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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Police warning over sea swims after two men swept away off Devon on Christmas Day

Police in Devon advise against Boxing Day sea swims after two men were swept out to sea at Budleigh Salterton and remain missing.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

New CCTV footage released as gardai renew urgent appeal for missing teens last seen in Meath

Julia Laskowska and Sadie Nally were last seen in Bettystown on December 22 with short hair after being reported missing from Tipperary Town.
#search-and-rescue
US news
fromABA Journal
4 days ago

FBI investigating missing lawyers who disappeared from fishing boat

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of two lawyers who vanished from a running fishing boat about 70 miles off Southwest Florida's coast.
#journalism
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Hidden crisis' of 40,000 women and girls going missing every year due to violence

Your support makes all the difference. More than 40,000 women and girls go missing every year because of violence in a hidden crisis that must be tackled now, a leading charity has warned. Missing People said women and girls are then at extremely high risk of harm if they are missing, with an estimated 27,000 being victims of sexual assault, harassment or exploitation.
Women
#murder-charge
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Within a day, two East Bay friends vanished without a trace. Police are ramping up efforts to find them

Two East Bay friends, Justin Wayne Lee and Esmeraldo Hernandez Vivero, have been missing since mid-May with no trace seven months later.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Urgent search for two men who entered river while fleeing police

Two men fled police after a vehicle crash and are believed to have entered the River Hull; multi-agency search continues and public assistance is requested.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

World Cup 2026: Re-disappearing Mexico's disappeared

In Guadalajara, the road to the World Cup is paved with erasure of the missing. The city of Guadalajara in Mexico is scheduled to host four World Cup matches next year, and labourers are working around the clock to revamp infrastructure in time for the tournament. On account of frenzied construction, the city's roads are presently a bona fide mess, constituting a perpetual headache for those who must transit them.
World news
#brooklyn
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia

Floods and landslides in Sumatra have killed 174 people, left about 79 missing, and displaced thousands, with communications and access disrupted.
California
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Sunday Links: Missing Utah Woman Who Disappeared Near Santa Cruz Beach Found Safe

Bay Area incidents: missing woman found safe; coastal and traffic fatalities; illegal cannabis lab raid; Antioch desalination plant; homicide investigation.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Search continues for 3 missing people after Brampton fatal fire | CBC News

A Brampton house fire killed two, injured multiple others, left three people unaccounted for, and investigators are demolishing the residence searching for victims and cause.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How dead pigs are helping in the search for missing victims of Mexico's drug wars

Pigs are used in Jalisco to simulate burial conditions and aid searches for mass graves amid widespread disappearances linked to organised crime.
#homicide
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago
Toronto

2 people charged in New Tecumseth, Ont., missing persons case now deemed homicide: OPP | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago
Toronto

2 people charged in New Tecumseth, Ont., missing persons case now deemed homicide: OPP | CBC News

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Police launch fresh appeal over missing teenager one year on from disappearance

Police are appealing for information about missing teenager Aleksandr Benga, last seen in Stornoway on 18 November 2024, and a fundraiser aims to launch SafeCall.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Five Stories That Aren't What They Seem

Gripping accounts trace disappearances and elaborate cons from mysterious beginnings to surprising outcomes, highlighting deception, victim resilience, and unexpected paths to justice.
World news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Syrian president details plans to work with Americans he once fought

Syria seeks to rebuild U.S. relations by prioritizing security cooperation, economic development, and lifting sanctions to restore stability affecting the broader region.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Inside the crucial 24 hours after a child goes missing: from CCTV to social media

As soon as police receive a call reporting a missing child, every minute becomes critical in the search to bring them to safety. When a missing person report is filed, investigators must quickly assess risk: Is the child in danger of harm? Do they have health conditions, or issues with drugs or alcohol? Could they be with someone who poses a threat? Each question helps determine the urgency of the search.
UK news
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

I went missing 50 times as a child now I need to stop it happening to others'

Donations sustain free on-the-ground journalism across major US issues and enable coverage; charities support vulnerable young people like Jade Knight after repeated disappearances.
#gaza
#murder
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

