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Deaths by Force on May 25

663 open cases in our database happened on May 25. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (479)

Fearro Denard - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Fearro Denard

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Fearro Denard, an 18-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed on May 25, 2013, in the South Shore neighborhood. The incident took place in an alley between Dorchester and Dante avenues, just north of 74th Street, not far from his home. Denard was pronounced…

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Quintana E M Love - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Quintana E M Love

Female, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Quintana E. M. Love, aged 27, was shot and killed on May 25, 2013, in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. The incident took place while Love was attending a social gathering. She was initially wounded during a shooting spree that targeted several…

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Jason Ellis - Bardstown, Kentucky
Death by Force

Jason Ellis

Male, age 33 · Bardstown, Kentucky
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 25, 2013, a sense of dread settled over the small town of Bardstown, Kentucky. Jason Ellis, a 33-year-old male police officer with the Bardstown Police Department, was on his way home after finishing his shift. As he took the…

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Jeremiah Knight - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Jeremiah Knight

Male, age 58 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 25, 2013, the life of Jeremiah Knight, a 58-year-old Black male, came to a tragic end in Detroit, Michigan. He was the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred within the city limits. The incident added another name to the list of violent crimes in…

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Ethel Williamson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Ethel Williamson

Female, age 56 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ethel Williamson, 56, a Black woman, died on May 25, 2013, in Detroit, Michigan, leaving behind a sudden silence that family and friends were left to fill with memories, prayers, and the hard work of grieving. Born on January 27, 1957, she had lived through…

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Franklin Igwilo - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Franklin Igwilo

Male, age 52 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Franklin Festus Igwilo, a 52-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, was tragically killed on May 25, 2013. His death became part of Charlotte's growing list of unsolved homicide cases. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and the…

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Jason Scott Ellis - Bardstown, Kentucky
Death by Force

Jason Scott Ellis

Male, age 33 · Bardstown, Kentucky
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of May 25, 2013, Bardstown Police Officer Jason Scott Ellis, a 33-year-old male, was heading home after his shift. As he took exit 34 off the Bluegrass Parkway, he encountered a deliberate obstacle: tree limbs scattered across the…

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Danielle Woodson - Columbia, Mississippi
Death by Force

Danielle Woodson

Female, age 37 · Columbia, Mississippi
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late spring of 2013, the community of Columbia, Mississippi, was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. Danielle Woodson, a 37-year-old Black female, was fatally shot on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The incident, which cut her life short, left…

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Raphael Davis Jr. - Hampton, Virginia
Death by Force

Raphael Davis Jr.

Male, age 16 · Hampton, Virginia
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a spring evening, May 25, 2013, a lively carnival atmosphere near the Hampton Coliseum was shattered by gunfire. In the ensuing chaos, 16-year-old Raphael Davis Jr., a Black male from Hampton, was struck in the upper body by a bullet. Emergency services…

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Gabriel Soto - East-los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Gabriel Soto

Male, age 21 · East-los-angeles, California
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Gabriel Soto, a 21-year-old former Garfield High School football player, was tragically shot and killed on May 25, 2013, in East Los Angeles. Soto was attending a party with friends in a garage on South McDonnell Avenue when a man approached and opened fire.…

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Patrick L. Cotrona - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Patrick L. Cotrona

Male, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a warm Memorial Day weekend in 2013, Patrick Leo Cotrona, a 33-year-old male, was walking with two friends to a neighborhood pub in East Atlanta. Their intended destination was the Midway Pub, a familiar spot just a block from where their evening would…

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Gregory Dixon - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Gregory Dixon

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Gregory Dixon, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2013, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of various investigations and legal proceedings. Dixon's death was a result of a…

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Tevin Kirkman - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tevin Kirkman

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Tevin Kirkman, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on May 24, 2013, at his home in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He suffered three gunshot wounds to his head and two to his body. He was taken to Mount…

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Deontre Noble - Texarkana, Texas
Death by Force

Deontre Noble

Male, age 14 · Texarkana, Texas
Killed May 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Deontre' Treshaud Noble, a 14-year-old male from Texarkana, Texas, died on May 25, 2013. Born on May 11, 1999, in Texarkana, he was an advanced honor student and quarterback at Liberty-Eylau Middle School, where he also participated in track and field. He was…

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Christian S. Love - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Christian S. Love

Male · Tampa, Florida
Found May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

Christian S. Love, a resident of Tampa, Florida, tragically died on May 25, 2012. Details surrounding his death point to a complex series of incidents involving organized criminal activity. It appears that the circumstances of Christian’s death were related…

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Varren Brown - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Varren Brown

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

Varren Brown, age 47, was fatally shot on May 25, 2012, in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. The incident took place on a sidewalk, a public setting that emphasizes the random and pervasive nature of gun violence in the city. Varren was one of the many…

