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Deaths by Force on May 16

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

Deaths by Force (477)

Todd Davis - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Todd Davis

Male, age 16 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed May 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Todd Davis, a 16-year-old male from Toledo, OH, tragically passed away on May 15, 2017. The details surrounding his death are not widely publicized, and there is no readily available information indicating any arrests, suspects, litigations, or investigations…

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Kendrick Love - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Death by Force

Kendrick Love

Male, age 18 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Killed May 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a spring evening in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the life of 18-year-old Kendrick Love was tragically cut short. On May 16, 2017, Love was shot and killed at the Gateway Apartments, a place that would become the final chapter of his young life. He was a recent…

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Lawrence King Jr - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Lawrence King Jr

Male, age 44 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed May 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lawrence King Jr. was a 44-year-old African American male from Memphis, Tennessee, whose life ended on May 16, 2017. In the days that followed, the public record of his death was carried in an obituary notice tied to a Memphis funeral home, while friends and…

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Ronnie Montgomery - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Ronnie Montgomery

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ronnie Montgomery, aged 24, was fatally shot on May 16, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the University Village neighborhood around midnight. Montgomery was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. His death was…

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Zachary Huff - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Zachary Huff

Male, age 21 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Saturday night in May of 2015, the life of 21-year-old Zachary Huff, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. The events leading to his death on May 16th began with what was supposed to be a meeting arranged with others. However…

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Juan V Dehaney - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Juan V Dehaney

Male, age 36 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 16, 2015, the body of 36-year-old Juan V. Dehaney was discovered by officers responding to a call about a person down in the 1800 block of Southlawn Avenue. His body was found lying in the grass between two apartment…

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Corey Bowens - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Corey Bowens

Male, age 24 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Corey Bowens, a 24-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of Saturday, May 16, 2015, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The shooting occurred inside his apartment in the 1400 block of South 11th Street, on the city's south side.…

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Joshua Dewayne Davis - Decatur, Alabama
Death by Force

Joshua Dewayne Davis

Male, age 25 · Decatur, Alabama
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of 25-year-old Joshua Dewayne Davis was tragically cut short in what appeared to be a senseless act of violence. On the morning of Saturday, May 16, 2015, his body was discovered in a pavilion at Wilson Morgan Park in Decatur…

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Michael Clahar - Hartford, Connecticut
Death by Force

Michael Clahar

Male, age 28 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday in May 2015, the quiet cul-de-sac of an apartment complex in Hartford, Connecticut, became the scene of a grim discovery. Michael Clahar, a 28-year-old Black male, was found with a single gunshot wound to his head. He was…

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Rashad Chuck Collier - Hartford, Connecticut
Death by Force

Rashad Chuck Collier

Male, age 27 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a spring evening in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of Rashad Chuck Collier, a 27-year-old Black / African American male, was cut short by gunfire. On May 16, 2015, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to the intersection of George and South…

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Jacob Jake Millison - Parlin, Colorado
Death by Force

Jacob Jake Millison

Male, age 29 · Parlin, Colorado
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Parlin, Colorado, a dark family drama unfolded, culminating in the death of 29-year-old Jacob 'Jake' Millison. The last time anyone saw Jake was on May 15, 2015, after a night out with friends. When he failed to show up for…

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Zachary Jordan Huff - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Zachary Jordan Huff

Male, age 21 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Las Vegas, the life of a young man was cut tragically short. Zachary Jordan Huff, a 21-year-old White/Caucasian male, was in the backyard of a home in the eastern part of the city on May 16, 2015. It was there, in…

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Cecil Nuby Jr. - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

Cecil Nuby Jr.

Male, age 45 · Flint, Michigan
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a family tragedy unfolded in Flint, Michigan, resulting in the death of 45-year-old Cecil Nuby Jr. A lifelong resident of Flint, he was known as a musically gifted individual, capable of mastering any instrument he touched, with a…

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Juan Dehaney - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Juan Dehaney

Male, age 36 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 16, 2015, the body of 36-year-old Juan V. Dehaney was discovered lying in the grass between two apartment buildings in the Hillside Court area of Richmond, Virginia. Richmond Police were called to the 1800 block of Southlawn…

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George Blackmon Jr. - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

George Blackmon Jr.

Male, age 58 · Gary, Indiana
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet hours of a May morning in Gary, Indiana, the life of George Blackmon Jr., a 58-year-old man, was brought to a violent and tragic end. He was discovered unresponsive in the early hours of May 16, 2015, suffering from gunshot wounds in the 1600…

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Christopher Bruce - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Christopher Bruce

Male, age 40 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a series of verbal disagreements between neighbors in a North St. Louis apartment complex escalated to a fatal conclusion. The dispute, which had been ongoing throughout the day, ended when one man went to his apartment, retrieved a…

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Ryshun Bell - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Ryshun Bell

Male, age 19 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In May of 2015, a family outing to a Kansas City water park turned into a scene of violence, ending the life of 19-year-old Ryshun Bell. The young man was at the CoCo Key Water Resort, connected to the Adam's Mark Hotel, when a heated argument broke out in…

