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Deaths by Force on September 9

704 open cases in our database happened on September 9. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (481)

Myrick L Diggles - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Myrick L Diggles

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Sep 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

On September 9, 2010, Myrick L. Diggles, a 19-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed. The incident occurred during a time when Chicago was grappling with high levels of gun violence, which significantly impacted neighborhoods across the city. The homicide…

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Robert L Lockett - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Robert L Lockett

Male, age 48 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Sep 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a September day in 2010, the life of 48-year-old Robert Lee Lockett was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On the 9th of that month, police responded to a call in the 2600 block of Quantico Avenue, where they discovered Lockett suffering from…

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Montra D Johnson - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Montra D Johnson

Male, age 36 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Sep 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the afternoon of September 9, 2010, authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, were alerted to a shooting incident in the 1200 block of Brooklyn Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 12:28 p.m., where they discovered a male victim unresponsive at…

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Jahaire Torres - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jahaire Torres

Female, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Sep 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jahaire Torres, a 22-year-old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was murdered on September 9, 2010. Her death was part of the grim series of homicides that marked the year 2010 as one of significant violence in Philadelphia. The city saw an increase in violent…

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Bobby Whitaker - Blytheville, Arkansas
Death by Force

Bobby Whitaker

Male, age 24 · Blytheville, Arkansas
Killed Sep 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

Bobby Joe Whitaker, a 24-year-old White male from Blytheville, Arkansas, was killed by gun violence on September 9, 2010, in Blytheville. Contemporary memorial notices confirmed his death and the date, while community records remember him specifically as a…

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Myrick Diggles - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Myrick Diggles

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Sep 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

Myrick Leshan Diggles, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on September 9, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. Born on March 19, 1991, in Dallas, Texas, Myrick's life was cut short in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. The…

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David Robert Hunter Jr. - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

David Robert Hunter Jr.

Male · Los Angeles, California
Killed Sep 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

On Thursday, September 9, 2010, infant David Robert Hunter Jr., a Black male under the age of one, was found dead in an apartment building in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles. First responders were called to a residential complex situated at 2020…

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Jerome Mayweather Grandberry - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jerome Mayweather Grandberry

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Sep 9, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jerome Mayweather Grandberry, aged 26, was shot and killed on September 9, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a neighborhood that has been severely affected by the prevalence of gun violence. The circumstances around Grandberry's death…

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Marlys Harper - Elkhart, Indiana
Death by Force

Marlys Harper

Female, age 28 · Elkhart, Indiana
Killed Sep 9, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet town of Elkhart, Indiana, the life of 28-year-old Marlys Harper, a mother of two, was brought to a tragic and abrupt end on the night of September 9, 1999. She was a woman known for her cheerful disposition and unwavering dedication to her…

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Douglas Edwards - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Douglas Edwards

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Sep 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Douglas Edwards, aged 45, was fatally shot on September 9, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a troubling trend of violence that affected the city during that year, as Chicago recorded over 500 homicides in 2008. The incident occurred in a…

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Douglas Jackson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Douglas Jackson

Null, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Sep 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Douglas Jackson, aged 45, was fatally shot on September 9, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was among the hundreds of homicides recorded in the city that year. Jackson was targeted while in a neighborhood on the city's South Side, where gun violence was…

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Dominic Faw - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Dominic Faw

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Sep 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 31-year-old Dominic Faw was tragically cut short. On June 11, 2020, in the 3700 block of Bowers Avenue, Faw was shot in the chest. The incident unfolded shortly after 8 p.m., prompting a swift response…

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Christopher Wesley Roy - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Christopher Wesley Roy

Male, age 32 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Sep 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Christopher Wesley Roy, a 32-year-old Black man, died in St. Louis, Missouri, leaving behind a story that is difficult to fully reconstruct from widely accessible public material. What can be said with confidence is that Missouri maintains an official system…

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Terrell Ewing - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Terrell Ewing

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Sep 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Terrell Ewing, aged 29, was fatally shot on September 9, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a challenging period for the city, as Chicago experienced ongoing issues with gun violence, particularly affecting many neighborhoods that were…

