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Deaths by Force on December 19

689 open cases in our database happened on December 19. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (488)

Henry Lamel McCord - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Henry Lamel McCord

Male, age 31 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

A dispute in Brooklyn turned deadly one weekend, leaving a 31-year-old man, Henry Lamel McCord, shot and killed. The incident, which stemmed from an argument, occurred on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Emergency services were called to the scene where they…

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Jamal Mathis - Utica, New York
Death by Force

Jamal Mathis

Male, age 26 · Utica, New York
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015 in Utica, New York, a young man's life was tragically cut short. Jamal M. Mathis, a 26-year-old male, was found deceased on December 19, 2015. His body was discovered in the backyard of a residence on the 1100 block of Leeds Street, the…

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Sean Alexander Peart - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Sean Alexander Peart

Male, age 22 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, a young man's life was cut short on a street in Brooklyn, New York. Sean Alexander Peart, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Saturday, December 19, 2015. He was sitting in the driver's seat of his Infiniti in Crown…

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Juan Carlos Cruz - Salinas, California
Death by Force

Juan Carlos Cruz

Male, age 17 · Salinas, California
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Juan Carlos Cruz, a 17-year-old from Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and heartbreaking for the local community. Cruz was found with fatal injuries, and the initial…

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Kevin McCants - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

Kevin McCants

Male, age 27 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin McCants, a 27-year-old African American male from Bradenton, FL, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2015. His body was discovered on the street in the 1000 block of 33rd Ave. East in Bradenton around 11:45 a.m. that day. Kevin had been shot, and…

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John Lamey - Greenville, Georgia
Death by Force

John Lamey

Male, age 45 · Greenville, Georgia
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

John Joseph Lamey, a 45-year-old White male from Greenville, Georgia, died on December 19, 2015, at his home in Meriwether County. The picture that emerges from the available online reporting is of a man whose life was rooted in work and family. He had been…

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Trevon Madise - Patterson, Louisiana
Death by Force

Trevon Madise

Male, age 13 · Patterson, Louisiana
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the small town of Patterson, Louisiana, a heartbreaking incident unfolded late on a Friday night, forever altering the lives of a local family. On December 19, 2015, 13-year-old Trevon Isaiah Madise, a male student at Patterson Junior High School, died…

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Mohamed Thaber Shoufar - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Mohamed Thaber Shoufar

Male, age 58 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Mohamed Thaber Shoufar, a 58-year-old man, was tragically killed in a shooting incident on December 19, 2015, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the Buy Quick convenience store located on South Briggs Avenue, where Shoufar was employed.…

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Billy McPherson - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Billy McPherson

Male, age 34 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Billy McPherson, a 34-year-old male from Cleveland, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on December 19, 2015. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. in a home located on the 1400 block of East 95th Street. According to preliminary investigations by Cleveland…

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Walter Cook - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Walter Cook

Male, age 42 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 42-year-old Walter Cook, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On a Tuesday, the 9th of December, violence shattered the evening on College Avenue SW. Cook was shot in an incident that would leave a…

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Johnny J Coria - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Johnny J Coria

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 19, 2014, 19-year-old Johnny J. Coria was shot and killed in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred amidst a series of shootings that weekend, during which three people were killed and 25 others wounded across the…

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Jamilah Furquan - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Jamilah Furquan

Female, age 16 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the city of Buffalo, New York, was experiencing a significant increase in violence, with a rising number of homicides casting a dark shadow over the community. It was during this turbulent time that the life of a young woman was…

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Joseph Mullins - Ravenna, Ohio
Death by Force

Joseph Mullins

Male, age 57 · Ravenna, Ohio
Found Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 19, 2014, Joseph Mullins, known as "Little Joe," was reported missing from his home on Infirmary Road in Ravenna, Ohio. Mullins was 57 years old at the time of his disappearance. His wife returned home that evening around 9:30 PM to find signs…

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Joel Roman - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Joel Roman

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a cold December evening in Philadelphia, the life of Joel Roman, a 29-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On Friday, December 19, 2014, at approximately 9:41 p.m., the piercing sound of gunshots echoed through the 3100 block of…

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Richard Anders - Camden, Arkansas
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Richard Anders

Male, age 63 · Camden, Arkansas
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 19, 2014, Richard 'Rick' Anders, a 63-year-old manager at Mac's Fresh Market in Camden, Arkansas, was fatally shot outside the store. He was in the process of making a bank deposit when he was approached by the assailant. Witnesses reported that…

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Mario Zelaya-Zuniga - Salt Lake City, Utah
Death by Force

Mario Zelaya-Zuniga

Male, age 32 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December evening in Salt Lake City, a meeting that was intended to be a drug transaction turned into a fatal encounter for Mario Zelaya-Zuniga, a 32-year-old Hispanic male from Honduras. On December 19, 2014, Zelaya-Zuniga met with two men, an event…

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David Ware - Grafton, Virginia
Death by Force

