Missing Persons in the U.S. | ABC News - ABC News

Missing Persons in the U.S.
The latest news and videos on missing persons in the U.S.

June 22

Police chief on missing girl: 'Nobody disappears into thin air'

The 4-year-old has been missing for over six months from the San Antonio area.
June 22
Lina Sardar Khil appears in an image provided by the San Antonio Police Department.
July 18

Search continues for college student missing for 10 days

"This is my plea, that you help find my child," Jimmie Lee's father said.
July 18
Missing Ole Miss Student, Jimme "Jay" Lee
June 07

Woman missing for over a month after visiting woman she met online

The NYPD is asking for help in the search.
June 07
Missing person, TiJae Baker, 23, is pictured in an undated photo.
March 28

12-year-old girl vanishes after telling dad she was taking walk

The girl vanished on March 20 after telling her dad she was going for a walk.
March 28
Betty Taylor in an undated photo released by police.
November 10

Prosecutors taking over case of missing 14-year-old girl

"This case cries out and demands our attention," a prosecutor said.
November 10
A missing poster for 14-year-old Jashyah Moore hangs in a drive-through window at a fast food restaurant in East Orange, N.J., Oct. 16, 2021.
October 01

Mom tortured by pregnant postal worker's mysterious disappearance

Kierra Coles was last seen on Oct. 2, 2018. She was about three months pregnant.
October 01
Kierra Coles in an undated photo distributed by authorities after she went missing.
October 20

Husband of missing mom arrested for murder

Larry Millete has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, Maya Millete, who went missing in January. He has been charged with felony murder and illegal possession of an assault weapon.
October 20
VIDEO: Husband of missing mom arrested for murder
September 29

Missing Black geologist's family pushing police to do more

"My son was my mission," said David Robinson.
September 29
Parents David Robinson and Melissa Edmonds held a press conference for their missing son, Daniel Robinson, on Sept. 26, 2021.
September 26

Search continues for Lauren Cho

Cho went missing near Joshua Tree National Park in California three months ago, last seen walking away from her home in Yucca Valley.
September 26
VIDEO: Search continues for Lauren Cho
April 04

Deb Haaland to create unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans

Indigenous communities have been struggling for years to raise awareness.
April 04
Rep. Deb Haaland attends a news conference at the Capitol, Sept. 27, 2019.
September 20

Search continues for missing 6-year-old Isabella Kalua

Officials found several items that may be linked to Isabella's disappearance.
September 20
Isabella Kalua is seen here in an undated file photo is missing. She was last seen sleeping in her room in Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii, Sept. 12, 2021, Honolulu police said.
September 22

Gabby Petito case example of 'missing white woman syndrome,' experts say

Gabby Petito's disappearance has attracted national attention.
September 22
Gabby Petito is seen in this undated photo provided by the FBI.
September 16

Age-progression photos released 2 years after 5-year-old mysteriously vanished

Dulce Maria Alavez disappeared on Sept. 16, 2019, in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
September 16
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has worked with investigators to create this age-progression image showing what Dulce Maria Alavez may look like today as a 7-year-old.
May 02

Family pleads for help finding missing Buffalo State College student

Saniyya Dennis was last seen on April 24.
May 02
Saniyya Dennis is seen in this undated released by Buffalo State University Police to help locate, on May 1, 2021.
February 06

Family of missing toddlers speaks out, says they're public targets

Orson and Orrin West have been missing since Dec. 21.
February 06
Missing toddlers Orrin and Orson West are shown in undated family photos.
January 30

2 toddlers still missing after nearly 6 weeks

Several prominent billboards read: “Where are the boys?”
January 30
Brothers Orrin, 4, left, and Orson West, 3, were reported missing on Dec. 21, 2020 in California City, California.
February 28

Image released in disappearance of girl feared to be victim of sex trafficking

Relisha Rudd, then 8 years old, went missing in Washington, D.C., in 2014.
February 28
Relisha Rudd vanished in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2014. Forensic artists with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) created this progression image for what she may look like in 2020.
January 29

Trump administration launches task force on missing, murdered indigenous peoples

Officials say the task force will work on collaboration and data collection.
January 29
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney talks with ABC News before the first meeting of the "Operation Lady Justice" task force at the Interior Department in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2020.
October 08

No answers 2 years after student vanishes -- a case in epidemic in Native communities

"No matter what ... we’re going to keep looking for Ashley," her sister said.
October 08
Ashley Loring Heavy Runner went missing from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana in June 2017.
July 31

Missing woman's father says he'll keep 'badgering' Baltimore police for information

It's been two years since Baltimore's Akia Eggleston disappeared.
July 31
Father of missing Baltimore woman Shawn WIlkinson speaks out on the case of his missing daughter, Akia Eggleston, on "The View" Wednesday, July 31, 2019.
July 23

Families of missing black Americans fight for media, police to focus on their cases

Paula Hill has not given up the search for her daughter, Paula Cosey Hill.
July 23
Paula Hill is still searching for her daughter, Shemika Cosey, who went missing in 2008.
November 01

Sister searches for young Native American woman missing for months in Montana

Ashley Loring HeavyRunner has been missing for more than four months.
November 01
Ashley Loring Heavy Runner went missing from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana in June 2017.