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Missing Persons on January 17

616 open cases in our database happened on January 17. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Missing Persons (62)

Trevon Cade - Houston, Texas
Missing5th anniversary

Trevon Cade

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Trevon Cade, a 23-year-old male from Houston, Texas, was last seen on January 17, 2021. His case has since remained unsolved, and authorities are continuing their efforts to locate him. Trevon's disappearance is part of a larger number of long-term missing…

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Thurston Briggs - Dallas, Texas
Missing5th anniversary

Thurston Briggs

Male, age 59 · Dallas, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Thurston Briggs, a 59-year-old male, was last seen on January 17, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. His case is classified as a long-term missing person, and efforts to locate him have so far been unsuccessful. There are limited details publicly available about the…

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Pajee Rollings - San Antonio, Texas
Missing5th anniversary

Pajee Rollings

Male, age 29 · San Antonio, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Pajee Rollings, a 29-year-old male, was last seen on January 17, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. His case remains unresolved, and there have been no major updates or significant leads regarding his disappearance. The details surrounding his last known…

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Melissa Henson - New Castle, Pennsylvania
Missing5th anniversary

Melissa Henson

Female, age 35 · New Castle, Pennsylvania
Last seen Jan 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet borough of New Castle, Pennsylvania, the life of 35-year-old Melissa Henson took an unforeseen and alarming turn. On January 17, 2021, a day that began like any other, she was last seen at her home on Neshannock Boulevard. A phone call in the…

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Alexis D. Gonzalez Gauna - Kennett, Missouri
Missing5th anniversary

Alexis D. Gonzalez Gauna

Male, age 22 · Kennett, Missouri
Last seen Jan 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alexis D. Gonzalez Gauna was a 22-year-old Hispanic male when he was last seen in Kennett, Missouri, on January 17, 2021. Online missing-person records describe him as having black hair and brown eyes, with his height and weight not publicly listed. He was…

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Jesus Sanchez-esquivel - Charlotte, North Carolina
Missing10th anniversary

Jesus Sanchez-esquivel

Male, age 52 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Last seen Jan 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a man named Jesus Sanchez-Esquivel vanished from Charlotte, North Carolina, leaving behind a life and a community that held his presence. On January 17th of that year, the 52-year-old was last seen in the vicinity of the 9900 block of…

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Waylon Edwin Smith - Lake St. Martin First Nation, Manitoba
Missing20th anniversary

Waylon Edwin Smith

Male, age 17 · Lake St. Martin First Nation, Manitoba
Last seen Jan 17, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the cold of a Canadian winter, on January 17, 2006, 17-year-old Waylon Edwin Smith vanished from the Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba. He had been visiting family, a temporary reprieve from his life in Winnipeg. On that Tuesday, he told his…

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Douglas Plummer - Salt Lake City, Utah
Missing25th anniversary

Douglas Plummer

Male, age 20 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Last seen Jan 17, 2001 · 25 years ago

Douglas Perry Plummer, a 20-year-old man from Taylorsville, Utah, was last seen on January 17, 2001, in Salt Lake City. He was working at a sandwich shop downtown when he disappeared. At the time, Plummer was in the process of moving from one apartment to…

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Sharman Carey - Puyallup, Washington
Missing30th anniversary

Sharman Carey

Female, age 39 · Puyallup, Washington
Last seen Jan 17, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the quiet community of Puyallup, Washington, a family's life was forever altered by the unsettling disappearance of Sharman Candee Carey. A 39-year-old woman with strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes, Sharman was last seen on January 17, 1996. Standing at…

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Claude Rains Ii - Wynne, Arkansas
Missing40th anniversary

Claude Rains Ii

Male, age 42 · Wynne, Arkansas
Last seen Jan 17, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a winter evening in 1986, a 42-year-old man named Claude Vernon Rains II, often called C.V., disappeared from his home in Wynne, Arkansas. He was last seen on January 17th, when he left with another individual in a vehicle. Since that day, his family and…

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Christine Langford - Rockport, California
Missing45th anniversary

Christine Langford

Female, age 24 · Rockport, California
Last seen Jan 17, 1981 · 45 years ago

Christine Langford, a 24-year-old woman, went missing on January 17, 1981, near Rockport, California, while camping with her husband, Craig Langford. The couple had been staying in their motorhome on a remote beach in Mendocino County. On January 19, 1981…

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Craig Langford - Rockport, California
Missing45th anniversary

Craig Langford

Male, age 34 · Rockport, California
Last seen Jan 17, 1981 · 45 years ago

Craig Langford, age 34, and his wife Christine were last seen on January 17, 1981, while camping in a motorhome on a remote beach near Rockport, California. The couple's motorhome was later found abandoned on January 19, 1981, with a small inflatable raft and…