David Ware

Male, age 68 · Grafton, Virginia
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet, marshy landscape of Grafton, Virginia, a day of hunting turned into a tragedy that would forever alter the lives of two families. On the afternoon of December 19, 2014, David W. Ware Jr., a 68-year-old White male, was in pursuit of a fox that…

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Deandre Twyman - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Deandre Twyman

Male, age 22 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Deandre Twyman, a 21-year-old male, died on December 20, 2014, in Indianapolis, Indiana, from a gunshot wound he sustained during a home invasion. The incident occurred on a Friday night when Twyman and an accomplice, Deondre Johnson, allegedly kicked in the…

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Ontario Brown - Elkhart, Indiana
Death by Force

Ontario Brown

Male, age 16 · Elkhart, Indiana
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a December evening in Elkhart, Indiana, a dispute that began as a fistfight tragically escalated, ending the life of 16-year-old Ontario Brown Jr. The male teenager was on Wagner Avenue on December 19, 2014, when he was shot in the head. Police were called…

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Terrell Beasley - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Terrell Beasley

Male, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a winter evening in St. Louis, Missouri, events unfolded that tragically ended the life of 28-year-old Terrell Beasley. On December 19, 2014, Beasley was involved in an incident that began with the following of an off-duty police officer. The officer…

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Shawn Parker - Temple-hills, Maryland
Death by Force

Shawn Parker

Male, age 49 · Temple-hills, Maryland
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 49-year-old Shawn Parker was tragically cut short in a violent encounter that has since remained a somber mystery. On the afternoon of Friday, December 19th, concern grew amongst his colleagues at a warehouse on Stamp Road…

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Jamilah Furqan - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Jamilah Furqan

Female, age 16 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a season that should have been filled with holiday cheer, the city of Buffalo, New York, was instead marked by a surge in violence. On the evening of December 19th, this wave of tragedy claimed the life of 16-year-old Jamilah Furqan. A…

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Erik Sainz - West-puente-valley, California
Death by Force

Erik Sainz

Male, age 17 · West-puente-valley, California
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Erik Sainz, a 17-year-old from West Puente Valley, California, was tragically shot and killed on December 19, 2014. The incident occurred in the 700 block of Millbury Avenue, where Sainz was standing in the driveway of a home with several others. According to…

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Ivan Garcia-Avila - Watsonville, California
Death by Force

Ivan Garcia-Avila

Male, age 24 · Watsonville, California
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ivan Garcia-Avila, a 24-year-old resident of Watsonville, California, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2014, in what was identified as a gang-related drive-by shooting. The incident occurred in broad daylight at approximately 11:20 a.m. near Callahan…

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Judith Lee-Rene Bean - Martinez, California
Death by Force

Judith Lee-Rene Bean

Female, age 18 · Martinez, California
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Judith Lee-Rene Bean, an 18-year-old from Martinez, California, tragically lost her life on December 19, 2014, in a double shooting incident. The shooting occurred in the 1900 block of Boynton Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Judith was pronounced dead at the…

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John Bailey Clark - Morganton, North Carolina
Death by Force

John Bailey Clark

Male, age 74 · Morganton, North Carolina
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

John Bailey Clark, a 74-year-old man from Morganton, North Carolina, was tragically shot and killed in his home on December 19, 2014. Clark, who was born on June 4, 1940, in Wise County, Virginia, was killed while he slept in his bedroom. The perpetrator…

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Channing Butler - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Channing Butler

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Channing Butler, a 35-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on December 19, 2014. The incident occurred at around 7:30 a.m. when Butler was found at 4900 Eastland in Northeast Houston. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

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Nathaniel Gutierrez - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Nathaniel Gutierrez

Male, age 29 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nathaniel Gutierrez, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically murdered on December 19, 2014, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Gutierrez was fatally shot while riding in the backseat of a car at the intersection of SPID and Carroll Lane. The assailant opened fire…

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Robin Chris Turney - Lufkin, Texas
Death by Force

Robin Chris Turney

Male, age 58 · Lufkin, Texas
Killed Dec 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Robin Chris Turney, a 58-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Lufkin, Texas, passed away on December 19, 2014. He was the director of materials for CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial in Lufkin and was well-known in the community. His death was not the result…

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Timothy Williams - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Timothy Williams

Male, age 31 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the heart of Louisville, Kentucky, a night of violence tragically cut short the life of Timothy Williams, a 31-year-old man. On a Thursday evening, the sound of gunfire pierced the air at the intersection of 23rd and Kentucky Streets, a neighborhood near…

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Anthony Mckay - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Anthony Mckay

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013 in Detroit, Michigan, a young man's life was tragically cut short, leaving a case that remains a somber mystery. Twenty-year-old Anthony McKay, an African American male, became a victim of homicide on December 19, 2013. The specific…

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Leronn Waker - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Leronn Waker

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

The homicide of Leronn Waker occurred on December 19, 2013, in Detroit, Michigan. Waker, a 20-year-old Black male, was found deceased at a residence located at 6228 Hereford Street within Wayne County. The incident took place during a year when the city was…

