Category: Missing Person

Family Plea to Help Solve Australian Teenager’s 1988 Death

More than 35 years after Aboriginal teenager Mark Haines was found dead on train tracks in rural New South Wales (NSW), police are offering $1 million (US$670,000) for information to catch his killers. The reward and another coronial inquest could bring answers for his grieving family. Mark was 17 when he died near Tamworth on…


American Who Was Kidnapped in Mexico Found Alive After Going Missing for 8 Months

According to FBI authorities, an American kidnapped in Mexico has been found alive after missing for 8 months and is now safely back home. Monica De Leon Barba, a U.S. citizen, was reported missing on Nov. 29, 2022, and was taken in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, as she walked home from work with her dog. “The…


American Who Was Kidnapped in Mexico Found Alive After Being Missing for 8 Months

According to FBI authorities, an American kidnapped in Mexico has been found alive after being missing for eight months and is now safely back home. Monica De Leon Barba, a U.S. citizen, was reported missing on Nov. 29, 2022, and was taken in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, as she walked home from work with her dog….


Body of a California Tech CEO Found Over a Year After He Vanished on Uber Ride

The body of a California tech CEO was found in the suburbs of Los Angeles more than a year after he went missing after taking an Uber ride, police announced on Monday. Beau Mann, 39, took an Uber ride in Santa Monica and was never seen alive again. Beau Mann’s remains were identified by his dental…


Boy, 7, Reported Missing From Grandfather’s House in Arlington Heights

LOS ANGELES—Authorities were scouring the Arlington Heights area April 5 in search of a 7-year-old boy who went missing from the apartment complex where he lives with his grandfather. Derek Clay was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the…


7-Year-Old Boy Who Disappeared in Arlington Heights Found Safe

LOS ANGELES—A 7-year-old boy who went missing from his Arlington Heights home was found safe April 5, but the circumstances of his disappearance were still unclear. Derek Clay was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police…


Pittsburgh Woman Found Alive After Going Missing Over 30 Years Ago

A Pennsylvania woman who went missing in 1992 has been found alive almost 31 years later, according to Ross Township police. Patricia Kopta, nicknamed “the Sparrow,” was often seen on the streets of Pittsburgh, preaching about the end of the world. She had developed mental health issues and one night when she was 52, she…


Body in UK River Confirmed as Nicola Bulley: Family Say Media Coverage Was ‘Shameful’

Police have confirmed that the body found in the River Wyre on Sunday was that of Nicola Bulley, who went missing three weeks ago after walking her dog along the riverbank. Bulley, 45, was last seen on the morning of Jan. 27 as she walked her cocker spaniel, Willow, beside the River Wyre in Lancashire….


Over 2 Years Later, Still No Sign of Missing Texas College Student Jason Landry

It’s been more than two years since Kent and Lisa Landry have seen their son’s face, heard his voice, or even received a text message from him. Their son, Jason Landry, 21, disappeared on his way home from college for the holidays. On Dec. 13, 2020, the Texas State University student had packed up his…


Family Longs for Return of Missing Port Jervis Woman

Melissa Hadden used to chase her high-on-drugs daughter out of the house and away from the kids, but now all she wants is for her to come home alive. “I just hope that nothing bad happens to her. I just want my daughter home. The kids want her home,” Hadden told The Epoch Times on…