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Missing Children and Adults

Current listings and photos of children and adults who are reported missing, including in-depth coverage of high-profile cases.
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State Amber Alert Agencies

To contact the agency responsible for issuing Amber Alerts in your state or to visit the state's Amber Alert website, click on these links.

Conventional Photos Less Helpful in Missing Children Cases

School photos in which children appear smiling and clean are less helpful in helping the public identify missing children than pictures that show the same child looking dirty, tired, sad or angry.

Missing or Kidnapped Persons

These are cases of persons who have been missing for an extended period of time and their cases are being investigated by the FBI.

What Are the Guidelines for Issuing an Amber Alert

These are the guidelines used by most states before they will issue an Amber Alert.

Lisa Michelle Stebic

Lisa Michelle Stebic disappeared from her Park Ridge, Illinois home near Chicago on April 30, 2007. She was reported missing by a neighbor the next day.

50 Missing Women Linked to Serial Killer

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department released photographs of more than 50 women who may be linked to a convicted serial killer.

Missing Toddler Trenton Duckett

The case of missing Trenton Duckett has had many unexpected turns, yet none have led investigators any closer to finding the missing toddler.

Profile of Natalee Holloway

A profile of the accomplishments of Natalee Holloway, the 18-year-old Alabama student missing in Aruba.

Teaching Children Skills to Prevent Abduction

Teach children the skills they need to help prevent their risk at being abducted.

Amber Alert Issued for Missing Texas Girl

Texas authorities are seeking information about a missing 12-year-old Mesquite, Texas girl, who apparently was abducted by her stepfather who left a letter indicating that he wanted to make her his wife.

Missing: Cindy Song

Cindy Song was last seen on the evening of October 31, 2001, after she attended a Halloween party in State College, Pennsylvania.

Missing: Amber Shawnell Hoopes

Amber Hoopes was last seen by family members in their residence in Idaho Falls, Idaho, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on September 14, 2001.

Missing: Kiplyn Davis

Kiplyn Davis was last seen on May 2, 1995, at her high school in Spanish Fork, Utah.

Missing: Jaycee Lee Dugard

Jaycee Lee Dugard was last seen as she walked to her bus stop in South Lake Tahoe, California, on June 10, 1991.

Missing: Sofia Lucerno Juarez

Sofia Juarez was last seen at approximately 8:30 p.m. on February 4, 2003, near her residence in Kennewick, Washington.

Missing: Georgina DeJesus

Georgina DeJesus, a 5-foot, one-inch, 135-pound hispanic female with brown hair and brown eyes, was born Feb. 13, 1990 in Ohio. She was last seen April 2, 2004 in Cleveland, OH while walking home from school.

Missing: Anthony Hyatt Lobdell

Anthony Hyatt Lobdell, a 5-foot, 11-inch male with brown hair and eyes, born July 6, 1983, has been missing since April 8, 2004 from Bariloche, Province of Rio Negro, Argentina.

Missing: Ashley Renae Freeman

Ashley Renae Freeman, a 5-foot, 7-inch, 140-pound female with light brown hair and blue eyes, was born December 29, 1983. She disappeared from Welch, Oklahoma, Dec. 30, 1999 the day after her 16th birthday.

Missing: Brooke Carol Wilberger

Brooke Carol Wilberger, a 5'-4" 119-pound blonde born Feb. 20, 1985, has been missing since May 24, 2004 from Corvalis, Oregon.

Missing: Lauria Jaylene Bible

Lauria Jaylene Bible, a 5-foot, 5-inch, 130-pound brunette, with green eyes was born April 18, 1983. She disappeared from Welch, Oklahoma on Dec. 30, 1999.

VCA Missing Children Directory

A database profiling missing children with access to printable posters that contain pertinent information including who to contact in case of a sighting.

The Baby Gabriel Case

Locked into a custody battle with the baby's father, Elizabeth Johnson sent a text message to Logan McQueary saying that she killed their son,...

Chevelle Wheeler - Victim of the Speed Freak Killers

Chevelle Wheeler, 16, went missing after skipping school one October day in 1985. It would take investigators 15 years to bring her killers to justice.

Cyndi Vanderheiden - A Victim of the Speed Freak Killers

Cyndi Vanderheiden went missing after being out with friends, but within months investigators found her killers. She had become a victim of the serial killers, Leron Herzog and Wesley Shermantine, also known as the Speed Freak Killers.

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