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Robert Morley Mcdonald - Ear Falls, Ontario
Missing50th anniversary

Robert Morley Mcdonald

Male, age 32 · Ear Falls, Ontario
Last seen Jan 17, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the winter of 1976, a sense of unease settled over the small community of Ear Falls in Northwestern Ontario, as a local man vanished, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. Robert Morley McDonald, a 32-year-old man, was last definitively seen on…

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Kendry Carvajal Medina - Montgomery, Alabama
Missing

Kendry Carvajal Medina

Male, age 15 · Montgomery, Alabama
Last seen Jan 17, 2026 · this year

In the heart of Montgomery, Alabama, a family's life was irrevocably altered on January 17, 2026, when 15-year-old Male Kendry Carvajal Medina vanished without a trace. A young man on the cusp of his sixteenth birthday, Kendry's sudden disappearance left a…

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Felix Valdez - Fort Myers, Florida
Missing

Felix Valdez

Male, age 55 · Fort Myers, Florida
Last seen Jan 17, 2026 · this year

An urgent search is underway for 55-year-old Felix Valdez, who was last seen on January 17, 2026, in Fort Myers, Florida. The Lee County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating Mr. Valdez, who is considered endangered. He was last seen on…

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Isaiah Fields - Dallas, Texas
Missing

Isaiah Fields

Male, age 27 · Dallas, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2026 · this year

Isaiah Demitrious Fields, a 27-year-old Black male, was last seen on January 17, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. He is described as being 5'11" tall and weighing approximately 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The Dallas Police Department is handling his…

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Chrisian Keener - Marseilles, Illinois
Missing

Chrisian Keener

Male, age 36 · Marseilles, Illinois
Last seen Jan 17, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 17, 2026, the quiet of Marseilles, Illinois, was broken by an event that would leave a family and a community searching for answers. Chrisian L. Keener, a 36-year-old man, was last seen by a Marseilles Police Officer at…

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Jeremiah Moneta - Ponca City, Oklahoma
Missing

Jeremiah Moneta

Male, age 23 · Ponca City, Oklahoma
Last seen Jan 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small town of Ponca City, Oklahoma, a young man named Jeremiah Demitrus Moneta, aged 22, vanished, leaving his family engulfed in a state of desperate uncertainty. The last confirmed sighting of Jeremiah was on January 17, 2025, in the vicinity of…

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Kevin Holmes - Knoxville, Tennessee
Missing

Kevin Holmes

Male, age 33 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Last seen Jan 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the winter of 2025, concern grew for a 33-year-old man from Knoxville, Tennessee, named Kevin D. Holmes. His family last had contact with him on January 17th of that year. At the time he went missing, Kevin was described as a white male, standing between 5…

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Ricardo Jimenez-acevedo - Chicago, Illinois
Missing

Ricardo Jimenez-acevedo

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois
Last seen Jan 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the city of Chicago, a family and community were left with pressing questions following the disappearance of Ricardo Jimenez-Acevedo. On January 17, 2025, the 41-year-old Hispanic male was last seen in the bustling urban landscape, a place he called home.…

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Joseph Evesson - Hockley, Texas
Missing

Joseph Evesson

Male, age 19 · Hockley, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joseph Bryan Evesson, a 19‑year‑old male, was last seen on January 17, 2025, in Hockley, Texas. According to his NamUs listing he is described as a white/Caucasian male standing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing around 140 lbs. He has blond or…

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Samantha Chun - Pupukea, Hawaii
Missing

Samantha Chun

Female, age 17 · Pupukea, Hawaii
Last seen Jan 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Seventeen-year-old female Samantha Chun was last seen on January 17, 2025, in the Pupukea/Haleiwa area of Oahu’s North Shore, Hawaii, after going to Ke Iki Beach with her boyfriend, 18-year-old Joseph “Joey” Fujioka. Public missing-child and missing-person…

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Thomas Manzey - Phoenix, Arizona
Missing

Thomas Manzey

Male, age 56 · Phoenix, Arizona
Last seen Jan 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter of 2023, concerns began to mount for 56-year-old Thomas John Manzey. His life, as his family knew it, seemed to take an unexpected turn when he abruptly quit his job on December 23rd. The last time his family saw him was on Christmas Eve…

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Elena Gonzalez - Dallas, Texas
Missing