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Lenard Eggleston - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lenard Eggleston

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Sep 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Lenard Eggleston, age 39, was shot and killed on September 9, 2007, in Chicago. The incident occurred on the South Side of the city, which has long faced persistent challenges related to gun violence and community safety. Lenard was shot multiple times, with…

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Joseph Tran - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Joseph Tran

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas
Found Sep 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Joseph Tran, a 22-year-old male of Asian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on September 9, 2007, in Houston, Texas. He was fatally shot at around 1:20 a.m. at 2020 McKinney, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The incident was reported to the Houston Police…

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James Lightfoot - Fort Worth, Texas
Death by Force

James Lightfoot

Male, age 41 · Fort Worth, Texas
Found Sep 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

James Lightfoot, aged 41, died on September 9, 2007, in Fort Worth, Texas. Lightfoot, a laborer, passed away at a local hospital, leaving behind his family and friends. He was remembered for his involvement in his community and the impact he made on those who…

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James Baker - Fort Worth, Texas
Death by Force

James Baker

Male, age 41 · Fort Worth, Texas
Killed Sep 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

James Baker, a 41-year-old resident of Fort Worth, Texas, was found dead on September 9, 2007, in what became a cold case that haunted both investigators and his loved ones. Initially, active homicide detectives conducted an extensive investigation, but were…

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Stephanie Belk King - Gaston, North Carolina
Death by Force

Stephanie Belk King

Female, age 27 · Gaston, North Carolina
Killed Sep 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Stephanie Dawn Belk King, a 27-year-old woman from Gaston, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on September 9, 2007. Stephanie, who was of Caucasian descent, was shot and killed by her boyfriend, Lindsey Morgan. The incident occurred in the mobile home…

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Steve Guarini - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Steve Guarini

Male, age 49 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Sep 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Steve Guarini, 49, a driver for Lenox Cab, was shot and killed in his taxi in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward on Sunday, September 9, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta…

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Jaye Smith - Gastonia, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jaye Smith

Female, age 28 · Gastonia, North Carolina
Found Sep 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

On September 9, 2005, Jaye Lynn Jarrett Smith, a 28-year-old woman from Gastonia, North Carolina, was found deceased in a wooded area near East Second Avenue. Her body was discovered by authorities after a report of a suspicious situation in the area. The…

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Georgia Thompson - Tempe, Arizona
Death by Force

Georgia Thompson

Female, age 19 · Tempe, Arizona
Killed Sep 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in 2005, nineteen-year-old Georgia Thompson, a recent transplant to Tempe, Arizona, was found dead in the parking lot of her apartment complex. She had been shot once in the back of the head. A native of Coeur d'Alene…

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Andres Valdez Jr. - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Andres Valdez Jr.

Male, age 34 · Sacramento, California
Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Andres Valdez Jr., 34, was fatally shot on September 9, 2004, during a violent home invasion in Sacramento, California. The incident took place late at night, around 10:20 p.m., when two gunmen entered the residence and began shooting. Valdez was taken to a…

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Anduan Smith - Springfield, Ohio
Death by Force

Anduan Smith

Male, age 30 · Springfield, Ohio
Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

On September 9, 2004, 30-year-old Anduan Smith was shot and killed in Springfield, Ohio. The incident occurred late at night at around 11:50 p.m. while Anduan was standing outside the Citgo gas station located at 502 South Yellow Springs Street. Several…

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Kenneth Davis - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Kenneth Davis

Male, age 31 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Kenneth Ivey Davis, a 31-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on September 9, 2004, in Portland, Oregon. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. outside The Backswing Tavern located on NE Going Street. Witnesses reported seeing Davis in the parking…

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Rodney Minor - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Rodney Minor

Male, age 38 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the late summer of 2004, the life of Rodney L. Minor, a 38-year-old Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On September 9th of that year, in the 2700 block of Wilson Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee, Minor was shot and killed. His death was…

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Kenneth Ivey Davis - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Kenneth Ivey Davis

Male, age 31 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

On the evening of September 9, 2004, in Portland, Oregon, the life of 31-year-old Kenneth Ivey Davis, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. At approximately 9:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 6015 NE…

