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Deaths by Force on December 4

631 open cases in our database happened on December 4. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (452)

Codi Chambers - Mastic-beach, New York
Death by Force

Codi Chambers

Male, age 22 · Mastic-beach, New York
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a December afternoon in 2015, the lives of Codi Chambers, a 22-year-old male, and his older brother, Blake, were cut short in a burst of gunfire within their Mastic Beach, New York, home. The tragic event unfolded on December 4th, when a 911 call reported…

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Enrique Zavala Falcon - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Enrique Zavala Falcon

Male, age 33 · Fresno, California
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Enrique Zavala Falcon, aged 33, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2015, in Fresno, California. His death was the result of a violent confrontation that escalated into a fatal shooting. According to reports, the incident occurred during a street fight…

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Rodolfo Avina - El-monte, California
Death by Force

Rodolfo Avina

Male, age 34 · El-monte, California
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rodolfo Avina, a 34-year-old Latino, was found dead on December 4, 2015, in El Monte, California. His body was discovered in the back seat of his black Cadillac SRX, parked at the corner of Cogswell Road and Ferris Road. The discovery was made by a gardener…

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Vance Byrd - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Vance Byrd

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Vance Byrd, an 18-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2015. According to reports, Byrd was standing in front of a home on the 9200 block of South Hoover Street in the Vermont Vista neighborhood when he was…

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Elizabeth Genthner - Largo, Florida
Death by Force

Elizabeth Genthner

Female, age 47 · Largo, Florida
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Elizabeth Genthner, a 47-year-old woman from Largo, FL, was found dead on December 4, 2015, alongside her 17-year-old daughter, Simonne Say. Both were discovered with apparent gunshot wounds in their apartment at 2200 Gladys St., No. 1302. The tragic…

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Demetrius Williams - Columbus, Georgia
Death by Force

Demetrius Williams

Male, age 32 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 32-year-old Demetrius Williams, known to his friends and family as 'PT,' was tragically cut short in Columbus, Georgia. On the night of Friday, December 4, 2015, Williams was fatally wounded in a shooting that took place in…

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Sean Michael Turner - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Sean Michael Turner

Male, age 17 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

A 17-year-old male from Newnan, Georgia, Sean Michael Turner, was fatally shot on December 5, 2015, in Atlanta in a carjacking that transpired after a planned drug deal went awry. Turner, who had recently completed his high school education, had traveled to…

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Jose Barajas - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jose Barajas

Male, age 63 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Saturnino Arreola Barajas, a 63-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on December 4, 2015, in Chicago, IL. His death has been a subject of significant investigation and legal scrutiny. Arreola Barajas's death was not a natural occurrence; it was a result…

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Lamont Alexander - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lamont Alexander

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Black male Lamont Alexander, age 23, was killed on December 4, 2015, on the 4100 block of West 21st Street in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood after a street confrontation in the late afternoon. According to authorities, a dispute unfolded shortly before…

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Rachel Garrett - Rockford, Illinois
Death by Force

Rachel Garrett

Female, age 25 · Rockford, Illinois
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rachel Garrett, a 25-year-old woman from Rockford, Illinois, was tragically killed on December 4, 2015. She was inside her apartment at the Fairgrounds Housing Complex when a stray bullet struck her in the chest. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. in the 800…

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Anthony Tardo - Kenner, Louisiana
Death by Force

Anthony Tardo

Male, age 49 · Kenner, Louisiana
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Friday afternoon in Kenner, Louisiana, the life of 49-year-old Anthony Tardo was abruptly ended. On December 4, 2015, Tardo, a male who was the manager at Houston Marine Training Services, was fatally shot at his place of work. The incident occurred when…

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Kejohn Carroll - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Kejohn Carroll

Male, age 16 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the waning days of 2015, the life of a charismatic and beloved teenager, Kejohn 'Keke' Carroll, was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 16-year-old male was fatally shot on Friday, December 4, 2015, in an incident that sent ripples of grief…

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Luise G. Garcia - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Luise G. Garcia

Female, age 27 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

A sense of normalcy was shattered on a December day in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when the life of Luise G. Garcia, a 27-year-old Hispanic female, was tragically cut short. On December 4, 2015, she became a victim of fatal gun violence. The incident that led to…

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Jarvis Mandrell Benson - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jarvis Mandrell Benson

Male, age 28 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jarvis Mandrell Benson, a 28-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2015, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was one of three victims found dead inside a home on China Grove Church Road. The other victims were…

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Khadijah Shantell Carney - Raleigh, North Carolina
Death by Force

Khadijah Shantell Carney

Female, age 21 · Raleigh, North Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Khadijah Shantell Carney, a 21-year-old black woman, tragically lost her life on December 4, 2015, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was found in a car at the scene of a shooting on New Bern Avenue and Trawick Road. Khadijah was taken to WakeMed, where she…