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Luther Fludd - Lake-city, South Carolina
Death by Force

Luther Fludd

Male, age 20 · Lake-city, South Carolina
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Luther Fludd, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed just before dawn on May 16, 2015, when gunfire tore through the uneasy air on Samuel Street in Lake City, South Carolina. Police responding to reports of a shot fired arrived around 2:30 a.m. and found an…

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Terrell Quantrev Smith - Florence, South Carolina
Death by Force

Terrell Quantrev Smith

Male, age 25 · Florence, South Carolina
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of May 16, 2015, in Florence, South Carolina, the life of 25-year-old Terrell Quantrev Smith was tragically cut short. Smith was walking down West Dixie Street around 8:30 p.m. when he was shot. He was quickly transported to a nearby hospital…

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Al Alexander - Rancho-cordova, California
Death by Force

Al Alexander

Male, age 19 · Rancho-cordova, California
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On May 16, 2015, Al Alexander, a 19-year-old resident of Rancho Cordova, California, was tragically shot and killed in broad daylight. The incident occurred on Lincoln Village Drive, where evidence markers were spread out, indicating the location of the…

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Albert Alexander - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Albert Alexander

Male, age 19 · Sacramento, California
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Albert Alexander, a 19-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2015. The incident occurred in the Lincoln Village area of Rancho Cordova, a suburb of Sacramento. Alexander was found with fatal injuries on the 9800…

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Ezequiel Melendez - Perris, California
Death by Force

Ezequiel Melendez

Male, age 9 · Perris, California
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ezequiel Melendez, a 9-year-old boy from Perris, California, tragically died on May 16, 2015, in what authorities have described as an accidental shooting. According to reports, Ezequiel was accidentally shot by his 14-year-old brother while they were at…

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Lashante Holloway - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Lashante Holloway

Female, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that stunned a Clayton County community, 33-year-old Lashante Holloway, a beloved special education teacher at North Clayton High School, was killed in her southwest Atlanta townhouse. The incident, which occurred on a Saturday…

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Michael Magic A. Preston - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Michael Magic A. Preston

Male, age 50 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Saturday evening in May of 2015, a domestic argument in southwest Atlanta escalated to a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 49-year-old Michael A. Preston Sr. The shooting occurred on May 16th on the 3000 block of Highbury Trail, right in front of the…

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Jeffrey Terry - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Jeffrey Terry

Male, age 33 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jeffrey Terry, a 33-year-old male from Cincinnati, OH, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2015. He was fatally shot during a robbery incident in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Cincinnati. When police arrived at the scene, they found three people shot…

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Cordell Nash-Matthews - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Cordell Nash-Matthews

Male, age 26 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a spring evening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a dispute over a small debt tragically escalated, ending the life of 26-year-old Cordell Nash-Matthews. On May 16, 2015, at approximately 11:35 p.m., Nash-Matthews was shot and killed near the…

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Alonzo Julius Caesar - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Alonzo Julius Caesar

Male, age 16 · Houston, Texas
Killed May 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Alonzo Julius Caesar, a 16-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on May 16, 2015, in Houston, TX. The incident occurred at his residence on Brookglade Circle, where he was visiting with friends. During the gathering, Alonzo displayed a…

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Gabriel Rios - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Gabriel Rios

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gabriel Rios, aged 38, was fatally shot on May 16, 2014, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. The shooting occurred in a part of the city that has experienced high levels of violence, driven by a combination of gang conflicts and socio-economic challenges. The…

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Raul Lito F Castro - Tucson, Arizona
Death by Force

Raul Lito F Castro

Male, age 41 · Tucson, Arizona
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Raul Lito F. Castro, a 41-year-old Hispanic man, lost his life in a burst of violence on the evening of May 16, 2014. A well-known and beloved figure in his Tucson, Arizona community, he was a devoted father, son, and friend. His sudden and tragic death sent…

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Ryan Fulkerson - Decatur City, Iowa
Death by Force

Ryan Fulkerson

Male, age 26 · Decatur City, Iowa
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small community of Decatur City, Iowa, the life of 26-year-old Ryan Scott Fulkerson, a Caucasian male, was cut tragically short on Friday, May 16, 2014. Born on October 10, 1987, in Des Moines, Ryan was a graduate of Central Decatur High School and was…

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Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness - Hampton, Virginia
Death by Force

Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness

Male, age 18 · Hampton, Virginia
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a tragic Friday afternoon, May 16, 2014, the life of 18-year-old Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness, a Black male from Hampton, Virginia, was cut short by an act of violence. The incident unfolded in the 100 block of Spanish Trail, where Vanness and two other…

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David Lawler - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

David Lawler

Male, age 21 · San-bernardino, California
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

David Lawler, a 21-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2014, in a violent incident that also claimed the lives of his half-brother Terry Freeman, 20, and their cousin Kavin Johnson, 26. The three men were shot…

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Francis Patrick Gregory - Red-bluff, California
Death by Force

