Latest Missing persons News

Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe

Dec. 11, 2024 21:55 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Kobayashi, the missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said Wednesday. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles. She missed her connecting flight...

Death toll in Italy fuel depot blast rises to 5

Dec. 10, 2024 12:22 PM EST

ROME (AP) — Rescuers found the body of the last missing person on Tuesday at the site of a fuel depot explosion in Italy's central Tuscany region, bringing the death toll to five, Italian media reported. The blast on Monday caused the collapse of a building with offices, injuring...

Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search

Dec. 06, 2024 17:37 PM EST

The remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat, a state police spokesperson said. Trooper Steve Limani said the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard was sent to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s...

Family of Hannah Kobayashi call on LAPD to release surveillance video of her crossing into Mexico

Dec. 04, 2024 15:51 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a woman from Hawaii who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago expressed frustration with investigators and said they haven't seen the surveillance footage that shows her walking across the border into Mexico. Los Angeles Police Chief...

Trial date set for Virginia man accused of killing his missing wife

Dec. 04, 2024 10:42 AM EST

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man accused of killing his wife, whose body has still not been found, will go trial in September, a judge ruled Wednesday. Naresh Bhatt, 37, of Manassas Park, was indicted earlier this week on charges of murder and defiling the body of his wife,...

What happened to Hannah Kobayashi? Police say the Hawaii woman voluntarily disappeared

Dec. 03, 2024 16:56 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago, walked freely into Mexico, police said. Authorities declared Kobayashi a “voluntary missing person,” meaning she left of her own free will....

Searchers recover body of Wisconsin woman missing since 2020

Dec. 03, 2024 16:28 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished more than four years ago. The state Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Cassandra Ayon’s remains were found on private property in the town of Brighton in Marathon County on...

Police say a Hawaii woman disappeared voluntarily and traveled to Mexico

Dec. 03, 2024 13:53 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to “step away from modern connectivity” and was last seen crossing into Mexico with her luggage, police said at a news conference where they urged her to contact...

Virginia man charged with murder 4 months after his wife's disappearance

Dec. 02, 2024 20:54 PM EST

MANASSAS PARK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been charged with murder more than four months after his wife disappeared and a substantial amount of blood was found in their suburban Washington home, authorities announced Monday. Naresh Bhatt, 37, was indicted by a Prince William...

FBI offers reward in case of missing northern Maine girl

Dec. 02, 2024 15:29 PM EST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The FBI said Monday it is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the return of a northern Maine teenager whose disappearance earlier in the fall has attracted international attention. Stefanie Damron, 14, of New Sweden, Maine, was...