The mothers who search for Mexico's missing children

The mariachi band had just struck up its first ranchera when Axel grabbed his mother's hand. Come on, mama! the lanky 16-year-old shouted, spinning Daniela beneath a canopy of paper lanterns glowing in the warm night air. The courtyard pulsed with music and laughter as cousins joined in, skirts twirling and shoes scuffing the ground.
World news
Miscellaneous
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

After Tragedy, Bucha Pioneers Ukrainian Mental Health Model

Vadym Yevdokymenko helps Bucha families identify missing relatives and rebuild community after horrific wartime atrocities that killed his father.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Syria's urgent fight for justice | Start Here

Syria faces a fraught transition: mass disappearances, forensic identification, archived evidence of war crimes, and rising risks of revenge and sectarian violence.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

In Mexico, the torment of searching for missing persons also affects the families of police officers

Jalisco families search for missing relatives amid organized criminal violence and thousands unlocated, relying on volunteer brigades and enduring hardened resilience.
Los Angeles
fromwww.dailynews.com
2 months ago

California county using new smartwatch technology to track missing persons with dementia, autism

GPS-enabled watches and community task forces aim to prevent deaths and aid searches of people with dementia after wanderings.
fromAxios
2 months ago

Hamas still hasn't returned these hostages' bodies from Gaza

To Israel, the return of the remains is paramount to the agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approved slashing the number of aid trucks entering Gaza if more bodies were not returned,but after Hamas returned some of the bodies on Tuesday, Israel decided against it. More bodies are expected to be returned Wednesday. A multinational task force will share information on the possible locations of the deceased hostages and conduct search operations.
World news
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico's missing person crisis

Disappearances in Mexico surged 72% during Claudia Sheinbaum's first year, with thousands missing, violent criminal groups operating with impunity, and state security failing.
#forensic-genealogy
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Searching for missing persons amid the Sinaloa Cartel war

Because, in the end, my mom is going to go with you to ask them to come and look for me. This was a brief conversation between a hitman and Mrs. Reynalda Pulido, a woman who has located more than 40 bodies and remains in Sinaloa over the past year, trying to find her son Javier Ernesto Velez Pulido, who disappeared on December 8, 2020, a case that is now being targeted by the Culiacan Municipal Police.
World news
#true-crime
fromPodcaster News
4 months ago
Podcast

New Casefile Presents Podcast Julie's Gone Shed's Light On Julie Ann Garciaelay's Disappearance. - Podcaster News

fromPodcaster News
4 months ago
Podcast

New Casefile Presents Podcast Julie's Gone Shed's Light On Julie Ann Garciaelay's Disappearance. - Podcaster News

US politics
fromwww.ocregister.com
3 months ago

Trump says he's ordered the declassification and release of all government records on Amelia Earhart

All government records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and all other related material will be declassified and publicly released.
California
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
3 months ago

5 missing persons cold cases resolved in latest Santa Rosa PD social media push

Santa Rosa Police's social-media Missing Person Monday campaigns resolved 13 cold cases total, including five from the latest five-week effort, with strong public engagement.
California
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

5 missing persons cold cases resolved in latest Santa Rosa PD social media push

Santa Rosa Police's social-media Missing Person Monday campaigns resolved 13 cold cases, including five from the latest 25-case push.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Jay Slater's mum slams armchair detectives', sets record straight on his final hours

Misinformation about missing people online prompted Jay Slater's mother to call for new regulations after conspiracies dehumanised her son following his Tenerife death.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Two children vanished almost 60 years ago. Police still search for the Lost Boys

Police have launched a fresh appeal for information about two boys who vanished from east Belfast in September 1969.
US news
fromHuffPost
3 months ago

Just A Few WTF Facts That Broke My Brain Into A Billion Pieces This Week

Rosemary Kennedy suffered a birth-related brain injury and a secret, botched lobotomy that left her institutionalized and hidden, contrasting with the Kennedys' public image.
#cold-case
fromBoston.com
3 months ago
US news