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Rodney L. Minor - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Rodney L. Minor

Male, age 38 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Sep 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the late hours of September 9, 2004, the life of 38-year-old Rodney L. Minor was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. An African American man, Minor was in the 2700 block of Wilson Avenue when he was fatally shot. His death was quickly classified…

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Aaron M Church - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Aaron M Church

Male, age 19 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Sep 9, 2003 · 23 years ago

Aaron Mitchell Church, 19, a Black male, was shot multiple times late on September 9, 2003, after leaving an acquaintance's residence near Dinning Avenue and Hinkle Street in Las Vegas. He had been driving a maroon 2003 Saturn Ion; his body was found in the…

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Juan Castro-Ramos - Concord, North Carolina
Death by Force

Juan Castro-Ramos

Male, age 39 · Concord, North Carolina
Found Sep 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

On September 9, 2002, the body of 39-year-old Juan Castro-Ramos was discovered in a wooded area near NC 49 and Cold Springs Road in Concord, North Carolina. Castro-Ramos, who resided in Charlotte, had been missing for some time before his body was found. The…

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Keith Gross - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Death by Force

Keith Gross

Male, age 24 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Killed Sep 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

Keith Gross, a 24-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was tragically murdered on September 9, 2002. Gross was an employee at a local store named Kitchens to Go and had previously served a short stint in the army, which made him known for his…

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Shizuo Kado - Burnaby, British Columbia
Death by Force

Shizuo Kado

Male, age 98 · Burnaby, British Columbia
Killed Sep 9, 2002 · 24 years ago

Shizuo Kado was a 98-year-old Japanese man living in Burnaby, British Columbia, with his wife, Tokuyo, when their home became the scene of a deadly attack in September 2002. Born on November 24, 1903, Kado had spent much of his earlier life farming in British…

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Andrew Moore - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Andrew Moore

Male · San Diego, California
Found Sep 9, 2000 · 26 years ago

Andrew Moore, a 26-year-old student and chef, was tragically murdered on September 9, 2000, in his apartment in San Diego, California. Moore was a full-time student at San Diego City College and also worked as a chef at a restaurant in the Gaslamp District.…

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Tilda J Phipps - San Diego, California
Death by Force

Tilda J Phipps

Female, age 40 · San Diego, California
Found Sep 9, 1998 · 28 years ago

On September 9, 1998, Tilda J. Phipps, a 40-year-old resident of San Diego, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the La Jolla area. Phipps was discovered unresponsive in the driver's seat of her red Ford Mustang, which had crashed into the front…

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Tilda J. Phipps - San-diego, California
Death by Force

Tilda J. Phipps

Female, age 40 · San-diego, California
Killed Sep 9, 1998 · 28 years ago

On September 9, 1998, Tilda J. Phipps, a 40-year-old resident of San Diego, California, was found unresponsive in her red Ford Mustang after it crashed into the front yard of a residence on Coast Boulevard in La Jolla. Initially, it was believed that her…

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Michael J Gembarowski - Milton, Vermont
Death by Force

Michael J Gembarowski

Male, age 36 · Milton, Vermont
Killed Sep 9, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet town of Milton, Vermont, the life of a 36-year-old Caucasian male named Michael Gembarowski came to an unexpected and violent end. On September 9, 1995, officers from the Milton Police Department were dispatched to Gembarowski's residence at 58…

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Jose Moreno-Perez - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Jose Moreno-Perez

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Sep 9, 1994 · 32 years ago

Jose Moreno-Perez, aged 27, was tragically killed on September 9, 1994, in Columbus, Ohio. His body was found at the rear of 625 Cleveland Avenue in Franklin County. The Columbus Police Department reported that Moreno-Perez sustained head wounds, and his…

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Clifton Bell - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Clifton Bell

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Sep 9, 1993 · 33 years ago

Clifton Bell, aged 46, was the victim of a homicide that took place on September 9, 1993, in Columbus, Ohio. On that day, Bell was found with a fatal gunshot wound at the address of 2819 E. 5th Avenue, #B, located in Franklin County. Despite the efforts of…