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David Horton - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

David Horton

Male, age 29 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of a young Louisville man was tragically cut short, leaving a family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. David Lee Horton, a 29-year-old Black male, was found murdered on Friday, May 25, 2012. The discovery was…

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Richard Tinsley - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Richard Tinsley

Male, age 41 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late spring of 2012, the life of Richard 'Lydell' Tinsley, a 41-year-old African-American male, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On May 25th, a neighbor made a grim discovery in an apartment situated near 6th and Breckinridge Street.…

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Lord Nobles - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Lord Nobles

Male, age 40 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

Lord Spencer Nobles, a 40-year-old Black / African American male, was killed in Detroit during the early morning hours of May 25, 2012. Police were called to the 5000 block of Chatsworth Street on Detroit’s east side, near Linville Street and the I-94…

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Cheniiqua Edwards - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Cheniiqua Edwards

Female, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

Cheniiqua Edwards, 36, was killed in Detroit, Michigan on May 25, 2012. Few details about her death have been made public. No arrest has been reported, and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information about Cheniiqua Edwards's death is asked to contact…

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Chahnaz Kebaier - Chapel-hill, North Carolina
Death by Force

Chahnaz Kebaier

Female, age 40 · Chapel-hill, North Carolina
Killed May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

Chahnaz Kebaier, a 40-year-old woman from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on May 25, 2012. She was shot multiple times while waiting for her children to be dismissed from Mary Scroggs Elementary School. The incident occurred in the…

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Domonique Ardister - Lansing, Michigan
Death by Force

Domonique Ardister

Male, age 29 · Lansing, Michigan
Killed May 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2012, Domonique Denell Ardister, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot while sitting in his vehicle in the driveway of his home on Newark Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. Ardister was a father to three children, Kaniya, Kamren, and…

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Pierre Beard - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Pierre Beard

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

Pierre Beard, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 25, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred on the sidewalk in the South Shore neighborhood, a part of the city that has faced persistent challenges with violent crime. Beard's death was part…

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Kristopher Jackson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Kristopher Jackson

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kristopher Jackson, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 25, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. He was killed while standing on the sidewalk in the South Shore neighborhood, which is known for frequent incidents of violence and high crime rates. The incident…

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Joseph Powell - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Joseph Powell

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 25, 2010, 30-year-old Joseph Powell was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a year that saw persistent issues with gun violence across the city. The circumstances surrounding the incident were part of a broader pattern of…

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Albert Nobles - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Albert Nobles

Male, age 18 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the life of 18-year-old Albert Nobles, a Black male, was tragically cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. On the evening of May 25th, in the 4900 block of St. Louis Avenue, a neighborhood known at the time for its high crime rate, the young…

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Kenneth Dotson - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Kenneth Dotson

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas
Found May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kenneth Dotson, aged 25, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas, on May 25, 2010. The incident occurred in the early morning hours in the 4100 block of Groton. According to reports, Kenneth was found lying in the driveway of a residence, having suffered multiple…

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Felipe Villamar - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Felipe Villamar

Male, age 34 · Houston, Texas
Found May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

Felipe Villamar, aged 34, was shot and killed on May 25, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early hours near the South Belt-Ellington area. Felipe was found after police responded to reports of gunfire in a residential neighborhood. Upon…

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Tyren Black - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Tyren Black

Male, age 36 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

Tyren E. Black, 33, male, Black, was shot to death on May 25, 2010 while walking on a sidewalk in the 2100 block of West Fond du Lac Avenue in Milwaukee. A vehicle rolled past and someone leaned out and opened fire, striking him; responding officers found him…

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Debra J. Durborow Meitzler - Prentiss, Maine
Death by Force

Debra J. Durborow Meitzler

Female, age 51 · Prentiss, Maine
Killed May 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 25, 2010, Debra J. Durborow Meitzler, a 51-year-old female, was found deceased in her Prentiss, Maine, home. Her death was the result of being fatally shot by her husband, Dean A. Meitzler, who then took his own life. The couple had moved to the…

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Hagos Gebreagziabher - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Hagos Gebreagziabher

Male, age 41 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found May 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

On May 25, 2009, Hagos Gebreagziabher, a 41-year-old Ethiopian immigrant and store owner, was shot and killed in front of his wife outside his convenience store in Northwest Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred late at night as Gebreagziabher was…

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Erick Herrera - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Erick Herrera

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

Erik Herrera, aged 26, was shot and killed on May 25, 2009, in Chicago. The incident was part of a larger pattern of violence affecting Chicago that year. During 2009, Chicago saw a significant number of homicides, often related to gang activity and other…

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Sean Howard - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Sean Howard

