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Missing Persons

When an individual disappears, an investigation is prompted into their whereabouts, typically involving witness statements, forensic evidence and other facts to find out what happened and whether foul play was involved.

Kristin Smart murder trial postponed once again
Kristin Smart murder trial postponed once again

SALINAS, Calif. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo) – More witnesses were expected to take the stand Tuesday morning in the case against Paul and Ruben Flores, but that didn’t happen. Shortly after Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe took her seat in the courtroom, she announced the trial would be postponed until next Monday. […] More

July 27, 2022

Trial begins in case of missing California college student
Trial begins in case of missing California college student

The man last seen with Kristin Smart, the college freshman who vanished from a California campus 25 years ago, is on trial more than a year after he was arrested on a murder charge along with his father, who is accused of helping hide her body. More

July 18, 2022

Lawsuit: 2 slain boys unlawfully placed with foster parents
Lawsuit: 2 slain boys unlawfully placed with foster parents

The biological mother of two small California boys who died while in the state foster care system has filed a federal lawsuit alleging her sons were unlawfully taken from her and placed with foster parents who are now charged with killing them. More

June 24, 2022

Police swarm former home of Harmony Montgomery, missing since 2019
Police swarm former home of Harmony Montgomery, missing since 2019

CONCORD, N.H. (Court TV) — The search for five-year-old Harmony Montgomery, who’s been missing since 2019, led to a frenzy of FBI and local law enforcement back to the New Hampshire home of the child’s father and stepmother, Adam and Kayla Montgomery Tuesday. The couple has been jailed since January, after being formally indicted on […] More

June 14, 2022

Cory Bigsby to face trial, denied bond for 5th time
Cory Bigsby to face trial, denied bond for 5th time

A preliminary hearing was held for Cory Bigsby, the father of 4-year-old Codi Bigsby, who was reported missing by his father. Cory was arrested on child neglect charges unrelated to Codi's disappearance. He was denied bond and the judge set a trial date. More

June 13, 2022

Cory Bigsby denied bond for fourth time
Cory Bigsby denied bond for fourth time

Cory Bigsby was denied bond Tuesday after being denied three times previously. He is the father of four-year-old Virginia boy Codi Bigsby, who was reported missing by his father back in January. More

June 7, 2022

Kristen Smart murder trial set to begin this summer
Kristen Smart murder trial set to begin this summer

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo) — Opening statements in the Kristin Smart murder trial are set to take place in July. Paul and Ruben Flores have been awaiting trial since a judge last September ruled to move forward with the charges against them. Paul is facing a single count of murder in […] More

June 1, 2022

Utah man charged in kidnap, murder of missing Alaska woman
Utah man charged in kidnap, murder of missing Alaska woman

Authorities arrested Kirby Calderwood, 32, in Ogden, Utah and charged him with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence. Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, 38, of Homer, Alaska went missing in 2019. More

May 10, 2022