Missing Persons

Celebrity Profiles

As of the most recent comprehensive reports available through Mexican government registries and interagency coordination bodies, the official count of missing persons is best un...

missing persons

Matthew Johnson disappearance refers to an individual last confirmed seen in [Location, if known; otherwise use a neutral descriptor such as a specific city or region] on [Date,...

Society & Culture

Shawn Hornbeck is an American man whose high-profile kidnapping in 2007 and subsequent rescue shaped missing persons protocols, media coverage, and victim recovery narratives. T...

Status Updates

This article addresses reports stating Monique Watson was found alive and explains what has been verified, what remains unclear, and how to interpret ongoing updates. The focus...

case-explainer

The case of Madeleine McCann is a high-profile missing persons investigation that began on 3 May 2007 in Praia da Luz, Algarve, Portugal. Madeleine McCann was a three-year-old B...

true-crime-biography

Kelsey Berreth was a 28-year-old woman who disappeared in November 2018 in Colorado and was later confirmed deceased. This profile explains what is verified, what remains uncert...

Status Updates

As of the most recent public records and law-enforcement statements, Brandon Billmaier is not confirmed to be missing by authorities. Available official disclosures do not indic...

Crime

Molly Tibbetts was a 20-year-old University of Iowa student who disappeared on July 18, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. On the evening she vanished, she had been jogging and was last s...

safety-and-prevention

"Abducted in plain sight" describes a situation where a person is taken away in a public or visible setting where others could see the act, but bystanders do not recognize it as...

missing persons

Ashley Swift is a woman seeking the safe return of her mother who went missing from their home community. This evergreen explainer outlines the basic facts shared publicly, the...