The news stories we read are oftentimes discarded and pushed aside by the 24-hour news cycle. But we refuse to throw these people away. These are real people. Here are their stories.
Bridget Shiel, 19, was an aspiring model who was going to beauty school. Her bullet-riddled body was found in an Atlanta park on May 31, 2016.
Antoinette Brown, 52, was mauled to death by dogs on May 2, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
Mary "Unique" Spears was hit by gunfire when a man whose advances she rejected pulled a firearm and sprayed a group of family members at a Detroit establishment.
Janese Talton Jackson, 29, was shot and killed on January 22, 2016 by a man she had rejected at a bar.
Alexandra Dean had her whole life ahead of her. The former bartender at Morton's Steakhouse had recently graduated from nursing school. Now she is dead, having been shot in the head at a Miami pool party.
Bettie Jones, the matriarch of a large Chicago, family was gunned down one day after Christmas 2015 in an "accidental" police shooting.
Jessica Williams, 27, was fatally shot while driving what police said was a stolen car.
India Cummings was in good health when she was jailed in February 2016. Three weeks later she was dead with horrific injuries.
Natasha McKenna, 37, was Tasered four times by Virginia deputies before losing consciousness in January 2015. Her official cause of death was ruled an "accident."
After surviving a scary rollover crash, 22-year-old Symone Marshall suffered a seizure on May 10, 2016. Now her family wants answers.
Stephanie Moseley had it all, including a jealous husband.
Mitrice Richardson left a California jail cell disoriented and more than 40 miles from her home. She would never make it.
Sandra Bland used to blog with the hashtag #SandySpeaks. After she was taken into custody following a traffic stop in Texas, she never came out alive. She is still speaking.
Did Wakiesha Wilson died in a jail cell. Police say she hanged herself. Her family says she would never do such a thing.
Miriam Carey, a 34-year-old dental hygienist and mother, was shot multiple times after making a U-turn at a White House checkpoint.
Amy Joyner-Francis' death after being beaten by classmates in a Delaware high school was due to a pre-existing heart condition -- according to officials.
Malissa Williams was with driver Timothy Russell during a car chase when officers unloaded 137 shots at them on a Cleveland, Ohio street. Six officers were fired in the aftermath.
