Missing persons
ISIS Kidnapped Their Loved Ones. Now They Might Be Their Only Hope To Find Them.
The caliphate has collapsed, but for thousands of Syrians whose family members were kidnapped by ISIS, there is no peace.
Missing Fisherman Who Triggered Record-Breaking Search Goes Missing Again
South Australia's Tony Higgins was found just 12 days ago. Now police are looking for him again.
Pair of Australian Fishermen Found After Five Days Missing at Sea
The men were found just hours after police called off the largest search operation in South Australia's history.
The Man Who Deleted His Past Before He Was Found Dead
In 2009, a man calling himself Peter Bergmann was found washed up on an Irish beach. Ten years later, police, journalists, and internet sleuths are still trying to work out what happened.
This Guy Invented a ‘Missing Twin’ to Allegedly Escape his Multi-Million Dollar Debt
The man told police his twin brother went missing while swimming at a quiet beach, triggering a three-day search and rescue. They later found out there was no brother.
The Missing Teen Whose Cold Case Was Revived With the Probe of a 'Warlock' Pedophile Ring
In 1988, Lee Boxell disappeared without a trace, and the case gradually went cold—until 2011, when an investigation into child abuse at a youth club gave the family some hope of closure.
QLD Police Couldn't Find a Man’s Body Because of Google Maps
"The fact the ground search was conducted over only half the property was very regretful and should not have happened," said the coroner.
Untraceable Postcards Give Missing Persons the Chance to Send A Letter Home
People who choose to be ‘missing’ can now send a message to their loved ones without revealing their whereabouts.
What We Know About the Missing Teen Whose Parents Were Shot to Death
13-year-old Jayme Closs vanished from her rural Wisconsin home around the same time her parents were killed Monday.
Police are Digging for Lyn Dawson, the Missing Woman From 'Teacher's Pet'
It's thought the true crime podcast led detectives to revisit the missing woman's backyard.
Cops Uncover Disturbing Story Behind Woman's Bizarre Doorbell Video
The mysterious video captured the woman in what appears to be wrist restraints ringing doorbells in her neighborhood in the middle of the night.
The Child Genius Poised to Become a Great Novelist—But Then She Disappeared
Barbara Newhall Follett published her first novel in 1927, at the age of 12. At 25, she went missing, never to be seen again.