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Naquivs Aqueece Benson - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Naquivs Aqueece Benson

Male, age 29 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Naquivs Aqueece Benson, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on December 4, 2015, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred at a home on China Grove Church Road in south Charlotte. When officers from the…

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Rakim Marquis Lofton - Raleigh, North Carolina
Death by Force

Rakim Marquis Lofton

Male, age 22 · Raleigh, North Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rakim Marquis Lofton, a 22-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2015, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lofton was fatally shot in an incident that also claimed the life of Khadijah Shantell Carney, 21, of Apex, North…

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Jason Brady - Waverly, Ohio
Death by Force

Jason Brady

Male, age 40 · Waverly, Ohio
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jason Clarke Brady, a 40-year-old man from Waverly, Ohio, tragically died on December 3, 2015. His death was the result of a shooting incident involving his neighbor, former Pike County Deputy Joel Jenkins. Jenkins, who had been drinking alcohol and taking…

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Teddarius Woods - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Teddarius Woods

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 19-year-old Teddarius Woods, an African-American male, was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On the fourth of December, Woods was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to his head. The initial investigation…

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Lester Erron Mayberry - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Lester Erron Mayberry

Male, age 31 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lester Erron Mayberry, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on December 4, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred outside his apartment on Southcross Boulevard on the Southeast Side of the city. According to reports…

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Trevon Deandre Vann - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Trevon Deandre Vann

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Trevon Deandre Vann, a 23-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2015. He was fatally shot at his apartment located at 7800 West Airport Boulevard. The incident occurred around 1 p.m., and Vann was later pronounced dead at…

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Anthony Leak - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Anthony Leak

Male, age 37 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a tragic event unfolded in the nation's capital, forever altering the lives of one family. On the afternoon of December 4th, 37-year-old Anthony Larry Leak Jr., a Black male from Suitland, Maryland, was found inside a car at the…

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Rashad Naeem Shands - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Rashad Naeem Shands

Male, age 34 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rashad Naeem Shands, a 34-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, was killed on December 4, 2014, after gunfire erupted while he was riding in a vehicle in the 4500 block of Page Boulevard. As daylight faded into late afternoon, what should have been an…

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Gary Noziere - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Gary Noziere

Male, age 38 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Buffalo, New York. Gary Noziere, a 38-year-old Black / African American man, was the victim of a fatal shooting on December 4th of that year. The incident that claimed his life unfolded…

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Deshea Willis - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Deshea Willis

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2014, the stillness of a Milwaukee neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. A newspaper carrier on their route stumbled upon a parked car on a section of Park Hill Avenue that overlooked the bustling Interstate…

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Jonathan Ivory - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Jonathan Ivory

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2014, the quiet of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. Jonathan Ivory, a 25-year-old Black/African American man, and another young man, 19-year-old Deshea Willis, were found inside a…

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Dominique Wright - Hammond, Indiana
Death by Force

Dominique Wright

Male, age 25 · Hammond, Indiana
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2014, the life of 25-year-old Dominique Wright of Hammond, Indiana, was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence on a busy expressway. The male victim was driving his black Oldsmobile westbound on the Borman Expressway…

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Maya Williams - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Maya Williams

Female, age 22 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, in Saint-Louis, Missouri, a young woman's life was tragically cut short. Maya Williams, a 22-year-old Black/African American female, was found deceased on December 4th in the home she shared with her boyfriend. Her absence had become a…

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Michael Shiwdin - Greenville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Shiwdin

Male, age 39 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 39-year-old Michael Shiwdin, a male resident of Greenville, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On December 4th, authorities were called to a home on Keith Drive where they discovered Shiwdin deceased. The Greenville…

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Travis Francis - Florence, South Carolina
Death by Force

Travis Francis

Male, age 25 · Florence, South Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2014, a domestic dispute in Florence, South Carolina, ended in the tragic death of 25-year-old Travis Darnell Francis. A male resident of the city, Francis was fatally shot at his home. The incident prompted a 911…

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Stephanie Rene Excell - Utica, New York
Death by Force

Stephanie Rene Excell

Female, age 26 · Utica, New York
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet city of Utica, New York, the life of a 26-year-old female U.S. Army veteran, Stephanie Rene Excell, was tragically cut short on December 4, 2014. Her death was the result of a violent murder-suicide, an event that left the community in shock and…

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Aaron Locklear - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Aaron Locklear

Male, age 30 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a grim morning in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, a tragic case of mistaken identity led to the untimely death of Aaron Locklear, a 30-year-old male security guard. The fatal encounter unfolded on November 28, 2014, when Locklear and his…

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Travis Price - Antelope, California
Death by Force

