Curt Jones - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Curt Jones

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Oct 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On an autumn evening in Baltimore, the life of a young man was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. Curt Jones, a 28-year-old Black / African American male, was fatally shot on October 8, 2012, in the Pen Lucy neighborhood.…

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Eliseo Quinones - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Eliseo Quinones

Male, age 37 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Oct 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Despite an extensive search of online sources, no information could be found regarding the death of a Hispanic male named Eliseo Quinones, aged 37, in St. Louis, Missouri, on or around October 8, 2012. Numerous search queries were conducted using the provided…

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Francis Madison - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Francis Madison

Female, age 52 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Oct 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In 2012, the life of 52-year-old Francis Madison was tragically cut short in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The circumstances surrounding her death were deemed a homicide, leaving a cloud of unanswered questions and a community searching for justice. To this day…

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Everett Collins - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Everett Collins

Male, age 57 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Oct 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta, a Friday afternoon in October of 2010 turned tragic for 57-year-old Everett Collins. While walking to a neighbor's house around 1:30 p.m., an armed man approached him near the intersection of Ridgedale Road NE and…

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Marcus R Owens - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Marcus R Owens

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Marcus R. Owens, aged 27, was shot and killed on October 8, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, an area that has seen significant violence and gang activity over the years. Owens was found in a porch or…

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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.