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a warm Memorial Day evening in Baltimore, on May 25, 2009, a burst of violence shattered the peace in the 3100 block of Cliftmont Avenue, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Sean Howard, a 24-year-old Black male, was relaxing on his front…

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Hardy Antonio Jones - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Hardy Antonio Jones

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Hardy Antonio Jones, a 26-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On May 25, 2009, in the 3300 block of Noble Street, Jones became a victim of homicide. Details surrounding the circumstances of his…

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Sky Schamanek - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Sky Schamanek

Male, age 30 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed May 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late spring of 2009, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. Sky Schamanek, a 30-year-old Caucasian male, became the victim of a homicide on May 25, 2009. His death marked the…

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Joseph Bookman - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Joseph Bookman

Male, age 30 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed May 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

A quiet evening in Chester, Pennsylvania, turned tragic on May 25, 2009, when Joseph Bookman, a 30-year-old male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred near the intersection of West 7th and Parker Streets, a residential area that became the scene of a…

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Cedric Yarborough - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Cedric Yarborough

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 25, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the spring of 2008, the life of 19-year-old Cedric Yarborough was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. On a Sunday, May 25th, in the 1100 block of E. North Avenue, Yarborough was fatally shot. The incident was recorded as another grim…

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Corey Brooks - Myrtle-beach, South Carolina
Death by Force

Corey Brooks

Female, age 20 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina
Killed May 25, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late hours of May 25, 2008, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a dispute over a parking space escalated into a fatal encounter for 20-year-old Corey Brooks. A student at Coastal Carolina University who also worked at the local River City Cafe, Corey was…

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Alfonso Garcia - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Alfonso Garcia

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

On May 25, 2007, Alfonso Garcia, aged 40, was fatally shot in Chicago. The incident occurred in the city's East Side neighborhood, a location often marred by violence. Garcia's death was part of the wave of gun violence that has long plagued Chicago…

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Rosa M Garcia - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Rosa M Garcia

Female, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Found May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Rosa M. Garcia, aged 31, was tragically killed on May 25, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the early morning hours and was one of the many homicides that marked Chicago's ongoing struggle with violence during the 2000s. Garcia was…

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Renard David Maith - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Renard David Maith

Male, age 52 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet predawn hours of May 25, 2007, the life of Renard David Maith, a 52-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. His death, which occurred in the 4000 block of Belvieu Avenue, was determined to be a homicide. The specific…

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Charles Dewayne Perkins - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Charles Dewayne Perkins

Male, age 42 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, the life of a man, identified as Charles Dewayne Perkins, a 42-year-old Black / African American male, came to a tragic and mysterious end in St. Louis, Missouri. His death, dated May 25, 2007, remains shrouded in questions with very…

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Damien Topp - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Damien Topp

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio
Found May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

On May 25, 2007, Damien Topp, aged 23, was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place on the east side of Columbus at 4792 Laraine Court. Officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 10:44 a.m. where they found Topp lying on the…

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Samuel DCosta - Bowie, Maryland
Death by Force

Samuel DCosta

Male, age 36 · Bowie, Maryland
Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet suburban landscape of Bowie, Maryland, the life of a promising and hardworking man was tragically cut short, leaving a community in shock and a family devastated. Samuel D'Costa, a 36-year-old real estate agent, was found deceased on Friday, May…

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Jason West - Cleveland-heights, Ohio
Death by Force

Jason West

Male, age 31 · Cleveland-heights, Ohio
Killed May 25, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jason West, a 31-year-old Caucasian male, was a dedicated officer with the Cleveland Heights Police Department in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. On May 25, 2007, Officer West responded to a disturbance call on Altamont Road. As he stepped out of his vehicle, he was…

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Tammy Ann Hughes - Albert Lea, Minnesota
Death by Force

Tammy Ann Hughes

Female, age 30 · Albert Lea, Minnesota
Killed May 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

Tammy Ann Hughes, aged 30, passed away on May 25, 2005, at her home in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Born on January 29, 1975, to Steven and Sonja Sorensen in Wells, Minnesota, Tammy was a well-known member of her community. She was baptized and confirmed at the…

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Katharine Broome Johnson - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Katharine Broome Johnson

Female, age 36 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed May 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

Katharine Broome Johnson, a 36-year-old woman from Charlotte, NC, tragically passed away on May 25, 2005. Her death was a significant event that led to a series of investigations and legal proceedings. Katharine, a Caucasian female, was found dead under…

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Judy Ann Day - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Judy Ann Day

Female, age 40 · Los Angeles, California
Killed May 25, 2005 · 21 years ago

On May 25, 2005, the body of forty-year-old Judy Ann Day, a Black woman, was discovered discarded outdoors in the 7300 block of Roseberry Avenue in the Huntington Park area of Los Angeles County. The setting, situated in an urban industrial and residential…

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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.