Missing persons
Man Charged With 9-Year-Old Girl’s Murder After Human Remains Found in a Barrel
The girl went missing from a small town near the top of the Blue Mountains last week.
Young Girl Who Disappeared From Her Family’s Tent Found Inside a Locked House
A 36-year-old man who has no connection to the family was arrested.
Black Families Are Hiring Private Investigators Because Cops Won’t Find Their Kids
Some families are turning to retired cops and lawyers to find out what happened to their children because they feel police aren’t doing enough.
The True Crime Junkies and the Curious Case of a Missing Husband
A woman pleaded on Facebook for help finding her husband. A group of true-crime enthusiasts popped up to help. Then things took a dark turn.
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' Paedophile 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.