Latest Missing persons News
Teen identified as body found in burned truck in Arkansas
STUTTGART, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas authorities say the body found inside a burned pickup truck has been identified as a teenager who was reported missing. According to the Arkansas County Sheriff’s Office, teams at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory identified 19-year-old Johnny...
Indigenous missing person cases get researchers' attention
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico task force charged with addressing missing person cases involving Native Americans is teaming up with researchers in Nebraska on a data collection project that they hope will begin to close the gaps when it comes to tracking cases and their outcomes...
Little progress in Serbia, Kosovo leaders' EU-backed talks
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met in Brussels on Tuesday for talks to implement a European Union-backed plan to normalize ties, and agreed to cooperate on resolving cases of missing persons. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell convened the meeting...
Kosovo calls for justice for 1,621 missing persons from war
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s leadership has called for justice for the 1,621 people still officially missing from the 1998-1999 war with neighboring Serbia. On Kosovo’s National Day of Missing Persons, President Vjosa Osmani said in a statement: “The violent extinction...
Coast Guard recovers 3 'unresponsive people' during search
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that it has recovered three "unresponsive people” after searching for four missing fishermen in the waters off of Cape Ann in Massachusetts. The search is ongoing for an additional missing person. Coast Guard aircraft found an...
Massachusetts governor eyes statewide missing people unit
BOSTON (AP) — A new unit to help police improve coordination in handling missing and unidentified people cases has been proposed by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey amid an ongoing search for a missing immigrant woman whose case advocates say demonstrates a lack of urgency on the part of...
Car pulled form lake linked to 2008 missing person report
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A long-submerged car pulled from an Arkansas lake over the weekend had human remains inside and has been linked to a 2008 missing person report, authorities said The Arkansas Crime Lab was working to identify the body but no identity had been released as of...
Nomination of Native American leader in New Mexico in limbo
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor says she believes vetting of her Cabinet members is crucial. But with two weeks left in the legislative session, she has yet to submit her pick to lead the state Indian Affairs Department to the Senate for confirmation. ...
New Mexico nomination spurs concerns among Native Americans
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is standing firm in her decision to nominate a former tribal leader who once faced sexual assault charges to head the state’s Indian Affairs Department, fueling anger among Native American advocates who have been working to address violence and...