Elena Gonzalez

Female, age 35 · Dallas, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter of 2024, a 35-year-old Hispanic woman named Elena Gonzalez vanished from Dallas, Texas. She was last seen on January 17th of that year, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear. At the time she went missing, Elena was…

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Rekeginald Ellison - Nashville, Tennessee
Missing

Rekeginald Ellison

Male, age 15 · Nashville, Tennessee
Last seen Jan 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the heart of winter, a family in Nashville, Tennessee, was forever changed. On January 17, 2024, 15-year-old Rekeginald Ellison, a Black / African American male, disappeared from his home. The circumstances surrounding his departure are shrouded in…

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Michael Dotzler - Point Lookout, New York
Missing

Michael Dotzler

Male, age 58 · Point Lookout, New York
Last seen Jan 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

The disappearance of Michael Dotzler, a 58-year-old man from Long Island, New York, began on January 17, 2024. That afternoon, at approximately 4:30 p.m., he was seen on North Chestnut Street in Massapequa. Later that evening, around 10:40 p.m., he was last…

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Felix Goldson Salas - Gallup, New Mexico
Missing

Felix Goldson Salas

Male, age 36 · Gallup, New Mexico
Last seen Jan 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the small city of Gallup, New Mexico, a family is left with questions and deep concern following the disappearance of 36-year-old Felix Goldson Salas. On January 17, 2024, Salas was last seen at the Firerock Casino. Since that day, there has been no…

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Nicholas Smith - Glendale, Arizona
Missing

Nicholas Smith

Male, age 46 · Glendale, Arizona
Last seen Jan 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 17, 2023, the life of 46-year-old Nicholas Ray Smith took an unexpected and worrying turn. At his home in Glendale, Arizona, his mother observed him in a state of agitation, pacing restlessly in his bedroom at 3:30 AM.…

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Angela Tiul-putul - Houston, Texas
Missing

Angela Tiul-putul

Female, age 14 · Houston, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the winter of 2023, a young teenage girl's life took an unforeseen and alarming turn in Houston, Texas. On January 17, 2023, 14-year-old Angela Tiul-Putul was last seen in the bustling city, a place she called home. The day was likely ordinary until the…

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Anderson Herrera-moreno - Dallas, Texas
Missing

Anderson Herrera-moreno

Male, age 16 · Dallas, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, a sense of concern began to grow for the well-being of 16-year-old Anderson Herrera-Moreno. The young man, a resident of Dallas, Texas, was last seen on January 17th of that year. Details surrounding the exact circumstances of his…

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Craig Dominic Powell - San Francisco, California
Missing

Craig Dominic Powell

Male, age 69 · San Francisco, California
Last seen Jan 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Craig Dominic Powell, a 69-year-old Black male, was last seen in San Francisco, California on January 17, 2022. He has not been heard from since his disappearance. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are limited, with few details available in his…

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Marlon Veliz-morataya - HUNTINGTON STATION, New York
Missing

Marlon Veliz-morataya

Male, age 21 · HUNTINGTON STATION, New York
Last seen Jan 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Marlon Veliz-morataya was 21 years old when he was last seen on January 17, 2022, in Huntington Station, New York. His disappearance has prompted efforts to locate him, and his case has been documented by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.…

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Todd Favre - Santa Cruz, California
Missing

Todd Favre

Male, age 57 · Santa Cruz, California
Last seen Jan 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Todd Favre, a 57-year-old man, was last seen on January 17, 2020, in Santa Cruz County, California. At the time of his disappearance, Favre was 5'11", weighed 185 pounds, and had distinctive tattoos, including a clover and Mt. Madonna on his right arm and the…

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Margaret Becker - Sebring, Florida
Missing

Margaret Becker

Female, age 81 · Sebring, Florida
Last seen Jan 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a seemingly ordinary day in Sebring, Florida, 81-year-old Margaret "Helen" Becker vanished, leaving her community and family in deep concern. The last confirmed sighting of the beloved female resident was on January 17, 2020. That afternoon, she left her…

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Cora Tillman - Atlanta, Georgia
Missing

Cora Tillman

Female, age 14 · Atlanta, Georgia
Last seen Jan 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the heart of winter, a young girl from Atlanta, Georgia, vanished, leaving her community with unanswered questions. Cora Tillman, a 14-year-old girl, was last seen on January 17, 2020. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are not widely…

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Amy Bracken - Braddock, Pennsylvania
Missing

Amy Bracken

Female, age 39 · Braddock, Pennsylvania
Last seen Jan 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On January 17, 2020, 39-year-old Amy Lee Bracken was last seen in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a borough in Allegheny County. Originally from Somerset, Pennsylvania, Amy had arranged to meet a man she had been communicating with online for the first time. She…

