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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.

Lori Vallow: FBI sends press release to help find missing kids
Lori Vallow: FBI sends press release to help find missing kids

By Court TV Staff The FBI is requesting more information about the woman dubbed the ‘cult mom.’ She is awaiting extradition to Idaho to face charges in the disappearance of her two young children. 46-year-old Lori Vallow was arrested on felony charges of child abandonment in the disappearance of her two kids, JJ, 7, and […] More

March 5, 2020

Plea agreement reached for man who claimed to be missing kid
Plea agreement reached for man who claimed to be missing kid

By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal court filing shows that a plea agreement has been reached in the case of a 24-year-old Ohio man who claimed to be a missing Illinois child. No details were made public immediately on the terms. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett has a Wednesday status conference […] More

January 7, 2020

Mother of missing Florida girl charged; human remains found
Mother of missing Florida girl charged; human remains found

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (AP) — Police searching for a 5-year-old Florida girl who was reported missing last week by her mother found human remains in rural Alabama, authorities said Tuesday. Taylor Rose Williams’ mother, who said her daughter disappeared from home overnight, was later charged with child neglect and giving false information to investigators, according to […] More

November 13, 2019

Parents of missing Chinese woman want custody of her child
Parents of missing Chinese woman want custody of her child

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Monday in a dispute involving the 1-year-old daughter of a Chinese woman who has been missing for more than three weeks, with the woman’s parents and the mother-in-law of her jailed U.S. husband seeking guardianship. An attorney for Ke Ren and Xiaolin Ji, who are the […] More

November 4, 2019