Francis Patrick Gregory

Male, age 69 · Red-bluff, California
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Francis Patrick Gregory, a 69-year-old resident of West Tisbury, Massachusetts, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2014, while hiking on a remote trail in Red Bluff, California. Gregory, a beloved community figure and longtime town moderator, was hiking with…

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Janet Jimenez - Santa-ana, California
Death by Force

Janet Jimenez

Female, age 17 · Santa-ana, California
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Janet Jimenez, a 17-year-old resident of Santa Ana, California, tragically lost her life on May 16, 2014. The incident occurred late at night, around 11:55 p.m., when officers responded to a call at a gas station located at 1913 W. Edinger. Upon arrival, they…

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Jose Carranza - Earlimart, California
Death by Force

Jose Carranza

Male, age 20 · Earlimart, California
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose Carranza, a 20-year-old resident of Earlimart, California, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. Carranza's death was later…

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Kavin Johnson - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Kavin Johnson

Male, age 26 · San-bernardino, California
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kavin Johnson, a 26-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2014, in a violent incident that also claimed the lives of two other young men. The fatal event occurred outside the Ahalena Hookah Lounge, a 24-hour…

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Terry Freeman - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Terry Freeman

Male, age 20 · San-bernardino, California
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Terry Freeman, a 20-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2014, in a violent incident that shocked the local community. Freeman was one of three young men who were fatally shot outside the Ahalena Hookah Lounge…

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Melvin Isaiah Hearns - Arcadia, Florida
Death by Force

Melvin Isaiah Hearns

Male, age 15 · Arcadia, Florida
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Melvin Isaiah Hearns, a 15-year-old African American male from Arcadia, Florida, tragically passed away on May 16, 2014. His death was a significant loss to his community, and it sparked a series of investigations and legal proceedings. Melvin's death was the…

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Marcus Haynes - Saint-louis, Illinois
Death by Force

Marcus Haynes

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Illinois
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marcus Haynes, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on May 16, 2014, in East St. Louis, Illinois. His death was a significant event that drew attention from the local community and law enforcement agencies. The circumstances surrounding…

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Pertina Maria Isley Tatum - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Pertina Maria Isley Tatum

Female, age 40 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Pertina Maria Isley Tatum, a 40-year-old woman, tragically died on May 16, 2014, in Greensboro, NC. The incident was later determined to be a murder-suicide. Pertina's husband, Patrick Lamont Isley, 44, fatally shot her before turning the weapon on himself.…

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Raheem Stenson - South-cumminsville, Ohio
Death by Force

Raheem Stenson

Male, age 21 · South-cumminsville, Ohio
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Raheem Stenson, a 21-year-old African American man from South Cumminsville, OH, tragically died on May 16, 2014, after being shot in the head while holding his one-year-old son, Lorenzo. The shooting occurred shortly before midnight on Friday night at a home…

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Milka Talavera - Port-arthur, Texas
Death by Force

Milka Talavera

Female, age 27 · Port-arthur, Texas
Killed May 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Milka Talavera, a 27-year-old woman from Port Arthur, Texas, tragically died on May 16, 2014, from a gunshot wound to the head. Her death was initially reported as a suicide by her husband, Wallis Mendoza Gervacio. However, a preliminary autopsy revealed that…

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Christopher Breadon - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Christopher Breadon

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California
Found May 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 16, 2013, 30-year-old Christopher Breadon was fatally shot in Oakland, California. The incident took place in East Oakland, an area frequently grappling with high levels of violence. Breadon’s death added to the city’s grim tally of homicides for that…

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Terrance Marks - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Terrance Marks

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California
Found May 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 16, 2013, 28-year-old Terrance Marks was killed in a drive-by shooting while traveling on Interstate 880 in Oakland, California. Marks was a passenger in a white Porsche Panamera when a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside and opened fire. The driver…

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Charles Garris - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Charles Garris

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed May 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of a young Washington, D.C. man was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. On the afternoon of Thursday, May 16, 2013, police were called to an apartment in the 1200 block of Talbert Street in…

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William B. Castillo - San Francisco, California
Death by Force

William B. Castillo

Male, age 21 · San Francisco, California
Found May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

William B. Castillo, aged 21, was fatally shot on May 16, 2012, in San Francisco, California. Castillo was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the city's Mission District, an area that was experiencing increased gang activity and violence during…

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Joseph Greeley - Greeley, Colorado
Death by Force

Joseph Greeley

Male, age 41 · Greeley, Colorado
Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On May 16, 2012, the body of a Caucasian male, Joseph Peters, was discovered by employees of the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company in an irrigation ditch in Weld County, Colorado. The location of the discovery was near Interstate 76 and Weld County…

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Jeffrey Mcfadden - Baltimore, Maryland
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Jeffrey Mcfadden

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Jeffrey McFadden, a 35-year-old Black male, became another victim of the city's ongoing violence. On the afternoon of May 16, 2012, at approximately 4:53 p.m., McFadden was…

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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.