Travis Price

Male, age 38 · Antelope, California
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Travis Price, a 38-year-old resident of Antelope, California, tragically passed away on December 4, 2014. His death was a significant event that shook the local community. Travis was well-known and loved by many, and his untimely demise left a void in the…

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Amber Marie Avalos - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

Amber Marie Avalos

Female, age 33 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Amber Marie Avalos, a 33-year-old woman from Bradenton, FL, tragically lost her life on December 4, 2014. Amber, a devoted wife and mother of six, was found dead in her home. Her death was part of a horrific series of events that also claimed the lives of her…

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Denise Ella Potter - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

Denise Ella Potter

Female, age 45 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Denise Ella Potter, a 46-year-old woman from Bradenton, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 4, 2014. Denise, who had been a resident of Bradenton since 1993, was originally from Des Moines, Iowa. Her death was part of a horrific triple murder that…

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James Tripp Battle - Bradenton, Florida
Death by Force

James Tripp Battle

Male, age 31 · Bradenton, Florida
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

James "Tripp" Battle, a 31-year-old pastor from Bradenton, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2014. Battle, who served as the senior pastor at Bayshore Baptist Church, was fatally shot at the church premises. The incident was part of a horrific…

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Damon Johnson - Temple, Texas
Death by Force

Damon Johnson

Male, age 30 · Temple, Texas
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Damon Johnson, a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 4, 2014, in Temple, Texas. Johnson was found lying near a house on South Terrace Street with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident…

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Evan Roselle - Arlington, Texas
Death by Force

Evan Roselle

Male, age 17 · Arlington, Texas
Killed Dec 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Evan Roselle, a 17-year-old male from Arlington, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2014. Evan was born on January 18, 1997, in Athens, Texas. He was described as a beautiful, happy, and healthy baby who excelled in sports like basketball and…

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James Jr. Seals - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

James Jr. Seals

Male, age 48 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Baltimore, tragedy struck in the 2800 block of Parkwood Avenue. On December 4, 2013, James Seals, a 48-year-old Black male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m., shattering the nightly quiet of…

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Michael Mccullough - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Michael Mccullough

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In Detroit, Michigan, on December 4, 2013, 25-year-old Michael Mccullough was found dead. An African-American male, his death was determined to be a homicide. The case remains one of the many unsolved homicides in a city that has long grappled with a high…

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Juquan Jennings - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Juquan Jennings

Male, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 4, 2013, the city of Detroit, Michigan, became the setting for the untimely death of Juquan Jennings, a 36-year-old African American male. The incident occurred during a particularly violent year for the city, contributing to the homicide…

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Brandis R Ruetz - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Brandis R Ruetz

Female, age 31 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of 31-year-old Brandis R. Ruetz, a woman who had moved to the Kansas City area from Sycamore, Illinois, came to a tragic end. On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, her body was discovered by city workers who were cleaning debris…

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Roland Ridenour - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Roland Ridenour

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Roland Ridenour, 18, was tragically found shot dead in Columbus, Ohio, on the night of December 4, 2013. Authorities discovered Ridenour’s body in a car parked behind an apartment complex on Belcher Drive after a Columbus Police patrol spotted the vehicle…

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Dixon Rodriguez - Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Death by Force

Dixon Rodriguez

Male, age 32 · Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In early December 2013, the life of 32-year-old Dixon Rodriguez, a Hispanic male, came to a tragic end on a Tuesday afternoon just steps from his Hall Avenue home in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. His mother had called 911 for assistance, a measure she had taken in…

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Tratavious Davon Oliver Trey - Roanoke, Virginia
Death by Force

Tratavious Davon Oliver Trey

Male, age 18 · Roanoke, Virginia
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, a promising life was tragically cut short in Roanoke, Virginia. Tratavious Davon Oliver McDuffie, an 18-year-old Black male affectionately known as 'Trey,' died on December 4, 2013. On that Wednesday afternoon, emergency services…

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Dylan Kane - Palm-bay, Florida
Death by Force

Dylan Kane

Male, age 21 · Palm-bay, Florida
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Dylan Kane, a 21-year-old resident of Palm Bay, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2013. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Kane, along with 26-year-old Sean Pino, allegedly attempted to force their way into a home on…

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Madonna Sadie Cox - Erwin, North Carolina
Death by Force

Madonna Sadie Cox

Female, age 40 · Erwin, North Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Madonna Sadie Cox, a 40-year-old woman from Erwin, NC, tragically lost her life on December 4, 2013. The circumstances surrounding her death were initially unclear, but it was later determined to be a murder-suicide. The incident occurred in Buncombe County…

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Ondrea Japonica Stevenson - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ondrea Japonica Stevenson

Female, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ondrea Japonica Stevenson, a 19-year-old African American woman, was tragically found shot to death in a west Charlotte apartment on December 4, 2013. Stevenson, who was pregnant at the time, had moved into the apartment with her roommates after becoming…

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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.