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Jeremy I Jamerson - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Jeremy I Jamerson

age 26 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the afternoon of December 19, 2013, a violent incident unfolded in the 2800 block of Myrtle Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Around 4:00 p.m., police officers were dispatched to the scene following reports of a shooting in the residential area. Upon…

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Janie Jefferson - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Janie Jefferson

Female, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the cold of a Milwaukee winter, on December 19, 2013, the life of 26-year-old Black / African American female Janie Jefferson was tragically cut short. On that Thursday morning, in a home on the city's south side, a violent altercation ended in a…

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Sally Ann Schoulteis Young - Cape-coral, Florida
Death by Force

Sally Ann Schoulteis Young

Female, age 49 · Cape-coral, Florida
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

Sally Ann Schoulteis Young, aged 49, tragically passed away on December 14, 2013, in Cape Coral, Florida. Sally was an accountant with a carpet company in Cape Coral and was known for her dedication to her work and her family. She was survived by her…

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V’ondra Olivaria - Riverdale, Georgia
Death by Force

V’ondra Olivaria

Female, age 16 · Riverdale, Georgia
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a quiet home in Clayton County, the life of 16-year-old V'ondra Olivaria was cut short on a Saturday night in November 2013. A female student at North Clayton High School, she was in her bedroom, a space her mother believed to be a sanctuary from the…

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Andre Hunter - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Andre Hunter

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

Andre Hunter, a 19-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2013. Andre, known for his musical talent as a member of the Bucket Boys, was walking home from Chatham Academy Charter High School with friends when…

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Barnett Adams - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Barnett Adams

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

Barnett Adams, a 33 year old Black, was shot on the evening of December 19, 2013, outside a convenience store at Chicago Avenue and Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Inside the store, witnesses saw a heated argument between…

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Salvador Diaz - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Salvador Diaz

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 19, 2013, 27-year-old Salvador Diaz was tragically lost to gun violence in Chicago, Illinois. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of his death, have not been widely reported in publicly available sources. As a result…

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Willie Cooper - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Willie Cooper

Male, age 74 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

Willie Cooper, a 58-year-old African American community leader, was tragically killed on July 15, 2017, in Chicago's Far South Side. Cooper was the principal officer of Lilydale Outreach Workers for a Better Community, a nonprofit organization dedicated to…

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Galen Scott - Nairn, Louisiana
Death by Force

Galen Scott

Male, age 18 · Nairn, Louisiana
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late afternoon hours of a December Thursday in Nairn, Louisiana, a hunting trip among three young friends turned into a tragedy. Eighteen-year-old Galen Scott, a male, was hog hunting with two close companions when the outing took a devastating turn.…

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Robin Dillon - Franklinton, Louisiana
Death by Force

Robin Dillon

Female, age 42 · Franklinton, Louisiana
Killed Dec 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

A quiet evening in Franklinton, Louisiana, turned into a scene of mayhem that ended with the tragic death of 42-year-old Robin Dillon. On December 19, 2013, a chain of violent events began when Dillon's 20-year-old son, Christopher Dillon, attempted to rob a…

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Ramona Fore - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Ramona Fore

Female, age 48 · Oakland, California
Found Dec 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 19, 2012, Ramona Foreman, a 48-year-old grandmother and beloved member of the Oakland community, was killed in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred while Ramona was walking near her home on International Boulevard in Oakland, California. She…

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Reggie Woodall - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Reggie Woodall

Male, age 28 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Dec 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 19, 2012, Reggie J. Woodall, aged 28, was found fatally shot inside his vehicle in Akron, Ohio. The incident took place on Bell Street in Summit County, and the Akron Police Department took immediate charge of the investigation. Despite efforts to…

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Richard Corbello - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Richard Corbello

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas
Found Dec 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

Richard Corbello, a 20-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, was found fatally shot in the back of the head inside his black Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on December 19, 2012, in Houston, TX. The truck was idling in the 5300 block of Lost Forest Drive near…

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Travis Dion Newby - Smithfield, Virginia
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Travis Dion Newby

Male, age 36 · Smithfield, Virginia
Killed Dec 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, a Smithfield, Virginia community was shaken by the sudden and violent death of Travis Dion Newby, a 36-year-old male. On the evening of December 19th, Newby was inside his apartment at the Jersey Park Apartments on Main Street when he…

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Ramareo Booher-Bright - Fort-wayne, Indiana
Death by Force

Ramareo Booher-Bright

Male, age 19 · Fort-wayne, Indiana
Killed Dec 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the life of Ramareo Booher-Bright was tragically cut short in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The 19-year-old Black male was found deceased on the evening of Wednesday, December 19, 2012. His body was discovered lying in an alley on the south side…

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Nicoh James Mayhew - Capitol-heights, Maryland
Death by Force

Nicoh James Mayhew

Male, age 25 · Capitol-heights, Maryland
Killed Dec 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold December morning in 2012, Nicoh James Mayhew, a 25-year-old male, arrived at his mother's apartment in Capitol Heights, Maryland, with his two-year-old son. As he made his way towards the front door, carrying his child, he was ambushed and fatally…

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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.