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Deaths by Force on September 16

689 open cases in our database happened on September 16. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (514)

Kevin Morgan - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kevin Morgan

Male, age 31 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Sep 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On September 16, 2015, at approximately 1 a.m., 31-year-old Kevin Morgan, a Black male from Pittsburgh's Hill District, was fatally shot while sitting on the porch of a residence in the 3300 block of Webster Avenue. Upon arrival, police found Morgan…

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Cara Crowder - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Cara Crowder

Male, age 23 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Sep 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, a birthday celebration turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of a local family. Cara Crowder Jr., a 23-year-old male, was attending a birthday party on Jefferson Avenue in…

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Timothy Dewayne Johnson - Decatur, Tennessee
Death by Force

Timothy Dewayne Johnson

Male, age 52 · Decatur, Tennessee
Killed Sep 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 16, 2015, a family dispute in Decatur, Tennessee, escalated into a fatal confrontation that claimed the life of 52-year-old Timothy Dewayne Johnson, a White male. The disagreement, which centered around a prized pet…

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Victor Williams - Tallahassee, Florida
Death by Force

Victor Williams

Male, age 49 · Tallahassee, Florida
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Victor Williams, aged 49, was tragically killed on September 16, 2014, in Tallahassee, Florida. Officers responded to a call at 4:40 a.m. at 637 Preston Street, where they found Williams wandering in need of medical assistance after being stabbed. He was…

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George Morris - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

George Morris

Male, age 54 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fading light of a Monday evening in southwest Atlanta, a life was tragically cut short. Sheldon Morris, a 51-year-old man, was found with a fatal gunshot wound to his head in the 200 block of Thornton Street. The call came in to the Atlanta Police…

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David Gaines - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

David Gaines

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On September 16, 2014, David Gaines was shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio, on Huron Avenue. The shooting took place outside his home, and he was pronounced dead in the early hours of the next day after being transported to the hospital. According to the…

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Juan Carlos Guevara-Martinez - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Juan Carlos Guevara-Martinez

Male, age 21 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

A young man's life was cut tragically short in Phoenix, Arizona, leaving a void in the community and a case that has lingered in public memory. Juan Carlos Guevara-Martinez, a 21-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on September 16, 2014. The incident was…

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Juan Guerava-Martinez - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Juan Guerava-Martinez

Male, age 21 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of September 16, 2014, 21-year-old Juan Carlos Guevara-Martinez, a Hispanic / Latino male, was shot to death in Phoenix, Arizona. What little is preserved in the public record reduces his life to a date, a city, and the stark phrase that he was…

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Danielle Stephanie Griego - Aurora, Colorado
Death by Force

Danielle Stephanie Griego

Female, age 24 · Aurora, Colorado
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of September 16, 2014, police were called to an apartment in Aurora, Colorado, for a domestic violence incident involving 24-year-old Danielle Stephanie Griego and her boyfriend, Elmo Johnson, 44. Although officers found Griego at the…

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Jemario Langston - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Jemario Langston

Male, age 17 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jemario Langston, a 17-year-old Black male, found his life tragically cut short on a Tuesday afternoon in Minneapolis. On September 16, 2014, at approximately 3:40 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 2300 block of Fremont Avenue North. Jemario, caught in the…

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Christopher Strong. - Lansing, Michigan
Death by Force

Christopher Strong.

Male, age 27 · Lansing, Michigan
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of Christopher Bernard Montgomery-Strong, a 27-year-old man from Lansing, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On September 16, 2014, he was killed by gun violence in his community. His death left a void in the lives of his…

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Oscar Saul Ocampo - Corcoran, California
Death by Force

Oscar Saul Ocampo

Male, age 29 · Corcoran, California
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Oscar Saul Ocampo, a 29-year-old resident of Corcoran, California, tragically lost his life on the night of September 16, 2014. The incident occurred during a violent home invasion at a residence on Newark Avenue, just north of Corcoran. According to the…

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Quincy Suggs - Jonesboro, Georgia
Death by Force

Quincy Suggs

Male, age 24 · Jonesboro, Georgia
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic series of events that unfolded in Jonesboro, Georgia, 24-year-old Quincy Suggs, a male, lost his life in a case that involved a robbery and was connected to gang activity. On September 16, 2014, firefighters responding to a house fire on Redland…

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David L. Gaines Sr - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

David L. Gaines Sr

Male, age 58 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

David L. Gaines Sr., a 58-year-old African American male from Dayton, Ohio, was tragically murdered on September 16, 2014. The Dayton Police Department has classified his death as an unsolved homicide. Despite extensive investigations, no arrests have been…

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Marc Carrion - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Marc Carrion

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a September night in 2014, a tragic encounter unfolded in a Northeast Philadelphia apartment that would leave one man dead and another facing the legal system. Marc Carrion, a 32-year-old male, was shot and killed inside the Holme Circle…