A Newburyport teen's body was unidentified for 33 years. Now, his aunt and a cold-case aficionado want to bring him home.

fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago
US news

Northern California man arraigned on murder charge in Oregon for death of his then-girlfriend in 1980s cold case

Mark Sanfratello was arraigned for second-degree murder in the 1983 disappearance of his girlfriend Teresa Peroni.
fromwww.montereyherald.com
5 months ago
California

Cold Case Task Force helps identify missing Monterey County fisherman from 1990s

The remains identified as Jeffrey Lyndon Hulliger were lost at sea in 1997, confirmed through advanced DNA analysis.
fromBoston.com
3 months ago
US news

A Newburyport teen's body was unidentified for 33 years. Now, his aunt and a cold-case aficionado want to bring him home.

New York City
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Inside the lab working to identify the remains of 9/11 victims

New York City medical examiner continues forensic effort to identify 1,100 unclaimed 9/11 victims, using improving DNA technology to test recovered remains.
Science
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Two zones inside US hide more deadly secrets than Bermuda Triangle

The Michigan Triangle and the Alaska Triangle are linked to numerous unexplained disappearances and alleged electromagnetic or ley-line phenomena.
#his-way-spirit-led-assemblies
#indonesia-protests
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Six great reads: the Revenge Porn Helpline, revolutionary architecture and how Netflix ruined movies

Algorithms shape media sameness while digital harms escalate, photographic art reveals social quirks, and a long-standing Piha disappearance remains unresolved.
fromwww.sbsun.com
3 months ago

Mysterious 2010 death of 4-year-old California boy re-examined after clues emerge in missing-persons cases

In January 2010, police responding to a report of an ill child at the church found Timothy not breathing, and he died at a hospital, Sandoval said. The coroner ruled that Timothy perished from natural causes, Sandoval said, but police believed negligence was involved and sent a report to the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office. The DA's Office declined to charge anyone, Sandoval said, citing a lack of evidence.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Boy, 4, died while in custody of leaders of cult-like group; police reopen investigation

Two weeks after the leaders of a cult-like group in the Inland Empire were arrested, police have reopened an investigation into the death of a 4-year-old boy who had been placed in their custody. On Thursday, the Colton Police Department announced that it was reviewing new leads and actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the January 2010 death of 4-year-old Timothy Thomas.
California
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
4 months ago

The mystery of what happened to Kyran Durnin one year on: Gardai review 29,500 hours of CCTV to trace his final movements

Locals hope conscience will lead witnesses to come forward and assist gardaí in solving the disappearance of Dayla and her grandson Kyran.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
4 months ago

One year on, mystery of what happened to Kyran Durnin is no closer to being solved

Residents hope conscience will lead witnesses to contact gardaí and help solve the disappearance of Dayla and her grandson Kyran.
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

CA family still looking for answers after missing mother and baby found dead in canal

Whisper Owen and her 8-month-old daughter went missing on July 15 after a doctor's appointment in Fresno; weeks later, they were found dead in a submerged vehicle.
California
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago

Toronto police looking for family of lost woman named Maria | CBC News

Toronto police seek public assistance to locate family of an 88-year-old woman named Maria found disoriented.
#tragedy
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Desperate search for Northern California mom and baby ends with tragic discovery

Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen July 15 in Fresno, after Owen brought her for a routine checkup.
US news
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

California mom, infant missing for a month believed found dead in car

The bodies of a woman and child were found in the vehicle, although the sheriff's office has not confirmed their identities.
US news
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

Missing CA mother and daughter found dead in submerged vehicle 1 month after disappearance

Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter, Sandra McCarty, had been missing since July 15, when Owen drove to see family and go to a doctor's appointment in Fresno, California.
US news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 months ago

Missing teenage boy, 16, sparks urgent Metropolitan Police search across London

Yaqub, a 16-year-old boy, went missing near Tottenham Court Road, Camden at around 5.30pm on Sunday, July 22, prompting an urgent search by the Metropolitan Police.
London
fromABC7 Chicago
4 months ago