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Brandon Crawford - Leander, Texas
Missing

Brandon Crawford

Male, age 33 · Leander, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Brandon Crawford, 33 years old, was last seen on January 15, 2019, in Leander, Texas. He was driving a silver 2016 Hyundai Sonata, which bore the Texas license plate number GSW7587. Crawford has not been heard from since that day, and his whereabouts remain…

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Frank Blackwater - Lincoln, Nebraska
Missing

Frank Blackwater

Male, age 57 · Lincoln, Nebraska
Last seen Jan 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the heart of winter, on January 17, 2019, Frank Boy Blackwater, a 57-year-old man, was seen for the last time in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was at the Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach Center, a place of support for those in need, where he was receiving supplies.…

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Michael Jones - Nashua, New Hampshire
Missing

Michael Jones

Male, age 34 · Nashua, New Hampshire
Last seen Jan 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Andrew Jones, a 34-year-old man from Nashua, New Hampshire, was last seen on January 17, 2019, in the area of Harbor Avenue. At the time of his disappearance, he was staying with friends and had been actively seeking help from local rehabilitation…

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Michał Krowczyński - San Diego, California
Missing

Michał Krowczyński

Male, age 30 · San Diego, California
Last seen Jan 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michał Marcin Krówczyński, a 30-year-old math teacher from Kraków, Poland, was last seen on January 17, 2019, in San Diego, California. He had traveled to the U.S. for a vacation and was due to fly to Phoenix, Arizona, on January 18. However, Michał never…

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Furgencio Escobar-Mazariegos - Naples, Florida
Missing

Furgencio Escobar-Mazariegos

Male, age 15 · Naples, Florida
Last seen Jan 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Furgencio Escobar-Mazariegos, a 15-year-old boy, was last seen on January 17, 2018, in Naples, Florida. He disappeared from the area near 41st Street SW in Collier County. At the time of his disappearance, Furgencio was 5 feet tall, weighed approximately 120…

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Mijail Mazariegos-Escobar - Naples, Florida
Missing

Mijail Mazariegos-Escobar

Male, age 15 · Naples, Florida
Last seen Jan 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mijail Mazariegos-Escobar, a 15-year-old male, was last seen on January 17, 2018, in Naples, Florida. He was reported missing from the 1700 block of 41st Street SW in Collier County. At the time of his disappearance, Mijail was described as 4 feet 11 inches…

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Antonio Lagrou - Spokane, Washington
Missing

Antonio Lagrou

Male, age 29 · Spokane, Washington
Last seen Jan 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, concern grew for 29-year-old Antonio Allen Lagrou, a male from Spokane, Washington, who had seemingly vanished. The last confirmed sighting of him was on January 17, 2018, in Spokane. His family, however, had not heard from him since…

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Katrina Williams - Detroit, Michigan
Missing

Katrina Williams

Female, age 52 · Detroit, Michigan
Last seen Jan 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a winter evening in Detroit, Michigan, 52-year-old Katrina Williams vanished after a disagreement with her family. It was January 17, 2017, when she was last seen at her residence in the 5800 block of Joseph Campau Avenue between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m.…

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John Antonio Callupe - Broadmoor, California
Missing

John Antonio Callupe

Male, age 22 · Broadmoor, California
Last seen Jan 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

John Antonio Callupe, 22 years old, was last seen in Broadmoor, California on January 17, 2015, and has not been heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, Callupe was described as a Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing at 5'0" tall…

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Jacob Wallace - Houston, Texas
Missing

Jacob Wallace

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas
Last seen Jan 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jacob Wallace, age 29, was last seen on January 17, 2014, in Houston, Texas. He was leaving a residence on Delwin Street between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m., and got into a tan or gold 2009 GMC Yukon, accompanied by a man named Adam Ortega. Wallace never returned, and…

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Christine Ludwig - Columbia, South Carolina
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Christine Ludwig

Female, age 43 · Columbia, South Carolina
Last seen Jan 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, 43-year-old Christine Marie Ludwig vanished from Richland County, South Carolina, leaving behind a mysterious and unsettling case for investigators. She was officially last seen on January 17, 2012, at a business located in the 1400…

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Bradley Michael Worobeck - Calgary, Alberta
Missing

Bradley Michael Worobeck

Male, age 27 · Calgary, Alberta
Last seen Jan 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the cold night of January 17, 2008, 27-year-old Bradley Michael Worobeck vanished from the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta. After finishing his bartending shift at the Palomino Smokehouse at approximately 11:30 p.m., he made a brief stop at the nearby…

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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.