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Kerwin Borden Sr - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Kerwin Borden Sr

Male, age 25 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late afternoon of Monday, September 16, 2013, the life of 25-year-old Kerwin Borden Sr., an African-American male, was tragically cut short in New Orleans. Known to some by the nickname 'Porsche,' Borden was a father of three who was loved by his…

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Phillip Wallace - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Phillip Wallace

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, September 16, 2013, a sense of profound loss unexpectedly befell a Detroit family. On that day, at approximately 1:00 a.m., a man named Philip Wallace was found murdered at the intersection of Puritan and Ohio streets on…

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Tyree Clark - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Tyree Clark

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Tyree Clark, an 18-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically killed on September 16, 2013. Tyree was born on March 10, 1995, and his death occurred in the city where he had lived his entire life. He was found dead as a result of a shooting, adding…

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Antwann Smith - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Antwann Smith

Male, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Antwann Smith, aged 19, was tragically killed on September 16, 2013, in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Around 9 p.m. that evening, Antwann was found dead in front of a house on Mt. Vernon Street, riddled with multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses were…

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Arthur Daniels - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Arthur Daniels

Male, age 51 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2020, a tragic event unfolded in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., that cut short the life of Arthur Daniels IV. On the afternoon of October 1st, police responded to a report of a shooting on 8th Street, Northwest. There, they…

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Frank Kohler - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Frank Kohler

Male, age 50 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Frank E. Kohler, a 50-year-old male, passed away suddenly on Monday, September 16, 2013, in a tragic incident at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. He was a resident of Tall Timbers, Maryland, and was a respected Subject Matter Expert for the Navy…

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Gerald Eugene Read - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Gerald Eugene Read

Male, age 58 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic Monday morning, September 16, 2013, the life of 58-year-old Gerald Eugene Read, a White male from Alexandria, Virginia, was abruptly ended during a horrific mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. A dedicated husband, father…

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John Roger Johnson - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

John Roger Johnson

Male, age 73 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

John Roger Johnson, a 73-year-old male, was tragically killed on September 16, 2013, during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. He was the oldest of the twelve victims who lost their lives in the attack. Johnson was working as a…

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Kathleen Kathy Gaarde - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Kathleen Kathy Gaarde

Female, age 62 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic Monday in September, the life of Kathleen 'Kathy' Gaarde, a 62-year-old White female from Woodbridge, Virginia, was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On September 16, 2013, Gaarde was at her job as a financial analyst at the Washington…

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Kenneth Bernard Proctor - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Kenneth Bernard Proctor

Male, age 46 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic Monday morning, September 16, 2013, the life of 46-year-old Kenneth Bernard Proctor was cut short in a devastating act of violence at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. A Native American and a proud member of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe…

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Martin Bodrog - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Martin Bodrog

Male, age 54 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Martin Bodrog, a 54-year-old male, was a man dedicated to his family, faith, and country. A native of Woodbury, New Jersey, he was a standout football player and wrestler in high school, known for his bright and funny personality. He went on to graduate from…

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Mary Francis Knight - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Mary Francis Knight

Female, age 51 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic Monday in the nation's capital, Mary Francis Knight, a 51-year-old woman, lost her life in a senseless act of violence. On September 16, 2013, the accomplished cybersecurity professional was fatally shot during a mass shooting at the Washington…

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Michael Arnold - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Michael Arnold

Male, age 59 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the morning of September 16, 2013, Michael Arnold, a 59-year-old White male, reported for another workday at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., where he was serving as a civilian contractor after a long career in the U.S. Navy. A Michigan native…

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Richard Mike Ridgell - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Richard Mike Ridgell

Male, age 52 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Richard Michael 'Mike' Ridgell, a 52-year-old White male, went to his job as a security guard at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013, a day that would end in a national tragedy. A former Maryland State Trooper, Ridgell was a protector by nature, a…

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Sylvia R. Fraiser - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Sylvia R. Fraiser

Female, age 53 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the heart of Washington, D.C., the life of Sylvia R. Fraiser, a 53-year-old Black woman, was tragically cut short on the morning of September 16, 2013. A dedicated and beloved information assurance manager for the Naval Sea Systems Command, she was among…

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Vishnu Bhalchandra Pandit - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Vishnu Bhalchandra Pandit

Male, age 61 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Vishnu Bhalchandra Pandit, a 61-year-old Indian-American man, was among the twelve victims of a mass shooting that took place at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013. A kind and gentle man, Pandit had built a life in the United States after…

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Kerwin Porsche Borden Sr. - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Kerwin Porsche Borden Sr.

