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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.

Scott Peterson awaits retrial decision
Scott Peterson awaits retrial decision

After spending nearly two decades behind bars for the murders of his pregnant wife and unborn child, Scott Peterson might get a new trial due to alleged juror misconduct. More

August 25, 2021

Tenant charged in death of Virginia woman missing since June
Tenant charged in death of Virginia woman missing since June

LORTON, Va. (AP) — The body of a 72-year-old Virginia woman who had been missing for weeks has been found, and a tenant of the woman’s has been charged with murder in her death, police announced Saturday. Fairfax County police officials said at a news conference that the suspect, Brian George Sayrs Jr., came forward […] More

July 26, 2021

Change in strategy in search for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells
Change in strategy in search for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (Scripps News Nashville) — There’s been a change in the effort to locate a missing five-year-old girl. Plus, there’s a possible new lead that could help explain what happened to Summer Wells. This all comes as there’s a shift in strategy now focusing on the possibility of foul play. After nearly two weeks, […] More

June 30, 2021

Child found dead at Texas motel believed to be missing boy
Child found dead at Texas motel believed to be missing boy

JASPER, Texas (AP) — A child found dead in a Texas motel room is believed to be a boy reported missing in Houston and a suspect has been arrested in the case, police said Wednesday. Authorities had been searching for Samuel Olson, who was reported missing May 27. On Tuesday night, police recovered a child’s […] More

June 2, 2021

The Killing of Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial: (part 2) | Court TV Podcast
The Killing of Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial: (part 2) | Court TV Podcast

PODCAST: Court TV has been in Iowa this week, covering the murder trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. Court TV’s Michael Ayala joins host Vinnie Politian to discuss some of the key testimony so far, including testimony from the police detective who initially interrogated Rivera […] More

May 27, 2021

Cold case experts meet with police in Maya Millete case
Cold case experts meet with police in Maya Millete case

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (Scripps News San Diego) — Experts from the Cold Case Foundation met with Chula Vista Police this week regarding the Maya Millete case. The foundation has joined the police department to look for any ways they can help with the investigation into the mother of three’s disappearance. Last week, Millete’s family was […] More

May 14, 2021

The Killing of Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial | Court TV Podcast
The Killing of Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial | Court TV Podcast

PODCAST: It’s been almost two years since 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts disappeared while on an evening jog, setting off an enormous search that made national news. A month after her disappearance Cristhian Rivera, a local dairy farm worker who was in the country illegally, was arrested, allegedly confessed to her murder and […] More

May 6, 2021

Authorities believe remains are those of missing Amish teen
Authorities believe remains are those of missing Amish teen

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities strongly believe that remains found a day earlier in a grave along railroad tracks in southern Pennsylvania are those of a young Amish woman who disappeared last summer, a county prosecutor said Thursday. Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams told a news conference that a coroner has not made a […] More

April 23, 2021