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Teresa Holcomb - Toccoa, Georgia
Death by Force

Teresa Holcomb

Female, age 37 · Toccoa, Georgia
Killed Sep 9, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the late summer of 1993, the community of Toccoa, Georgia, was unsettled by the death of Teresa Ann Wehunt Holcomb. A 37-year-old white woman, often called 'Peg' by those who knew her, she was a resident of Cedar Fork Road. On September 9, 1993, she was…

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Marilyn Hickey - Bremerton, Washington
Death by Force

Marilyn Hickey

Female, age 57 · Bremerton, Washington
Killed Sep 9, 1992 · 34 years ago

In September of 1992, in the quiet city of Bremerton, Washington, a gruesome discovery marked the beginning of a decades-long quest for justice. Marilyn Hickey, a 57-year-old woman, was found deceased in her studio apartment on Chester Avenue on September…

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Donald Kleeman - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Donald Kleeman

Male, age 48 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Sep 9, 1989 · 37 years ago

Donald Kleeman, a 48-year-old Caucasian male, was found strangled in his Los Angeles apartment on September 9, 1989. His death was part of a series of murders committed by Juan Chavez, a Mexican serial killer who targeted gay men in Los Angeles County between…

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Stella Gonzales - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Stella Gonzales

Female, age 13 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Sep 9, 1988 · 38 years ago

Stella Gonzales, a 13-year-old girl, was tragically killed on September 9, 1988. She was walking with a friend near Tingley Beach in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when she was shot in the head by Paul Apodaca, a serial killer who later confessed to the crime.…

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Joseph Daniel Bock - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Joseph Daniel Bock

Male, age 40 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Sep 9, 1987 · 39 years ago

Sergeant Joseph Daniel Bock, aged 40, was a dedicated officer with the Corpus Christi Police Department in Texas. On September 9, 1987, while attempting to arrest a speeding suspect near the Botanical Gardens, Sergeant Bock was tragically shot and killed. The…

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Janet Lee Lucas - Missoula, Montana
Death by Force

Janet Lee Lucas

Female, age 23 · Missoula, Montana
Killed Sep 9, 1985 · 41 years ago

For thirty-six years, she was known only as "Christy Crystal Creek," a name given to the skeletal remains of a young Caucasian woman discovered by a bear hunter on a hillside in Missoula, Montana, on September 9, 1985. The 23-year-old female, Janet Lee Lucas…

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Wayne Schubert - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Wayne Schubert

Male, age 16 · Houston, Texas
Killed Sep 9, 1985 · 41 years ago

Wayne Schubert, a 16-year-old White male from Houston, Texas, is remembered in online accounts as a teenager whose life ended in a sudden, gunshot killing during a violent stretch of mid-1980s crime in the area. One online memorial listing places his death in…

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Carnie F. Hopkins - Smithia, Kentucky
Death by Force

Carnie F. Hopkins

Male, age 54 · Smithia, Kentucky
Killed Sep 9, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a late Sunday evening in September of 1984, the life of Livingston County Deputy Sheriff Carnie F. Hopkins, a 54-year-old male, was tragically cut short. At approximately 11:20 p.m. on September 9th, Deputy Hopkins radioed his dispatch to inform them that…

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Robert J. Mihalik - Saint-joseph, Michigan
Death by Force

Robert J. Mihalik

Male, age 37 · Saint-joseph, Michigan
Killed Sep 9, 1984 · 42 years ago

On a late summer afternoon, the life of Michigan State Trooper Robert J. Mihalik was tragically cut short in the line of duty. The 37-year-old male trooper was on his regular 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift on September 9, 1984, in Saint Joseph, Michigan. The day had…

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Gregory Whitlock - Daly City, California
Death by Force

Gregory Whitlock

Male, age 24 · Daly City, California
Killed Sep 9, 1982 · 44 years ago

On September 9, 1982, Gregory Whitlock, aged 24, was shot and killed in Daly City, California. The incident occurred near the Lincoln Park Clubhouse at around 3:20 a.m. According to reports, Whitlock had a previous altercation with a group of individuals…

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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.