Male, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the warm afternoon of Monday, September 16, 2013, in New Orleans, a life was cut tragically short. Kerwin Porsche Borden Sr., a 25-year-old Black male known to some as 'Porsche,' was found lifeless in an abandoned parking lot in the 1800 block of North…

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Michael Woodby - Luttrell, Tennessee
Death by Force

Michael Woodby

Male, age 45 · Luttrell, Tennessee
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the small community of Luttrell, Tennessee, a long and bitter feud between two neighboring families culminated in the death of 45-year-old Michael Woodby on the night of September 16, 2013. For three years, the Woodby family and their neighbors across the…

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Sylvia Frasier - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Sylvia Frasier

Female, age 53 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Sylvia Frasier, a 53-year-old Black woman, had built a life of dedication and warmth in Washington, D.C. For over a decade, she was a valued employee at the Naval Sea Systems Command, where she worked as an information assurance manager. Her diligence and…

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Kathy Gaarde - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Kathy Gaarde

Female, age 62 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Sep 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic Monday morning, September 16, 2013, the life of 62-year-old Kathleen Gaarde, a dedicated financial analyst, was cut short in a horrific act of violence. Known as Kathy to her friends and family, she was one of twelve innocent victims who lost…

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Marcus Brown - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Marcus Brown

Null, age 23 · Miami, Florida
Found Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On September 16, 2012, 23-year-old Marcus Brown was found dead in Miami, Florida, as part of an unsolved homicide case that continues to trouble local authorities and his family. The circumstances of his death remain unclear, and he is listed among the…

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Devon Fields - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Devon Fields

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Devon Fields, aged 23, was shot and killed on September 16, 2012, in Chicago. The incident occurred in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side, which has faced significant challenges with gun violence and crime. Devon Fields was a former youth worker…

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Ramiro Ramirez - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Ramiro Ramirez

Male, age 30 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the violent landscape of Detroit, Michigan, during 2012, a year marked by a significant rise in homicide rates, Ramiro Ramirez became one of the many tragic statistics recorded in the city's struggle against violent crime. A 42-year-old Hispanic male…

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Francisco Ramirez - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Francisco Ramirez

Male, age 19 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In Oklahoma City, a 37-year-old man named Frank Ramirez died while in custody at the Oklahoma County Detention Center on April 22, 2023. He had been detained since August 2021 on multiple charges, including robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault and…

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Freddy Valle - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Freddy Valle

Male, age 22 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the night of September 16, 2012, Freddy Valle, a 22-year-old man from Oklahoma City, was riding through the city's northeast side with 19-year-old Francisco Javier Ramirez when their lives were cut short. The weekend had already been violent in Oklahoma…

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Brandon Peller - Chesapeake, Virginia
Death by Force

Brandon Peller

Male, age 24 · Chesapeake, Virginia
Killed Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a Sunday morning in September 2012, the life of 24-year-old Brandon Peller was tragically cut short. Around 11:30 a.m. on September 16th, a man arrived at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center with Peller, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his neck.…

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Pareshkumar Patel - Chesterfield, Virginia
Death by Force

Pareshkumar Patel

Male, age 44 · Chesterfield, Virginia
Killed Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the morning of September 16, 2012, Pareshkumar Patel, a 44-year-old man who was a native of India, arrived at the Raceway gas station he operated on Jefferson Davis Highway in Chesterfield, Virginia, for what he likely presumed would be a typical day of…

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Rasheda Alestock - Staunton, Virginia
Death by Force

Rasheda Alestock

Female, age 22 · Staunton, Virginia
Killed Sep 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that shook the community of Staunton, Virginia, 22-year-old Rasheda L. Alestock was found deceased in her home on Sunday, September 16, 2012. A Black female, Alestock was discovered in her third-floor bedroom at 9 Bolton Place in…

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Michael A. Boiano - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Michael A. Boiano

Unknown, age 41 · Miami, Florida
Found Sep 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Michael A. Boiano, aged 41, was found dead on September 16, 2010, in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally from New York, Boiano had moved to Florida and was working as a construction worker. Details surrounding his death remain unclear, and there is no concrete…

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Leon F Finisson - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Leon F Finisson

Male, age 38 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Sep 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening, the sense of normalcy in a near-northeast side Indianapolis neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On September 16, 2010, 38-year-old Leon F. Finisson, a male resident of the city, found his life…

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Amerian Williams-Cole - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Amerian Williams-Cole

Male, age 2 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Sep 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late summer of 2010, a devastating fire in Indianapolis claimed the lives of a young mother and her toddler son, leaving a community in mourning and a case that remains a painful, unanswered question. On September 15, 20-year-old Jessica Lynn Cole and…

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Marchello Jackson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Marchello Jackson

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Sep 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the city of Detroit, the life of Marchello Jackson, a 28-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. His death, which occurred on Christy Street, was reported to authorities on September 16, 2010. The specific details of what transpired…

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Ronald Evans - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Ronald Evans

Male, age 21 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Sep 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late summer of 2010, a young man's promising future was tragically cut short on a street in Buffalo, New York. Ronald Evans, a 21-year-old male, was returning to his family's home on Chelsea Place on the night of September 1st. Known affectionately as…

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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.