Body found in pond near where missing North Carolina 18-year-old was last seen in Florida: sheriff

"Normally in these kinds of investigations, you have somebody disappears, you have no leads, you don't know who was with them last, you don't know where they were last, and you're kind of starting from scratch."
US news
US news
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

Remains of Calif. woman who disappeared after date with serial killer ID'd

A San Diego nurse, Carol Ann Riley, was identified after her skull was found at Lake Mead, linked to a serial killer.
#murder-investigation
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Major search launched after reports of body in fast-flowing' Yorkshire river

A search operation is ongoing in North Yorkshire after a body was reportedly spotted in the River Greta near Ingleton viaduct.
Miscellaneous
fromSFGATE
5 months ago

Calif. mother and baby missing for over 10 days, family desperate for answers

Whisper Owen and her daughter, Sandra McCarty, have been missing for over 10 days after leaving Fresno for Sacramento.
Miscellaneous
fromBoston.com
5 months ago

Skeletal remains found in 1992 identified as Newburyport man

Skeletal remains identified as Anthony Angelli Rea, a missing teenager since 1988, after over 30 years using advanced DNA sequencing technology.
Miscellaneous
fromSFGATE
5 months ago

California mother and infant never made it home, officials asking for help

Authorities seek assistance in locating Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter Sandra McCarthy, missing since July 15.
Miscellaneous
fromOxygen
5 months ago

New Details Emerge About 9-Year-Old Melina Frattolin's Death After Her Father's Arrest | Oxygen

Melina Frattolin's death has been ruled a homicide due to drowning, with her father arrested and charged in connection with her death.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Diving for the disappeared: the dangerous underwater hunt for Colombia's missing

Pedro Albarracin searches for the remains of 190 missing individuals in Colombia, invoking spiritual protection during his dives.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Minors were being trafficked from Oakland hotel where one missing girl stabbed another, police say

On June 1, police responded to a report of a stabbing at an East 12th Street hotel, leading to the discovery of two missing girls allegedly trafficked by Marquise Malik Webb.
Social justice
fromCbsnews
5 months ago

Body found in Turks and Caicos identified as missing American Brian Tarrence

The body found in Turks and Caicos over a week ago has been identified as Brian Tarrence, an American who went missing while vacationing there.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
fromNBC New York
5 months ago

Remains found in submerged Long Island SUV ID'd as man missing nearly 25 years

Remains of a missing man, Robert Long, identified after vehicle discovery in Long Island waters, solving a case from 2010.
Miscellaneous
fromGothamist
5 months ago

Remains found in submerged car in Mount Sinai identified as man missing since 2010

Human remains found in a submerged vehicle have been identified as Robert Long, missing since 2010.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

Texas flash flood recovery effort turns its focus to lakes

Kerr County plans to drain a lake while searching for about 100 missing individuals after July 4 flooding.
#texas-flooding
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Miscellaneous

Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding

Heavy rains in Texas have paused victim searches for missing persons from recent flooding, with over 160 believed still missing.
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago
US news

Video: After Texas Flooding, Two Brothers Search for Their Missing Parents

Two brothers search for their parents missing after a deadly flood during July 4 celebrations.
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Mexico's crematorium scandal: The slow and painful identification of 383 bodies

Fernanda Carrera is searching for her grandfather, Jose de la Cruz Carrera, among 383 bodies recovered from the Plenitud crematorium. Authorities found the bodies in unsanitary conditions, some dating back to 2020, with a non-functional furnace and no utilities, and local funeral homes delivered fake ashes to grieving families.
Public health
fromSFGATE
5 months ago

In 1997, a sailor vanished in California. His mystery has finally been solved.

In October 2021, Monterey Bay's Coroner's Division discovered dismembered human bones and personal items in a fishing net, identified later as belonging to Jeffrey Hulliger.
Public health
Miami
fromMiami Herald
5 months ago

Wife and daughter of a key FIU dean are among the missing in Texas floods

The wife and daughter of FIU Dean William G. Hardin III are among the presumed dead following catastrophic flooding in Central Texas.
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